Brother David Ludlow Plays Bagpipes During Masonic Education – January 2012

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January 2012 Plumb Line Available Online

Brethren,

For your convenience, the January 2012 Plumb Line is now available for viewing online. Click on our “Newsletter” page for a complete listing. If you prefer, here is the direct link (opens as a PDF).

http://kingsolomon704.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/plumb-line-january-2012.pdf

2012 Register Available Online

Brethren:

The 2012 Register is now available online in the “Members” section of our website. If you have forgotten the password, please ask a member at our next meeting.

New Lodge Calendar

King Solomon Lodge 704 is pleased to announce the addition of a master lodge calendar to our website. The lodge calendar contains information such as:

• Stated Communications
• practice dates
• dinner details
• Masonic Education topics and speakers
• committee meetings
• Adopt-a-Highway Cleanups
• Road Trips/Visitations
• Special Events and Much More

In order to access the lodge calendar, simply click on the “Calendar” tab located at the top of our website. The calendar will load into the screen and you will be able to choose how you wish to view the calendar in the following ways:

• Use the blue “left” and “right” arrows at the top to change months
• Use the Print button to print a paper copy
• Click on “Week” “Month” or “Agenda” view at the top right corner to change the way the calendar is displayed to you
• Click on any event for a full description and complete details

We hope this universal calendar will streamline all public communications pertaining to the lodge and help keep the brethren informed.

If you have questions, please send an e-mail to kingsolomon704@gmail.com.

2012 Officers Installation

The 2012 Officers Installation will be held on Tuesday, November 29. Following is a schedule of the event. This is an open installation with family and friends welcome. The installation serves as an excellent opportunity to bring someone who is curious about the fraternity and expose them to the lodge and provide an explanation of the officers and lodge operations.

Dinner Drop-In: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM 
Dinner will be served during this period. Please  drop-in and enjoy barbecue and all the trimmings prior to the installation.

Lodge Opens: 7:15 PM
Emergent Communication for Installation of Officers

Open Installation: 7:30 PM
Open installation of officers; public invited and welcome to attend.

We hope you can join us on November 29^th.

Past Masters Photo Gallery

Our Past Masters Photo Gallery project is now complete! All Past Master photographs were removed from the lodge, taken from their frames, and digitally scanned at a high resolution for future generations to enjoy. You may notice that some photographs appear aged or have flaws. A restoration project is underway to unveil digitally restored photographs later this year.

For your convenience, you may directly access our lodge’s photo gallery online at flickr.com. Below, you will find a direct link to our Past Masters Photo Gallery. Please feel free to comment on the photographs from the Flickr website using the comment link provided for each photograph. Share your memories of our past leaders! ENJOY!

Direct Link to Past Masters Photo Gallery: http://www.flickr.com/photos/kingsolomon704/sets/72157626850256661/detail/

Congratulations, Brother Lat Flanagan!

Congratulations are in order for Brother Lat Flanagan, our Senior Deacon, who recently became King Solomon Lodge No. 704′s third graduate from Wilkerson College sponsored by the Grand Lodge of North Carolina. Brother Flanagan is second from right in the photo below. Congrats, brother – we are proud of you!

Emergent Communications: Monday, May 2 and Tuesday, May 3, 2011

King Solomon Lodge will be having two (2) Emergent Communications during the next two days.

The first will be Monday May 2, 2011 at 7:00 PM for purpose of examining candidates.

The second will be Tuesday May 3, 2011 at 7:30 PM for the purpose of conferring the Fellow Craft Degree.

Road Cleanup This Saturday, April 23, 2011

The quarterly Adopt-a-Highway cleanup will take place this Saturday, April 23, 2011.

We will meet for breakfast at 8:00 AM at McDonald’s at the corner of Hudson Boulevard and Union Road. After breakfast, we will meet in the Riverwood Medical Associates parking lot at the corner of Union Road and Gaston Day School Road across from Gastonia Municipal Airport to begin the cleanup at 9:00 AM. Any and all help will be appreciated.

New Petition for the Degrees from Grand Lodge

New Petition for the Degrees Available

The Grand lodge has released a revised Petition for the Degrees (Form 17) due to the additional investigation fee. Please discard all old forms and contact the Secretary for replacements. The form is also available in PDF format and can be emailed to you if requested.

If you would prefer to download the form yourself, feel free to do so using the following link:
http://ncmason.org/NC_Lodge_Secretary_Corner/Forms.html