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<strong>Rajah</strong> <strong>News</strong><br />
www.rajahshrine.org<br />
Vol. 74 <strong>April</strong> - May 2017 No. 3<br />
Hello<br />
Spring!<br />
Inside This Issue<br />
55th Annual <strong>Rajah</strong> Shrine Circus<br />
Meet Alec, star of the Shriners Hospitals<br />
for Children TV commercials
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At Shriners Hospitals for Children, every donation<br />
and gift – large or small – is greatly appreciated,<br />
acknowledged and used efficiently and effectively<br />
to improve the lives of the children in our care. We<br />
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are forever grateful for their compassion, unending<br />
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How you can support our mission<br />
There are a variety of ways to give to Shriners<br />
Hospitals for Children:<br />
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Annual Giving Program<br />
• A one-time cash donation or monthly gifts<br />
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debit card<br />
• Matching gifts available through your employer<br />
• Honorarium/Memorial Gifts<br />
• A charitable bequest in your will, including<br />
membership in the Dream Makers<br />
Legacy Society<br />
• Gifts of appreciated assets or real estate<br />
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Or, if you are a business owner or decisionmaker<br />
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• Donations can be designated to a specific<br />
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via e-mail. You may also call 855-401-4897, or<br />
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Children” to the Office of Development, Shriners<br />
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The Potentate’s Message<br />
Es Selamu Aleikum<br />
Greetings Nobles,<br />
Nobles, As I write Ladies this, and it Friends: is the morning of our first Circus show. I want to start off by<br />
thanking all of the people who make our functions such a great success….YOU!<br />
Without the help of the Nobles and their Ladies, we would not be a viable entity and<br />
would just be a distant memory. So THANK YOU!!! Also a special thank you to the<br />
office staff. They are the unsung heroes of our events, especially the Circus. If I start<br />
singling out individuals, this article would be ten pages long! So I will make due here<br />
with a sincere THANKS!<br />
We have gotten off to a very good start this year. We have already had our first New<br />
Noble/Lady event, and I am so very proud of the Divan and Aides, and their Ladies,<br />
who made the event so successful. We spent the evening getting to know each other, and<br />
then broke apart into Ladies and Nobles meetings. The Ladies had their own program<br />
and even a craft event, making tutus for the children at the hospital. And judging by the<br />
amount of laughter we men could hear, they were having a fine time of it. The Nobles<br />
had a round table style event. We went around the room highlighting the fun and function of all of the clubs and units. It was one<br />
of the most enjoyable evenings I have had in a long time.<br />
The Membership committee is also hard at work on several fronts. Besides the New Nobles/Ladies event I spoke about above, we<br />
are doing a special promotion to try to entice Nobles who had been suspended to rejoin our ranks. Typically to be restored a Noble<br />
would need to pay two years dues for a total of $204.00, but for a limited time we are offering a $137.00 deal….the current years dues,<br />
$102.00, plus the $35.00 the Temple paid to Imperial the year they were suspended. This a savings of $67.00…a great opportunity to<br />
once again wear the title Noble. So I am appealing to all Nobles of <strong>Rajah</strong> to spread the word around their Blue Lodges. We all know<br />
former Nobles who talk about coming back, except for the expense. Well, this is their golden opportunity to get back among us. So…<br />
PLEASE spread the word. Pick up the phone and call that buddy of yours who you know wants to come back.<br />
Another initiative the Membership committee is undertaking is trying to restart the Lodge Representative program. We are<br />
looking for volunteers from all of the Blue Lodges in our jurisdiction to be a Rep. All that is required is you attend<br />
your lodge on a regular basis and you are willing to stand up and give a very brief update on what is happening<br />
at <strong>Rajah</strong>. For those of you who are adverse to public speaking, we will be providing you with the talking<br />
points. All we ask is you are willing to stand up and talk for less than two minutes. So please consider this<br />
opportunity to help your Temple. If you are interested please reach out to any members of the Divan.<br />
Thanks for being a member. We need your support and participation. If you have any suggestions, or<br />
criticisms, too…. let us know.<br />
Yours in the Faith,<br />
Dave<br />
ALIEKUM ES SELAM Attest: Joe Hagan, Recorder<br />
Contents<br />
Recorder’s Message................................................................4<br />
Meet Alec Cabacungan..............................................................5<br />
Motor Corps............................................................................5<br />
Oriental Band Ladies Night.......................................................6<br />
Oriental Band..........................................................................7<br />
<strong>Rajah</strong> Clowns .........................................................................8<br />
Lehigh Shrine Club ................................................................8<br />
Special Bingo..............................................................................8<br />
String ALIEKUM Band ES ............................................................................9<br />
SELAM<br />
Lebanon Attest: Shrine Club..............................................................9<br />
Joe Hagan<br />
<strong>Rajah</strong><br />
Recorder<br />
Provost Guard.............................................................10<br />
Legion Of Honor ..................................................................10<br />
Save-A-Tape Program..............................................................10<br />
Noble Riders.............................................................................11<br />
In This Issue<br />
Afternoon of Music..................................................................11<br />
Good Friday breakfast..............................................................11<br />
Circus........................................................................................12<br />
Potentate’s Ball.........................................................................14<br />
Forks of the Delaware Tin Lizzies........................................15<br />
Pote’s Golf Outing....................................................................16<br />
MASA Convention...................................................................17<br />
Caravaners.............................................................................18<br />
<strong>Rajah</strong> Chanters......................................................................18<br />
Gettysburg Tour........................................................................20<br />
Shrine Shirts.............................................................................21<br />
The Chaplain’s Study............................................................22<br />
Obituaries..................................................................................23<br />
