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Etiwan Masonic Lodge No. 95 Trestleboard 02 February 2025 |
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The Lowcountry Trestleboard 29 January 2025 |
The Lowcountry Trestleboard
Bringing SC Lowcountry Masons the Latest Info Since 2008 Charleston, SC 29January2025 Brethren: Happy Birthday to WB Bill Bouknight and WB Dick Wesner! Another weekly heads-up from the Semi-official Charleston, SC Masonic Town Crier on what's coming up in The SC Lowcountry that I know about. Thank you all for the help and encouraging words, as well as everyone’s patience with my typos and downright stupidity. "Everyone is entirely free to reject and dissent from whatsoever herein may seem to him to be untrue or unsound." - Albert Pike, Preface to Morals and Dogma (Original Edition) - Saturday 1Feb2025 – Annual Worshipful Masters Workshop The Columbia Scottish Rite (7230 Garners Ferry Road Columbia). Registration 8:00AM Sharp – meeting to follow Ends approx 1:30 PM (No Meal Served) Please be advised All Worshipful Masters are Expected to Attend this meeting, whether this is your 1st time in the East, or your 10th. All District Deputy Grand Masters, Subordinate Grand Lodge Officers, and MEC/MSA Committeemen should also plan to be there. The dress for Grand Lodge Officers, Committeemen and Chancellors is coat and tie. The dress for Worshipful Masters is business casual. -1st and 2nd District Masters and Wardens Club Meetings Collation 6:30PM, Gavel falls at 7:30PM ALL MASTER MASONS can come and the meeting must end by 9:00 pm per the club’s by-laws. Scheduled Lodges to Host: February- MacArthur March- Solomons April - Mariner May- Jacksonboro June- TBD July- Carolina August- TBD September- Etiwan October- Goose Creek November- Fiat Lux December- No Meeting WORSHIPFUL MASTERS please reach out to WB Ed Edpao, President of M&Ws Club, to schedule your lodge to host one of the 3 open dates! Brother Secretaries, Treasurers, and Worshipful Masters, If your Lodge Secretary attended the November 9th Secretary's Workshop, he was given the Lodge's 2024 Annual Audit Form. 2024 Annual Audit Forms were mailed yesterday (13January) to the Lodge Secretaries who did not attend the Secretaries Workshop. if your Lodge Secretary was not present at the Secretaries Workshop to receive the Audit Form, let us know if you do not receive the Audit form in a week. It is that time of year again when the Lodges are required to mail their Annual Return with a check paying the amount owed to the Grand Secretary. To avoid penalties, your Lodge’s 2024 Annual Return should be mailed to this Office as soon as possible after December 31, 2024. GRAND LODGE SPECIAL COMMUNICATIONS Brethren, our Grand Master, Most Worshipful Brother Steven D. Hames has scheduled the following Special Communications: SPECIAL COMMUNICATION, SATURDAY, March 1st, 2025: For the purpose of rededicating Spartan Lodge No. 70 in celebration of the Lodge’s 175th Anniversary. Lunch will be served in the Lodge Hall’s Dining Room at 11:30 am. The Grand Master, with the assistance of the Grand Lodge Officers, will open the Grand Lodge and Spartan Lodge No. 70 on the First Degree at 12:30 pm. The Rededication Ceremony should begin at 1:00 pm and is open to the public. Spartan Lodge No. 70 is located in the Spartanburg Masonic Temple at 190 W. Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29306. SPECIAL COMMUNICATION, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 2025: For the purpose of participating in the Celebration of the 200th Anniversary of Brother Marquis de Lafayette’s March 7-9, 1825 visit to Camden, SC. The Event will begin with Breakfast being provided by Kershaw Lodge No. 29 located at 833 John G. Richards Way, Camden, SC at 7:00 am. Brethren including Entered Apprentices, Fellowcrafts, and Master Masons may attend with their families and friends. If you plan to attend, please email grandsecretary@scgrandlodgeafm.org with your name, your Lodge’s name and number, and the names of those who will be accompanying you by no later than February 28th SPECIAL COMMUNICATION, SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2025: For the purpose of rededicating the Grand Lodge Building and conducting a Bronze Plaque Laying Ceremony in Celebration of the Grand Lodge Building’s 25th year Anniversary. Lunch will be served in the Grand Lodge’s Library Dining Area at 11:30 am. The Grand Master, with the assistance of the Grand Lodge Officers, will open the Grand Lodge on the First Degree at 12:30 pm. The Bronze Plaque Laying Ceremony should begin at 1:00 pm and is open to the Public with the Rededication Ceremony following. SPECIAL COMMUNICATION, SATURDAY, March 22, 2024: For the purpose of rededicating Cedar Lodge #184 in celebration of the Lodge’s 150th Anniversary. Lunch will be served in the Lodge Hall’s Dining Room at 11:30 am. The Grand Master, with the assistance of the Grand Lodge Officers, will open the Grand Lodge and Cedar Lodge No. 184 on the First Degree at 12:30 pm. The Rededication Ceremony should begin at 1:00 pm and is open to the public. Cedar Lodge No. 184 is located at 135 Lee Street N., Wagener SC 29164 NOTE: Elected Grand Lodge Officers, Subordinate Grand Lodge Officers and the District Deputy Grand Master of the Host Lodge’s District should be present. Elected Grand Lodge Officers and Past Grand Masters should wear black tails with black bow tie, black vests, jewel, and apron. All other Grand Lodge Officers should wear black tuxedos with black bow ties, black cummerbunds or black vests, jewel and aprons Many Thanks to our Grand Secretary MWB Jerry Carver PGM for all he does for us, and especially for keeping us all informed on Grand Lodge matters. SC State Traveling Gavel & Lowcountry Traveling Bible "To the best of my knowledge": The SC State Traveling Gavel The State Traveling Gavel is at Mt Moriah #58 ( 401 S Pearl St Pageland, SC) It willl be up for grabs Monday Night, 2/3/25, at their Business Meeting (Keeping up with the Traveling Gavel is kind of like trying to keep up with who has what championship belt in Pro Wrestling!) The Lowcountry Traveling Bible is at Franklin #96 They will gladly welcome all who want to claim it for their Lodge the 1stThursdays at their Regular Stated Communication. Rules to capture are: Visiting Lodge must have a minimum of 5 brothers present. At least one of the top 3 lodge line officers (WM, SW, or JW) must be present. Visiting Lodge with the most brothers present captures Gavel/Bible. Gavel/Bible can be captured at a Stated Meeting or a degree conferral. Special thanks to WB Larry "Sarge" Leaird for the Gavel info. Check out the Masonic Lantern FB