Raytown Lodge No. 391 will conduct our annual installation of officers on Saturday, September 26, 2020, at 3:00pm. Due to COVID-19 precautions the installation will be a closed ceremony, for Masons only. We regret our inability to invite family and friends. Our annual Past Masters dinner, which usually follows installation, has been postponed to a later date due to virus concerns.

Based on the current public health situation Raytown Lodge #391 has made the difficult decision to cancel the Raytown Community BBQ Contest for 2020. We plan to return stronger in 2021. All entrance and sponsorship fees will be refunded.

We share the sadness and frustration of everyone at the cancellation of so many events but protecting our health and safety must be the top priority.

Earlier this year Raytown Lodge #391 decided to meet during the summer months in 2020. We will have a stated communication tomorrow evening, Thursday July 16, at 7:30pm. We will not have a meal before the meeting.

This meeting is our annual Tom Truman remembrance night and we encourage all who attend to wear their brightest Hawaiian shirt and crazy socks. For this meeting shorts are also acceptable attire.

Based on guidance from Jackson County, Raytown Lodge #391 is able to resume our stated meeting schedule. We will meet the 1st and 3rd Thursday of each month at 7:30pm going forward. We will practice social distancing procedures. For the time being we will not have dinner before meetings. We invite all Brothers who are comfortable meeting to join us. Masks are certainly welcome but not required.

Because of the reduced meeting schedule this spring we have decided that the lodge will not go “dark” this summer, but instead will continue to meet. We will skip the July 2 meeting due to the fireworks tent, but will have regular meetings on July 16, August 6 and August 20.

In keeping with the guidance provided by health authorities as well as the directives from the Grand Lodge, Jackson County and the State of Missouri, Raytown Lodge #391 has cancelled our stated meetings in April.

We will monitor the situation closely and make plans to resume our meeting and activity schedule when it is safe to do so. In the meantime we sincerely hope everyone stays safe and healthy.