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Holiday decorations • Three of every five (60%) candle fires started when • U.S. fire departments responded to an estimated av- something that could burn, such as furniture, mattresses erage of 770 home structure fires per year that began with decorations, excluding Christmas trees, in 20142018. These fires caused an annual average of two civilian fire deaths, 30 civilian fire injuries and $11 million in direct property damage. • Eight percent of decoration fires were intentional. • The decoration was too close to a heat source such as a candle or equipment in more than two of every five (44%) fires. • Twenty-two percent of the decoration fires started in the kitchen. Sixteen percent started in the living room, family room or den. From January to November, onequarter (24%) of home decoration fires started the kitchen 14% in the living room and 4% in the dining room. In December, 23% of home decoration fires started in the living room, 12% in the kitchen, and 11% in the dining room. One-fifth (21%) of the home decoration fires occurred in December.
Candles • On average, 21 home candle fires were reported
or bedding, curtains, or decorations, was too close to the candle. • Candle fires peak in December. January ranked second. From January through November, 4% of home candle fires started with decorations. This jumped to 12% in December. • Christmas is the peak day for candle fires with almost three times the daily average.
Holiday cooking
• Thanksgiving is the peak day for home cooking fires, followed by Christmas Day and Christmas Eve. • Cooking equipment was involved in one of every five (20%) of home decoration fires. This can happen when a decoration is left on or too close to a stove or other cooking equipment.
Fireworks • Ten percent of fireworks fires occur during the period from December 30 through January 3, with the peak on New Year's Day.
each day between 2014-2018.
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Junior Grand Steward
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A Special offer from the Grand Lodge of Arizona A very limited number of pad folios were purchased for the participants of the 2020 Grand Lodge of Arizona Leadership Conference. When the folios were not used for that purpose, plans were made to make them available to the Craft at the Annual Communication. However, since the timing and form of the 2020 G/L Communication changed dramatically, it has been decided to make the folios available for purchase online. The price is $30.00 (which includes all fees and shipping to anywhere in Arizona). The link to purchase these folios is as follows: https://form.jotform.com/201174163096148… The folios are all black, so it is difficult to capture an image that really does justice to the quality of the item. The Seal of the Grand Lodge of Arizona is displayed on the front.
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Arizona Masonry Oriental 20 brings in 2021
Phoenicia 58 host Grand Lodge Leadership night
Phoenicia 58 Gets a new WM ... Goodluck
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Arizona Masonry Research Lodge No. 1 We are meeting on Wednesday, December 16th at the Phoenix Masonic temple. Past Grand Master, Most Worshipful Bill Garrard, will be presenting on the founding of the Grand Lodge of Arizona
Arizona White House Brick - located in the Grand Lodge Offices in the display case in the lobby
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Masonic Charities Masonic Charities of Arizona is proud to include Operation Enduring Gratitude as part of the 2020 grant cycle. Helping to present the grant and all supporting throughout the year is Acacia XLII F&AM. Operation Enduring Gratitude is an energetic group of community minded people with a focus on helping veterans and their families with life support activities.
Proud that the Arizona Grand Lodge charity continues with a 2020 Masonic Charities of Arizona grant to New Life Center! An amazing charity and well worth the support!
Monday Masonic Charities share comes all the way from Bullhead city where the local Meals on Wheels
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Masonic Charities Masonic Charities of Arizona was proud to present Brad Newman, center, Executive Director of Yavapai Exceptional Industries a 2020 grant with the assistance of WB Steven Bracety, WM of Aztlan Lodge #1 (left) and WB Craig Hutchinson. #masoniccharity
Masonic Charities is proud to support Holbrook First Step!. First Step Work Shop was founded in 1980 by longtime Holbrook resident, Corky Demarse. Mrs. Demarse was herself the mother of a learning disabled adult, and saw the need for a local program to enhance the lives of similar members of the Holbrook community. Thank you so much to for help present!