page for the skinny on the Upstate. YORK RITE NEWS - Charleston York Rite Bodies (1285 Orange Grove Rd) Monthly Stated Meeting Every 3rd Tuesday Collation at 6:30 Gavel falls at 7:30 Thanks to RWB Herman Resch for the York Rite Info Scottish Rite News January regularly stated meeting will be moved to Wednesday, 29 January, 2025. Bob Heck General Secretary Charleston Scottish Rite The meeting for the Knights of St Andrews Charleston Valley has been changed to the 4th Monday of each month at 7pm at the Charleston Scottish Rite building. The meeting is open to all 32nd degree black hat Scottish Rite masons. This months meeting is January 27th. Additionally, the dates for our Spring Reunion have been set - April 11th and 12th, which will be a Friday late afternoon / evening and all day Saturday. We look forward to a great Reunion and Brothers, I cannot stress enough how important it is to have a strong Valley showing at our Reunions - it is designed not only to introduce new Brothers to the beauty of the Scottish Rite, but it is also meant to be an opportuntiy for gathering, for sharing, for catching up... a RE-UNION... I hope you can plan accordingly to attend - more details to come. Thanks to RWB Bob Heck for the Scottish Rite Info Fillipino Travelers News/Functions: ❤️Hearts & Harmonies: A Pre-Valentine Fundraiser Event! The Filipino Travelers of Charleston invite you to an unforgettable evening of music, food, and love at our fundraiser event, Hearts and Harmonies. Get serenaded by a live band while savoring a delectable meal with your special someone. Event Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025 Doors Open: 6:00 PM Venue: Filipino Community Center 8747 Salamander Rd, North Charleston Tickets: $30 per person, you can purchase them at the Gate. Sponsor/Couple Tables = $100 Donation (Limited to 10 tables) Thanks to WB Winston Ariza & WB Ernie Augustin for the Travelers info Order of DeMolay News Dear Brother Legionnaires: William Clifford Wylie, Jr. Preceptory will meet on March 22nd at Horry Lodge No. 381 (903 15th Ave, Conway, SC) beginning at 1 pm. You should plan to arrive before that time. We will elect officers and entertain any recommendations for honorees along with any other business that may need to be transacted. The Investiture will be after the catered lunch. Dress for the event is tuxedo optional. We must have a head count before March 15th for the banquet. Please email or call me with you acceptance or regrets. Sincerely and fraternally, Clifton L. Simmons, Jr. Executive Officer in SC (803) 755-9930 Thanks to RWB Clifton Simmons for the DeMolay Info RAINBOW News Upcoming reminders for our jurisdiction: Feb 8 – Hope District Official Visit Feb 20 – Deadline for Rainbow Spirit Articles Mar 1 – Charity District Official Visit Feb 20 – Deadline for Rainbow Spirit Articles Mar 15 – Grand Assembly Session Registration sent to Assemblies Mar 20 – Deadline for Rainbow Spirit Articles Mar 29 or Apr 5 – Subordinate Assembly Installation of Officers Apr 6 – Church Sunday (local observance) Apr 15 – Deadline for Ad Sales Apr 20 – Deadline for Rainbow Spirit Articles Apr 26 – Grand Officers’ Rehearsal and Grand Representatives’ Meeting (SRC Columbia) Apr 26 – Scholarship Luncheon Fund-raiser May 1 – Deadline for Grand Appointments Recommendations May 15 – Deadline for Grand Representatives’ Reports May 15 – Deadline for Grand Assembly Session Registration May 20 – Deadline for Rainbow Spirit Articles Jun 1 – Deadline for Additional Forms Jun 1 – Deadline for Competition Entry Forms Jun 19 – Deadline for Grand Representative Star and Talent Showcase Descriptions Jun 20 – Deadline for Rainbow Spirit Articles Jun (25) 26-29 – Grand Assembly Session (Columbia) Jul 8 – Founder's Day (local observance) Jul 20 – Deadline for Rainbow Spirit Articles Thanks to Dedra Hart for the Rainbow Info Shrine News/Events: Remember you can always access the calendar HERE. THE EAST-WEST SHRINE BOWL IS MORE THAN JUST A GAME! Tickets for the 100th East-West Shrine Bowl are now on sale. The centennial edition of the nation’s oldest college all-star football game will be held at AT&T Stadium, home of the Dallas Cowboys. The game will kickoff at 7 p.m. Central Time on Thursday, January 30, 2025, and will be nationally televised in prime time on the NFL Network. TICKET OPTIONS Family-friendly ticket prices ranging from $20-$50 are available throughout the stadium. A premium seating ticket including an all-you-can-eat option in AT&T Stadium’s Founders Club (50-yard line view) will go on sale later this month. All Shriners International members can save 20% on their ticket purchase using access code SHRINE20 at checkout (excludes premium ticket options). This year, the Shriners Children’s College Showdown and the College Baseball Series benefiting Shriners Children’s will be held at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas – home of the Texas Rangers. These three weekends of college baseball will feature 24 incredible college baseball games. We are asking for volunteers to help collect donations for tournament scorecards. Volunteers will enjoy this amazing venue with several sports bars, restaurants, and amusement parks close by making a great place for a Temple trip. Please check out the area by clicking the links below. http://shrinersshowdown.com https://globelifefield.com The dates for the Showdown are February 14-16, 2025. This year the teams that will be playing are Texas, Louisville, Arizona, Oklahoma State, Mississippi (Ole Miss), and Clemson. Each team will have a patient ambassador who the Nobility can get to know as well. If possible, the patient will attend the games and be on the field prior to when the team plays to cheer them on, do interviews and meet the crowd. Short videos are made each year with the ambassadors with their team that is played throughout the Showdown. The dates for the College Baseball Series benefiting Shriners Children’s are February 21-23 and February 28-March 2, 2025. The teams playing in this set are Arkansas, Texas Christian (TCU), Michigan, and Kansas State. The final weekend of games will be on February 28-March 2, 2025 and feature Ohio State, Oregon State, Baylor, and Auburn. Meet your all new Patriots Hall !!! Things are exciting at Omar and the all new marketing approach is making waves in our local community. There is a link below advertising our facility and I also want to give a shout out to our auditorium manager, StaleyBeth, for a great job in moving our facilities forward. Click the link for some dynamic photos of your auditorium. https://www.eventective.com/mount-pleasant-sc/patriots-hall-at-the-omar-shrine-center-772538.html Here