The Trestleboard. Venice Masonic Lodge No. 301 F. & A. M. Chartered on the 18th day of April, 1951

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1 The Trestleboard Venice Masonic Lodge No. 301 F. & A. M. Chartered on the 18th day of April, 1951 NOVEMBER 2013 Volume 63 Issue 11 Stated Communications Held on the 1 st and 3 rd Mondays at 7:30 pm Family Dinner on 3 rd Monday at 6:00 pm Venice Masonic Lodge No. 301 F. & A. M. 118 E. Venice Ave., Venice FL W... Jeff Pick, Worshipful Master Tel: (941) master2013@Gmail.com

2 1 VENICE LODGE NO. 301 F.& A.M OFFICERS COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN W. Master: W Jeffrey Pick Sr. Warden: Br. Steve Murphy Jr. Warden: Br. Derek Lynn (703) Treasurer: W Dwight Ridgeway Secretary: R W Barry D. Hart Sr. Deacon: Br. Mark Baltimore Jr. Deacon: Br. Scott Steelman Marshal: W G. Rocky Kearney Chaplain: Br. John Lewis Sr. Steward: Br. John Greene Jr. Steward: Br. Gene Scheuring Tyler: Br. Walt Milne Organist: Br. Ron McLeod APPENDANT ORDERS Scottish Rite/ Master of Kadosh: ILL Barry D. Hart York Chapter Excellent High Priest: George D. Hernandez, Sr York Venice Council 41 ILL Master: Jeffrey T. Lawrence Commandery/ Eminent Commander: Dwight Ridgeway Recorder for Commandery: Gerald E. Goacher, PEC Recorder for Council & Chapter John F. Wermann, KYCH MEGHP Board of Relief W Jeffrey Pick By-Laws: R W John Wermann Co-Chefs: Br. John and Lady Marilee Greene Education: W Hampton Crimi Electronic Media: (Facebook) W Hampton Crimi Finance: Br. Steve Murphy Funerals: W Lou Ortt Greeters: Br. Steve Murphy Investigations: Br. Mark Baltimore Lodge Instruction & Catechism: W Lou Kelly Lodge Property: W Lou Kelly Mentors Chairman: R W Rodger Craig Petitions: W Hampton Crimi Publicity: Br. Blair Post Scholarships: Br. Blair Post Telephone Tree: Br. Steve Murphy Transportation Coordinator: W Lou Ortt Vigilance & Charity: Br. Derek Lynn (703) Assistant to the Chaplain: Br. John Greene DDGM: R W Norman Cyphers District Instructor: R H Michael Cullen

3 3 Brethren: FROM THE EAST There will be Canned Food AND Child Christmas Gift drives during the entire month of November. If you re coming to the Lodge, please try to bring either canned goods and/or a gift for a child. Freemasonry specialty license plates to benefit our Masonic Home can now be reserved in advance of your actual license renewal date and can be done by phone with a credit card (regardless of Florida County of residence). Call: Tell them it is for Freemasonry Specialty license plate code # FQR. Please reserve your plate now. The State will not design and make the plates until 1,000 plates are reserved. If you want any further information, please contact me. I did it in about 6 minutes in the vehicle registration office before I found out it could be done by phone. How easy is that? On December 2nd we will vote for the officers for If you want a say in choosing your leadership, please plan to attend to vote. Please put Saturday, January 4, 2014 on your calendar and plan to attend the installation of your new officers that evening. Dinner starts at 5:30 pm followed by the installation at 7:00 pm. Fraternally, W Jeff Pick Worshipful Master Brothers Scheuring, Kildisas and Hernandez Receive Leather Aprons 4 Thank you Br. John & Lady Marilee & CREW for the fantastic job you did on the Masonic Home Residents Fundraiser Dinner on Oct. 21st Thank you Lady Wendy & CREW and donors for your Silent Auction efforts. We will deliver Christmas presents on December 15th for those residents who have no relatives. All Masons and their families and friends are invited to join us. We will be leaving from Venice Lodge in the morning and arriving by 10:00 am at the Masonic Home in St. Petersburg. To W Lou Kelly and all those who worked the Sun Fiesta Fundraiser, thank you for your invaluable help in this, our biggest fundraiser of the year. Some Masons worked all three days WOW! That is dedication! Your efforts are really appreciated! On November 2nd, Br. John Fowler, of our Lodge, will be raised at Phoenix Lodge. It would be GREAT if some of our members could be there at 9:00 am to show our support. I will give ten dollars to the first Mason who asks me for it and two dollars to the next five. On Nov. 16th & 17th AND 23rd & 24th, members of Venice Lodge will work a food booth at the Sarasota Medieval Fair. Br. Murphy needs volunteers. Please contact him if you can work a shift at steve.murphy654@gmail.com or call him at at ( preferred). L to R: W Jeff Pick, Br. Gene Scheuring, Br. Ray Kildisas, R W Barry D. Hart Brothers Sims and Shauan Receive Master Mason Certificates L to R: W Jeff Pick, Br. Daniel Hernandez, R W Barry D. Hart R W Barry D. Hart Receives Blue Proficiency Card Masonic Leadership Training will be held at Venice Lodge on Nov. 20th at 7:00 pm. and it is FREE! L to R: Br. Rick Sims, W Jeff Pick, Br. Ed Shauan L to R: W Jeff Pick, R W Barry D. Hart, R W Mike Cullen

