Category: Monthly Trestleboard

From the East Hello my Brothers, The year is off to a great start and we are anxiously awaiting the arrival of Most Worshipful Brother Shaun Bradshaw, Grand Master of NC Masons. We will be hosting the Grand Master April 1st for the 32nd District Official Visit. I hope that you will mark your calendar…

From the East Hello my Brothers, It is an honor to sit in the East for the 2020 year! Welcome to the next decade — 2019 is behind us. As the year came to a close I was reminded that the decade was closing as well. We have seen many changes over the last 10…

From the West Greetings from the West! As the year comes to a close the lodge is preparing feverishly for the next year. The new slate of officers will be installed in a few days along with the annual presentation of service awards. We have been notified that the Most Worshipful Grand Master of NC,…

From the East Hello My Brothers, The year went quickly. Thank you for a quiet year in the east. We managed to raise one new Master Mason, replaced our thoroughly worn out officers aprons and collars, and sent some Oxford Home for Children residents to a Panthers game. Well done. Your officers endured Lecture Service,…

From The East Greetings, my brothers all! Welcome to September. Masonic activity usually speeds up once vacations are over. After being dark in July, we are back at work with Tuesday night practice and coaching. Please mark your calendars for a 3rd degree on Saturday, October 5th. We will eat at 7AM and begin work…

From the East Greetings from the East. Summer is a time of vacations and picnics. Brothers, seize that time with your families. Accordingly, your lodge will not meet in July, and practice night is suspended until August. Fraternally, Glenn R. Sigmon – Master From the West It being the month of July, in this Trestle…

From the East Greetings from the East! Your officers met on 1 June for a productive Lecture Service under the able tutelage of WB Bob Braswell. We thank Bob for sharing his knowledge and experience. On 25 June, we will pass EA Tony Hellene to the degree of Fellowcraft. Let’s reward Tony with a well…

From the East Greetings from the East! Hello my brothers, hope you are well. If our Entered Apprentice bears up, we intend to confer a Fellowcraft degree in June. On June 1st, I expect the officers to attend our required Lecture Service. If you are unable to drive, it’s not a bother to ask for…

From the East Brothers, greetings from the East, Well brothers, welcome to spring, when all turns yellow, and Masons thoughts turn to Blue (Lodge). Your Line Officers attended the District School of Instruction and we acquitted ourselves well. Phalanx 31 has a rich and long past, and with the quality of our degree work, will…

From the East Brothers, Greetings from the East. I first want to welcome our newest Entered Apprentice, Brother Hellen, who was initiated in late-January.  I also want to thank the officers, most in new chairs, who put in a good amount of practice time in preparing for the degree.  Brother Hellen appeared engaged throughout the…

From the West Greetings from the West. I sincerely hope that this note finds you in good health and good spirits for the new year of 2019. We have had a great start to the new year in your lodge. We installed a new slate of officers. and had an Entered Apprentice degree that went…

From the East Welcome to 2019. Sat in this chair for Meridian Lodge #728 in 1987. Today, we have some of the same “opportunities”.  (The aforementioned phrase is attributed to Col. Earl Taylor, when we had a big day ahead.) I would love to see more of our members at our meetings, but I know…