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Posting Requests to
Patti L Rhinesmith, RWG Secretary at
NewJersey.OESGC@gmail.com GC Ofc 908-725-0222 Notary services are available, please call Grand Chaper Office for assistance. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * PHOTO GALLERY ON WEBSITE Please contact Lorraine Altimus if you are interested in putting any photos on the website. Sister Lorraine Altimus, PGO will be serving as photographer this year. If you are looking to have pictures taken for the Grand Matron and Grand Patron's memory books, please contact her at your earliest convenience. Her contact information is in the Official List Book. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * VOLUNTARY DONATIONS 2023-2024 Please support Voluntary Donations for 2023-2024. Envelopes will be found in the Star Journal mailing in September 2023. The Chapter Secretaries will not be mailing them out this year. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** * One Call Sign up for One Call - Expires 5/31 of each year. The cost for the new year 2024-2025 will now be $10.00 per line. ONE CALL NOW.2024.docx * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * All "Star Journal" issues, current and past can be found on the NJOES home page, under the information tab. There are two issues printed yearly, March and September. Visit the the new issues of the Star Journal for January 2024, on the information bar. *********************************************************** |
| Aug 28, 2023 |
Grand Representative of New Jersey Newsletter NEWSLETTER JANUARY 2024 GRANJ.pdf NEWSLETTER OCT 23 GRANJ.pdf....... |
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September 2023 |
Letter from the MWGM and MWGP
September 2023 letter.pdf Quorum letter - 2-6-24.doc 2024_March_letter.pdf |
| Receptions and District Meetings, Holiday Party | |
| March 26 | Mountain
View #205, 100th Birthday Celebration Join Mt. View Chapter on Sunday, May 5th at 6pm at The Village Inn, Wayne, NJ Cost $46.00 per person, includes pasta, salad, choice of 2 entrees, birthday cake, and coffee/tea/soda. Cash bar available. Reservations required by April 26th. Make checks payable to Mt. View Chapter #205 (100th birthday in memo line) and mail to Jennifer Schiffrin. |
| Upcoming Dates -- see Chapter & District Fundraisers below | |
| June 1, 2023 | UPCOMING
DATES - 2023 April 25th - Home Board Meeting April 28th - Reunion - Winter Wonderland Reunion May 1st - Charity Foundation May 16th - Home Board Meeting May 20 - 22nd - 154th Grand Session, Tropicana, Atlantic City May 22nd - Installation of Grand Officers |
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SESSION - MAY 20, 21, 22 2024 at Tropicana Hotel, Atlantic City, NJ Formal Opening, Monday, May 20, 2024 at 7:30pm. We look forward to greeting you at the “Let OES Animate Your Life” 153rd Grand Session. This year Grand Session will be held at Tropicana Hotel, Atlantic City, NJ. The price of the rooms will be $69 base plus taxes for single and double rooms. (Approx. $109.00 total). Please make all reservations directly with Tropicana at 1-888-516-2215 (8am-2am EST seven days a week) under the name of the Order of Eastern Star 2024 group using code: STESR4Reservations can be made at: http://book.passkey.com/go/STESR4.
Please understand all reservations should be made by giving the Grand Chapter reservation code. By not using this Code, you will be costing Grand Chapter extra money. Our meeting room for Grand Session is not free. A percentage of these costs are incorporated in our room rate and meal rates. So please register using our Code. Casino Comps may be applied to your room.
