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FROM THE EAST
This year has
certainly flown by! As the
weather cools off and our winter
holidays quickly approach, we
are facing a rather busy
schedule to close out the year.
Before I get to that, I want to
recognize PMs Greg Gelder and
Dustin Casteel for stepping up
to the East to run our 21
October and 4 November meetings
while I was away on travel. It
was great to return to the East
on 18 November to enjoy a lively
meeting when we heard Bro Marcus
Webster’s FC catechism and voted
for Mr. Michael Egbunine’s
petition. We also settled the
following items:
1)
We will proceed
in finding a buyer for our
building (any resulting sales
contract will be presented to
the Lodge for a separate vote).
2)
We will shift our
formal meetings to once per
month on third Mondays (pending
a Bylaws change).
3)
We will shift our
annual Dues structure to be
adjusted following our annual
audit cycle (also pending a
Bylaws change to describe the
process).
I want to commend our members
for the past several months of
discussions related to these
Lodge operations items. Our
current location has been our
home for several decades, where
we have raised countless Master
Masons, celebrated long-serving
Brothers, and hosted OES, York
Rite, and Scottish Rite
gatherings. Next door, the City
of Aberdeen and Watchtower
Brewing have made impressive
progress, and they are
definitely interested in our
space to bolster their plans.
We will start homing in on our
next space in the coming months,
and reviewing the same with our
MWGM.
Now: December – it’s going to be
busy! On 2 December, we invite
the Boumi Shrine’s Knights of
Mecca to confer the MM degree
upon Bro Marcus Webster (plus
our Lodge elections). Two weeks
later, Aberdeen’s Officers will
initiate Mr. Michael Egbunine on
16 December. In between, we
will: march in the Aberdeen
Christmas Parade on Saturday 7
December at 3pm (show at
2:30pm), host a Maryland Masonic
Homes church service on Sunday 8
December at 3pm (show at
2:30pm).
Look for more details regarding
the parade and holiday party via
email and Facebook, as we are
finalizing those details. As a
note, our Installation is
scheduled for 6 January 2025 as
usual.
I wish you each a relaxing
Thanksgiving holiday – see you
in December!
Sincerely and fraternally,
Michael
J. Bowen,
PM
Worshipful Master
"When you visit Please bring one can of food to
help the needy in our community"
FROM
THE SECRETARY
According
to the By-Laws dues shall be
paid to the Secretary, annually
in advance of the first regular
communication in January. Dues
cards for 2025
are
available. $76.00
Pay
Pal is also available for 2025
Dues. https://www.paypal.me/Aberdeen187
If you use Pay Pal be sure to
update your payment amount to
$76.00 and include $2.50 for
fee.
If you would like to receive the
trestle board by e-mail, send
your e-mail address to the
secretary at the lodge e-mail
address.
TRESTLE
BOARD
Stated communication of
Aberdeen Lodge No. 187 will be
held, Mon December 2, 2024 at 7:30
p.m.
Regular Order of Business
Election of Officers for 2025
Conferral Master Mason Degree by
Knights of Mecca Team
Saturday 7 December 2024, 3:00
pm
Aberdeen Lodge to March in
Aberdeen Christmas Parade
Sunday
8 Decembert 2024, 3:00 pm
Church
Service Maryland Masonic Homes
Chapel
Stated communication of
Aberdeen Lodge No. 187will be
held, Mon December16, 2024 at
7:30 p.m.
Regular Order of Business
Conferral Entered Apprentice
Degree
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Robert A.
Powell |
| 15th |
MarcusD.
Webster |
| 19th |
Charles H.
Lockerman |
| 21st |
Kevin N. Lenz |
| 30th |
Norwood S.
Flanders |
| 30th |
Christopher
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GRAND LODGE ACTIVITIES
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Regional Meetings (9:00 a.m. -
Noon
Feb. 1, Feb. 8, Mar. 1, Mar. 8,
2025
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Semi-Annual Communication Grand
Lodge
May 17, 025
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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Family Day Picnic
June 7, 2025
11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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Grand Master's Ball
July 26, 2025
6:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m.
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Harvest Home Day
October 4, 2025
6:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
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Annual CommunicationGrand Lodge
November 15, 2025
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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For
information about any of the
Grand Lodge activities contact
the Grand Secretary’s Office
(410) 527-0600.
Grand
Lodge of Maryland e-mail:
office@glmd.org
Grand
Lodge of Maryland Website:
http://www.mdmasons.org/
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