Mocha News - February, 2013 - Mocha Shriners

February 2013
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Offi cial Publication of Mocha Temple
www.mochashriners.org Published 4 times a year
Statement of Purpose: To allow members to share items of
interest while promoting our commitment to children and
the interests of Mocha Centre.
Editor: Dwight Coughlan, 519-657-7561
Editor Emeritus: Gerry Stephenson, Floyd James
Public Relations: Paul Smith, 519-637-3396
Office: Sharron Miller and Jody Axford
468 Colborne Street, London, ON N6B 2T3
Phone: 519-672-1391 mochashriners@rogers.com
Fax: 519-672-7723 Lounge: 519-672-2043
Elected Divan 2013
Potentate: Robert Parker 519-680-0032
parkerrob@rogers.com Lady Deb
Chief Rabban: Jim Thomsen 519-495-1882
jimmyjobillybob@rogers.com Lady Deb
Assistant Rabban: Bob Marshall 519-245-5567
rcm@isp.ca Lady Vesta
High Priest & Prophet: Brian Dayman 519-353-4332
bddayman@gmail.com Lady Corinne
Oriental Guide: Garry Willsie 519-243-2616
garry@willsie.com Lady Christina
Treasurer: Dave Fahrner, PP 519-641-4998
fahrner@sympatico.ca Lady Susan
Recorder: Bill Butcher 519-657-5100
jelliebean@sympatico.ca Lady Sally
Appointed Divan
First Ceremonial Master: Mark Gordon 519-902-7811
gordon4homes@bell.net Lady Penny
Second Ceremonial Master: Wally Green 519-245-1207
w_green@sympatico.ca Lady Darlene
Marshall: Craig Kealey 519-389-4187
kealey@bmts.com Lady Sue
Captain of the Guard: Ernie Morenz 519-243-1797
emorenz@execulink.com Lady Ann
Outer Guard: Brad Fickling 519-668-3323
b.fi ckling@tvdsb.on.ca Lady Donna
Director: Tom Hill 519-268-2409
hill@sympatico.ca Lady Cheryl
Potentate’s Appointments
Potentate’s Report
This is my first opportunity to thank
each and every Noble of Mocha Temple
for allowing me the opportunity of
serving as your Potentate in 2013. I
humbly accept this great honour and
promise faithfully to carry out the many
duties and responsibilities associated
with this high office.
My personal thank-you goes out to
Ill. Sir Norm Camp and his team for
a truly outstanding Installation event
on Friday, January 11, 2013. The attendance and support
expressed by so many Nobles and Ladies and the presence
and encouragement of thirteen Past Potentates was sincerely
appreciated and will be fondly remembered by Lady Deb
and I forever.
An excellent Divan was invested and appointed for the 2013
Shrine year and I look forward to working with each and
every one of them to identify and attain goals that will be in
the best interest for the growth and improvement of Mocha
Temple and ALL of its Nobility.
Recorder’s Corner
by Bill Butcher
Well Brethren, I cannot believe how
fast the last year has gone, this just
goes to show, that when you are
having fun, time goes by incredibly
fast. In the last year I have learned
a lot in the position that I was put
into and I might add that I am
enjoying what I am doing. I have
had a great deal of help from various
Nobles/people who shall remain
unnamed, they know who they are and they have my
many thanks for the support and help over the last year.
Through working with the Potentate and Directors we
have accomplished quite a bit this past year, our great
new Banquet Hall and the Painting of the Exterior
of our Great Building along with repairs to the lower
bathroom areas, the Signage that has been put up in the
Parking Lot, also the parking lot line painting. Nobles
we have spent some money in the last year, however, this
new look at different areas should make us proud to be a
member of Mocha Temple.
Chaplain’s Chat
by Gord Simmons
When I was working on my doctorate I chose as the
title Many Parts One Body, One Body Many Parts. This
was based on Chapter 12 of I Corinthians. The Apostle
Paul was writing to a divided church and reminding
the members that like the human body each member
was important and dependent on the others. They were
interdependent. They needed one another to be strong.
Shrine Temples are like the human body and the clubs
and units cannot exist without being part of the Temple.
The clubs and units are the organs and the limbs of the
Temple. Wherever there is a club, or unit, it is the visible
presence of the Temple to the local area. The reputation
and the wellbeing of our fraternity and our charities
are dependent on the goodwill of our friends and
neighbours which in turn is built upon the local good
works and reputation of the nobles.
