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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…

From the East Brethren, Greetings from the East! 2018 is quickly coming to an end and 2019 will be upon us before we know it. It is once again that time of year when we look reflect on events in our lives and look forward to things to come. The world today is not what…

From the East Brethren, Greetings It is election time. By the time you read this, our county’s midterm elections will be over. I’m sure there will be law suits and recounts just as there have been in the past. There will be joy and  sorrow, anger and celebration, disbelief and dismay. These seem to be…

From the East Brethren Greetings from the East. Labor Day is behind us and that means that summer is over. The kids are back in school and for most of us that means summer vacations are over. Lodge attendance has been weak over the past three months, but with the end of summer, I would…

From the East Brethren, Greetings from the East. July is upon us already and our work is far from over. In June, our Lodge hosted the District 32 Certified Lecturer’s Master Mason Degree and from all reports it was very well done and should be remembered as a special evening. Thanks to WB David Carriker…

From the East Brethren, At our last Stated Communication we began having our meals catered by Chef Roberto and the feedback has been very positive. We do ask that you RSVP for meals so that Chef Roberto can prepare accordingly. As stated above, on May 29th we are inviting our families to join us for…

From the East Brethren, Greetings from the East! We are making progress on our work towards the requirements for the Lion and Pillar Lodge of Excellence (http://grandlodge-nc.org/center-for-members/lion-and-pillar-lodge-of-excellence). On April 24th, our lodge hosted a district wide Entered Apprentice Degree with three candidates and almost 60 brethren from around the district. Brethren, as I stood in…

From the East Brethren, Greetings from the East! Since our last Stated Communication, Phalanx has been busy and there is a lot to talk about. First, we have begun work on the Lodge. The dark blue and yellow are gone from behind the Senior and Junior Warden’s stations. The walls have been painted a blue…