Calendars..................................................................................24<br />
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www.rajahshrine.org<br />
EDITOR<br />
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
ILLUSTRIOUS SIR<br />
DAVID W. EVANS<br />
POTENTATE<br />
JARED R. KICHLINE<br />
CHIEF RABBAN<br />
MICHAEL J. ZERBE<br />
ASSISTANT CHIEF RABBAN<br />
MARVIN J. MILLER<br />
HIGH PRIEST & PROPHET<br />
WALTER G. NEWRUCK<br />
ORIENTAL GUIDE<br />
RONALD F. RAPP, P.P.<br />
TREASURER<br />
JOSEPH J. HAGAN, SR.<br />
RECORDER<br />
JOSEPH J. HAGAN, SR.<br />
BOARD OF DIRECTORS<br />
INSURANCE COMMITTEE<br />
Every Thursday Evening at the <strong>Rajah</strong> Shrine Complex<br />
Doors Open at 5:00 - Bingo Starts at 6:30<br />
Open Every To The Thursday Public • Smoke Evening Free at • the Refreshments <strong>Rajah</strong> Shrine Available Complex for Purchase<br />
Proceeds benefit Doors <strong>Rajah</strong> Open Shrine at and 5:00 are - Bingo not deductible Starts at 6:30 as charitable donations.<br />
• Open To The Public • Smoke Free •<br />
• Refreshments Available for Purchase •<br />
Proceeds benefit <strong>Rajah</strong> Shrine and<br />
RECORDER’S are not deductible as charitable MESSAGE<br />
donations.<br />
Joe Hagan<br />
Hello Nobles,<br />
As I sit and write this, I am looking forward to the Circus next week. It has<br />
been very hectic in the office, with Anne-Marie out of the office for a couple of<br />
weeks and Ill. Sir Ronald nursing a bad eye. However, we are managing to keep<br />
all the balls in the air at one time.<br />
Please check your dues card. If it does not have a 2017 sticker you are<br />
delinquent. If you have paid your dues and have not received your 2017 sticker<br />
please call the office, 610-916-9000. Again, as last year, the dues card and/or<br />
sticker will be coming from Tampa so don’t throw away any correspondence<br />
without first going through it.<br />
The Parade Season is coming very quickly. Please check the <strong>Rajah</strong> Shrine<br />
Manual, page 3-6, for the rules pertaining to parading.<br />
There is a lot happening here at <strong>Rajah</strong> Shrine. The annual Hospital Crusade<br />
Kick-Off is Wednesday evening March 22, 2017, 6:00 P.M. at the <strong>Rajah</strong> Complex.<br />
We will have a picnic dinner and then a small meeting. If you help at the Paper<br />
Crusade or any fundraising for the Hospitals you are invited to come.<br />
There will be a Good Friday Breakfast here at the Complex beginning at<br />
8:00 A.M. It is $10.00 per person at the door, but please call the office, 610-<br />
916-9000, to make reservations. This will help us have the proper amount of food<br />
for everyone.<br />
Our next Stated Meeting will be held on <strong>April</strong> 19, 2017. It begins at 7:00 P.M.<br />
here at the <strong>Rajah</strong> Complex. You will need a current dues card to attend.<br />
Have you told your Lady and family that, when you pass on, to give your<br />
Shrine and Masonic effects (fez, jewelry, uniform, etc.) to a Mason in your family<br />
or return them to the Shrine? <strong>Rajah</strong> will give them to some deserving Noble or<br />
return them to the proper Masonic organization.<br />
Please do not let these Shrine and Masonic items get into garage sales, flea<br />
markets, or the wrong<br />
hands. In the past this<br />
Mini-Ceremonials shall be at the discretion<br />
plan has been working<br />
Potentate. To schedule, please contact the recorder at<br />
very well. Thanks to all.<br />
CEREMONIALS<br />
Office Closed Good<br />
Friday, <strong>April</strong> 610-916-9000. 14
Meet Alec Cabacungan:<br />
Alec’s the face of Shriners Hospitals for<br />
Children TV commercials, who has captured hearts<br />
across America with his famous commercials.<br />
Alec is age 13 and is from Oak Park, Ill., a suburb<br />
of Chicago.<br />
Alec was on “Fox and Friends” recently, where<br />
he said that the hospital has “a special place in<br />
his heart,” recalling his countless surgeries and<br />
physical therapy there.<br />
Alec suffers from Osteogenesis Imperfecta, a<br />
brittle bone disease, and he has broken more than<br />
60 bones in his lifetime. But that hasn’t stopped<br />
him from achieving his dreams of playing adaptive<br />
sports. He participates in the city of Chicago’s<br />
adaptive sports program, where he is a starting guard<br />
on the junior prep team of the Chicago Skyhawks.<br />
“Because of Shriners, I can play wheelchair<br />
basketball, I can play wheelchair softball,” he said.<br />
Alec’s wheelchair basketball coach, Dan Ferreira, Adaptive Sport Program and Event<br />
Facilitator for the Chicago Part District, said “for people with disabilities, the opportunity to<br />
participate in sports can be healing and empowering. It can clearly change a person’s life.”<br />
Shriners also gave Alec the amazing opportunity to interview NFL draftees back in <strong>April</strong>,<br />
when several NFL prospects visited Shriners Hospitals for Children – Chicago. It was a dream<br />
come true for him because he hopes to be involved in sports as an adult. He said that “when I<br />
grow up I want to go to the Olympics. I want to be a Paralympian for basketball. I also want to be<br />
an ESPN analyst and sports anchor in the Los Angeles area.”<br />
His parents are strong advocates, who have encouraged young Alec to be both independent<br />
and well-informed. They hope that his sports ambitions will be as successful as the commercials<br />
he hosts. The spots are part of a Direct Response Television Initiative campaign that is designed to<br />
attract donors who will give monthly. The campaign is not only<br />
creating a sustainable funding source, it is increasing awareness<br />
of the Shriners Hospitals for Children and the incredible services<br />
they provide.<br />
CEREMONIALS<br />
Mini-Ceremonials shall be at the discretion<br />
of the Potentate. To schedule, please contact<br />
the recorder at<br />
610-916-9000<br />
2017 CIRCUS DADDIES<br />
The 2017 Circus was held after<br />
the deadline for printing this issue.<br />
In order to get as many Circus<br />
Daddies acknowledged as possible,<br />
we held the list until<br />
the June/July issue.<br />
“With my commercials, I love helping Shriners because<br />
they’ve helped me so much,” Alec said. “It’s the least I could do.”<br />
MOTOR CORPS<br />
Illustrious Sir Dave Evans<br />
Greetings Nobles,<br />
The Motor Corps had a very successful Horse Race event<br />
with the <strong>Rajah</strong> Shrine Oriental Band. A very special thanks to<br />
all the Nobles and their Ladies from both units for making the<br />
evening run so smoothly.<br />
A great time was had by all, and the ponies have been<br />
put up for the winter after a hard day of racing. Again, a big<br />
thanks to John Grumbein and Bill Trusty, and their respective<br />
units. A wonderful example of units working together for the<br />
betterment of all!<br />
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Oriental Band<br />
Ladies’ Night<br />
Left: Harry Huhn<br />
President <strong>Rajah</strong> Oriental<br />
Band<br />
Center: Paul Gluck<br />
Past President Association<br />
of Shrine Oriental Bands<br />
Right: Wayne Grumbein<br />
Mid-Atlantic Shine<br />
Oriental Band Association<br />
Left: Donald<br />
Heimbecker receives<br />
15-Year Service Award.<br />
Jay Huhn (not pictured)<br />
also received the award.<br />
Right: Ted Werkheiser,<br />
Jr. receives 30-Year<br />
Service Award. Richard<br />
Sosoka (not pictured)<br />
also received the award.<br />
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ORIENTAL BAND<br />
John Grumbein<br />
