Welcome to the Realm

Posted by ubargrotto on May 31, 2011
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Welcome to our little part of the internet!

Ubar Grotto is an organization for members of the Masonic fraternity. It is a constituent body operating under the Supreme Council of the Mystic Order of the Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm, having been constituted on July 23, 2011. The Grotto is officially located in Elizabethtown, PA, and meets on the fourth Sunday of each month, at the Spring Garden Conference Center in Middletown, PA. Meetings start at 6 pm. Questions and comments can be sent using the Contact page.

2016 Calendar – Sept Oct Nov Dec

Posted by ubargrotto on September 1, 2016
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Saturday September 10th – Highway Cleanup Breakfast at Country Meadows 0730hrs, cleanup meet 9am Rheems exit of Rt 283

Saturday September 24th – Autumn Days

Sunday September 25th – September Stated Meeting & Dinner

Wednesday October 12th – Lodge 43’s Stated Meeting. Topic: MOVPER, Ubar providing refreshments. 

Sunday October 23rd – Ubar Halloween Hootenany, Meeting, and Dinner. Officer nominations. 

Friday October 28th – Sunday October 30th – New England Grotto Association Road Trip

Sunday November 27th – Ubar November Convivial and Elections

December Meeting and Installation TBD (4th Sunday is Christmas so we’ll wait to see what Mark wants)

 

Ubar Attends Supreme Council In New Orleans

Posted by ubargrotto on August 14, 2016
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smelly

Azim Prophet Dave Smelser Having A Grotto Moment

Hey, I have a great idea. Let’s go to New Orleans in late July! Ok, under normal circumstances you’d say “Are you out of your mind? It’s like Eleventy-Billion degrees there that time of year” and well… you’d be right. A delegation of Ubar Prophets were definitely out of their minds and went to New Orleans for the Supreme Council Session.

too much grottoingRepresenting Ubar was Monarch Pete Ruggieri, Secretary Baby Sheik Jay “Laser”, and Fez-misplacer George Hindson PM. Once we got to New Orleans we met up with our friends from all over the Enchanted Realm.

Lots of great fellowship during the week as we interacted with Prophets from all over North America. New Orleans is an amazing place with great food, live music and tons of history and we took in as much as we could in a week.

The biggest news to come out of Supreme Council was the election of our friend Victor Mann of Azim Grotto to the position of Grand Captain of the Guard. That means that Victor is now 7 heartbeats away from being the boss of all of the Grottoes of North America. Ok, or 8 years away the slow way.

Next year’s Supreme Session is in Beautiful Toledo Ohio. Start planning now!

shrimp po boy
picachu
monarch
jay

 

 

Ubar Grotto – Mid-Summer Update

Posted by ubargrotto on August 14, 2016
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It’s been a busy year in the Enchanted Realm in 2016 and we’re not letting off the gas.

In June a number of Prophets got together at Prophet David Steffie’s farm for some outdoor Grottoing. We had a great meal, great fellowship and lots of firearms. A big thank you to David Steffie for hosting and Prophet Dave Goss for bringing many fun toys for us to play with.

duck and cover

Ubar Prophets Running For Cover

Open Installation of 2015 Ubar Grotto Officers

Posted by ubargrotto on December 11, 2015
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installationSaturday 12/12/15 at Tellus360, 24 E King St., Lancaster PA. 2pm-4pm. Dress, Christmas/Holiday Festive.
Prophets! Join us at Tellus 360 tomorrow for the installation of officers. There is a brief open ceremony followed by libations, lies, and good times. At 4pm stay for the Lancaster Santa Stumble and see 1000 drunken Santas, Mrs. Clauses, Buddy The Elves, and Cousin Eddie’s walking around the Square.

Our past Monarch and soon to be Past Secretary, Seth Anthony will also be getting installed as Worshipful Master of Treichler Lodge the same evening. So if crowds of rowdy Santas are not your thing, support Prophet Seth as he takes the East.

Cheers,

Evilpete – Monarch Elect

Venerable Prophet Candidate Profile – Harry Smith

Posted by ubargrotto on November 4, 2015
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Ubar Grotto is very pleased to have no less than 3 (!) worthy Prophets vying for the position of Venerable Prophet of our Grotto. In an effort to help the members get to know these Prophets a little better, each of them has been asked five questions, the responses to which will be posted here.

Pro. Harry is ready to go to war for your Grotto rights! Okay, well, he'll at least go to the buffet line.

Pro. Harry is ready to go to war for your Grotto rights! Okay, well, he’ll at least go to the buffet line.

We continue our tour of candidates with Prophet Harry Smith:

Age: 53 (or 371 in dog years)
Place / County of Residence: Currently Royersford/Montgomery but like our ancient Brethren, I am a Transient, Nomadic Prophet likely settling in Hawk Valley of Lancaster County after the first of the year.
Home Lodge: Bristol 25 (originally Oakdale 669-that was close too!) and from there Red Lion 649.
What skills can you offer as Venerable Prophet of Ubar Grotto?  Being that I’ve held the offices in the East of all the York Rite Appendant bodies, I unlike my worthy opponent DO NOT know when to say NO!  That in itself speaks volumes….
What is your favorite part of the Grotto experience?  Knowing I was not the only person crazy enough to buy in to Seth’s selling of the Grotto and joined this merry band of misfits.
What are your goals as you progress through the line, especially if you are elected to the office of Monarch? Remove George Hindson’s name from the rolls of Ubar, and pawn him off on the Azim chimps.