is the latest info for renting the Shrine Center/Auditorium: StaleyBeth Sliwinski - Events Manager Omar Shrine Auditorium 176 Patriots Point Rd Mt Pleasant, SC 29464 843-606-2107 Rentals@OmarShriners.org Thanks to Shrine Recorder Nobel Dennis Weaver for the Shrine info!! Sickness & Distress: Diane (Mrd David) Berger passed away yerterday (28Jan) morning after a long fight with cancer. Funeral arrangements are imcomplete at tjis time. Please keep WB David and the family in your devotions WB Brett Strickland is in hospital with acite pancreatitus. WB Larry Acala is now at The Reserve Rehab Center 1800 Eagle Landing Blvd, Hanahan Rm 514. He got taken to the hospital from the Fillipino Comunity Center Saturday (11 Jan) night. He is still undergoing kidney dialysis. He is expected to be in rehab 3 Weeks. Masonic Prayer Warriors please keep in your devotions: Miss Connie Bennett, Ann (Mrs Rodney) Perkins, John Kyle, David Berger, Kimberly (Mrs Robert) Heck, Tommy Blackwood, Ben Kuhn's daughter Emma, Michael Cochran, Debbie Morell, Rhonda (Mrs Steven) Shook, Dale Usery, Brett Strickland, Dom Rend, John Marcucci, Mike Jones, Martin Scarborough, Alan Hubble, Steven D Hames, Kevin Davis, Tyler Lucas, Bill Johnson, Jack Marler, Jim Schaefer, Jim & Jacki Ratledge, Herman Lewis, Will Swope, Joey Caseja, Ric Galang, Sam Tennyson, Trining Aldea, Gregg Schneider, Charlie Rodgers, Brent Turner, William "Clay" Brooks, Bill & Isabelle Rooney, Walt Spiller, Larry Acala, Doug & Gwen Amyx, Dickie Wayland Johnson, Gerry Factura, Josh Wilken, Ola Mae (Mrs Earl) Wilcox, Ron & Sue Mitchum, David DeChant, Mariqueto Pidloan, Dean Nimocks, V Joe Hill, Haywood Fowler, Bob & Frances Knight, James Hughes, Kieth Stika, Ben Fischel, Tim Rush, Ben Kirby, Mike Floresca, Sandy Harley, Ricky Chubb, Jerry Carver, Rob Varnado, Donnie Hollingsworth, Steven Boyette, James Palmer, Tom McCauley, Cora (Mrs Orlando) Maningding, Dick & Ginger Hughes, Dale Schuman, Charlie Smith, Joe Terry, Guy Neal, Phil Reichner, John Johnson, Jacque (Mrs Andy) Albright, Jerry Espiritu, Jayson Rose, Ray Hall, Horace Williams, Roy Triplett, Mike Taylor, Ron Traver, Herb Goldberg, Mary Anne (Mrs G Ray) Marsh, Mary Ellen (Mrs Mitchell) Bryan, Karen (Mrs Bill) Martin, Eloise (Mrs Richard) Wooden, Frank Shealy, Billie Jean & Bobby Faulkner, Gene Nabors, Tony Lawerence, Chris Spears, Dean Fowler, our brothers in the SC Upstate, Western NC and Eastern Tennessee with Hellene storm damage, and for our Grand Lodge Officers to travel in safety. These are who I am aware of at this time, if there are others the brethren need to be made aware of please email/text me and I will pass the word. These brothers (and their ladies/families) have all been workers in the quarries of Masonry and deserve to be lifted up in prayer to the Grand Architect of the Universe by each of us. All please be advised that those with ongoing/chronic health issues don't come off the prayer list. "The prayers of good men availed much." Four Things to do each month for the good of Masonry: If you are healthy and able: 1) Attend Your Lodge’s next Stated Meeting. My Brothers, it is not possible to overemphsize how important this one thing is: Masonic Lodges are dying statewide simply because there aren't enough members coming to lodge to be able to do anything! 80-90% of success in anything is just SHOWING UP! 2) ATTEND the next Masters & Wardens meeting. (2nd Wed - time & place is in the Trestleboard). 3) VISIT another lodge this month (times & places are in the Trestleboard). 4) PRAY for those in distress. Prayer works, both for you AND the ones for.whom you pray "Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing." I Thessalonians 5:11 Masonic Trivia (Taken mostly from "The Truth is Stranger than Fiction," by Br. Alphonse Cerza, Masonic Service Association, 1934.) On November 10, 1928, the Grand Lodge of California held a special communication at Culver City, to lay the corner stone of the Masonic Temple. The lodge room was so crowded that the Grand Lodge officers were unable to enter. They retired to the Ladies' powder room to open the grand lodge for the ceremony You just can't make this stuff up! Quote of the Week (Collected from hundreds of sources over the years) "Courtesy and Respect - Two things that cost nothing to give, but are priceless to the person who receives them, and even more so to the person who does not." Here's This Week's Scoop: (to the best of my knowledge) *Presume no collation (meal) unless otherwise noted.* A good rule of thumb: If you turn on the TV and they're showing escape routes out of the Charleston area, the Lodges probably won't be meeting for a few days. (5th)Wednesday 29January 2025 - Summerville Lodge #234 (111 N Main St, Summerville) Summerville Lodge No. 234 will be conferring an EA Degree Collation at 7:00pm and Degree at 8:00pm. - The Charleston Scottish Rite Bodies (1051 Sam Rittenburg Blvd) Regular Monthly Stated Meeting - THIS MONTH ONLY Lodge Presiding Collation at 6:30 PM Stated Meeting at 7:30 PM. Advisory Board will be meeting at 6:00 PM upstairs. Your Charleston Scottish Rite KCCH Association will meet at 6:00 PM (before the Scottish Rite meets) outside the General Secretary's Office (5th)Thursday 30January 2025 - Jacksonboro Lodge #206 (6085 Hwy 165, Ravenel) Fellowcraft Degree for 2 candidates Collatiion 6:15PM Gavel falls at 7:00PM - Ornan Lodge #38 (50 Ornan Street Bamberg) We have a MM Degree at Ornan 38 in Bamberg Friday Night Jan 31st Two Candidates, Ornan 38 and Blackville 63 have a candidate each and will split the work. Eat at 6:45. February - Saturday 1Feb2025 – Annual Worshipful Masters Workshop The Columbia Scottish Rite (7230 Garners Ferry Road Columbia). Registration 8:00AM Sharp - Meeting to follow Ending approx 1:30 PM (No Meal Served) Please be advised All Worshipful Masters are Expected to Attend this meeting, whether this is your 1st time in the East, or your 10th. All District Deputy Grand Masters, Subordinate Grand Lodge Officers, and MEC/MSA Committeemen should also plan to be there. The dress for Grand Lodge Officers, Committeemen and Chancellors is coat and tie. The dress for Worshipful Masters is business casual. 