E6 Conclave 2022 - Register ASAP

Brothers,

Time is running out to register for the first ever Section E6 Conclave at Camp Benjamin Hawkins! This event is truly lifechanging, and I would highly recommend that every Arrowman attend if they have the opportunity. Below are the details of the event:

Name: Section E6 Conclave
When: April 1-3, 2022
Where: Camp Benjamin Hawkins (2251 Boy Scout Rd, Byron, GA 31008)
Cost: $60
Register: sectione6.org/conclave

Again, if you are free on April 1-3, I would strongly recommend attending Conclave. At this event there will be high adventure, amazing trainings, exciting shows, and of course fellowship! It is an event that has changed my life, and I'm sure it can change yours. Make sure to register soon for this amazing opportunity.

Yours in Brotherhood,
Jacob A. Ball | Lodge Chief, Mowogo Lodge

Drum Practice this Sunday, 3/27/22

Brothers,

We will be having a drum practice this Sunday Mar 27th at 5pm, this will be at Scoutland.

There is no experience required, this will be open to everyone the more the better!

I look forward to seeing you there, it will be a great opportunity for fellowship and for many of you trying something new.

YIS,

Patrick McNair
Vice Chief of Indian Affairs, Mowogo Lodge

Feel free to reach out with any questions,
email lodge.vcia@mowogo.org

Conclave Registration - 5 Days Left

Brothers,

There are just 5 Days Left to register without penalty for the First Ever Section E6 Conclave! Join Arrowmen from across Georgia and Alabama (and a few from across the nation) for a weekend of amazing food, fantastic fellowship, competitions, American Indian Affairs, and so much more!

This event will be held on April 1-3 at the beautiful Camp Benjamin Hawkins (located just 20 minutes southwest of Macon), and will feature amazing shows and trainings. This event will be a chance to show to the rest of our section, and to the nation, just how great Mowogo is!

Additionally, several of our brothers are helping to run this event. Liam Weng (Our VCM) is running the OA High Adventure section, Chase Lerew (Lau-in-nih VCM) is running the Conclave Expo, and James Chalmers (Immediate Past Lodge Chief) and myself have been two of the three section officers responsible for planning this event. We would all love your support at this event!

If you have not already registered, I would highly recommend doing so. The event currently costs $39, however this price will increase to $60 after March 17th. You can register for this great event at https://sectione6.org/conclave.

As always, if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to let me know. I look forward to seeing you all at Conclave!

Yours in Brotherhood,
Jacob A. Ball | Lodge Chief, Mowogo Lodge

Spring Fellowship

Brothers,

As March approaches, our Ordeal Season is about to begin, starting with Spring Fellowship. Spring Fellowship is taking place on March 18th-20th and is arguably the most important event our lodge hosts. It is one of our two Ordeal Weekends, and out of the two, 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 12th at Camp Rainey Mountain. You can sign up at: Mowogo Event 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 18th-20th, you can sign up for this great weekend of fellowship and service at: Spring Fellowship 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 four 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!

I hope to see you at Spring Fellowship!

Yours in Service,
Will Benjamin
Lodge Vice Chief of Communication