I came to the Odd Fellows festival to help spread the word of the LARP working with True Fellowship 52. We thought it would be a good opportunity to showcase the LARP, answer some questions, and see if people outside our lodge might be interested in trying it out. When we got there Friday night, …
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On the morning of Friday, July 4th , the following call and response could be heard all through San Jose’s Shasta/Hanchett and Rose Garden neighborhoods: “What is the first link? Friendship! What is the second link? Love! What is the third link? Truth! Who are we? Odd Fellows!” Members of True Fellowship 52, including Scott …
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On June 25th, we held our second Cupertino and True Fellowship Kanikapila – Burger Fry, at the Cupertino Lodge. This event combined the Hawaiian music from Cupertino and the monthly True Fellowship burger bbq. It was great working with the True Fellowship team in running the event. Our attendance wasn’t that great, so we’ll need …
Yee-haw! Bolos were back big time at Western Wear Day at the 2025 Grand Lodge Sessions in Reno, Nevada! And True Fellowship Lodge no. 52, IOOF met this need, raising over $1,000 as it sold dozens of True Fellowship Bolo Ties to Odd Fellows from across the state (and even the nation), selling bolos to …
A Meritorious Service Jewel is considered the highest award in Odd Fellowship. By Sovereign Grand Lodge code, they can only be awarded by a Grand Lodge, Grand Encampment, or Department Council. And grand bodies are limited in the number they can award based on their number of members. It is reserved for those who render …
This year, we had several members of our district who took the step of running for one of the elected offices at Grand Lodge. Each of them was invited to share a little about themselves and what they hoped to accomplish. Adam Potolsky, our new Grand Warden, has a separate article. Connie Hall: Rebekah Childrens …
Even though it goes without saying that Mason Wolf is an exemplar of Odd Fellowship, sometimes it is important to embarrass him just a little bit by pointing out that his home Lodge community at True Fellowship Lodge no. 52 is very proud of his accomplishments. At Grand Lodge Sessions, he not only completed his term …
On Friday May 16 at Sessions, I was surprised and honored when Grand Master Dave Reed called me up on stage, along with Marcus Marino of Davis Lodge #169. He had 3 Grand Master’s awards to hand out: myself, Marcus, and Jack Cain of Upper Lake #241 (who unfortunately was unable to attend). In his …
On April 15, after months of planning, weeks of promoting, days of decorating, hours of rehearsing, and frantic minutes setting up final details before people walked in, a party hosted by the District 107 Odd Fellows, and celebrating 175 years of Odd Fellowship in California, brought delight to about 80 guests from around the district …
On Wednesday March 12th, everyone, including Saint Patrick’s ghost, left well fed from True Fellowship’s annual observance of St. Patrick’s Day. Whether it was the corned beef, cabbage, potatoes, onions or carrots that filled you up, or Sis. Debbie Shuler’s amazing green whipped marshmallow dessert: it was a time for feasting and merrymaking for all …
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