1st)Monday 03February 2025 - Solomon Lodge #1 (1285 Orange Grove Rd) Monthly Stated Meeting & FellowCraft Degree for 2 EAs Collation 6:30, Gavel falls at 7:30. - Harmony Lodge #61 (5355 E Jim Bilton Blvd, St. George) Monthly Stated Meeting. Gavel falls at 8:00. - Fidelity James Island Lodge #304 (1613 Ft Johnson Rd, James Island) Regular Communication Visiting Brothers most welcome. Collation 6:30 Gavel falls at 7:30 PM - Goose Creek Lodge #401 (145 St James Ave, Goose Creek) Monthly Stated Meeting Collation at 6:45PM. Gavel falls at 7:30PM. (1st)Tuesday 04February 2025 - Orange - CharlesTowne Lodge #14 (1285 Orange Grove Rd) Entered Apprentice Degree Collation: 6:00 pm Gavel Drops: 7:00 pm - Summerville Lodge #234 (111 N Main St, Summerville) Summerville Lodge will be conferring an FellowCraft Degree Collation at 7:00pm and Degree at 8:00pm. - Port Royal Lodge #242 (1744 Ribaut Rd Port Royal, SC) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel at 7:30 p.m. - Denmark Lodge #246 (308 S Palmetto Ave [Carolina Hwy/Hwy 321 Denmark, SC) Monthly Stated Meeting Proficiency at 6:30pm, Collation at 7:30, Gavel falls at 8:00PM - Inglesby Lodge #267 (44 Taylor St. Greeleyville, SC ) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls at 8:00. inglesby267@gmail.com - Hammerton Lodge #332 (1085 E Montague Ave North Charleston) Monthly Stated Meeting Collation 6:30 Gavel falls at 7:30 PM. - Old Fort Lodge #420 (10935 Dorchester Rd, Summerville) Monthly Stated Meeting . Gavel falls at 7:30. - Charleston Chapter #56 OES (3567 Dorchester Rd East, North Charleston) Regular Business Meeting Gavel falls at 7:30pm. (1st)Wednesday 05February 2025 – Landmark Lodge #76 (53 E Bay St Google Map ) Monthly Stated Meeting Coat, tie and white gloves required Open at 6:30 PM - The Columbia Scottish Rite Bodies (7230 Garners Ferry Rd) Monthly Business Meeting. The Steering Committee meets at 6:00 PM in the Library. KSA meeting at 6:15 PM in the old language center. Supper will be served at 6:45 PM in the dining room Business Meeting to follow. Columbia Scottish Rite Office Hours are 9:00AM - 3:00PM Monday – Thursday Lunch hour is 12:00 to 1:00. (1st)Thursday 06February 2025 - Harmony Lodge #17 (30 Burr Street Barnwell) Monthly Stated Meeting Collation at 7:15, Gavel falls at 8:00PM - Etiwan Lodge #95 (438 Whilden St, Mount Pleasant, SC) Monthly Stated Meeting. Collation at 6:45pm, Gavel falls at 7:30PM. – Franklin Lodge #96 (145 St James Ave, Goose Creek) Monthly Stated Meeting Dress Code Busines Casual Collation at 6:30 Gavel falls at 7:30PM. - Harpers Lodge #225 (11 W. Main St, Andrews, SC) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls 8:00PM - Bethlehem Lodge # 338 (13819 Round O Rd, Round O) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls at 7:30 PM - Dorchester Lodge #369 (3567 Dorchester Rd East, North Charleston) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls at 7:30 PM. No Collation (1st)Friday 07February 2025 - St. James Lodge #275 (227 Scotia St, McClellanville) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls at 7:30 PM - Loyalty Chapter #136 OES (3567 Dorchester Rd East, North Charleston) Regular Business Meeting Gavel falls at 7:30 (2nd) Monday 10February 2025 - Orange - CharlesTowne Lodge #14 (1285 Orange Grove Rd) Regular Communication Collation: 6:00 pm Gavel Drops: 7:00 pm - St. Peters Lodge #54 (232 E Boyce Street, Manning, SC) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls at 8pm stpeterslodgeafm.org - Mt Hope Lodge #128 (110 Brick Church Cl - St Stephens) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls at 8:00PM. - Jacksonboro Lodge #206 (6085 Hwy 165, Ravenel) Monthly Stated Meeting Collatiion 6:15PM Gavel falls at 7:00PM - Bells Lodge #236 ( 18612 Lowcountry Hwy Ruffin, SC ) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel @ 8PM / Collation prior - Fellowship Lodge #400 (3567 Dorchester Rd East, North Charleston) Monthly Stated Meeting Collatiion 6:30PM Gavel falls at 7:30PM (2nd) Tuesday 11February 2025 - Ornan Lodge #38 (50 Ornan Street Bamberg) Monthly Stated Meeting Collation at 6:45, Gavel falls at 7:30PM. - Unity Lodge #55 (35 Trevor Dr, Walterboro) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls at 7:30pm - Hope Lodge #126 (13088 West Main Street Williston) Monthly Stated Meeting Collation at 7:15, Gavel falls at 8:00PM. - Summerville Lodge #234 (111 N Main St, Summerville) Monthly Stated Meeting Collation 7:00PM Gavel falls at 8:00PM. Questions? Lodge phone number (cell phone) is 843-964-7722 . - Carolina Lodge #375 (5929 Murray Drive, Charleston) Monthly Stated Meeting Collation at 6:30, Gavel falls at 7:30pm - Orangeburg York Rite (1201 Five Chop Rd, N Orangeburg, SC.) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls at 7:30 CCMA Board Meeting (1285 Orange Grove Rd) 6:00PM at the CCMA (2nd)Wednesday 12February 2025 - The Masters & Wardens Club of the 1st and 2nd Masonic Districts monthly meeting sponsored by MacArthur Lodge #427 (145 St James Ave, Goose Creek) Collation @6:30. Meeting at 7:30PM . Every month the club coordinates with a Host Lodge, which typically provides collation and two or three pieces of Masonic education. We are adding a new twist to our education. Our education will be interactive questions from the Ahimen Rezon. The club has a rich history with the endorsement of our Grand Lodge. All are reminded that you don't have to be a Sittting or Past Master or Warden to attend, ALL MASTER MASONS can come and the meeting must end by 9:00 pm per the club’s by-laws. UPCOMING MEETING LOCATIONS: March- Solomons April - Mariner May- Jacksonboro June- Sponsor Needed July- Carolina August- Sponsor Needed September- Etiwan October- Goose Creek November- Fiat Lux December- No Meeting (2nd )Thursday 13February 2025 - Mariner Lodge #2 (1285 Orange Grove Rd) Monthly Stated Meeting. Dress: Coat & Tie (like you wear to Church/Temple) Visitors welcome! Please arrive NLT 7:20 - No collation Gavel falls at 7:30PM - Harmony Lodge #22 (2710 Depot Rd Beaufort, SC) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls at 7:30. - Kingstree Lodge #46 (313 East Main Street, Kingstree, SC) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls at 8pm - Blackville Lodge #63 (10920 Solomon Blatt Avenue Blackville) Monthly Stated Meeting Collation at 7:15, Gavel falls at 8:00PM. - Evergreen Lodge #153 (510 Elm St E Hampton, SC) Monthly Stated Meeting. Eat at 7:00 and the gavel falls at 7:30 - Vance Lodge # 230 (1316 Camden Rd, Hwy 310, Vance) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls at 7:30 – Smoaks Lodge #231 ( 90 New St Smoaks, SC ) Business Meeting Gavel @ 8PM / Collation prior - Berkeley Lodge #269 (101 California Ave, Moncks Corner) Monthly Stated Meeting Collation at 7:00PM Gavel falls at 8:00. - Ridgeville Lodge #361 (119 Academy St, Ridgeville) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls at 7:30. - MacArthur Lodge #427 (145 St James Ave, Goose Creek) Monthly Stated Meeting Collation 6:30 Gavel falls at 7:30 (3rd)Saturday 15February 2025 - Berkeley Lodge #269 (101 California Ave, Moncks Corner) EA Degree– 3 Candidates 8am – Full breakfast 9am – EA degree 30th District Masters and Wardens