TRESTLEBOARD Hightstown-Apollo Lodge #41 June 2017...
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T R E S T L E B O A R D June 2017 Trestleboard 1 Hightstown-Apollo Lodge #41 June 2017 Trestleboard 535 North Main Street, Hightstown, NJ 08520 (609)448-0042 In and about the apartments… May 5, Travels. PM Bragat and many brothers from New Jersey attend Entered Apprentice degree performance in Italian by Garibaldi Lodge in New York. Era spettacolare! May 13, GLI. District 15 Lodge officers and members exemplified ritual at the super Grand Lodge of Instruction held in Trenton Masonic Temple at 100 Barrack St. Hightstown-Apollo #41 brethren performed well and were commended. May 13, at Plaridel. On the same day, right after the district super GLI, WM Somera and a few officers, past masters and Fellowcrafts rushed up north to join Plaridel lodge #302 at their regular communication and to perform a joint Master Mason degree for Plaridel and Hightstown-Apollo candidates. Bros. Matthew Beltran and Ray Alonzo were raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason. May 29, Memorial Day. HA41 Brethren lay wreath at the memorial park right after the memorial day parade. Hightstown-Apollo #41 and Plaridel Lodge #302 Officers and members after the Master Mason degree. Newly raised Hightstown-Apollo MM brothers (Front row, seated, 3rd & 4th from left) Ray Alonzo and Matthew Beltran joins new Plaridel MM brothers Darwin Tera, Ulysses Caiña and Bimbo Bautista (seated). Mixed with other Plaridel members (too many to list) are WM Ernest Quisumbing of Plaridel and WM Somera, WB Hung, WB Bragat, DB Romm, and Bros. Hamilton, Araneta and Miczak of Hightstown-Apollo Lodge #41. WM Somera, Hightstown-Apollo Lodge #41 members and Hightstown mayor Lawrence Quattrone lay wreath at the Memorial Park. WB Hauck plays the trumpet as WB Lt. Col. Robert Hung salutes. WB Bragat (far left) joins NJ masons, pastmasters and grand lodge officers, and Past Grand Master Edgar Peppler (far right) at the Garibaldi Lodge in New York.
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Hightstown-Apollo Lodge #41 June 2017 Trestleboard
535 North Main Street, Hightstown, NJ 08520 (609)448-0042
In and about the apartments… May 5, Travels. PM Bragat and many brothers from New Jersey attend Entered Apprentice degree performance in Italian by Garibaldi Lodge in New York. Era spettacolare!
May 13, GLI. District 15 Lodge officers and members exemplified ritual at the super Grand Lodge of Instruction held in Trenton Masonic Temple at 100 Barrack St. Hightstown-Apollo #41 brethren performed well and were commended.
May 13, at Plaridel. On the same day, right after the district super GLI, WM Somera and a few officers, past masters and Fellowcrafts rushed up north to join Plaridel lodge #302 at their regular communication and to perform a joint Master Mason degree for Plaridel and Hightstown-Apollo candidates. Bros. Matthew Beltran and Ray Alonzo were raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason.
May 29, Memorial Day. HA41 Brethren lay wreath at the memorial park right after the memorial day parade.
Hightstown-Apollo #41 and Plaridel Lodge #302 Officers and members after the Master Mason degree. Newly raised Hightstown-Apollo MM brothers (Front row, seated, 3rd & 4th from left) Ray Alonzo and Matthew Beltran joins new Plaridel MM brothers Darwin Tera, Ulysses Caiña and Bimbo Bautista (seated). Mixed with other Plaridel members (too many to list) are WM Ernest Quisumbing of Plaridel and WM Somera, WB Hung, WB Bragat, DB Romm, and Bros. Hamilton, Araneta and Miczak of Hightstown-Apollo Lodge #41.
WM Somera, Hightstown-Apollo Lodge #41 members and Hightstown mayor Lawrence Quattrone lay wreath at the Memorial Park. WB Hauck plays the trumpet as WB Lt. Col. Robert Hung salutes.