Please be advised that April 20th is the deadline to use the Group Code above. After this date, prices will be adjusted by Tropicana and will increase. Flyers attached for the following: 2024 Tentative Grand Session flyer: 2024 - Revised - GS Tentative Schedule(1).pdf Meal Plan 2024 Revised - Meal Plan.pdf Membership Dinner 2024 Membership Dinner.pdf Grand Representative's Luncheon G. Representative wildflower luncheon invitation.pdf |
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| Feb. 2nd | 102nd Annual
Past Matrons and Past Patrons Assoc. Meeting To be held on May 11, 2024, Meeting at 1:00 pm followed by banquet. To be held at Musconetcong Lodge, Budd Lake. Subscription $25.00, reservations by May 5, 2024. Checks to be made payable to "Past Matrons & Past Patrons Association" and mailed to Michele Hess, PGM, Secretary. |
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Upcoming Trip for 2024-2025 |
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Triennial General Grand Chapter Come join us as we travel to the Triennial at Myrtle Beach, South Caroling on October 26th through November 1st, 2024. See attached flyer for more information. Flyer to be attached soon..... |
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join Sister Sharon and Brother Joe a Cruise
Sailing from Bayonne to St. Maarten, St. Lucia, Barbadoes and St. Kitts January 16, 2025 to January 27, 2025 Book now with: Cruise Concepts Travel, Pompton Plains, NJ - 973-616-9662 Eastern Star St. Lucia 2025.pdf |
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Falls & Toranto - Sept. 30 to October 4, 2024 Come join Sister Sharon and Brother Joe on a bus trip to Niagara Falls and Toronato. For more information contact Diane Schmolze. 2099877-5A04061907.pdf |
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**REUNIONS & GET-TOGETHERS** |
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Winter Wonderland Reunion - April 28, 2024 The Winter Wonderland Reunion is hosted by the Grand Representatives of 2011-2012 and will be held on Sunday April 28th at 2pm, at Olive Branch Lodge, Freehold, NJ. Dinner to be: salad, meatloaf, roasted potatoes, vegetables, rolls, dessert, coffee, tea, and water. Cost $18.00, Make checks payable to and mail to Jacqueline Mabey by April 20, 2024 jackibill@comcast.net. |
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| Good News and Health Announcements |
| April 15 | Rita
Birne, PGM Sister Rita recently fell in her home. Please keep her in your prayers. Cards can be sent to her home. |
| April 9 | Phil
Brustlin, PGP Brother Phil is home recovering from surgery. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers, cards can be sent to his home. |
| April 4 | Diane
Schmolze, PGM Sister Diane is now home from the hospital. Continue to keep her in your thoughts and prayers. Cards can be sent to her at home.
4-17-24 - Note from From Diane Schmolze I want to thank everyone for all the cards and prayers sent to me on my recent hospital stay. I am very thankful to have so many caring friends. Under doctors’ orders, I will not be traveling for the next month. Can’t wait to see everyone. |
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| 2024-2025 |
Sharon & Joe's appointed Grand
Officers
- 2024-2025 Most Worthy Grand Patron - select - Joseph Herx, #159/35 Worthy Grand Chaplain - Gina Aaron, #183/33 Worthy Grand Marshal - Debbie LeDoux, #121/31 Worthy Grand Adah - Ruth Ann Hoyt, #50/39 Worthy Grand Ruth - Betty Robinson, #107/39 Worthy Grand Esther - Dale Van Houten, #159/35 Worthy Grand Martha - Melissa Peterson, #257/38 Worthy Grand Electa - Amy James, #50/39 Worthy Grand Organist - Pamela DeLisa, #201/37 Worthy Grand Color Bearer - Patricia Hoagland #54/35 Worthy Grand Bearer for the Christian Flag - Diana Miller #82/36 Worthy Grand Bearer for the Eastern Star Flag - Stephanie Donlay, #166/39 Worthy Grand Soloist - Karyn Visscher, #99/33 Worthy Grand Warder - Lizette Priliszh, #183/33 Worthy Grand Sentinel - Matthew Aaron, #183/33 Worthy Grand Fraternal Correspondent - Kerry Milone-Clapp, #107/39 Worthy Grand Private Secretary - Jacki Mabey, #183/33 Special Appointment - Prompter - Denise McCarthy, #99/33 Special Appointment - Official Floral Narrator - Barbara Helfrey, #257/38 WDD #31 - Judith Wood - #205/31 WDD #33 - Debbie Mundy - #99/33 WDD #34 - Maryadele O'Neil - #214/34 WDD #35 - Renee Gresko - #54/35 WDD #36 - Donna Leavitt - #83/36 WDD #37 - Lisa Crank - #147/37 WDD #38 - Tammy Wilkie - #276/38 WDD #39 - Tammy McQuaid - #50/39 |