4 5 FROM THE WEST FROM THE SOUTH 6 Brethren, Brethren: Many thanks to all of the Brothers who volunteered at the Sun Fiesta Belly Buster Hot Dog s & Brat s booth, the turnout was outstanding! This year s effort was very successful due to all of your time and effort. Our next adventure to add to our coffers will be held at the Sarasota Medieval Fair at the Fair Grounds. We will again need volunteers to man a food booth. The food and booth will be provided by the fine people at the Fair. We need only man the booth for two weekends, November 16, 17 and 23, 24 from 9: 30 am until 5:00 pm each day. We must provide at least 8 people for each shift. The shifts will be from 9:30 am to 1:30 pm, and from 1:00pm to 5:00pm. Any Brother or Lady willing to help out can contact me at my steve.murphy654@gmail.com or phone me at ( preferred). On Monday, October 21 Venice Lodge hosted a fund raising dinner to raise money to buy Christmas gifts for the residents of the Masonic Home who have no relatives in the immediate area. This project has been headed by W:. Rocky Kearney and his Lady Wendy (it was Wendy s idea) for the past several years and it has brightened the faces of the residents each and every year. Our dinner was very successful thanks to all of the Brothers and their ladies from all of the Lodges, with special thanks to all of the members of the Widow s Sons who attended. Brother John Greene and his Lady Marilee outdid themselves AGAIN preparing and serving this outstanding meal. I can guarantee that no one left the building able to eat one more bite. I know that we will see some new and familiar faces at the upcoming meetings. If you haven t been to the Lodge in awhile please come to our Monthly Dinner and bring your family members or a guest and we will all enjoy the Fellowship. I hope to see you in Lodge. Fraternally, Br. Steve Murphy, Senior Warden The Sun Fiesta was a big success and the Lodge received much needed funds. I wish to thank the volunteers and brothers who gave their time so readily in assisting the Lodge with this annual event. The Chair for this event was Worshipful Lou Kelly who did an outstanding job in setting up and planning, assisted of course by our Senior Warden Br. Steve Murphy who staffed the event. On attending the Grand Masters visit, in Sarasota, it was brought to our attention that the Masonic home is desperately in need of funds. The Grand Master requested us to encourage our members to go to the Masonic home site and sign up to contribute $100 a year to the Masonic Home 100 Program (MH-100). This can be completed by using a credit card and works out to only just over $8.00 per month; donations can be monthly or just pay the $100 for the year. You are making an investment in the security of your future and that of every Master Mason and his wife. In our advancing years we may reach a time when our health may not allow us to either physically or financially support ourselves. Our Masonic Home is there for this specific purpose and we are here to continue to give "so far as we are able." The lodge dinner on the 18th November 2013 will be provided by myself. I will need support once again with setting this dinner up, assisting with cooking, table placement and of course clean up, if we have any brothers who like cooking your assistance would be invaluable. Please advise me at or by petamaka77@gmail.com. I am undecided at present as to what the main course will be. I will advise members in the near future of what our main course will be. Please RSVP to me if you are attending the dinner. Our next lodge meeting will be November 4th 2013 at 7.30 pm; I will provide a snack at the end of the meeting so we can all participate in fraternalship. The charity of the month will be All Faith's Food Bank in Venice FL. Fraternally, Derek Lynn, Junior Warden CHARITY OF THE MONTH All Faiths Food Bank Venice Masonic Lodge 301 Like us on Facebook Monitored by W Hampton Crimi

