The Chalk. Harmonia Lodge No. 138 Free and Accepted Masons Chartered 1894 District 32 - Zone 9 M:.W :.Grand Lodge of Florida.

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1 The Chalk Harmonia Lodge No. 138 Free and Accepted Masons Chartered 1894 District 32 - Zone 9 M:.W :.Grand Lodge of Florida 122 Years of Masonry in West Palm Beach February 2016 February 5, 2016 Family & Friends Event Pizza and Bingo Night Dinner 6:30,Bingo 7-9pm February 8, 2016 Stated Communication Dinner 6:30, Mtg. 7:30 February 18, 2016 Called Communication Fellow Craft Degree Meal 6:30 / Meeting 7:30 February 22, 2016 Stated Communication Masonic Re-Obligation Night Dinner 6:30, Mtg. 7: Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard West Palm Beach, Florida Telephone (561)

2 From the East From the East, As February settles upon us at Harmonia Lodge, we are already off to a great start. The reason we are smoothly easing into the new year is careful planning, communication and training of key positions. Harmonia also embraces the team concept. Developing a team is not just for lodge officers, teams are very effective for accomplishing a variety of tasks. While the lodge does observe a great amount of ritual and floor work involving many moving parts and thus teams, other areas of the lodge such as committees, work groups and even the kitchen crew are essentially teams as well. Leadership It is understood that leaders are responsible for the people who serve with them but it is also the responsibility of the leader to create the environment conducive to learning and development of the brethren. After all, enlightenment and service are key reasons most of us are here at all. Opportunity One way to create this environment is to make available plenty of opportunities for the individual to fit in and grow. Few things are better motivators than the invitation for an individual to join a group of people with similar interests. In the lodge there always seems to be more work available than people to do it. By forming a team or committee and inviting those that tend to wait for invitations rather than wait to see who volunteers, we are fulfilling our roles as leaders. Understanding The challenge is often knowing where to begin in the training process. The answer is not as complicated as it seems when you know your people. If you don t know them well or you don t participate in the activity yourself, the answer will likely elude you. Since we are all brothers and active in the lodge, the training process will almost take care of itself. As long as you plan, communicate and participate yourself, others will follow. Training Leadership is a treadmill of sorts. I ve always said this and I ll say it again because it helps us to remember that each year the officers change. We must make every effort to properly train and educate others to take our position at the tip of the spear. Failure to do so will have detrimental effects in lodge operations, participation and ultimately membership. Part of our system of attracting and retention of members is to get their attention when they first walk in the door and keep them engaged or at least provide them the opportunity to engage. Leadership is all about managing large problems by breaking them down into manageable pieces. Teamwork is the muscle that moves all the pieces into the right places to achieve desired results. Teams work best when they are coached and people understand their roles when they are mentored by those who have gone before them. Find your role, play your role and the whole team will come together. Do you know your role? See you in lodge! Fraternally, Charley Hogwood Worshipful Master From the West From the West, It's hard to believe that it's already February. As we enter into a new year, this February gives us the time to pause and take stock. The holiday season is over but we can still look back at what we've accomplished as we look ahead to our future. First, the installation held on January 11th was recognized as a premier night for Harmonia. Thank you to the brothers and their families who attended and helped the installation to turn out great. There was a variety of good food and lots of fellowship. I want to express my undying gratitude to all the brothers who assisted me in the kitchen. You have all gone above and beyond to make cooking an easy and enjoyable experience. I could not have done it without all of you, my incredible brothers. I am grateful and eternally indebted to you. Secondly, I would like to congratulate our newly installed Worshipful Master, Charley Hogwood, and all the elected and appointed officers. I have confidence that we will continue our journey to make our lodge great. Thirdly, on February 5th we will be having a family bingo night. Please come and join us for a chance to win fabulous prizes. On February 18th a Fellow Craft degree will be held. Dinner will begin at 6:30pm with the degree to follow at 7:30pm. Come and support our brothers as they receive their 2nd degree. Fourthly, each of us experience life in different ways. On the outside of our daily lives, we arm ourselves in order to protect our eternal life, our intimacy, our loved ones, and our personal beliefs. We have one face that we share with the world. We must be watchful that nothing penetrates the sanctity of our internal peace. From the inside we all have windows to the world, but only open them to those we trust in eternity. We live peacefully, encompassed by the healing rose, symbolizing compassion and love. With that I wish a Happy Valentine's Day to all. To all brothers out there, please continue to keep in touch. We welcome and appreciate your input. We look forward to seeing you in lodge. Ricky Espiritu Senior Warden

