Punta Gorda Lodge No.115

Chartered January 21, 1890

Newsletter Date : March 2020 Volume 130, Issue 3

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• Special points of interest:

• Trivia Night

• Monthly Birthdays

• Circumscribe

Inside this issue:

From the East 2

From the West 2

From the South 2

Secretary's Desk 3

Chaplin’s Corner 3

Surrounding

Area Lodges

5

PG 115 Visits Venice 301

S ome of our lodge mem-

bers made an im-

promptu field trip to

Venice Lodge 301 for

some brotherly fellowship. Im-

agine our surprise when we dis-

covered that our brothers to the

North had in their possession,

“The Traveling Gavel.”

W orshipful Master Sean

Williamson had the

privilege of presenting

Brother Brad Barco,

Past Grand Master of Rhode Island,

with a Honorary Membership. Brother

Barco has been an invaluable asset to

our lodge and we thank him for his

guidance, support and wisdom. We are

very fortunate to have him as an active

member and Brother.

The thirteen brothers from Phoenix Lodge 346 must have been as equally

surprised, but in the spirit of tradition, decided that the gavel should spend

some time at Phoenix Lodge 346. WM John Brandon, his officers and

brethren of Venice Lodge 301 showed amazing hospitality and fellowship.

We all felt truly welcomed and look forward to visiting again.

Honorary Membership

G reetings

from the

East,

Things are

moving along with next

few months full of guest

speakers and some im-

portant decisions to be

made.

Brother Mooney in-

formed me that while he

was not able to attend

due to health reasons,

the years first Child ID

event was a success. A

special appreciation

goes out to Jeff Law-

rence PM 147, Joe Si-

kora Widows Sons

President Federal 17,

Wayne Vaillancourt

360, Pam Sikora and

Worshipful Summers

family. They processed

a total of 49 kids in 3

hours. Thank you for

the extra effort.

See you at Lodge,

Sean Williamson

Worshipful Master

Thought for the month

“A true mason takes full responsibility for his character and ever

strives for it’s perfec-tion.”

William Howard Taft

NOW HIRING PAYING MASTER MASON WAGES Out building is in need of some TLC, the kitchen plumbing is in dire need of repair. This will take a couple of hours and will require 3 workers. You will be paid Masonic wages upon completion of the task. Lunch will be provided. All supplies needed are on hand. Contact John Zimmer, JW at 941-487-0451 to sign up. Remember not only to say the right thing in the right place, but far more dif-ficult still, to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment. Bro Benjamin Franklin. Johns Lodge, Philadelphia

From the South

From the East

From the West

Nothing from the West

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Harmony, Education

& Forming the mystic

ties

G reetings my Brothers we have

a big week ahead as we get ready to elect our new Sr. Warden. Also dues continue to trickle in as we approach the 6 month passed due point we will be preparing to send out the second no-tice so please pay your dues! And to all who have paid already thank you

so very much for your support.

Fraternally,

Secretary Ed Stepp, RW

Secretary’s Desk

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Nothing to report.

Chaplin’s Corner

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Traveling Brothers

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Cape Coral No. 367 244 Santa Barbara Blvd, Cape Coral, FL 33991 2nd and 4th Thursdays 7:30 Englewood No. 360 265 Pine Street Englewood, FL 34223 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 7:30 Lehigh Acres No. 344 1110 Ashlar Ave Lehigh Acres, FL 33936 2nd and 4th Mondays 7:30 Liberty Lodge No. 412 (Daylight) 402 15th Street East Bradenton, Florida 34208

2nd Saturday at 9:00 am at Manatee Masonic Lodge No. 31

Labelle No. 379 180 Jaycee/Lions Dr. Labelle, FL 33935 2nd and 4th Tuesdays 7:30

Manatee No. 31 402 15th Street East Bradenton, Florida 34208

1st & 3rd Monday 7:30 Moore Haven No. 61 2nd Str. Moore Haven, FL 33471 2nd and 4th Thursdays 7:30 Noah No. 357 41 Willis Road North Ft. Myers, FL 33917 2nd and 4th Mondays 7:30 Peace River No. 66 909 North Oak Arcadia, FL 34266 2nd and 4th Tuesdays 7:30 Phoenix No. 346

