March, 2017

There was not a lot of business to take care of at our March meeting.  The "More Light Night" was discussed.  Please see the prior post for more information.  We finally received the dimit of a brother and he is now a member of our lodge.  We also received a petition for reinstatement.  March 25 is the Grand Master's one day class this year.  We have two candidates that are attending as well as some of our brethren taking part in the degree work.  The Lodge Education Officer presented a program on the two paths everyone has to choose from to travel through life.  One is hard, tedious and beset with dangers and temptations.  But at the end is peace and happiness.  The other path is easy, filled with sunshine, music and pleasure.  This path leads to despair and death.  All the great religions speak of these two paths.  Buddhism is eloquent in its view of these paths.  "The virtuous man is happy in this world, and he is happy in the next; he is happy in both.  He is happy when he thinks of the good he has done; he is still more happy when he is on the good path.  Earnestness is the path of immortality (Nirvana).  Thoughtlessness is the path of death.  Those who are in earnest do not die, but those who are in thoughtlessness are as if dead already.  Fools follow vanity.  The wise man keeps earnestness as his best jewel."  These thoughts are around 2600 years old and are still true today.  I hope to see you in lodge.

More Light Night

EDENTON LODGE #332

MORE LIGHT NIGHT

TO BE HELD ON

APRIL 1, 2017 AT 7:00 PM

AT EDENTON LODGE #332

LIGHT REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED

SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKER IS BRIAN KERR, FORMERLY OF SCOTLAND AND NOW A MEMBER OF AMELIA LODGE #590

OPEN TO MASTER MASONS ONLY DUE TO CONTENT OF PRESENTATION

HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE FOR

FELLOWSHIP AND REFRESHMENTS

February, 2017

We started off with a special meeting on Feb. 18 with an Entered Apprentice degree.  Our officers did a fine job.  We closed the lodge and opened at 8:00 after some refreshments downstairs.  We went to refreshment and opened a Fellowcraft degree to examine a brother in that degree.  We then went back to the EA lodge and conducted our regular business.  We then heard from Bro. Rodney Epperson from the Ohio Masonic Home about changes in the services provided to Masons, their widows and orphans.  If you need any help from the home, which includes helping you stay in your home, contact the lodge and more information will be provided.  The upcoming one day class was discussed and our lodge will have 2 candidates there to complete their degrees.  On March 11 at 7:00 PM we will be doing a Master Mason degree on a brother.  The Lodge Education Officer has set up an educational night on April 1 at 7:00 PM to hear from a brother from Scotland about Masonry there.  He is said to be an entertaining speaker.  We are also hoping to get a large turnout of our brethren for Goshen lodge's inspection on April 21.  Since this is the last inspection we could keep the traveling award until the next inspection season.  The lodge is experiencing a burst of enthusiasm.  Come join us.

January, 2017

Our inspection went very well.  You should be proud of your officers.  The candidate got a good degree and all in attendance had a great time.  Edenton set the bar high for the remainder of the inspections.  Our Treasurer, Tom Allen, recited a poem he wrote to honor our veterans.  At our stated meeting WB Mike Hannah from Felicity Lodge gave a talk about fraternal relations between the several Masonic bodies and the Order of the Eastern Star.  It was also announced that there will be a one day class on March 25 this year.  We will have at least a couple of brethren going down to the Cincinnati Masonic Center to receive the degrees.  Before our February meeting we will exemplify the Entered Apprentice degree at 6:00 PM.  We look forward to seeing you at our meetings.

December, 2016

Our last meeting of the year was an eventful one.  Prior to the meeting we had our pre-inspection with RWB John Cooper.  All went well and we are excited to be the first inspection of the coming year.  It will be January 4 in the Fellowcraft degree.  Dinner will be at 6:00 PM with the degree to start at 7:00.  RWB Cooper then installed the new officers for 2017. 

Worshipful Master H. Dean Cordell

The Worshipful Master and RWB John Cooper

All the officers except our Senior Steward

We have new candidates waiting for degrees so it will be a busy year again.  Come on out to lodge and help support the new officers.

More photos from November meeting

From left: Nancy McCollum, John McCollum, Grand Master Kaylor and Pat Cloke

We were also honored by the presence of Francesco Canale, Provincial Grand Secretary of Madrid, Grand Lodge of Spain, and Rich Dickersheid, Grand Orator of the Grand Lodge of Ohio

November 2016

We had a very memorable evening on the 19th of November.  We initiated a new Entered Apprentice at 6 PM.  The Grand Master and Grand Orator, as well as the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of Madrid, Spain, saw our officers perform their work in a fine manner.  After the degree we went to refreshment and got to the reason the Grand Master was with us.  He presented John McCollum his 75 year service award after a fine dinner prepared by Pat Cloke and our Senior Steward and his family and friends.  John's family and friends were invited to be with him as he received this honor.  No one has been more influential in the activities of Edenton Lodge over those years than John.

Nancy, John's wife, John, Grand Master Douglas Kaylor and Pat.

John making a few comments

When the festivities ended we still had to hold our stated meeting.  We dispensed with any unnecessary business and paid our bills, accepted a new petition, read the Grand Lodge recap, made plans for our annual Christmas party to be held at 6:30 PM on December 16 at the lodge and held the election of officers.  Our Senior Warden, H. Dean Cordell, was elected to serve as Worshipful Master next year.  His installation will be at our stated meeting in December.  The list of officers will be published after the installation.  Have a happy Thanksgiving and we hope to see you at the Christmas party and our December meeting.