Justice Lodge No. 457, Kansas

Justice Lodge, Kansas' first traveling affinity Lodge, invites everyone to attend their August 17 meeting in Manhattan. The start time is 10:30 in the beautiful Hall of Lafayette Lodge No. 16. Our meeting will be done by 11:30 as we have a catered BBQ luncheon ($20) to enjoy.

During lunch, we will have our Almoner's charity raffle with a $10 buy-in, with multiple buy-ins allowed. Being raffled are two ci**rs, one a rare custom-made limited edition 'Cornerstone' Hiram and Solomon, the other a custom commemorative Hiram and Solomon called 'The Treaty' recognizing the treaty signing and mutual recognition between the Most Worshipful Prince Hall of Georgia and Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Georgia' also included is a Xikar thin blue line cigar cutter (value over $50).

After lunch, Brother Mark Slubowski will deliver a Masonic Education presentation entitled "Freemasons and King Solomon's Temple."

Grab your jacket and tie, or put on your tux or dark suit as the Justice Lodge members do, and join us for a great mid-day of Masonic fellowship, fun, and education.

At our annual charity shoot, all entry fees and donations, up to $1000, are matched and donated to the Kansas Chapter, Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.). Most years, we donate $2500-$3000, but we need your help. If you can't attend or just don't like shooting, please consider making a donation. Comment or PM for a Venmo code or other options.

Just FYI, The McPherson PD Range is at 17th and Moccasin Rd. There will be banner on showing you where to turn.

Open to everyone twenty-one and over, our annual charity shoot, benefitting the Kansas Chapter, Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.), is next Saturday. We will have gift cards for the winners in men's and women's divisions (civilian & law enforcement). If you have any questions, Patrick Carr is your guy, or send us a message.

While they played it off as a band prank, please join us in tagging and wishing Justice a Lodge member Danny Hendricks a happy 50th birthday. (And in the band spirit, feel free to tag him no matter what time/month/year you see this post.) 🎂🥳

Our annual Justice Lodge shoot in McPherson has been scheduled! Be sure to get into your calendar.

We posted earlier on the Kansas Freemasonry page, but here is your reminder to grab mom, send mom, or just leave her at home to relax, all for a good cause of course.

Some people just look like they belong at Justice Lodge.

We are proud to have Brian McCracken not only as an honorary member, but as our District Deputy Grand Master this year. He will be kicking our door open for his official spring visit May 18. Join us in the Kansas City area for our meeting, his visit, a great meal, and special masonic education after lunch.

Charges Pending!
Saturday, February 17, 2024

1p.m. at the Masonic Temple in Emporia, Chris Perry will be presenting a special interactive Masonic Education session for all Masons that will delve into something that isn't often talked about.

Open to all recognized Masons, Justice Lodge will have their Stated Communication at 10:30, break for lunch just before 11:30 (lunch will be at the nearby Commercial St. Diner), and head back to the lodge hall for the education session. Attire is business or formal.

Justice Lodge's first meeting of 2024 is Saturday, February 17, in the Masonic Temple in Emporia, 424 Merchant Street.

Start time is 10:30. We will break at 11:30 and walk 2.5 blocks to the Commercial St Diner for lunch, and dessert (Masonic Education) will be presented back at the Lodge Hall at 1:00 by Brother Chris Perry, who is planning a special themed topic just for the Lodge.

Brethren, most of our state is under extreme cold and inclement winter weather. Be safe as you continue to serve our communities through your vocation.

The final Justice Lodge meeting of 2023 will be held in the Hall of Peace Lodge 243 in Louisburg.

Tyling at 10:30, business will be conducted by Consent Agenda and the reception and official visit of the Grand Master's Personal Representative will take place.

A freewill luncheon is being catered in by the Senior Warden's wife.

After lunch, at approximately 1:00 p.m., the Grand Master of Kansas will install the principal officers elected for the 2024 year along with some of the appointed officers. The installation is open to the public.

Thank you to everyone who came out and participated today in the Justice Lodge No. 457, Kansas charity shoot. Thank you to the McPherson KS Police Department for allowing us to use their range. Thanks to the entrance fees, the other cash donations, and to our winners who unselfishly have back their cash prizes, we raised $2,000 for Kansas Chapter, Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.). With the Kansas Masonic Foundation matching funds, we will be presenting a check for $4,000 to C.O.P.S! Awesome!

