Sunday, June 8, 2014 began as an overcast day with the promise of rain by mid-morning. Despite the weather hundreds of defiant souls gathered to witness the Masonic Cornerstone Laying Ancient Ritual taking place at Springfield Masonic Community.
Following a processional, participated in by the Masons there gathered, the ceremony, presided over by Norman J. Mick, Grand Master and Grand Line Officers of F. & A.M., ushered in the pledge of a new undertaking in the form of the new Scottish Rite building to be constructed on the campus. Witnessed by the Grand Commandery Knights Templar of Ohio, Master of Ceremony Most Worshipful Brother James M. Williamson, Honorable Mayor Warren Copeland, Chief Executive Officer of the Ohio Masonic Home Brother Thomas J. Stofac, and President of the Ohio Masonic Home Foundation, Mrs. Cathy Wigton, the ritual bolstered the spirits of Ohio Masonic Home Day attendees and reaffirmed the importance of the Masonic presence that blesses the Ohio Masonic Home.
Many thanks and much appreciation go out to those who joined us in person and spirit on this day and others.