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DeMolay Arizona DeMolay is launching two very exciting programs that began in July that involve recognizing Senior DeMolay by presenting service pins and beginning an Alumni Association. Along with recognizing past DeMolay, we are looking for our State Officers and State staff to visit Lodges to provide Senior DeMolay with their service pins recognizing those members who have served as DeMolay for 25, 50, and 75 years. Let me know if you have any questions. I am looking forward to actively partnering with you to feature DeMolay monthly in upcoming issues. Please feel free to contact me with any information, questions or concerns. Fraternally, Steve Johnston - State Chapter Advisor
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Crossword Puzzle Masonic Words—Initial Letter “D&E” 1
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3. Derives its name from its shape-that of the gable end of a house 4. Evidence of things not seen; confidence; trust 5. In Whom we place our trust 7. A misconception that this refers to one not born into slavery 8. An upright gavel mode in the form of a maul and used by a presiding officer 11. Literally the symbols in the priestly writing of the Egyptians
1. To make valid 2. the 2nd degree 3. From the Latin word meaning the throat 6. Half of the earth’s surface 7. A brotherhood 8. A blindfold which is a symbol of secrecy; mystical darkness 9. Loyalty 10. A method of recognition
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Crossword Puzzle Answers from last month Masonic Words—Initial Letter “D&E” ACROSS 1. The Ten Commandments – decalogue 3. A symbol of the immortality of the soul - evergreen 8. A release: a resignation of membership; a paper certifying a withdrawal from a lodge (or a Masonic body) when in good standing - demit 9. Physical or mental anguish - distress 10. Permission to do which would be forbidden otherwise - dispensation 11. First mathematician to systematize the science of geometry - Euclid DOWN 2. Symbolical, representation - emblematical 3. one who attempts to listen surreptitiously - eavesdropper 4. Place of the Worshipful Master - east 5. Symbolizes the state of ignorance - darkness 6. Forcible ejection from membership for such reason as un-Masonic conduct, crimes, etc.- expulsion 7. Lacking means, as without money or food - destitute 8. Advanced Age when the mind is no longer able to comprehend clarity - dotage
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GWMemorial.org
Landmark Century Campaign Friends of the Memorial Pledge By making an ongoing pledge to support the Memorial, you will participate in our Friends of the Memorial program and help us restore the George Washington Masonic National Memorial. Our goal is to complete the restoration of the Memorial by the centennial anniversary of the cornerstone ceremony in 2023. Now you can give at your own pace. Simply select an amount and frequency below. As a Friend of the Memorial, your generous donation will support the work of restoring the Memorial and empowering its programs for the Landmark Century! https://gwmemorial.org/products/donate-now
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MASONRY IN ACTION FOR ALL MANKIND The purpose of the charity is to primarily assist those organizations throughout the State, engaged in relieving human suffering of any kind, which are dependent upon contributions from the public to accomplish their mission.
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Brethren, Friends, and Family, This year the Masonic Charities of Arizona approved 20 grants totaling $36,000 to organizations throughout Arizona. These 501c3 charitable organizations provide much needed services to their communities. Those services include assistance to our Veterans at the three VA Hospitals in Arizona, Domestic abuse shelters, child learning disabilities, training and assistance for people with special needs, support for soldiers abroad, Adult literacy programs and Personal hygiene kits for the working poor and homeless. We are able to award these Grants from the income of our investment fund, Lodge and Personal donations and support from Grand Lodge. In order to keep up with the desire to expand our Grant distribution to more organizations and communities around the State we ask for your help. We have registered with the Amazon Smile Foundation. Amazon Smile will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organization selected by their customers. For Amazon customers to select the Masonic Charities of Arizona to receive these donations go to http:// smile.amazon.com/ch/94-2746389 to automatically select us. Or you can go to www.smile.amazon.com and you will be prompted to select a charity. Now you are ready to shop and support the Masonic Charities of Arizona. The Board of Directors of the Masonic Charities of Arizona extends our appreciation to all of you for your support. Fraternally, Roger Biede III Secretary, Masonic Charities of Arizona www.masoniccharitiesaz.com Rcbthree@hotmail.com
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stands as the most distinguished monument to Washington ever built by a private organization –THE FREEMASONS Erected in the 1920s and 30s, it soars 333 feet as a beacon of Light and knowledge, educating and inspiring all who visit it. Recognized in 2015 as a National Historic Landmark, the Memorial is one of the most impressive and iconic buildings in the area around our nation’s capital. Our new fundraising endeavor, The Landmark Century Campaign, aims to support a thorough restoration of the Memorial. And we can help! Today, the Memorial is a museum like no other in the world. Everything we do revolves around our vision: “to inspire humanity through education to emulate and promote the virtues, character and vision of George Washington, the Man, the Mason, and Father of our Country.” Open seven days a week, the Memorial offers detailed exhibits and guided tours that teach the general public about George Washington, his life and virtues, and the role that Freemasonry played throughout his life. Further, the Memorial is an important space for the performing arts, social gatherings, public events, and educational seminars. And, of course, it is an active Masonic temple, housing two Craft lodges and regularly hosting visiting lodges from around the country. The Memorial is a central hub connecting Masons to one another, and connecting the Craft to the public, our nation, and our world.
For the past decade, the Memorial Association has devoted tremendous energy and resources to the renovation of the Memorial. Major exhibits have been added. Interiors have been repaired and repainted. Lighting has been updated. But the most considerable work is the top-to-bottom restoration of the building itself—the first such renovation since the Memorial was completed nearly a century ago. Beginning at the Memorial’s pyramid level, we have begun a multi-year project to perform all needed structural repairs. Stone by stone, are repointing the mortar and protecting the building from water penetration. When completed, the building will be in better than new condition.