Club Meeting The 30th District Masters and Wardens club (formally Square and Compass Club) will meet at: TBA We Meet 3rd Saturday of every month. Meal at 6 meeting follows. Meetings rotate between the lodges of the 30th district. (3rd)Monday 17February 2025 - Charleston Chapter #56 OES (3567 Dorchester Rd East, North Charleston) Regular Business Meeting Gavel falls at 7:30pm. (3rd)Tuesday 18February 2025 - Egeria Lodge #71 (150 Judge St, Harleyville) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls at 8:00 - Round Lodge #270 (10761 Cottageville Hwy, Cottageville) Monthly Stated Meeting Eat at 7:00PM Gavel falls at 8:00 - Hilda Lodge #426 (51 Railroad Avenue, Hilda SC) Monthly Stated Meeting Collation at 7:15. Gavel falls at 8:00PM - John L. Flynn Chapter #277 OES (1085 E Montague Ave North Charleston) Monthly Stated Meeting - Charleston York Rite Bodies (1285 Orange Grove Rd) Monthly Stated Meeting Council Presiding Collation at 6:45 Gavel falls at 7:30 (3rd) Thursday 20February 2025 - Union-Kilwinning Lodge #4 (945 Wappoo Rd, Charleston) Monthly Stated Meeting Visitors welcome! Kilts encouraged (If you dare). Gavel falls at 7:30 Och Aye! - Charity Lodge #62 (6328 Old Hwy 6 Elloree, SC) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls at 7:30pm. – Franklin Lodge #96 (145 St James Ave, Goose Creek) EA Degree Collation at 6:30 Gavel falls at 7:30PM. - Indiantown Lodge #165 (102 W George St. Hemingway, SC) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls @730pm - Hudson Lodge #373 (14385 Sniders Hwy Islandton, SC) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls at 8:00PM - Fort Moultrie Lodge #428 (438 Whilden St, Mount Pleasant, SC) will have their Monthly Stated Meeting Collation @6:30. Meeting at 7:30PM . - Azalea Chapter #192 OES (1285 Orange Grove Rd) Monthly Business Meeting, Meeting begins at 8:00PM (4th) Saturday February 22, 2025 The Holy City Symposium will take place at the Scottish Rite Center, 1051 Sam Rittenburg Ave, Charleston, SC. A full breakfast ($10.00) will be served at 8:00am and the symposium will begin at 9:00am. The guest speakers will be RWB Steve Hiott, PDDGM, WB Joe Terry, Senior Grand Deacon, and WB Curtis Baynes, Grand Steward. Following the three speakers will be a panel discussion with the three guest speakers and the members of the Scottish Rite Education Committee. Questions about the symposium can be directed to WB Andy Albright at raa29420@gmail.com. (4th) Monday 24February 2025 - Goose Creek Lodge #401 (145 St James Ave, Goose Creek) Entered Apprentice Degree Collation at 6:45PM. Gavel falls at 7:30PM. - The Charleston Scottish Rite Bodies (1051 Sam Rittenburg Blvd) The meeting for the Knights of St Andrews Charleston Valley is now the 4th Monday of each month at 7:00 PM at the Charleston Scottish Rite building. The meeting is open to all 32nd degree (black hat) Scottish Rite Masons. .- Carolina Chapter #25 OES (6085 Hwy 165, Ravenel) Regular Business Meeting Collation at 6:30PM meeting at 7:30PM (4th)Tuesday 25February 2025 - Allendale Lodge #109 (500 Barnwell Hwy, Allendale) Monthly Stated Meeting Collation at 6:45, Gavel falls at 7:30PM. - St. Andrews Lodge #367 (945 Wapoo Rd, Charleston) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls at 8:00 – Fiat Lux #432 (1051 Sam Rittenberg Blvd) Coat, tie and white gloves required. 6:30 PM at the Scottish Rite - National Sojourners Charleston Chapter 28 (Fleet Reserve Association, 99 Wisteria Rd, Goose Creek) will have their monthly meeting. tonight. Order your meal from the menu before the meeting. Meeting will begin at 7:00PM National Sojourners is a Masonic Veterans Order. If you are a veteran, You can join the Sojourners. Please bring your spouse, children, friends, neighbors and enjoy other veteran fellowship. (4th)Wednesday 24February 2025 - The Charleston Scottish Rite Bodies (1051 Sam Rittenburg Blvd) Regular Monthly Stated Meeting - Lodge Presiding Collation at 6:30 PM Stated Meeting at 7:30 PM. Advisory Board will be meeting at 6:00 PM upstairs. Knights of St Andrew will meet at 6:00 PM in the auditorium . Your Charleston Scottish Rite KCCH Association will meet at 6:00 PM (before the Scottish Rite meets) outside yhe General Secretary's Office MARCH SPECIAL COMMUNICATION, SATURDAY, March 1st, 2025: For the purpose of rededicating Spartan Lodge No. 70 in celebration of the Lodge’s 175th Anniversary. Lunch will be served in the Lodge Hall’s Dining Room at 11:30 am. The Grand Master, with the assistance of the Grand Lodge Officers, will open the Grand Lodge and Spartan Lodge No. 70 on the First Degree at 12:30 pm. The Rededication Ceremony should begin at 1:00 pm and is open to the public. Spartan Lodge No. 70 is located in the Spartanburg Masonic Temple at 190 W. Main Street, Spartanburg, SC 29306. 1st)Monday 03March 2025 - Solomon Lodge #1 (1285 Orange Grove Rd) Monthly Stated Meeting. Collation 6:30, Gavel falls at 7:30. - Harmony Lodge #61 (5355 E Jim Bilton Blvd, St. George) Monthly Stated Meeting. Gavel falls at 8:00. - Fidelity James Island Lodge #304 (1613 Ft Johnson Rd, James Island) Regular Communication Visiting Brothers most welcome. Collation 6:30 Gavel falls at 7:30 PM - Goose Creek Lodge #401 (145 St James Ave, Goose Creek) Monthly Stated Meeting Collation at 6:45PM. Gavel falls at 7:30PM. (1st)Tuesday 04March 2025 - Port Royal Lodge #242 (1744 Ribaut Rd Port Royal, SC) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel at 7:30 p.m. - Denmark Lodge #246 (308 S Palmetto Ave [Carolina Hwy/Hwy 321 Denmark, SC) Monthly Stated Meeting Collation at 7:30, Gavel falls at 8:00PM - Inglesby Lodge #267 (44 Taylor St. Greeleyville, SC ) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls at 8:00. inglesby267@gmail.com - Hammerton Lodge #332 (1085 E Montague Ave North Charleston) Monthly Stated Meeting Collation 6:30 Gavel falls at 7:30 PM. - Old Fort Lodge #420 (10935 Dorchester Rd, Summerville) Monthly Stated Meeting . Gavel falls at 7:30. - Charleston Chapter #56 OES (3567 Dorchester Rd East, North Charleston) Regular Business Meeting Gavel falls at 7:30pm. (1st)Wednesday 05March 2025 – Landmark Lodge #76 (53 E Bay St Google Map ) Monthly Stated Meeting Coat, tie and white gloves required Open at 6:30 PM - The Columbia Scottish Rite Bodies (7230 Garners Ferry Rd) Monthly Business Meeting. The Steering Committee meets at 6:00 PM in the Library. KSA meeting at 6:15 PM in the old language center. Supper will be served at 6:45 PM in the dining room Business Meeting to follow. Columbia Scottish Rite Office Hours are 9:00AM - 3:00PM Monday – Thursday Lunch hour is 12:00 to 1:00. (1st)Thursday 06March 2025 - Harmony Lodge #17 (30 Burr Street Barnwell) Monthly Stated