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“The Chalk” Harmonia Lodge No. 138
Free and Accepted Masons Chartered 1894
District 32 - Zone 9 M:.W :.Grand Lodge of Florida 122 Years of Masonry in West Palm Beach
January 2016
January 11, 2016 2016 Officer Installation
Dinner 6:30pm
Installation 7:30pm
January 25, 2016 Stated Communication
Lodge History Night
Dinner 6:30, Mtg. 7:30
1896 Palm Beach Lakes Boulevard
West Palm Beach, Florida 33409
Telephone (561) 640–9115
www.harmonia138.org
From the East
From the East,
Welcome brethren to the New Year! This year is shaping up to be another banner year at Harmonia Lodge. We have a great team in position to serve the lodge and a busy calendar is in place. Our events kick off with the newly elected officers installation on January 11 at 6:30 pm beginning with a special dinner from our district renowned Chef Ricky, followed by officer installation at 7:30.
I personally invite everyone to come out and join me in welcoming our great team for 2016.
The New Year is a time for reflection and resolution. We cannot be certain what the year will bring but we can dedicate ourselves to make the best of whatever comes. It is easy to use this time every year as a measuring stick against our situations and ourselves personally. These past years have been challenging for many of us and I want to recognize that our lodge has endeavored to press onward and upward. I feel that this has happened successfully because of what Masonry stands for. While we will always have various personal challenges and successes, ups and downs, and though it may feel sometimes that we are stuck on a turntable in our lives, we always know that a lodge is a place where we can go to set all that aside. Together we can make a difference in our community, in our families and in ourselves.
My commitment in 2016 is to continue to raise the bar for everything that Freemasonry stands for, charity, family, and community. Join me and the rest of the team at Harmonia lodge to usher in the new year. I know that I'm looking forward to it and I hope you will be there to help us make 2016 the best year possible at Harmonia lodge!
See you in lodge!
Charley Hogwood
Worshipful Master
From the West
From the West,
HAPPY NEW YEAR BROTHERS!!!
Goodbye 2015 and welcome 2016! Here we are again in January at the beginning of a new year. Where has this past year gone! It seems like only yesterday that we were beginning 2015.
Words cannot express the feelings I have lodged within my breast at the fact that the Craft has seen fit to elect me to the West and given me the opportunity to serve our great Lodge. Thank you God for the many blessings that you poured unto us all this past year. Yes, there have been many challenges, but in our journey through life there ever walks beside us our God and eternal friends who are always ready to guide and support us through all the difficulties and trials that may come unto us.
CONGRATULATIONS to the newly elected and appointed officers for the year 2016. I truly want to express my appreciation to all the Brothers for the trust you've given me, and for the unending friendship and support you always provide.
My vision this coming year is to the best of my ability keep our Lodge growing, have better communications, more Masonic education for the Brethren, wherein we are already doing a great job I should say, and within our great Fraternity, give more assistance to Brothers and families who are in need, within and outside of the walls of our great Lodge.
Once again, I wish you all a great new year! I am looking forward to seeing each and everyone in Lodge soon!
May God continue to bless us all and our great Fraternity all year long
Ricky Espiritu
Senior Warden
From the South
From the South,
First and foremost, I would like to congratulate everyone on a great year at Harmonia Lodge. Our fine Lodge has advanced in many positive ways. I would also like congratulate the new incoming 2016 officer line and welcome all of our new members and encourage everyone to resolve regular participation for the New Year.
I would like to also thank everyone for the opportunity to serve the Lodge in the capacity of Junior Warden. It is an honor that I hope to fulfill to the best of my abilities. We have a great team in the kitchen this year and the crew is looking forward to a great year of fantastic meals and fellowship.
I will always encourage and welcome help in the kitchen and suggestions for meals. We will strive to keep everyone well fed, and if there are any dietary needs from a member, please let us know so we can do our best to accommodate. Happy New Year brothers!
From the South,
Marco Sevilleja
Junior Warden
Secretary Sez
Brethren,
The dues notices for 2016 have been received and sent out to the Craft. Thank you to those Brothers who have already remitted their 2016 dues payments. If you have not yet paid your 2016 dues, please remit your payment to the Lodge Secretary or pay them directly next time you are at Lodge! If there are circumstances or challenges preventing you from paying your dues, please contact myself or the Worshipful Master. We are here to help my brothers, you need only to reach out and ask.
Lou Babbit, Secretary
“In a moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing to do. The worst thing you can do is nothing!”
