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Use the celebration of Norwegian name days as a cultural activity! First, a little background: Each day of the Norwegian calendar year has a name or multiple names assigned to it. This tradition was created by the early Christian church and continued in the Catholic tradition of honoring saints. In Scandinavia, the creation of an almanac occurred in Sweden in 1757, and [...]

Transferring a Member into your Lodge If someone contacts you about transferring their membership into your lodge, and your lodge is happy to accept them as a member: You do not need to collect any money when a member transfers in, unless their membership is suspended or cancelled. Get their name and member number, and the names and member numbers of [...]

6-052 Nordahl Grieg San Jose, CA 2/16/1946 75 Years 4-488 Nordlyset Bottineau, ND 4/24/1971 50 Years 3-432 Hudson Valley Kingston, NY 5/10/1946 75 Years 7-053 Eidsvold Victoria, BC 5/25/1946 75 Years 3-514 Gulfstream Fort Pierce, FL 5/29/1971 50 Years 5-642 Ostestaden Monroe, WI 6/14/1996 25 Years 3-646 Blå Fjell Bedford, VA 10/12/1996 25 Years 3-215 Nordkap Baltimore, MD 10/15/1921 100 Years 5-513 [...]

What is the new process for lodge leaders to order pins for the Cultural Skills and Sports Medals Programs? Sports Medals and Cultural Skills pins have now moved to our Lodge Supply Store. Lodge officers can order pins by logging into sofn.com, and searching for “lodge supply store” or by clicking this link: https://sofnlodge.logoshop.com/ Place an order for Cultural Skills pins and/or [...]