Meeting Collation at 7:15, Gavel falls at 8:00PM - Etiwan Lodge #95 (438 Whilden St, Mount Pleasant, SC) Monthly Stated Meeting. Collation at 6:45pm, Gavel falls at 7:30PM. – Franklin Lodge #96 (145 St James Ave, Goose Creek) Monthly Stated Meeting Dress Code Busines Casual Collation at 6:30 Gavel falls at 7:30PM. - Harpers Lodge #225 (11 W. Main St, Andrews, SC) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls 8:00PM - Bethlehem Lodge # 338 (13819 Round O Rd, Round O) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls at 7:30 PM - Dorchester Lodge #369 (3567 Dorchester Rd East, North Charleston) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls at 7:30 PM. No Collation (1st)Friday 07March 2025 - St. James Lodge #275 (227 Scotia St, McClellanville) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls at 7:30 PM - Loyalty Chapter #136 OES (3567 Dorchester Rd East, North Charleston) Regular Business Meeting Gavel falls at 7:30 (2nd) Saturday 08March 2025 SPECIAL COMMUNICATION, SATURDAY, MARCH 8, 2025: For the purpose of participating in the Celebration of the 200th Anniversary of Brother Marquis de Lafayette’s March 7-9, 1825 visit to Camden, SC. The Event will begin with Breakfast being provided by Kershaw Lodge No. 29 located at 833 John G. Richards Way, Camden, SC at 7:00 am. Brethren including Entered Apprentices, Fellowcrafts, and Master Masons may attend with their families and friends. If you plan to attend, please email grandsecretary@scgrandlodgeafm.org with your name, your Lodge’s name and number, and the names of those who will be accompanying you by no later than February 28th (2nd) Monday 10March 2025 - Orange - CharlesTowne Lodge #14 (1285 Orange Grove Rd) Regular Communication Collation: 6:00 pm Gavel Drops: 7:00 pm - St. Peters Lodge #54 (232 E Boyce Street, Manning, SC) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls at 8pm stpeterslodgeafm.org - Mt Hope Lodge #128 (110 Brick Church Cl - St Stephens) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls at 8:00PM. - Jacksonboro Lodge #206 (6085 Hwy 165, Ravenel) Monthly Stated Meeting Collatiion 6:15PM Gavel falls at 7:00PM - Bells Lodge #236 ( 18612 Lowcountry Hwy Ruffin, SC ) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel @ 8PM / Collation prior - Fellowship Lodge #400 (3567 Dorchester Rd East, North Charleston) Monthly Stated Meeting Collatiion 6:30PM Gavel falls at 7:30PM (2nd) Tuesday 11March 2025 - Ornan Lodge #38 (50 Ornan Street Bamberg) Monthly Stated Meeting Collation at 6:45, Gavel falls at 7:30PM. - Unity Lodge #55 (35 Trevor Dr, Walterboro) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls at 7:30pm - Hope Lodge #126 (13088 West Main Street Williston) Monthly Stated Meeting Collation at 7:15, Gavel falls at 8:00PM. - Summerville Lodge #234 (111 N Main St, Summerville) Monthly Stated Meeting Collation 7:00PM Gavel falls at 8:00PM. Questions? Lodge phone number (cell phone) is 843-964-7722 . - Carolina Lodge #375 (5929 Murray Drive, Charleston) Monthly Stated Meeting Collation at 6:30, Gavel falls at 7:30pm - Orangeburg York Rite (1201 Five Chop Rd, N Orangeburg, SC.) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls at 7:30 CCMA Board Meeting (1285 Orange Grove Rd) 6:00PM at the CCMA (2nd)Wednesday 12March 2025 - The Masters & Wardens Club of the 1st and 2nd Masonic Districts monthly meeting sponsored by - Solomon Lodge #1 (1285 Orange Grove Rd) Collation @6:30. Meeting at 7:30PM . Every month the club coordinates with a Host Lodge, which typically provides collation and two or three pieces of Masonic education. We are adding a new twist to our education. Our education will be interactive questions from the Ahimen Rezon. The club has a rich history with the endorsement of our Grand Lodge. All are reminded that you don't have to be a Sittting or Past Master or Warden to attend, ALL MASTER MASONS can come and the meeting must end by 9:00 pm per the club’s by-laws. (2nd )Thursday 13March 2025 - Mariner Lodge #2 (1285 Orange Grove Rd) Monthly Stated Meeting. Dress: Coat & Tie (like you wear to Church/Temple) Visitors welcome! Please arrive NLT 7:20 - No collation Gavel falls at 7:30PM - Harmony Lodge #22 (2710 Depot Rd Beaufort, SC) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls at 7:30. - Kingstree Lodge #46 (313 East Main Street, Kingstree, SC) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls at 8pm - Blackville Lodge #63 (10920 Solomon Blatt Avenue Blackville) Monthly Stated Meeting Collation at 7:15, Gavel falls at 8:00PM. - Evergreen Lodge #153 (510 Elm St E Hampton, SC) Monthly Stated Meeting. Eat at 7:00 and the gavel falls at 7:30 - Vance Lodge # 230 (1316 Camden Rd, Hwy 310, Vance) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls at 7:30 – Smoaks Lodge #231 ( 90 New St Smoaks, SC ) Business Meeting Gavel @ 8PM / Collation prior - Berkeley Lodge #269 (101 California Ave, Moncks Corner) Monthly Stated Meeting Collation at 7:00PM Gavel falls at 8:00. - Ridgeville Lodge #361 (119 Academy St, Ridgeville) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls at 7:30. - MacArthur Lodge #427 (145 St James Ave, Goose Creek) Monthly Stated Meeting Collation 6:30 Gavel falls at 7:30 (3rd)Saturday 15March 2025 SPECIAL COMMUNICATION, SATURDAY, MARCH 15, 2025: For the purpose of rededicating the Grand Lodge Building and conducting a Bronze Plaque Laying Ceremony in Celebration of the Grand Lodge Building’s 25th year Anniversary. Lunch will be served in the Grand Lodge’s Library Dining Area at 11:30 am. The Grand Master, with the assistance of the Grand Lodge Officers, will open the Grand Lodge on the First Degree at 12:30 pm. The Bronze Plaque Laying Ceremony should begin at 1:00 pm and is open to the Public with the Rededication Ceremony following. 