From The Secretaries Table

September 2007

Well here it is September and we are back to our labors. We have lots of activities in the works and are looking forward to seeing you all in lodge in the near future.
Many thanks to WBro. Siedelmann who was not taking the summer off. He was working on the completion of the Grand Master's Award of Excellence Report that was due on August 11, 2007. Now there are at least two members that know what a job it is to complete that report and they are WBro. Yingling who did that job for many years and now WBro. Siedelmann.
In the June 2007 issue of Temple Topics we listed the July birth dates and third degree anniversaries so now we will list the same information for August and the year should then be complete.

The following members will celebrate a birthday in August on the day indicated:

Patrick L. Jones	01	Phillip A. Ward	05	Luzern A. Richter	05
Steven A. Fuesting	06	Virgil R. Banker	10	Steve J. Rosensweig	11
Daniel L. Krueger	12	Lawrence A. Suk	21	Robert J. Parson	25
Jon S. Erlenbush	26	Robert B. Cash	29	John E. Buckler	29
Stanley J. Wyngowski	31

Anniversary of the Master Mason Degree: The following members will observe the anniversary of the Master Mason Degree in August on the date indicated. The number in () is the number of years.

James L. Vancura	02	(57)	James R. Dupre	05	(01)	Steve J. Rosensweig	05	(01)
John S. Aemmer	05	(01)	Lawrence V. Aiardo	05	(01)	Geoffrey J. Gentry	05	(01)
Gerald E. Yingling	11	(40)	Kenneth R. Koranda	19	(36)	Donald C. Krob	22	(29)
Daniel P. Svoboda	26	(21)

We are now back on schedule and below are the September Anniversary listings.
The following members will celebrate a birthday in September on the day indicated.

Vernon A. Soukup	02	Douglas E. Siefried	03	Christopher D. Tabb	04
James B. Miller	05	Kyle F. Baker	06	Gerald W. Bussell	07
Paul H. Boecker	09	Tracey L. Oliver	09	David A. Oakes	11
James J. Vancura	14	Raymond Hooper	18	Gary J. Mannon	19
Robert Q. Drebing	23	Lawrence V. Aiardo	23	Brett L. Nordmeyer	24
Theodore J. Sievert	24	Wayne E. Ward	25	Robert W. Jackson	25
Michael D. Wells	28	Patrick G. Lehrman	28

Anniversary of the Master Mason Degree. The following members will observe the anniversary of their Master Mason Degree in September on the date indicated. The number in () is the number of years.

Roger W. Webb	07	(53)	Robert J. Falta	11	(28)	Mark H. Schmidt	13	(39)
Richard W. Sales	16	(32)	Douglas H. Huntington	16	(49)	Norwood A. McDaniel Jr.	17	(37)
Vaneet K. Kapoor	19	(01)	Brett L. Nordmeyer	19	(01)	Robert W. Jackson	19	(40)
Gary W. Theis	21	(03)	Leon H. Namtzu	24	(30)	Gene E. Darfler	30	(55)

ILCHIP Event September 8, 2007

Brethren please take note of the update of the work on this committee that is part of this column. These members have been working long and hard and have many non lodge members also working to make this program a success. Please volunteer your time and turn out to lend your support.

BLUE LIGHTNING September 22, 2007  Euclid will be hosting a Blue Lightning starting at 8 A.M. Please contact SR. Warden John Will to sign up for a part. Also plan on attending and taking part as an important side liner for these two degrees. Lets impress the candidate by having more side liners than candidates. Sound Funny??? Not in the least, based some on previous events that I have attended. It is a very important part so claim your seat and be proud of your membership in Euclid.

OBITUARY NOTICE Once again, a Brother Mason, having completed the designs laid down on life's Trestleboard, and having answered the last summons of the Grand Warden of Heaven, has now entered the Celestial Lodge above, over which the Supreme Architect of the Universe presides.
Russell Arthur Swanson was born on January 8, 1925 at Chicago, Illinois. He was initated an Entered Apprentice on November 7, 1947; passed to the degree of Fellowcraft on January 7, 1949; raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason on February 11, 1949. He received all his degrees in Boulevard Lodge No. 882 located in Blue Island, Illinois. He affiliated with Euclid Lodge No. 65 by dimit on February 7, 1986. He was called from his labors on earth to Eternal Refreshment in The Paradise of God on July 27, 2007 at Tuscon, Arizona. Thus ends the Masonic Record of this just and upright Mason.

So Brethren, until next month, “There is nothing further on the Secretaries table, Worhshipful”.

ILCHIP UPDATE FOR AUGUST

Dear WM, PM's, Wardens and Brethren.

We are approaching our very own ILCHIP event rapidly and I would like to update you all on our progress, plans and requests.

We have 300 kits and supplies already. Likely we have the new style, the paper envelopes. This makes things easier for everyone as all the documents and DNA all goes in the Paper packet now. I have two 8X3ft banners that I am going to have up on the fence at the facility. We are in the process of distributing 1500 flyers to the fourteen 203 District Elementary schools. This is time consuming and costly. The 204 School District didn't come back to me about distributing through there e-mailing system, nor the flyer version like 203 District. I am still working on that. WBro. Bill Dixon has been working  with a lady advertising our event through his church. I have also made contact with my church's youth program. Anyone else who can help in advertising down this avenue, please give me a call.

A few of us (Roy Pederson' wife, Jodi, his Mother and my wife) met one Saturday morning in the downtown Naperville area and started distributing our flyers for stores to post up in their windows. You may see some around the village. This past Saturday our very own WM. Barton, handed out flyers in front of the lodge. I am looking for volunteers for this Saturday.

I have a neighbor who is distributing flyers around my neighborhood and at the hospital where she works. She also happens to be on the Home and School Board in our area. Another friend is helping with distribution at a private school located near the "Piety Hill" area. I am also confident that many of you have printed off and distributed these flyers at your local day care centers and circle of friends where you live. Two "Kindercare" located on Odgen Ave. west of Naperville North High School have been very receptive towards distributing to their parents.

Brothers Steve and Tim have been a great help. Tim is sending out press releases to all the newspapers and magazines he can think of, plus radio and tv stations in the area. Steve has the Lisle and Naperville Police departments all excited and Lisle PD is planning to actually help us with the finger printing. Remember the Naperville Mayor George Pradel will be popping in as well.

August 11, 2007: RWBro. Floyd, PM Don and I helped at the Villa Park ILCHIP event. It was a great success. Well done to them! Interestingly you see the same volunteers at all the events. Many brothers from other lodges have promised to come and help us, so please, if you see one of them helping, would you kindly thank them, it really means a lot.

To sum it all up, we are encouraged with our progress and would like to see as many kids show up on the 8th of September. We just need a good showing of volunteers from our lodge and early preparations and lay out of the facility. Traffic management outside, many smiling and friendly faces and we will have a great event.

Lastly my thanks go out to all that have volunteered already and to those that are about to. Steve and Tim are the shift bosses so call them and volunteer your services.

Fraternally Yours,
Neville B. Diamond