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2020/21 Arizona Grand Lodge Officers Grand Master Grand Lodge F. & A.M Arizona Boyd Robertson (1) Deputy Grand Master: Randy Jager (52) Senior Grand Warden: Jim Baker (9) Senior Grand Deacon: Michael A. Dale (17) Senior Grand Steward: Roger Biede III (9)
Junior Grand Warden: George Rusk (20) Junior Grand Deacon: Leigh J. Creighton (4)
2020-21 Arizona DDGM’s
Junior Grand Steward: Eric DuPree(86)
District 1: Robert E Weed (22) - 22,64, 68 District 2: John W Welsch (7,14) - 1, 14, 82 District 3: Lance R Brown (7) - 7, 13, 38 District 4: Clayton J Howard (6,62) - 6, 62 District 5: Lon Thomas (70) – 3, 70 District 6: Mikel K White (17) - 17 District 7: Emertio Godoy (81) - 74, 81 District 8: Robin E Settlemeyer (60) - 41, 86 District 9: James Xie (43) - 20, 69, 75 District 10: Brian R Hanne (24) - 9, 30, 46 District 11: Duane L Brown (5) - 5,63,77 District 12: Nicholas Lindquist (20,86) - 15, 43 District 13: Jon M Schmidt (4) - 52, 60 District 14: Thomas A Murray (89) - 29, 50, 89 District 15: Thomas E Schaff (16) - 10, 16, 55 District 16: Lyle L Adams (23) - 31, 72, 73 District 17: Harold L Lindamood (71) - 11, 71 District 18: Gary J Horn (23) - 23, 42, 85 District 19: Ahmet S Erdemir (32,41) - 49, 66 District 20: TBD District 21: William B Carnell (46) - 4, 32, 56 District 22: Mark J Simington (45) - 2, 58, 83 District 23: Dwayne Hoyt (45) - 35, 45, 87 District 24: Jason B Stryker (56,86) - 12, 19
Very Worshipful Grand Secretary: George Mather (85) Very Worshipful Grand Treasurer: Michael McGee (50) Grand Lecturer: Calvin D. Magness (7, 38) Grand Chaplin: James Eldred Gier (70) Grand Orator: David Allen Sahady (1) Grand Marshall: Michael Anthony Gatti (31) Grand Editor: Bryon P Howe (58) Grand Bible Bearer: Kenneth Rupert Lewis III (32) Grand Sword Bearer: Gregory Mason Covel (5,53) Grand Pursuivant: Timothy Ellsworth Lindquist (20,87) Grand Standard Bearer: Reed Allen Houge (7) Grand Organist: Gordon Stevenson (20) Grand Tyler: Keith James McCormack (64) Grand Counsel: Robert DeWayne Crawford (56)
2020-21 Arizona DDGL’s
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District 1: John D Graham (7) - (North) District 2: Geoffery R Cummings (20,87) - (East Phoenix) District 3: Robert E Heck (3)- (West Phoenix) District 4: Ronald N Allen (4,55,74,81) - (South) District 5: Richard W Dunbar (12,19) - (Southeast)
Copper Corridor
Northern Arizona Mohave Valley No. 68 - First Wednesday http://www.mohavevalley68.com/
Safford No. 16 - First Tuesday https://www.facebook.com/groups/156141284847387 http://safford16.com/
7:30 pm Stated Meeting
7:00 pm .Stated Meeting
Winslow No. 13 - Second Monday https://www.facebook.com/Winslow-Masonic-Lodge-FAM13-263422877119888/
Pinal Lodge No. 30 - First Thursday
www.facebook.com/pinallodge30 7:00 pm Stated Meeting
7:00 pm Stated Meeting Kingman No. 22 - Second Monday http://www.kingmanmasoniclodge.com/
Yuma No. 17 - Second Thursday www.facebook.com/groups/165341547176775
7:30 pm Stated Meeting
7:00 pm Stated Meeting White River No. 62 - Second Tuesday www.facebook.com/WhiteRiver62
White Mountain No. 3 - Second Saturday https://www.facebook.com/whitemountainlodge3/
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
10:00 am Stated Meeting Gila Valley Lodge No. 9 - Monday on or before full moon www.facebook.com/gilavalley9
Sy Harrison No. 70 - Second Tuesday https://www.facebook.com/SyHarrisonMaster/
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
7:00 pm ..Stated Meeting
Aztlan No. 1 - Second Tuesday www.facebook.com/Aztlan-Lodge-1@aztlanlodge1
Eloy Lodge No. 46 - Third Thursday www.facebook.com/Eloy-Lodge-No-46-of-Free-AcceptedMasons-of-Arizona-494580944085012
7:30 pm Stated Meeting
7:00 pm ..Stated Meeting
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
Havasu No. 64 - Second Tuesday www.facebook.com/Havasu-Masonic-Lodge-No-64-F-AM-
Williams - Grand Canyon No. 38 - Second Wednesday
7:30 pm Stated Meeting Central Arizona No. 14 - Second Wednesday www.facebook.com/CentralAZLodge14
7:30 pm Stated Meeting Chalcedony No. 6 - Second Thursday
