Brethren of Home Lodge March 2008

Although the calendar says it is almost spring, you wouldn’t know it by looking out the window. With record snowfall for February and temperatures far below normal, it seems summer can’t get here fast enough.

I would like to welcome the two newest members of Home Lodge. Brother Scott Walker and Brother Dave Coco both received all three degrees and were raised as Master Masons during February. Congratulations, and I hope both of you will become active members.

Thank you to everyone who helped out on the Blood Drive. Over 21 units of blood were donated. Several brothers came in early (5:00am) to cook breakfast and several more stayed late to help them load up all the gear. Special thanks to Daryl Barnard PM for his time and effort in organizing and scheduling the event.

I also want to thank everyone who helped with the Chicken Noodle Dinner. We had 20 people come in on Friday to help prep for the dinner and I counted over 40 volunteers working during the day on Saturday. Special thanks to the Eastern Star, White Shrine, and Grotto members as well as the Home Lodge members for making this a very successful fund raiser.

The White Shrine will be having their Chicken Noodle dinner next month Saturday April 12th from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. Let’s all plan on attending and supporting them.

Home Lodge will be hosting a Grand Lodge Regional School on Thursday April 3rd starting at 9:00am. The Board of Custodians will conduct a school on all three degrees. This will last most of the day and lunch will be served.
The Grand Master’s One Day Class will be held on Saturday April 5th. The class will be hosted by Auburn-Union Park Lodge No. 592. 3843 6th Ave in Des Moines.

We now have our website up and running. Please visit it at http://iowamasons.com/370.html There is a lot of information there including the Trestle board, a yearly calendar, Lodge Officers and a history of Home Lodge. We will be adding more pictures and updating it as we go. Please check it out and let me know your thoughts or suggestions on how we could make it better.

Upcoming Dates to remember:
March 13th Stated Meeting Potluck Dinner @ 6:30 meeting @ 7:30
March 20th 2nd Degree for Clint Carpenter
March 27th Possible 1st Degree or 3rd Degree
April 3rd Grand Lodge Regional School 9:00 am
April 5th Grand Master’s One Day Class
April 6th Daughter’s of the Nile Installation 2:00 pm
April 10th Stated Meeting Potluck Dinner @ 6:30 meeting @ 7:30
April 12th White Shrine Chicken Noodle Dinner 11-6
April 24th Home Lodge Fish Fry-Prospect Night 7:00 pm

Fraternally, David Minor, Worshipful Master