Sunday, 20 May 2012

Master's Message

March 2012
Brothers,

The start of the year has been a good one for our lodge.  In just the last month and a half we have accomplished a lot of needed work, but there is still much that needs to be done.

The officers and myself have been working tirelessly to come up with ways to improve our lodge, and we have asked for your assistance in coming up with ideas as well.  From this the traveling committee was established, as were candidate mentors and weekly ritual practice.  I am sure that we have other great ideas that would help our lodge, so please let me know you ideas so that I can get them implemented. 

As I have said we have accomplished a lot in a short time.  We have continued our move in to our new building by bringing most of our things from the commercial side back to our portion of the building.  We have begun sorting through all of these things, but a lot of work still remains before we can consider ourselves moved in.  So more clean up days will be required.

We have raised five brothers to the master mason degree.  The Caledonian degree team completed this degree, and I think that their performance has inspired us all to improve our ritual.  We have five great new brothers who are just starting out on their masonic journey, and I look forward to seeing them continue to shine in subsequent degrees. 

We also have much to do outside of our degree work.  We are planning on having Veterans night in April, a table lodge in May, and a Ladies Appreciation night in June.  We will also be painting the outside of the building in the spring, and having an open house in May to show off all the hard work we have done to our building to our community at large.  All this will happen before the Grand Lodge officially dedicates our lodge on September 15th.

This is just a part of all the great things that we have planned for the year.  I hope to see all of you as we strive to make our lodge even greater than it already is.

Fraternally,

Seth Strohecker

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Brothers all:
Reminder notices have been sent to those who still owe 2012 dues - If you recieved a reminder notice, please send your payment as soon as possible.  You will not recieve another notice.

THANK YOU to the many brothers who have sent dues payments in a timly maner,
and to the many who have contributed so generously.

Have you heard about the Masonic Passport?  The 'Passport" is a small booklet like a real passport with pages for you to gather lodge seals at lodges that you visit.  When you get three and five seals your District Deputy will apply a special stamp, get seven seals and you will recive a special recognition from Grand Lodge.  The Masonic Passport costs $20.00 ($15.00 goes to charity).  Let me know and I will be glad to order one for you.

Annawon Lodge now has its own email account - you willl recieve communications from the Lodge with "Annawon Lodge" ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) in the from line.  You may use this address for any general communications with the lodge.
Thanks to your help and cooperation we now have over ninty names on the email list.

You should have gotten your 2012 dues bill by now.  This year I included a newsletter with your bill, and, like last year a portion to cut off and return with your payment. Filling in your address, phone number and email - even if they are unchaged from last year - helps me to be sure that the lodge records are up to date.

Please contact me if I can be of any help.
Thank you and all best,
David P. Mason, P.M. Secretary

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