April 2018 | Edition 2, Volume 10

Abilene Lodge 559

In this issue:

 

  • New FC
  • Highway Clean-Up
  • Online Payments
  • EA Conferral 4/11
  • The Ornaments

 

New Fellowcraft

An Entered Apprentice was passed to the degree of Fellowcraft at a called meeting on March 21, 2018. Congratulations, Brother. Good work.

Highway Clean-Up

Saturday, April 7th is the TxDOT annual Highway Clean-Up Day. Abilene 559 has FM 707 between US 83/84 and Buffalo Gap Road. Please join us at the intersection of FM 707 (Beltway South) and US 89 (Buffalo Gap Road) at 8:00am. Dress warm!

Online Payments

Bro. Jonathan Carroll presented a proposed online payment system (PayPal) designed to allow members to pay their dues online by debit/credit card. The system would be added to the current lodge website, abilene559.com.
If you haven’t seen it, check it out.

Are you in arrears? About 20 brothers of Abilene Lodge 559 have not yet paid their annual dues. If you have not received a notice, we may not have your current address. Please contact the Secretary at (325) 672-3161 if you haven’t received your current dues notice or card.

Entered Apprentice Conferral

Please attend and assist in the conferral of an EA degree at 7:30 PM, Wednesday, April 11, 2018. Come and welcome a new Brother as he begins his Masonic journey. Light regreshments at 6:30 PM.

Looking Forward

  • Every Wednesday in April – Floor School, Brother Robert Leonhart presiding.
  • April 7 – 8:00 AM – Trash-Off Day
  • April 11 – 7:30 PM – EA Degree
  • May 5 – 9:00 AM – Esoteric Exams at Abilene 559

    • Are you ready for Esoteric Exams?

    The Ornaments of the Lodge: The Mosaic Pavement, Indented Tessel and Blazing Star.

    The Mosaic Pavement is a representation of the ground floor of King Solomon’s Temple; and the Indented Tessel, of that beautiful tessellated border or skirting which surrounded it. The Mosaic Pavement is emblematical of human life checkered with good and evil. The beautiful border which surrounds it is emblematical of those manifold blessings and comforts which surround us, and which we hope to obtain by a faithful reliance on Divine Providence, which is hieroglyphically represented by the Blazing Star in the center.

    From a 1934 edition of Lightfoot’s Monitor of the Lodge

    Abilene Lodge 559 | PO Box 643, 1265 1/2 N. 2nd Street, Abilene, Texas 79601
    Stated Meeting 1st Thursday at 7:30 PM
    abilene559.com | (325) 672-3161