What an event-filled month of February we had with the Band.<br />
On February 11, the Band, along with the Motor Corps, hosted the annual Night at the Races to another sold-out crowd.<br />
Illustrious Sir Bob Shank again did a tremendous job of being the master of ceremonies and calling the races. The kitchen staff,<br />
headed by Karen Baran and Dory Homan, did a great job of providing food for the crowd. The two units worked hard all evening<br />
selling tickets and serving beverages. The best news of the day was that the weather held out. We have been blessed. A little-known<br />
fact is that it takes over 40 volunteers, Nobles, and Ladies, to put this show on every year. Thank you, Nobles, and Ladies. To all<br />
that attended, a big thank you for your support. We hope all came away winners. Mark your calendars for next year’s event which<br />
will be held on Saturday, February 10, 2018.<br />
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One week later, the two units were together again for the<br />
annual Motor Corps/Oriental Band Member Appreciation Night<br />
held at the Complex. The crowd of 60 in attendance enjoyed<br />
a great meal and libation followed by entertainment from Bob<br />
Trimble, who happens to be organist for Grand Lodge, and<br />
Wayne and Julie Grumbein’s children, Jarrett and Jayden,<br />
playing the piano. Wonderful talents!<br />
The following week, it was off to the Inn at Reading for our<br />
annual Ladies Night. We incorporate our Ladies Night with the<br />
mid-winter meeting of the Mid-Atlantic Shrine Oriental Band<br />
Association of which our own Wayne Grumbein is President. The<br />
hospitality was again fantastic with our ladies taking care of the<br />
food and Ted Werkheiser taking care of the liquid refreshment.<br />
Need I say more?<br />
At Saturday evening’s dinner, Illustrious Sir Dave Evans<br />
presented service awards to the following Nobles of the Oriental<br />
Band: Nobles Jay Huhn and Donald Heimbecker received 15-year<br />
service awards; Nobles Ted Werkheiser Jr. and Richard Sosoka<br />
were presented with 30-year service awards. Congratulations<br />
Nobles! Thanks for your service to <strong>Rajah</strong> Shrine and the Band.<br />
Also at Saturday evening’s dinner, Association of Shrine<br />
Oriental Bands representative Paul Gluck from Melha Shrine,<br />
and a past president of the Association, collected over $5,700.00<br />
in donations for the Ladder of Smiles. The Ladder of Smiles is<br />
the Oriental Band’s way of donating money for Shrine Hospitals.<br />
Since 1962 the Ladder of Smiles has donated over 2 million<br />
dollars to our philanthropy.<br />
As I write this there is no slowing down. We are right in the<br />
middle of Circus week. More on that in the next edition.<br />
The Oriental Band is always looking for new members. To<br />
see the Band perform, we have a You<br />
Tube video. Just type in <strong>Rajah</strong> Oriental<br />
Band into the You Tube search and<br />
click away. It’s different, but it’s<br />
fun. For further information contact<br />
John Grumbein at 610-395-6578 or<br />
jkgrumbein@aol.com.<br />
In closing, please remember our<br />
kids in our Hospitals. Bottom line, it is<br />
what we’re all about.<br />
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RAJAH CLOWNS<br />
Dave “Trusty” DeTurk<br />
Greetings Fellow Nobles!<br />
It’s been a while since you have heard from us, but we are back! As you read this, the circus will be finished and we thank all<br />
who made it a huge success! During the circus, we welcomed two new clowns into the big top, Jeff Vickers and Larry Miller. They<br />
did a great job for their first time at the circus. The clowns worked hard this year to make sure we had a new skit and we hoped you<br />
enjoyed it as much as we enjoyed performing it. Huge thanks to the Chanters for their willingness to participate and join in the fun!<br />
Just remember to wish Illustrious Sir Dave a Happy Birthday in a few months.<br />
Now that circus is over we look forward to getting our fire truck out and hitting the streets in some parades. Many people are<br />
enjoying our newest addition of the Director’s Staff cars and of course we are happy to have the members of the Director’s Staff<br />
parading with us, too! This is a great way for both groups to come together and support our great philanthropy.<br />
We would like thank our Past President Gene Blimline for his dedicated years of service and wish him well in retirement! In<br />
January, we welcomed a new president, John Scalia, as well as other officers to our little circus ring. We are all working hard to<br />
become the best unit <strong>Rajah</strong> has. In December of 2016 we had the opportunity to host the Snow Ball Dance for Rainbow Girls and<br />
DeMolay Boys. In total, they had over 80 people! It was a great way for us to help them and bring back a long-missed event that<br />
the Shrine always supported. If you’re interested in joining the fun and fellowship, please contact any clown or our secretary Dave<br />
DeTurk, 610-790-4996. We will help through the whole process from picking an outfit to the most important part of putting on<br />
makeup! We meet the fourth Monday of every month, except July and August.<br />
Keep on Clowning Around!<br />
LEHIGH SHRINE CLUB<br />
Roger C.Reis<br />
Fellow Nobles –<br />
The Lehigh Shrine Club usually meets on the first Wednesday of each month at the Brass Rail Restaurant on Lehigh Street in<br />
Allentown. The Ladies are invited and we enjoy some social time, followed by a good meal. All Nobles are welcome to attend.<br />
Our February 1 meeting was typical, with a meal of<br />
soup, salad and pork chops, ending with ice cream sundaes.<br />
We were fortunate to have three Past Potentates (Ill. Sirs<br />
Ronald Rapp, William Remo and Lazlo Toth) share the<br />
evening with us.<br />
Unfortunately, due to some unforeseen logistical<br />
problems, we had to postpone our Annual Ladies Night<br />
from the March 17 date until an evening in October.<br />
More information will be forthcoming. As this was to be<br />
our monthly meeting, we decided to have a meeting on<br />
March 1. A light turnout of Nobles and Ladies was due to<br />
short notice and some illnesses. However, those who were<br />
present enjoyed the meal of either fish or pot roast.<br />
Ill. Sir. David W. Evans and Lady Sarah spent the<br />
evening with us.<br />
Our Annual Circus will be over when you read this<br />
article. This is always a great event and should not be<br />
missed. My Lady Jan and I will be at a box office window<br />
for a few shows. We hope you attend and stop to say<br />
“Hello.” Remember to attend and support your clubs and<br />
units. Without an active membership, we will cease to exist!<br />
As always, it’s GREAT to be a Shriner!<br />
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BINGO<br />
Longaberger Basket, Pottery<br />
& Vera Bradley Bingo<br />
Friday, May 12th at the <strong>Rajah</strong> Shrine Complex<br />
Doors open at 5:00 PM • Bingo starts at 6:30 PM<br />
Ticket Donation - $20.00 for 30 Games of Regular Bingo<br />
Specials Available<br />
Door Prizes – Raffle Drawings – Food Available<br />
For tickets, contact any Divan or Aide Lady<br />
Proceeds Benefit <strong>Rajah</strong> Shrine<br />
We appreciate donations from the Clubs & Units towards<br />
the purchase of baskets, pottery, and Vera Bradley Bags
STRING BAND<br />
Larry Christman<br />
Greetings from your String Band,<br />
We played at the <strong>Rajah</strong> Circus on Saturday,<br />
March 11 at 2 P.M. We’ve had some good<br />
rehearsals and are ready for a new season. Our<br />
parade schedule is starting to fill up with our first<br />
