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1st January 2012
Words from the East – January 2012 • Eastern Light
I sincerely hope that all is well with you and yours. I would like to start off the year on a positive note with something I read at www.masonicnetwork.org which I think is the life blood of Masonry:
“We must constantly remember that in every moment of our life, in public, at work, at pleasure, with our families, even when you are alone, We are a Mason!” We live by a Standard of Masonic Conduct. The non-Masons who know us will judge each of us, and Masonry itself, by the way in which we conduct ourselves. We have in trust the reputation of Masonry. Let us not betray that trust! Masonry will flourish, if we follow these precepts.
Before we can expect to attract good men to the fraternity by our conduct and reputation in public, we must learn to conduct ourselves with propriety in the Lodge. One of our first duties shall be loyalty to the fraternity and obedience to its laws. This is a fundamental requirement. Propriety is not the result of law, but rather of tradition, custom and usage. Like good manners, it has behind it only the force of opinion. While there (may be) no penalties for breaches, there are tangible rewards for observance of the rules and ceremonies of good manners.
An ancient philosopher advised when in “Rome, do as the Romans do”. This also applies to your actions when you are visiting another Lodge, particularly in other states / countries. While the principles and ideals of Masonry are universal; social customs, Masonic traditions, and laws differ from place to place. For example, all Masonic Lodges open with a prayer and it is not surprising that the words of the prayer may vary from place to place. When we go to other states in our country we find that the attitude of prayer is not the same everywhere and in other countries the name of Deity may even be different. Likewise we find that the customs concerning such things as the proper way to address a Brother or a lodge officer, the appropriate dress for a lodge meeting, proper topics of conversation, and even the working tools and the Grand Masonic Word change as we go around the world. But wherever you may be, you can be sure that respect and honesty toward Masons and Masonry, as taught by the square and compass, will be the fundamental guide for your conduct.”
I would like to thank you in advance for your continued support in the upcoming year. January will be starting off busy, conferring five Fellow Craft to Master Masons. Our other activities can be found in your trestle board and soon on our updated web-site.
Sincerely and fraternally,
David J. Lane Sr, WM
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1st December 2011
Words from the East – Decmeber 2011 • Eastern Light
Brethren:
I am writing this, my last master’s message, with feelings of joy and sadness. As one thing comes to an end others are just beginning. The next several weeks will be very eventful. We will be holding an open house on black Friday to help the public better understand what Free Masonry is all about. We will be holding a Ladies night to show our gratitude to our ladies for the sacrifices they have made over the past year. We will be electing and installing the new officer line during an open installation. We will be having a Christmas Party in cooperation with Collingswood Cloud Lodge #101. And finally, I will be transferring the gavel to Brother Lane should the lodge see fit to elect him.
I, myself, look forward to continuing to serve the lodge in any manner that the membership deems appropriate. It is incumbent on all of us to remember that the blue lodge is or should be your primary Masonic entity. Without blue lodge, the appendant and co-ordinate bodies could not exist. First and foremost you must become a Master Mason before you can join any of those other bodies. This is not to say that the work of these bodies is not important but do not leave your blue lodge behind. Find time to come back to your lodge. Attend a regular or emergent communication, a lodge activity, or in some other way reconnect with your lodge.
We miss you and hope to see you soon.
When the new Masonic year begins, we can all look forward to the new master’s messages. Thank you all for your help and support this year. Live in peace and may the God of love and peace delight to dwell with and bless you.
Your most humble and obedient servant,
George W. Niessner
Worshipful Master
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1st November 2011
Words from the East – November 2011 • Eastern Light
Brethern:
“The strength of the Fraternity is each individual member…the strength of each member is the Fraternity”. These are words that I believe in strongly. In the month of October, we initiated seven new brothers, each of whom will strengthen the lodge and the fraternity and in turn will be strengthened by the lodge and fraternity. We have seen the return to lodge of brothers who have been absent and have seen a rejuvenation of our ritual and a strengthening of our lodge in general. We still have a way to go. I recently received a phone call from one of our past masters. He asked “ what can I do for the lodge”. We welcome this communication and encourage each and every one of our members to ask themselves the same question. The most obvious answer is to come out to lodge and see what is happening. Get reacquainted with the brethren and support our efforts.
We held an EA degree during our emergent meeting in October during which we initiated the last 2 of our candidates. There were more than 25 brothers on the sideline including 2 sitting masters, a number of fellowcrafts, 4 of our newly initiated brothers and several members of our lodge. The degree work was among the best that I have seen. Those of you who missed it, missed a great experience. There are still many great experiences on the way. Come see these EAs become FCs.
By the time you have read this we will have had a Hayride/October Fest, and a movie night. You can join us in November for our regular communication, our FC degree, our Grand Lodge of Instruction, our Ladies Night and our Square and Compass Day. In December we will have our annual elections and our open installation. As you can see we have many things planned. Come out and be part of it. I look forward to seeing you..
