From the East From The Secretaries Desk My Brothers I first want to thank you for all the support from all of the Officers and all of the Brothers. This year will be a little different from the past! This year, we re all having new officer shirts, the Officers will wear their White Jackets only for Called Communication (degree nights) and Special Occasions (Visitations). Breakfasts will be cut in half, on the first and third Saturdays of each month. The OES will be serving our meals on meeting nights. The Installation Dinner will be at 5:00 PM on Saturday, January 6th. The Grand Master, M:. W:. Richard G. Hoover, will be the Installing Officer. R:. W:. Glen Bishop will be the Installation Marshal. As a Lodge, we will be traveling to other Lodges this year; we will be visiting our Brethren throughout the District. I also plan on visiting with the DeMolay Chapter. So, if any of you are interested in seeing DeMolay Degrees, we will be making those arrangements for a group visitation. In February, we will be going to the Shrine Hospital in Tampa. Your Brother, the Secretary has arranged to provide a bus. The bus will hold 42 people, so if you want to visit the Shriners Hospital, let me know so I can sign you up. This Day-Trip will be on February 24th. The bus will be at the Lodge Parking Lot, and will leave at 9:30AM. Currently scheduled events, January 16th we will have a EA degree. Sitting in the East for this degree will our Junior Warden, Brother John Weldon. January 20th The Eastern Star will be having a Guggenhein dinner and dance from 2:00pm until 6:00pm cost $14.00 My brothers I would like to take this opportunity to thank each and every one of you for your vote of confidence by electing me, and allowing me to sit as your lodge secretary for the coming year of 2018. I will try to do my personal best to fulfill this very important position to the best of my ability. I would also like to take this opportunity to wish everyone A Very Happy and Prosperous New Year to come. During the past year we all had lots on good fellowship and fun here at Clearwater lodge. We have had several successful fund raisers and we also had a few new brothers enter into our ranks. On a sad note however, we also lost seven of our brothers. Brothers Frederick Mattson, John Pettibone Jr., Michael Obal Sr., William Lamoreux, John Sawyer, Basil Woolf, and Robert (Bobby) Noell, who have gone home to be with our creator. Brothers, do you remember the fire and the zeal you had in your hearts when you took your obligation at our sacred altar? Think back to that time and try to re-kindle that fire and make yourself a New Years resolution to try attend your lodge on Tuesday evenings. We, your officers enjoy seeing many smiling faces on the sidelines and it also makes all the hard work and time spent practicing the ritual work more worthwhile. This is your lodge, why not support it? Please remember, If you need a ride to and from lodge, call one of the officers and ask, please don t be bashful we are here to help, and we are all willing to do whatever is necessary to bring more Brothers into our lodge meetings. Fraternally W:. Greg Hanke Worshipful Master DeMolay Life Member Fraternally W:. Donald R. Langworthy Sr. PM Secretary Page 1
Worshipful Master: Gregg Hanke Hanke.Gregg@gmail.com Senior Warden: Dorian Latorre normajean98@hotmail.com 2018 Officers 727-501-6640 727-479-2613 2018 Committees Finance: Louis Imbody 727-385-4301 R W Glen Bishop 727-224-6991 John Weldon JW 707-373-6059 W David Griffin 727-709-1115 Junior Warden: John Weldon Jawsgt701@aol.co m Treasurer: Louis Imbody lunoso78@gmail.com Secretary: W Don Langworthy Sec.clwr.127@gmail.com Clearwater.Lodge.127@gmail.com Chaplain: 707-373-6059 727-385-4301 727-565-1814 W Bryant Davis 727-797-3033 Scott Odening (Asst) 609-933-2824 Tyler: David Soderland 727-531-2262 Senior Deacon: W Shawn Imbody 260-402-2288 Junior Deacon: Roberto Hernandez 727-415-0053 Senior Steward: Daniel Carrieri 727-736-5299 