parade at Girardville on March 25th.<br />
Did you know that the <strong>Rajah</strong> String Band is<br />
celebrating its 60th anniversary? In 1957, five<br />
banjo players were recruited and with this, the<br />
String Band was organized. The String Band<br />
is known in many communities for its colorful<br />
float, which we use in parades and for concerts.<br />
The float was designed by one of our members,<br />
Nobel Harold Ulmer, and was constructed by<br />
Trailmobile in Lancaster, PA in 1962. Another<br />
member, Nobel Ralph Zimmerman, did all the<br />
artwork on the float. There are approximately 30<br />
playing musicians and 4 support personnel (drivers to pull the float). The band added<br />
accordions, guitars, base guitars, saxophones and trumpets throughout the years. The band is unique in the style of music that<br />
we play.<br />
Throughout the summer and fall, the band participates in approximately<br />
15 parades. The float is often the featured attraction along with the style of<br />
music that we play. In the 60 years, the band has received many awards in<br />
parades and at MASA. It is a fun and serious group of Shriners. With the<br />
support of our Ladies, our purpose is “That we might play our instruments<br />
so that someday, a physically challenged child may walk and play again.”<br />
There is an open invitation for musicians to play in the String Band.<br />
Rehearsal is the second Wednesday of each month and 6 P.M. at the<br />
Complex.<br />
See you at the Parades.<br />
LEBANON SHRINE CLUB<br />
Dennis Royer<br />
Hello from the Lebanon Co. Shrine Club,<br />
We are gearing up for another year of fun and fellowship. The club is trying something new this year and that is selling candy as<br />
an Easter/Spring fundraiser. To do this we’re partnering with Home Run Candies from Lancaster (owned by Brother Tom Mehaffey<br />
and his wife) to sell their fabulous home-made caramels. Anyone who has tried the candy says it is the best they have ever eaten.<br />
Price is $10.00 a box. See one of our members to place an order.<br />
We are always looking for Nobles and their Ladies to attend our monthly meetings. We meet the 4th Monday of each month at<br />
6:30 P.M. Just give our new secretary, John Bainbridge, Jr., a call at 717-272-5466 to reserve a spot. Future meetings will include<br />
Pot-Pie and Steak Nights. President John Bainbridge III is working on new and interesting programs for future meetings — details<br />
later. We may be running our now-famous $1000 dinner ticket later in the year — stay tuned.<br />
It should be noted that our meeting attendance has really been dropping. We should all try to visit and support our neighboring<br />
clubs. If we all work together, we will remain strong. I am proud to be a Shriner and stand with Ill. Sir Dave Evans and the Divan,<br />
along with all the Nobles of <strong>Rajah</strong> Shrine to keep us strong. Let’s make 2017 a great year at <strong>Rajah</strong>.<br />
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RAJAH PROVOST GUARD<br />
Greg Lewis, PP<br />
Communications Officer<br />
Another year, another successful circus and yes, we did it again. We are happy to say that the Provost Guard played a vital hand<br />
in the success of <strong>Rajah</strong>’s 55th Annual Shrine Circus in seeing that all of our visitors were parked properly and, after each show,<br />
they exited in an orderly fashion. We are happy to report that although the weather was a little topsy-turvy for the five-day circus<br />
run, it was not anything we have not endured before. We had four seasons in less than a week; starting with a balmy Wednesday<br />
opening night, to a windy blustery Thursday night to a raw, chilly Friday evening to a rather bitter cold Saturday and to a sunny,<br />
but bearable Sunday.<br />
It may have been a little bit unsettling outside, but inside the Hamburg Field House it was nothing short of a splendid weekend<br />
of fun and entertainment. Once again, the Hamid Circus produced a fabulous variety of entertainers, led by the Crown Prince of<br />
Circus comedy, the one and only Johnny Rockett. Our sincerest thanks also to our fellow Nobles and their Ladies who helped to<br />
make our presentation an enjoyable one for our guests.<br />
Provost President Dennis Loch expressed his pleasure at seeing the camaraderie of our members pitching in and doing our<br />
job on the outside, but inside the work ethic was truly amazing. A big tip of the fez to everyone that helped to make this circus<br />
a huge success.<br />
Every time you looked at Illustrious Sir Dave Evans, our Potentate, he was wearing a big smile as he observed the audience,<br />
the circus acts and the workers in doing all that we could to make this circus one that we can be very proud to hold. Also, a big<br />
thank you to Ill. Sir Ron Klee, PP for his leadership as the Circus Chairman in bringing this all together for one great big successful<br />
weekend.<br />
We can be very proud of the fact that we all worked together, inside and outside, Nobles, ladies and guests, to make this a<br />
highlight of the year. Upon leaving after each performance, you could hear the audience talking about the great show and how much<br />
they enjoyed seeing the circus.<br />
To everyone that helped in any manner, you can be proud that all of <strong>Rajah</strong> put our best foot forward and it paid off. What a great<br />
way to start the Shrine year.<br />
To those that have never helped, or members that have not helped at the circus in a long time, it truly is a fun and rewarding time.<br />
So get on the bandwagon and plan to get out and help next year.<br />
LEGION OF HONOR<br />
GREETINGS NOBLES!<br />
DUES, DUES, DUES! Please don’t forget to pay your Legion of Honor dues!!! They are still $10.00 a year and are due <strong>April</strong><br />
1st of each year. Send your dues payment to Dennis Hagan, Adjutant, 329 Parkview Road, Reading, PA 19606. Better yet, come<br />
to the Legion meeting and pay in person, we’d love to see you!<br />
Our Legion is doing <strong>Rajah</strong> Shrine proud as usual. We have three<br />
Nobles running for positions in the Mid-Atlantic Shrine Assoc.<br />
Legions of Honor! PC, Ill. Sir Bill Remo, PP, is running for 2nd Lt.<br />
Cmdr; PC, PMC Barry Weisser has his hat in the ring for M.A.S.A.<br />
Adjutant and PC, <strong>Rajah</strong> Recorder, Joe Hagan is up for Parlimentarian.<br />
The best of luck to these three Nobles!<br />
We could always use more help the last Thursday of each month<br />
at Bingo. We need Nobles to volunteer to call back numbers or even<br />
assist in the kitchen.<br />
The Paper Crusades are also fast approaching and we’ll need help<br />
there as always. Come on out, get some fresh air and spend an hour<br />
or two with your friends doing a feel-good job helping our hospitals.<br />
The Legion Commander’s Ball is coming June 24th honoring<br />
Commander Bryan Stoudt and his Lady Belinda. It will be held at<br />
the Inn at Reading so please make plans to attend this nice affair.<br />
More details to follow!<br />
“If at first you don’t succeed, see if the loser gets anything.”<br />
— Bill Lyon<br />
Dennis Hagan<br />
Adjutant, PC, PMC<br />
SHOP AT REDNER’S<br />
AND HELP SHRINERS<br />
HOSPITALS FOR<br />
CHILDREN<br />
SAVE-A-TAPE PROGRAM<br />
We now are participating in the Redner’s Save-a-<br />
Tape program. All you need do is visit your nearest<br />
Redner’s Market, go to the office, and tell them you<br />
want to sign up for “Shriners Rewards.” When you<br />
make purchases, just show them your card and then<br />
bring the receipt to <strong>Rajah</strong> Shrine. We have collection<br />
buckets in the multi-purpose building and in the<br />
administration office.
