The Trestle Board Holyrood Lodge No. 257 F. & A.M. Tampa, Florida April 2017 On the web at www.holyroodlodge.com Brethren, Hope this communications finds you well! Congratulate Brothers C.J Brenner and Drew Davis on receiving your Master Mason Aprons! Also thank you to the Provost Guard for allowing us to use their unit room at the Shrine. A Special thanks goes out to our Brother Chaplin, Paul Ippolito! He cooked a wonderful meal for us that night. Brethren enjoy some of the pic from family night.
The Trestle Board Holyrood Lodge No. 257 F. & A.M. Tampa, Florida April 2017 On the web at www.holyroodlodge.com
The Trestle Board Holyrood Lodge No. 257 F. & A.M. Tampa, Florida April 2017 On the web at www.holyroodlodge.com Fraternally, Benjamen Dobson Sr. Deacon (727) 215-2918
FROM THE WEST Brethren, Another Month has come and gone. We seem to be staying the course. Our new E:.A:. brothers are doing well with their catechisms. They are attending our weekly workshops and appear to be very motivated on becoming Master Masons. We just had our first Family Night Dinner of the year. I would like to congratulate Brothers C.J Brenner and Drew Davis on receiving their Master Mason Aprons! I would also like to take this opportunity to thank the Provost Guard for allowing us to use their unit room at the Shrine. A Special thanks goes out to our Brother Chaplin, Paul Ippolito! He cooked a wonderful meal for us that night. It's great to see a lot of fellowship at our lodge these days. Fraternally, Robert S. Davis IV Senior Warden FROM THE SOUTH Greetings from the South, Our first Family Night went very well. A HUGE Thank you to our Brother Paul Ippolito for donating 3 large trays of Lasagna, which was amazingly delicious, and all present were encouraged to take home a plate. We had a total of 22 participate in this event and hope to double the attendance at our next Family Night, which will be Thursday 08/31/2017, again at the Shrine Provost Room: 4050 Dana Shores Dr, Tampa, FL 33634, USA map (there will be no charge for Family Nights). Stay tuned for more information. Congratulations to Brother CJ Brenner and Brother Drew Davis for receiving their Master Mason Aprons! For the upcoming events I am planning our 90th Birthday in June, which will be held at Holyrood Lodge. Additionally, I am planning monthly outings for the brethren and family to get together and have some fun and fellowship, so come out to our lodge meetings to stay current with lodge events. Pleas w, as always, feel free to contact me if you have any ideas or questions at donn.taylor@gmail.com. Fraternally, Donn Taylor Junior Warden
Brethren, FROM YOUR LODGE SECRETARY We have entered the second quarter and there are some positive things to report on. We have sponsored a Little League Team and I m happy to report that they have a winning streak going. Hopefully we will have an opportunity to meet the team sometime soon. I will keep you posted. We held an Entered Apprentice Degree with 4 new EAs. The word is that they are working hard to learn their catechism. We recently held our first Family Night of the year with 22 brothers and spouses present and we all enjoyed Brother Paul Ippolito s lasagna. We also presented Brothers Drew Davis and C. J. Brenner with their leather apron. Unfortunately, we have 24 brothers who are not current with their dues for 2017. If you would like to pay your dues with a credit card, you can log into Circumscribe and do so there. If you haven t logged in yet, you can do so at: http//help.circumscribe.net and follow the directions. I hope to see you soon in lodge. Fraternally, Joseph Tarica, PM Secretary LODGE CALENDAR April 2017 *Stated Communications. 2nd and 4th Thursday *Catechism classes Each Monday and Wednesday 6:00pm except 2nd Monday. *Officers meetings 5:45pm Before meetings *Degree Practice 1st and 3rd Tuesday April 10th, 12th, 17th, 19th, 24th, 26th 6pm EA Catechism Training
BIRTHDAYS MASTER MASON ANNIVERSARIES Michael D. Johnson April 2, 1976 Hon. Joseph A Caramato April 4, 1937 Philippe Plouzennec April 04. 1959 Hon. Frank M. Dyer, III April 10, 1945 Joseph Albert Turner April 18, 1936 Brian A. Letavay April 2, 1991 Steve D. Bennett April 24, 1939 Abilio Santos April 26, 1965 Robert G. Marretta April 27, 1944 Edward E Templeton April 01, 1967 Alain Bertrand April 01, 2009 Willie Lee Chaffin, Jr April 12, 1980 Jonathan Parker April 15, 2000 Hon. Rand L. Gray April 17, 1973 Hon. Harry L. Combs April 20, 1964 Donald L. Barker April 21, 1965 Hon. Thomas M. Edwards, II April 24, 1997 Elmer Lawrence Gustafson April 24, 1999 Ricardo A. Montemayor April 24, 1999 Paul A. Ippolito April 25, 2013 Drew F. Davis April 28, 2016 Brian A. Letavay April 28, 2016
