Oneonta Lodge No. 466, F&AM

Freemasonry is often a way of life for many who pass through it's several degrees. It can be just a bit of knowledge attained for some, but for many who truly reap it's benefits, it is already ingrained in them and just acts as a medium for the good nature of that brother to shine. It can also bring travelers of this planet together who may have otherwise remained perpetual strangers. That has been the case many times for me.

I found recently I was reminded of these lessons when a Brother of the lodge passed away. He was one of those who lived and breathed Freemasonry. Not because he had seen those degrees many moons ago but because it was who he was and he used Freemasonry to express that out into the universe. He was a role model for any new Brother and even for those who had travelled some. He left a large imprint on me especially during my term as Worshipful Master, as he did for many others. But I feel now as I remember him, if not for Freemasonry he and I would surely have never met. Nevermind build and toil as we did in the Lodge.

He was not just a friend and Brother, he was also a mentor and role model. It truely saddens so many hearts that he has left for the Celestial Lodge on high. However even in our time of grief we should be at peace with his great life and carry on the great memories and lessons he gave us. As he was a professor and loved to teach, let him remind us all of one more lesson...

So too shall we, as has he,
at the end of our journey on this plain,
return to that place from Whence we Came.

Cost of the dinner is a reasonable $15 donation. Surviving spouses are free. Hosted by Worshipful Ronald L. Wood jr.

We are proud of the work one of our Oneonta #466 Brothers, Joel Plue put in on this movie.
Take a look...

https://youtu.be/VHJHBrR2BLw

https://www.thedailystar.com/news/local_news/mother-son-team-to-debut-film-at-suny-oneonta/article_cffa31ed-2c42-576f-9fa3-701fc7f500f6.html

Mother-son team to debut film at SUNY Oneonta A mother-son filmmaking team from Oneonta will debut a new film in its home city this month.

Past Masters Randolph Miritello and Douglas Macumber delivering a check to Greater Plains School for the back pack program. Oneonta Lodge #466 donates yearly to 3 area elementary schools who provide children in need with a backpack of food to take home on the weekend.

You can donate anytime and any donations made today Tuesday March 19, 2019 will be matched up to $100k!

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Click here to support Elihu Phinney Memorial Restoration organized by Otsego Lodge no 138 Elihu Phinney was the first printer in the Village of Cooperstown. Phinney published the Otsego Herald Newspaper and also was a publisher of quality Bibles. The Bibles produced by him and his descendants were known world-wide. Phinney often let young James Fenimore Cooper (author of Last of the M...

Thank you to R.:W:. Alex Brannan for organizing this years annual Holiday Basket program. Also thank you to the Brethren of the lodge that delivered them. For those who dont know, each year for the surviving spouses, a basket of various gifts is assembled and delivered personally by a Brother of the Lodge.

Gonna be a great time.