Roast Beef Dinner this Friday

Roast Beef public dinner this Friday, October 29, with takeouts from 4:30 to 5:00 and dine-in from 5:00 to 6:30 at the Lodge. $9 for adults, $6.00 for children under 12.

Next Meeting Wednesday, October 27th

Our next regular communicaton is Wednesday evening, October 27th at 7:30 at the Lodge. We are planning a Brother Bring a Friend night on Friday, November 12th at 6:00pm. More details to follow.

DDGM Official Visit to Tahawus Lodge No. 790

DDGM RW Robert Bartlett makes his official visit to Tahawus Lodge No. 790 this evening at 7:30pm in Keeseville.

Next Meeting Wednesday, October 13th

Our next regular communication is tomorrow evening at 7:30 at the Lodge. Our next public dinner will be on Friday, October 29th, and will feature Roast Beef. Take-outs from 4:30-5:00 and dine-in from 5:00-6:30. For brothers looking for ways to plug-in, there are plenty of opportunities.

First Fall Meeting at Mount Defiance Lodge

Just a reminder that Mount Defiance Lodge has its first communication of the fall tomorrow evening. Potluck supper at 6:30, followed by the 7:30 communication, followed by desert. Looking ahead, our first public dinner of the fall is Friday, September 24th.

First Meeting of the Fall September 8th

The first regular communication of the fall comes Wednesday, September 8th, with a potluck supper at 6:30 followed by the lodge meeting at 7:30. Work of the evening--Brother Scott Manning will receive his Past Master's Apron.

Public Roast Beef Dinner at Mount Defiance Lodge this Friday

The final Public Roast Beef Dinner of the spring is this Friday, April 30, at Mount Defiance Lodge no. 794. Take-outs are available from 4:30-5:00, with dine-ins from 5:00-6:30. Tickets are available at the door.

Degrees at Rescue and Adirondack Lodges

Rescue Lodge No. 772
A 3rd degree is scheduled for Rescue Lodge No. 772 in Crown Point on Friday, May 7th, beginning at 5:00pm.

Adirondack Lodge No. 602
A 1st degree is scheduled for Adirondack Lodge No. 602 in Elizabethtown on Tuesday, May 11th, beginning at 8:00pm.

Nominating Committee reports at this Wednesday's Meeting at Mount Defiance Lodge No. 794

On the trestle board this Wednesday evening at the next regular communication of Mount Defiance Lodge No. 794 is the report of the nominating committee for officers for the coming year. The meeting starts at 7:30pm.

Dinner Committee Meeting Scheduled

The Mount Defiance Lodge Dinner Committee will meet on Monday, April 26th, at 7:30pm at the Lodge to discuss the upcoming Roast Beef Dinner on the 30th.

1st Degree at Adirondack Lodge No. 602 on April 27th

Adirondack Lodge No. 602 will be holding a 1st degree at their lodge in Elizabethtown on Tuesday, April 27th, at 8:00pm.

Final Rehearsal for Second Degree at Rescue Lodge No. 772

The final rehearsal for the 2nd degree at Rescue Lodge No. 772 is this evening at 7:00pm. The degree is tomorrow, Monday, April 19, starting at 6:00pm.

2nd Degree at Fraternal Lodge No. 155

Fraternal Lodge No. 155 in West Chazy has scheduled a 2nd degree on Wednesday, April 21, 2010, beginning at 7:00pm.

2nd Degree at Rescue Lodge No. 772

Rescue Lodge No. 772 has scheduled a 2nd degree for Monday, April 19th, beginning at 6:00pm. There will be a final rehearsal on Sunday evening at 7:00.

Next Communication Wednesday Evening

The next regular communication for Mount Defiance Lodge No. 794 is this Wednesday, April 14th, at 7:30pm. Among items to be discussed is the last Public Roast Beef Dinner of the spring, scheduled for April 30th.

Roast Beef Dinner Tonight

Mount Defiance Lodge, in conjunction with the Order of the Eastern Star, sponsors its next monthly Roast Beef Dinner tonight at the Lodge. Take-outs are available from 4:30-5:00, with dine-ins from 5:00-6:30. There is still a need for help on the clean-up crew--anyone available to lend a hand on the clean-up should plan to arrive about 6:00. Thank you.

Next Communication is Tonight

Don't forget that Mount Defiance Lodge No. 794's next communication is this evening at 7:30 at the Lodge.

Second Degree at Rescue Lodge No. 772 Cancelled

The 2nd degree scheduled at Rescue Lodge No. 772 in Crown Point on Wednesday the 17th has been cancelled. A future date will be announced when the candidates are ready. Please let every one who might have attended know.

Lodge Cancelled due to Heavy Snow

Mount Defiance Lodge No. 794's regular communication this evening, Wednesday, February 24th, has been cancelled due to the heavy snow. Our Public Roast Beef Dinner is still on schedule for Friday, February 26th. Take-outs from 4:30-5:00 with dine-in from 5:00 to 6:30 at the Masonic Temple.

