Beaver Valley Trestle Board, April, 2012

News From The Worshipful Master:


Brethren,

Well, we have had a busy month - we have added three new brothers to our fraternity. I would like to personally thank the new brothers for taking their first step in Masonry. I hope that your journey will be as rewarding for you all as it has been for so many brothers around the world.

I would also like to thank the officers for making the extra commitment and getting two of our new brothers their degrees on Saturdays; due to their work schedule they are not available a lot through the week, so we are doing their degrees on Saturdays in order to get them through their degrees.

On Saturday, April, 21st, we will be doing to fellow craft degrees for these brothers. Please try to come out and support them. We will start the degrees at 3:00 p.m.

On April, 1st, Ormus Grotto will be having its annual Easter Party at the Temple. The Easter bunny will be there to see the kids. If at all possible, let’s try to get a lot of brothers out to support the children of the temple and Ormus Grotto, another dependant body of our Temple. All of the organizations are invited to attend and bring some children with you. For any information please get with Bro. Jeff Moore, Beaver Valley’s Senior Warden and Monarch of Ormus Grotto, for details.

As, always we will have our stated meeting the first Thursday of the month. On April, 5th there will be a meal at 6:30 p.m. and the meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. We will be having ham and potatoes this month. Please bring a covered dish to share and come out and have some good fellowship.

And as always, if you have trouble making it to lodge and need a ride please get a hold of myself or WB Al Partida, and we will see that you get away to lodge.

Fraternally,

WB Brian S Arnold
Bkarnold1512@yahoo.com
(937)212-4214


From The Secretary's Desk:


Brethren,

As always, should your mailing address, email address, telephone number, or other personal information change, please let me know immediately so I can change it in our official Lodge records.

For those of you that have valid email accounts on record, the Trestle Board is available through email. This allows you to get your bulletin 2-3 weeks before you would receive it by “snail mail.” If do not receive the Trestle Board by email but would like to, please send me a message at the email address listed below and I can make sure you get added to the email list.



Fraternally and Sincerely,
WB Albert J. Partida, Secretary
Beaver Valley Lodge #753
snowymaddie@sbcglobal.net


FUTURE EVENTS
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April 14, 2012 - Tell Program – TBA
April 23, 2012 – School of Instruction – TBA
April 30, 2012 – Jr. Officer Training, Jamestown Lodge, 12:00
May 28, 2012 – School of Instruction – TBA
June 22, 2012 - Special Olympics Opening Ceremony

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Ormus Grotto #24 News
Monarch: Jeffrey S. Moore
614) 214-1432
jeffreymoore46@gmail.com


Prophets,

At our last meeting, the Prophets of Ormus Grotto voted to leave Beaver Valley Temple if the Temple Board could not match or better an offer from a local meeting hall. PM Bruce Gardner will be speaking to Temple Board about this matter on our behalf. A motion was also made to raise dues to $31.00 ($30.00 with an Enchanted Lantern). I have tabled this motion until our May meeting to allow all the Prophets of the Realm to be duly notified of this motion through the bulletin. The purpose of these actions is to prevent the persistent loss of funds seen over the past few years, and to secure the long term financial solvency of Ormus Grotto. Please plan to attend our May meeting to vote on this important issue.

On a lighter note, our annual Easter Party will be held on Sunday, April 1st, fro 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Prophet George Dexter will serve as our connection with the Easter Bunny again this year. PM Bruce will be handling the preparations for this party as I am unavailable this time of year due to my wife’s and my work schedules. If you would like to help him set up or purchase supplies, please call him at (937) 304-8764.

Our Spring Ceremonial will be held on May 12, 2012, at 3:00 p.m., in Springfield. If you know of a Master Mason in good standing who would like to become a Prophet of the Enchanted Realm, please let me know and we can arrange for them to be at the ceremonial. We will also have our Monarch’s Ball that evening at 6:30 P.M. Check back next month for full details on the Monarch’s Ball.

Our next regular meeting will be Tuesday, April 3, at 8:00 p.m., at Beaver Valley Masonic Temple. Our Chief Justice, Prophet George Dexter, will be presiding over the meeting to help him gain experience for next year. Please plan to join us.

Fraternally,

Jeffrey S. Moore, Monarch