2024 - 2025 "Build a Bridge"

Worthy Grand Matron
CJ Brase

Worthy Grand Patron
Dan Hanley

2023 - 2024 Grand Officers

2023 - 2024 Grand Escorts

2024 Session Photos

Photos of 2024 Session by Brother John Murray, On The Level Photography

 

Colors for the Year

 

Black & Gold

 2024-2025 Theme

Build a Bridge

Build bridges to help our service in our communities flourish, by partnering with each other, with Masonic Lodges, with community organizations. Together, we can do so much more.

 

 

2024-2025 Grand Chapter Projects 

Minnesota Assistance Council for Veterans

MACV has a goal of ending Veteran Homelessness

The project we have selected for this year, along with our Scholarships, Cancer, and Service Dogs, is to partner with MACV to help find homes for veterans.

1) MACV was established in 1990 and has a long history serving Minnesota Veterans. This Veteran nonprofit organization provides services, including housing, employment, and legal aid, that address the reasons for Veterans’ homelessness in order to create sustainable housing opportunities. Their community of connections creates a trusted network of organizations that offers services and resources for Veterans. MACV supports every Veteran, wherever they are on their individual path, to find their home. MACV welcomes you!

2) MACV helps individuals experiencing instability before they become homeless and use an increasing amount of their budget to support the prevention of Veteran homelessness. One common method is arranging for temporary financial assistance to support obtaining or keeping housing and/or employment.   MACV also helps Veterans access various benefits and resources available to them from Veteran-specific and general community organizations. They offer help with resolving current or past evictions, late rent or mortgage payments, along with many other issues that prevent Veterans from losing their current housing. View our services to learn more.

Service Dogs

Service Dogs-support of Helping Paws

This is an ongoing project that was started by General Grand Chapter. The goal is to raise money for Helping Paws in Minnesota who provides service dogs for Veterans.

Click here to view a video about Helping Paws

Masonic Cancer Center at U of M

 

We continue to support the effort to develop treatments and cures for cancer.

We are supporting the work of Dr. Helen Parsons as she continues her research in cancer survivorship. She works in both adult, pediatric, and adolescent populations and was recruited to help in this area. Cancer survivorship and cancer prevention are intimately linked. She works closely with Dr. Turcotte and Dr. Blaes, both previous OES scholars.

Benefits will be held during the year for this worthwhile project

 

Click here for a video about Dr. Parsons and her work.

Grand Chapter Scholarships

We will continue our support for our three scholarship programs.
ESTARL: Available to any person pursing leadership in religious fields;

M. Josephine Rusham: Available to graduating high school seniors going into post-secondary education

Pat Rasmusson Continuing Education Scholarship: For students who are not covered by the other two scholarships, and which seeks to assist those students who often have no scholarship resources.

Masonic Children’s Hospital at U of M

This is a non-monetary project and needs will be outlined by Jan and Art Lingo from St. Anthony Park Chapter, Roseville.

The University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital is known for their work with children. Members of our order provide continued, inspired support in a variety of ways, such as donating snack and personal care items, blankets, lap robes, games, books, clothing, and pretty much whatever we find there is a need for throughout the year.

 

Fun and Memories