Hunter’s Paradise #85 Trestle Board
Volume IV, Issue #7 - July 2016
HUNTER’S PARADISE LODGE #85
JuLY 2016 From the East: Worshipful Master, Mark Brown
A View from the East… Worship Master, Mark Brown
Greetings the East.
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Brethren, the recently completed Grand Lodge Communication marks the end of the Masonic year and the start of the second half of the year as your sitting Master. It is also a natural point to reflect on the accomplishments of your Lodge. Membership: Our membership growth continues to be strong and growing at a healthy rate and can be broken into 2 equal parts; new men wanting to become better and joining our great fraternity, and existing Brothers either joining with a dual or transferring an existing membership. New men wanting to become better and joining is a reflection of your love and pride of the fraternity. Those around you, whether they are family,
friends, neighbors or coworkers see that love and pride and ask to know more and eventually how to join. Existing Brothers joining as dual or transfer membership is a reflection on the experience each receives and takes away when visiting our Lodge for the first time. These Brothers, feeling welcome and a part of the Lodge, is attributable to each of us and the pride we have in Hunters Paradise Lodge. In both regards Brothers, keep up the good work. Lodge Programs: We currently have 2 programs underway, community service and fundraising. Both are healthy and producing positive results. Over the past few months, we have engaged with 2 community service projects; Feed My Starving Children and the Ari-
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From Secretary’s Desk PM George Mather
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From the West:
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Senior Warden, JJ Jennings Hunter’s Paradise Lodge #85 2016 Officers
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From the South:
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Junior Warden, Jonathan Beffel Hunter’s Paradise Lodge #85 Sickness and Distress
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Upcoming Activities 8/8 - 2nd Degree, 6:30 PM* 8/10 - Feed My Starving Children 8:30-10:00 PM 8/20-21 - Child Identification Program w/El Zaribah CornFest 8/22 – Stated Meeting 7 PM* (Open on 3rd Degree or at lowest member present) *Meeting & Meal updates will be sent by WM Mark Brown prior to meetings.
Hunter’s Paradise #85 Trestle Board
Volume IV, Issue #7 - July 2016
From the Secretary’s Desk… By PM George “Z-Klown” Mather
Brothers All, As we head into the second half of the year for Hunter’s Paradise Lodge No 85. We are now 85 members strong and have 85 of the best Masons in Arizona. We are dark for July meaning no stated meeting. This is an excellent time for us to look at our calendars and set them up for the remainder of the year. Are you receiving the emails sent out from the Lodge? If not, please let us know and we can make it happen for you. Do you need a ritual to learn a part in the degrees? If you do, Z secretary has them for sale. Call and he will make arrangements with you to
get one. Do you have a Brother who is interested in attending Lodge with you or know a good man who would make a great mason. Bring the Brother to Lodge in August and ask the Secretary for a petition for new membership. Enjoy the summer and make plans for the fall. Look for good men to join you as as Brother. If you are attending any Masonic or Shrine functions please invite them to join you. See you in the funny papers or Lodge, which ever happens first. Fraternally, George Z Secretary
Worshipful Master Mark Brown 480-220-0209 MarkBrownAZ@live.com
Senior Warden James “JJ” Jennings 602-821-2327 JJ@southernskiesinternet.com
Junior Warden Jonathan Beffel 480-353-1236 jmbeffel@yahoo.com
Secretary PM George Mather 480-254-5328 George.Mather@aol.com or huntersparadise85@gmail.com
On the Level…
James “JJ” Jennings, Senior Warden B r e t h r e n , I am very proud to have had the opportunity to represent Hunter’s Paradise #85 at Grand Lodge along with WM Mark Brown and JW Jonathan Beffel. As many of you may know, HP #85 earned another Master Architect award which is testament to our outstanding participation, education, ritual work, visitation and fellowship. We are quickly earning the reputation and respect that we have worked so hard for! With Grand Lodge behind us, we begin a new Grand Masonic
Hunter’s Paradise Lodge #85 2016 Elected Officers
Treasurer Phil Houghton 602-622-0835
Year and the requirements for phoughton@q.com our next Master Architect award await our completion. Accomplishing the items necesAppointed Officers sary to gain another award are Senior Deacon - Bill Wright easy. We must simply remain 480-822-9242 on our current path and focus Junior Deacon - Shawn Bushey on what we do best…”Have 623-340-3653 fun and fellowship”! I couldn’t Senior Steward - Patrick Powers be more proud nor could I be 602-509-6105 with a better group of brethren. Junior Steward - Brian Bednar I look forward to a strong 602-809-8359 Chaplin - Jim Hoover 2016/2017. Fraternally yours, James Jennings Senior Warden 2
602-284-5279 Marshal - Jim Leppert 602-366-9353 Tyler - Mel Linberg 602-993-8649
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Volume IV, Issue #7 - July 2016
The Plumb Line
Jonathan Beffel, Junior Warden Greetings Brethren, Grand Lodge is now behind us and Hunter’s Paradise was well represented at it! All 8 of our elected officers and Past Masters were in attendance throughout the event. Not only did we once again earn the Master Architect Award, but our very own DDGM Darrell Mandrell was awarded the Mason of the Year by the Grand Master, we are
incredibly fortunate that even though he was moved from district 9 to district 10, so were we! Darrell has charged us with trying to make our new district even better than our old one and I think we are up for the challenge. WM Mark has already started us down the path for our next Master Architect award and I know that JJ and I will work hard to continue that tradition moving forward. One other thing I would like to
note is that the latest version of the Lodge App is ready and available on iOS and Android, this version contains the digital version of our lodge directory and requires a valid login to access it. Please reach out to me for your login credentials, my contact information can be found in every trestle board in the elected officer’s section. Fraternally,
Jonathan Beffel Junior Warden
Heat Comedy All Stars. A 2018 Sickness and Distress Lodge Dues raffle is just startzona Masonic Child Identifica- ing, led by our Senior Warden, Bro. Ken Jones: The HP 85 brothers continue to visit him. tion Program. From the positive Brother James Jennings. His is still having a tough time, feedback received from particiOne area of Lodge emphasis and it is a real test of his deterpating Brothers, additional should be to develop a fundrais- mination, Brother Ken is in the events have been scheduled. er that involves more of the Arizona Veterans Home. He Watch for announcements for members and is outwardly fo- looks good in his new Lodge each. In addition, participation cused into the community. shirt. with the Salvation Army Bell Please bring your idea to our Ringers later this year is being Senior Warden, Brother James Bro. Tom Johnston: is at home worked by our Marshal, Brother recovering from his medical isJennings. Jim Leppert. In addition to sues. serving both Masonic and non- In summary Brothers, thank you Masonic causes, they are a great for your collective efforts in all Please keep these Brothers in source of team building and aspects of the Lodge. It has your prayers. comradery. been truly a pleasure severing as your Worshipful Master. Our fundraising program continues to provide the Lodge Fraternally yours, with extra finances, primarily targeted for the improvement of Lodge furnishings. We just Mark Brown completed 2 fundraisers; our Worshipful Master hunting knife raffle and ticket sales for the Michael Finney Dry (Continued from WM Brown on page 1)
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