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Vol. 24 No. 5 Serving the Masonic Families of Shasta, Siskiyou and Trinity Counties January 2017
Next Trestleboard Deadline: Sunday, January 15, 2017Email articles and photos to: [email protected]
Hello from the East in far North Eastern Shasta County.
Fort Crook #250 held our Installation of Officers on Saturday the 3rd of December. The Officers installed were: Master: James Crockett, Senior Warden: Mark Stal-cup, Secretary: Robert Boyce, Chaplin: Cecil Ray, Senior Deacon: George Whitfield, Junior Deacon: David Mitchell, Senior Steward: Wor. Brian Hembling PM, Tiler: Donald Smith. Our Installation team consisted of Installing Master: Wor. Larry Hawthorne PM, Master of Ceremonies, Wor. Ed Bosworth Jr. PM and Chaplin: Bill Campbell. Our Inspector, Wor. Scott Tripp PM of the 218th Masonic District was also present. A wonderful meal prepared by none other than the FABULOUS Anita Ray and her crew was enjoyed by all after
Fort Crook #250Fall River Mills, California the Installation. Due to travel out of the country and prior
commitments, our Treasurer, Charles Thomason, Marshal, Bill Johnson and Junior Steward, Walter Libal will be in-stalled at a later date. Many wonderful things will be happening at Fort Crook this Masonic year as we have formed a Lodge enrichment committee to gather and implement improvements to the Lodge both for membership and fellowship. More on those subjects to follow during the year. By the time this goes to press the Holidays will be be-hind us and I sincerely hope that all who read this had a great Holiday Season, and will have the best Masonic year in 2017.
Fraternally,Jim Crockett, Master
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BRONZESusan Bernard, IMO Kenneth NilssonJohn W. BerryJoe BourlandThomas ChamberlainLaird R. CrandallJerry DavisFrankie DayVernon Dockery, IMO of Inez DockeryAlan & Mary Down, IMO Jacki KirkpatrickWayne EldridgeCarla HockettEugene & Stella JohnsonJames LinebaughLouise Linton, IMO Russell LintonBillie L. MathesJason MosemanJess NelsonJulie O’Connor, IMO Wilbur Pauls 32nd, Las PalmasJames OstrowskiJanet Pillow, IMO Charles M. (Chuck) BurnhamJerry RoseLeslie SeabornIona StricklandPhillip C. Van Buren, IHO Fidelity Chapter #131Karl Van Matre, IMO Walter P. Van Mater, PMWelcome Redding Chapter, IMO our departed Sisters and Brothers
SILVERKarl AndersenJoe AndersonChrisley Bedell, IMO Neil MooreKenwood BentonEdward Bosworth, Jr.Robert A. Boyce, Sr.Fred BoyleDon Cantrell, IMO Deanie CantrellCathy Carl, IMO Paul & Todd CarlJohn E. Cleckner, Sr., IMO LtC. Calvin L. Hamilton, PMJim Doty, IHO Jeanette DotyJerry & Lilli DuvalAllen E. Elliott
Marilyn I. Glassow, IMO Franklyn A. GlassowElda & Richard GustafsonLenore Grant, IMO Chesley Grant, Sr.Gary Hemsted, IMO Phil HemstedDick HughesJoan Hull, IMO James T. HullGeorge IngramJohn Keller, Jr.Robert L. KelleyMartha J. Klousner, IMO Robert D. KlousnerJohn Loomis, PMLawrence MoodyBruce A. MorrowJason MosemanMarcus Murray, IMO J.W. “Jim” Murray, PMMarcus Murray, IMO W A. “Art” Reed, PMDonald PaulsenE. Marie Plumtree, IMO Charles A. PlumtreeGary & Lorraine RamsdenDavid H. StewartLoyal & Carolyn TaylorRosemary R. Thomas, IHO Bill ThomasBrett Toler, IMO Irvin TolerCharles & Elizabeth Thomason, IMO Jerry & LaVerne ThomasonMarcellaine Thornhill, IMO Ace LakeyClarice VacentRosemary Walker, IMO Wesley WalkerRegan Wood
GOLDMike Beyer IMO, William E. ThomasKimber Brace, IMO Mary C. BracePhilip Cossutto, Jr., IMO Philip Cossuto, Sr.Jim & Marcy CrockettBeatrice Currie, IMO Robert O. CurrieDavid & Debra Eppley, IMO “Buddy” ShuffletonWilliam J. Evans, Jr., IMO Emanell L. EvansMicki Forell, IMO Hal Forell, REPGCChuck Fulghum, IMO Rube E. FulghumCharles GoffCarolyn HarrisonJacquelyn Heffelfinger, IHO William E. HeffelfingerTom & Barbara Hester, IMO Charles GriffenGerald R. Knight
Jim MoxleyJohn & Anne Murphy, IMO Sam CatalonoBetty OzunasThomas F. RileyDarrel RoeStephen & Marjorie SmithIma Snell, IMO Robert SnellBill & Tricia Stewart, IMO Jackie McDonellLu Trullinger, IMO Gene Trullinger
PLATINUMStacey & Pat CrossFred C. FurryKenneth GeorgeWarren HansenRandy Plummer, IMO Frank & Nila PlummerJack & Darlene Powell, IMO John & Ruby Hubbard & Evelyn Hoppes
