Dear Brethren,
As we roll into September the kids return to school, summertime vacations are over and people are returning to work. The month of September is also going to be packed for Lodge business and activities as well.
We start out the month with our Stated Meeting on the 2nd , and Brother Bertolli will head up a Constitution Night event. Degrees are planned for the 9th and 16th as usual but we will be dark on the 23rd as your officers head off to Grand Lodge to attend to the annual business. The 3rd degree of the month will be on the 30th and is a Past Master’s event. Brother George Mitru is scheduled to be raised. A steak dinner is planned for all in attendance but RESERVATIONS ARE A MUST in order to have a steak ready. No surprises please.
Your officers for next year have qualified for the First Degree and Second degree and qualifications are expected to go off without a hitch. The Third and hardest Degree qualification being scheduled in October. If everything goes as planned, they will make the cut for the ensuing year and all that will remain will be the formal approval of the Lodge for them to proceed to their next stations. All line positions have been spoken for at this time but if you have interest in serving your lodge in an officers capacity, please advise Brother Russell Jaeger. As positions become available in future years, having a pool of interested Brothers available also makes it easier to fill positions and keeps your lodge running smoothly.
I wish to thank all of you who have called in advance for your reservations for dinner. To ensure you are provided for when you come to the stated dinner, please call or e-mail before Monday preceding the stated meeting and reserve your place. Due to the updated systems, it will no longer be feasible to reach out to you by phone as we have. Making 400 phone calls on a weekend is just too much even for several people. Please remember that children under 12 are half price and have a special table now with games and such appropriate to all age groups.
Fraternally,
Arthur Melendez
Master