Old Erie Lodge #3, F&AM

06/14/2026

This Tuesday is our last meeting of the season and our annual "Wild Shirt Night Strawberry Festival!"

The Briggs family will be preparing their annual treat of strawberries and cake. We will also be serving all beef hot dogs with fixings.

During our meeting, our Master and Wardens will determine the Wildest shirts and award prizes. First place will win an OE3 pocketknife and second place a keychain.

We will be announcing our summer social calendar and work projects as well. Please plan to join us to celebrate the end of a successful season!

Dinner 630, Meeting 730

06/13/2026

Tuesday, June 16, will be our last stated meeting of the season. Dinner will be at 6:30 PM and is our strawberry shortcake dessert made by Allen Briggs's family!
We will also be serving hotdog dogs and chips, but the strawberry shortcake is the real feature. During our meeting, we will be having our "wild shirt night." the master and wardens will vote on the brother with the wildest shirt. First place will win a customized OE3 knife and second place will win a keychain.

06/10/2026

Call-A-Thon is on! Our team is reaching out to all our lodge members this evening to check in on them and invite them to be apart of the brotherhood!

06/07/2026

My brothers,

Tomorrow, June 8 At 5pm, I will be going to visit Worshipful Brother Gene Swartz, and you are invited to join me.

1100 Housel Craft Rd
Cortland, OH 44410-9565

Tuesday June 9 we will be calling out to our members to check in on them, see if there's anything we can do for them, and invite them to participate in the brotherhood and fellowship of our upcoming events. We will be meeting at the Alibaba grotto at 6:30 PM.

760 Perkins Jones Rd NE, Warren, OH 44483

Tuesday, June 16, will be our last stated meeting of the season. Dinner will be at 6:30 PM and is our strawberry shortcake dessert made by Allen Briggs's family!
We will also be serving hotdog dogs and chips, but the strawberry shortcake is the real feature. During our meeting, we will be having our "wild shirt night." the master and wardens will vote on the brother with the wildest shirt. First place will win a customized OE3 knife and second place will win a keychain.

With Brotherly Love,

WB Murad Ghazi Shorrab, R.S.S.

05/31/2026

OE3 on the move:

Last evening, our Master, Senior and Junior Wardens, Senior Deacon, and their ladies proudly represented our lodge at the 25th Masonic District of Ohio's reception of the Grand Master. A good time was had by all.

05/29/2026

Sarah Dee (Jones) Bragger wife WB James Bragger Old Erie #3

Sarah Dee (Jones) Bragger age 76 of Champion Township, passed away on Monday, May 25, 2026 at St. Joseph Healthcare Center in Warren. She was born in Warren on August 16, 1949; the daughter of the late David Griffith and Inez Pearl (Abrams) Jones.

Sarah was a lifetime area resident, born on August 16, 1949, she was a graduate of Lordstown High School. On April 8, 1972 she married the love of her life, James Bragger. Together they shared 54 years of marriage. She worked as a secretary for 20 years for Trumbull County - OSU. She was of Presbyterian faith and was a member of Champion Presbyterian Church. Sarah was a member of the Warren Women's Club, was the Treasurer of PERI Trumbull County, and met monthly with her fellow Class of 1967 Lordstown High School graduates.

Sarah loved spending time with her family and friends. Anyone who knew her, knew of her love of Cleveland Baseball, scrapbooking, Jersey Boys The Musical, Civic Music, overspending at the American Girl store, attending dance competition as an official "Dance Mimi" and showering her family with love. She enjoyed her annual girls trips and consistently spoiling her granddaughters.

She is survived by her husband, James; a daughter, Shannon (Dylan) Fujimura of Berea; a son, Jonathan (Natalie) Bragger of Warren; two grandchildren (Arden and Madeline) and one brother, Donald (Jan) Jones of Howland Township.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister Nancy Johnson and three brothers; William, David Jr. and Terry Jones.

In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting that material contributions be made in Sarah's memory to the Hope Center for Cancer Care in Howland, 700 Howland Wilson Rd SE, Warren, Ohio 44484.

According to Sarah's wishes, cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at 11am on Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at Champion Presbyterian Church, 4997 Mahoning Ave NW, Warren, Ohio 44483 with Rev. Alice Phillips officiating. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the memorial service.

05/27/2026

Please help us congratulate our newest Master Mason!

Thank you to our officers, members, and guests for making last night one to remember.

We had a full team, many folks doing parts for the first time, and supporters in the columns. Our brother was touched by the effort and our lodge was filled with pride!

05/22/2026

Help us welcome a new Master Mason this Tuesday!

05/20/2026

Please help us congratulate our Marshal, Bro. Josh Andrews, on finishing the first level of the Royal Scofield Society!

Congratulations to Bro. Joshua Andrews of Old Erie #3 with his ‘Fellow of the Craft” RSS Certificate, presented by DEO William Saylor!