3 From the South From the South, After the first two stated communications of the new year, it is apparent things are going well at Harmonia. Much has been done regarding the condition of our building, but there is still more work remaining. The windows have been glazed and sealed, and the painting of the building exterior should be completed within the next week. A huge special thanks to the 2016 Kitchen Crew who did an awesome job with the Installation Dinner and the meetings in January!!! A special thanks to all the guys for the many hours given and for the dedication you have shown already. Everyone has commented on how amazing the kitchen has been operating, and there is no way that it could have been done without you! I cannot thank you enough! We hope to see you on Friday, 2/5/16 at 6:30pm for our annual Pizza and Bingo Family Night. Also, please make plans to attend our upcoming Fellow Craft degree on Thursday, 2/18/16. See you in Lodge! Marco Sevilleja Junior Warden Secretary Sez Brethren, The dues notices for 2016 have been received and sent out to the Craft. Thank you to those Brothers who have already remitted their 2016 dues payments. If you have not yet paid your 2016 dues, please remit your payment to the Lodge Secretary or pay them directly next time you are at Lodge! If there are circumstances or challenges preventing you from paying your dues, please contact myself or the Worshipful Master. We are here to help my brothers, you need only to reach out and ask. Lou Babbit, Secretary In a moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing to do. The worst thing you can do is nothing! ~Bro. Theodore Roosevelt

4 Lodge Officers for 2016 W:. M:. Charley Hogwood SW Ricky Espiritu JW Marco Sevilleja SD Edmund Rodas JD Ray Rios SS Brian Price JS Jorge Sta Rosa JS Don Gonzalez JS Anthony Sarver Tyler Matthew Guzman Chaplain Paul Alexander Marshal Juan Rossello Musician Jason Buelow Secretary Louis Babbit Treas. W:. Joshua Johnson Historian David Reilly Trestleboard Ray Rios M:.W:. GRAND MASTER Steven P. Boring M:.W:. GRAND SECRETARY Richard E. Lynn, PGM DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTER 32 ND MASONIC DISTRICT R:. W:. Roy Strohacker DISTRICT INSTRUCTOR R:. H:. John Jay Carter Palm Beach York Rite Bodies Meets at Harmonia Lodge No. 138 F&AM Chapter No. 24 Royal Arch Masons Zabud Council No. 17 Royal and Select Masters Palm Beach Commandry No. 18 Knights Templar

5 Area Lodges District #32 Boca-Delray #171 Boynton #236 Gulfstream #245 Palmwood #303 Bykota #333 Jupiter Light #340 Garden #366 Lantana # NW 4th Avenue, Boca Raton 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 7: Quantum Blvd, Boynton Beach 2nd and 4th Thursdays, 7:30 Lake Worth Scottish Rite 2000 North "D" Street 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 7: Bradley St., West Palm Beach 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 7: Jennings Ave., Greenacres 2nd and 4th Mondays, 7: S. Loxahatchee Dr. Jupiter 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 7: Roan Lane, Palm Beach Gardens 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 7: N D St., Lake Worth 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 7:30 Master Mason Association of the 32nd Masonic District Meets the 2nd Wednesday of every Month. Meetings begin at 7:30 PM at Lake Worth Scottish Rite Masonic High Twelve Club #316 Lake Worth, FL Bernard Kainer, President The High Twelve Club of Lake Worth meets the 2nd Wednesday at the Olive Garden Restaurant 5801 Lake Worth Road Greenacres, FL at 6:30 p.m.

6 2016 Lodge Committees Finance SW Ricky Espiritu (Chairman), Treas. W:. Joshua Johnson, Sec. Lou Babbit, W:. Ed Griffin, Chap. Paul Alexander Vigilance JW Marco Sevilleja (Chairman), JD Ray Rios, Tyler Matthew Guzman Petitions Marshal Juan Rossello (Chairman), Sec. Lou Babbit, Bro. Dave Porter, Bro. Bill Murray, W:. Tony Petrides, W:. David Reilly Masonic Education W:. David Reilly (Chairman), Treas. W:. Joshua Johnson, Chap. Paul Alexander Board of Relief W:.M:. Charley Hogwood (Chairman), SW Ricky Espiritu, JW Marco Sevilleja Charity W:.M:. Charley Hogwood (Chairman), JD Ray Rios, Treas. W:. Joshua Johnson, Sec. Lou Babbit Lodge Property JW Marco Sevilleja (Chairman), Bro. Scott McGary, Tyler Matthew Guzman, JS Donald Gonzalez, Bro. Dave Porter Mentor s Committee W:. Michael Hart (Chairman), Chap. Paul Alexander, JD Ray Rios Community, Civic, and Social Activities JD Ray Rios (Chairman) Letters to the Editor (Open forum by Brothers, for Brothers) We welcome any feedback to improve our Trestle Board! If you have any suggestions or input, a pressing issue, flustering problem, or you are just plain curious about any topic whatsoever, submit your comments in an to the editor at rayrios@comcast.net. Thanks in advance for your valued input!