DEATH NOTICES PLEASE: NOTIFY Holyrood Lodge at 813-888-6385 - and the Scottish Rite, York Rite, the Shrine, and other Masonic Bodies tell your loved ones; your wife, daughter, son or any close relative of your affiliation within the Masonic Fraternity. Yes my Brother, in the event of your death, tell them to notify the Secretary of all Masonic Bodies in which you hold membership. There are a number of cases each year in which we are not notified of the passing of a Brother, and we send an embarrassing dues notice to his loved ones. As your Chaplain, it is important to reach out to all of our Brothers and their families in need of prayers, thoughts, and visitations. To do this I need your help! I would like to set aside one day a month just for visitations. I cannot do this without your help. When you hear of anyone distressed, sick, or shut in - please call or email me so that we can be of service. Chaplain Paul Ippolito DISTRICT SCHOOL Usually meets at John Darling Lodge No. 154 The first Wednesday of each month, 7PM Masonic Home Board Meeting Meets at the Masonic Home of Florida Every third Sunday of each month, 11AM MASTERS & WARDENS association Meets at John Darling Lodge No. 154 @ 6pm Every fourth Friday of each month Senior Warden Robert Davis Robert.davis1333@yahoo.com Junior Warden Donn Taylor Donn.Taylor@gmail.com LODGE OFFICERS Treasurer David Meade, PDDGM dmeade22@aol.com Secretary Joseph Tarica, PM Secretary @holyroodlodge.com Senior Deacon Benjamen Dobson Alika09@hotmail.com Benjamen.Dobson@wellcare.com Junior Deacon Troy Delano Anderson Chaplain Paul Ippolito Marshal Max Maya Tyler Tom Walden, PM Lodge Instructor RW Robert Lambert * 1926 Frank P. Townsend * 1927 Frank P. Townsend * 1928 Alexander Steuart * 1929 William W. Trice * 1930 Russell S. Bogue, Sr. * 1931 John P. Shaddick * 1932 Roland Wilson, Jr. * 1933 George T. Taylor, PGM * 1934 Louis C. McClure, Sr. * 1935 Frank P. Townsend * 1935 Carl B. Smith * 1936 Riley J. McMaster, PDDGM * 1937 Charles A. Lewis * 1938 George T. Taylor, PGM * 1939 Carroll C. Copp * 1940 Charles A. Davis * 1941 Charles H. Ross * 1942 Henry Giddens, Jr. * 1943 Douglas L. Clark * 1944 Malcom R. McKinley * 1945 Louis L. McClure * 1946 Herschell Anderson * 1947 William Hunsinger * 1948 Clarence C. Hoppe * 1949 Charles H. Ross * 1950 Mason B. Hunt * 1951 Hon Trussell * 1952 Henry T. LaMotte * 1953 Fred M. Bodden * 1954 Edgar B. Walters * 1955 Carlos A. Rodrigues * 1956 Norman M. Johnson * 1957 Louis F. Townsend * 1958 Walker L. Newton, Jr. * 1959 John W. Bigger 1960 Erwin G. Leiss * 1961 Vernon Bland * 1962 John R. Manning * 1963 Edward W. Netscher * 1964 Charles C. Palmer * 1965 James C. Starling * 1966 Coy B. Melvin * 1967 Robert O. Baker 1968 Harry L. Combs 1969 George W. Allegar 1970 Francis F. Bateman * 1971 Moses P. Taylor 1972 Julio F. Jimenez * 1973 George L. Crawford * 1974 Robert H. Groh * 1975 Homer E. Brooks, Jr. * 1976 Gerald F. Valdes * 1977 Julio R. Jiminez 1978 Timothy M. Badger 1979 Raul A. Reyes, PDDGM 1980 James M. Bryant 1981 David N. Smith 1982 Miguel Cuervo, Sr. * 1983 Angelo LaMariana Past Masters 1984 Steve Van Hooser * 1985 Conrad W. Weber 1986 Terry R. Chillura 1987 David R. Meade, PDDGM * 1988 Richard Dickensheets * 1989 Joseph D. Coster * 1990 James P. Blasingame 1991 John K. Lane, PDI 1992 Frank M. Dyer, III, PDDGM 1993 Terry J. Mohr 1994 Frank M. Dyer, III, PDDGM * 1995 James P. Blasingame * 1996 Robert F. Springston 1997 Scott McAlister, PDI, PDDGM * 1998 Glenn E. Bailey 1999 John E. Jackson * 2000 B. Hugh Will * 2001 Glenn E. Bailey 2002 Doyle Mullins, Jr. 2003 Jeffrey Gruber 2005 James F. (Robby) Robertson, Sr. 2006 Paul N. Bardua 2007 Jason T. Lewis 2008 Derek A. Free 2009 Thomas Edwards II, PDDGM 2010 Robert Lambert, PDDGM 2011 Luiz A. Bisacchi 2012 Stephan Korda 2013 Michael H. Goldman PDI, PDDGM 2014 Juan F. Giraldo 2015 Thomas Mitchell 2016 Juan F. Giraldo AFFILIATED Henry A. Balestrieri Theodore Betley Rand L. Gray Patrick Petit Tom Van DeGrift Joseph Tarica Thomas P. Walden Philippe Plouzennec Joseph Caramato HONORARY * Joseph P. Bodo * deceased
Holyrood Lodge No. 257 F. & A.M. 5500 Memorial Highway Tampa, Florida 33634 Return Service Requested HOLYROOD LODGE NO. 257 F. & A. M. Published Bi-Monthly by Holyrood Lodge No. 257 F. & A. M. APRIL 2017 Tampa Scottish Rite Masonic Center 5500 Memorial Highway Tampa, Florida 33634 (813) 888-6385 Holyrood Lodge: www.holyroodlodge.com Grand Lodge of Florida: www.glflamason.org