Masters and Wardens Association The Proud Seventeenth Masonic District W. Stuart Orgaz President W.M. Jerry Clark Vice President R.W. Chet King Treasurer Ryan Kilmartin Secretary 407-538-5967 407-467-9327 407-736-0767 203-815-4033 apopkamason@gmail.com mmsjclark@hotmail.com kingca1@excite.com rkilmar@gmail.com Meeting of: April 5, 2014 Location: S Seminole Lodge Number: 364 Call to order by: W:. Stuart Orgaz Prayer: Before meeting by Dennis Ickes Time: 9 am with 59 Brothers present Pledge: Before meeting Pass the charity basket! Charity plate total: $64 President W:. Stuart Orgaz thanked W:.M:. Petronio Martins and the members of South Seminole Lodge for allowing Masters and Wardens to meet and for the great Breakfast served. Introductions: Grand Lodge Officers: 0 York Rite Officers: 3 State Committeemen: 2 Past District Instructors: 3 Zone 5 Committeemen: 1 Past District Deputies: 3 17 th District Committeemen: 6 Past Masters: 23 Worshipful Masters, 17 th Dist.: 12 High 12: 3 Senior Wardens, 17 th Dist. 8 Past Potentate/Past Monarch: 2 Junior Wardens, 17 th Dist. 6 Past Presidents of M & W s 4 Scottish Rite Officers: 8 Other Officers/ Brothers: 7 Shrine Officers: 1 District Instructor 17 th Dist.: 1 District Deputy Grand Master: 1 Visitors: 0 Motion to accept minutes as published: Moved, Seconded & Approved Treasurer s Report: Motion to accept Treasurers report subject to audit: Moved, Seconded & Approved by the Lodges of the 17 th Masonic District to accept the Treasurer s report, subject to audit.
Bills: None. Correspondence: No Correspondence this month. Sickness and Distress: Bro. Frank Hudson Liver cancer/brain lesions W:. Ken Brisco Broken hip Bro. Pat Fisher Battling cancer W:. Chuck Harper Mother s battling cancer W:. M:. Donald Goolsby Stiches in Leg! Please keep all these Brothers, Friends and their Families in your prayers! Praise Report: Bro. Brandon Yates accepted on Paralympic Volleyball team Old Business: Grand Master Visit to District will be held on 7/12. Planning meetings to begin at 2 nd Dist School in April (4/23, at 7pm at S Seminole) and will continue at all other district schools until the event. It was brought up at our last meeting about changing the time of the M&W meeting, and it was investigated and the time was set in the bylaws. In discussing the time change, the craft was asked who was interested, and out of the 59 Brothers in attendance, less than 5 raised their hands, so it was decided to not take further action. New Business: W:. M:. Scott Roberts expressed interest in joining with other Lodges through the M&W association to culminate charity funds and asked if any were interested to contact him. Others spoke on charity opportunities, including looking at schools that have local food/clothing banks to help their students, donarschoose.org which is a site that allows organizations to post wish lists of things they need donations for, and smile.amazon.com which donates a portion of amazon.com purchases to a charity of your choosing. Good of the Order / Announcements: District MLT Workshop 4/30 at Pine Castle at 7pm Zone ME/MLT Workshop 5/10 at Harbor City Lodge at 8am (flyer attached) Funeral at Sanford Lodge for 69 year Mason- 4/6 at 3pm Coffee, Cigars, Conversation 4/6 at Corona s at 10am Winter Garden Spring Fling Shrine Dixie Land Band - 4/6 M&W Minutes Page 2 of 7
Food Run to Russell Home Eola/Orlando Lodges 6/13-14 Legislation meeting at Sanford Lodge 4/11 7pm District School of Instruction: April 9 th & 23 rd @ South Seminole 364 Open Books: 4/26/14 Location: Winter Park Lodge No. 239 Breakfast at 8am, Books are open from 9am to 3pm. Traveling Gavel located at: Mokanna Lodge No. 329 Traveling Cup Winner: Mokanna Lodge No. 329 Lodge Announcements: (Principle Officers present/ Total Members present) Orange 36: (1/3) 7:30 PM - Friday on or before the full Moon & 2nd Friday thereafter WM: Y SW: N JW: N 4/11 and 25 Stated Meetings 4/19 - Charity Car Wash Cave Degree Pins for sale - $2 Orlando 69: (1/2) 7:30 PM - 2nd & 4th Tuesdays WM: Y SW: N JW: N EA Degree date pending Orange Blossom 80: (2/4) 7:30 PM - 1st & 3rd Mondays WM: Y SW: Y JW: N 4/5 Family fun day @ 3pm Winter Garden 165: (3/7) 7:30 PM - 1st & 3rd Thursdays 4/16 FC Degree @ 630pm 4/17 Juan Sepuvla art program during dinner @ 630pm Eola 207: (2/7) 7:30 PM - 1st & 3rd Tuesdays WM: Y SW: N JW: Y 4/15 Bible and Apron Presentation 5/10 DDGM Homecoming 7pm M&W Minutes Page 3 of 7
