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October 2018

10/31/2018

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Trestleboard, October 2018
Mountain City Lodge No. 67 - Lexington, Virginia
From the East

Brethren,
 
Mary Jo and I continue to travel – and it’s always a pleasure to meet brethren from other Lodges across our State and in other parts of the Country. As with any organization such as ours, we all face what we think are unique issues and we all seem to be somewhat surprised when we find that everyone has, more or less, the same things to confront.
 
Creating and maintaining a good line of upcoming officers, membership issues … Nothing is unique.  Old and new Lodges alike face the same challenges, the biggest of which, I’d submit, is maintaining our relevance in an age where more and more folks are seeking assistance from government sources and not looking to service and fraternal organizations when they need help from neighbors and friends in their communities.  I’d further submit that this has a knock-on effect, as folks stop asking for help, those same civic minded organizations tend to stop looking for areas we can offer help.  It takes a conscious effort to go out and find projects or causes where we can make a difference in our community.  By making a difference in our communities, we become attractive to prospective Masons.  So – if we see prospective issues in our communities where we could make a positive difference, or if you feel strongly enough about any project, please bring it to the Lodge for discussion.  We can’t promise that we can ever accept every one, but we certainly can’t if we don’t know about it.
 
We believe we make good men better, which in turns makes for making our communities better places with better resources, so please think about what we can do either on our own as a Lodge, or as something we can take on in conjunction with other like minded groups.

As always it is a privilege to sit in the East in your Lodge.
 
Fraternally,

John Morman
Worshipful Master 2018

Royal Arch & Knights Templar
Meeting Reminder:
Rockbridge Royal Arch Chapter No. 44
Moomaw Commandery of Knights Templar No. 27
Monday, October 15, Mountain City Lodge
Dinner at 6:15pm; meetings begin at 7pm
 
We’d like to congratulate our new Sir Knight in Moomaw Commandery – Brent Buswell … he received the three Orders of Knighthood in Knights Templar on Saturday, October 13, in Waynesboro. Many groups came together to carry out the ritual, thanks specirfically to Torben Pederson, Brent Fellows, and the Sir Knights in Waynesboro/Charlottesville, Clifton Forge areas.
 
YORK RITE BROTHERHOOD BBQ – All Masons and Guests Welcome
3pm until 6pm
Kappa Alpha Order national office at Mulberry Hill
Please RSVP by Oct. 15, online or to Jesse Lyons or Brent Fellows
BBQ dinner, beer/wine, tours, and a little membership information
 
Knights Templar Christmas Observance – OPEN TO ALL MASONS
December 17, 7pm, Mountain City Lodge – Toasts, blessings, and brotherhood in Christ

Royal Arch Degree Festival – come join the Royal Arch Chapter that meets in Lexington!
January 12, 8am, Mountain City Lodge – more info to come
Opening Prayer - Lodge of Perfection
Sovereign Author of the universe!  We pay unto Thee the sincere homage of our fervent gratitude for all the blessings which Thy infinite goodness has bestowed upon us.  We beseech thee to purify our hearts with the sacred fire of Thy love, and to guide and direct us in the ways of virtue.  Let peace and charity form the chain of our union; cause us in this Lodge faintly to imitate the state and condition of thy elect in Thy Holy and Spiritual Kingdom;  enable us in all things to discern and adopt the good and reject the evil;  let not pretended zeal and devotion deceive us nor we deceive ourselves as to our weaknesses and errors. Aid us in advancing the purposes and attaining the objects of true and genuine Masonry.  And thus enable us to serve our fellows and assist in carrying forward Thy great designs!  Amen!!!!!!
Officers
Master - Wor. John William Morman
S.W. - Br. Brent W. Fellows
J.W. - Wor. John J. Mulligan
Secretary - R.W. Warren Schmid
Treasurer - R.W. Lyle Scott Cassell
S.D. - Br. Steve McNeil
J.D. - Br. Eric Osborne
S.S. - Br. Alex Greene
J.S. - TBA
Chaplain - Br. Jimmy Southers
Tiler - Br. Howard Smith
Marshal - R.W. Jackson Glisson

Trustees
Chair - R.W. Baldwin Gerard Locher Jr.
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.
Advisor - R.W. Warren Schmid

 
Calendar of Events

Visit our website for dates of all entities. Click each to add to your calendar!
 
Tues. 10/10: Buena Vista FC Degree - 7:00pm @ Buena Vista

Thurs. 10/11: Glasgow Stated - 6:30pm @ Glasgow

Fri. 10/12: Blood Drive - 12 to 5pm @ Lexington Baptist

Mon. 10/15: Chapter & Commandery - 6:15pm @ Mountain City

Wed. 10/17: Buena Vista Practice - 6pm @ Buena Vista

Wed. 10/17: EA Degree Practice - 7pm @ Mountain City

Thurs. 10/18: EA Degree - 6pm @ Mountain City

Mon. 10/22: Shrine Club Meeting - 7:30PM @ Mountain City

Tues. 10/23: Buena Vista Practice - 6pm @ Buena Vista

Mon. 11/5: Stated Communication - 6:30pm @ Mountain City

Tues. 11/6: Buena Vista Practice - 6pm @ Buena Vista

Thurs. 11/8: Glasgow Stated - 6:30pm @ Glasgow

Tue. 11/13: Buena Vista Stated - 6:30pm @ Buena Vista
Submissions
 
If you have submissions for the Trestleboard, please email them to Br. Brent Buswell at brentbuswell@gmail.com.
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