Vigilance: W David Griffin 727-709-1115 W Bryant Davis 727-797-3033 John Weldon JW 707-373-6059 Petitions: *W Gregg Hanke 727-501-6640 W Don Langworthy Sec. 727-565-1814 W Robert O. Boyington 727-442-4411 Dario Chaviano 813-774-0977 Masonic Education: *John Weldon JW 707-373-6059 W Shawn Imbody W Joseph Gondos 260-402-2288 727-656-7231 Craig Knight 727-442-2586 Board of Relief: W Don Langworthy Sec. 727-565-1814 John Weldon JW W Shawn Imbody Roberto Hernandez 707-373-6059 260-402-2288 727-415-0053 Charity: W Shawn Imbody 260-402-2288 Junior Steward: Reinaldo Gonzalez Marshal: W David Griffin griffin1005@hotmail.com 727-709-1115 Lodge Property: John Weldon JW 707-373-6059 Dario Chaviano 813-774-0977 Maurice Ingram 727-799-1547 Chris Engar Karen Engar Musician: W Mark Lemacher 727-564-8722 Ron Martin (Guest Musician) 727-772-3401 Junior Past Master: R W Sam Lampson SamClwr127@gmail.com T-Board Editors: Kirk Bailey deliberatus@hotmail.com Leon Stark lpstarchaser@aim.com 727-224-6991 727-215-6135 813-938-9616 Acacia and Funeral: *W Bryant Davis (Chap) 727-797-3033 W Gregg Hanke WM 727-501-6640 Dorian Latorre SW 727-479-2613 John Weldon JW 707-373-6059 W Shawn Imbody 260-402-2288 W David Griffin 727-709-1115 W Robert O. Boyington 727-442-4411 R W Sam Lampson 727-709-8000 R W George Benham 727-480-1527 Dario Chaviano 813-774-0977 David Soderland Tyler 727-531-2262 Page 2
From the South From the West Brethren: It is an honor to be Junior Warden for the year 2018. And like every new year, the month of January is full. Lots of great things are happening. Make sure you check the trestleboard. Breakfast twice a month now, 1st and 3rd Saturday 8am until 10 AM. Come join the Brethren in community friendship and fellowship. for the low cost of only $7:00 per person. The Order of the Eastern Star will be serving meals on our Tuesday meeting nights. Let us thank and support our Eastern Star Sisters. Fraternally, John Weldon JW My Brothers all, I am truly honored to be your Senior Warden for the year 2018 The challenges that we have for this year, with your help, is not necessarily to make more Masons, but to find a way to bring back those who are already Masons. I heard this message from a past Grand Master, and he is right. It is not just paying your dues my dear Brothers, but participation when possible that brings all of us together. Let's work hard, but most of all, let's have fun in 2018. Fraternally yours, Dorian Latorre, SW Degrees and Catechisms EA Catechism: Omar Abed William D. Nagle Rick Todd Joshua Tobias Ryan Tindol Krish Seferi Awaiting FC Degree: FC Catechism: Jason Catudal Garet Springer Awaiting MM Degree: William Harris MM Catechism: Kirk Bailey John Berg Ryan Berg Nathan Reach DAVID W. GRIFFIN, P.A. Attorney and Counselor at Law The Town Centre 565 South Duncan Avenue Clearwater, Florida 33756 Tele (727) 466-6900 / Fax (727) 466-9777 website: www.davidwgriffin.net email: honest.lawyer@davidwgriffin.net Estate Planning - Real Estate 04-2013 0118 Brethren Please support our advertisers!! Tell them you saw their ad! SPOTS ARE AVAILABLE! Advertise your name, goods or service to other Masons and friends! See the Lodge Secretary for more information Financial Advisor UBS Financial Services, Inc. 150 Second Avenue North, Suite 1000, St. Petersburg, FL33701 3372 Tel 727-892-2506, Fax 855-837-5784, Toll Free 877-224-6613 ryan.quinty@ubs.com, www.ubs.com/team/kfq 03- Page 3
2018 Elected Officers 2018 Appointed Line Officers W Shawn Imbody Senior Deacon Gregg Hanke Worshipful Master Roberto Hernandez..Junior Deacon Dorian Latorre Senior Warden Daniel Carrieri Senior Steward John Weldon Junior Warden Reinaldo Gonzalez Junior Steward Louis Imbody Treasurer W Don Langworthy Secretary W David Griffin Marshal (Missing photos will soon be added. Watch for them!) Page 4
