October 2018

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Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. 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. Copyright © 2018, Mountain City Lodge, All rights reserved. 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