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April 2019

4/23/2019

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Trestleboard, April 2019
Mountain City Lodge No. 67 - Lexington, Virginia
From the East

Brethren,

Hope everyone had a wonderful Easter this past weekend!  We are looking forward to hosting a Table Lodge at our next stated meeting, May 6th.  Please note that we received a special dispensation to open at 6:30 pm.  We will have a few toasts, sing a few songs and most importantly enjoy some great fellowship! If you have not RSVP’d, please do so to ensure your seat for this great event!. 
 
What is a Table Lodge? *Brief summary from the Presentation Manual
The Masonic desirability of a social dinner is as old as the Freemasonry we know. In 1717, when the Mother Grand Lodge was formed to revitalize the Lodges in and around · London, one of the reasons given was "To revive the quarterly Communication and hold the Annual Feast. " Many historians claim this Annual Banquet was the most important move made by the new body. And a short time later, the Grand Master directed there be installed "the old, regular and peculiar Toasts and Healths of Freemasons."
 
The Table Lodge is no mere banquet or dinner-it is a special ceremony. It is complete with a ritual, which incorporates terminology of centuries ago. It includes toasts, Masonic songs, and a Masonic speaker.
A Table Lodge must be tiled. All invited guests must be Masons and the membership of visitors must be verified in the same manner as they would if they attended a regular communication of the Lodge. All those in attendance must be clothed as Masons and none should wear the uniforms or regalia of any other organizations.
 
The entire ceremony for a Table Lodge, from the opening of the Master Masons' Lodge to its closing, must take place in the dining room. Masonic fellowship at its best should be the only goal. The tables should be arranged in a square, the altar and lights should be placed in the center of the square.
 
A toast should be given in this manner: The Master (giving the first toast) rises, gives three raps of his gavel and says: "Brethren, I have the honor to propose a toast to our Country: Long may our land be bright with freedom's holy  light; Protect us by thy might, Great God our King! With me Brethren." He raises his glass breast high and at arm's length and continues in unison with all, "To our country!" All sip briefly, return glasses to arm's length, breast high, then lower them as one to the table. The same procedure is followed for all of the toasts.
 
Prior to opening a Table Lodge, a Master Masons' Lodge is first opened in due and ancient form. When this formality is completed, the Craft is then called from Labor to Refreshment. At this time Entered Apprentices and Fellowcrafts, properly avouched for, are admitted.

Fraternally,

Brent W. Fellows
Worshipful Master
York Rite Updates
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Meetings Reminder
Monday, May 20, Mountain City Lodge
Dinner at 6:15pm; meetings begin at 7pm

Upcoming Events
Royal Arch Degree Festival – April festival has been postponed due to the availability of degree team to October 5, from 8am to 2pm with a cookout celebration to follow at Mulberry Hill. 
Secretary's Desk
Wor. Jesse S. Lyons

More than 20 brethren have reserved their spot for the for the 2019 Mountain City Lodge TABLE LODGE event during the Stated Communication on May 6. The entire evening will begin under dispensation at 6:30pm. Dinner for the evening is $10 per brother to help defray costs. Table Lodges are festive dinners with a ritual component, are open to all Masons including Entered Apprentice and Fellowcraft, and include the “Ceremony of Eight Toasts.”
April Masonic Birthdays
  • John Torrey Baird III
    April 19, 2011
  • Lyle Scott Cassell
    April 10, 2005
  • Michael Kenneth Clay
    April 19, 2011
  • John Joseph Dester III
    April 19, 1997
  • Arnold Meredith McKemy
    April 28, 2006
  • Justin Scott Minter
    April 15, 2008
  • John William Morman
    April 29, 2014
  • Nicholas Scott Palmer
    April 27, 2008
  • Gregory Clark Perry
    April 19, 2011
  • Cory Daniel Reinecke
    April 14, 2012
  • John Taylor Stucky
    April 17, 2018
  • Jeremy Frederick Weing
    April 29, 2008
  • Robert Lewis Wilson III
    April 18, 2017
2019 Officers
Master - Wor. Brent W. Fellows
S.W. - R.W. James E. Glaspey
J.W. -  Br. Steve McNeil
Secretary - Wor. Jesse S. Lyons
Treasurer - Br. John D. Brandt
S.D. - Br. Brent E. Buswell
J.D. - Br. Eric Osborne
S.S. - Br. Jonathan R. Vance
J.S. - Br. Tullis D. Beasley
Chaplain - Br. Jimmy Southers
Tiler - R.W. Warren Schmid
Marshal - R.W. Jackson Glisson

Trustees
Trustee - R.W. John Dester
Trustee - Wor. Jesse S. Lyons
Trustee - Wor. John J. Mulligan
Trustee - R.W. Torben Pedersen
Trustee - R.W. Frederick Vaughan Sr.
Trustee Emeritus - R.W. Baldwin Gerard Locher Jr.
Advisor - R.W. Warren Schmid

 
Calendar of Events
Visit our website for dates of all entities. Click each to add to your personal calendar!

Tues: 4/23: Buena Vista Practice - 7pm @ Buena Vista

Fri. 4/26: Visitation for Robert Rorrer - 6pm to 8pm @ Harrison Funeral Home

Sat. 4/27: Scottish Rite Reunion @ Roanoke

Sat. 4/27: Memorial Service for Robert Rorrer - 2pm @ Lauderdale APR Church

Tues: 4/30: Buena Vista Practice - 7pm @ Buena Vista

Thurs. 5/2: Covington Stated - 6:30pm @ Covington

Fri. 5/3: Blood Drive - 10am to 4pm @ WLU

Mon. 5/6: Stated Communication & Table Lodge - 6:30pm @ Mountain City

Tues. 5/7: Clifton Forge Stated - 6:30pm @ Clifton Forge

Tues. 5/7: Buena Vista Practice - 7pm @ Buena Vista

Thurs. 5/9: Glasgow Stated - 6:30pm @ Glasgow

Thurs. 5/9: Millboro Stated - 6:30pm @ Millboro

Tues. 5/14: Scottish Rite @ Roanoke

Tues. 5/14: Buena Vista Stated - 7:30pm @ Buena Vista

Mon. 5/20: Chapter & Commandery - 6:15pm @ Mountain City

Tues. 5/21: Buena Vista Practice - 7pm @ Buena Vista

Mon. 5/27: Shrine Club - 7:30pm @ Mountain City

Tues. 5/28: Blood Drive - 10:30am to 4:30pm Buena Vista American Legion

Tues. 5/28: Buena Vista Practice - 7pm @ Buena Vista
Submissions
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