DIAMONDRuth M. Bizarro-Cook, IMO Darwin Monroe CookBetty & George CariaShirley E. Evans, PMPhil & Mary HaighNorma Haner, IMO John A. HanerSteve HanoverBonnie Hill, IMO Malcolm Hill, MDBonnie Hill, IMO Clair A. HillDarryl & Pat KnakG. W. Magladry, IMO Dr. Malcolm HillKen MerzRichard MosemanRonald D. MuzioDomenic R. MuzioElizabeth Elwood PonceAlvin S. Ross, Jr.Jim & Linda SainsDorcus E. Simmons, IMO Earl L. SimmonsCheryl German, IMO Jerry Lack, PMDave & Carolyn Woods, IMO Paul A. & Dorothy A. Dawson
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Fraternal Greetingsfrom
Kemp & Carol Letts
Trinity Star #650Order of the Eastern Star
Weaverville, California
Sisters and Brothers, We are hoping that you all had a Merry Christmas and will have a Wonder-ful New Year. We wish Health and Happiness during this new year. A couple of weeks this past month have shown us the logic of being dark during De-cember and January. It even caused a few last-minute changes in our Instal-lation, with friends and members from the Coast unable to make the trip. As I am writing this, the highway is again closed at Big French Creek. Boulders as large as cars came down last week. Perhaps all will be well in another few months. (Fingers Crossed). As mentioned before even though we are not having official meetings, we are trying to get the officers, both elected and appointed, to gather for some planning sessions. We have probably over-planned for the year so we need input as to how to accomplish all that is on the list. Our first Chapter meeting is to be held in February. February 2 – Theme: The Chinese came to Weaverville. Tea and cookies for refreshments. We will host a First Meeting Practice with Jean Haynes, Our Deputy Grand Matron. February 16 -- Theme: How Presidential Are You? This is Slipper Night so dress those feet conformably. This will also be our first “Bags ‘n’ Things food and bag fund raiser. More details will follow. If any member has something they would like to share for the Trestle-board, please let your Worthy Matron know, as she is the reporter this year. There are rules for submitting articles and messages. We don’t want you to be disappointed or cause any irritation on the part of the writer or the magazine editor. A special newsletter will be forth coming to the members with more in-formation for everyone. We want to keep you up to date about what Your Chapter is doing and planning. But for now, Have Fun, Enjoy Life, and Love your Families.
Michael and KathyWorthy Patron and Worthy Matron
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Mark Pesut, Master15344 Main St., Shasta
Involved in our community, WE ARE FAMILY…
Fidelity Chapter 131 629 Alder St. Mt. Shasta, Ca
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Intermountain-Modoc Shrine Club
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Sec: Charles Thomason - 604-3842
Greetings Nobles, Well, look at that, it’s already 2017! As this reaches you, we of the Intermountain-Modoc Shrine Club hope that you and your families had a very Merry Christmas and we wish you the very best for 2017! It is our hope that it will be a great year for everyone. It has been pretty quiet up here in the mountains. At our November meeting we sort of had an election for of-ficers for 2017. With only a few members in attendance it was agreed among everyone that we would keep the same officers that we had for 2016, 2015 for that matter also! Don Smith: President; Ed Bosworth Jr.: Vice-President; Charles Thomason: Secretary; Cecil Ray: Treasurer. At our December meeting we finalized the dates for our World Famous Gin Fizz Breakfasts for 2017. The dates will be Sun March 5th, Sunday April 2nd and 23rd and Moth-ers Day Sunday May 14th. Come one, come all and by all means come often! Great food and fellowship for a great cause, helping Shriners support Shrine Hospitals! Prices will remain the same as last year. On Sunday January 8th we will be holding our annual dinner at the Fall River Hotel in Fall River Mills @ 4pm. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Don Smith @ 530-336-6559 by January 2nd. Come have a great time and learn the identity of the 2016 Intermountain-Modoc Shri-ner of the Year.
