CONCERT | Works by Bro. Steven Simpson
Brethren and Friends,
This Sunday at 7:30PM, our Musician - Dr. Steven Simpson - will have his works performed at the Kerrytown Concert House. Matthew Coley and Sonic Inertia will be performing, and it should be an evening not to be missed!
Come support our Brother at this event that is showcasing his original work. And for those who haven’t been to Lodge lately - Brother Steven also continues to compose and perform original music for our Lodge ceremonies.
EVENT INFORMATION:
Matthew Coley and Sonic Inertia
Performing works of Dr. Steven Simpson
Kerrytown Concert House
Sunday, April 15th 7:30PM
CLICK HERE FOR INFO AND TICKETS!
Master’s Table Dinner | March 28 2012
Brothers and friends,
Wednesday March 28 6:30pm - Ann Arbor Fraternity No. 262 will be having our monthly Master’s Table Dinner. This monthly, casual dinner is open to Masons of all degrees, and to those that are interested in joining a Lodge.
This month, the Master’s Table dinner is at THE WURST BAR! This is a new bar/grill in Ypsilanti - where Theo’s Bar used to be. It’s a vibrant, fun new place - and they make ALL of their sausages and burgers in-house! It’s vegetarian-friendly, as well. There is also an amazing selection of beverages there.
LOCATION:
The Wurst Bar
705 West Cross Street
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
734.485.6720
http://www.wurstbarypsi.com
CALENDAR INFORMATION:
http://bit.ly/masters_table_2012_03
Please come out for a great evening of fellowship and relaxation.
Master’s Letter | March 2012
Dear Brethren and Friends,
The first two months of this year have been busy ones for the Lodge. We held our first degree in Dearborn at the Scottish Rite Center, on Saturday, January 21st. The ceremonies began that 10 AM, and seven brothers were passed to the degree of Fellow Craft. The leadership of our Lodge encourages brothers to travel to other lodges: and in order to facilitate this, our Lodge endeavors to hold our Fellow Craft Degrees at one of the surrounding lodges. Both before and after the degree the brothers enjoyed touring this historic Lodge building, whose cornerstone was laid in 1925, and in which Masonic work has been performed continuously for over eighty five years. We were delighted to have several visiting brothers attend the degree. Immediately following the degrees, the brothers retired to Cheli’s Chili Bar, which is owned by the former Detroit Red Wings defenseman Chris Chelios, to enjoy a meal together and to toast our new Fellow Crafts on their advancement in Masonry.
Four days later the members of the Lodge met at the Grotto to celebrate the life of the famous Scottish poet in Freemason Robert Burns. The “ploughman poet” was initiated a Freemason on July 4th, 1781 in St. David Tarbolton Lodge at the age of 23. For those not familiar with the quote “Bard of Ayshire”, he is considered the national poet of Scotland. His writings and poetry from the Romantic movement include the song “Auld Lang Syne” and the poem “A Red, Red Rose”. Lesser well known are his Masonic poems, of which the following entitled the “Presentation of the Pillars” is my favorite:
Long latest live in prosperity shined
In his member still vie with each other
In spreading the light of our order design
In relieving the wants of a brother.
May envy and malice ne’er enter that door
That is aye closely tyled to the cowan
But peace, love and harmony aye be in store
More abundant the older you’re growing.
May our Master who presides like the Masters of old
In wisdom excel and astonish
May he never be heard erring brothers to scold
But with brotherly love aye admonish.
May our Warden in the West, like the sun’s setting rays
Illumine the golden horizon
May his strength never fail with the burden of days
But increase every moment that flies on.
And to our Warden in the South, like the beauty of day
May he gladden the worn, tired and weary
Inspire with his smiles as they rest by the way
The toilers, and make them feel cheery.
And to you whom or Master is honoured to rule and instruct
Be ye always sober and steady
Expert in the use of each working tool
And aye hae them handy and ready.
Thus will the Temple we seek to upraise
Be completed when all do their duty
And our voices unite in a chorus of praise
To Wisdom, to Strength and to Beauty.
An enjoyable evening was had by all, replete with bagpipes, tartan clad dancers, and an ode to the haggis. Of course a fair amount of scotch was drunk in toasting the bard and our fraternity. Thanks to the hard work of Brother Scott T. Wilson, this event was a resounding success. I would like to also extend a warm thank you to all those who participated in the program.
In February, at our Regular Communication we were pleased to welcome back our dear Brother Peter Dietrich who has been living in Seoul, Korea for a number of years. This year Peter is serving as the Worshipful Master of a lodge in Korea. During the education portion of the meeting, or Worshipful Brother regaled us with stories about the various differences between the ritual and rainment within the Korean lodges. The discussion was enlightening and enjoyable, and we love to welcome our returning brothers with open arms.
Also in February we held our first Master Mason Degree of the year in which two brothers were raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason. We would like to extend our congratulations to these two new Master Masons. Making its premier at this degree was a new prop for the degree assembled and built by Brother Tom Hathaway. I would like to thank the many participants in the degree. 
This month we also had to say a temporary goodbye to Brother Scott Graf who is being mobilized for active military duty. Brother Graf served last year as our lodge’s Junior Warden; and he has been a very active and engaged participant in the lodge. We will miss him at our meetings, and he will be in our thoughts until he returns safely.
Please mark your calendars for next months roast of Past Master Brian Cors at our Annual Past Master’s Award Dinner to be held at Carson’s American Bistro on Friday, March 16th. RSVP here!
We will also be raising several more Brothers to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on Wednesday, March 21st.
I look forward to seeing our Brethren at these upcoming events.
Sincerely and Fraternally,
Clinton Bartholomew
UPCOMING EVENTS - From our Trestleboard
MAR 7 - Regular Communication | Pittsfield Union Grange Hall
MAR 9 - Family Game Night | Zal Gaz Grotto
MAR 10 - Junior Deacon Day/Trip | Masonic Pathways, Alma, MI
MAR 16 - Past Masters Roast & Awards Dinner | Carson’s American Bistro
MAR 21 - Special Communication [MM] | Pittsfield Union Grange Hall
MAR 28 - Master’s Table Dinner | Location TBA
APR 4 - Regular Communication | Pittsfield Union Grange Hall
APR 13 - Family Game Night | Zal Gaz Grotto
TOMORROW: Regular Communication
Greetings and Happy New Year!
As you may be aware, tomorrow is our first Regular Communication of the new Masonic year. We would love it if you could join us and our new officer line as we welcome 2012. Dinner will be served at 6:00PM, with the meeting to begin promptly at 7:00PM. Please also feel free to bring refreshments for our afterglow and fellowship.
Any and all Entered Apprentices are welcomed to attend the meeting. Any visitors who are not yet Masons are also invited to attend the dinner, but will have to depart once our meeting begins. If you are a visitor, please enter the building from the back door.
MEETING LOCATION:
Pittsfield Union Grange Hall
3337 Ann Arbor-Saline Road Ann Arbor, MI, USA 48108
We hope to see you all there!
