Fellowship Lodge #265 F. & A. M.
306 N. Lincoln Avenue
Tampa, FL
33609-1438
(813) 876-9179
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2003 TRESTLE BOARD
2003 Lodge Officers
WORSHIPFUL MASTER William
G. Stuart (813) 287-1112
SENIOR WARDEN Charles
N. Hamm (813) 920-7224
JUNIOR WARDEN Brian
R. King (813)
289-8180
SENIOR DEACON Gregory
A. Palmer (813) 839-0727
JUNIOR DEACON Gerald
L. Torgerson (813) 837-0169
SENIOR STEWARD James
M. Snow (813) 727-9512
JUNIOR STEWARD Robert
L. Shufford (813) 832-3451
MARSHAL Robert I. Moore PDDGM (813) 964-5555
TYLER Robert
W. Bullard (813) 886-2927
TREASURER Douglas
A. Fusco PM (813) 926-7022
SECRETARY Davelis
C. Goutoufas (813) 876-9179
CHAPLAIN Lewis
S. McCaffrey (813) 837-5892
From
The EAST
Well Brothers, here we go again… 2 months away from 2004! Where does the time go? Lodge Officers for 2004 will be elected at
the Stated Communication on Tuesday, December 9th, 2003. Please remember to come to your Lodge and
cast your ballot.
You support your Blue Lodge by simply attending. If you’re a “Rusty Mason”, we’ll help you to
remember the things that you might have forgotten. If you need transportation to or from the Lodge, please call
(813) 876-9179 and a ride to and from the meeting will be arranged for
you.
Fraternally,
William G.
Stuart WM
email: wmaster@fellowship265.org
From
The WEST
The
Holiday Season is upon us, and it will be a very busy two months at the Lodge.
Thanksgiving & Christmas are coming fast.
Election of the 2004 Lodge Officers will take place at the stated
meeting on December 9th at 07:30 PM.
The Children’s Home Christmas Party will be on December 12th
at 12:00 noon. There will be turkey, and all the trimmings. The Lodge’s Children's Christmas Party will
be in December as well. There’ll be
refreshments, a magician and fun for all!
We need to know the children’s ages and how many children will be there,
so no one will be disappointed. Please
let us know as soon as possible. The date for the party will be announced
shortly.
The Palma Ceia Lodge has moved into our building, and
will meet on the 2nd & 4th Monday of each month. Their meetings will be
held on the second floor in their new Lodge Room.
Job’s Daughters will meet on
the 2nd and 4th Mondays in the Lodge Room downstairs.
Wishing everyone a safe and happy Holiday season, and may Fellowship and Brotherhood prevail!
Fraternally,
Chuck Hamm SW
email: swarden@fellowship265.org
From
The SOUTH
Greetings
to all! Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday and I hope it will become one
of yours also. It is that one day when people from all over the world
that are here with us, of any sex, age, religious belief or national origin can
join together with us and give thanks for the many things that we often
overlook and enjoy. Try this and I promise that you will get more out of
it that you put into it. On Thanksgiving Day, call at least one friend or
relative and tell them, "I haven't seen you in a couple of months and I
miss you. Thanks for being my
friend!” or " It's Thanksgiving and I was thinking about all the
things that I have to be thankful for, and you came to mind. Thanks for being my friend (or brother or
sister)”. It will put a smile on your
face and theirs too!
Sincerely
and Fraternally,
Brian
King JW
email: jwarden@fellowship265.org
From
The SECRETARY
Membership dues notices have been
sent out. To be in good standing in
your Lodge and in all other Masonic bodies, you must have a current dues
card. HAVE YOU MOVED? IS YOUR MAILING
LABEL CORRECT? PLEASE NOTIFY THE
SECRETARY VIA MAIL OR EMAIL WITH YOUR NEW ADDRESS, PHONE NUMBER OR ANY
CORRECTIONS.
I'll share with you a great story
that I read the other day. Remember
that Freemasonry seeks good men and makes them better. We also make the World a
better place to live. Tell a
friend. I hope you enjoy the great
article that follows....
In a supermarket, Kurtis, the stock
boy, was busily working when a new voice came over the intercom asking for a
carryout at check register No. 4. Kurtis was almost finished and wanted to get
some fresh air, so he decided to answer the call. As he approached the checkout
stand, a distant smile caught his eye. The new checkout girl was beautiful. She
was an older woman, maybe 26 and he was only 22. As he tells the story, he fell
in love with her right then.
Later that day, after his shift was
over, he waited by the punch clock to find out her name. She came into the
break room, smiled softly at him and took her time card and punched out, then
left. He looked at her card and saw her name was Brenda.