Charles Thomason, SecretaryIntermountain-Modoc Shrine Club
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Northern Lights #14Order of the Eastern Star
Anderson, California
Happy New Year Sisters and Brothers in our Masonic family. Northern Lights will be sponsoring again a prime rib dinner on January 20th from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. at the An-derson Grange Hall. All proceeds will go to the K-9 Con-nections of Nor Cal. This is the local group which acquires dogs and trains the dogs for Veterans in our area. It is not for someone in some faraway place, but our local area, home grown. Jon Wideman and staff will be doing the cooking. The dinner will cost $20.00, which is still a good price as you will have dessert and drink included and a big honking piece of meat. All the member of Northern Lights have tickets, but should you not be able to find one of us; Call Marian Rutherford at 241-7065 or Dina Wideman at 778-3603 and they will have a ticket avail-able for you and anyone you desire to bring. This year’s community project chosen by the Chap-ter is providing canned and nonperishable food item to some of the local groups. We need to clean out some of our pantry stuff and fill the shopping bags full at each meeting. It may not be much, but twenty people should be able to fill at least two bags at each meeting. There is the challenge, two bags per meeting. Can we do that?
Meeting Schedule:January 6th Obligation renewal night.January 20th Prime Rib DinnerFebruary 3rd Valentine (Wear Red)February 17th Initiation for 2 new members Dinner before meeting at 6:00 P.M.
Dina Wideman
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Welcome Redding #17Order of the Eastern Star
Redding, California
This is a busy season. The turkey dinner preceding our first meeting was reported as
delicious. The meeting was a long one. We had the pleasure of visits from our DGM Sister Jean Haynes and PGM How-ard Kirkpatrick. A contest was held by our Worthy Patron for the Ugliest Christmas Sweater. Sister April Howell won a $25 certificate to Amazon. We attended the Reading Masonic Lodge #254 Instal-lation on Dec 10 and served their dinner. On Dec. 17 we did it again for Western Star Lodge #2. It’s interesting and a pleasure to do for the Lodges. Our next meeting will be a black and white theme on January 10, with a dessert after the meeting.
Carolyn Harrison, WM
Fidelity #131Order of the Eastern Star
Mt. Shasta, California
Come See What Treasures are in Store at Fidelity Chapter 131!All Star Ladies and Knights of the surrounding Shires are invited to a Royal Feast and a share of the Pirate Booty!! Mark your calendar for Thursday, January 26, 2017, 6pm sharp. Arrive early for dinner and skit, followed by our 7pm Friendship Night meeting!!!
Fidelity will be holding formal dinners on the 2nd Thursdays, and themed Potlucks on the 4th Thurs-days. Please share your favorite desserts, salads and side dishes with us on Potluck Night! (Fidelity is Dark from mid-June through August)
Happy New Year! Fidelity Chapter 131
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Hello from the 2017 Masonic team! We look forward to this up-
coming year of teamwork, family oriented activities and fun days that we have planned. We have a couple of second degrees com-ing up in the next couple of months, some brothers are getting very educated on their 1st degree because of our great Candidates Coach Ken Merz and his team who are doing an outstanding job. January 14 we will have an officer and family night. This is something of a team building night for our officers and families to get to know what we would like to see in this upcoming year. We will be having a couple of 2nd degree practices on 18 January and 25 January. If you would like to be involved in a 2nd degree but are not an officer, get a hold of the master, senior, or junior warden as to what part you could play. If you have always wanted to participate in a degree this is your opportunity. If you know the work and you can do it, let’s have you play a role. Please join us for stated dinner and guest speaker January 4. Also at our February stat-ed dinner we will have Jordan Yelinek for a great lecture during dinner. As many broth-ers have requested more history and edu-cation for this upcoming year, this team of officers is striving and working diligently to provide you with the best education and his-tory experience at the lodge this year. Thank you to all the brothers who in-stalled the 2017 Masonic team: Richard Montgomery for being our musician; Michael Denham for being our Chaplain; James To-masini for being Master of Ceremonies; and Richard Whitlock for being the Installing Of-ficer. All are Past Masters in our district. If you have any ideas or recommenda-tions for this upcoming year of things you would like to see or learn about, please get a hold of one of our officers and we will do our best to make it happen.
