The Trestleboard Venice Masonic Lodge No. 301 F. & A. M. Chartered on the 18th day of April, 1951 February 2014 Volume 64 Issue 2 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 34285 http://www.trowel.com/flamason/venice301/index.html W:. Stephen C Murphy, Worshipful Master Tel: (941) 662-0471
1 VENICE LODGE NO. 301 F.& A.M. 2014 OFFICERS W. Master: W:. Steve Murphy 662-0471 Sr. Warden: Br. Derek Lynn (703) 407-3137 Jr. Warden: Br. Mark Baltimore 716-2898 Treasurer: W Dwight Ridgeway 807-5690 Secretary: W:. Jeffrey Pick 993-0990 Sr. Deacon: Br. Scott Steelman 725-0599 Jr. Deacon: Br. Gene Scheuring 204-6226 Marshal: W:. Lou Kelly 468-2318 Chaplain: Br. John Greene 232-8239 Sr. Steward: Br. Ed Schuan 681-6365 Jr Steward: Br. Marcel Leclerc (207) 754-5556 Tyler: Br. Walt Milne 266-6212 Organist: Br. Ron McLeod 330-6991 APPENDANT ORDERS Scottish Rite/ Master of Kadosh: Brian H. Manne 32 (813) 407-7040 KCCH York Chapter No. 35 Excellent High Priest: Jeffery T. Lawrence 315-5300 York Venice Council 41 ILL Master: John Jud Powell 350-8028 Commandery/ Eminent Commander: Todd Meschelle 737-1978 Recorder for Commandery: Gerald E. Goacher, PEC 923-2665 Recorder for Council & Chapter John F. Wermann, KYCH 492-2284
2 COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN Board of Relief W:. Steve Murphy 662-0471 By-Laws: R:.W:. John Wermann 492-2284 Education: R:.W:. Barry D. Hart 544-5550 Electronic Media: (Facebook) W:. Hampton Crimi 468-0578 Finance: Br. Derek Lynn (703) 407-3137 Funerals: W:. Lou Ortt 485-5313 Greeters: Br. Derek Lynn (703) 407-3137 Investigations: Br. Mark Baltimore 716-2898 Lodge Instruction & Catechism: W:. Lou Kelly 468-2318 Lodge Property: W:. Lou Kelly 468-2318 Mentors Chairman: W:. Lou Kelly 468-2318 Petitions: W:. Jeff Pick 993-0990 Publicity: Br. Edward Shauan Scholarships: TBA Telephone Tree: Br. Derek Lynn (703) 4073137 Transportation Coordinator: W Lou Ortt 485-5313 Vigilance & Charity Br. Mark Baltimore 716-2898 Chaplin: Br. John Greene III 232-8239 Monthly Meals Chairman: Br. Mark Baltimore 716-2898 DDGM R:.W:. Barry D. Hart 544-5550 District Instructor: R:.H:. Michael Cullen 456-6838 All telephone numbers are area code 941 unless otherwise indicated.
FROM THE EAST 3 Brethren: This month will certainly be a busy one starting with our third Stated Communication of the year and then our first Entered Apprentice Degree following, on the first Saturday of the month. Mr. Justin Letner and Mr. Adam Kendall will be joining our fraternity at 9:00 am February, 8 th. As with any Degree it would be fantastic to see the sidelines full to show these new Brothers our support for them as they take their first step into their Masonic careers. There is also a possibility that we will also be conferring the Degree on a brother from another Lodge. Br Mark Baltimore has been working diligently with his Degree team to make sure that these new Brothers receive an experience that they will be proud to carry with them for their entire Masonic life. In other news, Lady Debbie Sims, the wife of Br. Rick Sims, has agreed to assume the duties of and take over the kitchen preparing our Monthly Dinner meals. Now since Lady Deb has so graciously agreed to help us out we in turn MUST help her out by volunteering to help by setting up the dining room, helping in the kitchen with the preparation of the foods and most importantly by cleaning the kitchen after we have enjoyed her culinary delights. Taking charge, planning, shopping for and cooking these dinners is no simple prospect, just ask Br. John Greene and his Lady Marilee. To have someone of Debbie s caliber Volunteer to take on this job is a gift sent from Heaven. For the meal before our second Stated Communication we will be enjoying a steak dinner with baked potatoes, green beans a salad, rolls and desert, iced tea and coffee will also be available. All of this for the nominal fee of just $10.00 so come and dine with us. On Saturday, February 15 th there will be a work detail held at the Lodge to spruce up the kitchen with some new paint and we will be working on the parking lot to add some security measures. If any Brother cares to come and help out we are starting at 9:00 am and work through 1:00 pm and afterwards enjoy lunch together. On the morning of Saturday, February 22 nd at 9:00 am Venice Lodge will be hosting the Zone 8 Masonic Educational Workshop. Come and take part in this class and I am sure that you will learn something new or at least refresh your knowledge in Masonry. During our 2 nd Stated Communication in February we will have a visitation by our District Deputy Grand Master R:.W:. Barry D. Hart serving District 27 and the Grand Master of Florida Masons, who will be passing along a message from the M:. W:. Danny R. Griffith. R:.W:. Hart will also impart upon us his own message which I recommend all who can be present please do as his message this year is very instructional and one that you wont want to miss. Fraternally, W:. Steve Murphy Worshipful Master