NOBLE RIDERS<br />
Richard Jessop<br />
Nobles,<br />
We are busy in our off season planning our fundraising events. We are looking at doing both a Spring and<br />
fall breakfast event. Although we are still locking in the spring event, the fall event will be at the Complex on<br />
October 22nd. Details will be in the next <strong>Rajah</strong> <strong>News</strong> as well on our Facebook page.<br />
We also wish to confirm that Sunday, August 13, 2017 is the date of our annual Poker Run this year. For our<br />
members, this is a President’s Call and we would be more than happy to welcome any volunteers to help us<br />
with this event. It will start/finish at the complex and — reminder — besides motorcycles, this is also open to classics and antique<br />
vehicles. Feel free to reach out to Noble President Tom Conlon PP to offer your support.<br />
The Noble Riders have also confirmed their participation<br />
this year on July 30th for the Annual Christmas in July Ride<br />
by the Centurion’s Police based motorcycle club which raises<br />
money for our Philadelphia Shrines Hospital for Children.<br />
GOOD FRIDAY<br />
BREAKFAST<br />
Come join us for Good Friday Breakfast<br />
on <strong>April</strong> 14, 8:00 AM at the <strong>Rajah</strong> Complex.<br />
The cost is $10 per person. Please call the office<br />
at 610-916-9000 for reservations.<br />
The <strong>Rajah</strong> Shrine Chanters Presents their<br />
25th “Afternoon of Music”<br />
featuring a musical salute to “Legends in Concert”<br />
The <strong>Rajah</strong> Chanters will perform selections from some of the best<br />
known icons & legends in music and entertainment history.<br />
Special guests include the Ringgold Band<br />
and the Hamburg Community Choir<br />
Sunday, <strong>April</strong> 9th, 2017 - 2 PM<br />
Kutztown Area High School Auditorium<br />
Tickets available at:<br />
Dietrich’s Men’s Shop, Hamburg • Mr. Food, Kutztown<br />
Hess Embroidery and Uniforms, West Reading<br />
Admission: $15.00 per person<br />
SPECIAL buy 2 tickets, get 1 FREE<br />
For ticket information call Ed Engle, PP - 717-336-6108<br />
Email: Edwin@dejazzd.com<br />
Proceeds benefit <strong>Rajah</strong> Chanters<br />
Please remember, if you know any Nobles or any<br />
Brothers who ride, let them know of us as we are<br />
always looking for new members. For any questions or<br />
membership applications, please contact Noble President,<br />
Thomas V. Conlon Sr. PP — tomtom1959@aol.com<br />
(610.780.4020) or Noble CMO, Richard W. Jessop —<br />
richardjessop@hotmail.com (347.410.0177).<br />
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THE 55 TH ANNUAL<br />
RAJAH SHRINE CIRCUS
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<strong>Rajah</strong> Shrine Potentate’s Ball – 2017<br />
“Enchantment Under the Sea”<br />
Honoring Illustrious Sir<br />
David W. Evans and Lady Sarah<br />
Saturday, June 17, 2017<br />
The Inn At Reading<br />
1040 North Park Road, Wyomissing, PA 19610<br />
Free Parking • Guests Welcome<br />
Cocktail Hour with Cash Bar: 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.<br />
Introductions: 5:40 p.m. • Dinner: 6:00–7:00 p.m.<br />
Musical Entertainment by “James Hummel and Lorri Woodward Entertainment”<br />
Dress for the evening – Tuxedo / Business Suit and Fez<br />
Gowns / Cocktail Dresses for the Ladies<br />
Sit Down Dinner Menu Entrees:<br />
Flat Iron Steak with Mushroom Glaze<br />
Grilled Key West Salmon<br />
Chicken Saltimbocca (layered with Prosciutto Ham, Fresh Spinach<br />
then finished with Italian Cheese Blend & Marsala Wine Sauce)<br />
Price for Ball includes Hors d’oeuvres, Dinner, Reception & Hospitality Room — $57.00 per person<br />
Hospitality Room with Luncheon is open from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m. until ?<br />
Hotel Room — $104.00 plus tax (Choice of Traditional King or Traditional Double)<br />
For Hotel Reservations please call the Inn at Reading at 610-372-7811 Refer to “Dave Evans Potentate’s Ball”<br />
ROOMS ARE LIMITED — DEADLINE – JUNE 2, 2017<br />
Buffet Breakfast will be available for an additional fee on Sunday, June 18, 2017, 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.<br />
For questions call Roger Reis @ 610-351-7333<br />
Name ________________________________________Lady’s Name____________________<br />
Address_____________________________________________________________________<br />
City ________________________________________ State _______Zip _________________<br />
Telephone ___________________________________ Unit/Club _______________________<br />
# of persons attending _____________________Amount enclosed____________________<br />
Dinner Choice: Flat Iron Steak_____ Grilled Salmon ______Chicken Saltimbocca ______<br />
Please fill out reservation form above and make check payable to <strong>Rajah</strong> Shrine and forward to:<br />
Roger Reis<br />
2077 Rolling Meadow Drive<br />
Macungie, PA 18062
Forks of the Delaware TIN LIZZIES<br />
Sam Ellis<br />
It was another great year at the <strong>Rajah</strong> Shrine Circus and our club was<br />
proud to have participated in the five day, eight show event. The acts<br />
were terrific, especially the tigers and the trapeze.<br />
The Tin Lizzies were busy at the circus selling candy, peanuts and<br />
shoofly pies.<br />
Bagging the peanuts and baking the pies is a group effort. The ladies<br />
are an important part of the team.<br />
Congratulations to Circus Chairman, Illustrious Sir Ron Klee and all<br />
the <strong>Rajah</strong> Shrine Nobles and Ladies who helped to make the 55th <strong>Rajah</strong><br />
Shrine Circus a huge success. Illustrious Sir Dave Evans and Lady Sarah<br />
were everywhere, helping out and having a great deal of fun in the process.<br />
On March 4th club members congregated at Larry Silfies’ garage in<br />
Klecknersville for our Annual Car Cleanup. All 16 Tin Lizzies and the hauler<br />
are gone over in preparation for the long parade season ahead. Kudos to<br />
club president (and club mechanic) Henry Faust and parade director Garrett<br />
Newhartz for keeping the cars in top mechanical shape.<br />
Ron Barron and Charles Rickinbach<br />
selling peanuts at the<br />
<strong>Rajah</strong> Shrine Circus<br />
The parade season<br />
is underway and our<br />
club participated in the<br />
Jim Thorpe Parade in<br />
early March and the<br />
Girardville Parade<br />
in mid-March with<br />
Bernville and<br />
Malvern scheduled<br />
in the spring.<br />
These are just a<br />
few of the 25 or<br />
so parades we<br />
will participate in this year.<br />
Bagging Peanuts.<br />
L - R, Elwood Lutsey, Patti Mathews,<br />
Dean Mathews, Ruth Ruch, Mike Hopstock<br />
Ray Barron is seen here<br />
pressing pie shells for Shoofly<br />
Pies.<br />
The Tin Lizzies Pie Bakes are held on the first and third<br />
Mondays of the month at Saint John’s Church in Farmersville.<br />
Volunteers are welcome. If you would like to order shoofly pies,<br />
