Thanksgiving Dinner – Saturday, Nov 17

Abilene Lodge 559 will be holding its Thanksgiving Dinner on Saturday, November 17 from 4pm-6pm. Letters and tickets to the dinner were sent out last week with some errors, so please note the correct date and time.

Anyone who would like is encouraged to use our new online payment portal to purchase their tickets. Simply go to abilene559.com/portal and select “Donate”. Tickets are $5 each, or $20 for 5.

Please plan on attending – all are welcome!

MM Degree TONIGHT!

Brethren, we will have a called meeting this evening to hear a FC proficiency, and we expect to confer a Master’s Degree immediately following. Please come to show your support!
We will serve light refreshment at 6:00pm, with the meeting starting at 6:30pm.

John Armistead’s wife has passed away

Teiko Armistead, the wife of Bro. John Armistead, PM has passed away after serious health complications that began early last week.

Bro. Armistead is a Past Master of Abilene Lodge 559. Many of us have had the opportunity to get to know Teiko, and our sincerest sympathies and prayers go out to John and his family.

Services will be held tomorrow, October 11 at 1pm at First Central Presbyterian, 400 Orange St, Abilene, TX 79601.

Trash Pickup TOMORROW 8AM

Tomorrow morning at 8:00am is our quarterly Adopt-a-Highway trash pickup. As usual, we will meet at the intersection of Buffalo Gap (FM 89) and Beltway S (FM 707), with safety vests and trash bags provided.

Hope to see you there!

Two FC Degrees Tonight

Abilene Lodge 559 will be conferring two Fellowcraft Degrees this evening. Light refreshment at 6:30pm, degrees to follow. All Fellowcraft and Master Masons are encouraged to come and participate.

Services for RW Graham Childress PGM

On Saturday, September 15 a representation of Grand Lodge will be opened at 9:00am at Ozona Lodge #747 (910 Avenue E, Ozona, TX 76943), to be followed by a funeral service at Ozona United Methodist Church (12 11th Street) at 10:00am. There will then be a graveside service, to include a Masonic Burial Service.

I will provide more information as I receive it.