ribault lodge no. 272

Ribault Lodge No. 272

F&AM

Chartered April 1940

Second & Fourth Tuesday

327 Second Avenue North Telephone 246-6558

Jacksonville Beach, Florida

February is designated as

AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP MONTH

by MW Richard G. Hoover

Grand Master of Masons of Florida

COMMITTEES -- 2018

AUDIT, BUDGET AND FINANCERobert A. Bracey – Chairman – 742-8123

Wor. D. Shawn Moonen RW Charles F. Irle

VIGILANCEJohn Craft – Chairman – 721-2715

Wor. M. Scott Roycraft Wor. William W. Reinertson

PETITIONS AND INVESTIGATIONWor. James L. Burton Wor. Gary R. Stengl Rip G. Phillips

MASONIC EDUCATION, INFORMATION AND LIBRARY

Wor. Brian L. Powell – Chairman – 249-6887 Wor. Gary R. Stengl

PUBLIC RELATIONSWor. Gary R. Stengl – Chairman – 502-3992

Wor. M. Scott Roycraft

CHARITY, RELIEF AND VISITATIONWor. Gary R. Stengl – Chairman – 502-3992

Wor. Joseph E. Waddill John R. Craft Wor. D. Shawn Moonen

BUILDING, GROUNDS AND PROPERTYWor. Harold T. Fetterolf, Jr. – Chairman – 724-7895

Wor. D. Shawn Moonen Wor. Edward W. Sparks RW Charles F. Irle

CANDIDATE AND RITUAL INSTRUCTIONS Robert A. Bracey Wor. David P. Thomas

Wor. Brian L. Powell Eugene D. Hall

FUNERALSRW Charles F. Irle – Chairman – 246-8355

John A. Block Wor. Donald C. NicholasWor. Joseph E. Waddill Wor. Gary R. Stengl Wor. Reynaldo L. Carangian Wor. P. Ben Underwood Wor. Harold T. Fetterolf, Jr. John R. Craft

RIBAULT 2020Wor. Harold T. Fetterolf, Jr. – Chairman – 724-7895

RW Charles F. Irle Wor. D. Shawn Moonen

MASONIC RENEWAL AND FAMILY NIGHTJohn R. Craft – Chairman – 721-2715

Wor. Harold T. Fetterolf, Jr. Wor. James L. Burton Wor. Curtis A. Nye Wor. M. Scott Roycraft

Wor. Bryan L. Powell (2)Wor. Donald C. Nicholas (3)

Wor. Robert E. SapitanWor.Edward W. Sparks (1)

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James Q. PalmerJohn R. HamptonGeorge A TurnbullRoy W. MorschJames H. DickinsonHewell H. DanielJames M. GilmoreGeorge M. NotterFrank E. Brunson, Jr.Benjamin C. AdamsEdward W. McCormickC. Monroe JonesWilliam S. WilsonFred W. DittoCharles S. FranksAlcy J. BraddockHarold C. BryanH. Welmer GrageKenneth F. BrookeWilliam. T. PendergraftRoy S. BassArthur C. ParsonsColumbus WebbRufus F. YoungWilliam D. AdkinsJames W. WoodFred D. WoolvertonBryant M. MicklerHarold F. McCauslinClarence D. CollinsDavid S. YoungPaul D. SitzGuy R. CraigIsh W. Brant J. Daniel McClureMelvin E. MorseFranklin D. ChurchGeorge D. FolmarHerman Bass

MENTORSRW Charles F. Irle Wor. Harold T. Fetterolf, Jr.