4 FROM THE WEST Brethern: Welcome to the beginning of another Masonic Year. We have been practicing for an Entered Apprentice degree to be held on Saturday February 8th at 9am, Br. Mark Baltimore will be presiding in the East. We will be welcoming two new Brothers into our fraternity, Mr. Lettner and Mr. Shelton. I encourage all who can attend to support our degree team and new candidates. New fraternal Brothers entering our Lodge will provide a firm foundation for the legacy that we, as Masons, will be passing to our future generations. We have once again retrieved the travelling gavel and placed it back into our lodge room. Many brothers supported me in going to North Port Lodge to claim the travelling gavel. I wish to thank those brothers who assisted me and our Worshipful Master Steve Murphy, in bringing the gavel back to Venice lodge. Remember also brethren we will having a Steak Dinner at our stated communication on the 17th February at 6pm, this will be an " Invite a Lost Brother Night " as well, let s see if we can encourage our lost brothers to return and sit with us in lodge. Also we will be having a table lodge on Friday 28th March at 7.30 in our Lodge. Cost will be $20.00 for registration and $25.00 at the door on the night. Please register for this event with me by email or personally. My email address is (petamaka77@gmail.com). Registering is important as it allows us to prepare the correct amount of food for the participating brethren. Fraternally, Br. Derek Lynn - Senior Warden
FROM THE SOUTH 5 Brethren: The year is off and running. It s going to be an exciting year with many things on the calendar. We will be having a Lodge workday on Saturday, February 15 th. Some of the things planned are painting the kitchen and installing poles in the parking lot. Please come out and help keep our Lodge beautiful. A light lunch will also be served. I hope to see many of my fellow Brothers on this day. Please come ready to work. It should be a great day to work. It should be a great day of fellowship. Remember this is YOUR Lodge. The Monthly Dinner will be held on Monday, February 17 th. We will need help preparing and cleaning up. If you can provide assistance please let me know at (941) 716-2898. Any and all help will be greatly appreciated. I would like to thank Br. John Greene and his wife Marilee for the wonderful beef stew that was served after the January 20 th meeting. It was so good!!! I would also like to thank all the Brothers who are helping out in the kitchen. The charity of the month is Meals on Wheels of Sarasota, Inc. They deliver a nutritious, hot meal Monday through Saturday to more than 460 needy residents of Sarasota County who are unable to prepare their own food. Although many of their clients are low-income residents, Meals on Wheels is not a program for the poor. Fraternally, Mark R. Baltimore J.W. CHARITY OF THE MONTH Meals on Wheels
6 Retrieving the Traveling Gavel from North Port Lodge No. 406 Front Row: Br. Mark Baltimore, W:.M:. Steve Murphy, R:.H:. Mike Cullen Back Row: R:.W:. Rodger Craig, Br. Scott Steelman, W:. Lou Ortt, W:. Jeff Pick W:. Lou Kelly Br. Marcell Leclerc Br. Walt Milne and Br. Derek Lynn
7 BOOSTERS We would like to thank the following Brothers for supporting our Lodge GOLD $50 R:.W:. Barry D. Hart W:.M:. Steve Murphy GOLD $50 SILVER $40 Br. Paul Noller W:, Jeff Pick BRONZE $25 W:. Dwight Ridgeway Contact W:. Steve Murphy if you would like to support your Lodge by becoming a Booster. Cost shown are for all of 2014. Venice Masonic Lodge 301 Like us on Facebook Monitored by W Hampton Crimi CHAPLAIN S CORNER Sickness and Distress by: Br. John Greene III Brethren, I have not received any notice of a Brother being either sick or in distress this month. If any Brother has anything to to report please see me and I will add it to my report and make sure that we keep the afflicted Brother in our prayers.
