Alexandria-Washington Lodge No. 22

2008 Master Plan

"Sons of Light .: The Blazing Star .: Providence"

ALEXANDRIA-WASHINGTON LODGE No. 22
Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
Anno Lucis 6008               Anno Domini 2008

*** Please note that these dates are tentative and
are subject to change as events unfold throughout the year


Updated June 30, 2008

January 08 FRATERNAL VISIT TO: Henry Knox Field Lodge No. 349
  10 STATED COMMUNICATION: Rededication, Open Lodge of Sorrow, Program: Worshipful S. Brent Morris "Itinerant American Masonic Lecturers"
  13 LODGE RITUAL SCHOOL
  15 CALLED COMMUNICATION: Work in the Degrees
  16 FRATERNAL VISIT TO: John Blair Lodge No. 187
  24 STATED COMMUNICATION: Program: Wor. Kirk MacNulty "The Renaissance Origins of Freemasonry and the Legacy of Frances Yates"
February 04 CALLED COMMUNICATION: Work in the Degrees
  14 STATED COMMUNICATION: Lodge Business, Worshipful Master's Remarks
  16 PARADE: City of Alexandria George Washington Birthday
  19 CALLED COMMUNICATION: Work in the Degrees
  23 GEORGE WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION:
8:30 am - Wreath Laying at Mount Vernon
9:30 am - Refreshments at Collingwood
4:00 pm - Lodge opens. Receive Grand Master of Virginia
6:00 pm - Dinner. Remarks of Grand Master of Virginia
  28 STATED COMMUNICATION: Lodge Business, Worshipful Master's Remarks
March 03 CALLED COMMUNICATION: Work in the Degrees
  08 FRATERNAL VISIT FROM: Newtown Lodge No. 427, Pennsylvania, 11:30am
  13 STATED COMMUNICATION: Program: Professor Jessica L. Harland-Jacobs "Freemasonry and the British Empire"
  18 CALLED COMMUNICATION: Work in the Degrees
  27 STATED COMMUNICATION: Program: Bro. Stephen Joel Trachtenberg, President Emeritus, The George Washington University
  29 FRATERNAL VISIT TO: A. Douglas Smith Jr. Lodge of Research No. 1949
April 05 LADIES NIGHT CELEBRATION: William L. Elkins Lodge No. 271, Pennsylvania
  10 STATED COMMUNICATION: Program: Professor David Stevenson "Freemasonry's Scottish Origins"
  15 CALLED COMMUNICATION: Work in the Degrees
  24 STATED COMMUNICATION: Charter Night, Program: Professor Steven C. Bullock "Freemasonry and the American Revolution"
May 05 CALLED COMMUNICATION: Work in the Degrees
  08 STATED COMMUNICATION: Program: Professor Margaret C. Jacob "Facts and Fiction about the Origins of Freemasonry"
  13 CALLED COMMUNICATION: Work in the Degrees
  16 FRATERNAL VISIT FROM: York Lodge No. 563, Ohio
  22 STATED COMMUNICATION: Official Visit of District Deputy Grand Master, RW George D. Seghers
June 02 CALLED COMMUNICATION: Work in the Degrees
  10 CALLED COMMUNICATION: Work in the Degrees
  12 STATED COMMUNICATION: Election of the Community Builder Recipient, Program: Bro. Heber Charles Willis III "The History of Freemasonry in Virginia"
  24 STATED COMMUNICATION: Saint John the Baptist Day Celebration at Gadsby's Tavern; Procession to Christ Church, Alexandria; Charity Sermon; Presentation by Bro. Tobias Churton, Exeter University (UK) "Freemasonry: The Reality"
July 10 STATED COMMUNICATION: Work in the Degrees
  15 CALLED COMMUNICATION: Work in the Degrees
  24 STATED COMMUNICATION: Community Builder's Award, Program: Wor. Mark A. Tabbert "Freemasonry and Building American Communities"
August 04 CALLED COMMUNICATION: Work in the Degrees
  14 STATED COMMUNICATION: Joint Communication with Andrew Jackson Lodge No. 120, Program: Most Wor. Donald Maynard Robey "The Origins of Andrew Jackson Lodge"
  28 STATED COMMUNICATION: Program: Bro. Richard Kimberly Shrout "The Tarot"
September 09 CALLED COMMUNICATION: Work in the Degrees
  11 STATED COMMUNICATION: Wor. Jim Tresner "Symbolism of the Fellowcraft Degree"
  16 CALLED COMMUNICATION: Work in the Degrees
  25 STATED COMMUNICATION: Wardens' Night
  26-28 FRATERNAL VISIT FROM: Liberty Lodge, Beverly, Massachusetts
October 06 CALLED COMMUNICATION: Work in the Degrees
  09 STATED COMMUNICATION: Past Masters' Night
  14 CALLED COMMUNICATION: Work in the Degrees
  23 STATED COMMUNICATION: Lodge Business, Grand Lodge Resolutions
November 01 FRATERNAL VISIT TO: Fredericksburg Lodge No. 4
  03 CALLED COMMUNICATION: Work in the Degrees
  05-08 GRAND LODGE ANNUAL COMMUNICATION: Richmond, Virginia
  13 STATED COMMUNICATION: Lodge Business, Work in the Degrees
December 09 CALLED COMMUNICATION: Work in the Degrees
  11 STATED COMMUNICATION: Committee Reports, Close Lodge of Sorrow, Memorial for Departed Brethren, Election of 2009 Officers and Worshipful Master's Departing Message
  14 GEORGE WASHINGTON WREATH LAYING CEREMONY:
8:30 am Wreath Laying at Mount Vernon, Remarks by Bro. James Rees, Director, Historic Mount Vernon
9:30 am Refreshments at Collingwood
  27 INSTALLATION OF OFFICERS FOR 2009