| 2023-2024 |
Joanne & Jim's Grand Officers for 2023-2024 Joanne & Jim's Grand Representatives 2023-2024 Arizona - Robin Bernice, #205/31 Connecticut - Adair Ruane, #159/35 Delaware - Donna Wagenheim, #95/31 District of Columbia - Kathy Haughy, #257/#38 Idaho - Sarah Sambucini, #251/34 Kansas - Matthew Macready, #155/36 Kentucky - Jim Boulger, #201/#37 Louisiana - Suzanne Hutchinson, #258/#38 Maine - Theresa Casper, #121/#31 Manitoba - Bobbie Bechtal, #201/#37 Maryland - Sheila Sugar, #38/#39 Massachusetts - Marie Clonan, #159/35 Michigan - Joan Kelly-Witzig, #58/33 Minnesota - Margo Mathis, #257/38 Mississippi - Kathy Zielinski, #140/37 Nevada - Charlene Ottaviano, #201/37 New Brunswick - Drew Jardine, #183/33 New Hampshire - Mary Ellen Thoren, #50/39 New York - Joan Sharma, #159/#31 Ontario - Elaine Meehan, #143/#34 Sao Pablo, Brazil - Lauren Plasket, #83/36 Saskatewan - Linda Gentert, #201/37 South Dakota - Katherine Robinson, #276/38 Vermont - Cindy Sheldon, #54/#35 Wisconsin - Dawn Shellock, #140/37 |
| 2022-2023 |
Jeannette & Bernie's Grand Representatives
- 2022-2023 Jeannette & Bernie's Grand Officers - 2022-2023 |
| 2021-2022 | Daria & Bruce's Grand Officers
- 2021-2022 Daria & Bruce's Grand Representatives - 2021-2022 |
| 2019-2020 | Norma & Dan's Grand Representatives
- 2019-2021 |
| 2018-2019 | Lynn & Ken's Grand Representatives
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| Charity Foundation News | |
| Feb. 11, 2023 |
Chartiy Foundation New Secretary Sister Joann Bingenheimer has announced that their is a new Secretary for Charity Foundation, Sister Linda Penin. Please send all communications to her. |
| Jan 21, 2023 |
Charity Foundation Life Skills Grant
Application OES CHARITY FOUNDATION LIFE SKILLS GRANT APPLICATION PDF.pdf CF flyer - Linda Penin.pdf................. |
| Dec. 2023 |
The OES Charity Foundation
meeting will
be held on May 1, 2024 at 7pm. It will be virtual using the
link provided by below. To receive
the meeting link please send an email no later than 6pm on the day of
the meeting. To receive the meeting link each month please send an email to: oescharityfoundationnj@gmail.com You may not know that being a Member of the Order also makes you a member of the Charity Foundation. As members of the Eastern Star Charity Foundation, you are always invited to attend the monthly meetings held on the 1st Wednesday of each month at 7pm. As the time of the meeting approaches, you will receive the link/invite for the meeting from that email account (approximately 6pm). Normally, these meetings take place in the Board Room of the OES Home. Due to Covid-19 we have been meeting via Grand Chapter's WebEx account. We invite you to attend these meetings from the comfort of your own home. As the time of the meeting approaches, you will receive the link/invite for the meeting from that email account (approximately 6pm) The Board holds an Executive Session prior to the public portion of the meeting. Our Executive Session may run slightly over, so please do not be discouraged if you are asked to wait in the "waiting room" (or to log off) for a few minutes. Please request the meeting link monthly. |
| Jan. 27, 2023 | THE Eastern Star Charity Foundation of New
Jersey, Inc. - "Rays of Caring Capital Campaign. "Be a Ray of Light to our Sisters and Brothers in Need". CAPITAL CAMPAIGN FLYER.pdf |
| OES Home News - website: www.njeasternstarhome.com | |
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| Mar 1, 2023 |
FORMS FOR THE NJ EASTERN STAR HOME Renew_Refresh_Project.pdf Becoming a resident_Flyer.pd Tree-of-Life-Order-Form-LEAF.pdf Tree-of-Life-Order-Form-ROCKS.pdf Delegates Alternates and Officers Election Report Form.docx |