Worshipful MasterSenior WardenJunior WardenTreasurerSecretarySenior DeaconJunior DeaconSenior StewardJunior StewardTylerChaplainMarshal

229-6601742-8123721-2715316-4792724-7895

(631) 742-5067(352) 235-6440

251-8060382-7613238-4850502-3992

(443) 840-0245

Neil H. HornickRobert A. Bracey

John R. CraftWor. D. Shawn Moonen

Wor. Harold T. Fetterolf, Jr.Peter B. Miller

Robin W. SidburyDavid S. Gregory

Eugene D. HallGlenn P. CarpenterWor. Gary R. StenglSteven Marszewski

OFFICERS -- 2018

Ribault Lodge Charities

Financially Stressed Families

Grand Master’s Youth Program

Florida Masonic Home

Wreaths Across America

Other when approved by the Craft

Our Lodge Trestleboard has gone

electronic. If you have not yet

received your e-mail version, we

need your e-mail address. You can

call or email to either:

Neil Hornick at

jagatorz777@yahoo.com

Hal Fetterolf at

halfet@aol.com

January 28

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

29 30 31 February 1 2 3

4 5 6 7 8 9 10

11 12 13

Stated Meeting

Eat @ 6:30

Meet 7:30

14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Mysteries of

Masonry

8 – 9 am

25 26 27

Stated Meeting

Eat @ 6:30

Meet 7:30

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NE FL District Mtg

Mandari 343

Eat @ 6:30

Meet 7:30

March 1 2 3

February 18 for NE Florida Masonic Association Calendar see www.jaxmasons.org

FEBRUARY DEGREE WORK:To be announced

From the Secretary

-- DUES ----- DUES ----- DUES ----- DUES –

2018 Dues notices have been issued. Please indicate on the card

you return with your payment your current email address and phone

number so we can get your Trestleboard to you.

Happy FEBRUARY BirthdaysGlenn Carpenter

Danny Burns James Fox

Donnie Gramling

Bruce Kespohl

Adam Reiffen

Robert Richards, Jr.

Robert Shimp

Elmer Shires

Harmon Vining

Manuel Wallace

JIM WOOLBRIGHT

FROM THE EAST

Brethren,

Last week a Ribault degree team composed of Past Masters put on

a MM degree in excellent form. I would like to congratulate our

newest Master Masons and welcome them to our fraternity as well

as a new and exciting way of life.

The first meeting of our Ribault Public Relations Committee has

been conducted and I am excited to see the framework for our

outreach material start to become reality.

I have reached out to Wreaths Across America Jacksonville to

obtain further information about their organization and to schedule

a visit from them to come to Ribault to discuss their organization

and to see how we can help. I am also reviewing lodge meeting

schedules so we can make enough lodge visits where we can

acquire all of the travelling tools in our district at the same time.

We sure have lots going on and I am enjoying the start of 2018.

Fraternally Yours,

WM Neil Hornick

Attest

WOR. Harold T. Fetterolf Neil H. Hornick

Secretary Worshipful Master

FROM THE WEST

Happiness - Reflections on the wisdom and teachings of Brother George Washington: EA Nov. 4, 1752, FC Mar. 3, 1753, and raised to MM Aug. 4, 1753

Happiness is a common word – but so important it is enshrined in the Declaration of Independence of 1776: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

In Washington’s day, “happiness” did not just mean being jovial, full of mirth, or joyful. Rather it referred to the cause of such feelings. Happiness occurred when a person’s desires were satisfied, and more especially when one was free to work and live according to one’s duty and God-given talents.

Washington understood that the vision of Freemasonry was essentially to be a self-improvement organization. To improve good men morally, intellectually and spiritually through rituals and symbols. Freemasonry was, is, and must be “a beautiful system or morality veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols.” Following its precepts, tenets and obligations is a path towards happiness.

William Preston (1742-1818) whose Illustrations of Masonry constitutes most of the American Masonic lectures, wrote in 1796: “By the proper use of talents, the wisdom of precepts, and the force of example, the mind is improved and the brethren are united in social harmony; while the happiness, which originates in the Lodge, disperses its influence to the wide circle of the world.”

This comment is not a definition of Freemasonry, but it does explain how men ought to become Freemasons, and it may well be the best explanation of Freemasonry’s function.

Source: George Washington’s Rules for Freemasons in Life and Lodge, by Mark Tabbert

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