San Andres: Garage Sale on June 6

San Andres Lodge #170 in Cameron will be holding a garage sale at the Lodge on Saturday, June 6. The event is being held in conjunction with the "City Wide Garage Sale", sponsored by the Cameron Chamber of Commerce.

Details:

• Meet at the Lodge at 6:30 on Friday night to tag and organize items, and to put out signs.
  
• At 7:00 on Saturday morning meet to set up and organize items.
  
• All types of items welcome -- clothes, books, furniture and household items.
  
• Left-over items will be donated to local charities.
  
• Proceeds will be used to offset the cost of the new fence.
  

Help and donations are needed! For more information call Casey on 254-913-7913.

See you there!

San Andres: EA Degree to preceede workshop on 5/23

An EA degree will be conducted at San Andres Lodge #170 in Cameron prior to the District Education Workshop on Saturday, May 23, beginning at 8:00 a.m. The Master will bring donuts and put a pot of coffee on, so come on out.

District Education Workshop 5/23

The 2009 Masonic Education Workshop for Masonic District 104 and surrounding districts will be held Saturday, May 23, 2009 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon at San Andres Lodge #170, 106 W. 6th St. in Cameron. The workshop will be conducted by Bro. David R. Kale, Chairman of Area "F". Light refreshments will be served. This workshop is for Masons only, but EAs and FCs are also invited to attend.

For more information click here to view the flier.

EA Degre in Thorndale Fri 5/15

There will be an EA degree in Thorndale on Friday, May 15 at 6:00 p.m. Come on out, we need your help!

Rockdale: EA Degree on Tuesday night

A EA degree will be conducted for two candidates on the evening of Tuesday, May 12 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at Rockdale Lodge #414.

York Rite Festival in Temple on June 20

Temple Chapter and Council are sponsoring a York Rite festival on June 20 to be held at Knob Creek Lodge #401 in downtown Temple at 16 E. Central Ave.

Registration/breakfast at 7am, degrees begin at 8am. The fee is $150 and covers Chapter, Council and Commandery degree fees and first years dues.

For more details please contact Bro. Randy Clifton at 254-931-6907.

Bro. Randy is also Secretary of Knob Creek Lodge #401 and King Solomon Lodge #1427 in Temple and extends an open invitation for brothers to visit.

Meeting nights are:
Knob Creek #401 : 1st Monday
King Solomon #1427 : 2nd and 4th Monday

Also there is ritual practice at King Solomon Lodge every Thursday night from 6-9, come and go.

Carolina: EA Degree on Saturday

An EA Degree will be held at Carolina Lodge #330 in Lott at 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, 2009. If you feel like helping out with the degree please contact Joe Wallace.

Zerne Lodge (Holland) Cornerstone Dedication on May 15

To all District Deputy Grand Masters, Masters, Wardens and Brethren of the Lodges of Districts 45, 47, 48, 61-A, 69, and 104 of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Texas, greetings!

The Master of Zerne Lodge #615, Worshipful E. Guy Wilson, extends to the brethren of our home District 48 and adjacent Districts of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Texas, AF&AM, an invitation to witness the leveling of a cornerstone at a Holland ISD School on Friday, May 15, 2009, in Holland, Texas.

Our main reason for reaching out to adjacent districts is that we attempted this Leveling Ceremony once this morning with insufficient attendance by Past Masters to legally open a representation of the Grand Lodge of Texas, thus prompting us to have to reschedule at the last minute, which no doubt reflected negatively on Masonry and our Lodge. We beseech all Past Masters who can attend this ceremony and assist with the opening of the representation of the Grand Lodge to come to Zerne Lodge 615 in Holland, TX, on May 15, at 9:00 a.m. Driving directions are available on our Lodge Locator Page on the Grand Lodge of Texas website.

Zerne Lodge #615 will open a called meeting at 9 AM in our Lodge Room in Holland, followed soon thereafter by the opening of a represenatation of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Texas. We will then adjourn to the school construction site to conduct the ceremony which is expected to be wtnessed by many of the students of the school district. The ceremony is to be officiated by R:W: Archie W. Scott, the Grand Treasurer of the MW GLofTX.

This is the third Cornerstone Leveling ceremony to be conducted in Holland in 10 years and continues the great Texas Masonic tradition of supporting public education in our communities. Your efforts to promulgate this event amongst the Brethren, especially Past Masters, of your respective lodges is earnestly solicited and greatly appreciated.

With brotherly love and warm personal regards, I remain,

Fraternally yours,

Bro. Tim Smith, PM
Junior Warden, Zerne Lodge #615
Holland, Texas

Local activities for May 9

Several things happening on Saturday, May 9:

* San Andres has a Lodge cleanup day starting at 8:00 a.m. The main goal is to tear down the old fence on the east side of the parking lot, but we will also spend time cleaning the inside of the Lodge. Bring your tools!

* Rockdale Lodge has a fish fry benefiting their scholarship fund, from 11-2 at the Lodge. Tickets are $7 per plate.

* Carolina Lodge in Lott is putting on an EA for Austin Parker at 5 p.m.

If there is something else going on that's not listed it's because nobody told me about it! Please send email to sanandreslodge@gmail.com.