Greetings Brethren, I am honored by your decision to elect me as Master for 2014. It is my desire to live up to the excellent example set by our Past Masters. My only desire for this year is to increase attendance at our stated communications.I look forward to an outstanding year and hope to meet…
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Greetings Brethren, Our next stated communication is Monday, December 9th. We will be having our annual oyster supper with all you can eat stewed, fried, and raw oysters. I’ve been told there will be side dishes as well, but let’s be honest: you’re coming for the oysters. The price is $20 per head. I strongly…
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Greetings Brethren, First off, congratulations to the officers of our lodge for last month’s successful Move-Up Night. More especially, I would like to applaud Bro. Chuck DeRemer for his exemplary performance in the East. On November 19th, the lodge hosted a model train show and Child ID program for the Bowling Green Harvest Festival. Even…
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Greetings Brethren, First off, I’d like to thank all those brethren who came out in support of our latest EA degrees. For those of you unable to attend, on September 19th we initiated Bro. Steven Mitkowski and Bro. Robert Swift as Entered Apprentices in our lodge. Bro. Joe Pack did an excellent job presiding over…
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Greetings Brethren, First off, I’d like to congratulate our newest Master Masons, Bro. Adam Woolridge and Bro. Hunter Napier. I have no doubt that both these brothers are truly assets to our Fraternity. I’d like to thank the officers and members of our lodge for all their help in raising Bros. Woolridge and Napier on…
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Greetings Brethren, I hope you all are having a wonderful summer. On Monday July 29th at 7:00pm, we will holding a Fellowcraft Degree for hopefully two candidates. Before we open the Fellowcraft Lodge, we will be examining Bro. Hunter Napier on the EA Degree. Assuming all goes well, both Bro. Hunter and Bro. Adam Woolridge…
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Greetings Brethren, We have a few events coming up this summer and I could really use your help. On July 12-13th, we will be running a Child ID booth at the Caroline County Agricultural Fair. I need volunteers for that Friday night and Saturday during the day. I’ll be passing around a sign-up form at…
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Greetings Brethren, This will be a rather busy next few weeks, so I’m send this trestle board out a little earlier than usual. Here’s what we have lined up: On Saturday, April 27th, my wife and I will be hosting a lodge cookout from 2:00pm to 6:00pm. Wives and families are encouraged to come join…
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Greetings Brethren, As most of you know, my main goal for this year has been build the active participation in our lodge. While Kilwinning-Crosse has nearly a hundred members on our roles, I’ve seen less than a few dozen of our brethren step foot in the lodge since I was raised. So for the May…
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Greetings Brethren, One of my main goals for this year is to strengthen the fraternal bonds in our lodge. To help me accomplish this, I ask each of you to consider what you can do for this lodge and our small community of brothers. There are numerous ways you can support your lodge outside of…
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