The next day, he waited outside as
she left the supermarket and offered her a ride. He looked harmless enough, and
she accepted. When he dropped her off, he asked if maybe he could see her
again, outside of work. She simply said it wasn't possible. He pressed. She
explained that she was a single parent, had two children and couldn't afford a
baby-sitter. So he offered to pay for the baby-sitter. Reluctantly, she
accepted his offer for a date the following Saturday.
That Saturday night he arrived at
her door only to have her tell him that she was unable to go with him. The
babysitter had called and canceled. To which Kurtis simply said, "Well,
let's take the kids with us."
She tried to explain that taking the
children was not an option. But, again, not taking no for an answer, he pressed.
Finally Brenda brought him inside to meet her children. She had an older
daughter who was just cute as a bug, Kurtis thought. Then Brenda brought out
her son in a wheelchair. He was born a paraplegic with Down’s Syndrome. Kurtis
asked Brenda, "I still don't understand why can't the kids come with
us?"
Brenda was amazed. Most men would
run away from a woman with two kids, especially if one had disabilities, just
like her first husband - the father of her children - had done.
That evening, Kurtis and Brenda
loaded up the kids and went to dinner and the movies. When her son needed
anything, Kurtis took care of him. When he needed to use the rest room, he
picked him up out of his chair, took him, and brought him back. The kids loved
Kurtis. At the end of the evening, Brenda knew this was the man she wanted to
marry and spend the rest of her life with. A year later, they were married, and
Kurtis adopted both of her children. Since then they have added two more kids.
So what happened to the stock boy
and the checkout girl? After all, this is a true story. Perhaps you know the
answer. Mr. and Mrs. Kurt Warner now live in St. Louis where he is employed by
the St. Louis Rams.
Perhaps you watched him play
quarterback in Super Bowl XXXVI for the Rams.
In Fellowship,
Davelis "D.C." Goutoufas
email: secretary@fellowship265.org
November Birthdays
1st Thomas Fisher, Donald Tucker; 2nd
Lloyd Johns; 3rd Kenneth Brogdon, Tom Stuart Sr.; 5th
Joseph Crawford Jr.; 6th Albert Warner Jr.; 7th
James Bransford; 8th Walter Heinrich; 9th
John Bishop, Ralph Hope, William Marston; 11th Larry Wiggins;
12th Laurence Frissell, William Knight; 13th
George Downs; 14th Herbert Merriman; 15th
Jesse Knight; 18th Marvin Alford Jr.; 20th
Walter Gay, Raymond Grebasch, Rudolph Stephens Jr.; 22nd
William Godwin; 23rd John Duncan Jr., James Harper; 30th
Gene LeRoy, John Wiggins Jr.
December Birthdays
2nd Jack Chitty, Joe Pizzo, Clarence Stewart
Jr.; 3rd Andrew Libby, Jose Posadas; 4th
Rade Bielich; 6th Harry VanZandt; 8th
George Collias, Donald Luse, Benjamin Walters; 9th William
Fisher; 11th William Baxley, Albert Fernandez, Robert Laird; 12th
William Sandretzky, Sammy Ward; 13th Elijah Munn; 16th
Jackie Evans; 17th Clarence Madre; 18th
Kyle Collins, Glenn Gattshall, Roderick Gillis; 19th Edgar
Kendall; 20th Julian Swain; 23rd Herbert
Kelly; 25th Andrew Libby Jr., Carlton Woodard; 28th
Henry Marks, Julian Rushing, Jack Ryan Sr.; 29th Dale Gettle,
Gerald Torgerson; 30th James Haager Jr.
IN MEMORIAM
Soft and Safe to Thee, My
Brother,
Be Thy Earthly Bed
Glorious Be Thy Rising From It
RW
Con H. Ehret, PDDGM
Laid to rest on September 11, 2003
Fred T. Lawrence – A 50+ Year Freemason
Laid to rest on November 1, 2003
THE RUSTY MASON
The Masonic Review - 1862
Once on a time I
sought to know
The mysteries of Masonry, and seeking
Knocked, and found the door wide open for me.
And when I looked within
I saw a band of men all clothed in white
Around an altar; and on the altar
Lay the word of God with square and compasses.
Of that band of men,
I saw one more kingly than the rest,
For on a throne he sat, and gave to each
And all, lessons of wisdom.
He came and gave to me
A lamb-skin, pure and white, and
Told its meaning.
He told me, too, that good great men
Long had worn it, and how free it was
From stain, or spat or blemish.
He gave me tools to work with,
A gauge, a gavel, level, plumb and square,
And last of all, a trowel that had no spot
Of rust upon it, for earth's noblest sons
Had used it ages long upon the Mystic Temple.
He told me, too, I stood an upright Mason
He spoke to me of Temperance, Fortitude,
Of Prudence; and of Justice.
