Spring Fellowship 2023 Registration!

Brothers,

As March approaches, our Ordeal Season is about to begin, starting with Spring Fellowship. Spring Fellowship is taking place on March 17th-19th and is arguably the most important event our lodge hosts. It is one of our three Ordeal Weekends, and out of the three, has the most attendance.

At Spring Fellowship there’s an abundance of things to do from service work to patch trading there’s something for everyone.

However arguably the most important job at Spring Fellowship is that of the Elangomat. In Lenni Lenape Elangomat means Friend, as an Elangomat you serve as the ordeal candidate’s friend. Your job is to guide them through the weekend, support them and serve with them. I can tell you from personal experience, it’s one of the most satisfying jobs to do and I highly recommend everybody do it at least once.

If you’re interested in becoming an Elangomat, please register as soon as possible for the last training session before Spring Fellowship: March 11th at Scoutland. You can sign up at:
Elangomat Training Registration

Elangomatting isn’t the only thing you can do at Spring Fellowship! The second most important thing you can do is to be a Ceremonialist. As I’m sure you remember from your own Ordeal, Ceremonialists play a huge part in the Ordeal Experience delivering all the impactful information about our order. If you’re interested in becoming a Ceremonialist, contact your Chapter Chief and the Lodge Vice Chief of Indian Affairs. You can email the VCIA for further info at: lodge.vcia@mowogo.org

Another highly important role at either of our ordeal weekends is that of the Indian Engineer. Indian Engineers are like the stage crew, working in the background to make sure everything is set up and running smoothly for the candidates. Their work includes setting up and preparing the ceremony rings and making sure the torches are ready and lit. If you’re interested in serving as one, you can contact the Lodge Vice Chief of Indian Affairs at: lodge.vcia@mowogo.org

Last but not least you can help out with check-in and the trading post by serving for Administration and Finance! Working Check-In will help the event run smoothly and efficiently as we always need more people to help out! You could also serve in the trading post and sell OA Merch throughout the event. If either of these jobs sound interesting reach out to your lodge Vice Chief of Administration at: lodge.vca@mowogo.org and your Vice Chief of Finance at: lodge.vcf@mowogo.org

If one of these specialized jobs just isn’t for you, attending is still a great help to our lodge. While these ordeal weekends provide new membership to the lodge, they’re a time for existing members to give back to our host camp. CRM is nice enough to sponsor lodge events, and in turn we use our two ordeal weekends to repair and prepare the camp for the summer. If you sign up to attend, you’ll spend Saturday in service to the camp, giving back to CRM and making it a great camp for those who’ll use it in the future.

But Spring Fellowship isn’t all work! During Saturday lunch there will be a silent auction for all to participate in. In the evening a campfire will be held with fun skits, songs and activities from every chapter. Following all this will be a cracker barrel with dessert, snacks and time to spend with friends. Ending off the night will be a patch auction which will certainly hold rare patches!

Spring Fellowship is on March 17th-19th, you can sign up for this great weekend of fellowship and service at: 
Mowogo Event Registration

A final note about our quarterly newsletter, the Arrow Points. As I'm sure you know we have a newsletter released prior to each of our five main events. This typically contains an article from each of the LEC members. But you might not have known that every member of our lodge is allowed to submit content. That’s right, you can send me something to include in the newsletter, whether it be a story about an OA experience, some photos from a past event, or how the Order has affected your life. It’s all welcome, just send it to lodge.vcc@mowogo.org and I’d love to add it! If you choose to submit an article, all articles need to be submitted by March 5th!

I hope to see you at Spring Fellowship!

Yours in Service,

Elizabeth A. Brown | Vice Chief of Communications, Mowogo Lodge

Elangomat Training This Weekend

Brothers,

I would like to remind you all of the upcoming Elangomat Training at Woodruff this Saturday (2/11/23). This is our second opportunity of the year, and we need as many trained Elangomats as possible for our Ordeal weekends in order for it to be a success. Being a member of the Elangomat Corps is an excellent opportunity for all of you to fulfill your obligation of cheerful service to others. It is also a requirement for all present Lodge Officers and Chapter Chiefs as well as a requirement for anyone hoping to become a future Lodge Officer or Chapter Chief.

Please register at the Mowogo Website - Elangomat Training Registration

As a reminder, you only need to attend one training to Elangomat at either Ordeal event. In addition, if you attend the training prior to Spring Fellowship, and then serve as an Elangomat during the 2023 Ordeal events, (Spring Fellowship, Pre-Camp, and Fall Fellowship), you will have completed the first requirement that puts you on the list to possibly be inducted as a member of the prestigious WOLF CLAN.

