Hinesburg/LaPlotte Upcoming Events

Don’t forget, you can still purchase tickets for our charity raffle. The winning tickets will be drawn at the 2012 Ice Cream Social. This year we have enough prizes for several lucky winners, don’t delay, get your winning tickets NOW! For information or to purchase tickets, contact: Ellie Carpenter @ 802-343-9897, Richard or Wilma Preston @ 802-425-2643, or Mo Humphrey @ 802-434-2946.

Feb 15^th – will be a regular meeting with a practice on Feb 13^th. We will be initiating Br. John Parenteau from Patriot Lodge .

Feb 25^th – will be our annual Spaghetti supper, open to all at 5:00pm, with Fox & Friends as entertainment upstairs during and after the meal.  Donations will be accepted.

Mar 10^th – is our Grand Officers visitation with a luncheon at noon, entertainment at 1:15, and meeting at 2:00pm.

Mar 21^st – Annual meeting.

Apr 14^th – We are hosting the annual Ice Cream Social which will be at the Hinesburg elementary school adjacent to the Patriot Lodge building in Hinesburg, VT. Doors will open at 11:00am, lunch at 12:00, with entertainment after lunch. Further details will be forthcoming at a later date, be sure to make time for this as it gets better every year.

Submitted by: Maurice Humphrey P.P.

Chicken Pie Supper

Charity Chapter, No. 57 & Summit Lodge No. 104 F&AM  ANNUAL CHICKEN PIE SUPPER to be held on Sat., Jan. 28th at Summit Lodge, (across from Elementary School in Williamstown).  Seating are at 5:00 & 6:30.  Cost is $10.00 adults & $5:00 children.  Seating is limited, so reserve early by calling Nadine @ 802-479-9664 or e-mail nadine.martin2@myfairpoint.net .

January OES News

VERMONT OES E-MAIL NEWSLETTER & ANNOUNCEMENTS
 
JANUARY, 2012
 
                 "Wishing you all 365 chances to love, laugh, and live your best yet."
 
On January 21st the Annual Mid-Winter Meeting will be held at the Granite Lodge, in Barre, Vermont. The time for sign-in and coffee will be 10:00 a.m. with Welcome and Opening remarks at 10:30 a.m. by our Worthy Grand Matron Sister Patty Rousseau and Brother Richard Backus our Worthy Grand Patron.
 
Lunch will be served at 12:00 o'clock at the price of $10.00. Then at 1:00 p.m. they will reconvene into groups and then a full group discussion afterwards. All working committees will meet but even if you are not on any committee, we as members are encouraged to attend and share ideas for the future of our Order.  We need all as members, must come together to ensure that the Order of the Eastern Star in Vermont continues to grow and become stronger.
 
Please RSVP by now  to Patty Rousseau, WGM, P.O. Box 274, So. Hero, VT 05486 or E-Mail prousseau146L@hotmail.com.
 
 
On February 17-18 will be the Can-Am Weekend in Manchester, New Hampshire.
 
On February 25th, Saturday, will be the LaPlotte Chapter #64 in Hinesburg, will be the annual spaghetti supper with live music at 5:00 p.m. All members and any guests are welcome to attend.
 
        More Announcements to come:
 
On March 10th will be Grand Officers to Hinesburg. There will be a great raffle held that day with many prizes to Benefit our Youth Projects.
 
March 17th is Grand Officers in Wilmington/Brattleboro.
 
March 31st will be Grand Officers in Bellows Falls.
 
 Announcement:  I wish to tell all that I have decided to stop typing the State Newsletter and wish if anyone one would be willing to take over the position as Chairman.  I will be glad to share the contact lists and any other assistance to anyone that is interested in this. Please contact Sister Patty Rousseau, prousseau146L@hotmail.com. ASAP.   Everything is in place for contacting the individual Districts and maybe you can think of better ways to make this exciting. Thank you for all your assistance to me in this endeavor this past five years.  Sister Elaine Harrington

December News

VERMONT OES E-MAIL NEWSLETTER & ANNOUNCEMENTS –

DECEMBER, 2011

MEETINGS: Coral Chapter #16, Sickle Chapter #34, and Johnson Chapter #65 are having Entertainment of Grand Officers on Saturday, December 3rd, 2011 at the Morrisville Masonic Temple. Schedule of events: Registration at 11:30 a.m., luncheon at 12:30 p.m. cost: donation, entertainment at 1:30 p.m., with meeting to follow. RSVP: to Addie Salls, W.M., E-Mail: amckds@hotmail.com or call cell: 802-279-3782. W.M.'s : Addie Salls, Claudia McLane, Lisa Stearns, WP's: Ken Salls, PGP, and Michael Chase.

Mary C. Burdick, Chapter #6 of Jericho, VT will hold Friendship Nighton Monday, Dec. 5, 2011.  Refreshments will be served before our meeting at 6:30 pm and will include a pound auction.  Meeting begins at 7:30 pm. 

On Saturday, January 21st, 2012, is the Annual Midwinter meeting. 

On February 17-18 will be the Can-Am Weekend will be held in New Hampshire. 

This year's Grand Family sends this message to all:
      

"Christmas is not in tinsel, lights, and outward show;

The secret lies in an inner glow.