30th District Masters and Wardens Club Meeting The 30th District Masters and Wardens club (formally Square and Compass Club) will meet at: TBA We Meet 3rd Saturday of every month. Meal at 6:00PM meeting follows. Meetings rotate between the lodges of the 30th district. (3rd)Monday 17March 2025 - Charleston Chapter #56 OES (3567 Dorchester Rd East, North Charleston) Regular Business Meeting Gavel falls at 7:30pm. (3rd)Tuesday 18March 2025 - Egeria Lodge #71 (150 Judge St, Harleyville) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls at 8:00 - Round Lodge #270 (10761 Cottageville Hwy, Cottageville) Monthly Stated Meeting Eat at 7:00PM Gavel falls at 8:00 - Hilda Lodge #426 (51 Railroad Avenue, Hilda SC) Monthly Stated Meeting Collation at 7:15. Gavel falls at 8:00PM - John L. Flynn Chapter #277 OES (1085 E Montague Ave North Charleston) Monthly Stated Meeting - Charleston York Rite Bodies (1285 Orange Grove Rd) Monthly Stated Meeting Commandery Presiding Collation at 6:45 Gavel falls at 7:30 (3rd) Thursday 20March 2025 - Union-Kilwinning Lodge #4 (945 Wappoo Rd, Charleston) Monthly Stated Meeting Visitors welcome! Kilts encouraged (If you dare). Gavel falls at 7:30 Och Aye! - Charity Lodge #62 (6328 Old Hwy 6 Elloree, SC) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls at 7:30pm. - Indiantown Lodge #165 (102 W George St. Hemingway, SC) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls @730pm - Hudson Lodge #373 (14385 Sniders Hwy Islandton, SC) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls at 8:00PM - Fort Moultrie Lodge #428 (438 Whilden St, Mount Pleasant, SC) will have their Monthly Stated Meeting Collation @6:30. Meeting at 7:30PM . - Azalea Chapter #192 OES (1285 Orange Grove Rd) Monthly Business Meeting, Meeting begins at 8:00P 4th) Saturday 22March 2025 SPECIAL COMMUNICATION, SATURDAY, March 22, 2024: For the purpose of rededicating Cedar Lodge No. 184 in celebration of the Lodge’s 150th Anniversary. Lunch will be served in the Lodge Hall’s Dining Room at 11:30 am. The Grand Master, with the assistance of the Grand Lodge Officers, will open the Grand Lodge and Cedar Lodge No. 184 on the First Degree at 12:30 pm. The Rededication Ceremony should begin at 1:00 pm and is open to the public. Cedar Lodge No. 184 is located at 135 Lee Street N., Wagener SC 29164 4th) Monday 24March 2025 - The Charleston Scottish Rite Bodies (1051 Sam Rittenburg Blvd) The meeting for the Knights of St Andrews Charleston Valley is now the 4th Monday of each month at 7:00 PM at the Charleston Scottish Rite building. The meeting is open to all 32nd degree (black hat) Scottish Rite Masons. .- Carolina Chapter #25 OES (6085 Hwy 165, Ravenel) Regular Business Meeting Collation at 6:30PM meeting at 7:30PM (4th)Tuesday 25March 2025 - Allendale Lodge #109 (500 Barnwell Hwy, Allendale) Monthly Stated Meeting Collation at 6:45, Gavel falls at 7:30PM. - St. Andrews Lodge #367 (945 Wapoo Rd, Charleston) Monthly Stated Meeting Gavel falls at 8:00 – Fiat Lux #432 (1051 Sam Rittenberg Blvd) Coat, tie and white gloves required. 6:30 PM at the Scottish Rite - National Sojourners Charleston Chapter 28 (Fleet Reserve Association, 99 Wisteria Rd, Goose Creek) will have their monthly meeting. tonight. Order your meal from the menu before the meeting. Meeting will begin at 7:00PM National Sojourners is a Masonic Veterans Order. If you are a veteran, You can join the Sojourners. Please bring your spouse, children, friends, neighbors and enjoy other veteran fellowship. (4th)Wednesday 24March 2025 - The Charleston Scottish Rite Bodies (1051 Sam Rittenburg Blvd) Regular Monthly Stated Meeting - Lodge Presiding Collation at 6:30 PM Stated Meeting at 7:30 PM. Advisory Board will be meeting at 6:00 PM upstairs. Knights of St Andrew will meet at 6:00 PM in the auditorium . Your Charleston Scottish Rite KCCH Association will meet at 6:00 PM (before the Scottish Rite meets) outside yhe General Secretary's Office Coming in the Spring: Smoke At The Lodge '25 - Summerville Lodge #234 (111 N Main St, Summerville) It's worth waitind for! Scottish Rite Spring Reunion - April 11th and 12th, which will be a Friday late afternoon / evening and all day Saturday. That's all I know about for now "Let's be careful out there!" - Sgt Phillip Freemason Esterhaus, Hill St Precinct The deadline for submissions to run in next week's Trestleboard is 08:00AM on Wednesday If you wait until you get the newsletter to remember to send me something happening that weekend or the following Monday or Tuesday, The software won't let me send a special for you until the following day – you snooze, you lose. PLEASE make sure my email address (thlwm2010@gmail.com) is in your email address book – this newsletter is so big and goes to so many people (over 750 directly from me, and well over 1000 with forwards!) that some spam filters mis-identify it as spam. NOTICE: Email addresses that consistently BOUNCE BACK OR DELETE the emails UNOPENED, MailChimp will automatically delete from the distribution list. Appointed Grand Lodge Officers from the Lowcountry: RWB Tom Lewis - 1st District DDGM RWB Phillip Reichner - 2nd District DDGM RWB Tony Lowder - 3rd District DDGM Steven Robert Switzer - 4th District DDGM RWB James Marion Williams, Jr. - 5th District DDGM Michael Smith - 30th District DDGM John Robinson, Esq - Chancellor Blake Duke - Junior Grand Deacon Curtis Baines - Grand Steward Richard Phalen PDDGM - Grand Historian Bob Heck, PDDGM - MEC 1-2-3 Larry J Nicodin, PDDGM - Field Agent, MSA Jay Wallace - MSA 1-2-3 __________________________________________________________________________ Brethren, The home of Debbie Morell (who has been a secretary at the Grand Lodge for 54 years) was destroyed by fire Thursday afternoon 30May. If you would like to contribute to her recovery from this devastating event, your checks should be made payable to Deborah Morell and mailed to the Grand Lodge Office.Please keep Debbie in your prayers as she goes through the long process of meeting the many challenges she will be facing for some time to come. Let's show Debbie haw much she means to South Carolina Masons by chipping in to help her in her time of need! Miss Connie Bennett, a member of the Grand Lodge Office Staff, suffered a major stroke and is in room 618 at Self Regional Medical Center, 1325 Spring Street, Greenwood, SC 29646. Please remember her and her family in your prayers. Currently, she is not taking telephone calls but I am sure she would appreciate cards of encouragement. Hey Brethren The CCMA Building as well as the Scottish Rite, Summerville Lodge #234 and several Shrine buildings are available to be rented for business meetings, civic club meetings, wedding receptions, etc to defray some of the costs of maintaining and insuring those buildings, . Our useage rates are competitive with the rates charged by similar venues, we're easy to get to, Masons/Eastern Stars etc get a Masonic Discount, and we have plenty of parking. If you or someone you know is having a special event of some kind, and need a place to have it, deal with your brothers - Call 843-708-5365 for the CCMA, 843-779-7533 for the Scottish Rite, 843-964-7722 for Summerville Lodge, or just send me an email - thlwm2010@gmail.com Brethren, In response to the devastating conditions left behind around South Carolina by Hurricane Helene, Most Worshipful Brother Steven D. Hames, Grand Master has directed that the Officers and members of every Lodge accept this notice as his dispensation permitting the Worshipful Masters to cancel or reschedule all meetings including Regular Communications