Uriah Mcbroome, WM
Above - 2017 Officers of Reading #254Middle - Installing OffricersBottom - Newly installed Master Uriah McBroome escorted to the East by Master of Ceremonies James Tomasini, PMphotos by Carol Letts
Reading #254Redding, California
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Reading #254 (cont. from page 6)
Brethren, To begin the New Year, I thought it might time to revisit the Lambskin Apron, the Badge of a Mason. We learn in the First Degree that the Lamb is an emblem of innocence. Why is that important to us as Masons? From a legal perspective, innocence is a term indicat-ing lack of guilt. From the perspective of knowledge, innocence can infer an optimistic view of the world. Innocence may also be used in a pejorative context where an assumed level of experience dictates com-mon discourse or baseline qualifications for entry into another, different, social experience. In Freemasonry, the candidate is invested with a Lambskin Apron as part of his Initiation. It is symbolic of purity both by being white which signifies a cleans-ing and by the lamb which is equated to weakness. As we learn in life, innocence can be associated with ig-norance and with weakness to resist. A lamb by defi-nition is a young sheep still dependent on it’s mother. The Lambskin Apron on an Entered Apprentice sym-bolizes one who is new to Freemasonry and what it represents. His knowledge is innocent, pure and open to growth. It would seem to me that is the Fellowcrafts and more importantly the Master Masons who need to assist the Entered Apprentice with the building of his Masonic Edifice. The more comprehensive his ex-posure to Freemasonry and the meaning/lessons of our ritual, the stronger and more lasting his Masonic Edifice. We are told that it is more ancient than the Golden Fleece or the Roman Eagle. How old are they? Keeping in mind that the concepts of Freemasonry arose in approximately the Fourteenth Century AD, the Golden Fleece is introduced to us in Greek Mythol-ogy around the Eighth Century BC. As Greek Mythol-ogy teaches us, the Golden Fleece was a symbol ofauthority and kingship. As the story goes, the Golden Fleece was hidden in a remote land and anyone who could recover it and bring it to Greece was promised wealth and prosperity. An order of men called Argo-nauts was formed to retrieve the Golden Fleece. The Roman Eagle or aquila was the standard of a Roman legion. The symbol of the Roman Eagle was associ-ated with these legions of men who were renowned in war. Thus the Golden Fleece became associated with worldly wealth and the Roman Eagle with mili-tary glory. Both groups of men faded from history. But not Freemasonry nor the Lambskin Apron. We are in-formed that the Lambskin is more important than the Star or Garter or any other distinction. What are the Star and Garter? The Order of the Garter, founded in 1348, is the highest order of chiv-
alry and the third most prestigious honor in the United Kingdom. The Order of the Star was a French order of chivalry founded in 1351. When founded and by stat-ute, members of the order were sworn not to turn their back on the enemy or retreat more than four steps. If one looks up the definition of chivalry, it de-notes the manifestation of bravery, courtesy, honor and gallantry toward women. When a man puts on his Lambskin Apron, the badge of a Mason, he is not only suppose to display courtesy, honor and gallantry, but also brotherly love, relief, truth, faith, hope and charity. Thus, to Masons, the Lambskin is clearly more honorable than the Star or Garter or any other distinc-tion which can be conferred by King, Prince, Poten-tate or any other person. As our New Masonic Year begins, I ask all our mem-bers to recall the First Degree injunctive given to us to by the Worshipful Master to wear the Lambskin Apron with pleasure to ourselves and honor to the Fraternity. I ask that as part of our New Year resolutions that we reassess our 24 inch gauges and where possible try to find time to support our Worshipful Master, Uriah McBroome, with his proposed objectives as we move forward in our Masonic Year of 2017.