Only one week and a few tickets left!!

Your raffle purchase will make a difference!!

Get your Justice Lodge raffle ticket(s) and possibly win an awesome "Rowdy" little gun. What's better is that we match your ticket purchase or donation amount (up to a cumulative $2500) and give it to a law enforcement-related charity - you know who we work with.

We accept cash, checks, Venmo, and PayPal. Only 300 tickets are being sold. If you don't want a raffle ticket, we accept donations and double them too.

There is no limit on how many tickets you can purchase, but you must be legally able, under Federal guidelines, to own a handgun and pay any applicable FFL transfer fees. If the drawn winner doesn't meet the requirements/qualifications, a new winner will be drawn.

Kansas Chapter, Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.)

Open to all recognized Masons, Apprentice through Master, Kansas Grand Master Robert McClarty will be providing Light (Masonic Education) at the August 19 meeting of Justice Lodge. Taking place at the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center in Yoder (south of Hutchinson), arrive around 10:00 to meet the Grand Master and enjoy fellowship with other Masons. The meeting will start at 10:30, lunch together at the nearby Carriage Crossing at 11:30, and we will reconvene to hear the Grand Master’s special presentation at 1:30. Attire is business or tux.

It doesn't matter how good you are (or does it?). When you have a good cause and are surrounded by people who care, everyone is a winner.

In addition to our law enforcement and military competitors, our 2023 annual charity shoot will be open to civilians this year for the first time ever! While they will not have their own special category, firefighters are also invited to attend and participate.

Targets, water, range masters, and prizes for top shooters will be provided. You need to bring your firearm(s), ammo, and safety gear. If you have any questions or want to get advance registered (or just donate), contact Patrick Carr at [email protected]

Justice Lodge will be matching up to $1500 in registration fees and donations. Your $45 registration fee will become a $90 donation to KS C.O.P.S. This is just what we do, every year.

Kansas Chapter, Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) purpose is to provide peer support to the surviving family members of law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty by offering emotional support, aiding survivors in understanding the judicial process and providing information about available services within the local community, the state, and the nation. Their aim is to offer longer-term support and friendship after the initial wave of community and department support, media attention, and public sympathy has diminished for the survivor. As survivors themselves, they recognize the needs and traumas each new survivor will face as the years pass. Training of state law enforcement agencies in the appropriate handling of line-of-duty death procedures is also a priority for their organization.

This past Tuesday, 2/28/2023, the Master and Sr. Warden of Justice Lodge traveled to Iola to meet with all five law enforcement agency heads in Allen County and announce that a $3000 donation had been made to the Kansas Chapter, Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) to support sending the widow and two affected co-workers of a fallen Iola Police Department Officer to National Police Week in May where he will be honored. This donation will keep locally allocated funds where they belong and shows the community continued support for a local hero. With this donation, Justice Lodge has donated over $5000 to KS C.O.P.S. in the past year.

Officers, widow to honor Ingle in D.C. - The Iola Register A short ceremony in Iola announced plans to send two officers and the widow of the late David Ingle to Washington, D.C., in May for National Police Week. The name of Ingle, who died from COVID-related causes, will be added to a Memorial Wall to recognize fallen officers. For two straight years, t

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Join us Saturday, February 18!

We will use a consent agenda to shoot through the boring business, break for a bbq lunch down the street at BobbyD's Merchant Street Barbeque, and then come back for some great Masonic Education provided by the Grand Pursuivant of Kansas.

For more details:
https://457-ks.ourlodgepage.com/calendar_events/164137

It's what we all do, together.

This past week, I attend a Kansas Sheriffs Association training conference and a great opportunity presented itself which you will hear more about soon. All Allen County law enforcement entities are now involved in this endeavour and I am honored and proud to be asked to participate.

Pictured with me are representatives of Kansas Chapter, Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.) and Graham County Sheriff Cole Presley who is a member of Justice Lodge No. 457, Kansas, a Freemason's affinity lodge. Together we are working with Iola Police, Humboldt, Kansas Police Department, La Harpe Police Department, and the Moran Police Department. More to come.

