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Saturday September 20, 2025 Elias Light DeMolay Chapter volunteered at Saturday's Bread, First United Methodist Church, Oneonta NY.

This year’s LeadCon as announced at Convention is Friday November 12 to Sunday November 14 in Utica, NY! Our host hotel is the Best Western Adirondack Gateway Hotel. (Utica Masonic Hall 251 Genesee Street Utica, NY 13501)

The hotel features a fitness center, indoor corridors and is recently renovated. Our educational sessions will be held at the Utica Masonic Temple just up the road at 351 N Genesee Street, Utica NY 13502). We are grateful that this year’s LeadCon is generously underwritten by a donation from the New York State Council of Deliberation, AASR.

Due to COVID19 and concerns about large gatherings at the Masonic Care Community we are not able to use their campus at this time.

The newest members of Elias Light Chapter, Order of DeMolay, received the DeMolay degree conferred by a camp fire on August 2, 2021.

On September 16 at 7:00 pm, we will have a simple public Installation of Officers with Jaden as Master Councilor and Dylan as Senior Councilor. Please join us to honor our young men.

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New York DeMolay Is pleased to announce Our 2021 “UNITY” Convention at Camp Turk!

July 31st – August 3rd

The State Executive Committee and the Sweetheart Leadership Team have been hard at work designing and making a convention that aligns with what you the DeMolays and Sweethearts want!

Among this year’s activities and events include:
- Fishing (including a how to seminar!)
- Canoeing and Boating (with instruction!)
- A DeMolay Regatta
- Kickball
- Football
- Soccer
- Swimming
- A talent show
- Tie Dye Tee Shirts
- Ritual Contests
- An Outdoor DeMolay Degree
- A State Sweetheart Social
- A rocking dance party!
- Smores
- An epic Chill and Relax Room
- Late night Marathon Boardgames
- A video Game Tournament
- Annual meeting of the state chapter and election of State Officers and State Sweetheart Leadership Team Members.
- Installation of State Officers and State Sweetheart Leadership Team members

The fun starts on Saturday July 31st with Registration at 2PM and ends on Tuesday August 3rd with check out at 10AM.

For planning purposes the installation service begins at noon on Sunday August 1st with Lunch.

DeMolay Convention is open to Active DeMolays, Prospective Members of DeMolay with a petition completed, Active Members of Triangle and Rainbow, Registered adult volunteers, Parents of Active Members of the youth groups, and adult members of the Masonic Family in good standing. In order to be at Convention you must be registered.

Registration link is here

Cost of Convention is $125 per person.
For those attending just the installation & lunch it is $25 per person.
Registration Deadline is July 12.

NOTE: At this time, the guidance on masks is that indoors masks must be worn unless eating. This is an evolving situation with the New York State Department of Health. Compliance with all health requirements is a prerequisite of attending convention.

Meeting at 7:30 pm at Cobleskill Wed 14 Sept.

We were targeting meetings for
2nd Wednesday 7:30 pm
4th Friday 7:30 pm (Advisors 7 pm)
but we have other options, e. g. Sat AM.

Agenda
Petitions - make sure they can meet on the nights we decide. We could invite them to this meeting along with parents.
Meeting times
Planning - additional time
Election incl Sweetheart
Degrees - contact Kevin
Installation = "

Also Thur 15 Sept

• 6pm O-S M&W dinner followed by meeting
• Advisor webinar at 9 pm

DAD Bruce L. Van Buren
607-435-7767

Brethren, have you wished you had had the opportunity to be a DeMolay? If so you can become an Honorary Senior DeMolay of Sanctorum Chapter No. 1 at this year’s Grand Master’s Class and Charity Ball in Utica on March 29th. Deadline for dinner forms and payment is March 15. If you are interested please let me know at blvb at aaub.com

Elias Light Chapter, Order of DeMolay is having an “Open House” to tell prospective members about DeMolay. We invite young men 12 to 20 years old their parents to attend.

Where: Oneonta Masonic Temple, 322 Main Street, Oneonta, NY 13280

When: November 6th 6:30pm – 8:30pm

We will have a brief explanation of DeMolay, a multimedia presentation of the exciting opportunities DeMolay has to offer, and then free pizza and beverage for you and your family.
The evening will be very casual so please come as you are and feel free to bring your friends and relatives. We look forward to seeing you on the November 6, 2013 to share this awesome organization with you.

DeMolay International is an organization for young men 12 to 20 years old, and is the largest organization of its kind in the world. There are hundreds of Chapters in DeMolay Intentional; one of these is Elias light Chapter which serves the city of Oneonta and surrounding communities. With the help of Adult Advisors, Our Chapters are completely organized and run by our members. We have year round programs which include sports, trips, parties, meetings, civic activities, and many other fun events.