Hunter’s Paradise #85 Trestle Board Volume III, Issue #2 - February 2015 From the Secretary’s Desk: Grand Lodge Communications PM George Mather From the East: Visiting Other Lodges WM “Bill”Enloe 1 february 2015 HUNTER’S PARADISE #85 Hunter’s Paradise, I just finished visiting a fel- low Lodge (Prometheus #87) and they were very welcom- ing. It makes me feel good when another Lodge is warm and full of the fellowship that Masonry is built upon. I know that our Lodge is not the only Lodge in the state that knows the importance of the tenets of Freemasonry, but it does feel my heart with happiness to know that we are not in this alone. I plan on visiting more Lodg- es throughout the year and will continue to be inspired by the warmth our fraternity will share. Of course, I also feel it is just as important to display this warmth with the world and show that by our own actions that we will make this planet a better place. You can, in your daily life, share the message and mean- ing of Masonry by showing compassion toward your fel- low man and in the treatment of others. I’m not saying that we must all be perfect, but maybe if we were to work toward spreading the mean- ings taught in our ritual we might just become the better men our fraternity states we will become. The messages taught within the ritual are not just words that we need to learn in order to open our meeting correctly. If we lis- ten closely and truly study what is being spoken we may become amazed at the les- sons that are being taught. (WM Enloe on page 5) 2 Hunter’s Paradise Lodge #85 2015 Officers A View from the East… Worship Master, William “Bill” Enloe Upcoming Activities Feb 23 – Stated Meeting (Opening on 3rd Degree ) (Senior Grand Deacon Scott Thomas OV) Mar 16 – 3rd Degree conferral for Brother Matt Engquist Mar 23 – Stated Meeting (Opening on the 1st Degree)* 3 Masonic Education Masonic Etiquette by R. W. Alfonso Serrano 2 From the West: Senior Warden, Mark Brown From the South: Junior Warden, JJ Jennings 3 3 5 Grand Lodge Town Hall Meetings for 2015 6 Masonic Retreat Flyer March 27th—29th Casa Grande, AZ
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Hunter’s Paradise #85 Trestle Board Volume III, Issue #2 - February 2015
From the Secretary’s Desk: Grand Lodge Communications PM George Mather
From the East: Visiting Other Lodges WM “Bill”Enloe
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february 2015
HUNTER’S PARADISE #85
Hunter’s Paradise,
I just finished visiting a fel-low Lodge (Prometheus #87) and they were very welcom-ing. It makes me feel good when another Lodge is warm and full of the fellowship that Masonry is built upon. I know that our Lodge is not the only Lodge in the state that knows the importance of the tenets of Freemasonry, but it does feel my heart with happiness to know that we are not in this alone.
I plan on visiting more Lodg-es throughout the year and will continue to be inspired by the warmth our fraternity will share. Of course, I also feel it is just as important to display this warmth with the
world and show that by our own actions that we will make this planet a better place.
You can, in your daily life, share the message and mean-ing of Masonry by showing compassion toward your fel-low man and in the treatment of others. I’m not saying that we must all be perfect, but maybe if we were to work toward spreading the mean-ings taught in our ritual we might just become the better men our fraternity states we will become. The messages taught within the ritual are not just words that we need to learn in order to open our meeting correctly. If we lis-ten closely and truly study what is being spoken we may become amazed at the les-sons that are being taught.
(WM Enloe on page 5)
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Hunter’s Paradise Lodge #85 2015 Officers
A View from the East… Worship Master, William “Bill” Enloe
Upcoming Activities
Feb 23 – Stated Meeting (Opening on 3rd Degree )
(Senior Grand Deacon Scott Thomas OV)
Mar 16 – 3rd Degree conferral for Brother Matt Engquist
Mar 23 – Stated Meeting (Opening on the 1st Degree)*
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Masonic Education Masonic Etiquette by R. W. Alfonso Serrano
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From the West: Senior Warden, Mark Brown
From the South: Junior Warden, JJ Jennings
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5 Grand Lodge Town Hall Meetings for 2015
6 Masonic Retreat Flyer March 27th—29th Casa Grande, AZ
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Worshipful Brothers and Broth-ers,
I sent an email on January 28, 2015 proving a list of commu-nications that are for 2015 for the Lodge and Grand Lodge events. The list included:
1. 2015 Grand Lodge Office Retreat Letter with the flyer (See page 6 of this Trestle Board)
2. Mason of The Year 2015 In-formation
3. Grand Lodge Registration
4. Grand Lodge Awards crite-ria for 2014-15
5. Grand Lodge list of dead-lines
Please take time to read and to participate as much as possible. All the Grand Lodge events are open to all Brothers.