The training will begin at 9:00 am and end at 1:30 pm as usual.
Wear work clothes and bring work gloves, a water bottle, your own lunch, and rain gear if warranted.

As a reminder here is a list of all the remaining Elangomat training dates!

  • February 11th - Woodruff (Machque Brotherhood Day)
  • March 11th - Scoutland (Craft Shack)
  • April 1st - Camp Rotary
  • May 13th - Scoutland (Admin Building)

Thank you all so much!

Alex Sutter
Vice Chief of Membership, Mowogo Lodge

Conclave Earlybird Registration Closes Tomorrow

Brothers,

The 2023 Conclave will be held at Camp Tukabatchee, April 14th-16th. During the annual Conclave, they will have training opportunities available from shows to the history of the order. They will also have fun activities for all members, no matter their activity level, to participate. Conclave is a great opportunity to learn more about the OA and spend time with your fellow members!

Early bird registration ($40) will close TOMORROW January 31st at midnight. Registration after that will close on April 1st at midnight and then the price will jump to $60.

Register here- Conclave Registration

Mowogo is at 48% of our early bird registration goal, let's get Mowogo to 100%.

I hope to see everyone at Conclave in April!

Yours in Cheerfulness,

Elizabeth A. Brown
Vice Chief of Communications, Mowogo Lodge

Register for Conclave 2023!!

Brothers,

The 2023 Conclave will be held at Camp Tukabatchee, April 14th-16th. During the annual Conclave, they will have training opportunities available from shows to the history of the order. They will also have fun activities for all members, no matter their activity level, to participate.

Early bird registration ($40) will close on January 31st at midnight. Registration after that will close on April 1st at midnight and then the price will jump to $60.

Register here- Conclave Registration

Mowogo is at 48% of our early bird registration goal, let's get Mowogo to 100%.

I hope to see everyone at Conclave in April!

Yours in Cheerfulness,

Elizabeth Brown
Vice Chief of Communications, Mowogo Lodge
lodge.vcc@mowogo.org

Machque Brotherhood Day 2023

Hello brothers and sisters of Mowogo Lodge! Machque Chapter is proud to announce that registration for the Machque Brotherhood Day 2023 event is open. This event will take place on February 11th at Woodruff Scout Camp located at 31 Woodruff Dr, Blairsville, GA 30512. We will meet in the Nun building and begin activities at 1:00 PM.

This is an opportunity for all members of the lodge to join our chapter and celebrate Brotherhood. The day will include training and games followed by a Spaghetti Supper and conclude with a Brotherhood ceremony, for those that would like to take advantage of this opportunity. For those interested in serving as an Elangomat this coming spring, there will also be an Elangomat training session beginning at 9:00am.

If you are an Ordeal Member of Mowogo Lodge and have completed your ordeal at the last Pre Camp Fellowship in May of 2022 or any time before, you will be eligible to participate in this Brotherhood ceremony and become a Brotherhood member before Spring Fellowship this coming March 2023!

All attendees need to register through the Mowogo online registration system. Please bring a paper copy of your registration email to the event check in. The fee for attendance will be $5 (Pay at the Door) to cover dinner, which will be collected at checkin as cash or check only. Online payment and credit card payment is not available for this event.

Register for the Machque Brotherhood Day here

If you are planning to participate in the Brotherhood ceremony, please prepare properly by doing the following:

  • Check the Converting to Brotherhood checkbox in the registration form
  • Arrive in Complete Scout Field Uniform (Class A) with your Ordeal sash.
  • Write a letter addressed to the Mowogo Lodge Vice Chief of Membership that states the following:
    • Explain what you think the obligation means.
    • Describe how you have been fulfilling this Obligation in your unit and invyour daily life, and how you have used your understanding of the Ordeal to aid in this service.
    • Describe your specific plans for continuing this service in the future.
    • Tell what the Order of the Arrow means to you, and why you are seeking Brotherhood Membership.

If you are attending the service portion of the event only and are not participating in the Brotherhood ceremony, do not check the Converting to Brotherhood checkbox while registering. If you plan to attend the Elangomat training session at 9:00am, please register for this separately using the Elangomat Training registration form.

Note: For members converting to Brotherhood, it is highly encouraged that you read and prepare for the five challenges that precede Brotherhood mentioned in the Order of the Arrow Handbook.

Yours Truly,

Mathew Monroe
Machque Chapter Chief, Mowogo Lodge
mch.chief@mowogo.org

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