It's lighting a fire inside the heart, Good will and joy are a vital part

It's a higher thought and a greater plan. It's a glorious dream deep down inside,

Then engulfs the world like a mighty tide."

"May your Christmas be filled with joy and the spirit of Christmas from our families to yours,"

   

The Grand Chapter of Vermont

Patty Rousseau, Worthy Grd. Matron               Richard K. Backus, Worthy Grd. Patron 

Jerri K. Riegler, PGM/ Grd. Secretary               Patricia Bowman, Grand Lecturer

60 Year Member!

L to R:  Sister Jacqueline Carpenter, Worthy Matron of Charity Chapter No. 57, OES, Williamstown, Vermont presenting Sister Florence Perrin with a 60-year membership pin in Eastern Star, and a dozen of roses.   Sister Florence will be 92 years old in January.  This presentation was made at the regular meeting of Charity Chapter No. 57, Order Eastern Star on November 14, 2011.

November News

VERMONT OES E-MAIL NEWSLETTER & ANNOUNCEMENTS

NOVEMBER,  2011

 “Constant and determined effort breaks down all resistance and sweeps away all obstacles.”

Entertainment of Grand Officers will be held at Kingsbury Chapter #77 in Plainfield on Tuesday, November 1^st.Registration will be at 6:00 p.m., with entertainment at 6:30 p.m. and meeting  following. RSVP should  have been done by October 20^th. to Linda Walbridge, P. O. Box 95, Cabot, VT 05647 or call 802-563-2307, or E-Mail lmwstop@yahoo.com. refreshments to follow meeting.

Just a reminder that International Weekend 2011 will be held in Warwick, R.I. on November 4,5, & 6^th  for people who have already done their reservations.

Our new members Tara and Joan are inviting all Grand Representatives to a fun filled evening and dinner. Sister Tara Liloia is Grand Representative of Iowa and Sister Joan Whitesell of Puerto Rico. They are very keen members and I hope we can encourage them more by having some Grand Representatives visit our chapter on November 8th. Dinner is at 6:30 and meeting 7:30. Tara and Joan have a great program for everyone to enjoy. This is at Columbia Chapter #76 in Alburgh. Note from Sister Barbara Wheaton, GGCCM.

A “Basket Party” that is going to be hosted by Adoniram Chapter, No 22. The basket party is the first day of deer season,Saturday, November 12th. (A great time to go to a basket party while others are out walking in the woods.) It will be held at the Modern Woodmen of America (MWA) main building which is on Main Street (Route 30) Wells, Vermont. There is plenty of parking available. We will have a nice collection of baskets and door prizes. The cost to enter is $7 which includes lunch and one envelope of 10 tickets. Additional envelopes may be purchased. Doors will open at 11 a.m.  The drawings will begin after lunch, rather than 1 p.m. 

CHRISTMAS TEA LUNCHEON to be held on Saturday, November 12th at 12:30 at the Williamstown Masonic Lodge (across from Elementary School) Cost $10.00 Soup, tea sandwiches, scones, desserts  RAFFLE TABLE - Sponsored by Charity Chapter, No. 57, OES to benefit our "Adopt a Family Project"    -  Reservations 433-5453 or 479-9664

Gilman #88 and Fairhaven Chapters #70 are inviting everyone to an open Grand Officer’s Visitation on Saturday, 19^th inFairhaven at the Masonic Temple. The Luncheon is at 12:00 noon with entertainment at 1:00 p.m. with the meeting to follow.RSVP: by November 12^th to Hazel D. Grant, tel. # 948-2266 or E-Mail heydo123@shoreham.net.

On Saturday, December 3^rd, Grand Officers in Morrisville is being hosted by three Chapters: Johnson #65, Morrisville  #16 and Stowe #34. (More info. Coming)

Special Note:

I have until March to place and fill orders for the GGC triennial project "Service Dogs", I have plenty of the $5 pins left to sell in house and they have mens neck ties available in Maroon only I'm told, I have seen others and could try to get them. 

Pins             $5

Ties             $10   

Scarves       $10

They make great gifts and we hope to help some dog find it's way to serve a VT resident.                                 Sister Barbara Coleman

Written by Elaine L. Harrington, P.M. with approval from Patricia Rousseau, W.G.M, and Richard K. Backus, W.G.P.

Tonight is our annual Thanksgiving feast, an exchange that started several years ago!  We go to Red Mtn's Oct. meeting in costumes and bring the treats and refreshments and they come to our Nov. meeting; Thanks giving dinner on wheels - with lots of PIE!  We eat and visit first, have our meeting and back to the Pie.  This year we are in white as Our DDGI's were rescheduled to come this same night. Our offering was to ESTARL and we gave thanks for many things.  2 side liners from Chester, one w/ DDGI Sherrill Gould, 16 from Red Mtn with DDGI James Chancey and 15 of our members.  Sister Helen Whitman is now an affiliate so she is Pro-tem Chaplain, Sister Eris doubles as AM and organist with Sister Addie still out of a home here,  Brother Pug Chapin is awaiting a surgery call so he was absent but Bro. Stuart took the photo and was Sentinel pro-tem, Dale Woods graciously sat in for Electa as Pat Decatur was having a rough day (I know she was sad to miss all the laughs and pie).  We hope she feels better.  

Submitted by:

Sister Barbara Coleman