Patch Sets on Sale Now

Greetings Mowogo Lodge,

Patch sets for Conclave and the 80th Anniversary are on sale now! Make sure to pre-order your patches now, as not many will be stocked in the Trading Post after the initial sale. Patches cost $5 for a lodge flap and $3 for a dangle. They can be ordered on the website under >Registration >Trading Post or at this link: Trading Post

In order to receive Conclave patches in time for Conclave, they have a quick turnaround and must be ordered by Thursday, March 9th. Patches can be purchased as the set with lodge flap and dangle, or as individual patches. There is no limit on the number of Conclave patches you can order. Pre-orders will be distributed at Conclave. If patches are not picked up at Conclave, they can be picked up at the OA Trading Post during Pre-Camp. Also, if you are interested in purchasing a Conclave t-shirt, they will be available soon.

As for 80th Anniversary patches, the deadline for purchase is Thursday, March 16th. These can also be purchased as the set with lodge flap and dangle, or as individual patches. However, only a maximum of 10 patch sets may be bought. Pre-orders will be available for pick up at the OA Trading Post during Pre-Camp.

Yours in Cheerful Service,

Aaron G. Sadowski
Vice Chief of Finance, Mowogo Lodge

Spring Fellowship Registration - Sign Up Today

Brothers,

Spring Fellowship is rapidly approaching and if you’re not signed up, you should be! Spring Fellowship is taking place on March 17th-19th and has many opportunities for those attending, from service work to patch trading there’s something for everyone.

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!

So sign up before it’s too late at: Spring Fellowship Registration

Yours in Brotherhood,
Elizabeth Brown
Vice Chief of Communication, Mowogo Lodge

Sign Up for Spring Fellowship Today!

Brothers,

If you aren’t already signed up for Spring Fellowship, you’re missing out! Spring Fellowship is one of our five events each year, taking place on March 17th-19th. At Spring Fellowship you’ll be able to give back to Camp Rainey Mountain, make lifelong friends, enjoy delicious food, and partake in fun activities like patch trading and our campfire show.

Sign up for Spring Fellowship at: Mowogo Event Registration before it’s too late!

I hope to see you at this memorable event!

Yours in Cheerfulness,
Elizabeth Brown
Vice Chief of Communications, Mowogo Lodge

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