and operations until the conditions in the Lodge's particular area returns to a safe condition. Therefore, there is no need to request a written Grand Master Dispensation to cancel or reschedule meetings or Lodge operations.. He asks that you email the Grand Secretary, grandsecretary@scgrandlodgeafm.org when the Lodge cannot open up and again when the Lodge resumes meetings and operations safely. Most Worshipful Brother Steve further requested that the Officers and Members of all Lodges check on one another and especially our older members to ensure that they are safe and receiving the necessary food, water and assistance. May God Bless and keep you and your family safe and provide your needs Fraternally, Jerry Carver, PGM, Grand Secretary Brother Lodge Secretaries, 2025 Total Per-Capita corrected to $23.50 updated 9-10-2024 at 9:45 AM September is the month that Lodge Dues Notices should mailed to members. The Grand View Dues notices remind the Brothers that the 2025 Dues are due on December 31, 2024. According to the Grand Lodge Constitution and Code, on January 1, 2025, Brothers who have not paid their 2025 Dues are in Arrears. The Grandview Dues notice alerts the Brothers who have not paid 2024 Dues that they will stand erased as of October 31, 2024. The Grand Lodge 2025 Per Capita, which will be collected on the Lodge's 2025 Annual Return next year, will increase from $22.00 to $23.50 with $17.50 being Grand Lodge Dues and $6.00 being for Masonic Relief. If your Lodge's By-Laws call for the Lodge Dues to increase when the Grand Lodge's Per-Capita increases, you should update your 2025 Dues to the higher number before your Dues Notices are mailed this month. If you need assistance updating your Lodge Dues Notice, please call us at the Grand Lodge Office and we will assist you in updating your Dues Notices. Fraternally, Jerry Carver, PGM, Grand Secretary Scholarship Opportunities for Masonic Youth "The Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, USA, Inc. places great importance on continuing education. So much so that we offer more than 15 scholarships to United States citizens and U.S. permanent residents only for study within the U.S. at accredited public or private colleges, universities, or trade schools—depending on the individual scholarship. Applications must be submitted online each year to the Office of the Grand Executive Director during the application period (Jan - April). Most scholarships have additional requirements. Please refer to the individual scholarships for these criteria." - Phil Shortt, Donor Officer, Mid-Atlantic Region https://scottishrite.org/philanthropy/scholarships/national/ WB Andy Albright has now published several books! The first titled Are You Hiram? Is a book for all Masons who seek to understand the very foundations of their Craft. His second book, Striking the Stone: The Spiritual of Freemasonry is a follow-up to his first book, and explores the impact that the lessons of Freemasonry should have on the individual seeking Masonic Light. You can purchase the books from Amazon, https://www.amazon.com/dp/B084P3S7ZQ, or ebooks for Kindle. If you'd like to purchase a copy directly from WB Andy, you can email your request to raa29420@gmail.com. The books are $10 per copy and all of the proceeds go to support the charity fund of Fiat Lux #432 and their efforts to assist the Windwood Farms Home for Boys and Family Services. Brethren: The list of Grand Lodges and the Lodges thereof recognized by the Grand Lodge of South Carolina is now available on Grandview. and should be used to determine if a visiting Brother is a member of a recognized Lodge When logging onto the Grandview System under "My Profile" you will see a box entitled "Grand Lodge Recognition". Click on the box. and you will see the list of those Grand Lodges recognized by the Grand Lodge of South Carolina. When you click on the selected Grand Lodge's name in blue, you will see a list of the Lodges of that Grand Lodge. Instead of scrolling through the long list of Grand Lodges, it is much more convenient to use the " Search the Fields" option which will take you directly to the Grand Lodge for which you are searching. Sincerely and fraternally Jerry Carver, PGM, Grand Secretary Brethren, As soon as you receive a Petition from a Man for the Degrees in Masonry, it is essential that you enter his information into the Grand Lodge Membership Management System "Grandview". immediately and if the information matches another man in the system, the system will automatically place the entry into a pending mode. If you make an entry and receive a Pending Mode notice, please contact the Grand Lodge Office immediately. The Pending Mode means that a record already exists for that man. This is especially important if a man fails to indicate on his petition about having previously petitioned another Lodge. Please take the important precautionary step of entering every Candidate's petition information into the System upon receipt.. Fraternally, Jerry Carver, PGM Grand Secretary AND Brother Secretaries:: If you receive an Application for Affiliation from a Mason who is a member of a Lodge in another Grand Jurisdiction, it is very important that you clear that Brother's name through the Grand Secretary's Office before the Application is read in the Lodge. One of our Lodges received Applications for Affiliation from expelled Masons from another Grand Jurisdiction who did not indicate that they were expelled on the Application. Fraternally, Jerry Carver, PGM Grand Secretary Disclaimer: This newsletter is produced by a Mason with the help of other Masons to promote Masonic cooperation and visitation for the benefit of Masons and Masonry in the Lowcountry of South Carolina. While publication of this newsletter is a service provided by Mariner Lodge #2 and has the approval of the Most Worshipful Grand Master and the MW Grand Lodge of South Carolina, it is not to be construed that anything found in this newsletter is coming from or overseen by the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free Masons of South Carolina or any other Masonic body unless specifically stated to be so. Ultimate responsibility for content/opinions expressed lies with the editor alone. "It's amazing how much good you can accomplish if you don't care who gets the credit." - MWB Harry S. Truman - US President, PGM of Missouri. With All Knightly Courtesy Respectfully and Fraternally Tom Lewis, Jr PM PEC KT 32°KCCH KY KRC DDGM 1st Masonic District PM Mariner Lodge #2 (2010, 2019, 2020, &2021) PEC JW Frampton Jr Council #85 Knight Masons (2020 &2021) PEC South Carolina Commandery #1 (2020) Past Secretary SCMRS (2014-2022) |