240 S. Tuttle Ave. Sarasota, Florida 34237 1st & 3rd Tuesdays 7:30

Sarasota Lodge No. 147

2160 Main Street Sarasota, FL

34237

2nd and 4th Tuesday 7:30

Sugarland No. 281 524 E. Sugarland Hwy Clewis-ton, FL 33440 1st and 3rd Thursdays 7:30 Tropical No. 56 10868 Metro Pkwy Ft. Myers, FL 33966 1st and 3rd Tuesdays 7:30 Venice No. 301 118 East Venice Ave, Venice, FL 34284 1st and 3rd Mondays 7:30 West Coast Masonic Lodge No. 409 520 30th Avenue West Bradenton, Florida 34205 2nd & 4th Mondays 7:30

Do you like to travel to other lodges

and engage in fellowship with other

Brothers. There is an informative

site that provides information on

activities within our district. This

site also provides information on

appendant bodies as well. Visit the

link below for some great infor-

mation.

http://www.trowel.com/flamason/

index.html

March Birthdays

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Punta Gorda 115 wishes our

Brothers A HAPPY Birthday

York Rite Fort Myers

Companions and Templars

Come Join us on 2nd and 4th Tuesday of

each month at 7:30 PM

At Tropical Lodge No. 56

John C. Brake

Robert P. Cook

George C. Kretschman

Donald C. Moore

Raymond B. Rubin

Donald M. Schwartz Sr

Michael D. Tirpak

Gerald J. Woelkers

Virgil T. Yonts

Proud Supporters of our Lodge

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Proudly Supporting Punta Gorda 115

Ray & Pat Rubin

We thank you for your support

Los Dos Cristianos Coffee Shop

941 661 1782

1120 Plantation Blvd, North Port, Florida 34289

Los Dos Cristianos is a new

company based in North Port,

Florida.

We formed with one mission in mind, to help feed/vaccinate the

children & families of the Cof-fee producing world by supply-

ing top quality coffee. Our idea - "to sell the fantastic

Honduran Coffee and donate

proceeds back to the children

and families of Honduras/

Latin America that live in such

impoverished environments".

Fresh Roasted in house, we have a

great selection of Hot Brew, Cold/

Iced Brew, Italian Espressos, Cu-

ban Coffee.

Abbes donuts – Muffins from

Manatee Beans & Brews – Pas-

tries from Zoet.

Masons and families get a 10% discount on Coffee items. Just

show the Square and compass.

The bee hive is an emblem of industry, and recommends

the practices of that virtue to all created beings…..It

teaches us that as we came into this world rational and

intelligent beings, so we should ever be industrious

ones, never being content while our fellow beings are in

want…..

“Coffee by Masons for Masons”

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with brothers and friends?

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Lodge?

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space details.

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Proud Supporters of our Lodge

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1940 Tamiami Trail S. Venice, Florida 34293

941-493-3200

3036 Tamiami Trail, Suite C

Port Charlotte, FL 33952

941.235.4466

Take a Virtual Tour of the Museum of Freemasonry in Australia

https://www.puntagorda115.com/mof

Punta Gorda No.115 F. & A.M.

P.O. Box 511303

25349 Airport Rd.

Punta Gorda , FL 33950

Email:

puntagorda115@gmail.com

Website:

www.puntagorda115.com

Stated Meetings:

Every 1st and 3rd Thursday

at 7:30 PM

Dinner Served at 6:30 PM

Punta Gorda Lodge No.115

1884-1885 George Anderson 1889-1892 M.S. Lee 1893 JR Hector 1896 Albert W. Gilchrist 1897-1902 J.M. Samuel 1903 J. Johnson 1904 TJ Purdue 1905 J. Mezell 1906 R. I. Earnest 1907-1908 F.M. Cooper 1909 D.M. McQueen 1910 Arthur C. Jordan 1911-1913 C.W. Shaw 1914 S.E. Johnson 1915-1916 CW Shaw 1917-1918 R.W. Roundtree 1919 T.A. Stevens 1920-1921 J.M. Lipscomb 1922 L.E. Robinson 1923 Albert Hatch 1924 R. Deloach 1925 L.E. Mizey 1926 W.E. Guthrie 1927 Charles Curry 1928-1929 Cleaveland 1930 Henry Payne 1931 Arthur S. Taylor 1932 TJ Briggs 1933 D. F. Gibbons 1934 C. F. Cerny 1935 RJ Hyatt 1936 Arthur B Johnson 1937 W.L. Rose 1938 T. I. Kennedy 1939 M. E. Ingraham 1940 EJ McCann 1941 RB Shepard

