Noah Lodge #357 Trestleboard

My Brothers,

February is now passed and March will soon be upon us.

February was a great month for Noah 357, great meetings and a great Family night get together. We have 2 EAs about to give back their work and they will be joined by Brother Jimmy Tillman. Jimmy, after being in an accident a year ago, is now ready and willing to work with the other EA brothers and work his way through the degrees to become a Master Mason.

Brothers, please mark your calendars for the Lodge meetings and more especially our Family nights (on the 2nd meeting of the month). With the Family nights going so well I don't see how you could have too many of them.

Fraternally Yours,

Lawrence A. Tomlinson
Worshipful Master

Brothers,

We have set the date for our upcoming Barbeque, (pending availability of the equipment) for March 31, 2012. We will be asking for volunteers to help out on the date and of course to get the tickets in the proper hands. We have some excellent cooks in our lodge and the quality of the meals has been incredible. This is an event that always pleases and while this year should be no exception, the dinner will no doubt be exceptional.

The Barbeque being so close to Easter, it would be great if some of the ladies were interested in doing an egg hunt for the kids. It would be a nice opportunity to have some family fun and a chance to say bon voyage to some of our snowbirds who may be headed back north for the summer.

If you would like to volunteer please contact Bro. Hamilton @ 239-745-1759.

Thanks to the ladies for the wonderful Valentine's dinner and for the new setup in the dining hall, it works out really well.

We may have a Girl Scout troop meeting at our lodge in the future. It's a way for us to support the youth of our community and also might be a way to meet some of those future rainbow girls too.

Fraternally yours

Bro. James Hamilton
Sr Warden

Greetings from the South,

March 3rd will be the Veterans breakfast. This is a great opportunity to meet and show appreciation for the heroes of this great nation. The breakfast is open to all Veterans their families, friends, and anybody who likes breakfast.

    An excellent time and wonderful food were presented to all brothers and families at the last family night/Valentine’s day dinner . To all who missed this event, you passed on good conversation, and great entertainment.

To all who attended, thanks for coming and supporting our efforts to make these family nights more familial. And to the karaoke fans, Mrs. Tomlinson will be previewing her videos for general audience approval.

    March 10th at 6:30pm will be your next opportunity to come and join your Fraternal family with food, fun, and entertainment.

Rhett Tillman
The Junior Warden of Noah Lodge 357

At the end of June, I mailed out 23 late notices. So far I have received five (6) responses.

If you have not been to Lodge lately, you'll be surprised at the renovations done by Brother Ed Ciofani and his crew of workers.

Hope to see you at Lodge.

Fraternally,
Jerry Keeton
Secretary

My Brothers,

Where were you first prepared to be a Mason?

Is that desire still in your heart? Or is it just enough to carry a card? Why not join us for fellowship, brotherly love and an enjoyable evening at Noah Lodge?

There is a new spirit and bright future to share with us. The family nights are growing in attendance, the more people the more good food to enjoy.

Come and help us welcome our new brothers as they advance to the Fellow Craft degree. Having brothers on the sidelines is an encouragement and support to the officers and new members and an important part of the Lodge.

Brothers, as you renew your dues card, why not renew the spirit in your heart for Freemasonry?

May God bless you every day, in every way.

John McKinney
Chaplain