8 PERPETUAL MEMBERS HELP YOURSELF - HELP YOUR LODGE IT IS ONCE - IT IS FOREVER 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 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 Earl Orth Louis Ortt Jeffrey Pick Blair Post Dwight Ridgeway B. John Ross Edward Schwenk-Mem. Glenn Miller Smith-Hon. Joseph Stella Richard Tacy Robert Duane Trump-Hon. John Wermann Eric West John Winters DISTRICT 27 LODGES Manatee Lodge No.31: 402 15 th St. E., Bradenton, FL 34208 1 st /3 rd Mon. 7:30 pm Braidentown Lodge No.99: 520 30 th Ave. W., Bradenton, FL 34205-1 st /3 rd Tues. 7:30 pm Palmetto Lodge No.110: 402 15 th St. E., Bradenton, FL 34208-2 nd /4 th Tues. 7:30 pm Sarasota Lodge No.147: 2160 Main St., Sarasota, FL 34237-2 nd /4 th Tues. 7:30 pm Phoenix Lodge No.346: 240 S.Tuttle Ave., Sarasota, FL 34237-1 st /3 rd Tues. 7:30 Englewood Lodge No.360: 265 Pine St., Englewood, FL 34223-1 st /3 rd Tues. 7:30 pm North Port Lodge No.406: 5900 S. Biscayne Blvd., North Port, FL 34287-2 nd /4 th Wed. 7:00 pm
9 MASONIC EDUCATION Submitted by : W:. Hampton Crimi The most important duty that most Masons will perform during their time as Masons will be to ballot or vote for a person or a proposal. This is a serious obligation and is not a frivolous undertaking. Therefore the process should be treated with the respect that is warranted. The Lodge is not at ease during this process and the atmosphere should be the same as during the rest of the communication. According to the Florida Monitor (pg 25) during balloting no Brother should be allowed to enter or retire except by direct order of the WM, nor should any alarm be made except under the most unusual, dire or emergent circumstances. Please consider this during the balloting or voting process. CURRENT PETITIONERS No Petitioners this month SO FAR
10 MASONIC BIRTHDAYS 02/13/1967 Roger Isphording 02/28/2006 Jeffery Pick 02/1701969 Louis Ortt 02/24/1986 Curtis Bradley 02/28/1963 Charles Crandall CHARITY OF THE MONTH Meals On Wheels
Venice Lodge No. 301 F.& A.M. Past Masters 1951 d Forest Chapman 1952 d C. Allen Pattison - DDGM 1953 d Elihu B. Roberts 1954 d Sanford Smith 1955 d Robert Bruce Rigby Sr. 1956 d Carl Cribbs 1957 d Malcolm A. Miner 1958 d George R. Mitchell 1959 d Irvin H. Jones 1960 d Joseph Jossart 1961 d Thomas Hankins 1962 d John A. Nelson 1963 Lee G. Briner 1964 d George R. Collett Jr. - DDGM 1965 d William Hendrix 1966 Richard Geraci 1967 d Wade H. Ballard Sr. 1968 d Willaim A. Cultice 1969 d Paul Lanius - DDGM/DI 1970 d A. Bradford Smith 1971 Roger Isphording 1972 d Larry Jeffrey 1973 d Hubert Palmer - DI 1974 d Joseph Bezjian 1975 d Donald A. Richard 1976 d Forest L. Foster 1977 d Harold L. Jones - 2 1978 d Hudson W. McCoy 1979 d John P. Haus 1980 d George A. Carver III 1981 d Harold L. Jones - 2 d - Deceased DI - District Instructor Where To Find More Information Venice Lodge Website (Latest Trestleboard can be found here): http://www.trowel.com/flamason/venice301/index.html 1982 Maurice M. Dalton Sr. - DDGM 1983 d James Oakley 1984 George DeNeen 1985 C. Bruce Jones 1986 d William W. Brooks 1987 Rodger L. Craig Sr. - DDGM 1988 Richard Cervi - DDGM 1989 d Ralph Wilkinson 1990 Robert B. Strayer Jr. 1991 d Robert J. Lane 1992 Curtis Bradley 1993 B. David Harris Jr. 1994 Stephen H. Clark - DDGM 1995 Malcolm B. Ryder 1996 Louie E. Kelly 1997 Frederick Ellis 1998 Richard Tacy 1999 Steve Ellis 2000 Eric B. West - DDGM 2001 B. John Ross 2002 John F. Wermann - DDGM 2003 Hampton Crimi 2004 Robert Kern 2005 Louis H. Ortt 2006 Donald Hixon 2007 Joseph Stella 2008 G. Rocky Kearney 2009 John Hobeika 2010 John Latta 2011 Barry D. Hart - DDGM 2012 Louis Marchetti 2013 Jeff Pick DDGM - Deputy District Grand Master 11 Florida Grand Lodge Website: http://www.glflamason.org/ District 27 Calendar Website: http://www.calsplus.com/flamasondist27
12 Venice Lodge No. 301 F. & A. M. Februa Sun Mon Tue Wed 2 3 7:30 pm Stated Communication followed by light refreshments 4 5 EA Deg Practi 7:00pm 9 10 Officers Mtg. 11 12 Receiving the DDGM 7:00pm 16 17 Stated Communication 7:30pm 18 19 Steak Dinner $10.00 6:00pm DDGM Reception Invite a Lost Brother 23 24 25 26 Officers Meeting 7:30
ry 2014 Communications and Events Thu Fri Sat 1 ree ce 6 Trinity Commandery No.16 7:30pm 7 8 EA Degree 9:00am Arrive at 8:15am 13 Rainbow Girls Venice Assembly #38 7:00pm 14 Venice Council No. 41 7:30pm 15 Work Detail 9:00am - 1:00pm Lunch to be served 20 21 22 Zone 8 Masonic Educational Workshop 9:00am 27 MMA 28 Englewood 360 6:45pm
17 Please Support Our Advertisers Please Support Our Advertisers 18 VENICE SHRINE CLUB President Jim Fahey 941-223-6533 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