I listened still with wondering ears
To learn a Mason's tenets;
And when they sang of Faith, of Hope,
And Charity, the
true steps that lead
From the level of time to the Grand Lodge on high,
I pledged myself then, that the tools to me given,
Should never find rest till the capstone was laid!
And my lamb-skin, if spotted, should know but the stain
Of Masonic cement, while on life's rugged road.
This pledge was freely given,
For I meant to act as Masons act;
And if my memory serves me right,
I started for the work, but found the world
All cold and selfish, and then I feared
To make the effort.
I never used my tools one hour,
And all are lost, save this - this rusty trowel.
It seemed to me it might have kept its brightness
If never used, but as I laid it by
The rust began to gather, and now
It has no affinity for any, save
Untempered mortar.
I hope some Craftsman true has found
My gauge, my gavel, level, plumb and square,
And laid them by for better workmen.
Inactive as I was,
My lamb-skin gathered dust,
And with the gathering dust,
It lost its whiteness; and now that, too, is gone.
If I remember rightly, they taught me
How to know my brethren.
Though they were truly given,
They were not safely lodged.
And now, to tell the summing
Of this matter, this much I know -
I once was made a Mason!
November Calendar
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Event |
Date |
Time |
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Lebanon
Shrine No. 6 |
11/03/03 |
7:45
PM |
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Degree
Practice & Instruction |
11/04/03 |
6:30
PM |
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Century
Court No. 58 Amaranth |
11/05/03 |
7:30
PM |
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Neighborhood
Watch Security Meeting |
11/10/03 |
6:00
PM |
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Bethel
No. 13 |
11/10/03 |
7:30
PM |
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Veteran's
Day |
11/11/03 |
12:00
AM |
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Dinner |
11/11/03 |
6:30
PM |
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Stated
Communication |
11/11/03 |
7:30
PM |
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Palma
Ceia Chapter No. 243 OES |
11/12/03 |
8:00
PM |
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3rd
Saturday Breakfast |
11/15/03 |
8:00
AM |
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Lebanon
Shrine No. 6 |
11/17/03 |
7:45
PM |
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Degree
Practice & Instruction |
11/18/03 |
6:30
PM |
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Century
Court No. 58 Amaranth |
11/19/03 |
7:30
PM |
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District
School Of Instruction (1) |
11/20/03 |
7:00
PM |
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Masters
and Wardens |
11/21/03 |
7:00
PM |
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Bethel
No. 13 |
11/24/03 |
7:30
PM |
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Dinner |
11/25/03 |
6:30
PM |
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Stated
Communication |
11/25/03 |
7:30
PM |
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Palma
Ceia Chapter No. 243 OES |
11/26/03 |
8:00
PM |
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Thanksgiving
Day |
11/27/03 |
12:00
AM |
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(1)
District
School Of Instruction on 11/20/03 will be held at Community Lodge #292.
December Calendar
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Lebanon
Shrine No. 6 |
12/01/03 |
7:45 PM |
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Degree
Practice & Instruction |
12/02/03 |
6:30 PM |
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Century
Court No. 58 Amaranth |
12/03/03 |
7:30 PM |
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Neighborhood
Watch Security Meeting |
12/08/03 |
6:00 PM |
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Bethel
No. 13 |
12/08/03 |
7:30 PM |
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Dinner |
12/09/03 |
6:30 PM |
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Stated
Communication |
12/09/03 |
7:30 PM |
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Palma
Ceia Chapter No. 243 OES |
12/10/03 |
8:00 PM |
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Lebanon
Shrine No. 6 |
12/15/03 |
7:45 PM |
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Degree
Practice & Instruction |
12/16/03 |
6:30 PM |
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Century
Court No. 58 Amaranth |
12/17/03 |
7:30 PM |
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District
School Of Instruction (2) |
12/18/03 |
7:00 PM |
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3rd
Saturday Breakfast |
12/20/03 |
8:00 AM |
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Bethel
No. 13 |
12/22/03 |
7:30 PM |
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Dinner |
12/23/03 |
6:30 PM |
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Stated
Communication |
12/23/03 |
7:30 PM |
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Palma
Ceia Chapter No. 243 OES |
12/24/03 |
8:00 PM |
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Masters
and Wardens |
12/26/03 |
7:30 PM |
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Family
Night Dinner |
12/30/03 |
6:30 PM |
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(2) District School Of Instruction on
12/18/03 will be held at Community Lodge #292.
·
All events
will be held at Fellowship Lodge #265 unless otherwise noted.
FELLOWSHIP LODGE NO. 265 F. & A. M.
NOVEMBER/DECEMBER
2003 TRESTLE BOARD
Happy
Holidays!