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MEMBERSHIP MESSAGE

As I sit here with my mental block will find that your efforts and fellowship begin the mentoring process now.
trying to come up with something will be very rewarding. If each of our Lastly, continuing with our
original to put in this article, I ask members would take these two steps our responsibilities as Shriners I want to ask
myself, what can I do to inspire our productivity would increase each Noble to look at themselves and
nobles to reach out to their Brethren tremendously. ask:
and help those Brothers to become I realize that members who have not • Have you visited one of our
Shriners. However, I realize that maybe been active in our Shrine will probably hospitals lately?
I should adjust my efforts to reach out not be inviting new members to join. We • Have you come to an event at the
to our current Nobles and address their want to see you come around and value Shrine?
participation in our Shrine. you. Please make an effort to take these • Have you volunteered to help at an
We have a large group of 'card- two steps. event?
carrying' members who have drifted Next, I would like to speak to the • Have you communicated what the
out of our fold or may never have Nobles who have brought in new Shriners are about to friends and
become active in the first place. Just members recently. I ask if you have made family?
by being a member you are still very the effort to insure that those new • Are you proudly displaying the fact
valuable to the Shrine. Your member- members you signed for have been that you are a Shriner?
ship assists us in our efforts to support properly mentored. I hope you realize • Have you reached out to a Noble
our hospitals and we appreciate you. that signing for a brother to become a to help them become active with
However, I would like to issue a Noble has a responsibility. You must see our Shrine?
challenge to each of these Nobles to that the new Noble is properly mentored • Have you invited a worthy Brother
take at least two actions in the near and made comfortable with our Shrine. to join our ranks?
future to support our Shrine. First, A mentor must contact that Noble after Use this bit of introspection to help
attend at least one of our events and their Ceremonial to answer their make us better Shriners
bring a guest. Your Brethren are questions and to invite them to an event If you need assistance in bringing a
always happy to see you, and you and and see that that new Noble and his Brother into the Shrine or a Good and
your guest will see how enjoyable our family becomes comfortable with our Worthy man into the Masonic Family,
events can be. Second, volunteer to Shrine. If you signed for a Noble and did please feel free to contact me and allow
help at one of our events or fund- not perform these tasks, then it’s time for me to assist you.
raisers. An afternoon of selling raffle you to step up and fulfill your obligation. James Cornwell
tickets or helping at the flea market you It’s not too late to pick up that phone and

SYRIA SHRINERS
ANNUAL bUSINESS & ELECTION MEETING

MONDAY,
JANUARY 7, 2019
@ 7:30 PM

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