Lodge Officers Contact

Punta Gorda Past Masters Page 11

1942 M. C. Giesey 1943Lamson A. Welherley 1944 Leo Wotitzky 1945 F.T. Gardener 1946 Albert S. Cleaveland 1947 C.W. White 1948 Joseph T. Manning 1949 John T. Rose 1950 Harry B. Curran 1951 E.W. Blanton 1952 Joyce L. Hindman 1953 Gerald D. Fetch 1954 JT Lawthorne 1955 W. A. Smith Sr 1956 George L. Minx 1957 Howard L. Mills 1958 EL Gorson 1959 Hugh C McGibbson 1960 C. T. Daniels 1961 George Bryant Jr 1962 James C. Bailey 1963 Fobian F. Johnson 1964 A.J. Jetson 1965 Emery M Collins 1966 Louis Quinlen 1967 David G. Howie 1968 Walter Monson 1969 John M. Mattews 1970 M. Lee Oldham 1971 Robert Norton 1972 Ray Gugui 1973 Donald P. Baer 1974 Melvin W. Byers 1975 William C. Monson 1976 Oscar P. Sisk 1977 Carl Peden 1978 M. Rich Cunningham 1979 Robert H Russel

1980 Emery Addison 1981 Charles Lewis Sr 1982 W.E. Driggers 1983 Ed Falada 1984 Edsel Morrison 1985 Jerry Powell 1986 Carl Powell 1987 Richard Chase 1988 H. Russell Davis 1989 Paul Heavener 1989 Wayne Engbrecht 1990 Bernard J. Haines 1991 Raymond Evans 1992 Arthur Shepard 1993 Douglas Jewell 1994 Joseph Lezark 1995 Robert Newell 1996 Donal Sutter 1997 Michael Schneider 1998 John Bittner Jr. 1999 Trent Lewis 2000 Eric McKee 2001 Mike Cullen 2002 Edward Stepp 2003 Thomas Yonts 2004 John Brake 2005 Mackinley Mayes 2006 Ernie Rose 2007 Duncan MacDougall 2008 John Degnan 2009-2010 Richard Bayly 2011 Ernie Rose 2012 Raymond Rubin 2013 Christopher DePass 2014 Glen Purdy 2015 Raymond Rubin 2016 Stefan Antochi 2017 Jonas Seda 2018 Steve Rizza 2019 David Summers

Thank you for your

years of service to

the Craft

Worshipful Master: Sean Williamson 407-402-4290

Senior Warden: Sean Wilson Pro-T 239-440-2957

Junior Warden: John Zimmer 941-487-0451

Treasurer: Paul Heavener, PM 941-255-9435

Secretary: Ed Stepp, PDDGM 941-875-5062

Senior Deacon: David Holloway 813-927-2409

Richard Bayly P.D.D.G.M. Hank Beaudoin P.D.D.G.M. John Bittner P.M. John Brake P.M. Phillip Burgess Stefan Antochi P.M. Michael Cullen P.M. Jerry Gordin Ronald Hewlette Willi Hoffer

Thomas Howell Hamdy Ibrahim Walter Jones Charles Lewis Jr. P.M. Michael Tirpak Scott Mathias McKinley Mayes P.M. Julio Miranda Tommy Yonts P.M. Carl Powell P.M.

Richard Purington Raymond Rubin P.M. Donald Sutter P.M. Charlie Williford P.D.I. Sean Wilson P.D.D.G.M. Ed Lanham P.D.D.G.M.

Paul Heavener P.M.

David Summers

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