Upcoming Events For 2014 December 4th 2014 December 7th, 2014

St. John’s Lodge #34
Chartered November 8, 1802
Merged December 1, 2006
Upcoming Events For 2014
December 4th 2014
Annual election of officers
December 7th, 2014
Centre Lodge #108
Chartered May 9, 1859
Merged November 5, 2002
Past Masters Breakfast Meeting 9:30 AM
Ionic Lodge Reisterstown Md
Also Dec 7th at 11:30 am
Cassia Lodge #45
Chartered May 6, 1811
Merged March 1, 2001
Planning meeting for 2015
Ionic Lodge Reisterstown Md
Join us with your ideas for events and
meeting topics for 2015
All are welcome
December 18th 2014
Masonic Memorial Service
Honoring our departed Brethren
Family and friends welcome
Visit our new website
http://www.marylandfreemason.com.
November 6th & 20th , 2014
Thursdays
Email [email protected]
Or call 410-375-4555
Address correction requested
Reservations are Required for Dinner
Paul I. Adler, P.M., Secretary
1356 Sudvale Road
Baltimore, MD 21208
January 8th 2015
Annual Installation of Officers
Open Installation
Grand Lodge Room 7:30 P.M.
Dinner served 6:30 pm Grand Lodge Ballroom
Family and friends are welcome
Regular Communications
2015
From the East
Brethren,
At our first meeting this month, on November 6, in honor of
Veterans Day, we will welcome Mr. David Ginsburg as a guest speaker. He is the National Senior Vice Commander of the 29th Division
Association and Post Commander of Larkspur Post No. 110, a unit of
the 29th based in Pikesville. The 29th Division - a division with a long
Maryland heritage - was among the first wave of American troops
landing on Omaha Beach on June 6, 1944. Mr. Ginsburg will speak on
the 29th's role at D-Day and in the subsequent campaign to defeat Hitler's Germany, a role of which all Marylanders can be proud.
We will also be visited on November 6 by our Grand Inspector, WB David Rabe, who will take up the Grand Masonic Word for
the final time this year.
On November 20, our most recent class of Master Masons will
stand examination in the catechism of that degree. And we will be
greatly honored that evening by a visit from members of Mt. Lebanon
Lodge No. 22 of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of
Maryland. It will be a night of good fellowship and new friendships.
Be sure to be there.
Sincerely and fraternally,
Rex S. Gordon P.M.
Worshipful Master
A Note About Keys
If any one has a key to our display cases please let Paul or Bob know
as we seem to have lost ours. Also if any past officer still has a set of
keys to our lockers, please return them so they can be re-distributed to
current officers
Thanks
Amicable ~ St. John’s Lodge No. 25Patrons
Morton J. Abrams
James C. Anagnos
John C. Angelos
Paul M. Apostolo
William L. Appel
Leonard J. Attman
Alex N. Barenblitt P.M.
Sheldon G. Baylin P.M.
Arthur H. Beasman
Stuart A. Becker
Gary O. Berman
Ryan A. Berman
Jonathan M. Binstock PM
Jerald P. Blumenthal
Wallace E. Boston Jr.
Jack I. Brown
Robert C. Chance 5th
Julius S. Cherry
Matko L. Chullin III
Leonard E. Cohen P.M.
Joseph A. Cooper
Allan Dale
Arnold Dansicker
Jonathan S. Dansicker
Kenneth C. Dansicker
Samuel I. Dansicker
Stanley Dansicker
William R. Dardick
Gilbert P. Davis P.M.
Joel Davis P.M.
Mark S. DeMario
John A. Demetriades
Paul Derman P.M.
Joseph Dobb
Peter V. Elmo
Frederic L. Federoff
William B. Fine
Melvin Fink
Alvin P. Freedman
Jack H. Freedman
Stephen J. Gandel
Randy L. Gartner
Stephen M. Glushakow
Rex S. Gordon P.M.
Frank John P. Goris
Val Gorodisky
Morris S. Green
Mark Grebow
Michael N. Grossblatt
Eugene H. Gumenick
Frederick S. Harris
Robert W. Hartman
Howard M. Heneson
Ronald J. Jacobson P.M.
Howard Kaidanow
Jerome S. Kolodkin
Harry C. Koukides
Harold M. Kushner
John Lallas
Michael S. Lester
Murray K. Lilley P.M.
Gregory J. Lorch
Mervyn Margolies
Jerald D. Mazer
Millard W. McCleary Jr.
