Volume 0907          Cary B. Fish Lodge #346, Sarasota, Florida           Sept. 2007

 

MESSAGE FROM THE EAST

 

Greeting From The East

Brethren,

            Welcome Back! Looks like we are going to have a busy schedule for the months of Oct. and Nov. With the following:

 

Monday, Oct 1st 7:30 PM

Fellowcraft Give back at our regular meeting.

 

Saturday, Oct. 6th at 8:00 AM

Practice, Master Mason Degree Second Section.

 

Monday, Oct. 8th at 7:30 PM

Practice, Master Mason Degree First Section.

 

Monday, Oct. 15th at 7:30 PM

Entered Apprentice Give Back at regular meeting.

 

Thursday, Oct. 18th at 7:00 PM

Rusty Mason Night at Sahib Shrine Center.

 

Monday, Nov. 5th at 7:30 PM

D.D.G.M. Visit at our Regular meeting.

 

Saturday, Nov. 17th at 8:00 AM

Master Mason Degree First section Lodge Dress, Second section in

Costume.

                                                                                    Worshipful Master

                                                                                    Bob Wise

  

Sr. Warden
 

With summer vacations over and the Lodge back in action, We hope you had a good summer.

Your Lodge has a lot of work to do before the end of the year, we have new Brothers giving back their EA and Fellowcraft work we are working on having a Master Mason Degree in Nov. for the 2 Fellowcrafts. We also need to do a Fellowcraft for the 2 EA's and we have 3 Petitions to be voted on in Oct. so we also need to look and a EA degree.

If you would like to or are able to help with one of these degrees please contact one of your Lodge officers we always need help with a MM degree. You can see from the message from the East, the practice dates just show up if you can help, BUT MY BROTHERS, the best help you can give if unable to be in the degree is SHOW UP FOR THE DEGREE AND SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE NEW BROTHERS, YOUR OFFICERS, AND YOUR LODGE.

The above goes for the sidelines when a new Brother is giving back his work. We need to show that we care about them and their work is important to the Lodge and to Masonry

Before long we have elections for the year 2008 if you don't know your Officers for this year how can you know who to elect for next year. Your Officers are making the meeting and only ask that you come as often as you are able.

                                                                                                Jon Wolf

                                                                                                Sr. Warden

 

Lodge Contacts

Bob Wise, Worshipful Master                                                      (941) 927-8114

Jon Wolf Sr. Warden                                                                    (941) 915-1120

Joseph bollten, Jr. Warden                                                            (941) 342-7914

John "Skip" Land, P.M., Sect.                                                       (941) 953-6098

Paul Morton, Treasurer                                                                  (941) 423-1666

The Chaplain Says:

 

Should you become ill, or know of a brother who is ill, please call me at 922-7710 so that I may share it with the brothers at the next Lodge meeting.  Bill Fischer, Chaplain

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From the Secretary

            Brothers there are some important things we need to discuss. First, the members that have not paid their 2007 dues. Please my brothers send in your dues.

            Second, the cost of putting out our Trestleboard with printing and postage is approaching $250.00 per mailing. We had to raise our dues for 2005 and don't want to do it again for some time. Therefore we have decided to E-mail it to as many Brothers as we can and to offer business size Ads in the Fishline for a fee. We now have two business's that have taking out Ads and we ask that as members of our lodge you help these people by using their services when needed. We also are looking for more Ads to help keep cost down anyone interested can contact me.

            Finally it is costing us a lot of money for returned mail and remailing so PLEASE CONTACT ME WHEN YOU MOVE SO I CAN CORRECT YOUR ADDRESS. This will make sure you receive your Fishline and any other lodge information due you.

            My home phone is (941) 953-6098 Cell is 356-8674 you can leave a message at both numbers

            My address is 2419 Temple St, Sarasota, Fl 34239

If you plan on letting me E-Mail you the Fishline  please E-Mail me a note stating you would like to get it Via E-Mail and I will add your E-Mail address to the my list. My address is Handyland3@aol.com

                                                                                    Thanks Skip Land P.M.

