THE 14th district TRESTLEBOARD

Under the Jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts

District Deputy Grand Master

Rt. Wor. John C. Toto February 2019 Edition

LIGHT FROM THE

EAST

AROUND THE 14 T H

DISTRICT OFFICERS

LODGE OF

INSTRUCTION

DDGM VISITATION

SCHEDULE

GRAND LODGE

COMMUNICATIONS

…OF INTEREST

AFFILIATED

ORGANIZATIONS

THE 14TH DISTRICT TRESTLEBOARD

Congratulations to the 14th District,

Winners of 3 Golden Gavel Awards!

Best Fellowship / Family Event (14th District)

Best Membership Initiative (Tahattawan)

Best Charity Event (Joseph Warren-Soley)

DISTRICT 14 TRESTLE BOARD – FEBRUARY 2019 EDITION

Brethren of the 14th District,

I bring you the warm fraternal greetings of the Grand Master of

Masons in Massachusetts, Most Worshipful Paul Fulton

Gleason, as well as my own. We began my tenure as District

Deputy Grand Master with the music of Mozart and Haydn

being played by a violin soloist just before the formal opening of

the January LOI. I can assure you of one thing that LOI will

hold your attention, with much education, lodge and fraternal

Collaboration and Masonic light spread through unique ways.

My first Fraternal Visit was very well attended and what made

it even more special was that every Past 14th District

Deputy Grand Master was in attendance. It was a joyous and

moving commencement of my term as the 10th DDGM of the

14th District and I am greatly honored. Thank you to

Joseph Warren-Soley Lodge for making it a special evening.

We have so much to celebrate here in the Best District

Ever. Tahattawan Lodge and Joseph Warren-Soley

Lodge both won a Golden Gavel at the awards

ceremony as well as the 14th District itself.

Congratulations! 157 submissions and the 14th District

won 25% of the awards. What an amazing feat.

See the photos from the event in this newsletter.

There are many events coming up so please check the

Calendar, the new District website, and this Newsletter.

If you have a submission you would like to get to the

District Communications team please email:

[email protected]

Remember brethren that your active involvement makes this Fraternity better. The more

ideas you have and share with your brothers means we elevate the Masonic experience. My

advice is to plan some events outside the Lodge. We are a fraternity, let us enjoy being in each

other’s company inside and outside the Lodge. Fraternally,

Rt. Wor. John C. Toto District Deputy Grand Master 14th Masonic District

from the East

RT. WOR. JOHN C. TOTO

DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTER

14th MASONIC DISTRICT OF

MASSASCHUSETTS

mailto:[email protected]


DISTRICT14MASONS.ORG

Tahattawan Lodge

Meets 4th Mondays

Wor. Jeffrey Randall

310 King St., Littleton

Tahattawan.org

Simon W. Robinson Lodge

Meets 2nd Mondays

Wor. Tim Conte

3 Bedford St., Lexington

SimonWRobinson.org

Frank W Thompson Lodge

Meets 3rd Tuesdays

Wor. Ken Yergeau

25 Great Rd., Bedford

FWThompson.org

Joseph Warren-Soley Lodge

Meets 4th Tuesdays

Wor. Jim Enila

181 Lincoln Rd., Lincoln

JWSoley.org

Simonds Lodge

Meets 2nd Tuesdays

Wor. Frank Sclafani

Meets at William Parkman

Lodge, Woburn

SimondsLodge.org

Washington Lodge

Meets 2nd Wednesdays

Wor. Reed Butler

3 Bedford St., Lexington

WashingtonLodge.org

Caleb Butler Lodge

Meets 2nd Mondays

Wor. Timothy Goodrow

11 Sculley Rd., Ayer

CalebButlerLodge.com

Corinthian Lodge

Meets 2nd Mondays

Wor. Gregory Fulton

58 Monument Sq., Concord

ConcordMasons.org




The January LOI began with a selection of classical pieces from

Masonic composers, performed live by Violin.

Rt. Wor. Toto hands out the newly minted 14th District pin to the

Masters of each Lodge and the Past DDGMs who were at the LOI.


A prestigious group of past DDGM’s attended the fraternal visit at

Joseph Warren-Soley Lodge.

Wor. Jeffrey Randall & R.W. Toto welcome Author David Brody,

who spoke about his new book ‘Cabal of the Westford Knight’ and

the early history of Templars in America to a public gathering at

the Tahattawan Lodge Fraternal Visit.


