Aleppo Shriners

12/30/2025

Potentate’s Ball info

Aleppo Shriners Weekend Get Away!

Holidays running you ragged? Time to get away soon?
Get away and join us for the Potentate’s Ball weekend, February 6 – 8, 2026 at the Burlington Marriott.

Check-in on Friday and scope out the Aleppo Hospitality room. No telling who you might meet there.

After grabbing a bite to eat, we’ll all head to the “Almost Valentine’s Day Celebration” with “The NAYS” an awesome Rock Band. It should be a blast!

Saturday morning a full breakfast will be served while Potentate’s from the Northeast receive Honorary membership to Aleppo Shrine and entertain us with a few jokes and “friendly” ribbing.

After breakfast, relax a little, then head to the Aleppo Hospitality Suite for lunch before joining Illustrious Roger Gardiner and Lady Bobbie at the Gardiner Classic mini-golf tournament. (A complete mini golf course – INDOORS!)

After a round of golf, get rested so you can enjoy the highlight of the weekend,

The Aleppo Potentate Ball celebrating our Potentate,
The Ball is a gala formal event with great food and this year, by popular demand, we bring back our favorite D.J – Rick DeSanctis. Sign up for the Ball and stay for the weekend.

The entire weekend package is: $199.00 per person and $40.00 for Children.

Saturday morning a full breakfast will be served while Potentate’s from the Don’t miss this one. Use the form in the Aleppo News or give Maribel a call at 978-657-4202 x 216 and make your reservation NOW. See you there.

Rooms are available at the Marriott at a “very” discounted rate. Call 781-229-6565 for “Aleppo Shriners” reservations.

Thanks for reading Wicked Important Stuff,

Steve

12/27/2025

ALEPPO UNIFORMED UNITS MEETING
Wednesday – January 7th, 2026
Dear Noble:
The next Uniformed Units Meeting will be held at the Aleppo Shrine, 99 Fordham Road,
Wilmington, MA on Wednesday January 7th, 2026 at 7:00PM in the Harvey J. Waugh Fez Room
The following, plus any other business that may come before us, will be on the agenda.
Please take due notice and govern yourself accordingly!

KINDLY WEAR YOUR FEZ
PLEASE TURN OFF OR SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES THAT MIGHT DISTURB OUR MEETING

Prayer ~ Noble Geoffrey Trainer
Pledge of Allegiance ~ Major Carl Ohlson Jr.
Parades ~ Chief of Staff Paul Watts, Sr.
Membership ~ Steve Dalrymple
Marketing and Communication ~ Noble Doug Dodge
New for 2026 ~ Unit Spotlight – Aleppo Minutemen ~ Captain John Wilder
Aleppo Shriners Memorial Service ~ Sunday Jan. 4th, 2026 @ 3:00PM ~ 2nd Floor Mezzanine Level
North Shore Shrine Club Installation of Officers ~ Sunday Feb. 15th, 2026 @ 12:00PM ~ Philanthropic Lodge, 62 Pleasant St., Marblehead, MA ~ Famous Fried Shrimp Dinner-Cost $25.00 ~ Noble Mark Lander
Aleppo Unit’s Re-Enlistment Banquet ~ Wednesday March 4th, 2026 @ 6:00PM – Ladies are Invited
Motorcycle Expo ~ Saturday March 7th & Sunday March 8th from 10:00AM-6:00PM to be held in the Aleppo Shriners Auditorium, Wilmington, MA ~ Noble Cesar Contreras
Oriental Guide Ceremonial Master Brian Fallon to discuss St. Patrick’s Day Dinner Dance to be held at Aleppo on March 6th, 2026 @ 6:00PM ~ Cost $30 Peter Pan Musical to be held at Aleppo on Saturday March 28th & Sunday March 29th, 2026 The Grand Master’s Recognition Day to be held at Aleppo on Tuesday June 30th, 2026
Aleppo High School All Star Football Game ~ Saturday June 13th, 2026 ~ Location TBD ~ Football Chairman Jameson Patterson
Recorder Stephen Eriksen: Jan. 3rd, 2026 Ceremonial ~ Installation of Officers & Ladies Luncheon Jan. 27th Aleppo Annual Meeting Feb. 6th to Feb. 8th, 2026 Potentate’s Ball Week-End Feb. 27th, 2026 Aleppo Smoker
Good & Welfare
Presentations
Introductions
Final Comments by Aleppo Potentate ~ Roger T. Gardiner
If a Head of Unit cannot make this meeting, please send a member of your unit to represent the unit.
Fraternally,
COLONEL DAVID A. FINK
Commanding Officer

12/25/2025

Wishing you and yours a Merry Christmas from all of us at Aleppo Temple!

12/23/2025

All of us at Aleppo Temple mourn the loss of those involved in the plane crash in Galveston earlier today which included a pediatric burns patient headed to the Shriners Hospital. May the rest in peace and may the Grand Architect of the Universe be with their loved ones and with the survivors.

BREAKING | A plane crashed in Galveston Bay with pediatric burn patients on board, according to sheriff's office officials.

12/23/2025

Aleppo Memorial Service

https://nobles.alepposhriners.com/event/aleppo-memorial-service/

12/18/2025

From the Aleppo Archives: The Most Complete Collection of "The Crescent"?

Help us complete our archive!

Huge thank you to both Ill. Randy Coe of Kosair Shrine who donated a large collection of this rare Shrine magazine as well as to Wor. Matt Ahern our Grand Lodge Librarian who helped us locate another stash of bound volumes of these. Thanks to both of their foresight, we now have what we believe to be the most complete collection of "The Crescent", and the best part: we have finally finished digitizing it!!!

At the link below you will find 216 issues which span 22 years. This national magazine ran from 1910 until 1925 when it was replaced by "The Shrine" magazine. "The Crescent" had been privately run but covered all Shrine Temples and National news. "The Shrine" was an official publication run by the Imperial Council. "The Crescent" agreed to cease publication in favor of supporting "The Shrine" which promised to cover the national Shrine news.

"The Shrine" would fold after less than 3 years when it was discovered that the publishers and employees had embezzled most of the money and refused to print most Shrine related material. Ironically, "The Shrine" is more well remembered now because of it's art deco era artwork covers...
"The Crescent" picked back up in 1928 as a privately run magazine but this time with the endorsement of the Imperial Shrine. It ran until at least 1932 when it became a victim of the Great Depression.

Help us complete our archive!
We are looking for the following issues to complete our collection:
1918 May, September, October, December
1919 January through November
1930, October and December
Anything after March 1932 (we haven't found what the exact last issue was...)

The Crescent Magazine published by the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine (Shriners) 1910-1926, 1929-1932Incomplete collection; please...

12/15/2025

12/11/2025

From the Aleppo Archives: "new" photos

A big thank you to Wor. Matt Ahern, Librarian of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts for transferring this collection to our archives. These press photos were recently discovered during recent efforts to reorganize and catalog the Grand Lodge Library; an effort which the Aleppo Historian has been helping with. These photos are all from the 1930s and show a variety of events including the 1930 Imperial Session as well as visits with Noble Theodore Roosevelt Jr. who was Governor of Puerto Rico at the time.

12/11/2025

12/11/2025

‪R.W. Timothy McGavin, Golden Rule Lodge AF & AM , Wakefield, has been elected the 92nd Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts. He will be installed for the first of his 3 one-year terms at our Stated Meeting on December 29th.

12/11/2025

12/11/2025