Up-coming Events

The 4th Thursday of each month is MM Assoc. And District school of instruction come see what you thought you knew but were wrong this is the place to learn the work the correct way. It is open to all Master Masons You can fine the meeting places on the Shrine website or call one of your officers.

                                          PAST MASTERS

Brent D. Livingston * #           1962/63     Joseph J. Jossart *                             1964

Ralph Shawhan *                      1965         William E. Gaylor, Jr.                       1966

Russel J. McLeod *                   1967         Francis C. Millican *                        1968

Lawrence J. Robinson               1969         J. Russell Sackett, Jr. #                     1970

Gerald A. Ewing                        1971        Henry N. Youngblood                       1972

James C. Hager **                     1973        Dennie B. Adams                              1974

Robert L. Wood *                      1975        William A. Johnson III                      1976

James H. Hoover                       1977         Frederick R. Clayton                         1978

Roland S. Tengowski                1979         J. James G. Carroll *                         1980

Charles B. Hadley                     1981         Don C. Cotton                                   1982

Blair J. Evans #                          1983        Richard L. Cox                                  1984

George P. Prozzo                       1985        Marvin D. Tschiegg ^                        1986

John C. Gadsby * ^                    1987        Brian R. Mulcahy                              1988

Robert C. Goldstein                   1989        Paul Eugene "Gene" Lanfair             1990

Everard A. Marseglia *              1991        Donald H. Terray                              1992

Murray A Zengel                       1993        Douglas J. Veches                             1994

Paul Eugene "Gene" Lanfair     1995        M. Christopher Cox                           1996

Tony Fernandez                         1997        George Dakkak                                  1998

Lou Marchetti                            1999         John "Skip" Land III                         2000

Stephen Klabel                          2001         Harvey Kaltsas                                  2002

John "Skip" Land III                 2003         Jack Nersinger ^                                2004

Jeff LeMieux                             2005           Gene Marinelli                                  2006

* Deceased, * * demitted, # past DDGM, ^ resigned from Masonry

                                             

THESE ADVERTISERS ARE HELPING TO KEEP THE COST OF OUR TRESTLEBOARD DOWN SO PLEASE SUPPORT THEM WITH YOUR BUSINESS    THANKS

David G. Cladin, C.P.A.

President

3650 Webber St. suite H

941-365-7938

941-924-1773

Fax 941-922-3077

 

Cy Blue Plumbing

Jon Wolf

5670 Pinkney Av

941-924-1153

  

From Your DDGM

 

            My heart felt thanks goes out to the Lodges of our 27th Masonic District for your show of strength and support for our Grand Master and the various programs of the Grand Lodge of Florida.  There were 272 in attendance for the Grand Master's Official Visit at the Sahib Center and what a beautiful place for the event.  Please pass our appreciation on to the Divan of Sahib Shrine Center for use of the facility. 

            Brethren, be aware of the valuable contribution the District 27 Master Mason Association makes each year in helping fund this event.  Cost was reduced for each Lodge by 34% this year, so please make every effort in the future to attend or contribute to the fund raising activities of the Association.   It all comes back to the Lodges. 

            Special thanks go to Bros. Frank Albinson, Gil Fernandez, George Hernandez, Will Paterson, John Wermann, and Eric West for moving of lodge furniture and/or setting up of areas for the event;  George Hernandez for the Monday morning return of furnishings; Lou Ortt for the Lesser Lights; Venice Lodge for the Lighted "G"; Dwight Ridgeway for microphone/PA operation; Ted Simpkins, John Wermann and Frank Albinson for supervision of Lodge room set-up;  Frank Albinson, Bill Burris, and John Wermann for the long time at the men's sign-in table, and Diane Albinson and Shirley Myers for hosting the women's sign-in table.

            Although listed in the program, I made a great oversight in failing to introduce our hard working Chairman for Child I.D., W\ Gene Jeffers, and also for the tyled meeting Bro. Chaplain Geoffrey Brophey, Secretary R\W\ Burris and Treasurer R\W\ West.  My apologies to all.  The Grand Master thanks us for an outstanding evening.  
 

Fraternally, Jerry Goacher, DDGM D-27

 

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