Lodge Officers Meeting – Minutes 09/30/2024
Open
WB John Terminello welcomed everyone to Acworth Lodge #176 who hosted and provided Hot Dogs for the Brethren.
Dinner prayer was offered by WB Tony Fain.
The meeting was opened by WB John Miller at approximately 7:00 pm
Opening Prayer was given by WB John Miller.
The Pledge of Allegiance was presented.
Roll call of lodges:
Acworth #176 (3) Battle Hill #523 (5) Kennesaw #33 (Zero) Sledge DLL #742 (3)
Latham #12 (3) Mableton #171 (4) Meyerhardt #314 (1) Nelms #323 (4)
Springville #153 (2) Sam Lawrence #721 (1)
GENERAL Events:
10/22,23 GRAND LODGE TUE/WED, Macon
10/16 CHILDRENS Home Re-Dedication
LODGE Events:
(Battle Hill, Acworth and Nelms offered printed schedules)
Acworth #176
10/08 EA Degree
10/12 EA Degree Team practice (at K#33)
10/19 Hiram Smokers Dinner
11/02 Children’s Home visit
Nov Homecoming
Nov Civil War Freemasonry
Blood Drives 11/25, 12/23
Battle Hill #523
10/01 EA Lecture by Tony Fain, Roger Leggitt special award
4 wks Santa 11/23, 1130, 12/07, 12/14
Kennesaw #33
Latham #12
10/05 Pancake Breakfast
10/09 Wed. RAM Family Night, Band, Deputy GM
10/17 FC Degree
12/05 ANNUAL
Mableton #171
2 new guys in waiting period, 5 EA in progress, 2 FC
Mableton Principality Advisory Committee, New Mayor
12/31 Shotgun Raffle
10/10 EA Catechism
10/24 EA Degree
11/14 FC Degree
12/12 Annual Elections. Jan Giddens.
Meyerhardt #314
10/10 Tony Fain. EA talk!
10/26 Sat. BBQ Fundraiser (order by 10/11) $45/$50
Nelms #323
10/14 Regular Communication
10/28 Regular Communication
11/09 MASTER MASON DEGREE (2), 8:00 Bkfast/9:00 Degree
11/11 PM/VETERANS/FLAG RETIREMENT/STEAK NIGHT
12/09 ANNUAL ( Jan Giddens, Rusty Cordle)
12/14 Santa Pictures and Toys
12/21 Santa Pictures and Toys
Springville #153
FOOD PANTRY OPEN ON SATURDAYS
Need participation in a Networking project for CCLOA
10/22 Milwaukee Tool Raffle $3,000 $10 tickets
“Raised in Woods” degree – *Cancelled*
TBD FC Degree
12/11 ANNUAL
Samuel S. Lawrence #721
WM is recovering from 2 strokes!
Worked Pioneer Days again this year.
James E. Sledge #742
- Now meeting at Nelms Lodge in Smyrna still 2nd Wed ea month
10/09 Presentation from “Hearing Life”
11/13 Talk on “Freemasonry at Gettysburg” by WB COL Jim Moore
MELD
John will arrange a MELD class whenever needed for you Lodge.
MELD webpage (in progress)
Consider reviving MELD Ambassadors!
Investigation class working for JANUARY
Watch the movie “The Forge”
Process: 1. Class 2. Grades 3. Certificates (Certificates are at a snail’s pace)
Low Twelve Club
- Mike P distributed reports for each Lodge. Very few members are in arrears.
- The club has 7 new members so far in 2024 (Battle Hill -5, Springville - 2)
Memorial Club
- Mike P reported that Memorial Club has performed 12 services so far this year.
Dallas 1, Kennesaw 4, Mableton 1, Nelms 1, Roswell 1, Samuel Lawrence 1, Springville 3
And he encouraged membership.
- Average Age at Death - 80
Follow-up
· (From Previous meetings) It was again recommended that we create and distribute a list of Brothers who could do Lectures for various Degrees.
Relief
No prayers were offered.
Close
The next meeting date was set for: Monday, Jan 6th at NELMS Lodge.
Closing prayer was then given by Mike Taylor
The meeting was adjourned at 7:53pm
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*NOTES*
· More visiting among lodges
· Traveling Gavel is at Mableton Lodge
· GL Code Changes SUMMARY was distributed…
The only discussion was about proposed meeting date change. We were reminded that several groups could not attend on a Saturday!