September 2015 Trestleboard

9/1/2015

From The East

September is here already and summer vacation has come to an end. As the fall season begins and cooler weather approaches, the lodge emerges from hibernation. September is Constitutional Observance month! This month brings us the holidays of Labor day and Patriot day.

Your officers have been working diligently this summer to qualify for advancement. This month they will be back at work and ready to shine as always.

Congratulations to Robert D. Henning who has accepted an appointment to serve as Marshal for the remainder of this year!

I am pleased to announce that Past Grand Master, Most Worshipful John L. Cooper III will be our speaker this month for Constitutional Observance. I hope you will be able to attend this wonderful opportunity to hear him speak. He will give a short talk on the Constitutional Convention of 1787 called "Miracle at Philadelphia." I look forward to seeing you there.

Don’t forget, the 166th Annual Communication of The Grand Lodge of California is October 9th - 11th at the Masonic Memorial Temple in San Francisco. I will be there. If you can, I highly recommend you attend.

That’s it for now! So until next time I want to wish you all the best and a Happy Labor Day! Let us never forget those that lost their lives and those who continue to fight on Patriot Day! If you need anything, want to get involved, or just want to enjoy some fellowship please feel free to contact me anytime.

Fraternally, Paul Cary, Master

From The West

Brethren, Ladies, Family and Friends:

I hope that everyone had a wonderful summer. I am ready for some nice fall weather in the upcoming months.

Our food drive is another great success this year and is a wonderful project for the less fortunate in our community. A big thank you from your Senior Warden and the recipients of the food locker. And a very special thank you to Worshipful Jim Poindexter for getting all of the food over to the food locker in my absence.

Please mark your calendar for October 24th. We will be having our annual Fall Festival at the Lodge again this year complete with a tri-tip/chicken dinner and costume contest! Festivities will begin at 5 p.m. If you have anything you would like to donate to the silent auction please contact Jennifer Riffe.

Fraternally, Chad Riffe, Senior Warden

We extend our Best Wishes for every happiness on your birthday and every day throughout the coming year.

Please remember to bring your canned food donations for our Community Service Project Food Locker!

From The South

Brethren, Ladies, Family and Friends:

I hope everyone has had a wonderful summer. We had two good stated meetings while “dark” and everyone is ready to get back to the regular calendar. Thank you for your continued support.

Rich Gardner of Granite Rock Grill will again be cooking for us, and an advance “thank you” to the Job’s Daughters, who will serve the meal, clean up and have a delicious dessert planned.

I again want to thank Jennifer Riffe who is continuing to manage the dinner reservations and working each month with the caterer. Please continue to call or email her at the number provided to make your dinner reservations. And, you can still make reservations and pay online and that information is below as well. So…get your reservations in for the September stated meeting dinner today…see “What’s for Dinner?” below.

I look forward to seeing you at dinner and in Lodge this month!

Fraternally, Brian Evers, Junior Warden

DINNER RESERVATIONS
ARE REQUIRED!

Must be made no later than Monday,
September 12th @ 9 p.m.

Call Jennifer Riffe

Email: [email protected]
Online: www.HardingSanJuan.com
(Under the “Members” tab)

What's for Dinner?

September 14th at 6:30 p.m.
The Stated Meeting dinner menu:

Caesar Salad, followed by a Rigatoni w/mild Italian sausage & red sauce and garlic bread. Delicious Dessert provided and served by Job’s Daughters
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Hall Board

The new hood and fire suppression system have been completed and is a wonderful addition to the kitchen. With the added ventilation the kitchen should be cooler when using the kitchen to prepare meals.

We are adding American River Lodge #795 as a new tenant, they start meeting here in October on Fridays, please give them a warm welcome. We are still looking for a church to rent our building on Sundays..

Fraternally, Tom Tompkins, P.M., President

Masonic Anniversaries

Congratulations to all the Brethren that were raised in the month of September!

Once again, Northern California lodges are teaming up with the Giants Community Fund to provide baseball mitts for more than 20,000 at-risk youth in the Junior Giants program.

Teams of lodges in six areas are competing to give the most mitts. Support your team at: Masons4Mitts.org