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Archive Daily Archives: May 31, 2020

Syria Shriners Going Green! Covid 19 Response Update

At Syria Shriners, we are doing our best to continue keeping you informed as circumstances quickly change and events are canceled or rescheduled, while our Grand Lodge and Shriners International reach decisions and issue statements that affect all of us. While it has never been our intention to flood your inbox with email, we feel an absolute responsibility to maintain the flow of information.

You can view our previous updates and news at these links below:

Watch for additional communication, check our website at syriashriners.org, and follow our Facebook page for ongoing information as developments unfold. We'll all get through this together, and if we take proper public health precautions, most of us will not become seriously ill.

Let's continue to pray for one another and support each other through safe social contact (i.e., phone, text, email, FaceTime, Skype, etc.), all the while practicing proper physical distancing to control the spread of the coronavirus. We must all do our part. Even if you think this situation is overblown, please exercise caution, as many of your friends and neighbors are counting on you not to increase their likelihood of exposure or illness.

We are repeating some information below, in the hope that more people will see it. More people are signing up for our emails, and our open rate is improving, but most who receive messages from us continue not to open them, so we apologize for the repetition, and hope you understand that redundancy is not a bad thing when the information is important. New calendar announcements are highlighted below.

Meanwhile, stay well, and stay home. We look forward to being together again soon.

We're Going Green! We Can Start to Reopen!

This Friday, most of our oasis will enter the Green Phase of the Commonwealth's recovery process. We will now be able to resume our venue rentals, and our Shrine groups will be able to resume full activity with groups in excess of 25, beginning June 19, as Brother Thomas Gamon IV, R.W. Grand Master of Masons in Pennsylvania, is allowing all Masonic activity to resume in in counties that have entered the Green Phase, two weeks after the transition. 

Gatherings in Green Phase areas are limited to 250 people. Dine-in food and beverage service can resume, at 50 per cent of normal occupancy. Proper physical distancing remains required, and masks should continue to be worn when physical distancing may not be possible.

Click the chart below for a link to details on state regulations in the various phases of reopening and recovery.

Second Quarterly Meeting Virtually ZOOMs to Monday, June 1

In accordance with Imperial Sir Jeff Sowder's General Order No. 3, we have scheduled a Quarterly Meeting using ZOOM, Monday, June 1 at 7:30pm.

YOU MUST REGISTER IN ADVANCE FOR THE MEETING, in order that we may keep it secure. Only those registered, and verified as members in good standing, will be admitted.

CLICK HERE TO SEND AN EMAIL TO THE RECORDER REGISTERING FOR THE MEETING.

We need to create a new and upgraded ZOOM account for Syria Shriners to facilitate this meeting. Once that account is opened, and the meeting scheduled, you will receive an email from the Recorder, confirming your registration, and containing login information.

PLEASE DON'T WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO REGISTER!  DO IT NOW, WHILE YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT IT.

You can download the ZOOM app for your tablet or smartphone from The App Store or Goggle Play. For your MAC or PC, go to zoom.us. It will also be possible to join the meeting for audio only from any telephone, without the need for a computer or mobile device, or downloading an app or software. You will still need to register for the meeting.

THUNDER THURSDAYS DEBUTS WEEKLY AT THE PAVILION!!

Syria Shriners, in conjunction with Moondog's and the Starlite Lounge, presents Thunder Thursdays Bike Nights, every Thursday all summer long in the Pittsburgh Shrine Center Pavilion, beginning, June 11, and continuing through September 3.

Gates open weekly at 6pm, and the live music begins at 7pm. We wrap things up on stage at 9pm, so you won't have to stay up past your bedtime to have a good time. Attendance is limited to 250, so come early!

THUNDER THURSDAYS WEEKLY AT THE PAVILION!!

Watch this space next week for more information on the band, and other fun stuff in store.

Mark your calendar, tell your friends, and be sure to share on your social media accounts!

​​In Case You Missed It

With continuing support from Shriners Hospitals for Children®, last night, for the 4,926th consecutive Saturday night, the show went on at the Grand Ole Opry House in Nashville,featuring Chris Young, Chris Janson, and Brett Young, keeping the music playing in Music City, once again without a live audience. Click here to enjoy the show.

SHC has kept the music playing for over 2 months now. See all the shows here.

Pittsburgh Shrine Center Office Closure

The Pittsburgh Shrine Center office remains closed until further notice. Please keep our office and facilities staff, and our entire Syria Shriners family in your prayers. We all need to remember each other during this trying period. Call your fellow Shriners, and look after their well-being. Run errands to the grocery or drug store if your situation allows, and theirs does not.

Pittsburgh Shrine Center Reopening

Units, Caravans and Clubs may begin to meet in the Pittsburgh Shrine Center.

In keeping with the Grand Master's directive of May 15, you must continue to practice physical distancing, and follow all guidelines from the CDC, state and local public health authorities. Accordingly, for now, gatherings are limited to a maximum of 25 people. Please be certain to maintain a clean and safe environment in our building and on our grounds.

Beginning June 19, we will be able to gather again in groups of 250 people or fewer. So while we will hold our Quarterly Meeting tomorrow night using ZOOM, our third Quarterly Meeting in August will be held as scheduled, Monday, August 3, in the Shrine Center Ballroom.

Rescheduled Events

Canceled & Postponed Events not yet rescheduled

The Walk for Love and Community Day at SHC-Erie, scheduled for Sunday, June 7, has been postponed.

The Butler Shrine Luncheon Club and Butler Caravan 14 picnic, scheduled for Wednesday, June 24, has been canceled.

The fall Night at the Races fundraiser, scheduled for Saturday, September 19, has been canceled.

THIS YEAR'S BIG BUTLER FAIR HAS BEEN CANCELED. 
AT THIS TIME, THE FAYETTE, WASHINGTON, AND WESTMORELAND COUNTY FAIRS REMAIN ON THE CALENDAR AS SCHEDULED.

PARADES CANCELED

Memorial Weekend
​Springdale Fireman's Fair

Independence Day
Brentwood
Monroeville

Zelionople

Taking care of ourselves and each other

Let's make sure we look out for each other as we navigate our way through the "new normal." While we practice physical distancing, let's be sure no one goes without vital social contact. Reach out to your fellow Nobles, Lodge Brothers, friends, family and neighbors. If your situation allows, run an errand to the grocery store, pharmacy or other essential business for someone who can't, or really shouldn't, be leaving their home right now. And while you're at it, be sure to take proper precautions like those below.

​Stay Informed!

There is so much misinformation being shared on social media and by email. Do yourself, and all of us a favor, and go right to a trusted source for your information. Please don't pass along things your seen posted or things you've been sent unless they have come directly from a legitimate public health or government authority. Click on the image to the left to visit the federal government's Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, FEMA and the White House at coronavirus.gov.