WB Bragat (far left) joins NJ masons, pastmasters and grand lodge officers, and Past Grand Master Edgar Peppler (far right) at the Garibaldi Lodge in New York.
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G R E E T I N G S F R O M T H E E A S T
Brethren,
As masons, we understand that life is a journey on a rugged road beset with challenges. Overcoming these challenges require an understanding of how to live our lives in every stage as upright men and as masons. We understand that in youth we gather knowledge that will enable us in manhood to perform our respective duties, so that we may later look back at our lives and rest assured that we have lived well. We must always remember and apply these enlightening lessons in masonry as they take on a different character in every situation.
In a similar way, we can think of a masonic year as one lifetime on the collective level of our lodge constituents. We spent the first two quarters of this year building our lodge, learning ritual, performing degrees and bringing in new members. Morale is very high and new members are eager to receive more light, participate in all activities, and contribute their efforts in all our endeavors. June is the culmination of the youth of our lodge and the beginning of manhood when we start reaping the benefits of what we’ve learned and apply our collective efforts, fortified by our young masons. We can begin to perform the rest of the duties of our lodge when we come out of the dark of summer and back into the light when we start meeting again in the fall. Let us do our duties well, execute our plans and plan to finish the year together with the same rigor, purpose and resolve as in the earlier months of this masonic year. So that by year’s end, we may look back at what we have done (what we’re doing now and are about to achieve), and be satisfied of a job well done, a life well-lived.
Sincerely and Fraternally,
Ernie Somera, Worshipful Master
G R E E T I N G S F R O M T H E W E S T
Ron Herzog, Senior Warden
Reminder: ShopRite Gift cards of various amounts are available for face value! An excellent way to give back to the Lodge as we receive 5% return on all sales.
See me or call 609-577-6607 for arrangements.
P A S T M A S T E R S C O R N E R
From WB Mark Megee
G R E E T I N G S F R O M T H E S O U T H
Brethren,
As we begin the Summer Season, the Lodge is on the edge of a new Era. This Summer will see a historic moment, when at least 13 members will be raised to Master Mason in one day. This great class of the Summer of 2017, will signal a great shift in the Lodge. Most likely when the Fall meetings resume, there will be many more newer members at Lodge then more seasoned Brothers. It will be incumbent on all of us to integrate as smoothly as possible all these new Brothers. We will be responsible for teaching, mentoring, and becoming a Family. We will be most likely one of the most diverse Lodges in New Jersey. Also, in terms of length of membership time, one of the youngest. It is a proud accomplishment in what will has occurred here in Hightstown-Apollo #41. But this will present new challenges also. It will be important for us all to pull together, for we can accomplish great work, and grow as Masons and a Masonic family together.
