Your District Planner for the week of November 8, 2026New!!
Hello brothers of the 5th. It was good to see many of you at the Valley of Toledo Fall Reunion in Ridgeville Corners on Saturday. It was a full day, but certainly filled with great degree work. We have three lodges installing officers this week, as well as a few other meetings and events. Here […]
Your District Planner for the week of November 1, 2026
Good Sunday morning, District Brothers. We are now in November, which means annual lodge meetings, officer elections, and, in some cases, lodge officer installations (remember, you can't be installed until after Convocation unless you are already a past master or a Royal Arch Mason). Secretaries, please remember to fill out Form 52 to certify your […]
Your District Planner for the week of October 25, 2026
It's hard to believe we are in the last week of October. With lodge elections just around the corner, please remember to communicate with the DDGMs about when you intend to hold your Installation of Officers and whether the event will be open or closed. For lodge secretaries, don't forget to print Form 52 (certificate […]
Your District Planner for the week of October 18, 2026
It was an incredibly busy week with the 217th Annual Communications for the Grand Lodge of Ohio. It was good to see so many 5th District faces in Dayton! It was especially good to hear that all of our lodges were represented. It might not be a bad idea to mark your calendars for October […]
Your District Planner for the week for October 11, 2026
It's Grand Lodge Communications Week! I hope there are others as geeked about Grand Lodge as I am. Grand Lodge opens at the Dayton Masonic Center on Friday morning at 8am. Parking is somewhat of a premium there, but as I understand it, buses will run from the University of Dayton Marriott to the Dayton […]
Your District Planner for the week of October 4, 2026
With October in full swing, we are counting down the days to Grand Lodge Communication on October 16. Until then, we have the usual round of stated meetings to bring to your attention: Grand Lodge Communication is on October 16th at the Dayton Masonic Center. Are you planning on going? A reminder to Lodge secretaries […]
Your District Planner for the week of September 27, 2026
Greetings, Brothers. This week, we say goodbye to September and hello to October... Let me let that sink in for a moment! It's been a busy month, as we have all returned from a much-needed summer break. October brings Grand Lodge Communications and preparations for annual lodge meetings and the election of officers in November. […]
Discovered an old District Award from 2000
It's amazing what one can find squirreled away in a lodge. One of our DDGMs recently discovered this award relic. It is the 5th District Traveling Education Award. As the top inscription reads: This Trophy is presented to the Lodge demonstrating excellence of participation in education programs of the Grand Lodge of Ohio F & […]
Your District Planner for the Week of September 20, 2026
Amazing how fast the days start to pick up once we are back from summer break. We are over halfway through September, and I think only one lodge has yet to meet for the month. Here is your list of Masonic activities for the week of September 20, 2026: 9/21: Sherwood Lodge 620 stated meeting […]
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.