DDGM: R.W. John Toto, Joseph Warren-Soley

Marshal: Wor. James Enila, Joseph Warren-Soley

Secretary: Wor. Gordon Huggins, Frank W. Thompson

Chaplain: Wor. Ken Longo, Simon W. Robinson

Membership Officer: Wor. Matt Niedermeier, Caleb Butler

Service Officer: Bro. Mike Zildjian, Simon W. Robinson

Webmaster: Bro. Chris Hardy, Washington

Communications Officer: Bro. Alex Lemiszki, Joseph Warren-Soley

Treasurer: Bro. Alan Vogt, Joseph Warren-Soley

Photographer: Bro. Evgenii Kozhemiakin, Simon W. Robinson

Youth Officer: Wor. Matt Gerrish, Simon W. Robinson

Widows/Orphans/Funeral: R.W. Don Stevens, Tahattawan

Candidate Education Officer: Bro. Thom LeBrun, Caleb Butler

Marketing Team: Bro. William Woodward, Caleb Butler

Service Team: Bro. Larry Corcoran, Washington

Masonic Health Officer: Bro. Ali Raja, Joseph Warren-Soley

LODGE OF INSTRUCTION (LOI):

LOI CHAIRMAN: Wor. Ken Longo, Simon W. Robinson

LOI LEAD Instructor: Wor. Hal Sargent, Washington

LOI Assistant Secretary: Bro. Alan Vogt, Joseph Warren-Soley


Lodge of Instruction for the 14th Masonic District

LOI Dates & Collation Hosts: January 3rd - Host: Joseph Warren-Soley Lodge

February 7th - Host: Caleb Butler Lodge March 7th - Host: Simon W. Robinson Lodge

April 4th - Host: Tahattawan Lodge May 2nd - Host: Simonds Lodge

June 6th - Host: Frank W. Thompson Lodge

LOI Chairman: Wor. Ken Longo LOI Lead Instructor: Wor. Hal Sargent

LOI dinners are $10 and starts at 6PM sharp.

LOI opens at 6:45PM Lodge of Instruction is always on the first Thursday of each month

except July and August.

Venues: October - May: Corinthian Lodge, 58 Monument Square, Concord.

Parking in square and behind Lodge. Do not use church noted spaces.

September & June: Caleb Butler Lodge, 11 Sculley Road, Ayer. Parking in front and behind Lodge

*Any brother that is to be installed as a Warden or as Worshipful Master must have

attended 7 out of 10 Lodge of Instructions*

Congratulations to January’s winners of

the Traveling Gavels!

Large (Most Members Attended):

Caleb Butler Lodge

Small (Most Officers Attended):

Joseph Warren-Soley Lodge


-GRAND LODGE OF MASONS IN MASSACHUSETTS- RIGHT WORSHIPFUL DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTER

JOHN C. TOTO

Fraternal and Official visits take place at 8:ooPM sharp unless a deviation from that time has

been agreed to by the District Deputy Grand Master. Please provide a convenient parking space for the DDGM. It is expected to arrange for refreshments for the DDGM and his suite by

7:30PM. Consult the District website for changes.

FRATERNAL VISITS:

Tuesday, January 22 - Joseph Warren-Soley Lodge (1st Visit)

Monday, January 28th - Tahattawan Lodge

Monday, February 11 – Tri-Lodge in Concord: Caleb Butler Lodge

Corinthian Lodge, Simon W. Robinson Lodge

Tuesday, February 26 - Frank W. Thompson Lodge

(Dual Lodge with Joseph Warren-Soley Lodge)

Tuesday, March 12th – Simonds Lodge

Wednesday, March 13th - Washington Lodge

OFFICIAL VISITS:

Monday, September 9th - Simon W. Robinson Lodge

Tuesday, September 17th - Frank W. Thompson Lodge

Monday, September 23rd - Tahattawan Lodge

Wednesday, October 9th – Washington Lodge

Monday, October 14th - Corinthian Lodge

Tuesday, October 22nd – Joseph Warren-Soley Lodge

Monday, November 11th - Caleb Butler Lodge







R. W. Toto has been selecting Masons

within the District to receive the 14th

District pin.

This collector's item that R.W. Toto

designed is in limited supply and can be received from the

DDGM only.





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