The clubs and units depend on nobles being active
and supportive in all aspects of their activities; in
turn the Temple is dependent on these same nobles
for supporting the maintenance and the charities of
the Temple. Each is dependent on the other. A strong
Temple has strong clubs and units working together to
build up the fraternity and when necessary helping the
weaker members to become stronger. As our fraternity
moves into other parts of the world nobles need to be
supportive of new Temples, new clubs and units by
being actively participating, promoting and sharing
their various talents to build up the greatest charity in
the world.
At his recent visit to Mocha, Ill. Sir Al Madsen emphasized
the absolute necessity that membership and membership
The new Potentate along with the new Divan will be
growth become the No. 1 priority in all of Shrinedom. With
adding some new ideas to the operation of Mocha in
our numbers steadily decreasing and our Shriners Hospital
the near future. Ill. Sir Rob Parker has a great Spring
for Children commitments increasing, or just leveling off
Ceremonial planned along with a great many other
at best (third and first party revenue and increased hospital
things on his agenda for the year.
efficiency aside), a point of no return will eventually be
Brethren, I would like to take this opportunity to thank
reached and support will not be sustainable. With this
each and every one of you that have allowed me to stay
priority in mind, I look forward to working with our ever
in as your recorder. As most of you know I enjoy doing
strong Membership Committee and welcome Noble Jeff
the job for you, and as you know I still have the open
Smith to the Divan as our new Public Relations chairman.
Our Potentate, Illustrious Sir Rob Parker, has
Chief Aide: Norm Camp 519-858-3500
door concept, of which I enjoy Nobles coming in and
chosen as his theme for this year the importance of
camp2555@hotmail.com Lady Lynda
I believe the lines of communication between Mocha’s
sitting down and having a little chat for awhile. So if
Chaplain/Donor Relations: Rev. Canon Michael Farr
interdependence. This year be involved help build the
Divan and the Clubs and Units needs to be addressed and
you have anything to vent or to talk about, feel free to
519-396-8284 morkfarr@bmts.com Lady Kathleen
body by being an active part of it.
Assistant Chaplain: Rev. Gordon Simmons 519-344-1983
properly tended to where necessary. I will be encouraging
come in and sit and we will chew it out. Once again
gsimmons@ebtech.net
the entire Divan to embrace a policy of visiting all the Clubs
Nobles, thank you for putting your trust in me to do a In the faith, peace,
Membership: Harry Hewbank 519-773-7147
and Units on a more regular basis and to be fully responsive
second year as your recorder of Mocha Temple.
Gord Simmons, Assistant Chaplain
hhewbank@eastlink.ca Lady Ruth
to their inquiries for advice, information and guidance –
Pubic Relations: Jeff Smith 519-633-5681
Y.I.T.F.
when so received. The future of Mocha depends on ALL of
smitty74@rogers.com Lady Sheri
Bill Butcher, Mocha/Recorder
Mocha News: Dwight Coughlan 519-657-7561
us developing a Spirit of Trust for one another and I will do
editor.mochashriners@rogers.com Lady Caroline
my best to promote and support this aim.
Temple Attorney: C. F. MacKewn Jr. 519-672-2171 x228
fmackewn@mwk.on.ca
As this New Year starts to unfold, I would ask each and
External Auditor: John Rozeluk 519-471-6900 x228
every one of us to continue our dedication and commitment
jrozeluk@wilkinsonrogers.com
to Shriners International and Shriners Hospitals for
Facility Manager - Inside: Bent Anderson 519-672-7408
Shriners Hospitals for Children
Children and for All of us to work together to promote and
® provides specialty care
krisandbent@porchlight.ca Lady Kris
to children up to age 18 with orthopaedic conditions,
Facility Manager - Outside: Fraser Grant 519-657-4318
support Mocha Temple and All of it’s Nobility.
To learn more about our services, or to refer a burns, spinal cord injuries, and cleft lip and palate,
sales6000@gmail.com Lady Connie
patient, visit shrinershospitalsforchildren.org regardless of the families’ ability to pay. All care and
Photographer: Randy Dunlop 519-264-2964
Let’s have a great 2013 and have a lot of “Fun” doing it!
to locate a hospital near you. Or call 800-361-7258. services are delivered in a family-centered environment.
rdphoto@rogers.com Lady Valerie
Robert E. Parker
Piper: Wilson McBeath 519-485-3496 Lady Barbara
Potentate 2013
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