Dover Lodge #489

November 30, 2008
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December Stated Meeting – A Special Guest!

Brethren, a quick reminder that this Thursday’s Stated meeting will feature special guest Monica Robins. As written in our newsletter:

“At our December 4 Business Meeting, Monica Robins, the Senior Health Correspondent at Channel 3, will be the first speaker in our Dover Masonic Lodge Speaker Series. Ms. Robins will discuss general health issues with a focus on senior health, women’s health, and how to be your own health advocate. This will be followed by a question and answer session. As we will be at Refreshment for this installment of the Speaker Series, family and friends are welcome to attend.

Monica Robins, a member of the Broadcast Hall of Fame with more than 20 years of Broadcast Journalism experience, has been the Senior Health Correspondent at Channel 3 for over a decade. She is an Emmy award-winning reporter with nearly two dozen Emmy nominations and several Excellence in Journalism awards from the Ohio Press Club and the Associated Press. Known for her for fair, accurate and unbiased reporting, Ms. Robins’ stories are not only broadcast locally, but nationally and even internationally.

Ms. Robins has earned the Community Service Award from Fairview, Lakewood, Lutheran Hospitals and the Community West Foundation and is the first ever media recipient of Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure “Power of a Partner” Award. She has also been the emcee for the Al Koran Shriners’ Firefighter Recognition Awards, and is certified by Therapy Dogs International, so she and her Great Pyrenees, Griffin, can volunteer to bring emotional support to patients
in local nursing homes. It is an honor for Dover Masonic Lodge to have Monica Robins as the first speaker in our new Dover Masonic Lodge Speaker Series and we hope to see you there.

At the end of Ms. Robins’ presentation, our guests will be excused, and Lodge will be closed. With the closing of Lodge, we will adjourn to the Whistlestop Restaurant (673 Cahoon Road in Westlake) with our guests and enjoy some conversation and refreshments. If you plan on attending, please RSVP at rsvp@dover489.org with your name and the number of guests you plan on bringing.”

November 7, 2008
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Dover Lodge Stated Business Meeting

Brethren, the first Thursday of each month is our Stated Business Meeting at Dover Lodge. The Lodge opens at 7:30pm sharp, and all officers are expected to wear tuxedos. The Brethren are asked to be attired in suit and tie.

Our format is to devote the first Thursday to business only, making for a much shorter meeting and allowing the Brethren more chance for fellowship without going into the “wee hours”. Come out and see what’s new with Dover Lodge – we look forward to seeing you there!

November 3, 2008
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Dover Masonic Lodge Podcast – Episode 001

Welcome to the first edition of the Dover Masonic Lodge podcast! In this episode we have a reading of Brother Louis Cameron King’s essay entitled “Have We Any Need For God?”, published in the collection of his essays entitled “Clap And Cheer”.

Music: ‘Autumn Leaves’ By Denise Young, from her album ‘Something You Dream Of’.

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October 24, 2008
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John J. Robinson

What follows is a small passage about John J. Robinson, one of the giants of our Fraternity. Please take advantage of the links inserted in this article for your further edification!

The founding visionary of the Masonic Information Center, John was a former Marine, a farmer, a business executive, and an author with a special interest in the history of Medieval Britain and the Crusades.

During his lifetime he was a member of the Medieval Academy of America, The Organization of American Historians, and the Royal Over-Seas League of London. He also headed a family trust dedicated to historical research and publication.

Robinson first began studying Freemasonry in the early 1980s and came to the attention of Masons with his book “Born in Blood: The Lost Secrets of Freemasonry” presenting a believable explanation for a connection between the Knights Templars and modern-day Masons. A second book, “Dungeon, Fire and Sword: The Knights Templar in the Crusades” soon followed. He soon found himself regularly speaking to Masonic and non-Masonic groups: the former having a profound interest in his findings while the latter often concerned about perceived secrecy and imagined wrong-doings.

In 1993, Robinson published “A Pilgrim’s Path: One Man’s Road to the Masonic Temple” in which he described his experiences with Masons and those against them. Masonic authors praised the work as comprehensive and profound. As a result of his interactions with Masons, he ultimately petitioned a lodge and became Brother Robinson – as explained in his book. Regretfully, not long afterwards, he became ill and passed to the celestial lodge above.

The Lodge Education Officer of Dover Lodge recommends highly Brother Robinson’s books. Start with “Born In Blood” (link above).

Taken from the Masonic Service Association of North America web site.