Oak Plains Lodge #789

GREAT NEWS TODAY FROM OUR MW ART WEISS!!!! Reopening Directive II Addressing June 15th Removal of State-Imposed Restrictions on Meetings and Events... June 2, 2021 Dear Brethren, I issued a Reopening Directive on April 14, 2021, which allowed Masonic lodges to resume holding in-person meetings and events, as long as those meetings and events met the requirements imposed by the California Department of Public Health and local health departments. It is my pleasure to report that the California Department of Public Health intends on June 15, 2021 to lift all of its restrictions imposed upon meetings an events, except for events that exceed 5,000 people. Accordingly, effective June 15, 2021: Masonic Lodges, Masonic Organizations, and Youth Orders may conduct in-person meetings and events in compliance with county and city restrictions, if any. (After June 15, individual counties and cities could choose to continue their own meeting limitations, in which case those limitations would continue in force.) Attendees at Masonic meetings and events must comply with any state or county guidance relating to face coverings in effect at the time of the meeting/event. Lodges no longer need to provide a Site Prevention Plan, unless required by the county. Members are not required to show proof of a negative COVID test or vaccination card to attend in-person meetings, unless required by the county. Until further direction from me, lodges may continue, at their discretion, to hold virtual stated meetings consistent with my October 2020 Directive on Virtual Stated Meetings. Today’s Directive supersedes my October 2020 Directive on Masonic-Sponsored Meetings and Events During COVID-19 and my April 14th Directive. It is now time to take advantage of our new opportunities. I look forward to the unfettered return to in-person meetings and the renewed and vigorous practice of Masonry in California. My directive has no force or effect after my term as grand master ends. Sincerely and fraternally, Arthur Weiss Grand Master Masons of California

It is about to happen! See you inside!

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Our Lodge is looking great!

Ham is done! Drive through the parking lot 5-6 p.m. to get your dinner!

Make your reservations for our drive through dinner today! February 21st From 5:00 - 6:00 pm No Cost... Dinner: Ham, Potatoes, vegetables and dessert RSVP to [email protected]

Brethren, Please join us every Monday as we gather on Go To Meeting to fellowship and for Masonic Education. Below is our Oak Plains Monday Online Gathering.... 7:00 pm -- Social / Lodge Updates 7:20 pm -- Education/Discussion 8:00 pm -- Toast Join our meeting from your computer, tablet or smartphone. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/302446029 You can also dial in using your phone. (For supported devices, tap a one-touch number below to join instantly.) United States: +1 (872) 240-3412 - One-touch: tel:+18722403412,,302446029# Access Code: 302-446-029 New to GoToMeeting? Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts: https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/302446029 If you need assistance signing on please call, text or email me. 916-218-9224 Thrive in 2020 Fraternally, Mauricio Pasos

Brothers please join us as we welcome our 155th Grand Master of Masons of California, Most Worshipful Arthur H. Weiss and his Grand Family, Congratulations! Masonic Grand Lodge F & AM of Ca

Press Release The Masonic Book Club Is Restarted! Washington, DC, September 16, 2020: The Masonic Book Club (MBC), formed in 1970 by Brothers Alphonse Cerza and Louis Williams, has been restarted fifty years later by the Supreme Council, 33, SJ USA, to continue the MBC mission of printing fine Masonic books. After forty years of service to the Craft, the directors in 2010 decided to dissolve the original MBC. In 2017 MW Barry Weer, 33, the last president of the MBC, transf...erred the MBC name and assets to the Supreme Council, 33, SJ USA. The revived Masonic Book Club has the goals of publishing classic Masonic books and of supporting Scottish Rite SJ USA philanthropies. Membership is open to anyone 18 years or older interested in the history of Freemasonry and allows them to purchase MBC editions at a pre-publication discount. The club originally was limited to 333 members, but the number eventually expanded to nearly 2,000, with 1,083 members when it dissolved in 2010. The new MBC will have a different business model from the old. Most significantly, there will be no dues; being a member entitles you to purchase books at a prepublication discount. An editorial committee (Arturo de Hoyos, S. Brent Morris, and others) will select the books using survey feedback from MBC members. The first publication should be announced in early 2021 with anticipated shipment 34 months later. For more details, check out the Masonic Book Club page at https://scottishrite.org/media-publicati/masonic-book-club/. For specific questions, write to [email protected].

Wishing you all a safe 4th of July!

Brethren if you would like to attend this Zoom presentation by Worshipful Brother John Belton as he delivers "The Imperatives that made a Union of Ancients and Moderns inevitable by 1813", please send email the Secretary, Bill Miklos at [email protected]!

Things may be a little different this year, but Oak Plains Lodge will never forget the sacrafice of so many, thank you for your service!

See everyone next Monday Night at 7:00 pm on Go To Meeting!

We had 25 Brothers on our call this evening... we had fellowship, we discussed the preambulation of the first degree and a toast to our first Responders.

Just getting started! Monday online social and education!

Join Tonight’s Online Gathering. Check your email for the access code. If you did not receive the email call or text 916-218-9224.

The Brethren of Oak Plains Lodge No. 789 enjoying Fellowship at our Monday online gathering. Join your Brethren every Monday at 7:00pm via your computer or your smart phone. An email will be sent to you to join the meeting. If you do not receive an email please send us a message. See you all Monday at 7:00 and check your emails for details.

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My Brothers it seems like so much has happened since we were last together! Members of Oak Plains Lodge, please check your email for an invitation for some Fellowship this evening from 7-8:30 p.m. this will be an Online gathering so we can enjoy each others company!

Brethren, if you have about 15 minutes, Most Worshipful John E. Trauner proposed a couple of toasts last night... give it a listen! https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2537502623246228&id=96992765917