Brethren From the Editors --- As of this writing, you have a crabby machinist traditionalist, and draftsman (Leon P. Stark*), and a genial artiste and novelist (in more ways than one) (Kirk Bailey) getting this material out. We are working very hard to get this all out without having to make ridiculous corrections later on. As it stands, we have two different visions. And we are also merging our very different styles. If you seek to address a problem with what you are seeing, the Lodge Secretary is the appropriate direction, but we are willing to take suggestions from anyone who sees a way of making this a more readable, and more INTERESTING read for the Brethren. There is, as you can see, plenty of space to include advertising, and even to losing the comments of this pair of jokers assembling this collection of shards from the heap of artifacts coming in from the Officers and Brethren. As this is an old Fraternity assembled itself from the shards of older institutions, there are going to be gaps. Help us fill them out. We are willing to give up our (or at least my [LPS]) blather to put in some REAL information and instruction. AS far as MY editorial comments, this looks like it is about to be a VERY INTERESTING Masonic year. Fraternally yours, Leon P. Stark * Kirk Bailey *(This version s ditherer) Page 5
Sickness and Distress At this time, there is no one in sickness or distress. Julie Latorre, wife of our new Senior Warden, Dorian Latorre, is doing well at home. Please report to our secretary all those who might be in sickness or distress so the lodge can help with prayer, and any aid and assistance as may be needed. Ph: (727) 446-8493 gvieraddspa@gmail.com 1112 S. Highland Ave Clearwater, Florida 33756 Page 6
RECENT PAST MASTERS 2005 MARK BIRENBAUM 2006 SAM LAMPSON, P.D.D.G.M. 2005 * ART BARKER 2007 * JAMES EUBANKS 2008 JON P. VONDERAU 2009 JOSEPH GONDOS 2010 GLEN B. BISHOP, P.D.D.G.M. 2011 SAM LAMPSON, P.D.D.G.M. 2012 DAVID W. GRIFFIN 2013 G. BRENT BISHOP 2014 JOHN S. BROWN JR. 2015 MICHAEL S. WELLS 2016 GLEN B. BISHOP, P.D.D.G.M. 2017 SAM LAMPSON, P.D.D.G.M. * DENOTES DECEASED AFFILIATED PAST MASTERS 1973 WILLIAM RITTERBUSCH 1977 EDWARD PHERO, P.D.D.G.M. 1987 EDWARD HOLDGATE III 1991 ROBERT O. BOYINGTON 1994 BRIAN HEASLIP 1995 PHILIP M. BOHR 1995 PETER GOEBEL 2001 JOHN BRIMSON 2004 DONALD LANGWORTHY 2005 WILLIAM N BOYCE 2007 CHRIS ENGER Brothers Birthdays Day First Mid Last Title 2 Nathan J Reach 4 Phillip M Bohr PM 7 Richard C Haessler 9 Clinton E Mitchell 14 Albert Q Baker IV 17 Maurice G Ingram 19 David V Soderland 21 Robert C Fornwalt Jr 23 Jeffrey J Slater 24 Glen B Bishop PM 24 Daniel L Vonderau 25 Robert B Haggart 25 George D Mott 25 Ethan R Robertson 27 Peter K Goebel PM 27 Jeffrey C Truxton 28 William N Boyce PM 28 Adam M Campbell 29 Marion L Van Horn 31 James E Royal January Masonic Anniversaries 38 1 Scott H Lewis 53 5 Albert B Wilcox 65 9 James G Nichols 17 16 Joseph W Duhamel PM 28 16 Michael E LaFollette PM 18 18 Mark Birenbaum PM 3 20 Reinaldo Gonzalez 3 20 James E Royal 3 20 Thomas G Watkins 4 21 Scott P Enser 21 21 Sam Lampson PDDGM 60 21 Karl M Pardee 4 21 Ethan R Robertson 21 21 James A Stoner Jr 64 22 George F Russell Jr 42 27 Jon P Vonderau PM 62 31 Edward C Glaze Jr Page 7
Charter 1892 Clearwater Lodge No. 127 F.&A.M. 701 South Hercules Avenue Clearwater, Florida 33764-6317 Phone (727) 447-5161 clearwater.lodge.127@gmail.com January 2018 - Volume 18 Issue 1 JANUARY, 2018 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 7 14 Anclote DeMolay Chapter No. 10167 Tarpon lodge 112 7:30pm 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 Stated Meeting Dinner 6:30 Meeting 7:30 pm 9 10 11 12 13 Queen Esther Chapter #4 OES Meeting 7:30 pm 2018 Officers Installation Practice 6:30pm Budget Meeting 6:00pm Officer Installation Dinner 6pm Installation 7pm White Shrine # 23 7:30pm 15 16 17 18 19 20 EA Practice 6pm DeMolay 7:30pm Tarpon Lodge 112 21 22 EA Degree Dinner 6:30 Degree 7:30 pm 23 Stated Meeting Dinner 6:30 Meeting 7:30 pm Queen Esther Chapter #4 OES Meeting 7:30 pm Breakfast 8-10am Gugenheim Dinner 2-6pm cost $14.00 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Page 8