7:30 pm Stated Meeting Flagstaff No. 7 - First Thursday www.facebook.com/groups/
7:30 pm Stated Meeting
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Phoenix Area
East Valley
Arizona Lodge No. 2 - First Tuesday
Oriental Lodge No. 20 - First Tuesday www.facebook.com/Oriental20
www.facebook.com/ArizonaLodge2
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
PVST No. 29 - First Wednesday Camelback Daylight No. 75 - First Tuesday www.facebook.com/camelback.daylight
http://pvst29.org/
7:30 pm Stated Meeting
10:00 am Stated Meeting Scottsdale No. 43 - First Thursday www.facebook.com/scottsdalemasoniclodge
Prometheus Lodge No. 87 - First Wednesday https://www.prometheusaz.com/
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
7:00pm Stated Meeting
Montezuma No. 35 - First Thursday 7:00 pm Stated Meeting
Apache Lodge No. 69 - Second Thursday
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
Wayfarer No. 50 - Second Tuesday www.facebook.com/wayfarers50
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
Chandler-Thunderbird No. 15 - Second Tuesday www.facebook.com/ChandlerThunderbird
Phoenicia No. 58 - Second Tuesday
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
www.facebook.com/Phoenicia58
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
West Valley
Sahuaro No. 45 - Second Wednesday www.facebook.com/groups/Sahuaro45
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
Peoria No. 31 - First Tuesday www.facebook.com/FreemasonsPeoriaLodge31
El Quixote No. 83 - Second Wednesday 7:00 pm Stated Meeting
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
Arizona Sunrise No. 88 - Third Saturday 10:00 am Stated Meeting
Acacia No. 42 - First Tuesday www.facebook.com/AcaciaXLII
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
Ascension No. 89 - Third Monday 6:30 pm Stated Meeting
Sun City No. 72 - Second Tuesday
7:30 pm Stated Meeting
Pioneer No. 82 - Third Monday 7:00 pm Stated Meeting
Glendale No. 23 - First Thursday www.facebook.com/glendaleaz2
Hunters Paradise No. 85 - Fourth Monday
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
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Tucson Area
Southern
Marion McDaniel No. 56 - First Monday
King Solomon No. 5 - First Monday
www.facebook.com/groups/MarionMcDaniel56
www.facebook.com/groups/
7:30 pm Stated Meeting
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
Jerusalem Daylight No. 66 - Second Saturday 10:00 am Stated Meeting
Huachuca Lodge No.53 - First Wednesday https://www.facebook.com/Huachuca53
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
Adobe No. 41 - First Tuesday https://www.facebook.com/groups/413707212136698/
Mount Moriah No. 19 - Second Tuesday
6:30 pm Stated Meeting
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
Aaron No. 49 - First Wednesday www.facebook.com/groups/
Nogales No. 11 - Second Wednesday
7:30 pm Stated Meeting
7:30 pm Stated Meeting
Tucson No. 4 - First Wednesday
Wilcox No. 10 - Second Tuesday
www.facebook.com/groups/
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
Oasis No. 52 - Second Tuesday
Perfect Ashlar No. 12 - First Thursday
www.facebook.com/Oasis-Lodge-52
www.facebook.com/groups
7:30 pm Stated Meeting
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
Nelson C Bledsoe No. 74 - Second Tuesday
Camp Stone No. 77 - Second Saturday
www.facebook.com/profile
www.facebook.com/groups
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
9:30 am Stated Meeting
Epes Randolph No. 32 - Second Wednesday
Green Valley No. 71 - Third Thursday
www.facebook.com/groups/1033656566693307
www.facebook.com/greenvalleylodge71
7:30 pm Stated Meeting
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
Builders No. 60 - Second Wednesday 7:30 pm Stated Meeting
San Pedro No. 55 - Fourth Monday www.facebook.com/groups/sanpedro55
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
Anahuac No. 81 - Third Monday 7:00 pm Stated Meeting Downtown No. 86 - Fourth Monday www.facebook.com/Downtown-Lodge-86-FAM
7:30 pm Stated Meeting
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