7 February Birthdays Tanju Comert Ronald DiCurcio Anthony Golovan James Jacobs Dean McClure Ronald McCullough Andrew Ondich W:. Scott Wheeler Robert Powell Vinoo Ramdat Louis Schwartz Donald Wood David Porter Douglas Bess W:. Robert Packwood Harmonia Lodge Upcoming Masonic Events 2/5/16 Family Bingo Night & Dinner: Pizza 6:30 & Bingo 7-9 2/8/16 Stated Mtg. - EA Proficiency, Meal 6:30 /Mtg. 7:30pm 2/10/16 Master Mason Assoc. Scottish Rite 7:30pm 2/13/16 Open Books & School of Instruction 9:00-12:00p (Sat.) 2/18/16 FC Degree -Meal 6:30pm & Degree 7:30pm. (Thur.) 2/22/16 Stated Mtg: Re-Obligation Night - Open to all MM (Monday meeting) 6:30pm meal and 7:30pm program 2/27/16 Open Books & School of Instruction 9:00-12:00p (Sat.) 3/22/16 Outdoor Full Moon EA Degree at LW Scottish Rite Thursday - Meal 6:30 and EA Degree start at 7:30pm Family Bingo Night & Dinner Bring your family and friends on Friday, 2/5/16, for a fun night of Bingo & Pizza! Pizza and drinks will be served at 6:30pm and Bingo will follow from 7-9pm. There will be lots of fun, prizes and fellowship!

8 February 2016 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Palm Beach Commandry #18 6:30 pm Dinner 7:30 pm Meeting Harmonia #138 6:30 Lodge of Instruction and Family Bingo Night and Pizza Dinner 6:30 Pizza Degree Practice 7-9pm Bingo Gardens Lodge Breakfast Harmonia #138 6:30 Dinner 7:30 Meeting Master Mason Assoc. LW Scottish Rite - 7:30pm Harmonia #138 6:30 Lodge of Instruction and Degree Practice District 32 School of Instruction 9-12: BYKOTA Lodge Breakfast York Rite Council #17 7:30 pm Scottish Rite 21st Degree practice at Harmonia 6:30pm FC Degree Called Meeting 6:30 Dinner 7:30 Degree Harmonia #138 Re-Obligation Night All MM Welcome 6:30 Dinner 7:30 Meeting Harmonia #138 6:30 Lodge of Instruction and Degree Practice Open Books 9-12: Gulfstream Lodge Breakfast at Lake Worth Scottish Rite

9 Harmonia Lodge DRESS CODE For regular stated communications, degree conferrals, and official lodge visitations, all brothers are required to wear a suit or a sport coat and tie. For regular stated communications, all officers will wear black trousers, black tie, with Usual Course Robert Canderozzi Jr. Awaiting EA none Awaiting FC David Tappin, Ferdinand Habijad, James Mason, Dairo Restrepo, Raymond Lavoie Jr., Joseph Demitruk, Rob Gibson, Robert Mason Jr. Awaiting MM Ryan Hillock Off The Shelf of the Harmonia Library for February Bro. David J. Reilly, Librarian Harmonia Library Book of the Month Preview for February: The Secret Science of Masonic Initiation by Robert Lomas This book is a short book, 110 Pages, but it is filled with some real mind provoking thoughts and makes the reader think. Lomas, Brings to light the true meaning of the rituals and beliefs that underspin the much misunderstood and mysterious movement. In chapter one he talks of Why become a Mason? The secret science is that of knowing yourself. Good read Recommend it. Your Lodge Needs You! Can you help out one day per month by volunteering to be on the Lodge cleaning crew! We need Brothers for once a month inside cleaning and outside maintenance. You choose which one! Please contact Sec. Lou Babbit at (561) or the Lodge office. Charity for the Month of February The Salvation Army The Box of Fraternal Relief is located in the Lodgeroom. Please donate what you can to

10 Leave your mark on Harmonia and create a legacy for you and Lodge From the newly initiated EA to the aged Master Mason, every brother feels the great sense of pride and historical legacy when taking a seat in Harmonia. Now you can have an individual Lodge seat named in your honor, or commemorate one for another brother or loved one for a one-time donation of $200. Your name and message will be professionally engraved on a brass plate and affixed on the seat of your choice, permanently displaying the honor and making you a member of an exclusive group of brothers. A limited number of seats are available, and this program is on a first come first serve basis, so don t get left out! Please see Lou Babbit, Lodge Secretary, if you are interested or have further questions.