Newsletter May 2024

Hi, friends. Here’s your Sycamore Odd Fellows lodge newsletter for May 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 Sat. 5/4 is CANCELLED

We hope to be back on the first Saturday in June. We need a couple more people to help run this, to avoid cancelations. Reply to this email if you are interested!

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Peace & Pizza Fri. 5/10 at 7 pm Live & Online!

Peace & Pizza meets monthly, always on the second Friday of the month. This is going to be a joint IN-PERSON and Online (Zoom) meeting. Bring your dinner, or something to share, and come together in community! 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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Social & Business Meeting Mon. 5/13 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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3 O’Clock Jump at the Turf Club Sat 5/18 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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As always, Friendship, Love & Truth, 
Julie Machado

Sycamore #129

Communications Committee, Chair