November, 2018

The election of officers was held and the new list is to the right on this page.  Two candidates returned fine proficiencies and are ready for the Fellowcraft degree.  The Worshipful Master set November 25 at 6:00 PM for the degrees.  On December 2 at 6:00 PM will be our annual Christmas party at the lodge.  Bring a covered dish and come have some fun with us.  Santa will be there.  The installation of officers will be on December 16 at 7:00 PM prior to our stated meeting.  This will be a closed installation.  Thanksgiving Day the Sixth District will have their annual raising at Amelia Lodge.  Donuts and coffee at 6:00 AM with the degree to start at 7:00 AM.  Breakfast will follow the degree.  That's it for now.  I hope to see you at lodge. 

October, 2017

We currently have 6 Entered Apprentices going through the degrees right now.  Come out and see some good degree work and support the officers.  Our November meeting is when dues are due and it will be the election of officers.  We hope you can be there.

September, 2017

We did a Master Mason degree at our meeting on September 16.  We held it outside at Charlotte Back's property.  Since we do not have a candidate at that stage we did a pro tem.  We did only the business that was necessary so our meeting in October will be a busy one.  We voted on two candidates and will do their Entered Apprentice degrees Saturday, Sept. 23, at 5 PM.  We will be voting on three more petitions in October.  We may also have to make a decision that the lodge does not want to.  The lodge is going to answer appeals for donations for Texas and Florida hurricane victims in the amount of $50 each.  So come out to lodge and support the officers as they wrap up this year and look forward to election of officers in November.  And, as a reminder, dues will also be due then.  A notice will be sent out at the end of the month reminding every member that the dues are still $55.  Your dues card will be reactivated in the database as soon as your dues are paid or we receive word you cannot pay.  If you do not have a blue plastic card please let the secretary know.

Herman Liming

The lodge was saddened by the death of WB Herman Liming, Past Master and 60 year member of Edenton Lodge.  He will be missed by all who knew him.  I will post details of his funeral arrangements when they are available.

August, 2017

At our August meeting we received a visit from our District Education Officer, Ralph Metzger.  He was there to present Al Cloke, our Lodge Education Officer, with an award for completing the Grand Lodge's educational course on the Ancient charges.  Al has been an exceptional LEO and deserves the recognition.  Unfortunately, WB Cloke is having some health issues and will be unable to come to meetings for a while.  Keep him and his family in your prayers.  In other business, the fried bologna booth was cancelled because of lack of participation.  We will try again next year.  We did have our pancake breakfast at Stonelick Lake but a report was not available at this meeting.  Our outdoor meeting will be on September 16 at Charlotte Back's place at 10:00 AM.  If the weather is bad, we will hold the degree at the lodge.  The positions for the MM degree are in the process of being filled.  The chair lift is working well and there will be more information in the upcoming dues notices that will be sent out soon.  We have been able to remit a lot of dues the past few years and will continue to do so for brethren in need, but we cannot afford to continue carrying brethren who do not respond.  I hope to see a lot of you brethren on the 16th. 

July, 2017

We have some great news for those for whom the lodge stairs are a struggle.  A chairlift has been installed and is ready for use.  It was a fairly large expense for the lodge so if you can find it in your heart to donate a few extra dollars to help defray the cost it would be greatly appreciated.  As for the rest of the meeting there was not a lot of business.  An election was had for a brother that petitioned to be reinstated from suspension and he was elected.  The officers are already planning for next year's inspection by practicing every Thursday for the next few months.  They should be more than ready.  Some dates to remember are August 1 in Goshen.  It is National Night Out and the lodge is going to try to make a little money serving fried bologna sandwiches.  On August 12 from 9 to 11 AM the lodge will have a pancake breakfast at the campground at Stonelick Lake to also generate a little income.  If you can help with either event it would be appreciated.  I hope to see you at lodge, maybe riding the lift.

June, 2017

At our June meeting we took care of some business and visited for a while.  Being the beginning of summer, we had several regulars absent.  Our Lodge Education Officer is having leg problems and cannot climb the stairs so he is home recuperating.  Past Grand Master Richard M. Wilson passed away recently.  He was Grand Master at our lodge's 125 year reconsecration.  The trustees are working on improving the kitchen and removing unused items.  They also replaced our old range with a newer one.  It is shaping up well.  They also have contacted an installer and we should have a chair lift ready for our July meeting.  The lodge will be asking for donations to help pay for it.  We also are planning a couple of fundraisers to help also.  We plan to sell fried bologna sandwiches at Goshen's celebration of National Night Out on August 1.  We are also going to try to have another pancake breakfast at the Stonelick Lake campground if we can get it set up.  July 9 at the lodge will be an open house and cookout from 3 PM until ?  Bring a covered dish and a dessert if you like.  Another event you might enjoy is the annual Sixth District family picnic at Sycamore Park in Batavia on June 24 starting at 1:00 PM.  All Masons and their families are welcome. That about covers it for this month.  I hope to see you at lodge.