~Bro. Theodore Roosevelt
Lodge Officers for 2016
W:. M:. Charley Hogwood 561-767-6208 [email protected]
SW Ricky Espiritu 561-329-6151 [email protected]
JW Marco Sevilleja 561-346-7688 [email protected]
SD Edmund Rodas 561-687-4465 [email protected]
JD Ray Rios 561-578-3281 [email protected]
SS Brian Price 561-644-7620 [email protected]
JS Jorge Sta Rosa 561-385-9433 [email protected]
JS Don Gonzalez 973-865-2593 [email protected]
JS Anthony Sarver 561-410-4377 [email protected]
Tyler Matthew Guzman 561-818-2446 [email protected]
Chaplain Paul Alexander 772-214-0888 [email protected]
Marshal Juan Rossello 954-684-5850 [email protected]
Musician Jason Buelow 561-305-6084 [email protected]
Secretary Louis Babbit 561-282-8475 [email protected]
Treas. W:. Joshua Johnson 561-632-7278 [email protected]
Historian David Reilly 561-615-7408 [email protected]
Trestleboard Ray Rios 561-578-3281 [email protected]
M:.W:. GRAND MASTER
Steven P. Boring
M:.W:. GRAND SECRETARY
Richard E. Lynn, PGM
DISTRICT DEPUTY
GRAND MASTER
32ND MASONIC DISTRICT
R:. W:. Roy Strohacker
Email: [email protected]
561-588-1802
DISTRICT INSTRUCTOR R:. H:. John Jay Carter
Email: [email protected]
561-909-7010
Palm Beach York Rite Bodies Meets at Harmonia Lodge No. 138 F&AM
Chapter No. 24 Royal Arch Masons
Zabud Council No. 17 Royal and Select Masters
Palm Beach Commandry No. 18 Knights Templar
Area Lodges District #32
Boca-Delray #171 4093 NW 4th Avenue , Boca Raton 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 7:30 Boynton #236 2701 Quantum Blvd, Boynton Beach 2nd and 4th Thursdays, 7:30 Gulfstream #245 Lake Worth Scottish Rite 2000 North "D" Street 1st and 3rd Wednesdays, 7:30 Palmwood #303 845 Bradley St., West Palm Beach 1st and 3rd Thursdays, 7:30 Bykota #333 421 Jennings Ave., Greenacres 2nd and 4th Mondays, 7:30 Jupiter Light #340 600 S. Loxahatchee Dr. Jupiter 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 7:30 Garden #366 9463 Roan Lane, Palm Beach Gardens 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, 7:00 Lantana #372 2000 N “D” St., Lake Worth 2nd and 4th Tuesdays, 7:30
Master Mason Association
of the 32nd Masonic District
Meets the 2nd
Wednesday of
every Month.
Meetings begin
at 7:30 PM
at Lake Worth Scottish Rite
Masonic High Twelve Club #316
Lake Worth, FL
Bernard Kainer, President
The High Twelve Club of Lake Worth meets the 2nd Wednesday at the Olive Garden Restaurant
5801 Lake Worth Road Greenacres, FL 33463 at 6:30 p.m.
2016 Lodge Committees
Finance SW Ricky Espiritu (Chairman), Treas. W:. Joshua Johnson,
Sec. Lou Babbit, W:. Ed Griffin, Chap. Paul Alexander
Vigilance JW Marco Sevilleja (Chairman), JD Ray Rios,
Tyler Matthew Guzman
Petitions Marshal Juan Rossello (Chairman), Sec. Lou Babbit,
Bro. Dave Porter, Bro. Bill Murray, W:. Tony Petrides, W:. David Reilly
Masonic Education W:. David Reilly (Chairman), Treas. W:. Joshua Johnson,
Chap. Paul Alexander
Board of Relief W:.M:. Charley Hogwood (Chairman), SW Ricky Espiritu,
JW Marco Sevilleja
Charity W:.M:. Charley Hogwood (Chairman), JD Ray Rios,
Treas. W:. Joshua Johnson, Sec. Lou Babbit
Lodge Property JW Marco Sevilleja (Chairman), Bro. Scott McGary,
Tyler Matthew Guzman, JS Donald Gonzalez, Bro. Dave Porter
Mentor’s Committee W:. Michael Hart (Chairman), Chap. Paul Alexander,
JD Ray Rios
Community, Civic, and Social Activities JD Ray Rios (Chairman)
Letters to the Editor (Open forum by Brothers, for Brothers)
We welcome any feedback to improve our Trestle Board! If you have any suggestions or input, a pressing issue, flustering problem, or you are just plain curious about any topic whatsoever, submit your comments in an e-mail to the
editor at [email protected]. Thanks in advance for your valued input!
