Greetings, Brothers!

On March 20th Tropical Lodge No. 56 Raised 5 new Master Masons at the first Dawnbreaker Communication in probably 20 years.  I was privileged to preside over the conferring team.

As it was my first MM conferral as Master, it was as much a rite of passage for me as it was for them.  Congratulations to the new MMs and a hearty THANK YOU to all the brothers who were involved in the event.  It wouldn’t have happened without all of you.

Cordial & Fraternal Regards,

Randy Spradling

Worshipful Master

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From the West:

Nothing from the west.

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From the Secretary:

Brethren,

The 2009-2010  Will Jones Scholarships decisions are about to be finalized.  This is the last notice we can give you for recommendations.  If you have one, let us know now.

Building News

We have indeed found another building that we like.  We don’t know if we can get it, but we are going to state negotiating shortly.  If we get it, it will require major work to be done before we can move in and may require work to finish it even after we move in.  This will be a massive undertaking and we will need lots of help at some point soon.  The actual relocation—moving everything—is part of our Agreement with Florida DOT and will be taken care of.  Planning for the move, deciding on storage and space allocation and the like will be a  significant task.  We will keep you closely informed on that one.  There will also be a detailed inventory to do so that we can come to agreement on the insured value of the items to be moved as well as the value to be determined for the insurance on the new building.  That process will be very important.  The move will have to be orderly and closely controlled. 

There is, of course, a very specific procedure for the Lodge to purchase property.  It takes an affirmative vote of the membership.  We will give notice of the Stated Meeting at which that vote will be taken, and we will hold a couple of open house sessions with photographs, plans and details for discussion prior to the vote.  We  want to be sure that everyone has an opportunity to evaluate the proposal if and when it happens. 

We are OK where we are for awhile, but the clock is ticking and the move is inevitable.  Once again we want to emphasize that we are moving as One Masonic Family and we intend to keep it that way.

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IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

The first meeting in June is cancelled due to Grand Lodge.  The Officers and several members are attending.

The second meeting in June will be significant not only for Degree Work but also to report on Grand Lodge legislation.

March 2010 (PDF)

February 2010 (PDF)