Charles M. Setzer Lodge #693, A. F. & A. M.
Secretary’s Phone: 704-544-0808
Lodge Phone: 704-525-7798
TRESTLEBOARD FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2008
Greetings from the Master - Gilbert Bailey
Well the summer is almost over, we accomplished quite a bit and have a
lot to look forward to this fall. We wrapped up our Grand Lodge code
amendment discussions during August. I want to thank everyone for the
candid conversations regarding the proposed changes. We had a
successful day during the Certified Lecturers exam this past week. We
added two new Certified Lecturers and had one renew. We owe a great
thanks to W.B. Ken Mullis for all the hard work he puts in to prepare
our brothers for these exams.
We had a great planning meeting to line up our fall dates. September
will bring our ladies night. You and your lady will not want to miss
Ken Mullis' world famous fish fry. We will also have musical
entertainment that evening. We will have a movie night this month.
Members, relatives and people interested in Masonry are welcome.
Our movie night was so successful this past spring that we brought it
back by popular demand.
The Masonic jeopardy game we played this summer was also so popular that
we are looking into inviting another lodge or two to come over and
compete with us in October. We have also set the date for the Past
Master's / Award's night which will be November 15th. By the time you
receive this another bowling night will have spontaneously happened as
well. As you can see there is quite a bit of activity happening at your
lodge. Come on over and have some fun this fall!
Greetings from the Sr. Warden - Mike Davis
I want to personally thank all of you Brothers who participate in and
contribute to the growth of our Lodge and the charities we support.
Your unselfish acts of charity give those who are less fortunate, hope
and faith in the future. We have been gathering "School Tools for
Oxford" so that our kids at the Masonic Home for Children in Oxford
(MHCO) will be adequately prepared with the everyday school supplies
required for this coming school year. We plan to wrap up our collection
next week and get it delivered to MHCO, 09/01/2008, but there is still
time to add more pens, pencils, paper, etc. to the pile. We are at the
Lodge every Monday night, so bring your stuff by and we will get it to
the kids. Better yet, give one of the officers a call and we will come
by to pick it up. It just doesn't get any easier than that.
Talking about kids... we have some young Brothers who are having a
big impact on our Lodge. Our two newest Brothers have hit the ground
running and they are learning multiple parts in the degrees and giving
lectures. We old guys have been well impressed with their willingness
to learn and the energy that they bring to our group. We also have a
few more young men who have made their intentions known to petition our
Lodge, so our future is looking better all the time.
Have you ever had an old saying come to mind and it has a unique meaning
to you? My Mother has recited a wise poem to me numerous times as I was
growing up and I "think" it to myself often, lest I forget how important
it is to be good unto all and it goes like this, "I have to live with
myself and so, I want to be someone I would like to know, instead of
stand alone at the setting sun, and hate myself for the things I had
done." We have no guarantee that we will wake up tomorrow... or even
live out the rest of today for that matter. Yet, we have the choice
of how we use our time starting now...
Greetings from the Jr. Warden - Ted Hill
I managed to pass my Certified Lecturer’s re-examination last week.
Hurray!! We have two new candidates in the works...so degree work coming
up in Oct./Nov./Dec. Also lots of exciting activities.. Movie night
(open to anyone) Ladies Night, Awards Night, and more stuff on the
planning table. Don’t miss out on the great fun and fellowship. Your
Lodge does a first class job and you’ll enjoy yourself…..promise.. We
discussed Amendment Group 8, allowing Lodges to conduct business meeting
on the first or second degree. There were many inputs offered, but they
were all negative. We see no good reason for this change..
Greetings from the Secretary - Russ Elliott
Brothers, I am sending the arrears dues notices this coming week. If
your dues card has 2007 on it you will be getting one of these. We have
about sixty who have not come up with the seventy five dollars. If you
are having a problem call me at 704-344-0808 and we can make
arrangements to continue your membership in our fraternity. We will be
having two great social events in the near future so consult your
trestle board for the dates, times and locations. We have had about
four to six trestle boards returned each month for various reasons the
USPS could not deliver. We have a new printer, DPI in Pineville so if
you need printed matter, get in touch with them.