5 7 BIO CORNER R W John Wermann BIO CORNER W John Hobeika 8 R W John Wermann was born on March 25, 1945 in New Haven Connecticut and was graduated from West Haven High in From there he went on to the University of Hartford and joined the U.S. Army Reserves where he served for 6 years. W John Hobeika was born on June 23, 1966 in Gainesville, Florida. He was graduated from Venice High in 1984, then attended what is now called SCTI (Sarasota County Technical Institute), then two years at Sinclaire Junior College in Dayton, Ohio. He and Merri-Anne met in June of 1964 on a blind date in Hamdon, Ct and were married on Dec. 16, They have a daughter, a son, and three grandchildren. R W John wanted to volunteer at the Shriners Hospital but was told he needed to be a Mason. He got a petition from R W Eric West and W Rick Tacy and was raised in Venice Lodge in January He also joined because he wanted an opportunity to meet good Brothers and continue the Fellowship. He was Master of Venice Lodge and was Past District Deputy for District 27 for the Grand Lodge of Florida. He has just earned his KCCH in the Scottish Rite. In the York Rite, where he is a KYCH and KYGCH and the Order of Purple Cross recipient, he presently serves as Most Excellent Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons. He says the highlights of his Masonic life were every moment of (his) Masonic career. R W Wermann was VP of manufacturing & plant manager for Cook-Bates from 1969 to (He and Merri-Anne now own their own cleaning company). They came to Florida because his former employer transferred him here in 1980 from Connecticut. Hobbies include Masonry and motor cycle riding. Pet peeve is backbiting. Hero as a kid was Superman who didn t need anything to be himself. Headline he would love to see: Conservatives Win in Landslide. If he were king of the world he would institute justice for all. One of his favorite sayings is: You can t fight city hall, but you sure can spit on the steps. R W John claims to be an excellent chef; his favorite dish to make is take out! (That s a gotcha). If he won the $25 million LOTTO he would share it with his children and deserving Brothers. He still has a long bucket list and every day brings something new. If he could meet anyone, living or dead, it would be Ronald Reagan True American President in (his) lifetime. If R W Wermann could do it all over again, he would not have listened to misguided people. He also would have joined Masonry as a younger man. He is most proud of raising his son-in-law (Br. A.J. Ahrens). The thought he would like to leave behind is that Every person is worth your consideration. When he s gone he hopes that people would say: He was always willing to help. He met Audra, who lived in the same community, through her sister. They were married on February 23, By sheer coincidence they were divorced exactly 10 years later to the day, February 23, They have one son, Vincent who is now 19 years old. W John has no relatives who are Masons, except his father. He joined the Masons in 2002 to meet others and to socialize. Highlights of his Masonic career so far, were being Worshipful Master of Venice Lodge in 2009 and going through the different positions to get there. Masonry has helped him become a better person. W Hobeika is a self employed air conditioning technician. He has been doing this since When he is not working, his hobbies include fishing, hunting, and target practice. If he won the $25 million LOTTO he would live well and travel to warm climates, like the Pacific islands, or maybe Europe again, or take a cruise to Australia. If he could meet anyone living or dead, Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin would be on the list because they were cool. One of his pet peeves is incomplete work by others. He is most proud of his son. One of W John s favorite sayings is There s a Frank Burns in every profession, bumbling, but talented. This alludes to the character in the TV series MASH. If you ve seen the series then you know what this means. When he s gone he would like people to say: Loved by all, hated by none, and He harmed no one. A headline he would like to see is Harmony & World Peace are Achieved. In 1978 W Hobeika competed in the qualifying competition in Cincinnati, Ohio for the Junior Olympics in freestyle swimming and the backstroke, and finished as first alternate in the backstroke. If one person ahead of him had not gone to the Junior Olympics, W John would have made it. His one regret is that he did not stay on the swim team past Junior High School.

