TRESTLE BOARD DECEMBER ST. GEORGE MASONIC LODGE #33 Free & Accepted Masons of Utah OPEN TO PUBLIC.

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1 1 St. George Masonic Lodge 2335 W Sunbrook Dr. #5 St. George, UT TRESTLE BOARD DECEMBER 2017 ST. GEORGE MASONIC LODGE #33 Free & Accepted Masons of Utah WORSHIPFUL MASTER Wor. Gerardo Flores - DECEMBER 16th INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS 3:00pm ST. GEORGE MASONIC LODGE INSTALLATION CEREMONY 5:00pm FULL COURSE CATERED GLAZED HAM HOLIDAY DINNER 6:00pm KNIGHTS TEMPLAR CHRISTMAS CEREMONY OPEN TO PUBLIC

2 2 REFLECTIONS FROM THE EAST by Wor.Gerardo Flores, Worshipful Master Missing Pieces of the Puzzle I remember growing up, I used to attend a youth church group. We would get together every Wednesday evening and discuss various topics about Christianity. On one occasion, the youth leader brought an exercise for us to do. What he did was take one of our drawings and cut it up into several puzzle pieces. He split the group up into several sub-groups and gave us each a few pieces of the puzzle. He instructed us to put the pieces of the puzzle together to complete the drawing and we were instructed NOT to talk to each other at all during this exercise. We each began to try to put the pieces together; however I had pieces that belonged to one of the other guys and they had pieces I needed. Therefore there was no way that we could fit the pieces together and complete the puzzle. After some time of struggling to put our puzzles together, the youth leader told us to stop the exercise. He looked at our confused faces and asked me; Gerardo, why didn t you help others in your group out? Clearly, you had pieces of the puzzle others were missing, but you held on to them. Why is that? To which my reply was obvious; You told us not to talk to each other. He replied; Correct, I did say for your group not to speak to each other, but while you watched someone struggle to put his puzzle together, why didn t you help him out by giving him the missing piece without saying a word? I never said that you weren t allowed to HELP each other. As you can imagine, I didn t know what to say but I did catch the lesson he was trying to impart. Why is it that we wait until someone verbalizes and asks for help before we bother to offer any assistance? Please note, I don t want this message to come across in a negative way at all. For like the youth leader, I simply want to illustrate a point. Why is it that we assume that our Brothers have it all in order? Making a Lodge work requires that each of us put our best effort into our Craft. I would never expect every Brother to commit to attending every meeting, supporting every cause, or memorizing every ceremony and lecture. However, I would expect my Brother who holds a position in our officer line to do their best in fulfilling their duties. To be courteous about finding a replacement, or giving the Brothers notice when they aren t able to attend a meeting where they are needed and are expected to be. Every officer in our Lodge holds a piece of the puzzle to be able to make our Lodge work. If we have missing pieces, and our Brothers are holding on to their piece, how are we expected to keep our Lodge growing strong? Again, please don t take this negatively. In fact, my intention with this is to demonstrate how important and valuable each one of you really is to our Lodge. Without you, our Lodge would not exist. You each hold a piece of the whole of the puzzle that makes up St. George Lodge #33. Each of these pieces is extremely important and valuable. My hope for our Lodge moving forward is that we adopt a spirit of collaboration. Also that you realize how critical you are to the health of our Lodge and that each of you would appreciate the immense power you hold inside of you by being a member of St. George Lodge #33. I can t wait to see what the future of our Lodge holds. And with the leadership of our Worshipful Master-Elect Brother David HAPPY DECECEMBER MASONIC BIRTHDAYS Reinitz, I have no doubt that our Lodge December 2 John R. Malcolm will continue to December 25 Mikai Porter thrive and continue to be successful. December 31 M.W. William A Powell Sr.

3 3 ST. GEORGE MASONIC LODGE #33 INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS 2018 Saturday, December 16, :00pm Public Installa on Ceremony 5:00pm Holiday Celebra on Catered Dinner 6:00pm Knights Templar Christmas Ceremony Wor. David Reinitz Worshipful Master-Elect Christopher Mitchell Senior Warden Elect Wor. Jim Etling Junior Warden Elect HOLIDAY CELEBRATION DINNER M E N U CHRISTMAS CEREMONY TO BE PRESENTED BY KNIGHTS TEMPLAR OF YORK RITE Maple Glazed Ham Garden Salad Miniature Bu er Croissants Creamy Cheesy Scalloped Potatoes Red Velvet Cake with Cream Cheese Fros ng Sparkling Apple Cider We are honored all will be able to witness this very moving Christmas Ceremony presented by the Masonic York Rite Knights Templar following dinner. This beau ful presenta on will be led by Wor. Lawrence Rodriguez, an affiliated Past Master of St. George Lodge, who Is currently serving the Grand Commandry of the State of Utah as their Very Eminent Deputy Grand Commander. We know that all of our Masonic Brethren and their guests are sure to enjoy this inspiring and unique program. Cost for Catered Dinner $25.00 Per Person Advance Reserva ons Required Please R.S.V.P. Wor. David Reinitz On or Before December 6th /ddholidaysongs@yahoo.com PUBLIC WELCOME FOR ALL EVENTS I would like to extend a personal invita on to all my Masonic Brothers, their family and friends to join with us on this very special day. I am deeply honored to have the opportunity of serving as Worshipful Master for For those who have expressed an interest in our Ancient Fraternity, it is a very rare opportunity to be present in our Lodge room as we conduct a Masonic Ceremony.??? Call me at any me! Wor. David Reinitz Worshipful Master Elect

