MASTER’S MESSAGE

Dear Brother;

Happy autumnal equinox, my brothers! To those who couldn’t join us at the September meeting, welcome back! We had a tremendous time putting on the Fellow Craft degree in front of a good crowd on the sidelines. The beauty of the Middle Chamber lecture never fails to impress me. To those who we able to be at the degree, thanks for your support and enthusiasm. To all, onward!

I hope you can join us at Lodge this coming Tuesday. We’ll have our usual meeting at the temple, take care of business, and then adjourn to the Sqantum Association for good fellowship and exchange of ideas. Lord willing and the creek don’t rise, I’ll give a short presentation on the connection between Freemasonry and Medicine. Come on out and renew the bonds that unite us all.
Autumn always invigorates me. The cool dry air always encourages me to walk a little more quickly and I enjoy the maple trees as they put on their yearly light show. The air and my thoughts seem clearer to me, and I find it easier to concentrate on the important things in my life. Life and Society have become so busy lately that I appreciate the opportunity and desire to re-examine priorities and re-affirm commitments to ideas and institutions of lasting values. Freemasonry is one such idea and institution. It offers us an unparalleled opportunity to share a camaraderie that is rare in our contemporary world. Share your rewarding experiences in Masonry with your non-Masonic friends, and bring them to dinner some time. The more like-minded men we have, the greater the synergy.

Charity never humiliated him who profited from it, nor ever bound him by the chains of gratitude, since it was not to him but to God that the gift was made.
--Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Fraternally,
Stephen R. Carr
Master