New Master Mason and 60 Year Mason Honored

Washington Lodge's first meeting of the 2013 masonic year included a Master Mason degree and the honoring of a 60 year mason.

Davis Kim was raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason this past Thursday January 3rd.  Good luck to you Davis as you head back to your studies at the University of Michigan.  We hope you can sit with us in lodge during your next break and tell us about your experience as a traveling man in Michigan.

Thanks to all who attended and participated.  It was a special night that included presenting Claude Bohn with his 60 year member pin, certificate and card.  Thank you Claude. We are proud to have you as a brother and member of our lodge and it was a privilege to present you with the 60 year honors.  Claude is actually now a 61 year member of the fraternity as of last November.

Come see us next meeting Thursday January 17th as we pass a couple new Fellowcrafts. 

Trestleboard January - February

First and foremost I would like to thank the members of Washington Lodge

21 for their confidence in me. In the past, most Lodges look to when the

Master plans his year. During my tenure at the helm, we will build our year

together. I can not and will not run the lodge as if it were mine alone. It is

our lodge and we succeed or fail together, as a team.

We will begin by expanding the role of the installed officers. Yes, they have

their normal duties when the lodge is open. But they will also be assigned

as Chairmen of Committees and will have overall authority and responsibility to conduct the committee business. Other members of the lodge may

be asked to become members of these committees and I hope their support can be counted on. Committee assignments will evolve as the year

progresses and need requires.

To begin the year on a lean forward posture, all EA and FC members will

be expected to attend on lodge meeting nights when possible. This does

several things; first it gets the member used to attending lodge on a regular basis. Secondly it allows fellowship among brothers and gets everyone

acquainted.

Thirdly, while lodge is in session, the EA and FC members will be in educational sessions as designed by the Counselor Corps. We have much to

do and catch up on in the coming year. There are many candidates waiting

in the wings and if we all put forth the effort I know we’re capable of, our

ranks will swell with quality men. Plans are to do a degree every meeting,

the candidate and which degree will be determined by the counselors. I

have an open door policy for anyone to discuss any topic at any time.

Again, thank you Washington Lodge 21. Together we can make great

strides in the coming year.

Jeff Lancelle, Worshipful Master

JLance3342@aol.com

N.E.W. Masonic Center Trestleboard Link

Jan. 3 – 6:00 p.m. Dinner/Fellowship

7:00 p.m. Regular stated meeting

Jan 17 – 6:00 p.m. Dinner/Fellowship

7:00 p.m. Regular stated meeting

Jan 31 – 6:00 p.m. Dinner/Fellowship

7:00 p.m. Special stated meeting

Feb. – Past Master event/dinner invite will be sent by postcard.

Watch your mail.

Feb 7 – 6:00 p.m. Dinner/Fellowship

7:00 p.m. Regular stated meeting

Feb 21 – 6:00 p.m. Dinner/Fellowship

7:00 p.m. Regular stated meeting

2013 Officer Installation

The new officers for Washington Lodge #21 F&AM of Wisconsin have been installed. Pictured are the 3 new principle officers from left to right Senior Warden Jacob Lancelle, Worshipful Master Jeffrey Lancelle and Junior Warden John Vanlanen.

The installing official was Most Worshipful Grand Master of Masons in Wisconsin Dennis V. Siewert.

See the N.E.W. Masonic Center website for more pictures and details.

Also installed for Washington Lodge #21 were:

Worshipful Master Jeff L. Lancelle
Senior Warden Jacob A. Lancelle 
Junior Warden John J. Vanlanen
Secretary Charles C. Clarage
Treasurer Larry R. Zochert
Chaplain Nicholas J. Brosig 
Senior Deacon Chad R. Kurowski 
Junior Deacon Clinton P. Compton
Senior Steward Jeremy T. Weller
Junior Steward John T. Schuster
Tiler Ronald Carlton
Lodge Counselor Mark E. Ellis

Meeting Canceled Tonight 12/20 Due to Weather

Next meeting is January 3rd. - MM Degree.

Washington Lodge's Newest Entered Apprentice

Last night Washington Lodge #21 initiated Keith Pinney an Entered Apprentice. Mike Scalf PM conferred the degree while Larry Zochert PM and Jeremy Weller gave the lectures. We look forward to seeing a lot of you Keith. Welcome to Washington Lodge!

Election of 2013 Officers and Masonic Museum Presentation

Last night we had a wonderful meeting in which the officers for 2013 were elected and appointments made.  We also has a wonderful presentation by the N.E.W. Masonic Center Museum and Library Director Alice Byrnes and her assistant MWPGM James Byrnes.

The officers for the 2013 masonic year are:
 Elected

WM - Jeffrey Lancelle
SW - Jacob Lancelle
JW - John VanLanen
Secretary - Charles Clarage PM
Treasurer - Larry Zochert PM
Trustee - John Huss PM

Appointed

SD - Chad Kurowski
JD - Clint Compton
SS - Jeremy Weller
JS - John Schuster
Chaplian - Nick Brosig
Tiler - TBD
Counselor - (by committee) Mark Ellis PM / Mike Scalf PM / Larry Zochert PM and others TBD.

Alice Byrnes, Museum Director for the N.E.W. Masonic Center Museum and Library and her assistant MWPGM Jim Byrnes are seen presenting some of the many beautiful and interesting artifacts that the N.E.W. Masonic Center Museum has available with their "Have Artifacts Will Travel" program. Thank you so much Alice and Jim. Your presentation was fantastic!

November / December Trestleboard

Brothers,
I would like to welcome all of the new members that have joined us in Washington Lodge, and congratulate our two latest Master Masons Roger and Shawn. As our year quickly comes to an end we have just a couple more meetings left, during which we need to accomplish several more degrees and elect a new corps of officers for the upcoming year. Our meetings each month are on the first and third Thursday at 7:00 pm with dinner and fellowship prior to the meeting at 6:00 pm at which everyone is welcome including spouses.

Upcoming Meetings:
Thur., November 1st – Election of Officers and a special presentation “Have Artifact Will Travel” promoting and explaining the N.E.W. Masonic Library and Museum.
Thur., November 15th – Fellowcraft Degrees
Thur., December 6th – Master Mason Degrees last meeting of the 2012 Masonic year

Once again thank you and congratulations to each of the brethren that have served with me this year, and I look forward to sitting on the sidelines next year for the first time in a long time. It has been a year filled with growth and learning for all of us, and it makes me very proud to be a part of such a wonderful Lodge, as noted in the Masonic Journal we should be especially proud of our commitment to the ritual as shown by our participation in the degree competition each year.

I would like to give a special thanks to the members of all of the other Lodges in the area that have stopped in to visit us and or participate in our work in this wonderful gentle craft we call Freemasonry. I am grateful to be able to travel and always be in the company of brothers and fellows that have traveled the same path as I have, and to follow in the footsteps of some of the greatest men in history.

So may we ever meet, act, and part my brothers, and remember to always support our youth as they are our future and our support of them will in turn be rewarded by their support of us. Rainbow, DeMolay, and Jobies are our charges, support them in any way available to you.

Fraternally,
Joseph Chilcote WM, Washington Lodge, F&AM