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Volume 4 Issue 9

 

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September 2003    

Next Stated Meeting (10am)

Saturday

 September 13th

Coffee and Donuts 9am

 

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY BROTHERS

                             Masonic

Birthdays             Birthdays

AUGUST (for real)

James L. Bernstein           Ross A Brown(19)

Howard Champion Jr.        Harold Cranswick(55) Gary C. Kish                    Jerry H.Nutall(42)

Milton E. Kramer              Joe A.. Henry(54)

Bruce E. Maxwell             Albert L. Sanders(34)

James P. Michaelson        Kenneth W. Stone(46)

Robert L. Moore

David D. Rabb

Donald K. Shelton

SEPTEMBER

William R. Greenen    Harold T. Davis(39) 

John A. Moore           Ralph A. Gerhardt(39)

Ted E. Palmer             Ted E. Palmer(18)

Westley J. Parmenter Terry C. Tanner(18)

Paul F. Petty   

Frank D. Sheppard

Lynn M. Sheppard 

Claude E. Taylor   

Jake M. Wade    

Stephen S. Wusich  

September Schedule

 

10 th

1:30PM - Trustee Meeting

 

13th

9am – Coffee & Donuts

10am – Lodge

12:15 am - Lunch with Star at Guoyos on the Trail

  

October Schedule

 

13th

9am – Coffee & Donuts

10am – Lodge - OV SGD

12:15 am - Lunch with Star

2003 Officers

 

Worshipful Master  Howard J. Billingsley, PM

                              (928-472-9354)

Senior Warden     Paul J. Dore’, PM

                              (602-942-3821)

Junior Warden      Henry London, PM

Secretary               Joe A. Henry PM

                              (928-425-6686)

Treasurer              Oscar T. Lyon Jr, PGM

                              (602-252-2739)

Senior Deacon       Gerald Davis

Junior Deacon        R. Scott Teichrow

Chaplain                 William “Bill” Greenen PM

Marshall                  Harold Benjamin, PM

Senior Steward      Robert Gillette, PM

Junior Steward       Douglas Skowron, KYCH

Tyler                       William L. Sneyd

 

Trustees:

Robert Gillette, PM  Victor G. Owens, PM

Carley Moore, PM   Harold B. Benjamin, PM

R. Scott Teichrow

FROM THE WEST

 

We all know that there is nothing higher than a Master Mason.  The so-called “higher degrees” only amplify, expand upon, and further elucidate the lessons taught in Craft Masonry.  They are called  “higher degrees” since they are numbered successively in order to recall the order in which they are conferred upon Third Degree (Master) Masons.

  The higher degrees are conferred upon worthy brethren.  While there are similarities between the Scottish and York Rites, each has its distinctive flavor and appeal.

    The Phoenix York Rite Chapter & Council with the assistance of the other York Rite bodies in the Metropolitan area will hold a Festival on Saturday October 11, 2003 at the Phoenix Masonic Temple. The Commandery Orders will be conferred on October 18, 2003 at the C.J.S. Studios located at 2005 N 103rd Ave.

    I have petitions available, if you are interested in joining the York Rite Masons.  Petitions must be turned in no later than October 1st.

 

    Chapter Degrees:

    In the Mark Master Degree we learn how a fellow craft received his wages, earns his mark, and how to ask for or respond to a plea for charity. The Past Master Degree teaches that obligations are to be taken seriously. In the Most Excellent Master Degree we witness the completion of the Temple and wonder at its dedication.  The Royal Arch Degree uncovers that which was lost and shows that rewards do come to those who labor on behalf of their brethren without thought of payment or reward.

 

 

 Council Degrees:

    The Royal Master Degree historically takes place just before and just after the end of the Hiramic Legend and teaches a valuable lesson about the “sting” of death.  The Select Master Degree shows dramatically how that which was lost was preserved for future generations to find.

   

    Commandery Orders:

      The Commandery Orders are referred to as the capstone of the York Rite.  No Mason, who is a believer in the Christian Religion should be satisfied until he has received these Orders. The following Orders are conferred:  The Order of the Red Cross,  Order of Malta and the Mediterranean Pass, and Order of the Temple.

Stated Meeting Calendar 2003

 Sept           Oct              Nov           Dec

 4 - OES #8    2 - OES #8    6- OES #8    4 - OES #8

13 - WM #3   11- WM #3      8 – WM #3  13- WM #3

50 YEARS AGO

White Mountain Lodge #3

On September 4th, the following brothers were initiated Entered Apprentices: F.G. Farmer. Lynn Atwood, Thomas E Anderson and Raymond V Pierce.  WM Rupert Hooker and SW Sidney Fix alternated.

On September 11th, the following brothers were passed to the degree of Fellowcraft: Frank B Healy, Vernon L Johnson, and William N Waters. WM Rupert Hooker and SW Sidney Fix alternated.

On September 21st, the following brothers were passed to the degree of Fellowcraft: Thomas E Anderson, Lynn Atwood, F.G. Farmer, and Raymond V Pierce.

On September 28th, the following brothers were passed to the degree of Fellowcraft: Frank B Healy, Vernon L Johnson, and William N Waters.

Doric Lodge #26

A communication was received that Brother James Sullivan had passed away at his home in California. 

 JUST 2 Years ago this month

 

Author Unknown

It was late one Tuesday evening,
Before a mother could sit down,
To tell her only child about
The terror that hit downtown.

She looked into the eyes of her son
God, she loved him so,
She felt her heart begin to break
And the hurt begin to show.

She gathered all her strength and courage,
as her story she began to tell.
"Baby don't cry, but I'm afraid daddy
Might be under a building that fell."

The boy looked back at his mother,
His eyes made not one blink.
And the mother's tears began to fall.
What would her baby think?

You see, his dad is a firefighter,
And his hero from the day of his birth.
He loved his dad more than anything else
That could ever inherit this earth.

The mother's head began to drop,
Her forehead resting on palm.
She thought her son would be upset.
Instead, he was very calm.

The boy leaned over towards his mom,
And put his hand upon her head.
In her ear he began to whisper,
And this is what he said:

 "Mommy please don't cry,
I knew daddy wasn't coming home.
I talked to him just a while ago,
But it wasn't on the phone.

He told me that he loved me,
And he promised we'd meet again.
He told of his new home,
And the job he was to begin."

"God is building an army,
And there are many angels needed.
That, is where daddy and the others went.
They weren't all defeated."

It was then, the mother lifted her head.
The tears streamed down her face.
And she could feel her husband's presence,
As it filled her heart with grace.

It was then she knew her son was right.
He was in God's great army now.
She also knew her son was safe,
That he'd be kept from harm somehow.

So, evil-doers of the world beware.
An army is on the way.
Bolstered by new angels,
Who left the towers that day..

Their commander has never been beaten.
His power has never been matched,
And if evil thinks He was almighty before......
Well, the surface has just been scratched!


GOD BLESS AMERICA !!!!!