Hi, friends. Here’s your Sycamore Odd Fellows lodge newsletter for June 2024. There are several events this month. The 2024 lodge calendar is on the lodge website here. (It’s in jpg/pdf format…we could use someone who knows how to put it into Google Calendar – if you have a bit of time to volunteer, please respond to this email.)
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Game Night is Sat. 6/1 at 6 pm
Game Night meets on the first Saturday of the month from 6-10 pm at the lodge. Come enjoy some fun games and friendship! See flyer below or the Facebook Event here:
Monthly Open Game Night at Hayward IOOF
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Social & Business Meeting Mon. 6/10 at 6:30/7:30 pm
Our monthly Lodge Social and Business meetingis always on the second Monday of the month – the Social starts at 6:30 and the meeting at 7:30. This will be a hybrid meeting – a combination of in-person and Zoom, so you can choose how to attend. Come visit and say hi for a bit, or stay and find out what is going on at the business meeting. Let Noble Grand Sarah Hartman sarah.a.hartman@gmail.com or Secretary Laura Brady laurabeanbrady@gmail.com know if you have an item that you wish the lodge to discuss. I will send out the agenda and all the additional items to members via a separate email on Monday.
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Peace & Pizza Fri. 6/14 at 7 pm Online
with special speaker on Gaza, Dr. Paul Larudee
Peace & Pizza meets monthly, always on the second Friday of the month. This month is going to be fully Online (Zoom) meeting. They usually feature a discussion, guest speaker or documentary, organized by Sycamore Member Stephania Widger. If you would like the Zoom link, email Stephania at oceankayak@aol.com .
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3 O’Clock Jump at the Turf Club Sat 6/15 at 2-4 pm
The fabulous 3 O’Clock Jump big band will be playing in the World Famous Turf Club‘s outdoor Tiki Patio one Saturday a month all Summer! Come enjoy the afternoon, watch some fellow lodge members play music, and have a refreshing beverage. It’s a lovely way to spend an afternoon. Here’s a photo from a prior year, and also their flyer, below.
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Weekly Every T&Th: 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 Tuesdays at 12:30-1:30pm and Thursdays 2-4pm! (Pacific time). Come to talk and laugh and enjoy some music and friendship. If you would like to get on his email list so you get the the Zoom link, email Frank at fgoulart@pacbell.net . Let him know requests for any songs you would like him to play.
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Sovereign Grand Lodge NewsWant to know more about Odd Fellows? What is Sovereign Grand Lodge, you ask? Well, as you know, Sycamore #129 is a local Hayward lodge. Then there is a state-level lodge, which is called Grand Lodge of California – their website is here. The level above that is Sovereign Grand Lodge. Here is their newsletter. You are part of a large fellowship!
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More Official Odd Fellows Info!
Here are more official Odd Fellows links. Find a lodge near you! Check out the organization on Facebook or Instagram! On other Social Media forums! Blogs! Podcasts! Books! Wow!
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As always, Friendship, Love & Truth,
Julie Machado
Sycamore #129
Communications Committee