Sincerely and Fraternally,
Brother Joe Kahn, Junior Warden
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2 0 1 7 O F F I C E R S Worshipful Master Ernesto Somera
[email protected]@gmail.com
Senior Warden Ronald [email protected]
Junior Warden Joseph [email protected]
Treasurer Steven [email protected]
Secretary John [email protected]
Senior Deacon & Grand Lodge Proxy
Anthony Katawick, III
Junior Deacon Paul Zeszotarski
Senior Master of Ceremonies
Kristian Stout
Junior Master of Ceremonies
Jackson Dieu
Chaplain Michael Kraus
Marshal Alan Peters
Senior Steward Anthony Dionne
Junior Steward Carlos Remolado
Tyler Gerald Fabisch, PM
Ritual Instructors Past Masters
L I V I N G P A S T M A S T E R S
Robert Campbell PGC 1972William Rowles 1972Bob Sprout 1973Francis Fels, PGC 1974Charles O’Neill 1975Gary Grubb 1976Wayne Hetzell 1976/1985Charles Stults III, PGC 1979Peter McNulty 1980Francis Conway 1981Raj Sudarsanam 1988George Smith, PGC 1990Thomas Estelle 1991, 1993James Mount, PGC 1995, 2001Robert Hung, PGC 1996, 2002Gerald Fabisch 1997, 1998Mark Megee, PDDGM 1999Carlos Rodriguez 2000Russell Beaulieu 2003Michael Lakat, PGP 2004Ronald Mayer 2006, 2010John Chobrda 2007Barry Cutler 2008Keith Bergmann 2009, 2011Earl Groendyke 2012Denis deLeon 2013Robert Sullivan 2014Alexander Bragat 2015James Hauck 2016
G R A N D L O D G E O F F I C E R S , S TAT E O F N Jwww.newjerseygrandlodge.org
MW Dieter B. Hees, Grand MasterGrand Lodge of New Jersey100 Barrack StreetTrenton, NJ 08608-2008C: (732) 300-4860eMail: [email protected]
Deputy Grand Master RW Roger Quintana
Senior Grand Warden RW Gregory Scott
Junior Grand Warden RW Robert V. Monacelli
Grand Treasurer MW Robert J. Sheridan, PGM
Grand Secretary MW John S. Ryan, PGM
15th District Deputy Grand Master
RW Brian K. Hartel, Sr.
15th District Ritual Instructor
RW Carl Jacobson
T R U S T E E S
James Mount, Gary Grub 2019Robert Hung, David Babcock 2018Denis deLeon, George Smith 2017
D I S T I N G U I S H E D B R O T H E R S
DB David BabcockDB Steven M. Romm
A WA I T I N G F CMilton Panama, Alex Ovejas, Adolphus Gorgbahn
K N O C K I N G / AWA I T I N G B A L L O T I N G :
Louis Apuzzio, Francis Hackett, Joseph Geminaro, John Nogol, Jeremy Somera, Edgardo Villafuerte,Matthew Walker, William Duffy, Edward Clark, Alfred Farrel, Edward Lerman, James Carver
C A N D I D AT E S C O R N E R :
U P C O M I N G C A L E N D A R O F E V E N T S
Regular Communications are scheduled on Fridays, on or immediately after a full moon.
Sun, Jul 9 Wheelchair Push
Sat, Jul 22 TBD: One-Day Class
July/August Lodge goes dark the rest of summer except for emergents
C U R R E N T C A L E N D A R O F E V E N T S
Members come to the lodge on Thursdays for rehearsal, to practice proficiency, and for informal fellowship.
Wed, Jun 77:15pm
DLI at Hightstown-Apollo #41Special Steak Dinner
Fri, Jun 97:30 pm
Regular Communication 6:30 pm Dinner, 7:30 pm Open
TBD: Family Picnic/300th Anniversary Celebration Event
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Grand Lodge and other Announcements:
My Dear Brothers,
In 2017, New Jersey Freemasonry will be celebrating the 300th anniversary of the Grand Lodge of England. One of the widely anticipated events will be a gala dinner to be held on September 17th at Liberty House in Jersey City which overlooks the Freedom Tower, the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island. In preparation of that commemorative event, we are soliciting advertisements for an ad book that will be published and widely distributed for the Gala Dinner.
Proceeds from the ad book will go towards supporting one of our principal charities which is the construction of the US Coast Guard Memorial to be erected at the Coast Guard Base in Cape May, New Jersey. Our role in supporting this much needed and long overdue memorial requires collective support.
The ads for the booklet will be full page only and the donation for the ad is $150. Checks for your tax deductible donation made payable to the Masonic Charity Foundation of New Jersey and MUST be mailed to Michael Neuberger, 28 Ormont Road, Chatham, NJ 07928. Please include a notation on your check that reads Coast Guard Memorial. All artwork (PDFs or jpg files) for your ad should be sent to [email protected]
With fraternal thanks and regards,
M.W. Dieter B. Hees Grand Master
MW Dieter B. Hees Grand Master
300th Anniversary Gala Committee
