From the East

 

 

 

My Brethren,

January 5th was an evening that will not be forgotten for some time. The 215th installation of officers saw almost 370 brothers and guests witness the first ever flag presentation done by the Crusade Commandry KT with a special treat of Brother Alan Levin’s daughter singing our national anthem. Our Worshipful Master then received the MWGG Stephen J. Ponzillo III and his grand line that was followed by our lodge receiving 35 of our Past Masters. Our Chaplain, Brother Fred Tepper with the assistance of our Assistant Chaplain Brother Bob Chance and our Secretary W. Brother Paul Adler conducted a most impressive memorial service. If you would like to see more of the installation please go to our web page at www.marylandfreemason.com under Lodge > Pictures > Installation 2012 (this site was put together by our own Brother Michael Grossblatt). I would also like to thank the Sweathogs and Blockheads for their tremendous assistance in the preparation and assistance at the installation.

The largest installation of our lodge in recent history is now a memory and your officers and brother made a point this year of representing our lodge at the following installation Patuxent #128, Sharon #182, Howard #101, Millington #161, Germania#160, Patmos#183, Ionic #45, Liberty Pickering#219, Bethel #36 and the Catonsville Chapter of DeMolay. This was a very aggressive calendar to reach out to some of our sister lodges/collateral bodies and I really wanted to thank all that took time out of their busy schedules to attend these events.

In February we are going to have a Fellow Craft degree for our first meeting and a Class reunion of the last 5 years of men that were raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason. Need you mark your calendar’s for the following events;

March 15 2nd Annual #25 Monte Carlo public meeting. There will be numerous prizes that could have you walking away a very rich person.

April 19th Cleopatra’s Needle (a live presentation of unique aspects of our Masonic History) presented by Springfield Virginia Lodge #217.

May 3rd The first ever Adam’s Rib Board that is open to the public and will behighlighted by our guest Speaker Worshipful Brother C. Brent Morris as the

featured speaker, more to follow on this one.

June 7th MWPGM Richard Fletcher of Vermont and Past Secretary of the Masonic Service Association will be our guest speaker.

June 17 Annual Strawberry Night. In the fall we will have a York Rite Evening, Bingo Night for all, a Junior Warden’s Night, the Pennsylvania Shield and Square Club performing one of their degrees in full uniform and a Tri-State Masonic Evening that will feature the first Fork & Knife Degree.

So mark you calendars’ for the above events with more to follow.

 

Sincerely and Fraternally

W. Bro. Mark Edward Pearlstein

Worshipful Master

 

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