The Greater Sacramento Area Masonic Service Bureau shall be for the purpose of properly relieving the distress of Masons who are members of Lodges in other jurisdictions and their widows and orphans while residing in the area of the Greater Sacramento Area and of those whose Lodges are in other areas of California.  This includes, but is not limited to, arranging and conducting funerals of such deceased Masons, making investigations requested by Lodges of this and other jurisdictions, visiting sick sojourners, operating a clearing house as to applicants for the degrees of Masonry and for such other proper Masonic activities as may be authorized by the Committee on Masonic Service Bureaus of the Grand Lodge.