Kemp Letts, SW
Greetings Brethren: In addition to Jack Frost nipping at us, Janu-ary brings us back to some of the colder harsher re-alities of life. I speak of course of the work which we as Masons have promised to do and still strive to get done after every resolve has been laid down at the be-ginning of a new year. Ours starts early this month with our stated meet-ing coming up on January 4th. With my primary re-sponsibilities beginning and ending with food, I have secured the help of Worshipful Dave Sokol who will teach me how to make a hearty Beef Stew. The meat was donated by Worshipful Ton Kurth. The fare $10.00 fare will include Beef (top sirloin and london broil)Stew and vegetables, lime jello/cabbage salad, Dave’s famous Cheese Biscuits, and desert. At the time of this writing, I hope to have the young ladies of Rainbow and their adult leaders serv-ing us and we will of course have tip jars on the tables. So come hungry everyone, but please phone in or email your RESERVATIONS NOW. We are continuing the request for RESERVATIONS. Some lodges down south are charging a non-RESERVATION fee and if
From the Senior Warden
From the Junior Warden
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Shasta York Rite BodiesRedding Commandery #50
Shasta Council #6Shasta Chapter #9
Sending our Fraternal LoveOscar & Linda Fuentes
you come without a reservation then the dinner is $2.50 to 5.00 more. We are not doing this but we hope that you will make good use of our email availability or phone line to make RESERVATIONS. By doing so, you give us a very accurate shopping list. There seems to be some difficulty in understand-ing my various email addresses. For Reservations, please email me your name and how many to expect. We will check you in at the door.EMaIl aDDRESS FOR RESERVaTIOnS IS nOW:
[email protected] you can call in your RESERVATION at 530-226-9366 and tell me or my wife the same information. Brothers and Ladies, I am looking forward to 2017 and even though I will miss a few gatherings with all of you on account of some pesky surgeries, I believe with your cooperation we will have an excellent year under Worshipful Uriah’s leadership. Here is how the Dinners and their Chairmen are shaping up:January Beef Stew & cheese biscuits - Dave SokolFebruary Swiss steak and Potatoes (possibly a drop or two of wine) Jim Tomasini & Tom KurthMarch-Corned Beef & Cabbage - Randy PlummerApril-Meat Loaf & Gravy and Mashed potatoes -?May-Barrel Chicken - Randy PlummerJune-BBQ Tri-tip - Pat WallnerJuly-TBDAugust-Rib Eye Steak & Baked Potato - Mike SandersSeptember-Chinese Meal Catered - Ken MerzOctober-TBDNovember-Roast Turkey with all the trimmings - ?December-Roast Ham Mike Sanders
Keep in mind this is only tentative and we will keep you posted in future Trestleboards.
Fraternally,Mike Sanders, Junior Warden
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Reading #254 (cont. from page 7)
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Shasta Chapter # 9 and Shasta Council # 6 of the Yoke Rite Masons will have thier Installations on Monday, January 9th, 2017 at Reading Lodge. These meetings will be closed, inorder to complete the Inst-sllations in a timely maner. Companion Bob Morrison and Dave Sokol will be installing Officers for Council. Dinner at 6 PM, Installation to follow. We Need All Members to Attend. Please let Gerry or Dave Sokol know if you are coming or not. Would anyone like to cook for about 15 Companions? Chapter and Council will have their Stated Con-vocation and Assembly on the odd Months: January, March, May July, September and November.
Gerald Knight,Illustrious Master 2017
Next Trestleboard publication is theFebruary 1st issue.
Deadline isJanuary 15.
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Northern Lights Chapter #14
Freemasonry is an initiatic society, and her rituals are transformative. The cultivation of the prospect for our Craft should be the utmost care of our Lodges, and when that prospect is made into a candidate for the mysteries of Freemasonry, it is our duty to ensure that he is indeed duly and truly prepared. The Brethren, on the candidate’s entrance into the Lodge, can readily examine the physical preparation of the candidate, yet the mental preparation of the candidate too must be addressed. All too often, a candidate is rushed from his daily, dull cares of life, into the preparation room, where he is physically prepared, but carries with him, into the Lodge, the worries of his day. An interstitial space between the profane and the initiated, the Chamber of Reflection provide an opportunity for our candidates to separate from the profane world, and ready their hearts and minds for the great work in which they are about to engage themselves. The form of the Chamber of Reflection varies greatly between different jurisdictions. The most familiar are adorned with alchemical and arcane symbols, together with those of mortality. Still others are adorned with pieces of modern art, and some are quite plain. In all, the candidate for the Entered Apprentice degree spends some 30 minutes to an hour in the Chamber previous to his Initiation. The end result, in all three cases, if executed with attention and care, is the due and true mental preparation of the candidate.
