BrethrenAnother weekly heads-up from the Semi-official Charleston Masonic Town Crier on what's coming up that I know about - please let me know of any functions your Lodge has going (other than regular stated meetings) you want passed around and I'll put the word out.

We had a great crowd at the Masters and Wardens Fish Fry last night at Ft. Moultrie Lodge, and yes guys you don't have to be a Master or Warden to come to those. Cudos to the brothers of Ft. Moultrie for a fine meal - you even had me eating grits for the first time since puberty ( I thought it was mashed potatoes!)

I've been hearing about and seeing a lot of visitation going on in the 1st and 2nd districts, and if this email is helping that to happen then it's doing what it was intended to do. Thank you to the brothers who sent me word this week of upcoming events for inclusion in this edition, and thanks for the help and kind words I've received from so many of you on this project. Special thanks this week to DDGM Herman Resch for his input. I've also attached a MS Word copy for those who are still having heartache trying to print this out.Here's this week's scoop...

There will be an outdoor degree hosted by the 30th district on Saturday May 16, 2009 in Jamestown, S. C. Their masters and wardens meeting will start @5 PM; meal @6 PM and the degree to follow around 7 PM. Dress will be casual-no ties or coats necessary but bug spray is advisable along with aprons. Directions- Take hwy 17- A out of Moncks Corner to Jamestown; proceed across hwy 41 on hwy 45 in the direction of McClellanville at the flashing light ( there is only one in Jamestown) for approximately 2-3 miles. Follow the signs to the Masonic meeting

Mariner #2 (1285 Orange Grove Road) will be putting on an EA Degree on Monday 18May2009. Collation @1845, Degree @1930. JW Rick Ivey is scheduled to preside in the East for the first time.

Orange-Charlestowne #14 (1285 Orange Grove Road) will be putting on an EA Degree on Thursday 21May2009.

Jacksonboro #206 (6085 Hwy 165 Ravenel) will be having their monthly breakfast fund raiser Saturday 23May09 from 0700 to 900AM. All are welcome. Come hungry - leave happy.

Mariner #2 (1285 Orange Grove Road) will be putting on a Fellowcraft Degree on Monday 25May2009. Collation @1845, Degree @1930. SW Tom Lewis is scheduled to preside in the East.

Hammerton Lodge #332 (1085 East Montague Avenue N. Charleston) will be putting on a Master Mason Degree on 26May09.

Due to a conflict in the rental of the Lodge building, James Island Lodge #396 ( 1613 Fort Johnson Road James Island) had to change the date for their May breakfast fundraiser this month only to the 5th Saturday, 30May09. Next month they will go back to the 3rd Saturday. Come hungry - leave happy.

JUNE
Solomon #1 (1285 Orange Grove Road) will be putting on an MM Degree on Monday 1June2009. Collation @1845, Business Meeting @1930, degree to follow.

Landmark #76 (1285 Orange Grove Road) will be putting on an MM Degree on Thursday 4June2009. Collation @1845, Business Meeting @1930, degree to follow.

Pythagorean #21 (1285 Orange Grove Road) will be putting on an MM Degree on Thursday 4June2009. Collation @1845, Business Meeting @1930, degree to follow.

Etiwan Lodge #95 (338 Whilden Street in Mt. Pleasant) will confer the Master Mason degree on Thursday, 4June09 with collation at 6:45 pm, business meeting at 7:30pm with degree to follow. Also check them out on he web (GL approved) at www.etiwan95.org.

There will be a Fish Fry at the Goose Creek Masonic Building (145 St. James Avenue) on Friday 5June09 from 1530 to 1930.

Fidelity# 304 (2827 Maybank Highway Johns Island)will be having their monthly breakfast fund raiser Saturday 06June09 from 7:00 to 9:00AM. All are welcome. Come hungry - leave happy.

The CCMA (1285 Orange Grove Road) will be having their monthly breakfast/work day Saturday 06June09 starting at 0700. All are welcome to come and do what you can - "more hands makes lighter work".

Fidelity# 304 (2827 Maybank Highway Johns Island) will be putting on a Fellowcraft Degree on Tuesday 09June.

The Masters & Wardens Club of the 1st and 2nd Masonic Districts will meet on 10June 09 @ St Andrews #367 (819 Wappoo Road Charleston SC. Dinner @1830, meeting @1930. The 2009 M&W Directory should still be available at this meeting for $3.00 a copy.

The Grand Master is scheduled to visit MacArthur #427 (145 St. James Avenue) for their regular Stated Meeting on Thursday 11June09.

Scottish Rite (1051Sam Rittenburg Blvd) will be having their monthly breakfast fund raiser Saturday 13June09 from 0700 to 1000AM. $6.00/person buffet style. All are welcome. Come hungry - leave happy. See you there.

The GA/SC Joint Meeting this year is Friday 19June09 in Augusta GA. More info on the exact location when it becomes available.

The Grand Master is scheduled to visit Mariner #2 (1285 Orange Grove Road) for a Master Mason Degree on Monday 22June 2009. Collation @1845, Degree @1930.

That's all I know about for now, stay tuned for further developments. You may have noticed I generally don't announce regular stated meetings unless there is a degree involved. For those who are unaware of it, Grand Lodge has a Lodge Locater button on the website that tells you where the Lodge is and when they hold their Stated Meetings. It will search by city, county, district, Lodge name, Lodge number, or even meeting night. http://www.scgrandlodgeafm.org/LodgeLocator.htm

"It's amazing how much good you can accomplish if you don't care who gets the credit." Harry S. Truman - US President, PGM of Missouri.

Please pass the word to your Lodge Brothers and forward this email to other brothers as you see fit - it's cheaper and faster (and possibly more accurate) than the newspaper. Everyone has a few email addresses that I don't have, and if they get it twice it only takes 1 second to punch "delete".

Please remember I'm dependent on the rest of you for what's going on in your Lodges - don't assume because you know about it that "someone" will let me know. "Brother Someone" hasn't been getting the word out, you need to do it. And please be proactive and don't wait until right after you just got the weekly announcements to remember to send me something that should've been in there, I'm keeping this down to 1/week so I don't flood everyone's mailbox. Send me what you're doing as soon as you know so I can get you as much exposure as possible for as long as possible. I can't guarantee everyone who knows about your function will come to it, but I will guarantee everyone who doesn't know about it won't be there.We can support each other by visiting each other's Lodges, it's the Masonic thing to do.If you talk to a brother who has email but didn't get this and wants to be included, get his email address to me and I'll plug him in. It's best to email me both with new addresses as well as new functions so I don't hose it up. This mailing is an evolving thing as is the list of people I have addresses for. If you got this and would rather not be in the e-mailings also let me know and I'll take you off the list. I promise not to send you chain letters or other junk email unless you send me some first.

Respectfully and FraternallyTom Lewis, Jr
32° KTSW Mariner Lodge #2 Charleston,
SCLife Member Jackson Lodge #45, Jackson TN

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