ENGLEWOOD MASONIC LODGE NO. 360 F&AM

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1 Englewood Masonic Lodge # 360 PO Box 117 Englewood, FL ADDRESS SERVICE REQUESTED ENGLEWOOD MASONIC LODGE NO. 360 F&AM Meetings: 1 st & 3 rd 7:30pm 265 Pine St, Englewood, FL SUN MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT 1 2 Lodge Stated Meeting 7: Fellow Craft Degree Practice 6: TRESTLEBOARD OES School of Instruction 10:00 Quarter Auction 3: Eastern Star 1:30 14 Chicken BBQ 11:30 1:30 15 Fellow Craft Degree 7:00 16 Lodge Stated Meeting 7: Eastern Star 50 th Anniversary Celebration 12: Lodge Practice 6:00 24 Eastern Star 1:30 25 AMARANTH 1:30 26 Myakka Scottish Rite Club 5: Chicken BBQ 11:30 1: Officers Meeting 6:00 31

2 2017 OFFICERS OF THE LODGE Worshipful Master Dan Van Alstine Lady: Nancy Senior Warden W\ Denis Doome Lady: Debbie Junior Warden Cody Daniels Lady: Tiffany Secretary R\W\ Gene Jeffers Treasurer W\ Bill Reed Lady: Ellie Senior Deacon Paul Davis Junior Deacon Darrell LaCourse Lady: Tracy Marshal W\ Charles Rock Lady: Michele Chaplain W\ Harry Shaffer Jr Lady: Susan Senior Steward Jack Gray Junior Steward Mickey Mullins Tyler Russell Powers Lady: Janice Organist R\W\DDGM R\W\ Al Dahlberg Lady: Janice LIVING PAST MASTERS OF ENGLEWOOD lodge # /1988 R\W\Gary Schroeder 1997 W\ James Thompson 2005 W\ Jason Rose W\Stoney Stonecipher 1990 W\ Antonio Sinopoli 1998/2001 W\ Bobby Jones 2006 R\W\ Gene Jeffers 1991 W\ Charles Rock 2000 W\ Gerry Roberts 2008 /2011 W\ Bob Holland 1994 W\ Peter McIvers 2002 W\ Russell DeFrahn 2012 W\ Scott Budwitz 1995 W\ Dana Morgan 2003 W\ Frank Moffett 2013/ W\ Jerry Wadel 1996 W\ Roberto Grolemund 2004 W\ Scott Johnson W\ Denis Doome 27 th MASONIC District DDGM: R\W\ Al Dahlberg District Instructor: R\W\ Ron Baber District website: Pictured from left: R\W\ Doug Ankeny, Grand Marshal, M\W\Stanley L. Hudson, Grand Master, Dan Van Alstine, Worshipful Master, R\W\ Al Dahlberg, DDGM Grand Master and the Worshipful Master resetting the cornerstone with R\W\ Gary Schroeder supervising There will be a photo display of the ceremonies placed in the Lodge with many more pictures of the ceremony. A copy of the Trestleboard from December of 1988 which was the month that the latest cornerstone was originally set is included on the following pages. Charles Bernard Rose, long time member of Englewood Lodge was awarded a 55-year Masonic service award Tuesday April 18, Ben is a long time Resident of Englewood and owned barbershops in different locations around town for most of his adult life. He is currently located on Indiana avenue just south of Dearborn Street. He began his Masonic journey July 10, 1961 at Venice, Florida Lodge #301 where he was initiated an Entered Apprentice. He was passed to the degree of Fellow Craft January 1, Ben was raised to Master Mason February 27 th of that year. He remained there until October 3, 1978 when he demitted and affiliated with Englewood Lodge #360 Past District Deputy Grand Master, Rite Worshipful, Gene Jeffers, Secretary conducted the ceremony. Worshipful Master Dan Van Alstine presented Ben his lapel pin and Service award certificate.

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4 The first phase of the Honor Garden is completed. A huge THANK YOU goes out to W\Scott Budwitcz and his wife Anne Marie who donated their time and the materials to complete this first Phase. If you haven t seen it yet, stop by and take some time to reminisce, I m sure there are some names there that you will recognize. Would you like to have your name there? Contact the Worshipful Master and we will get an order placed to add your name to the garden. Small Blocks for all Master Masons will cost $60.00 and the Large Blocks for Past Masters will cost $80.00 for the next phase. Don t delay! A garden isn t really a garden unless it grows.

