INDIAN RIVER Lodge NUMBER 90 F & AM CHARTERED JANUARY 20,5886 A.L. 1886 A.D. 19 North Washington Ave. Titusville, FL 32796-6389 Phone (321) 269-1886 TRESTLE BOARD Michael Fisher, Worshipful Master James Demenkow, DDGM [email protected] [email protected] (321) 863-3820 (321)-243-0684 FROM THE EAST Greetings Brothers, I hope all are well. We had a busy month January with our stated meetings and other meetings to get ready for this coming year including the officers installation, which by the way was a really fun day. I would like to thank everybody that was able to come out. This month is looking like a fully scheduled month also. Feb. 5th is a Fellowcraft degree at 7:00 pm and Feb. 19th is an EA degree also at 7:00 pm. Come out and support our new Brothers as they start their journeys in Masonry. I hope we have good attendance for these degrees. I believe it shows support and gets these Brothers excited about getting involved with our Lodge. And I think that brings in more new Masons, which is one of our goals for this year. Also I would like to remind our Brothers who receive this Trestleboared using regular postal service that we can deliver this using your email address. Your address is kept private. Just send us an email to [email protected] and we will update you in the address book. You will also be helping our Lodge save money. By doing this we save on printing and postage, so please consider; it helps. This month we will do something different with our masonic education. Our officers will be sharing what they know about chapters in the digest they have read. We should all learn something here. It should be very educational. See you there. Don't forget Spaghetti Dinner, Feb. 25th, 5:00 pm. Fraternally Yours Michael Fisher WM Masonic Education for All Brothers http://district26.hiram.net/education.html For updates, visit our new Website at: http://indianriver90.hiram.net/New/index.html ELECTED OFFICERS FOR 2014 Worshipful Master Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Secretary Michael Fisher (Pat) 321-863-3820 Pete Super (Patty) 321-626-6487 Jeffery Short (Angie) 321-749-6339 John Hillman (Sue) 321-536-1847 Roger Paul (Judy) 321-720-5382 Michael Elliott, District Instructor [email protected] (407)-252-8088 FROM THE WEST Brothers, As I sit here on January 12th writing this, (because as many of you may not realize, we have to get this to the publisher two weeks in advance), I look back on last year and I am very happy. Last year was a very good year for Indian River Lodge #90. A lot of great accomplishments were realized. And many new Brothers were added to our Lodge. But now is not the time for us to rest. Brothers, let’s do our best to make this new year another great year for our Lodge. Worshipful Master Mike Fisher has set as one of his goals to make increasing our membership a priority. As many of you might be unaware, the rules have been somewhat relaxed. We are now allowed to ask men that we know are of good moral character and feel would make good Masons to consider becoming a part of our Brotherhood. We just aren’t allowed to ask twice. I give you this: 44.10 It is not unlawful for a Mason to ask a non-Mason if he would like to apply to become a Mason and offer to furnish a non-Mason information about Freemasonry including the procedures to be followed to become a Mason and offer assistance in the event the non-Mason should desire to become a member of the fraternity, nor will it be unlawful for the Mason to remind the non-Mason of the offer, but if no favorable response is made to the offer and reminder, no further offer shall be made to the non-Mason. (1996) Any such inquiry or offer shall be limited to a nonMason who is believed to be of good morals, high character, upright in his community and has a favorable impression of our Fraternity. It shall be unlawful to urge, insist, attempt to persuade, argue or use any other device or tactic to induce a non-Mason to petition for membership in the Fraternity. (1996) The essence of the relationship between a Mason APPOINTED OFFICERS FOR 2014 Senior Deacon Junior Deacon Senior Steward Junior Steward Chaplain Marshall Tyler Randall Klaus Louis Fields Gregory Seaman Jim Durante Mitchell Treider Jack MacDonald Nathen Herman FROM THE WEST, cont. and a non-Mason in this matter should be limited and restricted to an inquiry and offer of assistance and one reminder of the offer to the end that it may always be said of every Mason that he came to membership of his own free will and of his own volition. Any action on the part of a Mason in approaching a non-Mason in respect to membership that would violate this concept is unlawful and would subject the Mason to discipline. (1996) Lets get to work! As a reminder, on February 5 a FC degree is scheduled, and February 19 we have an EA degree. Please come and show your support and help your new Worshipful Master achieve his goals for 2015. Pete Super Senior Warden OES #6 O.E.S. meets on the first and third Wednesdays of each month at 7:30 p.m. Interested ladies are welcome to receive more information about OES. Carole L. Ashwell, W.M. [email protected] DeMolay All Master Masons and Eastern Star are welcome to attend. If you have any young men, between the ages of 12 and 21, who may be interested in learning more about DeMolay, please contact Brother Randy Klaus, Chapter Dad, via the website: http://indianriver90.hiram.net/gtdemolay.html DeMolay Boys meet on the 1st and 3rd Monday, 7:30 pm. Committees & Committee Chairman Finance Committee Vigilance Committee Board of Relief Pete Super Jeff Short Mike Fisher, Pete Super, Jeff Short Lodge Property Jeff Short Masonic Leadership Training Roger Paul Widows Liasons Jim