the best in the area, contact Sam Ellis at 610-390-6188. And a<br />
reminder that we are selling shoofly pies at Boscov’s in the<br />
Palmer Mall, Easton, on the first and third Wednesdays of the<br />
month. Stop by and pick up a great wet-bottom pie.<br />
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POST PARADE LUNCHEON & PRE-REGISTRATION ALL COMPLIMENTS OF THE RAJAH SHRINE<br />
WITH YOUR ROOM RESERVATION AT THE SHERATON! (All others will be charged accordingly.)<br />
Extra Nights Lodging available at extra cost.<br />
ROOMS ARE LIMITED – RESERVE EARLY!!!!<br />
Light Hospitality Beginning Tuesday/Full Hospitality Room Opening Wednesday<br />
<strong>Rajah</strong> Post Parade Party Saturday afternoon at hotel, Turtle Degree Saturday Night.<br />
Reserve Room Early w/Payment of $150.00 Due By <strong>April</strong> 15 th<br />
Remainder of Balance $349.00 Per Couple/$299.00 Single Due By June 30th<br />
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NO CANCELLATIONS AFTER AUGUST 1ST WITHOUT LOSS OF ONE NIGHTS DEPOSIT.<br />
DETACH AND RETURN TO ADMINISTRATION OFFICE<br />
_____Noble & Lady - $499.00 per couple - Children age 12 and under are Free.<br />
_____Two Nobles - $499.00 (EXTRA NOBLES ADD $50.00 PER NOBLE)<br />
_____One Noble - $449.00<br />
RESERVE _____ EXTRA DAY(S) - DATES: Arriving_____________________Departing________________________<br />
_____LADIES LUNCHEON - Friday, September 8, 2017 at 10:30 AM. PRICE TO BE DETERMINED!<br />
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CARAVANERS<br />
Ill. Sir Earl Binder<br />
Nobles,<br />
Do you have a motor home, Fifth Wheel, trailer, camper? If so, come join your fellow Nobles on fun and relaxing<br />
fellowship getaways.<br />
No camper? No problem! You are welcome to join us at any of our events to see what camping is all about. All are welcome!<br />
We not only camp at our campground, the RAJAH OASIS, located at the <strong>Rajah</strong> Shrine Complex in the peaceful and quiet Berks<br />
County countryside, we also travel to other campgrounds in eastern Pennsylvania to enjoy new scenery. Our club activities include<br />
sightseeing, campfires, potluck meals, games, and fun events like a hoedown in the fall. We’re always looking for new ideas, too!<br />
Our camping season starts in <strong>April</strong> upon the return of many members who are snowbirds returning from their winter stay in Florida.<br />
The 2017 Schedule:<br />
- <strong>April</strong> 20 to 23 at the <strong>Rajah</strong> Oasis.<br />
- May 25 to May 29 we travel to the West End Fairgrounds in Gilbert, PA where<br />
we are joined by our brother Masonic group, NCT (Nation Camping Travelers).<br />
- June 22 to June 25 at the <strong>Rajah</strong> Oasis<br />
- July 27 to July 30 at the Mountain Springs Campground, in Shartlesville, PA<br />
- August 13 to August 17 at the Country Acres Campground in Lancaster, PA<br />
- August 31 to September 4 at the <strong>Rajah</strong> Oasis where we will be joined by the<br />
NCT group.<br />
- September 28 to October 3 at the <strong>Rajah</strong> Oasis<br />
- October 26 to October 29 at the <strong>Rajah</strong> Oasis<br />
We invite you to join us for any or all of our campouts by contacting our Wagon<br />
Master Gerald Berger (610-395-4866 or gberger401@rocket.com) or President<br />
Michael Artim (484-437-3710 or michaelartim@gmail.com) or Secretary Earl<br />
Binder (484-357-7294 or my3bloodhounds@gmail.com).<br />
We are looking forward to raising the flag at the Oasis to kick off the 2017<br />
camping season.<br />
RAJAH CHANTERS<br />
Greg Lewis, PP<br />
What a wonderful time we all had at the circus…. what a great weekend and what a great job the Chanters did<br />
on singing “Happy Birthday” to our Potentate Dave Evans. I know you’ll see elsewhere in this edition of the <strong>Rajah</strong> <strong>News</strong> how the<br />
<strong>Rajah</strong> Clowns did a good job, too, but truth be known, we did enjoy being a part of the combined skit of singing to the Pote.<br />
Speaking of the circus, the Chanters would like to thank everyone that helped to make this year’s <strong>Rajah</strong> Shrine Circus a huge<br />
success. A special thank you to those Nobles, ladies and friends that helped at the novelty stand. We sold a tremendous number of<br />
souvenirs to the crowd of circus-goers and hope that they return to help us next year.<br />
Up next for us is the <strong>Rajah</strong> Chanters 25th “Afternoon of Music.” We’ve been planning and rehearsing for over a year and this<br />
presentation of a “Salute to the Legends of Music” promises to be a winner. Please join us on Sunday, <strong>April</strong> 9th at Kutztown High<br />
School Auditorium starting at 2 P.M. for a blockbuster of a show. We guarantee you a fun-filled musical salute to some of the finest<br />
musicians, singers and performers ever to grace a stage. We will be presenting a broad selection of tunes from various genres of<br />
music in a mixed bag of songs intended to please every musical palate.<br />
Our directors, Bryan Hartman and Bruce Rohrbach, have been putting the Chanters through some rigorous rehearsals in<br />
preparation for this years’ Afternoon of Music and we assure you that this will be one of the finest presentations we have made in<br />
past 25 years. The Chanters will be accompanied by some of <strong>Rajah</strong>’s Concert and String Band members to add to our presentation.<br />
Our special musical guests will be the Ringgold Band, under the direction of Jim Steidle. They are returning by popular demand<br />
and we hope you will return, too, to see their star-studded presentation of great music.<br />
So, come one, come all to the Chanters Afternoon of Music for a grand time and great music!!<br />
Tickets are just $15 per person and will be available at the door. Get there early and get a good seat because we expect a big<br />
crowd. Bring all of your friends and family to witness our “Salute to the Legends of Music.”<br />
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<strong>Rajah</strong> Shrine 2017<br />
Hosted by Potentate David and Lady Sarah Evans<br />
Gettysburg, PA<br />
Saturday - Monday<br />
May 20-22, 2017<br />
Gettysburg is the place where 165,000 soldiers met to fight for their beliefs. It is the place where Abraham Lincoln helped<br />
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Two (2) nights’ accommodations at the Country Inn & Suites, Gettysburg. Baggage handling for one bag per<br />
person included.<br />
Four (4 included meals) – Two breakfasts, two dinners (Fairfield Inn & Farnsworth House)<br />
Gettysburg film, “A New Birth of Freedom” – sponsored by The History Channel, the film places the<br />
monumental events of the three day Battle of Gettysburg into the larger context of American history.<br />
Admission to the Gettysburg Cyclorama - Longer than a football field and as tall as a four-story structure, the<br />
