From the West - February 2010

Brothers,

2010 has started off with an ambitious agenda at Winter Park Lodge.
We are working hard to create opportunities to involve members.
As a member of the lodge it is your turn to participate.
We all know that money is tight these days but we need other things. We need time, talent and ideas. We need brothers' expertise.
You have many things you can contribute to the lodge.

As a first step, I ask all of you to bring a business card to the lodge and leave it in the book in the front room.
This book is a great way for all of us to get to know each other and contact a brother with the skills and knowledge that can help us all.

Chris Chag, Senior Warden

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This is a great time to become active at Winter Park Lodge.
We are starting a variety of programs to help new members find their place in Masonry.
We are looking for people to help out in the kitchen, become conductors and mentor new brothers.
But we need members to participate. You don’t have to have special knowledge or a Masonic pedigree. 
If you want to meet Brothers, if you want to build a better fraternity, and if you want to be proud of your Masonic affiliation, come on out to the lodge and see what’s new.
Winter Park 239 is your lodge.

Chris Chag, Senior Warden

Posted by Ricardo Parente at 10:52 PM - Categories: 2. West

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Brothers, I want to wish everyone a very Merry, Merry Christmas. I cannot believe how fast this year has flown. I want to congratulate all the officers for their hard work.
I also want to thank all the brothers that contributed their time. Teamwork is everything. The next few months are going to be very busy for all of us.
December 1st will be the last stated meeting in 2009; at this meeting the election of officers for 2010 will be held, December 15th will be a Master Mason Degree, December 22nd will be a practice for the installation of officers and an officers meeting to follow at 7pm.
The month of January will be even more packed. January will be filled with Lodge installations; January 2nd at 2pm will be the installation of officers for our Lodge.  January 16th and the 17th the Lodge will be setting an information booth at the Highland Scottish Games in Winter Springs; that’s not all, January 23 will be the East-West Shrine Game at the Citrus Bowl; January 30th will be the District Deputy Grand Master homecoming.
On March 27th there will be a Lodge picnic at Mead Gardens in Winter Park.

Mark Avery, Senior Warden

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If you missed “Hunting the Lost Symbol” on the Discovery Channel Sunday night, it will be shown again on Nov. 1st at 4 pm..

Mark Avery, Senior Warden

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Hello my brothers, another month has come and left us. October is another busy month ahead of us. A few messages for the craft,  I would like the craft to please forward me a copy of their phone number (cell, home) email address, and even home address. Communication is the key for the success of our Lodge. My email is mavery[at]winterparklodge[dot]org.

The Lodge passed a resolution that our December 8th meeting be pushed to December 1st, so that the Eastern Star can use the Lodge. Grand Lodge has signed off on the resolution and required us to put it in the trestle board. On December 1st is also election of officers. 

On October 17th Amelia Lodge is having a Master Mason Degree inside Fort Clinch.

Brothers, I wish everyone a safe and enjoyable Halloween.

Mark Avery, Senior Warden

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Hello my brothers, another month has passed us by. September is going to be a busy month.

September 1st is a Fellow craft degree at 7:30, All of Thursday’s in September is reserved for a Master Mason Degree practice, September 12th at 8am is a Wardens workshop, September 19 is open books at 9am and a officers meeting at 12pm, September 15th at 7:30 is a Entered Apprentice Degree.

October 17 there is going to be a Master Mason Degree at Ft. Clinch starting at 4pm. I am trying to finish putting the line together.  

Mark Avery, Senior Warden

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Hello my brothers, summer is here. I want to wish everyone a happy, fun and a safe summer.
Many brothers and their families are traveling over the summer vacation and once again our lodge will be dark for the last meeting in July and the first meeting in August.
For those of you that are traveling over the summer and are able to travel to the other lodges in and out of state please at our next meeting back discuss your experience.
I would like to thank again for all the brothers that helped in another edition of St. John's day. I would also like to thank W. Harry Eisenberg for sitting in the West for me.

Here is a summer poem that I found by Wayne Jarus caller Sweet Summer.

The boats adrift in the harbor, As thoughts in a calm mind,
A liquid sun beaming today and forever, We hoard happiness a smile at a time

As thoughts in a calm mind, Finding respite in cool shade,
A liquid sun beaming today and forever, Butterflies flutter in a golden haze

Finding respite in cool shade, In this pastel world of light and shadows,
Butterflies flutter in a golden haze, And crickets sing in motionless meadows

Oh sweet summer stay and sleep, A liquid sun beaming today and forever,
Lingering dreams and afternoons of heat, The boats adrift in the harbor.

Mark Avery, Senior Warden

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