Worshipfuls, Betty and Lee at our October
Stated Meeting
Stated Meeting
The Trestle board
"To see the light by which Masons Work"
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| FROM THE EAST Aloha my brethren, I hope this email finds you and your family well. Another quarantine month has passed and our lodge is quiet. While I’m sure all of you are missing the fellowship and brotherhood of getting together we have to adapt and adjust. Having said that it was discussed at our stated meeting about having weekly or bi-weekly informal zoom meetings where we can get together and socially visit. Getting together on zoom is not as good as in person, but at this time it may be the best option we have. Our fraternity prides itself on being progressive and in that spirit we need to at least have a discussion on plans to move forward. I will be setting up an informal zoom meeting where we can get together and brainstorm as a group. These are uncharted waters and I am confident we will navigate the storm and come out the other side stronger and better. If anyone is in need of assistance, please reach out to us. We are here to help each other and support each other the best we can. As a suggestion - use this time to exercise your Masonic research curiosities and share some thoughts and perspectives with each other. All of you are in my thoughts and I look forward to visiting with all of you as soon as possible, whether it is in person or virtually. Stay safe and be well my brethren.
Troy D. Gibson Sr, PM Master FROM THE WEST Aloha Brethren, first, I hope all brethren and families are doing well in this pandemic. It has hit us all in different ways from unemployment to just trying to enjoy seeing loved ones so please let’s be role models and do as much as we can to stop the spread of this virus. My condolences to the Veterans care home in Hilo and to any brethren who may have lost someone. Not much has changed in the rules as we all know as to specific lodge business as far as upcoming events and meetings, just pay attention to email and dates as we are conducting stated meetings with Zoom. I want to encourage all brethren to take the time and attend and also please join us in our non-tiled meetings arranged by Worshipful Gibson. These zoom meetings are just to touch base, see each other and express any concerns or consider it a “talk story” session. Please check your email for the zoom invitations or contact one of the officers for confirmation. I do believe this is vital to our fraternity as we are driven on brotherly love relief and truth so again, please attend and tell jokes if you want, it’s really great and needed comradery. There is a portion of the Letter G that I believe not only in this pandemic but what our great nation is going through and how I see us brethren, and what we will endure by our beliefs and what we took our obligation to: “The lapse of time, the ruthless hand of ignorance and the devastation of war have laid waste and destroyed many valuable monuments of antiquity on which the utmost exertions of human genius were employed. Even the Temple of Solomon, so spacious and magnificent, and constructed by so many celebrated artists, escaped not the unsparing ravages of barbarous force. Freemasonry, notwithstanding has still survived!” Brethren please stay healthy!
Chris Domino PM Senior Warden FROM THE SOUTH Aloha Brothers, Well good news everyone! Pumpkin spice is back at Starbucks, which means September has come and gone and we are now entering October. I hope everyone and their families are safe and healthy. Construction is slowing at the lodge, but it's not stopping because our association to which we belong has awarded us the renovation of the men’s and women’s bathrooms so no more cracks in floors and smelly bathrooms. Stay tuned for more pictures and information about the progress. I would like to leave you with a quote from Brother Albert Pike: “What we have done for ourselves alone, dies with us. What we have done for others and the world, remains and is immortal” - Brother Albert Pike
Brother James Lysiuk Junior Warden OCTOBER BIRTHDAYS
10/08 Harold Hall 10/19 Ron Rumley 10/21 J. Dan Miller, PM 10/24 Daniel M. Smith 10/25 John McKenna 10/26 Charles Neese MASONIC ANNIVERSARIES
10/10/07 Chris Domino, PM 10/17/90 James Graham 10/24/07 Ramon Villasenor OCTOBER CALENDAR
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| DESIGNS UPON THE TRESTLE BOARD OCTOBER 2020 |
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