2 From the DDGM 18th / 22nd Gold Collar Reception Registration Article: All That Jazz 18th District Communications Schedule September Events Calendar & Masonic Home Visitations Merchantville Scholars 18th District Supports DeMolay Event Flyers Puzzle: The 18th District Crossword Puzzle: The Master Scramble Puzzle Solutions From the Editors The District Light - Journal of the 18th Masonic District Editor-in-chief, Keith Josepayt...kjosepayt@gmail.com Art Director, David A. Frankel... dafrankel@comcast.net
3 Should I Stay Or Should I Go? Brethren, The Lodge Room is calling and needs you on the sidelines and in the chairs. I hope your summer was enjoyable and your Masonry stayed true. I trust your summer officers rehearsals prepared you for your future endeavors as you advance within the halls of our fraternity. Too often many of us are lulled into the comfort of our easy chairs and our Lodges are left wanting. Can we really afford to miss the brotherly love and affection when we do not join together as Brethren? I know we cannot. The shared strength and support we gain from being together carries us through the daily toils we face when among the profane. This is why we joined this Great Brotherhood, seeking fellowship and friendship binding us in that universal chain of affection. Be well, and I intend to see you in Lodge! Fraternally, Dale A. Lynch Jr., DDGM
7 AUDUBON-PARKSIDE LODGE No. 218 1st Friday 305 East Atlantic Avenue Audubon, NJ 08106 COLLINGSWOOD-CLOUD LODGE No. 101 2nd & 4th Tuesday 790 Haddon Avenue Collingswood, NJ 08108 LAUREL LODGE No. 237 1st & 3rd Friday Atlantic Avenue and Stone Road Laurel Springs, NJ 08021 LAZARUS LODGE No. 303 1st Monday (@ Haddonfield) 16 East Kings Highway Haddonfield, NJ 08033 MERCHANTVILLE LODGE No. 119 2nd Friday 6926 Park Avenue Merchantville, NJ 08109 MOZART LODGE No. 121 1st & 3rd Tuesday (@ Collingswood) 790 Haddon Avenue Collingswood, NJ 08108 RISING SUN LODGE No. 15 1st & 3rd Wednesdays (@ Haddonfield) 16 East Kings Highway Haddonfield, NJ 08033 USS NEW JERSEY LODGE No. 62 3rd Monday 1201 Haddonfield Road Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 7 CC Masonic Home 1 Labor Day 14 15 US LZ EA Degree (by dispensation) 2 MZ 8 9 CC Festive Board 21 22 23 CC 16 MZ MM Degree 3 RS Table Lodge 10 DLI 17 RS FC Degree 4 5 AP LL 11 CC/RS DVD Night 12 MV Guest Speaker, RW Steve Preissman 18 19 LL MV White Apron EA Degree 24 25 26 27 6 JGW s Fundraiser LL MM at Pa GL 13 20 CC Pancake Fundraiser MZ Poker Tournament 28 29 18th / 22nd Gold Collar Reception 30 Rosh Hashana Rosh Hashana Rosh Hashana Masonic Home Visitations September 7, 2014 Collingswood-Cloud No. 101 AP = Audubon-Parkside CC = Collingswood-Cloud LL = Laurel LZ = Lazarus MV =Merchantville MZ = Mozart RS = Rising Sun US = USSNJ 8
O n Friday evening June 13th Merchantville Masonic Lodge No.119, located at 6926 Park Ave in Pennsauken, presented four Scholarships to High School Seniors and also recognized the Lodge's 2014 Educator of the Year, Mrs. Abigail Molotsky, a High School Teacher from Washington Twp. High School. Scholarship recipients (picture left to right) were Miranda McCleaf, Red Lion High School, Red Lion, PA, Granddaughter of Mr. & Mrs. Stuart McCleaf of Pennsauken; Chris Van Horn (holding photo of daughter Briana Van Horn of Louisville, Nebraska High School); Alejandro Melendez, Senior at Sterling High School; and Joshua Taylor, a Senior at Maple Shade High School. Also pictured are MW Larry S. Plasket, Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey; Raynaldo Santiago of Pennsauken, Worshipful Master of Merchantville Lodge; Mrs. Abigail Molotsky, Educator of Year; and RW Dale Lynch, District Deputy Grand Master of the 18th District. 9
Members of the 18th Masonic District support the Order of DeMolay at its annual golf outing. Pictured left to right are Brothers Brian Read; George Niessner; Dale Lynch, DDGM; and John Minot. 10
The following pages contain advertisements for individual events, submitted by the event sponsors and printed as a courtesy by the District Light. The District Light is not responsible for the accuracy of information nor for accepting reservations for these events. For information or reservations for a particular event, please follow the instructions in the event flyer. 11
Invites all Masons to a Regular Communication and Entered Apprentice Degree moved by dispensation to Monday, September 15, 2014 Dinner 6:00 PM Opening of the Lodge 7:00 PM Conferral of the Entered Apprentice Degree upon Candidates from Lazarus Lodge #303 and Merchantville Lodge #119 RSVP to: Sect y James Dickinson bigspankie@aol.com (856) 308-3027
23 Brethren, Your District Light staff is working hard to bring you the best and highest quality publication we can. You can help by contributing photos, articles, flyers, and lists of your important calendar dates (including your Regular and Emergent Communications) in a convenient format. Photos should be submitted in JPEG format. Flyers should be submitted in full-page PDF or JPEG format. Article text and text accompanying photographs may be submitted in any convenient text format from which we can cut and paste. Calendar entries are especially important when there is no other flyer for the Communication or Event. All we need for the Calendar is the Lodge, Date, and a very brief description of the program or event, e.g., guest speakers, degrees, non-standard communication dates, etc. Because we usually assemble each issue of the District Light well in advance of your Trestleboard deadlines, it is very helpful if you submit information in the proper format as soon as it is available to you. Thanks for your cooperation, and we ll keep trying to bring you the very best District Light we can! The District Light - Journal of the 18th Masonic District Editor-in-chief, Keith Josepayt...kjosepayt@gmail.com Art Director, David A. Frankel... dafrankel@comcast.net