The Pennsylvania Masonic Youth Foundation
OCTOBER 2023 MASONIC YOUTH TALKING POINTS
The Masonic Youth Talking Points is published by the PA Masonic Youth Foundation to share ideas and to inspire Masonic leaders to creatively support the Masonic Youth Groups and the programs of the PA Masonic Youth Foundation. It is emailed to all District Deputy Grand Masters, District Youth Chairman, Lodge Youth Chairmen, and Masonic Youth Group Leaders. All Lodge Youth Chairmen are asked to make a short report at each Lodge meeting, using the information provided in this publication
Youth Group Snippets
In June, the Ruth Mitchell Tucker Girls Youth Department held their first in-person Annual Session since the onset of COVID and are busily planning for their Grand Officers November Weekend that will be held at Patton Campus. Many girls have graduated from the program during the pandemic years and training is needed for the new group of officers to better prepare them for service to the organization and to enable them to better plan for the Annual Session in June of 2024.
Following their very successful August Rally Weekend, that brought together representatives of four of the Masonic Youth Groups in Pennsylvania, the Job’s Daughters are planning for their Fall Weekend that will be held at Patton Campus in November. This weekend is being planned by the young ladies headed by the Jurisdictional Honored Queen and the line officers as assisted by an adult committee.
Pennsylvania Rainbow is pleased to invite all Masters of the Grand Cross of Color to join them at one of two Grand Cross Conferrals this fall: on November 4th a conferral will be held at the Masonic Temple in Philadelphia and on November 18th a conferral will be held at the Butler Masonic Lodge. The Grand Cross of Color recognizes those who have given their time and talent unselfishly for the advancement of Rainbow. All are invited to the luncheon held in conjunction with each conferral.
Members of Pennsylvania DeMolay attending the flag football weekend this month will be assembling care kits for distribution to the homeless. This community outreach is an initiative developed and organized by the active DeMolays who serve as Pennsylvania DeMolay State Officers.
Great Ideas for and by Our Youth
Sychar Shrine No. 36 White Shrine of Jerusalem in York is hosting a youth night with a movie, games, and pizza on Saturday, November 4th at the York Masonic Center starting at 4 PM. All youth groups are invited. Reservations should be made with Greg Culp at gculp132@comcast.net or 717-752-8069.
Several Job’s Daughters attended the Orrstown Lodge No. 262 Fellowship Meal and performed a flag folding ceremony in remembrance of 9-11.
Let’s Go on A Tour
PMYF is proud to share with you that our website has been undergoing a lot of exciting expansion and we invite you to spend some time with it.
When you log onto the site you’ll want to navigate the front page to see an excellent overview of the Foundation, information on the five youth groups; information on Conferences with a video on the Masonic Conference Center-Patton Campus; a comprehensive, color-coded map of the location of each youth group; the Latest News; Testimonials of our Youth; and Commonly Used Link
Please visit the links that run across the top of the front page for some great information on what the foundation does and who does it.
The About tab takes you to information on the Mission, History, Staff and Board of Directors
The Masonic Youth tab has info on each of the youth groups, a recruitment video with persuasive testimonials from our youth, Scouts, Program for Young Children, and HODEGOS
The Education Institute tab has info on Girls Leadership Camp, Prevention, and LifeSkills Conference
The Scholarships tab has the Scholarship Resource Guide, Instructions, and Application.
The Talking Points tab has these publications available for reference.
The Volunteer Positions has job descriptions and a video on adult recruitment for youth group volunteers.
The Events tab takes you to a detailed color-coded calendar for the Foundation and each of the youth groups.
The Public Relations Department of the Masonic Village and its amazing staff has developed the expanded features and continue to provide constant updating of the website and social media outreach.
The PMYF Website’s address is: pmyf.org
Permission is granted to make copies of this publication and to freely distribute them to all who have an interest in the youth of Pennsylvania. The Masonic Youth Talking Points is also available on-line at www.pmyf.org
Pennsylvania Masonic Youth Foundation, 1244 Bainbridge Road, Elizabethtown, PA 17022 David W. Berry, Executive Director 1.800.266.8424 X4 or 1. 717.367.1536 X4