Raytown Lodge #391 will be conferring two first degrees at our next stated communication on Thursday, October 20. We will begin at 7:00 pm that evening. Dinner will begin around 6:00. Please join us if you can as we initiate two new brothers.
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Annual Installation of Officers and Past Masters Dinner – Saturday, October 8, 2016
Raytown Lodge #391 will be conducting our installation of officers for the 2016-2017 lodge year this Saturday, October 8th at 4pm at the lodge. Following installation we will have our annual Past Masters dinner. This is an open ceremony so all brethren and families are invited. Officers are asked to be at the lodge by 3pm to prepare for the ceremony.
Lodge of Instruction
It is again time for the annual 19th District Lodge of Instruction. These are very interesting and informative classes and we encourage all lodge members and officers to attend. A group will meet at Raytown Lodge each night to carpool to the locations. Each session begins at 7pm:
October 5 at Buckner #501
Everything in the Bronze Ritual Award- Open all 3 degree’s, Ballot, Partial Closing, and Closing
October 12 at Christian #392
Rod Class, Please bring rods from your lodge for your members to Learn
October 19 at Blue Springs #337
First Degree
October 26 at Raytown #391
Funeral Services
November 3 at McDonald #324
Reception of Distinguished Guests, Calling from and to labor, Dispensing with Labor, Resuming With Labor
Grand Lodge Awards
At the 195th Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Missouri AF&AM, Raytown Lodge #391 was honored to be one of only THREE lodges in the State of Missouri to achieve the Gold Award for ritual excellence. There were only eight lodges that achieved even the Silver Award. Additionally, our Worshipful Master Steven Holbrook accepted the achievement award for Honor Lodge with Distinction. Congratulations to WM Holbrook and the officers and members of Raytown Lodge #391 for a great year!
Passing of long time Brother
We are sad to report the passing of Brother John Parkinson Jr. Brother Parkinson was a 50+ year member of Raytown Lodge and was also a member of the Kansas City Scottish Rite and Ararat Shrine. Brother Parkinson served the community for many years as a member of the Kansas City Missouri Police Department and later with the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and Lee’s Summit Police Department.
Services will be held at 10:00am on Monday, August 22nd at 10:00am at Newcomer’s Floral Hills Chapel. Visitation will be held on Sunday, August 21st from 5-8pm also at the Chapel.
Please join us in remembering Brother Parkinson, his service to the fraternity and our community, and extending our sympathy and respects to his family.