Happy June everyone! My year is halfway done, and I have had a blast so far. I am really looking forward to the next 6 months. On Friday May 10 we had our spring Ceremonial and welcomed 6 new Nobles into lsmailia. Let’s make them all feel welcomed when they are at the temple. As some of you may have seen the Silent Messenger statue is back and I would like to thank all those involved with raising him: Gary Crewson, Greg Wolf, Richard Mix, Donald Keipper, Mark Herle, George Herle, and our friend Steve. Thank you gentlemen for all your hard work and dedication. On Saturday May 18 our temple was “All Shook Up” by Terry Buchwald, as he performed all the Elvis favorites to almost 150 people. A big thank you goes out to all who helped put this event on: our crack bartenders David Cammarano and Kenny Beckwith, Patty Cammarano, the Directors Staff for doing the food, but most especially the,Caldwell family – Dennis, Bertie, Tammy Caldwell Patterson, and Ashley Kennedy for planning, organizing, and decorating the,temple for Elvis. Everyone had a great time.
There are a few upcoming events I would like to point out. First is Erie Hospital Day on June 2. Ismailia will be well represented by Nobles and their families. Second is St. Johns Day in Utica. Grand Master Rubin has asked the Shriners to participate in the parade the morning of June 22 @ the Masonic Care Community. June 29-July 5th is the Imperial session in Reno, Nevada, and lastly the potentate’s reception will be on July 20 and will be a casual Hawaiian themed party featuring a pig roast, brisket, smoked chicken and all the fixins. You can register by calling the office or going to the website and downloading the forms. This is a casual family-friendly event. Please wear your best Hawaiian clothes (Hawaiian shirts, shorts, Mumu, sandals, etc). In other words, no formal or semi formal attire. Prior to the reception on Saturday @ noon we will be having a corn hole tournament at Russells. All of the proceeds from the tournament will go to 2 different charities and there will be prizes awarded. Well that’s it for now. I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend – see you in July.

Fraternally, Mike P. Ferraro

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