5 FROM THE EAST Well, the 50 th Anniversary of our Lodge is behind us and I need to take some time to extend an enormous THANK YOU to all that helped in getting the Lodge ready, and for the other preparations for the ceremonies. If you weren t at the celebration you missed a truly memorable event. If you were at the event, you got to witness a fantastic ceremony and you got to see the results of all of the hard work of the Brothers and Sisters that helped make this as nice as it was. Some time over the next week or two we will be putting up a photo collage of pictures taken at the ceremony. Be sure to come to the Lodge and look at the photos. We should be having a EA catechism return given at the first Meeting on May 2 nd. I will be attending a meeting to review the proposed Grand Lodge Legislation changes on May 3 rd. We will review those proposed changes and take a Lodge vote on how the delegates should vote at our meeting on the 16 th. Please come to the meetings so your voice can be heard. We will also be having a Quarter Auction on May 6 th which is intended to raise money for our Lodge and the Phil Fessenden Memorial Track Chair Fund. They tell me this will be a fun time to be had by all, so come to the Lodge, get some great deals from the vendors and have some fun while helping us raise some money for the chair fund. Each One - Reach One Many of you know a Brother that doesn t come to Lodge anymore, a neighbor that hasn t been to our Lodge, or someone that maybe has expressed an interest in becoming a mason. Reach out! Bring them to Lodge. Let s all focus on Fellowship and Brotherly Love, for they are the cement that binds us and makes us who we are. Alone we are a single drop, together we can be a tidal wave Fraternally Yours, Worshipful Master, Dan Van Alstine From the West My brothers, May is here and with that, our 50th anniversary is over. I feel that it will be a good event for the Lodge. We also will have this month, our first Quarter Auction for a fund raiser, so come out and support your lodge on May 6th at 3 PM. We also will have a Fellow craft degree Monday 15 May at 7 PM. I have been a member of 360 for 6 years. In those 6 years I have seen quite a few brothers stop attending meetings or events, so outside of cable tow issues, I would like to know what I or the Lodge (your Lodge) can do to get you back in the lodge. Please send me an or a anonymous letter so we can make the Lodge better. Thank you my brothers.. Fraternally W\ Denis Doome, Senior Warden FROM THE SOUTH Thank you so much to all of the brothers and ladies who helped with the preparations for our lodge's 50th anniversary! I look forward to hearing all about the event at our next meeting. Come hungry! Menu: First meeting: Philly Cheesesteak w/ Fries Second Meeting: Italian-style stuffed peppers Fraternally Cody Daniels, Junior Warden BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS May 2 Hal Neubauer May 16 Charlie Rock May 17 Albert King Richard Hocker May 19 Samuel Levin May 21 Harry Shaffer Jr. Scott Nicklas May 25 Bill Iiams May 30 Russell DeFrahn Justin Stack MASONIC ANNIVERSARIES (Reported in 5 year increments) 50 Years Guy Davis 55 Years Melvin Ullrich Jr. Don t forget our LYPMG Jug on the Tyler s Desk. One hundred percent of the funds raised or collected for this program go to the Masonic Home Endowment Fund. They are not discretionary, and cannot be used for other Lodge expenditures.

6 Chaplain s Corner It is important to remember that Masonry is not a religion, but it is highly religious. Meetings are opened and closed with prayer. The Book of Faith is open on the altar. It urges members to support church activities and attend services. It establishes no preference for any religious group. All Masons have the right of individual freedom in the expression of religious thoughts. Again, we are neither a religion nor a substitute for religion. W\ Harry Shaffer Jr., 33 Chaplain Masonic Education Year 51 begins in Englewood Masonic Lodge No.360. It is a good time to rededicate ourselves to the ideals and mission started by W.C. Allen Pattison and 75 chartered members back in We need to build our membership, especially with young men. We need to be an educated and informed lodge. This lodge should have a purpose and theme, and always strive for the goal of creating better men. It is important that we support each other and meet the needs of charity. Englewood Masonic Lodge can be a very special Masonic body. Let s start now. W\ Harry Shaffer Jr., 33 Lodge Mentor / Education Officer MYAKKA SCOTTISH RITE CLUB The next meeting and dinner will be held on Friday, May 26 th. This meeting will finish the current year, and the next year will begin in September. Dinner will begin at 5:30p.m. followed by a short business meeting. We ask for a $5.00 donation per person and that you bring a side dish or dessert. All Scottish Rite members, lodge members, widows and guests are welcome. W\ Harry Shaffer Jr., 33 President Order of the Eastern Star Hi my Sisters and Brothers. For all who are heading North please have a safe trip. And hurry back soon. May will be a busy month. The 6 th is our School of Instruction at 10 am with a lunch to follow. Then we will honor Mothers Day at our May 10 th meeting. We will be celebrating OES 50 th Anniversary on May 21 st. Things will get started at noon. If you would like to attend, please rsvp to me at Reservations are not necessary, but they help us to know how many dinners to order. Hope to see you there. Congratulations to our Brothers for their 50 th that was on 4/29. The Most Worshipful Grand Master was there. Our own WP/WM, Brother Dan, did an excellent job. I and especially Dan, would like to thank the OES Members who were in the kitchen. Brother Dan did the cooking, but the OES worked the kitchen. See you at our School of inst. Nancy Carstens, Worthy Matron Order of the Amaranth Dan Van Alstine, Worthy Patron Grand Court of Florida will meet on May 18 th through May 20 th at the Precious Gems Sessions at the Hilton Orlando/Altamonte Springs, Fl. At this Grand Court our Royal Matron H.L. Linda Farney will be installed as our Grand Royal Matron. A dispensation has been requested for our Suncoast Court meeting date of May 18 th. We plan to meet on May 25 th at 1:30 p.m. in the Englewood Masonic Lodge. At this same meeting H.L. Irene Webb and H.L. Adrienne Skoog will be serving refreshments. Please come and congratulate our Royal Matron as our new Grand Royal Matron. It would be nice to see some of our Brother Masons at this meeting as well. Welcome to all. Remember you don t need to be a member to attend, just come and be obligated, if you haven t been previously. Honored Lady Linda Farney Royal Matron Elect Your ad could be here! Sir Knight Jack Cook Royal Patron Elect \ \