Stay safe.

Murph

Congratulations to Justice Lodge member Tom Rigg.

On January 4, 2023, Bob Shively, Executive Director of the Kansas Masonic Foundation, presented Tom Rigg, Topeka Masonic Lodge No. 17, with the Masonic Philanthropist Award in appreciation of his continued support of the KMF.

Don't waste your holiday money. Buy some Justice Lodge raffle tickets and possibly win an awesome "Rowdy" little gun. What's better is that we will match your ticket purchase amount (up to a cumulative $2500) and give it to a law enforcement-related charity - you know who we work with.

We accept cash, checks, Venmo, and PayPal. Only 300 tickets will be sold. At $10 each, they will sell out. Why spend on something you don't really need when you can know your money is helping others in need. If you don't want a raffle ticket, we accept donations and double them too.

There is no limit on how many tickets you can purchase, but you must be legally able, under Federal guidelines, to own a handgun and pay any applicable FFL transfer fees. If the drawn winner doesn't meet the requirements/qualifications, a new winner will be drawn.

At our Annual Communication, we received a donation of a new "Rowdy" with custom Masonic grips only to be used for fundraising for our charities. While we didn't plan to start selling tickets until 2023, our Secretary got after it, made a flyer, printed tickets, and thinks he has us ready to go on Venmo (we still use our regular PayPal account and accept checks & cash too).

Limited to only 300 tickets, it seems we have started selling them now at $10 each. There is no limit on how many tickets you can purchase, but you must be legally able, under Federal guidelines, to own a handgun and pay any applicable FFL transfer fees. If the drawn winner doesn't meet the requirements/qualifications, a new winner will be drawn.

Earlier today, members of Justice Lodge held their Annual Meeting in Americus. Upon concluding Lodge Business, and a Festive Board for lunch, the annual meeting was reconvene and the officers for the ensuing year were installed. Seen below are : Worshipful Master Alex Bolinder, Senior Warden Randy Cornelius, Junior Warden Danny Hendricks, along with the installing master, Deputy Grand Master, Rob McClarty and RW Mark Reeder, today's Marshall.

A Justice Lodge honorary member will be appointed as Grand Senior Deacon in March 2023. Congratulations Brother Mark!

Mark Reeder, a member of Lake Lodge No. 50 in Silver Lake, was announced this past Sunday as the 2023 Grand Senior Deacon appointee by Kansas Deputy Grand Master Rob McClarty. With the approval of the Kansas Craft, Mark will become Grand Master in 2027. Mark is pictured here with his wife, Pamela, and the Deputy Grand Master after the announcement in Silver Lake.

Thank you to the ladies from Kansas COPS who came out and supported us today. We had a good turnout from several agencies and organizations. Thank you to the McPherson Police Department for providing the range and range masters. A good time was had by all and we raised some money for our charity. Great work!

Justice Lodge was well represented at the Grand Table Lodge (preceding the 2022 Leadership Academy with five members in attendance. A "taking of powder (wine)" for all past and current law enforcement was completed and a hearty round of applause given by those in attendance afterward.

Open to all recognized Masons, Justice Lodge No. 457 has received a Special Dispensation to meet at 10:30 a.m. this Saturday at the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center (KLETC) in Yoder. The Lodge, using a consent agenda, will conduct its business and then break for lunch around 11:30. Lunch will be as-you-go at the nearby Carriage Crossing Restaurant (which has great food!). There will be a charity raffle ($10 buy-in) with a huge KLETC prize package that includes 3 different challenge coins.

At approximately 1:00, Lodge will resume with McPherson Police Department Captain Jason Cummins providing Masonic education on Freemasonry, History, and Law Enforcement.

Attire should be a tuxedo or dark jacket and tie.

Justice Lodge No 457 would like to announce their annual Charity C.O.P.S. pistol and rifle shoot. This year we will again return to the McPherson Police Department Range in McPherson, Kansas. The date is September 24, 2022, starting at 9:00 AM. The event is open to all active and retired law enforcement, veterans, and their families. Bring your ammo, and your checkbooks, and be ready to compete and have a great time raising money for our charity.