If you have any questions about Hunters Paradise in-volvement please contact any one our officers.
Fraternally,
George Mather Z Secretary
“Above all things let us never forget that mankind constitutes one great brotherhood; all born to encounter suffering and sor-
row, and therefore bound to sympathize with each other. ”
~Bro. Albert Pike
From the Secretary’s Desk… By PM George “Z-Klown” Mather
Masonic Education... MASONIC ETIQUETTE
by R. W. Alfonso Serrano Aurora Grata-Day Star Lodge No. 647, New York
The Masonic Fraternity exists in today world as the oldest ex-isting fraternity in the world. It shares the fraternal stage with many other different and simi-lar organizations such as the Loyal Order of The Moose, The Elks, The Knights of Columbus, The International Order of Odd Fellows, The Fraternal Order of The Eagles, The Mechanics, and the Fraternal Order of For-esters to name a few. The one
thing that sets us apart from most if not all of these organi-zations is our Ritual and our tradition both written and spo-ken. One of the most important aspects of our traditional histo-ry is our Masonic Etiquette. Masonic Etiquette belongs to the empire of good manners, together with certain concepts peculiar to Freemasonry. We all should practice etiquette be-
cause of its power to help maintain harmony. It is a form of courtesy to the individual members and a manifestation of respect to the Craft. Harmo-ny is the first law of the Lodge and the Worshipful Master of
(Masonic Education on page 4)
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Greetings from the West.
Brothers, as many of you are aware WM Bill has appointed me as chair of the Hunter’s Paradise Fundraising Committee. I am honored to accept this responsibility, one which I don’t take lightly. While our yearly dues allow us to cover our base expenses plus a few extra additions to our Lodge or supporting charities, a solid fund raising effort serves several purposes.
First, as a new and growing Lodge, it affords us the oppor-tunity to accelerate the improve-ments or acquisitions of addi-tional furnishing that would normally take a few years through our yearly dues.
Second, it allows us to work to-gether as a team and get to know our Brothers in an envi-ronment outside the Lodge. Expanding on Brother JJ’s article last month, each of us comes from different walks of life, and each one of us has something unique to contribute to the Lodge. Working as a team to-ward a common goal in a fund-raising project, our unique strengths will be exposed allow-ing us to contribute to the over-all success. Third, if the fundraiser is out-side the Lodge, it exposes us and our great Fraternity to po-tentially new good men that we can make better.
Brethren, This is our 3rd year as a lodge. I’m happy to say that we are progressing
nicely, but need to stay the course to avoid the masonic pitfalls that plaque our fellow lodges. With the growth of the lodge comes a growth of associat-ed bills that can easily deplete our coffers. To survive and thrive, we must constantly seek younger gentle-men to join our fraternity and be open to their ideas. What we did “yesterday” passed with the day and may no longer be relevant today.
We have an opportunity to be on the forefront of change and shift our fo-cus from “waiting” for good men to join us to seeking out good men. We can accomplish this by being more active in our communities as well as creating fundraisers for our Lodge. Working hard today creates the ability for us to succeed tomor-row. Fraternally yours, James M. Jennings (J.J.) Junior Warden
The Plumb Line James “JJ” Jennings, Junior Warden
Moving the Lodge Forward
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his Brethren demands it when he declares the Lodge open. " I now declare the Lodge duly opened and in order for busi-ness, at the same time forbid-ding any idle, immoral or other un-Masonic conduct where by the Harmony of the same may be disturbed". The dictionary defines Eti-quette as follows: "The forms and practices prescribed by so-cial convention or by authority, or, the established rule of pro-cedure and ceremony in a court or in any official or other body". I am a believer in our standard works and lectures, our constitution and our eti-quette. This sets us apart from other organizations. Though there are Masons today who would look to doing away with certain parts of the ritual, such as the Middle chamber Lecture, or how we enter a Lodge room. "I recently read a suggestion by a Mason who is an AGL that we should do away with approaching the al-tar when coming into or leav-ing a Lodge after it has been opened and saluting the Sr. Warden when one need to leave the Lodge room during degree work". This is the kind of thinking that cheapens the Fraternity and I expect that the Brothers of this Lodge would strive to execute the proper Masonic Etiquette due not only to the Lodge itself but also to
