Trestleboard Palm Springs Masonic Lodge 693 F & AM January 2018 From the East:

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1 Trestleboard Palm Springs Masonic Lodge 693 F & AM January 2018 From the East: Our Installation on Saturday December 2 nd, 2017 was a great event to attend. We are very grateful that our Installing Team of Worshipful Daren Sanden PM from Yucca, Michael Sekera PM of Palm S[rings Lodge and Worshipful Bill Sullivan PM stepped up to help our lodge. Our Stated Meeting was again a success in that the business of the lodge was done in 25 minutes giving us a chance to focus on Masonic Education for the next 15 minutes. The topic of discussion was what does the CMC say about what a charter is and then we combined that with what our first degree lecture says about a charter. Discussion was had around this topic and the lodge was enlightened as to what a lodge must do when the lodge is no longer able to perform the degrees with no outside help. Are we a lodge if we cannot perform all three degrees as a group? Should we cease to exist when this happens? All good questions. The brothers are beginning to gel and come together. They are beginning to understand the true position that we are in and they are beginning to step up, put their aprons on and join the brethren who have been in quarries looking for solid stones to build a new building more in accordance to what all of our lessons say we are supposed to build. Thanks to Brother Jeff Gibson and his due diligence the water damage that was done to our building a few months ago. Beginning this December 21 the work will begin. And that is on the Winter Solstice. Our new discussion group was launched on Tuesday, December 12 th. This will be patterned after the Socratic Method style question and answer method. This discussion was facilitated by Brothers Cody Franks and Matt Jackson. The question for the evening was Does man have free will? 5 prospects, 2 EA s and one MM was in attendance and while this was going on your officers and brothers were doing

2 their duty and practicing the second section of the third degree. Both groups started at 6:30pm and when the brethren were done with practice in lodge we were surprised to find these gentlemen still in hot pursuit of meaning and Truth. It was amazing. Next month we will have stated meeting on Tuesday, January 2 nd. Come join us for some fellowship from 6:00 to 6:30pm. Dinner at 6:30pm, reservations are required and then the meeting at 7:30pm. Topic of discussion for the evening will be What is a lodge? Then on Tuesday, January 9 th will be having our Hall at 6:00pm meeting followed by our second discussion group at 7:00pm. These discussion groups are open to the public and Members. The people there were assigned to watch The Ultimate History Lesson with John Tayilor Gatto and to buy the book the Trivium by Sister Mariam Joseph and this will be our text book for the year. Congratulations to our Brother Bernard Shannon on his being installed as Master of Coachella lodge #476. He has a strong line of officers this year and we are looking forward to some joint events this coming year. Our hearts and thoughts continue to go out to our District Inspector Jim Ridley in these trying moments and all we can do is offer relief like our lecture talks about. You re in our thoughts and prayers Jim. Come join us every Tuesday brethren and see how you can help. There is plenty of work to do and the foundation is strong with the Eight Steps to Excellence and our principles of Everyone has a voice, everyone sees the vision, everyone has a role and the Leadership let the workers work is going to propel us for the next twelve months. All of this could not be done by one man but a band of brothers has come together and left their egos at the door and have joined in doing something great together. Cesar Rubio PM Your greatest servant.

3 Calendar: Tuesday, January 2, 2017 Stated Meeting Dinner * 6:00 PM Meeting 7:30 PM Tuesday, January 9, 2017 Hall Association 6:00 PM Following Association Meeting Discussion Group Tuesday, January 16, 2017 OSI 6:00 PM Audits and Presenting Grand Lodge Officers Tuesday, January 23, :00 PM Executive Meeting Following Practice Third Degree * Due to the hall s demolition we will meet for dinner at Taco Asada. The address is 440 S. El Cielo on the corner of Ramon Rd. We will meet for dinner at 6:00 pm and return to the lodge after. If you have any questions, please contact Cesar Rubio Worshipful Master.

4 January s Birthday s Happy Birthday to you all from your brothers at Palm Springs Donald Hobley James Evilsizor Mark Gibson James Leighton Richard Buell Karim Dawi Gary Krier Daniel Miller Bernard Shannon Sir Knight VIX VII Sinclair Edger Pruss Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason How long has it been since you made a visit to your lodge? Mark Hunter 2012 Robert Jacob 1967 Atherton Leach 1964 Anthony Mangan 1949 Nicholas Seneca 2011 John Snow 1989 Ronald Winkle 1996

5 Hall Association: First, the asbestos and lead reports are back, and no contaminants were found in the dinning room and back offices, so far so good. The demolition is scheduled to start on December 21, 2017 so we are on our way with the hall repairs and will keep you posted on the progress made. As always if you have any questions please contact any officer or hall member. Fraternally, Jeff Gibson Secretary and Treasurer Corner: Brethren, the dues notices have gone out and we have received a third of the payments so far and both the Jeff s would like to say THNAK YOU to the members who have sent in their dues. We would also like to remind the remaining two thirds that this is our only means of financial support so please send in those dues as soon as possible. Sunshine Report: Sadly brethren, we must let you know that Worshipful Jim Ridley s wife has passed, all our thoughts and prayers are with Jim and his family at this time. This Photo by Unknown Author is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND