My Brethren:
August will be a busy month for Alexandria-Washington Lodge No. 22.
We will be conferring the degrees at each of our Called Communications. Four candidates will receive the degrees in Freemasonry and several will be passed to the degree of Fellowcraft. Please come out and support your officers and candidates in the work.
At our first Stated Communication August 13, Wor. Bro. Matthew Todd Szramoski, Past Master of John Blair Lodge No. 187, will continue our theme of "A Temple of Living of Stones" by speaking on the topic of a Pillar of Beauty.
August 14, at 7:00 a.m., a group of Brethren and their spouses will load a bus and depart the George Washington Masonic National Memorial for our Official Visit to Liberty Lodge in Beverly, Massachusetts. On August 15, we will open a Master Mason's Lodge at Liberty Lodge to exchange fraternal greetings and make a presentation. We will return to Alexandria on Sunday evening, August 16. I would like to thank Wor. Wardell Thomas and Rt. Wor. Robert Swiger for their hard work in organizing this trip.
After much planning, I will unveil a plan for a Lodge Endowment Fund at our second Stated Communication August 27. The program, Building a Future, will detail various ways we can work to ensure the financial future of our Lodge. You will not want to miss this meeting.
NOTICE: We will be hosting Constitutional Lodge No. 294, Beverley, England, from October 6-10. Many of our guests will need to be hosted during this period. If you can open your home to these fine Brethren, please call Wor. Philip J. Hays at (703) 329-3028. You will not want to miss this opportunity to share with these Brethren and their wives from England.
Sincerely and fraternally,
Philip J. Hays
Worshipful Master
| Day | Time | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| Mon 08/03/1998 | 7:30 pm | CALLED COMMUNICATION: EA |
| Tue 08/04/1998 | 7:00 pm | ARCHIVES' COMMITTEE MEETING |
| Mon 08/10/1998 | 7:30 pm | CALLED COMMUNICATION: EA |
| Thu 08/13/1998 | 7:30 pm | STATED COMMUNICATION: Pillar of Beauty |
| Fri 08/14/1998 through Sun 08/16/2003 |
OFFICIAL VISIT TO LIBERTY LODGE: Beverly, Massachusetts | |
| Sat 08/15/1998 | 4:00 pm | CALLED COMMUNICATION: MM Liberty Lodge, Beverly, Massachusetts |
| Mon 08/17/1998 | 7:30 pm | CALLED COMMUNICATION: FC |
| Wed 08/26/1998 | 7:00 pm | DISTRICT RITUAL SCHOOL: Henry Knox Field Lodge No. 349 |
| Thu 08/27/1998 | 7:30 pm | STATED COMMUNICATION: Building a Future |
TRANSPORTATION - Contact our Chairman, Brother Terry L. Gigure (703-360-6177) whenever you need a ride to Lodge events. Brother Gigure will be happy to try and assist you in your transportation needs.
BLOOD - Contact our Chairman, Brother Robert C. Tidwell (703-250-3216) whenever you or someone you encourage gives blood or platelets. What better charity than to give the gift that can save lives.
SICK - Contact our Chairman, Wor. Frank R. Dunaway (703-548-0318) regarding any sick and distressed brethren.
STATED COMMUNICATIONS - Held on the second and fourth Thursday of each month except Thanksgiving; the observance of George Washington's birthday; and the Installation of Officers on Saint John's Day, December 27.
CALLED COMMUNICATIONS - First Monday of each month (Work and Instruction on the first degree of Masonry); second Monday of each month (Work and Instruction on the Second Degree of Masonry); third Monday of each month (Work and Instruction on the Third Degree of Masonry). Unless otherwise noted in the Trestleboard.
LODGE RITUAL SCHOOL - Conducted every Sunday at 7:30 p.m. unless otherwise noted in the Trestleboard. All members of Alexandria-Washington Lodge and the Masonic Community are encouraged to attend.
YOUTH MEETINGS AT GWMNM - Alexandria-Washington Chapter, Order of DeMolay meets the first and third Monday at 7 p.m. in the North Lodge Room; Bethel No. 22, I.O.J.D. meets the first and third Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the North Lodge Room.
CATECHISM INSTRUCTION - Tuesday's and Wednesday's at 7 p.m. in the Lodge Room