Making Good Men Better

Oct 2011

Master's Message for November Trestle Board

Brethren,

The next three meetings are going to be great.  For the first meeting in Novemeber, we have scheduled a night of Masonic Jeopardy!  Come and play along as we try to give you answers to the questions that you have been asking! 
The second meeting is going to be a "Mirror" night where you can sit in most of the officers chairs for just one night to see if you like it.  Don't worry though!  The current officers will be right beside you to help you through the meeting and all of the responsibilities that come with it. 
We also have scheduled the Festive Board for Nov. 9.  MWGM Ponzillo will be our guest speaker for the evening.  We have planned for 150 people and it would be awesome to fill the auditorium for him.  The cost of the meal is $15 and EVERYONE is welcome to come and enjoy some fellowship and food.  Bring your wife and kids!  Let them see why you go to lodge meetings twice a month.  It may strike a chord for them to look into Job's Daughters or OES! 
On November 19th, the Good Cheer Club is holding its 2nd Bonanza.  Tickets need to be sold!  It's $30 per couple.  This includes your meal and beer.  There will be a cash bar there also.  Hope to see you there!
Finally, in December, we have elections.  This is THE MOST IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE YEAR!  If you like the direction the lodge is taking, come and support the officers.  If you don't like the direction the lodge is taking, come and help to elect officers that you think will do the best job.  This is the night that you have the biggest say in what happens with the lodge.  No Brother should not attend if he is able come.  We will also be enjoying a chili dinner that evening hosted by the Entered Apprentices with the assistance of Bro. Jay Hodges!  Food, Fellowship, and Deciding the Direction of the Lodge for the next year.  I really hope to see you there. 

Busy Next Week

Brothers,

We are gonna be quite busy over the next week or so. Please, come with a good spirit so we can get everything done in the best and quickest fashion. Even though Monday is going to be a long night, please remember Monday is not about you but about the 4 brothers that we are blessed to be raising!

fraternitatis caritatem

One Day MM Raising

Yesterday, I was fortunate enough to be able to spend the day with Bro. Eddie Rebello as he was raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason at the one day MM Raising put on by Grand Lodge. It was a nice time.
The Grand Lodge did an excellent job putting on the 2nd and 3rd Degree. The 2nd Section on the 2nd degree was flawless. What an impressive job on a part that, sometimes, can be thrown by the wayside.
To all of the Brothers who were raised yesterday, CONGRATULATIONS!

Table Lodge

Brethren,

Last night, I was honored to be selected to be the guest speaker at Brunswick Lodge 191’s 4th Annual Table Lodge. What a fantastic time! I’d like to thank Bro. Shaool for coming to support me. The lecture was on the history and esoteric nature of apron. Dinner was great, the brethren were welcoming, the jokes were horrible :) Hope to see you at our Festive Board on Nov. 9 when MWGM Ponzillo will be our guest speaker. Let Bro. Smith know ASAP so we can plan accordingly.