his Lodge Brothers. I know that many of us have seen members act un-Masonically toward an-other Brother. That is because we are human and as humans we will constantly make mis-takes. Still we must strive to build our temples and seek perfection. One avenue that can be used to achieve this goal is through respect or etiquette. Remember to subdue your pas-sions and improve yourself in Masonry is probably the most difficult tasks as Masons we are obligated to perform. I par-ticularly direct this essay to my newly raised Brethren, the most un-nerving thing for me to see is a Past Master or Past Grand Lodge Officer address the Worshipful Master while he remains seated and not on the sign of fidelity. How can we fault our newly raised Ma-sons who see this un-courteous behavior and repeat the same thinking that it is the norm. To the newly raised Brother should you make this mistake and are corrected by another Brother do not be distracted by his zeal for this Brother practic-es Masonic Etiquette. Brother Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, " if good manners were lost, it would be necessary for the next gentleman to rediscov-er them". This applies in full force to Masonic Etiquette; without it our Fraternity would be impossible. Where a group of Masons act as a unit, as in a Lodge Com-munication, etiquette takes the
form of proper decorum. Loud talk, restless moving about, laughter, smoking, flippancy, irreverence toward the Wor-shipful Master and other con-stituted officers of the Lodge, passing between the Altar and the East, omission of the sign of fidelity, giving no heed to the business at hand, improper entering and leaving. No man needs to consult a book of eti-quette in order to accept the fact that such indecorous be-havior is dangerous to the har-mony of the Lodge. It is in such an atmosphere that ill will and hard feelings, not to mention the more serious menace of splits and feuds, are most like-ly to take root to the great dan-ger of the Craft. A worshipful Master who permits the intru-sion of such indecorum is not faithful to the duties of his of-fice. The following are what I con-sider some of the important rule of etiquette, which you should commit to memory. Addressing the Chair or Wor-shipful Master: The rules of order in Freemasonry do not permit discussion, during a communication, among the Brethren. The Brother who has anything to say to the Lodge, whether it be to enter discus-sion or to make or second a motion, must rise to his feet, give the sign, wait to be recog-nized by the Master, speak di-
(Masonic Education from page 2)
(Masonic Education on page 5)
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rectly to the Master. He must also remain on the sign of Fi-delity until seated.
Altar: No Brother shall pass between the Altar and the East while the Lodge is at Labor, except when required to do so by ritualistic performance. The Great Lights are the particular responsibility of the Worship-ful Master; no Brother should ever obscure his view of them.
Anteroom: As soon as a Broth-er enters a Masonic hall to at-tend a Communication he comes under the sway of Ma-sonic Etiquette. If he is late, he should not indulge in loud
talking that may be heard in the Lodge. His demeanor to-ward other Brethren, whom he may meet there, should be courteous and respectful—there as well as elsewhere, Ma-sonry does not give any man, license to take personal liber-ties with another! This is espe-cially true if any candidates are present are present waiting their call to the preparation room; to give the impression that vulgar conduct, levity, practical joking, or other forms of disrespect are countenanced by the Craft as a misrepresen-tation of the Lodge.
Apron: When wearing clothing that would conceal the apron,
always wear the apron on the outside of the garment, except when wearing a formal cut-away (tails). A Grand Lodge Officer should always wear the apron of his office. Not only to pay proper respect to the Lodge or Grand Lodge, but al-so as a means to identify the office he holds or the highest office held, except when filling an office in the advancing line of Lodge Officers. At Masonic memorial Services, all Lodge Officers and Brethren, regard-less of station shall be clothed in white aprons.
(Masonic Etiquette—To be contin-ued in the March 2015 Trestle Board)
(Masonic Education from page 4)
Even in within the closing of every meeting we are reminded to meet with equality (knowing all are viewed the same and should be treated with a mutu-al respect), act with justice and righteousness (to live with a higher degree of morals), and leave with noble and pure in-tentions (showing you are a man of honor and one whom
others admire). Let us never forget the true meaning and purpose of why we are all here and why we work so hard to continue the good works of this fine organization.
Bill Enloe Worshipful Master
(WM Enloe from page 1)
We have one fundraiser under-way, a second in-work and are looking for ideas for others. Let me know if you would like to participate in one or have an idea you would like to pursue.
Fraternally yours, Mark Brown Senior Warden
(SW Brown from page 3)
Grand Lodge Town Hall Meetings 2014-15 Casual, open forum meetings where the Grand Master and other Grand Lodge officers are available to meet with you and discuss current issues relevant to the Grand Lodge of Arizona.
February 25, 2015 7pm Prometheus Lodge No. 87 3155 S Santan Village Parkway Gilbert, AZ 85295
April 11, 2015 10am Camp Stone Lodge No. 77 (with school of instruction) 219 S Garden St Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
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