Newsletter July 2026

Hi, friends. Here’s your monthly Sycamore Odd Fellows lodge newsletter. Hope to see you at one or more of these events!

Members with items to add to the newsletter, please send me your items before the beginning of the month (I try to send out this monthly newsletter in the first week of every month; exceptions can be made for urgent events).

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Peace & Pizza is canceled for July

Peace & Pizza meets monthly, usually on the second Friday of the month, usually by Zoom. They usually feature a discussion, guest speaker or documentary, organized by Sycamore Member Stephania Widger . Email Stephania for the Zoom link.

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Mon. 7/13: Social & Business Meeting Our monthly Lodge Social and Business meetingis always on the second Monday of the month – the Social and dinner will usually starts around 6:30 pm, and the business meeting at starts at 7:30 pm. 

This will be an in-person meeting. Come visit and say hi for a bit, and/or stay and find out what is going on at the business meeting.  Let Secretary Laura Brady at secretarysycamore129@gmail.com know if you have an item that you wish the lodge to discuss or if you will be joining for dinner (requested donation for dinner is $5 as well as advanced RSVP – see separate email from Secretary Laura re: dinner RSVPs). 

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Sun. 7/26: Fireflutes 

Our friends the Fireflutes will be at the San Lorenzo Library, 395 Paseo Grande, San Lorenzo, CA 94580 

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Sat. 9/12: East Bay Symphonic Band 

The East Bay Symphonic Band will play at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, 38801 Blacow Road, Fremont, CA 94536 

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Requests & Dedications Zoom

Sycamore Member Frank Goulart continues to recover from his 2020 stroke, but he still plays guitar – and he invites everyone to a weekly “Request & Dedications” Zoom social on every Monday through Thursday at 12-1:30pm and Fridays 1-2pm. (Pacific time). Come to talk and laugh and enjoy some music and friendship. Bring your harmonica or other instrument, or sing along! If you would like to get on his email list so you get the the Zoom link, email Frank at fgoulart@pacbell.net . 

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The 2026 Summer Concert Series is being finalized, with concerts in the park in every Sunday in August and going into September! Keep an eye out or check this website for the lineup!

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2026 Sycamore Officers

Congratulations to the Officers and Trustee elected for the 2026 year:

Marion Borst – Noble Grand

Jon Dickinson – Vice Grand

Gus Wedemeyer -Treasurer

Laura Brady – Secretary

Susan Souza – Trustee (2026- 2028 term)

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As always, Friendship, Love & Truth, 

Sycamore #129

Hayward Odd Fellows

http://www.HaywardLodge.org