Your most humble and obedient servant,
George W. Niessner
Worshipful Master
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1st October 2011
Words from the East – October 2011 • Eastern Light
Brethern:
To all of you who attended our September regular and emergent communications, I thank you very much as you were instrumental in a very successful transition to our new home. To those of you who have not yet visited our home at Collingswood Cloud Temple, consider this a formal invitation to attend our October regular and emergent communications. In September we voted on the remainder of 8 petitions, which were received over the summer, and five of the candidates received their Entered Apprentice Degree at the Emergent communication. We are looking forward to initiating the rest of our petitioners in October and to seeing to the passing of our newly initiated brothers to the degree of Fellow Craft. Our lodge is growing and your officers are busy strengthening your lodge. We invite everyone to be part of the excitement and support your lodge.
In addition to bringing in new members, we also have some exciting activities planned for October. Brother Todd Mertz is spearheading a hayride and bonfire scheduled for October 22 at the farm of Right Worshipful Brother Buchert. Look for the flyer in this trestleboard. We will be planning the Square and Compass Day activities. We will be conducting a fund raising activity that consists of selling coupon books which offer discounts to local merchants We will be having a movie night with Collingswood Cloud Lodge. We are beginning the planning for our installation and making plans for the elections of next year’s officers. Anyone interested in moving into the line should contact one of the officers. The year is rapidly coming to a close and it is important that we build on the progress that the lodge has made over the past couple of years. We are a work in progress and we are excited about the possibilities before us. Come join us and be part of the process. We need you. There are many opportunities for you to aid in the continued construction of this lodge. Lend us your expertise.
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Your most humble and obedient servant,
George W. Niessner
Worshipful Master
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1st September 2011
Words from the East – September 2011 • Eastern Light
Brethern:
Hope everyone is enjoying a great summer and that you are well rested and renewed. Though we have not had a regular communication during July and August, your officers have been busy. We have move all of our belongings from the USS New Jersey Temple to the Collingswood Cloud Temple and are ready to conduct our September communication in our new accommodations. We have been rehearsing in advance stations and preparing ourselves for an EA degree in September. Many of us have enjoyed Masonic fellowship by joining Collingswood Cloud Lodge #101 at their picnic and Hermann-Humboldt Lodge # 125 at their annual Ox Roast. Your Master and Wardens participated in a MM degree at Rising Sun Lodge #15 which was very inspiring. Brother Lane and I traveled to Sea Isle City to present a brother with his 55-year pin, as he could not make the district ceremony. So as you can see,the summer was very eventful.
As September approached, it is my hope that we will see all of you back at lodge helping Mozart Lodge to continue to advance. It is our goal to be the equal of any lodge in the 18th district and in the State of New Jersey for that matter. We have many events in the planning stage, all of which need your support to be successful. We are still hopeful to have a fishing trip, a ladies night, an October Fest, and a charity fundraiser. We also hope to raise a large class of new Masons. We continue to need brothers to head committees, step into the officer’s line and support our various endeavors. If you do not have the time or inclination to put in the time needed for the above, we will be very glad to see you on the side lines and to hold Masonic conversation and share fellowship with you. So please make every effort to help us make our first meeting at Collingswood Cloud Temple a memorable event by being on the sidelines and breaking bread with us. It is my sincere hope that this will be one of the best years in the long and storied history of Mozart Lodge and that each successive year will be ever better.
Your most humble and obedient servant,
George W. Niessner
Worshipful Master
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8th June 2011
Second Annual No Tie Table Lodge and Annual Pork and Kraut Supper • Masonic Events
Our Second Annual No Tie Table Lodge and Annual Pork and Kraut Supper will be held on Tuesday, June 21st 2011 Opening at 7:30 the cost will be $20 in advance, $25 on Tuesday (if room) See an Officer for tickets, or contact Secretary.
The main course will be Pork and Kraut, kosher options available. Our guest speaker for the evening will be RW David A Dorworth, SGW.
No Tie Table Lodge means at least polo shirt and slacks, not shorts and t-shirts!
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1st June 2011
Words from the East – June 2011 • Eastern Light
Brethern:
Your officers and lodge members have been through an interesting couple of months. As things have started to come together, I am reminded of a quote by Nietzsche, which states, “Whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger”. We have not only sur-vived but I believe that we have become stronger as a lodge. We have firmed up our officer corps, we have raised two new brothers, we have strengthened our finances and we have selected a new meeting place.
In the upcoming months we will be having a table lodge, organizing a picnic, planning a sitting masters ladies night, looking into an Oktoberfest, starting a new class of can-didates and visiting other lodges. This past Friday, we captured the traveling gavel from Laurel Lodge #237 and shared fellowship with those fine masons.
We are now in the process of planning to move our property from the USS New Jersey Lodge #62 to the Collingswood Cloud Lodge #101. This will take some organizing and some manpower. We could certainly use the help of any of our brothers who have moving experience and/or the vehicles and muscles need for such an undertaking..
We are please to announce that we have experienced increases in attendance at our regular and emergent communications. This has been gratifying to your officers as well as the candidates we are raising. Our MM degree last month was very well at-tended by our own members and our brothers from the other lodges in the district. We are very grateful for the support and fully intend to reciprocate. It is hoped that you will come to our regular communication in June and our table lodge on June 21st. If we do not see you there, have a great summer and we will see you at our new home at Collingswood Cloud Lodge # 101 in September except in case of emergency, should any such occur you will be given due and timely notice, if possible. Have a great summer and look for information about our picnic.
Your most humble and obedient servant,
George W. Niessner
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