Trestlebaord, January 2017

Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. Trestleboard, January 2017 Mountain City Lodge No. 67 / Lexington, VA From the East Brethren,    Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. I would like to thank all of my Brothers for the honor you all have bestowed upon me in giving me the opportunity to serve and lead our Lodge as Worshipful Master for this year. I promise that I will work hard for our Lodge and endeavor to keep our Lodge strong, united, and moving forward. I have big shoes to fill following the great men who have come before me as Master - but with the strong and talented men I have as officers alongside me, I have no doubt that we can accomplish what needs to be done. We have an exciting year ahead of us which will start with the initiation of four men in January followed by eight more over the next few months. I would like to thank Worshipful Jesse Lyons for his GREAT work and leadership over this past year. I would also like to thank Br. John Mormon SW for all his help with the Christmas dinner and being Santa for the children, and RW John Dester for performing the instillation segment of the night - and a special thanks to Jean Glissen for her always wonderful Christmas story. Also, RW Torben Pedersen, Worshipful Scott Cassell, and his wife Grecthen for delivering the poinsettias to all of our widows the following day. There will be more to come on this year's projects and programs - which I will cover in the stated January 2nd. Until then, brothers, GOD Bless and be safe.                                                            " Do not follow in the footsteps of other men                                                                    seek what they sought "                                                                                            Basho Fraternally,  John J. Mulligan WM                      Masonic Wisdom: “Freemasonry, I admit, has its secrets. It has secrets peculiar to itself, but of what do these principally consist? They consist of signs and tokens which serve as testimonials of character and qualifications, which are conferred after due instruction and examination. These are of no small value. They speak a universal language and are a passport to the support and attention of the world. They cannot be lost so long as memory retains its power. Let the possessor of them be expatriated, shipwrecked or imprisoned; let him be stripped of everything he has in the world, still their credentials remain, and are available for use as circumstances require.”   –Attributed to Br. Ben Franklin Calendar of Events   Monday, Jan. 2nd: Dinner @ 6:30 pm, Stated @ 7:30 pm; District Deputy Grand Master, R.W. Gary Butler's Official Visit. Wednesday, January 18th: E.A. practice @ 7 PM for Thomas Randolph Wagner and Steven Wayne McNeil. Thursday, January 19th: E.A. degree @ 6 PM for Thomas Randolph Wagner and Steven Wayne McNeil. Thursday, January 25th: E.A. practice @ 7 PM for Robert Lewis Wilson III and John Davis Brandt. Thursday, January 26th: E.A. degree @ 6 PM for Robert Lewis Wilson III and John Davis Brandt. Submissions   If you have submissions for the Trestleboard, please email them to Br. Ian Huyett at Huyett.I@law.wlu.edu. Officers   Master - Wor. John J. Mulligan S.W. - Br. John William Morman J.W. - Br. Roger Arlyn Jarrell II S.D. - Br. Brent W. Fellows PT J.D. - Br. Ian Huyett Secretary - Rt. Wor. Warren Schmid Treasurer - Br. Bradley Hastings S.S. - Rt. Wor. Lyle Scott Cassell J.S. – Br. Tullis Beasley Marshall - Rt. Wor. Jackson Glisson Chaplain - Br. James Southers Tiler - Br. Thomas Duff Trustee - Rt. Wor. Warren Schmid Trustee - Rt. Wor. Frederick Vaughan Sr. Trustee - Rt. Wor. Baldwin Gerald Locher Jr.   Copyright © 2016, Mountain City Lodge, All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: 103 W Nelson St, Lexington, VA 24450 Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list

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