Douglasville Lodge #289

Friends and Family we are having an Entered Apprentice Degree on November 9th we are also celebrating our 150th anniversary. We will have birthday cake. We also have commemorative coins for sale. Please come out and join us.

Douglasville Brethren Villa Rica is Raising one of our Fellowcraft to Master Mason. Please come support them on their 175th Anniversary.

There was once an old Mason who hadn't attended his lodge for 20 years. One day he thought he'd go and see what's been going on with his lodge in his absence. When he arrived he found boards on the windows, and a padlock on the door with a sign saying CLOSED.

As he stood staring at this sad lonely building a younger man walked up and looked along with the old man.

The old man said; I was a member here for many years.

The young man replied; I was the secretary.

I just can't understand how this lodge could have gone dark. I bought my life membership 50 years ago. Said the old man.

To this the young man replied every member here were life members as well.

Puzzled the old man said; if everyone had life memberships, then what happened? How did it go dark?

The young man replied; no one attended the meetings or became involved.

My point is just this; It isn't enough to buy a life membership, it isn't enough to pay dues, and it isn't enough to say you're a Mason. You have to attend, get involved, and claim your benefits.

Douglasville Lodge will be competing in the Douglasville Chili cookoff this Saturday Oct 21st. This is an evening event so come out and get warmed up with some good chili.

Brethren when upon bended knee please keep WB David Grice in your prayers. He was admitted to the hospital for chest pains earlier today. Having further test ran tomorrow to determine the cause. Not sure if it was a heart attack or not. I will keep you posted as more information comes available.

4 new Master Masons were given their certificates tonight. We welcome these good brethren “officially” to Douglasville Lodge #289

As Freemasons, it’s essential to remember that our duty goes beyond memorization of words and just practicing our values and principles within our lodges. We should also endeavor to make a positive impact on the world around us. While we continue to work on bettering ourselves, we should also aim to spread knowledge, wisdom, and understanding to those we encounter. Let’s make it our mission to bring light and positivity to the world outside of our lodges, embodying the principles of Freemasonry in our daily lives.

Thank you to everyone that came out and supported our Pancake Breakfast event!! I hope you enjoyed the fellowship!! Hopefully a good breakfast was a bonus!!

Thanks again
Stacy Parker
Worshipful Master 2023

Brethren,

We will be having practice on Wednesday. Please come and help us get ready for the Masters Degree. We need candidates and conductors. Practice starts at 6:30PM. Must be a Master Mason.

Brethren, we are having a MM Degree with Mableton 171 at our lodge on Feb 25th. We have practice every Wednesday night. Please come help us prepare for this degree. We need conductors, candidates and general help filling in in different areas. Plus, we have fellowship and practice our craft. Our next practice is this coming Wednesday at 6:30 PM. See you there!!

Scottish Rite Atlanta Valley News Sovereign Grand Inspector General in Georgia, MW Ted C. Collins, 33°; MW, Ill. Michael A Kessler, 33° and Supreme Council, Southern Jurisdiction have created an Amazing, Informative Event for ALL MASTER MASONS.

Our JW has spoken!! Our next meal will consist of:

Ham
Pinto Beans
Corn bread
Turnip greens? Maybe!

Let’s all give WB JW a hand for the awesome meal last night!! Thank you WB!!

Attention!!!!!!

Douglasville Lodge #289 and Widows Son, XII Brothers Chapter present;

Ride for Sawyer!! This is a poker run to benefit Sawyer!! She is 4 years old as of January 18. She was diagnosed with Medulloblastoma SHH type (sonic hedgehog type) just prior to Thanksgiving 2022 with a golf ball sized tumor. They removed the tumor and started 3/22 day cycles of chemo. She is on her 3rd cycle as we speak. At the end of chemo, she will then go to Egleston Children Hospital for bone marrow transplant which will take 4 weeks. 1st of all let’s keep this little girl our your prayers. 2nd let’s do everything we can to raise money for this little girl and her family. She has 2 sisters and her parents are shuffling work, spending time with siblings and trips to the hospital. Which means they are missing a lot of work, which has a negative impact on the family. Please help us help them!!

We will be having T-shirts made for the ride. If you would like to be a sponsor on the T-shirt credit card sized logo’s are $200.00 and just the name is $100.00. The ride will be $25.00 per rider and $10.00 per passenger. Come in what ever kind of transportation you have! Shirts will be $20.00 each. We will be sending out flyers with more details. The date is set for April 1,2023

In the mean time you can contact me at 770-652-2971 text is best or respond to this post in the comments section below.

Thank you
God Bless

Meal tomorrow night will be:
Fried pork chops
Bacon wrapped green beans
Buttered potato’s
Biscuits
Lemon bunt cake

Breathren, Lodge is this Thursday. Please come and enjoy a great meal and fellowship with the brethren. Meal at 6:30, lodge meeting at 7:30.

A look ahead, Pancake Breakfast coming up on February, 18th and called joint comminication with Mableton Lodge on February, 25th to confer a Masters Degree. Please mark your calendars. We are looking at 5 new brethren coming into the craft! Let’s welcome them with a large showing.

Pancake Breakfast
Fundraiser
Sat February 18th
8:00 - 10:30 AM

Brethren, don’t forget we have lodge this Thursday!! Dinner at 6:30 (homemade Lasagna) meeting at 7:30. Please come out and enjoy some fellowship!! We have some business to tend to in regards to committees and such. This will be our 1st meeting of the year. I’m looking forward to seeing a bunch of seats filled.

For those of you who would like to practice with the officers this year, please come out tomorrow night and again enjoy some fellowship and a great time polishing your skills in our craft!! Weather you’re a newer Master Mason or one of our Senior members please come join us. Our Senior Members bestow Wisdom and historical information on us newer Master Masons. This is imperative to keep our craft growing strong!!

Thank you all in advance!!
Stacy Parker
Worshipful Master 2023

Congratulations to these two great brothers who we honored tonight. Johnny Fernander has been an extremely active Mason for 25 years and Tylor Phillis has been swapping stories and manning our fish fry’s for over 50 years. Two wonderful men who we are proud to have as brothers at Douglasville Lodge. Congratulations Brothers.

Words that soak into your ears are whispered. Counsel and comfort brethren

Happy Thanksgiving to all!
And God Bless!

WM Richard Tracy