St. Cloud 221: (1/2) 7:30 PM - 2nd & 4th Thursdays WM: Y SW: N JW: N 4/24 Juan Sepulveda artist program Bridging the Gap 4/29 FC Degree 7pm (RH George Metcaff Lecture) Challenge Coins for sale - $20 Raffle forthcoming Winter Park 239: (3/9) 7:30 PM - 2nd & 4th Tuesdays 4/15 Bring a Friend Night 4/7+4/21 Masonic Ed 7pm 4/26 Social outing at 4Rivers 2pm 4/29 EA Degree 7/12 St Johns Breakfast Oviedo 243: (2/2) 7:30 PM - 2nd & 4th Mondays WM: Y SW: Y JW: N 4/5 Child ID at Home Depot 4/19 Lodge Picnic 4/26 Child ID at YMCA Family Day 5/1 EA Degree Mokanna 329: (3/13) Traveling Cup Winner!!!!! 7:30 PM - 2nd & 4th Mondays 4/14 DDGM Visit 4/19 Lodge work day 5/10 Annual Corn Boil S. Seminole 364: (3/13) Host Lodge 7:00 PM 1 st and 3 rd Tuesdays 4/8 FC Degree 7pm 4/10, 16, 24, 26 Fundraisers at UCF Arena 5/10 Child ID at Mokanna s Corn Boil M&W Minutes Page 4 of 7
Pine Castle 368: (2/3) 7:30 PM - 1st & 3rd Wednesdays WM: Y SW: Y JW: N Renovations every weekend in April 4/16 Youth Night 5/3 Masters and Wardens 5/7 Widows Sons program Memorial 17: DDGM Visit following M&Ws Hiram Daylight Lodge UD: (1/2) On hiatus awaiting charter (expect to receive 6/18) Informal meetings 2 nd and 4 th Thursday until then Appendent Orders and Distinguished Guests: Scottish Rite: 4/12+13 Spring Reunion 4/25 Meeting w/ guest speaker from USO York Rite: 7:30pm- 2 nd & 4 th Thursdays at Eola Lodge No. 207 Practice on off Thursdays Grotto: 5/3 - Spring Fling - $13 single, $25 double (plus $5 for guests with a double purchase). 6pm social, meal 7pm. Shrine: 4/24 - Stated Meeting 4/27 Bahia Family Picnic 5/16+17 Shrine Circus at Silver Spurs arena in Kissimmee 6/6+7 Summer Ceremonial in Daytona Youth Groups: 4/5 Bahia DeMolay Safety Day 4/6 Pine Castle Rainbow Girls Initiation 4/26 Dance a thon for Camp Boggy Creek M&W Minutes Page 5 of 7
Other Appendant Bodies: Amaranth: None Eastern Star: 4/26 Spring Fling High Twelve: 3 rd Monday Meeting at Perkins Restaurant located at University and Forsyth Road. Brunch at 11am, Meeting at Noon. Widows Sons: 4/6 - Meeting after Pancake Breakfast at the Shrine. 6/1 Dream Flight Poker Run District Instructor Comments R:.H:. Johnny Brock 4/9 RH George Van Pelt and W Ed Henderson to run district school at South Seminole at 730pm 4/23 7pm before District School will be the 1 st meeting for Grand Masters Visit on 7/12. All WMs and SWs should attend. 4/26 Open Books at Winter Park Lodge, 8am breakfast, 9am-3pm study District Deputy Grand Master Message R:.W:. Larry Williamson All Principal Officers should attend Legislation meeting in Sanford on 4/11 at 7pm and report back to Lodge and decide how delegates should vote Only 2 visits left: Mokanna on 4/14, and Orange moved because of Legislation meeting, tentatively 4/25 or 5/9. With ideas presented at visits, will have meeting after Memorial Lodge meeting in May to discuss which ideas are worth bringing before Grand Lodge, either as an informal recommendation or as proposed 2015 resolution. Please send your presentations to him in Word format. DDGM End of Year Celebration at Eola on 5/10 Glad to see all WMs of our District in attendance Next Meeting on: May 3, 2014 Location: Pine Castle No. 368 8:00 AM M&W Minutes Page 6 of 7
Closed with peace and harmony prevailing: Time: 10:15 am with Benediction by: Brother Dennis Ickes Respectfully Submitted, Ryan W Kilmartin Secretary Master s & Warden s The Proud 17 th Masonic District Attachments: Zone ME/MLT Workshop Flier M&W Minutes Page 7 of 7
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