Cheek FROM THE SOUTH Hello Brothers, We had a very nice installation and reception, thanks to Worshipful Mike Fisher. We are going to have a very busy February with a Fellowcraft Degree on the 5th, District visit on the 12th and an EA Degree on the 19th. I would like to invite any Brothers who haven't been out to the Lodge lately to come out and join us. We are really having a great time in our meetings. The menu for our first meeting is BBQ sandwiches with slaw. That is all from the south. Jeff Short Junior Warden Titusville Scottish Rite Club Titusville Scottish Rite Club meets on the 2nd Tuesday each month except July and August at the Lodge. Covered dish dinner at 6:30 p.m., followed by meeting. You do not have to be a member of Scottish Rite to participate. Wives are also encouraged to attend. District 26 Happenings & Special Events In these websites, you will find such information as Lodge meetings, names of current officers, events (dinner, breakfast dates, etc), contact numbers and Lodge history. These websites also contain up-to-date information that will not appear in the hard-copy Lodge Trestle Board until the new monthly issue. Please visit them frequently for the latest occurrences of events. Keep in mind that these websites are constantly changing with new information added almost daily. Welcome to the “electronic age”!!! Here is a listing of all Lodge websites in District 26. Please visit them to find out what is happening throughout our district. Lodge: Website: Indian River #90 http://indianriver90.hiram.net/ Brevard #113 http://www.brevard113.info Melbourne #143 http://www.zrocketman.com Harbor City #318 http://www.harborcity318.com Canaveral #339 http://canaveralLodge.org Merritt Island #353 http://www.miblueLodge.org Beach # 354 http://www.beachLodge354.org Gateway #384 http://www.gateway384.com Palm Bay #397 http://www.palmbayLodge.com Child ID website Soon to be posted RAINBOW CORNER Chapter # 99 If you would like more information about your local Rainbow Girls, please contact Barbara Carter at 321-593-2546 or myself at tressa.mccurdy@ gmail.com Thank you for all of your support! In Rainbow love and service, Tressa W.A. of Space Coast Assembly #99 Grand Service February Birthdays Thomas Collins McLeod, Peter Michael Super, Richard Clark Lay, Gregory Allen Seaman, Daniel Erich Strohschein, Fred Carver, Brent Lee Spurlock, Donald Lee Buckalew, Pasquale Frank Coniglio Thomas Bernard Glidewell, Patrick Thomas Ferraro, William Paul Danko, Daniel Thomas Britt Peter Samuel Parise, Randy Lee Ziegler, Jackie Lee Allen, Bryan Keith Sallee, Albert Talmadge Brooks Jr David Glenn Barger, Chester Orie Mecum Jr, Carl Estill Morgan, Paul Christopher Doerflein Sr Harry Francis Cameron Jr =================================================================================== 26th Masonic District School of Instruction OPEN BOOKS Meeting: 1st Wednesday of the month, 6:00 - 9:00 PM - HARBOR CITY Lodge No. 318, F. & A.M. • Find out what the red • book actually says. Learn a lecture. Bring your degree team and exemplify a degree. • Bring your ritual team. Do you want to learn how to open and close a Lodge? We will teach you how to do it. • Do you want to learn the ritual for a place or station? Come and demonstrate your skills for proficiency cards. ENTERED APPRENTICE MASON, FELLOW CRAFT MASON, MASTER MASON =================================================================================== Are You A Hungry Traveling Mason? Find meals & dates at Lodges in our District here: http://district26.hiram.net/Mason%20The%20Traveling.pdf. What a great way to go learn about other Lodges in our area! =================================================================================== Masonic Etiquette NEW MASONS (or Brothers wanting to brush up their skills) - The District Education site has added a Word file on proper Masonic etiquette to the website. You can download it at http://district26.hiram.net/mlt.html Living & Still Breathing Past Masters 1963 – Eugene Dinkins 1968 – Robert Moyer 1974 – Robert Wallace 1976 – Brent Cull 1979 – Kermit Huff 1981 – Joseph E. Fowler, Jr. 1985 – Keith Hendrix 1988 – Thomas Corbin 1989 – Arnold Ashwell, Jr. 1990 – Lawrence Webb 1991 – Darrell Hamilton 1993 – William Macken 1994 – Gregory Davis 1995 – James Towles 1996 – Bernie Jeffcoat 1997 – John Palmer 1998 – Jerry Reynolds 1999 – James Cheek 2001 – Roger Paul 2001 – Arnold Conrad (honorary) 2002 – Silas Mullins 2004 – Barry McAmis 2004 – Mortimer Schussler (honorary) 2005 – Dennis Stowe 2006 – John Hillman 2007 – James Kolb 2008 – Robert Headley 2009 – Ben S. Schwartz 2011 - Jeffrey Bills 2012 - Jack McDonald 2013 - Gene Bryer 2014 - Daryl DeBaets Indian River Lodge #90 19 North Washington Ave. Titusville, FL 32796-6389 NON PROFIT ORG US Postage PAID Orlando, FL #96004 Or Current Resident February 2015 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 1 2 3 4 Open Books 8 Rainbow Girls 2-4 pm 15 DeMolay Meeting 7:30 pm 9 10 DeMolay Meeting 7:30 pm Presidents Day 23 22 Harbor City Lodge 318, 6-9 OES #6 Stated Meeting 7:30 pm 17 Ritual Practice 6 pm 18 OES #6 7:30 pm 24 25 2 DeMolay Meeting 7:30 pm FC Degree 7 pm 3 Saturday 7 Masters and Wardens, Brevard Lodge No. 113 Breakfast 8:00, Meeting 9:00 am 14 Happy Valentine’s Day 21 27 28 6 7 Masters and Stated Communication 6:30 pm dinner 7:30 pm mtg 4 5 Open Books OES #6 Harbor City Stated Meeting Lodge 318, 6-9 7:30 pm pm 6 12 13 DDGM Visit Stated Communication 6:30 pm dinner 7:30 pm mtg 19 20 EA Degree 7 pm 26 Spaghetti Dinner 5-7pm Rainbow Assembly 2-4 pm March 1 11 Titusville Scottish Rite 6:30 pm Dinner 7:30 pm mtg 16 5 Friday Wardens, Harbor City Lodge No. 113 Breakfast 8:00, Meeting 9:00 am