Dear Masonic Family, Wheresoever Dispersed:

To those of you who have contacted this Grand Lodge or our Hiram Lodge No. 18 in Newtown, we express our profound thanks for your generous offers and prayers.

The Brothers of Hiram Lodge No. 18 are devastated, as we all are.  It is a tragedy which has touched everyone in Newtown.  How they and we as a nation will recover from such senseless violence is a question yet to be answered or resolved.

We can be proud of our local DeMolay members.  They are keeping vigil at the small shrines that have popped up around the school.  They have been keeping the candles lit and watching over the area where folks have been paying their respects.  A small service, but they are helping in any way they can and we can be proud of these young men and their devotion to their community.

We are attaching a letter from the Worshipful Master of Hiram Lodge No. 18  which outlines what they are doing and indicates how we in Connecticut plan to handle any donations intended for the relief of the distressed families. Click here for the pdf.

Please feel free to distribute this information within the Masonic Fraternity as you see fit.

We take solace in the thought that, though this holiday season may be saddened by the loss of twenty six beautiful souls, they have been welcomed by the Grand Architect where they enjoy eternal peace and love with their Heavenly Father.

Fraternally,

Grand Lodge AF&AM of Connecticut

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Your contribution may be mailed to:

Connecticut Freemasons Foundation
Attn: Newtown Family Relief Fund
P. O. Box 69
Wallingford, CT 06492-0069

L’eggo My Eggo (oops, I mean our Egos!)
I have heard over and over, "well, it’s a volunteer organization." While that might be true to some extent, you asked to join. No one asked you to "volunteer." Why do we serve in the various offices of our fraternity? Is it because we want to obtain titles, like Worshipful Master, or Right Worshipful, or any other?
I think not. We should remember that we are all brothers, and when we accept a position in lodge or in Grand Lodge, we should doing it for our fraternity, not because we want a title.

My brothers, titles are short-lived. Your actions will mark your consequence among Masons, not the title. Once you have retired from the position, you retire back to the craft that you were chosen from. Your title of "Past" is given out of respect for your service, and confers no special privileges or authority save that of what any other brother would have.

We all have an ego, it is a human trait, and it is understandable that we are proud of our accomplishments, but not so proud that we come across as arrogant.

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The Connecticut Freemasons Foundation is
Looking for a Few Good Men
Now that the Connecticut Freemasons Foundation (CFF) is the charitable giving arm of the Freemasons in Connecticut we need a few good men to:
•    Be a Fundraising Chairman
•    Connecticut Child Identification Program (CTCHIP) Webmaster
•    Take 25 / SOS (Safe Online Surfing) Chairman
•    District Coordinator for the 1st and 2nd Districts

If interested or have questions contact:
Peter Boychuck - 860 378-4537
Chip Stamm - 860 558-8310