6 9 10 Venice Lodge No. 301 F. & A. M. November 2013 Communications and Events Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat :30 pm Stated Communication followed by light refreshments. (Food drive & Child Christmas presents) :00-5:00 Food Booth at Sarasota Medieval Fair 17 9:00-5:00 Food Booth at Sarasota Medieval Fair 24 9:00-5:00 Food Booth at Sarasota Medieval Fair 18 6:00 pm Family Dinner (please RSVP) 7:30 pm Stated Communication (Food drive & Child Christmas presents) 25 7:30 pm Officers Meeting and Ritual Practice :00 pm Masonic Leadership Training :00-5:00 Food Booth at Sarasota Medieval Fair

7 11 MASONIC CHILD ID PROGRAM The Child ID program, offered as a public service by the Masons, stores a child s identification information on a disc that is given to the parents who can share it with the police should the need ever arise. This service is provided at no cost to the parents. BOOSTERS We would like to thank the following Brothers for supporting our Lodge GOLD $50 Br. Mark Baltimore W Lee G. Briner R W Richard Cervi Br. Wayne Dubbs W Steve Ellis W Richard Geraci R W Barry D. Hart Br. Derek Lynn Br. John Machanska, Jr. GOLD $50 Br. Steve Murphy Br. Richard Nicholas W Jeff Pick W Dwight Ridgeway W Malcolm Ryder R W Eric West SILVER $40 BRONZE $25 Contact W Jeff Pick if you would like to support your Lodge by becoming a Booster. Costs shown are for all of On October 9, 2013 the Masons processed the information for 43 children at the Venice-Nokomis United Methodist Church in Nokomis. If you know of any group of children, anywhere in the state of Florida, for whom the Masons could perform this valuable service, please contact the Master of any Masonic Lodge. Our new ovens were purchased last month from Jessup s Appliances in Venice. Thank you Jessup s for your cooperation. CHAPLAIN S CORNER Sickness and Distress by Br. John Greene, Assistant to the Chaplain Br. Ron McLeod needs another operation on his hand R W Gene Jeffers of Englewood had heart surgery receiving a new valve and a stint Br. Donald Adams passed away

8 13 MASONIC EDUCATION Submitted by W Hampton Crimi What Attracts a Man to Freemasonry? Every man comes, of his own free will and accord, with his own individual needs and interests. One man may join so that he can associate with other men who believe that only by improving themselves can they hope to improve their world. Another man may join because he is looking for a focus for his charitable inclinations. And yet another may be attracted by a strong sense of history and tradition. Many join simply because they knew a friend or relative who was a Freemason and they admired that man s way of living his life. All who join and become active discover a bond of brotherly affection and a community of mutual support; a practical extension of their own religious and philosophical beliefs. - Author Unknown - 11/08/62 Br. Charles Regan 11/10/61 Br. Peter Dittmer 11/13/93 Br. Ralph Ellingsen Sr. 11/13/93 Br. Charles Carpenter 11/13/06 W Dwight Ridgeway 11/15/66 Br. Frederick Shattuck 11/15/94 Br. Walt Milne 11/16/85 Br. Donald Jones 11/16/85 Br. Charles Hodges 11/16/85 W Robert Strayer Jr. MASONIC BIRTHDAYS 11/19/76 W Gary Rocky Kearney 11/20/06 Br. Daniel Luke Boles 11/21/77 Br. William Hamilton 11/22/08 Br. John Hinshaw 11/22/08 Br. Scott Sams 11/22/08 Br. Myron Storch 11/22/08 Br. James Cross 11/26/68 Br. Eric Geistert 11/28/60 W Richard Geraci 11/30/91 Br. James Tallman October 21, Fundraiser Dinner For Masonic Home Residents October 7, 2013 W Brian Johnsen (left) spoke on Public Education and Citizenship W Todd Meschelle (right) spoke on the Child ID Program Br. John Greene (left) and Br. Walt Milne get ready to serve roasted chicken dinner October 21, 2013 W Lou Marchetti spoke on Masonic Home FA100 R H Ron Baber spoke on Masonic Education Silent Auction brings in additional money to purchase Christmas gifts for Masonic Home Residents who have no family