Jonathan A. Melnick
Charles C. Miller
Brian B. Misler
Melvin Morganstern
Matthew C. Nelson
Philip Nochumowitz P.M.
Bob Nusinov
Keith A. Nusinov
Sam Nusinov
Peter G. Papadopoulos
Andrew A. Papaminas
Mark E. Pearlstein P.M.
Bennett E. Politzer P.M.
Aristides Polychronis
Barry Potemken
Henry Rackl Jr.
Timothy H. Reilly Jr
Theodore A. Richman
Leonard Roberts
Leonard Robinson P.M.
Paul R. Rochlin
Sheldon R. Roth
Harold T. Rubin
Leonard Rubin
Gilbert A. Ruddie
Israel M. Ruddie P.M.
Gordon J. Salganik
James S. Salkin P.M.
I. Morton. Schindler
William D. Schmidt
Marvin W. Schnitzer P.M.
Ron Schwartz P.M.
Saul S. Seltzer
Joel L. Sereboff
Michael B. Serio
Michael E. Shavitz
Louis D. Simmons Jr.
Ronald M. Smullian
Albert Snyder
Frederick A. Spicer P.M.
Albert Stein
Herbert Sweren
Avrum Tamres P.M.
Getnet H. Tiku
Stanley I. Tilkin
Bernard Trieber
Gordon M. Uchenick
Andrew L. Vineberg
Ray N. Weinstein
Irvin M. Willen
Robert M. Williar
Gerald A. Yamin
Martin Zuckerman
Masonic Creed
I as a Free Mason believe in the Fatherhood of GOD and the Brotherhood of
man. I will do unto others as I would have them do unto me. I pledge my
loyalty to the government of the United States of America, a government of
the people, by the people, and for the people and will not countenance disloyalty on the part of others. Free Masonry is founded upon these principles and
I will use my utmost effort to preserve them for posterity.
So Mote it be.
My View From The West
Apathy
No matter how large and strong and mighty a tree may be, if it gets
root rot it surely will eventually wither and die. Apathy in a fraternity such as
ours is the same thing as root rot is to a tree.
My Brothers, I am very troubled by the lack of support which caused
us to have to cancel both our Dinner Dance in September and our trip to the
GW Masonic Memorial and Old Town Alexandria, VA in October. There are
approximately five hundred members of our Lodge, yet we got only slightly
more than 20 people for both of these special events. This lack of support
gives me concern when thinking about planning events for next year.
For years we have heard from the Brethren that you want us to plan
more social events. More events that you can bring your wives, friends and
families to; yet when presented with two of these events, we got responses
from so very few of you. We intentionally scheduled these events after the
kids had gone back to school to avoid vacation conflicts. Neither event was
exceptionally expensive and they were both something different to do.
So why the indifference?
My intention here is not to scold but to find out what went wrong so
we can improve and move forward and offer events in the future that you will
enjoy and want to attend. Please, when you see me at a meeting, pull me aside
and give me your input and suggestions. Additionally, we will be holding a
planning meeting for next year on Sunday, December 7th at the Ionic Lodge
building in Reisterstown immediately following our annual Past Master’s
meeting. Please attend that meeting so we can give you the events that you
want. Like we always say: “You only get out of Masonry what you put into
it.”
My Brothers, we have a very active and thriving line of Officers. For
the first time since anyone can remember, not one chair is officially filled by a
Past Master. We are set to have a new Worshipful Master every year for at
least the next 7 years. But this line, no matter how vibrant and this Lodge cannot exist without your support. Let’s not allow the root rot of apathy to bring
down the beautiful tree which is Amicable-St. John’s Lodge. Join us and support us my Brothers, in doing so you are really supporting yourselves.
