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October 2011 Communication

Posted in: Communications, From the East by W. Peter Bates on September 20, 2011

Brethren,

My wife is a summer person. She loves the sun and the beach, and she turns a wonderful tan color after she lays out. I on the other hand am 50% Irish. 20 minutes of sunshine and I turn bright pink. Any longer than that and I literally burst into flame. When the temperature hits 75° I head for air conditioning. Needless to say, I am THRILLED that October is here! The crisp Fall air, the smell of the leaves, I can’t wait!

Ever since I can remember, Autumn has always been my favorite time of year. I was born near Boston, and when I was very little, I can still remember going for drives to Vermont and New Hampshire with my grandparents just to see the Fall foliage. There was a restaurant somewhere up there in the mountains that I remember. It had an incredible view, and my Grandfather would always stop there and we would all get a huge slice of lemon meringue pie. (Glasby take note)

Enough of my reminiscing…. on to what’s in store for Mt. Moriah this October!

By the time you read this, George Hoffman and Cory Wright will have (crosses fingers) successfully completed their law classes at the Grand Lodge. Congrats to both of you! The line will be practicing hard on our 3rd° ritual, and our famous pancake breakfasts will be back in full swing.

Speaking of pancakes, we are still looking for someone to step into P.M. John English’s shoes and help out with the pancake breakfasts. After several years on the griddle, John is finally laying down his spatula. I wouldn’t be surprised though if you see him stopping in from time to time to make sure the pancakes are up to his standards!

This month’s pancake breakfast will be on October 15th. Immediately following the breakfast we will be conducting the 3rd° ritual and raising our current F.C.’s. Please join us for the breakfast, the ritual and a lunch afterward. It’s always nice to have a lot of brethren in the seats during ritual work, and I know the class would appreciate your attendance.

Our annual Memorial Service in remembrance of those Mt. Moriah brothers who have passed to that Celestial Lodge above will be held on Tuesday, October 4th. We will dispense with the formal lodge meeting and host the friends and families of those departed brothers. Following the service refreshments will be provided.

Harvest Home Day this year includes a new Corn Husking Competition. Come on out and cheer your Mt. Moriah corn husking team to victory! Mt. Moriah always has a terrific turnout at Harvest Home Day, and I hope this year we continue that tradition. The parking arrangements will be new this year. The lots adjacent to the main gates of the Grand Lodge, located at 303 International Circle will be used for parking. Shuttle service will be provided for those that would like it. Signs will be placed by the parking entrances to help guide us all to the new area.

Past Masters Night is coming up on November 1st. There will be a dinner beforehand, and, following the dinner, F.C. William Ridgely will be raised to the 3rd° degree by our P.M.’s. For dinner reservations, please call Bro. Cory Wright at 410-916-3283 or visit our website, which now includes online reservations! Menu details will be posted on the website as well.

Speaking of online reservations, I hope many of you have had the opportunity to visit our site and see what an amazing job our Junior Deacon, Bro. John Glasby has done. Expect to see more online reservations for other dinners and events very soon! While you will always be able to call our S.D. for reservations, this will allow those that would like to make reservations online to do so. Also on the website will be the new parking guidelines for Harvest Home Day.

Lastly, I would like to make a request. On October 11th, the line will be rehearsing the 3rd° ritual. We could definitely use some extra folks for that rehearsal, so if you aren’t busy we would really appreciate you coming down to lend us a hand.

Sincerely and Fraternally,
Peter Bates