9 15 Venice Lodge No. 301 F.& A.M. Past Masters 1951 d Forest Chapman 1982 Maurice M. Dalton Sr. - DDGM 1952 d C. Allen Pattison - DDGM 1983 d James Oakley 1953 d Elihu B. Roberts 1984 George DeNeen 1954 d Sanford Smith 1985 C. Bruce Jones 1955 d Robert Bruce Rigby Sr d William W. Brooks 1956 d Carl Cribbs 1987 Rodger L. Craig Sr. - DDGM 1957 d Malcolm A. Miner 1988 Richard Cervi - DDGM 1958 d George R. Mitchell 1989 d Ralph Wilkinson 1959 d Irvin H. Jones 1990 Robert B. Strayer Jr d Joseph Jossart 1991 d Robert J. Lane 1961 d Thomas Hankins 1992 Curtis Bradley 1962 d John A. Nelson 1993 B. David Harris Jr Lee G. Briner 1994 Stephen H. Clark - DDGM 1964 d George R. Collett Jr. - DDGM 1995 Malcolm B. Ryder 1965 d William Hendrix 1996 Louie E. Kelly 1966 Richard Geraci 1997 Frederick Ellis 1967 d Wade H. Ballard Sr Richard Tacy 1968 d Willaim A. Cultice 1999 Steve Ellis 1969 d Paul Lanius - DDGM/DI 2000 Eric B. West - DDGM 1970 d A. Bradford Smith 2001 B. John Ross 1971 Roger Isphording 2002 John F. Wermann - DDGM 1972 d Larry Jeffrey 2003 Hampton Crimi 1973 d Hubert Palmer - DI 2004 Robert Kern 1974 d Joseph Bezjian 2005 Louis H. Ortt 1975 d Donald A. Richard 2006 Donald Hixon 1976 d Forest L. Foster 2007 Joseph Stella 1977 d Harold L. Jones G. Rocky Kearney 1978 d Hudson W. McCoy 2009 John Hobeika 1979 d John P. Haus 2010 John Latta 1980 d George A. Carver III 2011 Barry D. Hart - DDGM 1981 d Harold L. Jones Louis Marchetti d - Deceased DI - District Instructor Where To Find More Information Venice Lodge Website (Latest Trestleboard can be found here): Florida Grand Lodge Website: District 27 Calendar Website: DDGM - Deputy District Grand Master 2 - Master twice Lee Briner Philippe George V. Canlers-Mem Richard Cervi John Coffey Rodger Craig Hampton Crimi Maurice Dalton Sr. Frederick Ellis Steven Ellis David Farley Les Frisby Richard Geraci PERPETUAL MEMBERS HELP YOURSELF - HELP YOUR LODGE IT IS ONCE - IT IS FOREVER Barry D Hart Harold L. Jones-Mem. Rocky Kearney Louie Kelly Robert Kern John Latta Robert Mac Alvanah Joseph Madrak Louis Marchetti Robert Martin Gerald Maxey Clark McClelland Ronald Morrison CURRENT PETITIONERS None DISTRICT 27 LODGES Earl Orth Louis Ortt Jeffrey Pick Blair Post Dwight Ridgeway B. John Ross Edward Schwenk-Mem. Glenn Miller Smith-Hon. Joseph Stella Richard Tacy 16 Robert Duane Trump-Hon. John Wermann Eric West John Winters Manatee Lodge No.31: th St. E., Bradenton, FL st /3 rd Mon. 7:30 pm Braidentown Lodge No.99: th Ave. W., Bradenton, FL st /3 rd Tues. 7:30 pm Palmetto Lodge No.110: th St. E., Bradenton, FL nd /4 th Tues. 7:30 pm Sarasota Lodge No.147: 2160 Main St., Sarasota, FL nd /4 th Tues. 7:30 pm Phoenix Lodge No.346: 240 S.Tuttle Ave., Sarasota, FL st /3 rd Tues. 7:30 Englewood Lodge No.360: 265 Pine St., Englewood, FL st /3 rd Tues. 7:30 pm North Port Lodge No.406: 5900 S. Biscayne Blvd., North Port, FL nd /4 th Wed. 7:00 pm

10 17 Please Support Our Advertisers Please Support Our Advertisers 18 VENICE SHRINE CLUB President Jim Fahey Meeting Place: Crossroads Restaurant 385 U.S. Hwy 41 BYP N., Venice FL Meets 3 rd Tuesday of each month at 11:00 a.m. YORK RITE MASONS Royal Arch - 2nd Thurs. At Sarasota #147-7:30 pm Council - 3rd Fri. At Venice # 301-7:30 Commandery 1st Thurs. - 7:30 pm Odd months at Bradenton # 99 Even months at Venice # 301