January
Birthdays
William Andrea W:. Mark Eitel Michael Frankel
Ronald Gerlach, Jr. Byron Hutchison John Jordan
Richmond Oldford Richard Packwood Frederick Prior
Juan Rossello Anthony Sarver Arnold Sherman
Jeric Sta Rosa Allen Steed
W:.M:. Charley Hogwood R:.W:. John Karroum, JGW
Installation of 2016 Harmonia Officers
On Monday, January 11th 2016, Harmonia Lodge will conduct the ceremony for the installation of the 2016 officers. Please come out and share in this memorable event and show your
support for the new line. We look forward to a wonderful event!
*Dinner Buffet will begin at 6:30pm with the Installation to follow promptly at 7:30pm.
Harmonia Lodge
Upcoming Masonic Events
1/9/16 Open Books & School of Instruction 9:00-12:00p (Sat.)
1/11/16 Installation of 2016 Harmonia Officers
Dinner 6:30pm, Installation Ceremony 7:30pm
1/13/16 Master Mason Assoc. mtg @LW Scottish Rite 7:30pm
1/25/16 Stated Mtg -Lodge History Night Meal 6:30/Mtg 7:30
1/30/16 Open Books & School of Instruction 9:00-12:00p (Sat.)
2/5/16 Family Bingo and Pizza Night - 6:30pm all welcome
2/18/16 Fellow Craft Degree - Dinner 6:30pm, Degree 7:30pm
2/22/16 Stated Mtg: Re-Obligation Night Meal 6:30/Mtg 7:30
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2
3
Gardens
Lodge
Breakfast
4
Palm Beach
Commandry #18
6:30 pm Dinner
7:30 pm Meeting
5 6 7
Harmonia
#138 6:30
Lodge of
Instruction and
Degree Practice
8 9
District 32
School of
Instruction
9-12:00
10
BYKOTA
Lodge
Breakfast
11
Harmonia #138
6:30 Dinner
7:30 Meeting
*2016 Officer Installation
12 13
Master Mason
Assoc. Meeting
@ LW Scottish
Rite - 7:30pm
14
Harmonia
#138 6:30
Lodge of
Instruction and
Degree Practice
15 16
17 18
York Rite
Council #17
7:30 pm
19 20 21
Harmonia
#138 6:30
Lodge of
Instruction and
Degree Practice
22 23
24 25
Harmonia #138
6:30 Dinner
7:30 Meeting
26 27 28
Harmonia
#138 6:30
Lodge of
Instruction and
Degree Practice
29 30
Open
Books
9-12:00
31
Gulfstream
Lodge
Breakfast at
Lake Worth
Scottish Rite
January 2016
Off The Shelf of the Harmonia Library for January
Bro. David J. Reilly, Librarian
Harmonia Library Book of the
Month Preview for January:
The Secret
Science of
Masonic Initiation by Robert Lomas
This book is a short book, 110 Pages, but it is filled with some real mind provoking thoughts and makes the reader think. Lomas, “Brings to light the true meaning of the rituals and beliefs that underspin the much misunderstood and mysterious movement.” In chapter one he talks of Why become a Mason? “The secret science is that of knowing yourself.” Good read Recommend it.
Coming to our Library soon
Harmonia Lodge
DRESS CODE
For regular stated communications, degree
conferrals, and official lodge visitations, all
brothers are required to wear a suit or a sport coat
and tie.
For regular stated communications, all
officers will wear black trousers, black tie, with
white tux coat.
Charity for the Month of January
Crime Prevention of
West Palm Beach
The Box of Fraternal Relief is located in the Lodgeroom.
Please donate what you can to this worthy cause.
Usual Course
none
Awaiting EA
none
Awaiting FC
David Tappin, Ferdinand Habijad,
James Mason, Dairo Restrepo,
Raymond Lavoie Jr., Joseph Demitruk,
Rob Gibson, Robert Mason Jr.
Awaiting MM
none
Your Lodge Needs You!
Can you help out one day per month by volunteering to be on the Lodge cleaning
crew! We need Brothers for once a month inside cleaning and outside
maintenance. You choose which one! Please contact Sec. Lou Babbit at (561)282-8475 or the Lodge office.
Leave your mark on Harmonia and create a
legacy for you and Lodge
From the newly initiated EA to the aged Master Mason, every brother feels the great sense of pride and historical legacy when
taking a seat in Harmonia. Now you can have an individual Lodge seat named in your honor,
or commemorate one for another brother or loved one for a one-time donation of $200.
Your name and message will be professionally engraved on a brass plate and affixed on the seat of your choice, permanently displaying the honor and making you a member of an
exclusive group of brothers
A limited number of seats are available, and this program is on a first come first serve basis,
so don’t get left out!
Please see Lou Babbit, Lodge Secretary, if you are interested or have further questions.