The origins of the Chamber of Reflection draw themselves from the Pythagorean mystery schools, and even from the Cult of Mithras (perhaps another progenitor of our Craft). Here, novitiates were secreted away in a cave previous to the initiatory observances of these orders. To us, the Chamber is also reflective of this cave, as seen most closely in the arcane Chamber, which is painted black and small in size, to mirror this experience. The arcane chamber also commonly possesses the skull, crossbones, scythe, or other emblems of mortality, familiar to us through our third degree. A small plate of bread and glass of water, intended for the candidate to eat and drink, are present and are simple food for the work ahead. Alchemical elements, most commonly sulfur, salt and mercury, are drawn upon the walls. To the alchemists, these were the Tria Prima, and believed that all substances were, figuratively, formed of these three elements. Again, to the alchemist sulfur is a masculine element, and represents strength, salt is considered neutral, and represents wisdom; and Mercury, a feminine element, represents beauty. An hourglass is also present, to mark the time and also for the familiar elements from our 3rd°. Phrases are sometimes written up on the wall, such as Perseverance and Vigilance. A mirror is occasionally present for the physical reflection of the candidate, together with the spiritual. In all types of chambers, arcane, modern, or plain, a philosophical testament is written, or the candidate answers questions prepared for him in advance. Examples of such questions, used by Prometheus Lodge No. 851 in San Francisco, CA, are:• In the modern world, in which we live,
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The Chamberof Reflection by Jordan Yelinek
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what drew you to seek membership in the fraternity of Free and Accepted Masons?• It has often been stated that, simply, the goal of Freemasonry is to make good men better. What is it, in yourself that you are seeking to better, through your experience of the fraternity?• One of the principal tenets of Freemasonry is Brotherly Love. How, through the exercise of brotherly love, will you support and enable those around you in seeking to better themselves through the Fraternity? These questions are then sealed in an envelope, with the candidate’s signature across the seal, and presented by the Brother who retrieves him from the Chamber. Some Lodges hold these questions, and return them to the candidate, unopened, on his raising to the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason, while others read them in open Lodge before the initiation, to better know their candidate, and best match his experience to his needs and desires. Both are common throughout the fraternity. Ultimately, the Chamber of Reflection
provides an opportunity for the candidate to separate from the profane world as he begins his journey in Masonry. It provides reflection on who he is as a man, what he wishes to accomplish in his life, and how the Craft fits into that path. The symbolism of the arcane chamber, while most common throughout the world, may not be immediately clear in its purpose to the candidate, and perhaps either a chamber filled with modern art, or an unadorned chamber with a candle, pen or pencil and paper for the candidate to answer his questions upon may provide the optimum experience for the growth of the newest Entered Apprentice. Though, through the use of the Chamber of Reflection, or not, it is our duty as Brethren, to ensure the due and true preparation of our candidates, both physically and mentally, for the good of our Craft.
[Jordan T. Yelinek, P.M., “The Chamber of Reflection,” The Voice of Freemasonry in the Nation’s Capital, An Official Publication of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Washington, DC, Volume 30, Number 1, 2013, 26-27.]
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Northern Lights Chapter #14Meets 1st Friday, 7:00 pm
WM – Enedina (Dina) Wideman 778-3603WP – David Sokol 223-5510AM – Carolyn Parsons 223-1118AP – Gary Grant 524-4818Sec. – Thelma Pedro 242-9094
103 Yolla Bolly Trail, Redding [email protected]
Tr – Nancy Jared 223-6478C – Marian Rutherford 241-7065AC – Penny Coley 547-3662 2016
Welcome-Redding Chapter #17Meets 2nd Tuesday, 7:00 pm
WM – Susan Sechrist 241-8579WP – Norm Pearson 244-5699AM – Carolyn Harrison 246-3270AP – Michael Sanders 226-9366Sec. – Carolyn Taylor 275-593413693 Kitty Hawk Ln., Redding 96003
[email protected] – Ron Sechrist 241-8579C – April Howell 244-5836AC – Vanya Christian 365-8751
2016
Fidelity Chapter #131Meets 2nd & 4th Thurs., 7:00 p.m.WM – Bonnie Cage 925-3583WP – Chester “Sonny” Facey 926-5521AM – Paula Sabo (208) 250-8322AP – Arlan Cage 925-2621Sec – Anne Murphy 938-1886
PO Box 192, Weed, 96067Tr – Billie Mathes 235-2277C – Marlene Facey 926-5521AC – Sharon Leedham (541) 205-4166
2017
Trinity Star Chapter #650Meets 3rd Thursday, 7:00 p.m.
WM – Kathy Smith 623-6535WP – Michael Millard 739-0850AM – Laird Crandall 623-3122AP – Sec – Trinity Star #650
PO Box 2914, Weaverville 96093Tr – Judy Pflueger 266-3236C – Brenda Kelsey 356-1672AC – Zoe Chambers 778-3100
2017
D. G. M. Dist. 2:Marlene FaceyD. G. M. Dist. 4:Jean Haynes
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226-
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547-
3162
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246-
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275-
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246-
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221-
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396-
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241-
1602
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