Masonic Breakfast Photos from February 20th

Here are a few photos from Saturday's Masonic Breakfast hosted by Mount Defiance Lodge No. 794 at the Hot Biscuit Diner in Ticonderoga. Members of four lodges from the Essex District took part including brothers from Adirondack, Iroquois, Mount Defiance, and Rescue lodges.

Right Worshipful James Kelley, District Deputy Grand Master for the Essex District, attended, along with: Fred Hunsdon, Charles Krotz, Dennis Hunsdon, Dean Caveney, Carl Goepper, Dave Ferguson, Bob Bartlett, Rich Strum, and Donnie Norton.

Masonic Breakfast this Saturday in Ticonderoga

The February Masonic Breakfast for the Essex District will be held this Saturday, February 20th, at 9:30am at the Hot Biscuit Diner in Ticonderoga.

First Degree at Rescue Lodge No. 772 this Saturday

 A First Degree will be conferred at Rescue Lodge No. 772 this Saturday beginning at 3:00 at the Lodge in Crown Point. The degree will be followed by a pot luck dinner. Worshipful Scott Manning, Junior Warden at Rescue, will be conferring the degree.

Final Rehearsal for First Degree at Rescue Lodge No. 772

The final rehearsal for the First Degree at Rescue Lodge will be Sunday evening at 7:00pm. The degree will be on Saturday, February 20th, beginning at 3pm followed by a pot luck dinner. The Worshipful Scott Manning, Junior Warden, is conferring the degree.

Photos from the Saturday's "Pie and Ice Cream" Event at Heritage Commons

Here are some photos from yesterday's "Pie and Ice Cream" event at Heritage Commons. Brothers from Mount Defiance Lodge No. 794 and Rescue Lodge No. 772 served cherry pie and ice cream to 44 residents at Heritage Commons to help celebrate Presidents' Day.

From left to right: Bill Hunsdon, Donnie Norton, Steve Boyce, Bob Bartlett, Dennis Hunsdon, Dave Ferguson, and Fred Hunsdon.

Brothers from Mount Defiance and Rescue Lodges have been serving cherry pie and ice cream to the residents of Heritage Commons and its predecessor since 1980 on a weekend near Washington's Birthday. Brothers from the two lodges also serve Pumpkin Pie with Cool Whip to residents at Heritage Commons on a weekend near Thanksgiving each year.

Fred Hunsdon cuts slices of cherry pie.

 Bob Bartlett scoops ice cream (left) as Fred Hunsdon dishes pie (middle) and Bill Hunsdon (foreground right) prepares to serve the residents of Heritage Commons.

February Masonic Breakfast in Ticonderoga

The February Masonic Breakfast for the Essex District will be held on Saturday, February 20th, at 9:30am at the Hot Biscuit Diner in Ticonderoga.

Cherry Pie and Ice Cream at Heritage Commons this Saturday

This Saturday, February 13th, at 2:00pm, brothers from Mount Defiance and Rescue Lodges will be serving cherry pie and ice cream to the residents of Heritage Commons in Ticonderoga. Brothers planning to lend a hand should plan to meet at 1:45pm at Heritage Commons.

Next Regular Meeting at Mount Defiance Lodge

The next regular communication for Mount Defiance Lodge will be this Wednesday, February 10th, at 7:30pm.

Pictures from the Public Roast Beef Dinner January 29th

Many thanks to Bill Westervelt for taking these pictures during the Roast Beef Public Dinner on January 29th. Out next Roast Beef Dinner will be on Friday, February 26th, with take-outs from 4:30 to 5:00 and dine-in from 5:00 to 6:30.

News from Rescue Lodge No. 772

The next regular communication for Rescue Lodge No. 772 is this Wednesday, February 3rd, at 7:30pm. Rescue Lodge will be holding a First Degree on Saturday, February 20th, starting at 3:00pm.

Roast Beef Dinner Thanks!

Thanks to all who helped make our Roast Beef Dinner Friday night a success. Our next public Roast Beef dinner is Friday, February 26th. Photos to follow soon.

First Degree Rehearsal at Rescue Lodge this Sunday Evening

The next rehearsal for the First Degree at Rescue Lodge No. 772 is Sunday evening, January 31st, at 7:00. The degree is scheduled for Saturday, February 20th, at 3:00.

Roast Beef Dinner this Friday

Roast Beef Public Dinner is tomorrow, Friday, January 29th from 5:00-6:30pm at the Lodge. Take-outs available from 4:30-5:00. Tickets are available at the door. There is still a need for more members of the clean-up crew starting at 6:00pm.

District Deputy Grand Master's visit to Mount Defiance Lodge No. 794

The Right Worshipful James Kelley, District Deputy Grand Master for the Essex District, will make his official visit to Mount Defiance Lodge No. 794 on Wednesday, January 27th, at 7:30pm during our regular communication. Dress is "Tux or Tux-Like."

Grand Master's Appeal for Haitian Relief

GRAND MASTER'S URGENT APPEAL FOR HAITIAN RELIEF ...