Gettysburg Cyclorama painting immerses visitors in the fury of Pickett’s Charge during the Battle of Gettysburg.<br />
Admission to the Gettysburg Museum of the American Civil War – The museum’s collections tell the story of<br />
the Battle of Gettysburg through the perspectives of presidents, generals, soldiers, and civilians.<br />
Driving tour of the Gettysburg Battlefield with licensed guide<br />
Civil War Era Dinner Theatre at the historic Fairfield Inn- Enjoy a full course dinner while Professor Kerrigan,<br />
illusionist and story teller, performs Civil War era magic, tells ghost stories and performs a Civil War séance.<br />
Self-guided tour of the Seminary Ridge Museum – this award winning, state of the art museum, was the critical<br />
lookout on the first day of the Battle, became a field hospital and fielded 19 th century debates about slavery.<br />
Guided tour of the Shriver House Museum – Travel back in time and learn the other side of the story – the<br />
civilian side of the Battle of Gettysburg. You’ll discover how the young Shriver family, George, Hettie, Sadie and<br />
Mollie, lived before, during and after the War.<br />
Visit to the David Wills House – This house was at the center of the immense clean-up process after the Battle<br />
of Gettysburg and where President Lincoln put the finishing touches on his Gettysburg Address.<br />
Dinner at the Farnsworth House – Enjoy a buffet dinner while a costumed guide relates stories of life in<br />
Gettysburg during the Civil War.<br />
The Ghosts of Gettysburg Candlelight Walking Tour® - Guides dressed in period attire will take you on a stroll<br />
through sections of town that were once bloody battlefields and where today it’s not as quiet as it should be.<br />
Self-guided visit to the Eisenhower National Historic Site – Discover the influence that Gettysburg and the<br />
Civil War had throughout the life of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.<br />
Services of a Boscov’s Travel Tour Escort<br />
All taxes and gratuities for included features<br />
Gratuities for the tour escort, motorcoach driver and local guide<br />
COST PER PERSON*<br />
DOUBLE<br />
OCCUPANCY<br />
SINGLE<br />
OCCUPANCY<br />
$543 $715<br />
All rates are subject to availability at time of booking.<br />
OPTIONAL:<br />
GROUP TRAVEL PROTECTION PLAN<br />
Extensive plans to help protect your trip.<br />
$58 per person, all categories<br />
We encourage all travelers to purchase a plan at the<br />
time of initial trip deposit.<br />
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Order your 2017 Shrine Shirts<br />
––––– NOBLE’S SHIRTS –––––<br />
Noble’s shirts are strong blue, cotton/polyester, Port Authority, oxford/button-down<br />
includes logo and name on right side of chest. These shirts run a little small.<br />
<strong>Rajah</strong> Shrine logo will be on the left side of chest.<br />
Short Sleeves: Sizes XS–XL: $38.50, 2X–3X: $44.50, 4X–5X: $48.50<br />
Long Sleeves: Sizes XS–XL: $41.50, 2X–3X: $46.50, 4X–5X: $50.50<br />
Indicate the number of shirts desired next to the size<br />
Small_____/ Medium____/ Large_____ / XLarge_____/ 2XL_______/ 3XL_______/ 4XL______/ 5XL_____<br />
Circle choice: short sleeve<br />
OR<br />
long sleeve<br />
Noble’s shirts are cobalt blue, cotton/polyester, short sleeve, moisture-wicking polo<br />
includes logo and name on right side of chest. These shirts run big.<br />
<strong>Rajah</strong> Shrine logo will be on the left side of chest.<br />
Sizes XS–5X: $51.50<br />
Indicate the number of shirts desired next to the size<br />
Small_____/ Medium____/ Large_____ / XLarge_____/ 2XL_______/ 3XL_______/ 4XL______/ 5XL_____<br />
––––– LADIES SHIRTS –––––<br />
Lady’s shirts are maui blue, cotton/polyester, short sleeve polo, includes logo and name on right side of chest.<br />
Lady will appear in front of your name. Example: Lady Sarah<br />
Sizes XS–XL: $25.50, 2X: $26.50, 3X: $30.50, 4X: $32.50<br />
Indicate the number of shirts desired next to the size<br />
XSmall____/ Small_____/ Medium____/ Large_____ / XLarge_____/ 2XL_______/ 3XL_______/ 4XL_____<br />
$6.50<br />
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THE CHAPLAIN’S STUDY<br />
Rev. David Newhart<br />
22<br />
One of the great disappointments I had when I visited the Holy Land was seeing the Upper Room.<br />
This room is said to have been the place where Jesus had the Last Supper with his disciples. To<br />
get there you must weave through many narrow streets, actually, narrower than what we call alleys<br />
around here. When you finally come to the building you discover that the first floor holds what the<br />
Jews consider the burial place of King David. On the floor above that is a rather large room, but very<br />
plain, a few pillars and a niche in the wall on the west side. Nothing else is there. The reality is that<br />
it is not important where this took place but what took place in that room.<br />
The Passover meal for Jews is a farewell to slavery, I participate in one almost every year with my<br />
Jewish “Mother”, a dear friend in Selinsgrove who has made me a part of her family. It is a fancy<br />
meal, with the best of recipes, the only restriction is that you must use Kosher foods and no wheat<br />
flour or bread, or yeast may be used. Matzos are the only sort of bread allowed.<br />
This was an important meal for Jesus to share with his disciples, there is no indication that he had<br />
ever shared the Passover Seder with them in the past. That was why this meal was so urgent for<br />
Jesus to share with his family, the disciples were his family and he needed them to understand the<br />
significance of this Seder meal.<br />
We now have this as our Sacramental meal, one that has the deepest significance to our faith and our relationship with Jesus<br />
Christ. This is not simply a remembrance of what he did, but this meal fulfills the promise of his presence for all of us and the means<br />
by which we receive the forgiveness of our sins. The remembrance is that our faith is tied to the Jewish Seder, it is the covenant<br />
meal, that which fulfills the promise of God’s love for us in our lives forever.<br />
In Communion, we have a sacramental meal where Jesus has made a promise to us that our sins will be forgiven, he has<br />
promised that he is present in the meal, and through this meal he lifts us up so we can become a part of his being. The Son of God<br />
became a Son of Man so that the Sons of Men can become Sons of God. This is why we call the church the Body of Christ, because<br />
we become part of his Body through the church. In baptism, we are made members of the church and receive his Holy Spirit.<br />
It is this Spirit that is renewed each time when we once again receive his body through Communion, then and only then can we<br />
know it and receive the forgiveness of sins.<br />
When we celebrate the Eucharist, we celebrate that which ties us to all Christians throughout the world for every place and every<br />
