Announcements
Officer Line set for 2026-2027 at the Annual Meeting
Congratulations to our 5th District Association Officers for 2026-2027 elected and installed at the Annual Meeting in Wauseon. Left to right: secretary - Craig Szczublewski, president - Chris Meeker, 2nd VP - Mark French, treasurer - Doug Eis, not pictured 1st VP Jared Jaques.
5th District Wardens & Deacons Workshop
The 5th District DEOs will be conducting a back-from-summer Deacons & Wardens workshop on the same day and at the same location as the 5th District Annual Meeting: When: 11 am (or around that time), Saturday, September 19, 2026Where: Wauseon Masonic LodgeAttire: Business casual Whether you are newly appointed to these chairs, are a returning master, […]
District Association Annual Meeting - Sept 19
The Fifth Masonic District Annual Meeting will be held at the Wauseon Masonic Lodge at 10 a.m. on Saturday, September 19, 2026. The purpose of this communication is to review the past year's events, the budget for the 2027 year, the election of district officers, and the communication of events for the coming calendar year. […]
Call for Nominations
Greetings, Brothers of the 5th Masonic District. The District Association is seeking nominations for the office of Second Vice President for the 2026–2027 year. Nominations must be submitted to the Nominating Committee no later than June 15, 2026. To be eligible for the office of Second Vice President, a Brother must be a Past Master of his lodge, […]
DDGMs and DEOs appointed for the Fifth District at Grand Lodge Communications
The 216th Annual Grand Lodge Communications has come to a close, and we want to thank and congratulate our line of Grand Lodge Appointed Officers: DDGMs are Dennis Richardson and Jim Parsons, DA Robert Rettig, and DEOs Craig Szczublewski and Ryan Bleck. We look forward to a tremendous year!
Grand Lodge of Ohio Communication regarding COVID-19 Pandemic
On the evening of April 22, 2020, the DDGM's across Ohio were invited to a virtual meeting with the Grand Master of Ohio, Keith Newton. Many topics were discuseed and we had a good meeting. All Brothers of your Lodges need to be notified of these changes in our schedule. If you have any questions, […]
Grand Lodge of Ohio Cancels all Masonic Activity through May 10, 2020
Brethren All Effectively immediately, I declare all Lodge activities, including but not limited to Stated Meetings, Annual Inspections, Ceremonies, Grand Master Receptions, the Grand Masters Class event and Special Meetings of all Ohio Lodges holding allegiance under the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio to be CANCELLED through May 10, 2020. The […]
RWB Paul Kelly finishes his term as DDGM for the Fabulous Fifth
To the Brothers of the 5th Masonic District of Ohio, thank you all so very much for all of the support that you have shown me for the last 3 years. Sadly, I surrendered the jewel of my office this morning at Marietta, Ohio, at the 210th communication of the Grand Lodge. I sincerely hope […]
District Association Annual Meeting Meeting & Officer Elections
New 5th District Association Line Officers for 2017, from left to right: President Steve Brunn, 2nd VP John Westhoven, 1st VP Bryan Patterson, Treasurer Doug Eis, Secretary Craig Szczublewski. All other district appointments can be found at the bottom of this page.