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March 2004 Plumbline
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From The East
W. Kirby Burnett, Worshipful
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Words From The
East:
Hello Brethren! I’m pleased to report that many of the
plans made so far this year have already developed into some fun
activities and good Lodge meetings. Best of all, I sense that all of
the participants have noticed, like I have, that there is a renewed spirit
of friendship and fellowship growing within our Lodge.
I realize
that many of you, for various well-accepted reasons, are not able to
attend our activities or meetings. However, we still remember and
pray for you at every meeting and consider you a full and faithful member
of Walden Lodge. Accordingly, I hope you are able to sense the
renewed spirit I mentioned as you read this monthly newsletter and, in
your own way, enjoy it with us.
Of course, we would love to have
you visit with us in person! Brother Chris Grantham, JW, has given
information in his column about how to contact him to arrange for
transportation or other assistance in this regard. Please give that
offer due consideration. I have authorized Brother Grantham to
appoint as many “temporary” Stewards as needed to assist him in this
undertaking.
At our February meeting, Brother Charles Pridmore, PM,
lead the annual memorial service for Brothers who have died in the past
year. Brother Pridmore’s presentation and accompanying music
selections were very moving. Those Brothers present had full
opportunity to reflect on the certainty of death and the immortality of
the soul.
Bother Larry Crain, PM, Chairman of our Coaching
Committee, arranged a training schedule to certify our officers and any
other Brothers, who wanted to participate, as “proficient” in the Third
Degree. We are proceeding through the schedule with excellent
results. All five currently un-certified officers, two other
Brothers from our Lodge, and one other Brother from another Lodge are on
track to complete their training. We will have an Open-Lodge
examination on the Third Degree at our March meeting.
Right
Worshipful Brother Tom McConnell, DDGM, will be in attendance at our March
meeting to observe the Open-Lodge examination and to present the Perfect
Attendance Award, which was earned at the annual 18th Masonic District
Training held in January. Not only were all eleven officers in
attendance, but also seven other Brothers came for the fellowship and
training.
The originally scheduled program for March was a
demonstration and discussion of the Masonic Funeral Service. This
program has been re-scheduled for our April meeting. I consider this
an important topic, because as Masons in good standing, we are all
eligible to request these rites at our own funerals. The
demonstration is to introduce the service to those Brothers who may not
yet be familiar with it, to stimulate a discussion about its more sublime
meanings, and to assure the Brethren that our members are competent to
present it in public.
Instead, the March program will be a
presentation and discussion of Lodge finances and various ideas about
possible fund-raising activities. Please be there for this important
topic.
Finally, be sure to mark your calendars for this year’s
Grand Lodge meeting to be held in Spartanburg. The dates are
Thursday, April 22 and Friday, April 23. More details will
follow.
I look forward to seeing you at our March
meeting!
Sincerely,
W. Kirby Burnett, WM |
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Greetings from the West
Mel Sinclair, Senior
Warden
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Greetings from the West –
Let us
meet upon the level
My Brothers, in whom do you put your trust? At our February communication, Worshipful Brother
Charles Pridmore did his usual outstanding work as he led us in our annual
memorial service. We reflected about those who, in the preceding
year, had gone before us to that place not made with hands, eternal in the
heavens. It was a special time, a quiet time, and a solemn time, to
not only appreciate each of these fine men, but to bring forth to our own
awareness once again, the mortality of the body and the immortality of the
soul.
Through our craft, we have had the opportunity to
learn much about the life we should strive to lead, although many times we
come up a little short. Even Apostle Paul, at times, had problems
(Romans 7:15-19). The good news is that as the new day begins, we
have the opportunity for a new start to become a better man. How
exciting; to awaken and start anew! Hugo wrote, “Hope is
the word which God has written on the brow of every man.” Hope and
trust in God lead us to other virtues that cement us as a
fraternity. My brothers, let us not forget our earliest walk in
masonry, as we learned about the necessity of time well spent and of the
importance of a pure heart.
You may have heard the old
proverb that says, “Imitation is the purest form of flattery”. Let
us live a life of hope, trusting in God; and that our journey will be one
that will give much light to the fraternity, to our loved ones, to the
disadvantaged, and to the ones we never knew were watching our every move
and listening to our every word.
If you’ve been away from
the lodge for a while, mark your calendar for March 4 and I look forward
to seeing you there …. on the level.
“What we have done for ourselves alone dies with
us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal.”
Albert Pike
Fraternally and sincerely,
Mel
Sinclair, Senior Warden, March, 2004 |
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Tidings from the South
Chris Grantham, Junior
Warden
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Tidings from the
South:
Greetings Brethren. It is a delight to serve you this
year. I enjoy seeing you at each meeting. There are so many of
you that I never get to see. With in excess of 300 members in
Walden, yet fewer than 30 who regularly attend, I know less than ten
percent of you. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you need
assistance in attending our regular communications.
I will
bring the list to the March communication to sign up for the covered dish
supper. We may have to put it off until the May meeting.
This
month’s menu will be:
Spaghetti with
meatballs
Salad
Desert
Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite,
Coffee
Again, it is my pleasure serving you in the South this
year. If you have any suggestions on how I can do a better job,
please let me know.
Sincerely, and Fraternally,
Chris
Grantham, JW |
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