4 4 ST. GEORGE MASONIC LODGE #33 TRESTLE BOARD - DECEMBER 2017 St. George Masonic Temple C A L E N D A R O F E V E N T S DECEMBER :30pm St. George Chapter Royal Arch Masons 9:00am 10:00am Zion Council #7 Cryptic Council 10:00am 11:00am Golotha Comm. Knights Templar 11:00am 12 ;00 Noon SCOTTISH RITE CLUB OF SOUTHERN UTAH 6 WEDNESDAY ST. GEORGE LODGE #33 7:00pm STATED MEETING MASONIC EDUCATION : Refreshments Served MASONIC EDUCATION PROGRAM What can we do to build our Masonic Experience and Community? An open Forum on the Future of St. George Lodge #33 Hosted by Worshipful Master-Elect Elect Wor. David Reinitz :00pm 2 Doz. Cookie Exchange $10.00 Gift for Toys for Tots 3:00pm INSTALLATION CEREMONY 5:00pm DINNER CELEBRATION 6:00pm -KNIGHTS TEMPLAR CHRISTMAS CEREMONY SILVER REEF CHAPTER #26 Order of Eastern Star BUSINESS MEETING ST. GEORGE LODGE #33 ANNUAL CATERED INSTALLATION HOLIDAY OF DINNER OFFICERS Cost: $25.00 R.S.V.P. By December 6th Wor. David Reinitz ( ) OPEN TO PUBLIC 19 TUESDAY 6:00pm SILVER REEF CHAPTER #26 O.E.S. Christmas Party! $10.00 Gift Exchange

5 ST. GEORGE LODGE #33 PROUDLY HONORS ITS MASONIC VETERANS FOR THEIR SERVICE TO OUR COUNTRY 5 Many of our well-deserving Masonic Brothers were honored for their service and dedication to the defense of our country before the November Stated Meeting. Many active members attended who collectively represented nearly 100 years of Military service in the various branches of service including the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines. A new United States flag donated to our Lodge anonymously by a neighbor was dedicated to these Veteran Brothers and now flies proudly over our Masonic Temple. Masonic Veterans pose with Wor. David Reinitz, Sr. Warden and Wor. Gerardo Flores, Worshipful Master (Bo om L-R) Wor. Arthur Kriss (Air Force), Fred Maes (Marines), Wor. Ron Amland( Air Force), Dick Rein (Navy) (Top L-R) Wor. Michael Moon (Army), Wor. Jim Etling (Army), Wor. Jim Baker (Army), Wor. Gunny Rodriguez (Marines), David Dougman (Army) ( 3rd Row Top L-R) Tim Benne (Army), Wor. Brian Has ngs (Army) Veterans gather for Flag Dedication Ceremony Far Right is Pamela Reese Jr. Warden Ernie Reese s wife, a Veteran who served for 11 years in Navy Nurse Corp When you see the U.S. Flag flying over our Masonic Temple, it honors our country and the sacrifices made by so many of our worthy Veteran St. George Masonic Brothers

6 MASONIC LODGE #33 OFFICERS Worshipful Master Senior Warden Junior Warden Gerardo Flores (Jamee) Wor. David Reinitz(Nancy) Ernest Reese(Pamela) Secretary M. W. Dean D. Rein (Edie) Treasurer Senior Deacon Junior Deacon Chaplain Marshal Senior Steward Tyler Dep. Gr. Lecturer Trustee Trustee Trustee Fred Maes (Mary) Stephen D. Brown Christopher Mitchell(Helen) Richard C. Rein (Mandy) Daniel Slaten (Blythe) Mikai Porter (Chris) Wor. Timothy P. Orr (Tina) Wor. Timothy P. Orr (Tina) Wor. Timothy P. Orr (Tina) Richard C. Rein (Mandy) Wor. Keith A. Stout (JoAnn) * -Deceased AFFILIATED PAST MASTERS PAST WORSHIPFUL MASTERS Gregory Gunderson PM * James A. Summers, PM 1997 * Robert C. Tomlinson PM Dean D. Rein PGM Matt R. Robertson PM * James A. Leone PM 2006 Keith A. Stout PM 2007 Stephen B. Stout PM 2008 Terry D. Lee PM 2009 Ronald D. Amland PM 2010 * Ernest T. Therrault PM 2011 Christopher Young PM 2012 Stephen A. Prows PM 2013 James R. Baker PM 2014 Timothy P. Orr PM Travis Christiansen PM 1965 Arthur L. Kriss, PM 1965 Carl Chormicle PM * 1975 David Williams 1976 David Reinitz PM 1976 Kenneth Pidgeon PM 1984 David H. Nelson PGM 1985 Larry Fairclough PGM 1991 William Powell Sr. PGM 1993 Donald K. Nicklas PM 1997 Joseph S. Lambert PM 1997 Jim Etling PM 2000 Eric M. Cramer PM 2003 Brian J. Hastinbs PM 2008 W. G. Shallenberger PM 2009 Michael Moon PM 2011 Justin A. Kenard PM 2011 Lawrence Rodriguez PM 2011 Paul Erickson