Sincerely and Fraternally,
Bob Rascovar Senior Warden
Officers for 2014
W. Bro. Rex Gordon P.M.
Worshipful Master
300 N. Charles St apt 503……………...………..Baltimore, MD 21201
443-992-8146 .....................................................rgordon928@gmail.com
Bro. Bob Rascovar .......................................................... Senior Warden
105 W. Chestnut Hill Lane………….…………Reisterstown,MD21136
410-913-7210 .......................................................... [email protected]
Bro. Matthaios Roussos .................................................. Junior Warden
6728 Bonnie Ridge Dr apt 201……………….…...Baltimore Md 21209
410-979-1551 ............................................ [email protected]
Bro. Paul I. Adler, P.M............................................................ Secretary
1356 Sudvale Road ................................................ Pikesville, MD 21208
(410) 375-4555 .............................................. [email protected]
Bro. Henry Godfrey. ................................................................Treasurer
2001 Stockton Road ..................................................... Joppa, MD 21085
410-459-4993 ...........................................................hcgodgrey@aol.com
Bro. Michael N. Grossblatt ........................................... Senior Deacon
Bro. William R. Dardick . .............................................. Junior Deacon
Bro. Adam E. Oliner .............................................................. .Senior Steward
Bro. Frank Hampton ..................................................... .Junior Steward
Bro. Rob Hartman………..………………..………. Assistant Steward
Bro. Michael L. DeVeau ……………...…………… Assistant Steward
Bro Harvey M. Davidoff P.M. ................................................. Marshal
Bro. Fred Tepper…………………….410-229-8709 ...Senior Chaplain
Bro. Robert C. Chance, 5th … .…443-996-2768……...…….Chaplain
Bro. Dore’ Glazer........................................................................... Tyler
Bro. Brion K. Weintzweig …………...Assistant Tyler, Preparation Room
Bro. Ken Taylor P.M. ........................................Deputy Grand Lecturer
Howard Lodge #101 ........................................................ 410-365-0214
Bro. David W Rabe P.M............................................... Grand Inspector
Howard Lodge. #101………………………..…….….....410-379-6138
november Trestleboard
First Stated Communication for November
Thursday November 6th 2014 7:30 P.M
Ballot on Petitions for Initiation of
Mr. Joshua J Crockett Age 22 Occupation Teacher
Mr Robert H Satterfield Age 27 Occupation Security
Guest Speaker Mr. David Ginsburg
Light Refreshments Served
Second Stated Communication for November
Thursday November 20th 2014 7:30 P.M
Cathechism Of Master Mason Degree
Visitation of Mt. Lebanon Lodge No. 22 of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Maryland.
Refreshments served after Meeting
Regarding Dues
By now you should have received your dues bill for 2015. As of this mailing
over 60 men have not paid their 2014 dues and are facing suspension. This is a
troubling number as it is over 10% of our membership. Please understand,dues
are due in advance of the year and if not paid by the end of the year Grand
Lodge Constitution requires that you be suspended. A suspension will prevent
you from receiving a service award on time and could prevent you from being
eligible to receive care in Bonnie Blink, our outstanding facility, should you
require it. Dues are our sole source of revenue. Most of you pay your dues
promptly and I thank you for that.I try to process dues sent in as quickly as possible and ask your patience if it takes a little time as it is a big job. As always if
you feel that your dues bill is incorrect in any way, call me.
Paul Adler PM Secretary
Amicable ~ St. John’s Lodge No. 25Masonic Anniversaries For November
Irwin B. Farber
Ira M. Farber
Morton D. Goldstein
Howard M. Sager P.M.
Arnold R. Schunick
Burton R. Sirkis
Frank Weitzman
Joy Pachino
Mark Grebow
Joseph A. Cooper
Harry Fox
Stanley Dansicker
Paul Frankle
Melvin Fink
Mende M. Lerner
Melvin A. Steinberg
Jordon L. Max
Jerome I. Schnitzer
Theodore A. Richman
Richard Rynd
Donald H. Scheihing
Peter G. Vailas
Alvin Akman
Sam Nusinov
David P. Thaman
Malcolm C. Berman
Stephen J. Gandel
Joel L. Sereboff
Howard L. Cardin P.M.
Irvin M. Willen
Harmon B. Miller
Walter M. Miller
Sheldon G. Baylin P.M.
Benjamin L. Cardin
Julius S. Cherry
William S. Braverman
Robert Newton
Alan R. Sachs
Benjamin H. Saltzman
Mark I. Weil P.M.
Dennis S. Josephson
Frank A. Dermer
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Fred M. Needel
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Carl Baylin
Dennis L. Hartenstine
Mark L. Silver
George Roros
Robert W. Sarsitis
John A. Demetriades
Robert C. Ritter Sr.
Carroll S. Phillips
Dennis D. Bell P.M.
Alan M. Blank
Ronald D. Winer P.M.
David N. Greenfeld
Paul I. Adler P.M.
Jay I. Block P.M.
Edward J. Jacobson
Harold M. Kushner
Bruce I. Goodman
Jeffrey L. Debois P.M.
Aristides Polychronis
Kenneth L. Cohen
Jonathan P. Van Hoven
Christopher R. Lambros
Frank John P. Goris
Ian W. Carmichael
Simon Cherkasski
Todd A. Dardick
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Bradley S. Kressman
Gregory S. Pearlstein
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