Brethren

Another 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. 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.

Here's this week's scoop...

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 DeMolay meeting at the Goose Creek Masonic Building (145 St. James Avenue) Thursday 4June2009 @1900.

There will be a Fish Fry at the Goose Creek Masonic Building (145 St. James Avenue) on Friday 5June09 from 1530 to 1930. $6.00 donation requested.

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".

There will be an Appreciation Cook Out for all those who helped on the Grand Lodge Local Committee at RWB David DeChant's residence in Goose Creek - 12 Folkstone Place (Fairfax SubDiv) - on Saturday 6June09 from 1400.

The First Annual Masonic Biker Run will take place on Saturday June 6, 2009 @ Egeria 71 (150 Judge Street) in Harleyville starting at 0900. We would like to invite all the bike-riding brothers to come out and join us. We will stop at Lodges along the way for drinks and snacks. The run will finish back here at Egeria 71 with a bar-b-que chicken dinner. The entrance fee will be $15 for biker and $10 for passenger, this includes a ticket for dinner after the run. We will be drawing for door prizes at the end. We will be serving the dinners from 12:00-4:00 if any brother wants to come over and check things out. We will also have a limited number of tee shirts for sale to the riders. Schedule: 9-10:30 - Registration. 10:30 - First bike out. 11:00 - Last bike out. 12:00-12:30 - Round Lodge will be serving drinks and snacks.1:00-1:30 - Ridgeville Lodge will be serving drinks and snacks. 3:00 - Last bike in at Egeria, drawing for door prizes, Dinner. If anyone has any questions please call Hugh Gerena at 843-209-4431 or David Mizell (Sec. Egeria 71) at 843-709-1999

Goose Creek #401 (145 St. James Avenue) will be putting on an Entered Apprentice Degree on Monday 8June2009. Collation @1845, Degree @1930.

James Island Lodge #396 ( 1613 Fort Johnson Road James Island) will be Putting on a Master Mason Degree Monday 8June09. SD Evan Doyle is scheduled to preside in the East. Collation @1845, Degree @1930.

Summerville #234 (111 North Main Street Summerville)will be putting on a Fellowcraft Degree on degree on Monday June 8.

Fidelity# 304 (2827 Maybank Highway Johns Island) will be putting on a Fellowcraft Degree on Tuesday 09June09.

Unity #55 (Green Pond Rd, Walterboro) FC Degree put on by Barry Crosby JW, Tuesday June 9th.

There will be a Order of Rainbow for Girls meeting at the Goose Creek Masonic Building (145 St. James Avenue) Tuesday 9June2009 @1930.

Old Fort #420 (10935 Dorchester Road Summerville) will be putting on a FC Degree on Tuesday June 9th.

The Masters & Wardens Club of the 1st and 2nd Masonic Districts will meet on Wednesday 10June 09 @ St Andrews #367 (819 Wappoo Road Charleston SC). Dinner @1830, meeting @1930. This is their 1st time to host and the last M&W meeting 'till September so let's get out and support St Andrews Wednesday.

Carolina Lodge #375 (5929 Murray Drive Hanahan) has a Fellow Craft Degree June 11th, 2nd Thursday in June. Coalation at 6:30, Degree starts at 7:30.

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

Harmony Lodge #61 (5355 East Jim Bilton Boulevard St.George) FC Degree to be conferred for the first time by SW Frank Furtick on Thursday 11June 09. Meal @7:00PM degree @7:30. Harmony will go dark until the 1st Thursday in September after this degree.

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.

Goose Creek #401 (145 St. James Avenue) will be putting on an Entered Apprentice Degree on Saturday 13June2009. Breakfast @0900, Degree @1000.

On June 13th, Round Lodge #270 (10761 Cottageville Highway Cottageville) will hold a Spaghetti Fund Raiser. Cost - $5.00 Salad, Drink, and Bread will be included. Time 11:00 - 2:00. Contact Ray Minnis (843)835-8292.

Goose Creek #401 (145 St. James Avenue) will be putting on a Fellowcraft Degree on Monday 15June2009. Collation @1845, Degree @1930.

Summerville #234 (111 North Main Street Summerville) EA degree on June 16th.
Ft Moultrie #428 (Island Club, Sullivan's Island SC) Will be putting on a MM Degree on 18June09. Dinner @1830, meeting @1930.

Hudson Lodge #373 (14385 Snieders Highway Islandton - will be putting on a FC Degree on June 18th.

There will be a DeMolay meeting at the Goose Creek Masonic Building (145 St. James Avenue) Thursday 18June2009 @1900. There will also be a meeting of the Goose Creek Rainbow Advisory Board also at 1900.

The GA/SC Joint Meeting this year is Friday 19June09 in Augusta GA at the Augusta Scottish Rite. RWB Noel Rogers is putting together a carpool - $25ea pays for gas and rental of a vehicle. Contact RWB Noel for more info or to sign up - nrogers@knology.net

James Island Lodge #396 ( 1613 Fort Johnson Road James Island) will be having their monthly breakfast fund raiser Saturday 20June09 from 0700 to 0900AM. Come hungry - leave happy.

The Grand Master is scheduled to visit Mariner #2 (1285 Orange Grove Road) for a Master Mason Degree on Monday 22June 2009. Bring cards/gifts for MWB Rickman's birthday. A candidate from Goose Creek #401 will be raised along with two Mariner candidates. Collation @1845, Degree @1930. There is also planned to be a presentation to Landmark #76 of the Andrew Buist Murray Past Masters Jewel. WB Murray was a millionaire philanthropist who was Master of Landmark in the 1880s and his jewel was found earlier this year by Br Don Burbage.

Goose Creek #401 (145 St. James Avenue) will be putting on a Master Mason Degree on Monday 22June2009. Collation @1845, Degree @1930.

There will be a Order of Rainbow for Girls meeting at the Goose Creek Masonic Building (145 St. James Avenue) Tuesday 23June2009 @1930.

MacArthur Lodge #427 (145 St. James Avenue) will be having an EA degree on Thursday 25Jun2009, Collation at 1845 and Degree work begins at 19:30. JW Bro. Bill Simpson, will be conferring the degree.

Jacksonboro #206 (6085 Hwy 165 Ravenel) will be having their monthly breakfast fund raiser Saturday 27June09 from 0700 to 900AM. All are welcome. Come hungry - leave happy.

Ridgeville #361 (119 Academy Street Ridgeville) MM degree on June 27th. 8AM breakfast/9AM degree put on by Past Masters Unit from Charleston.

Etiwan #95 (338 Whilden Street in Mt. Pleasant) will be having their monthly breakfast fund raiser Saturday 27June09 from 0700 to 900AM. All are welcome. Come hungry - leave happy.

The Rainbow Girls will be attending their Grand Assembly at the Scottish Rite Center in Columbia from 25 - 28 June.

Mariner #2 (1285 Orange Grove Road) will be putting on a Fellowcraft Degree on Monday 29June2009. 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

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".

A lot of Lodges go dark in the summer, so if you don't make that visit you've been meaning to this month you may have to wait until September.

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, t'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.

"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.

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

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