generation. We bring the Easter Christ into our bodies as he has risen among us his Spirit is present in the Wine and bread and he<br />
has given us life everlasting. We are brought together in Christ and united with him in his body and therefore united with all people.<br />
Joining in this fellowship is that which makes us the one true body of Christ regardless of our denomination. We celebrate World<br />
Wide Communion each time<br />
we come to his table of<br />
fellowship. He it is who<br />
unites into one Body, He<br />
it is who has given us the<br />
promise of everlasting life,<br />
he it is who has given himself<br />
completely for our salvation.<br />
We are called together to<br />
celebrate this as “…often as<br />
you eat of this bread and drink<br />
of this wine, you celebrate<br />
my life and my death and<br />
my resurrection.” This is a<br />
celebration that can neither be<br />
done too often or cannot be<br />
done without our reverence of<br />
the totality of his grace.<br />
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Lebanon<br />
DIED: SEPTEMBER 6, 2016<br />
DONALD R. “RED” HART,<br />
Shillington<br />
DIED: JANUARY 28, 2017<br />
RUSSEL B. HASSON<br />
Lincoln Park<br />
DIED: FEBRUARY 15, 2017<br />
CLARENCE G. KLINGER<br />
Hamburg<br />
DIED: FEBRUARY 14, 2017<br />
Lost<br />
In<br />
The<br />
Desert<br />
The last known address in our<br />
records is listed below. If anyone<br />
knows the whereabouts of the<br />
following Nobles, please contact<br />
Joseph J. Hagan, Sr., Recorder or<br />
Anne-Marie at the Administration<br />
Office, 610-916-9000.<br />
Obituaries<br />
WALTER C. LILLY<br />
Bethlehem<br />
DIED: JANUARY 28, 2017<br />
EARLE M. OBERHOLTZER, JR.<br />
Norristown<br />
DIED: DECEMBER 18, 2016<br />
ROGER G. REHRIG<br />
DIED: OCTOBER 2016<br />
MARTIN ALFIERO, JR.<br />
Auburn<br />
DIED: JANUARY 19, 2017<br />
R. ASHTON<br />
Easton<br />
DIED: JANUARY 25, 2017<br />
WAYNE F. SCHLOUCH<br />
Mohnton<br />
DIED: JANUARY 16, 2017<br />
HARVEY L. SMITH<br />
New Ringgold<br />
DIED: JANUARY 22, 2017<br />
RICHARD A. BALES, SR.<br />
Hereford<br />
DIED: FEBRUARY 2, 2017<br />
ILL. SIR NORMAN L. BARINGER, PP<br />
DIED: FEBRUARY 10, 2017<br />
PAUL E. DERHAMMER<br />
Allentown<br />
DIED: JANUARY 28, 2017<br />
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<strong>Rajah</strong> Shrine<br />
P.O. Box 40 , Blandon, PA 19510<br />
Vol 74 <strong>April</strong>-May 2017 No. 3<br />
A<br />
PRIL<br />
017<br />
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday<br />
1<br />
23<br />
Noble Riders<br />
Concert Band<br />
Caravaners -<br />
<strong>Rajah</strong><br />
Concert Band<br />
30<br />
MARCH 2017<br />
S M T W T F S<br />
1 2 3 4<br />
5 6 7 8 9 10 11<br />
12 13 14 15 16 17 18<br />
19 20 21 22 23 24 25<br />
26 27 28 29 30 31<br />
MAY 2017<br />
S M T W T F S<br />
1 2 3 4 5 6<br />
7 8 9 10 11 12 13<br />
14 15 16 17 18 19 20<br />
21 22 23 24 25 26 27<br />
28 29 30 31<br />
LOH Spring<br />
MASA<br />
2 Board of<br />
3 4 5 6 7 8<br />
Directors<br />
Oriental Band<br />
Anglers<br />
<strong>Rajah</strong> S.C.<br />
Directors Staff<br />
Lehigh S.C.<br />
LOH Exec<br />
BINGO-<br />
Chanters<br />
(Anglers)<br />
<strong>Rajah</strong> Ladies<br />
Cedars<br />
Bethlehem S.C.<br />
9 10 11 12 13 14 15<br />
Concert Band<br />
Lancaster O.B.<br />
Legion of Honor<br />
Car Club<br />
Lancaster SC<br />
GOOD FRIDAY<br />
Tin Lizzies<br />
Chanters<br />
Past Captains<br />
String Band<br />
Spring Ladies Nite<br />
BREAKFAST<br />
Car/Truck<br />
Dance Band<br />
Night<br />
Honoring Zembo<br />
8 AM<br />
Cleanup<br />
Mounted Patrol<br />
Carbon SC<br />
COMPLEX<br />
Bethlehem<br />
BINGO-<br />
Office Closed<br />
S.C. Applebees<br />
Palm Sunday<br />
(Anglers)<br />
Good Friday<br />
Fundraiser<br />
16 17 18 19 20 21 22<br />
Chanters<br />
Provost Guard<br />
STATED<br />
Caravaners -<br />
Caravaners -<br />
Anglers Ladies<br />
Motor Corps<br />
Brandywine SC<br />
MEETING -<br />
<strong>Rajah</strong><br />
<strong>Rajah</strong><br />
Nite<br />
7 PM<br />
Caravaners -<br />
<strong>Rajah</strong><br />
Golf Club/<br />
BINGO-<br />
Easter<br />
Cedars<br />
Willow Hollow<br />
(Chanters)<br />
24 25 26 27 28 29<br />
Lebanon S.C.<br />
Schulkill S.C.<br />
North Penn SC<br />
Tin Lizzies<br />
Cedars Ladies<br />
Chanters<br />
Membership<br />
Night<br />
Mtg. - 6:30 PM<br />
BINGO-<br />
Clowns<br />
Units/Clubs -<br />
(Legion)<br />
7:30 PM<br />
Cedars<br />
Cedars<br />
SPRING MASA AT IREM SHRINERS<br />
<strong>Rajah</strong><br />
Bulletin<br />
Board<br />
Office Closed<br />
Good Friday, <strong>April</strong> 14<br />
Pote’s Gettysburg<br />
Trip - May 20-22<br />
Pote’s Golf Outing<br />
June 23<br />
Membership Picnic<br />
June 25<br />
APRIL 2017<br />
BINGO EVERY<br />
THURSDAY NIGHT<br />
M<br />
A<br />
Y<br />
Ladies Basket Bingo<br />
May 12<br />
Good Friday Breakfast<br />
<strong>April</strong> 14<br />
Stated Meeting<br />
<strong>April</strong> 19<br />
Hospital Crusade<br />
May 26-27<br />
Pote’s Ball<br />
June 17<br />
2017<br />
Mother’s Day<br />
Send in the Clowns<br />
Glenn Sattizahn PP<br />
Larry Bortz PP<br />
Golf Club/<br />
Lebanon Valley<br />
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday<br />
Board of<br />
1 2 3 4 5 6<br />
Directors<br />
Oriental Band<br />
Anglers<br />
<strong>Rajah</strong> S.C.<br />
Directors Staff<br />
LOH Exec<br />
BINGO-<br />
Concert Band<br />
Chanters<br />
(Anglers)<br />
<strong>Rajah</strong> Ladies<br />
Bethlehem S.C.<br />
7 8 9 10 11 12 13<br />
Concert Band<br />
Lancaster O.B.<br />
Legion of Honor<br />
Car Club<br />
Lancaster S.C.<br />
LADIES<br />
Pops Concert<br />
Chanters<br />
Carbon SC<br />
String Band<br />
BASKET BINGO<br />
Dance Band<br />
BINGO-<br />
(Anglers)<br />
14 15 16 17 18 19 20<br />
Chanters<br />
Provost Guard<br />
Mounted Patrol<br />
Lehigh S.C.<br />
Motor Corps<br />
Brandywine SC<br />
Bingo w/ Ladies<br />
BINGO-<br />
at Complex<br />
(Chanters)<br />
21 22 23 24 25 26 27<br />
Lebanon S.C.<br />
Schuylkill S.C.<br />
North Penn SC<br />
Tin Lizzies<br />
Caravaners -<br />
Caravaners -<br />
Chanters<br />
Membership<br />
Caravaners -<br />
Away<br />
Away<br />
Mtg. - 6:30 PM<br />
Clowns<br />
Units/Clubs -<br />
Away<br />
7:30 PM<br />
BINGO-<br />
HOSPITAL CRUSADE<br />
POTE’S TRIP<br />
(Legion)<br />
REDNER'S - POTE'S CALL<br />
28 29 Caravaners -<br />
Chanters<br />
30 31<br />
Away<br />
Caravaners -<br />
Noble Riders<br />
Away<br />
Office Closed<br />
Memorial Day<br />
Cedars<br />
Illustrious Sir<br />
Dave Evans<br />
MAY 2017<br />
Thomas Conlon PP<br />
and Lady Brenda<br />
APRIL 2017<br />
S M T W T F S<br />
2 3 4 5 6 7 8<br />
9 10 11 12 13 14 15<br />
16 17 18 19 20 21 22<br />
23 24 25 26 27 28 29<br />
30<br />
Lady Sarah<br />
1<br />
POTE’S TRIP<br />
JUNE 2017<br />
S M T W T F S<br />
1 2 3<br />
4 5 6 7 8 9 10<br />
11 12 13 14 15 16 17<br />
18 19 20 21 22 23 24<br />
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