Most Worshipful Edward G. Gilbert, Grand Master of Masons in the State of New York, has issued an urgent appeal to all Masons in the jurisdiction for all individual Brother Masons and Masonic Lodges to come to the aid of those who have been devastated by the disaster in Haiti. The Grand Master is requesting that tax deductible contributions be made in the form of checks to the Masonic Brotherhood Fund, Inc and marked "Special Haitian Relief Fund" and mailed to Masonic Brotherhood Fund, Inc., 71 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010. These monies will be made available directly to provide and augment aid and assistance to those members of our Masonic family that hail within the Grand Orient d’Haiti that have been devastated by the earthquake and its collateral damage in the Caribbean.

The full text of the Grand Master's appeal follows:

January 20, 2010

My Dear Brethren and Friends,

This past decade has seen the world stage beset by a multitude of cataclysmic events caused by Nature and others far too frequently caused by the consequents and interventions of Mankind. The Masonic Fraternity has consistently and swiftly hastened to the calls of the needy and the distressed as is wont by our basic tenets and obligations. A code of belief that emanates from that enduring biblical verse, “and now abideth Faith, Hope, Charity, these three: but the greatest of these is Charity.”

Today, we have barely set foot upon the path of a new decade; when Nature has tested our resolve by unleashing a devastating earthquake of monstrous proportions, which has rained havoc, destruction and ruin upon our fellow brothers and sisters of the human family in Haiti. We at the Grand Lodge of New York shall do our part toward answering the call of these distressed Masons and their families in providing a source of much needed help, support and comfort. Together, we will stand united with our fellow brethren in Haiti, providing them with brotherly love to cement and heal their current hardship, and to offer a beacon of hope to rebuild stronger bonds of friendship for a better tomorrow.

Heeding the call I have established a Special Haitian Relief Fund under the umbrella of the Masonic Brotherhood Fund, to provide and augment aid and assistance to those members of our Masonic family that hail within the Grand Orient d’Haiti that have been devastated by the earthquake and its collateral damage in the Caribbean.
In an effort to help supplement and thereby better enable our Grand Lodge to offer financial assistance, I am appealing to every Lodge to keep these unfortunate Brethren and their families paramount in your prayers and to give genuine consideration in supporting this Special Haitian Relief Fund. Checks and Money Orders should be made payable to the Masonic Brotherhood Fund earmarked for the Special Haitian Relief Fund and mailed to the Masonic Brotherhood Fund, 71 West 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010.

Brother James Buchanan, fifteenth President of the United States, once said, “The test of leadership is not to put greatness into humanity, but to elicit it, for the greatness is already there.” Brethren, as members of our gentle Craft, I know that I can depend on each of you to lead with your heart, because you are truly a great brotherhood.

With kindest fraternal regards, I remain your friend and brother,

Edward G. Gilbert
Grand Master

Upcoming Events

Wednesday, January 27th, 7:30pm
District Deputy Grand Master 's official visit to Mount Defiance Lodge No. 794

Friday, January 29th, 5:00-6:30pm
Public Roast Beef Dinner (take-outs 4:30-5:00pm)

Sunday, January 31st, 7:00pm
Next rehearsal for the First Degree at Rescue Lodge No. 772

Roast Beef Dinner January 29th at Mount Defiance Lodge

Tickets are now available for the Roast Beef Public Dinner on Friday, January 29th from 5:00-6:30pm at the Lodge. Take-outs available from 4:30-5:00. The Dinner Committee will be meeting this Monday, January 18th, at 7:30pm at the Lodge. Lodge members desiring tickets to sell should contact Rich Strum or Bob Bartlett.

Masonic Breakfast Saturday in Lake Placid

Just a reminder that the January Masonic Breakfast for the Essex District will be held this Saturday, January 16th, at 9:30am at the Howard Johnsons in Lake Placid.

January Meetings at Mount Defiance Lodge

The next regular communication for Mount Defiance Lodge No. 794 will be 7:30 Wednesday evening at the Lodge. On Wednesday, January 27th, at 7:30pm, the Right Worshipful James Kelley, District Deputy Grand Master for the Essex District, will make his official visit to Mount Defiance Lodge No. 794.

Dinner Committee Meeting Rescheduled

The Mount Defiance Lodge Dinner committee meeting scheduled for this evening has been rescheduled for Monday, January 18th, at 7:30pm.

First Degree Rehearsal at Rescue Lodge No. 772 this Sunday

The next rehearsal for the First Degree at Rescue Lodge No. 772 will be this Sunday evening at 7:00pm at the Lodge. The degree is scheduled for Saturday, February 20, 2010, at 3:00pm.

January Masonic Breakfast

The January Masonic Breakfast for the Essex District will be held on Saturday, January 16th, at 9:30am at the Howard Johnsons in Lake Placid.

District Deputy Grand Master's visit to Rescue Lodge No. 772

Just a reminder that the Right Worshipful James Kelley, District Deputy Grand Master for the Essex District, will make his official visit to Rescue Lodge No. 772 tonight at 7:30pm.

Dinner Committee Meeting Scheduled

The Mount Defiance Lodge No. 794 Dinner Committee will meet on Monday, January 11th, at 7:30pm at the Lodge to begin planning for the public dinner at the end of the month (January 29th).