From the East
Greetings Brethren and Ladies,
October is here and it feels like it is finally cooling off a bit! I know for one I am sure happy about that! I can’t wait for the rain to come and the leaves to start changing colors. It’s the best time of the year.
We have a good amount of fun stuff happening this month.
First, we are meeting up to see the Catapult Shadow Dance Group in Poway on Sunday, October 10th. Check with Dave or Catheren to see if you can still get a ticket!
Next, we have our Stated Meeting on Monday October 11th. I believe Chase is prepping something extra special for this one so please come and join us!
That coming Saturday, October 16 we will be having a progressive dinner! It will be at 4:00pm and will be starting the Murray’s house for appetizers, the Ruch’s for dinner, and the Krickhuhn’s for desserts. I look forward to seeing you all there.
Finally, we will be handing out candy to the little monsters on October 29th from 4pm-6pm at the lodge for Ramona’s Merchant Safe Trick or Treat!
Its good to see we have a busy schedule and are getting to finally go out and see each other for fun and fellowship. I look forward to seeing everyone at all the events we have.
Ken Bychak II - Worshipful Master
Senior Warden Dave Murray
From The West
‘Tis the time of colorful foliage, crisp air, and pumpkin spice.
This is my favorite time of year. The heat is finally passing, yet it’s not that cold, wet winter. Without question, my favorite pastime is sitting around a campfire with family and friends, snuggling under that extra blanket, and yep deer season is right around the corner.
It’s the only season with more than one commonly used name. But, what to call it—autumn or fall? And what came first? Prepare yourself for the dawn of sweater weather with some insights into the origins of fall and autumn.
The word autumn comes from the French autompne, from the Latin autumnus, whose deeper roots are obscure. It’s first recorded in English as early as the late 1300s—notably, both Chaucer and Shakespeare used it in their works. Today, speakers of American English commonly use both fall and autumn to refer to the season, though fall became more common in the US by the late 1800s. Speakers of British English largely use autumn.
Recorded use of the word fall as the name of the third season of the year comes from as early as the 1500s. The name is thought to originate in the phrase the fall of the leaf, in reference to the time of year when deciduous trees shed their leaves. The name of its inverse season, spring, is thought to come from the phrase spring of the leaf—the time when everything is blossoming. The name fall was commonly used in England until about the end of the 1600s, when it was ousted by autumn.
Dave Murray - Senior Warden
Junior Warden (Elect) Chase Murray
From the South
This month for our Stated Meeting, we will again be having dinner up stairs while SMMBA works on rejuvenating the downstairs dining area. As we did not have the opportunity to enjoy our October Stated Meeting in 2020, I am happy to say and thank Worshipful Brother Peter Krickhuhn and Miss Connie for being willing to provide us their famous Oktoberfest feast as they have many years in the past.
Chase Murray - Junior Warden (Elect)
Worshipful Bill Graham (PM)
Secretaries Corner
Welcome to October! The Masonic year is winding down. We will have the Annual Election of Officers at the November Stated Meeting. If you are in line or desire to get in line, you must have your qualifications completed before you can be installed! Please continue to work on them! If you need help, please contact me so that we may work on them.
At the November Stated Meeting, you will need to show your dues card to enter the Lodge and vote. To do this, you MUST be up to date for the year with your dues. If you are in arrears, please contact me ASAP so that we can get your dues paid and get you back in the Lodge.
Dues notices for 2022 will be going out in early November. If you are already in arrears, you must pay the back dues before moving to the next year. If you are having financial hardship, please contact the Master, the Pillars or myself so that we may work with you.
iMember 2.0 is in full swing. Please go check it out at member.freemason.org. There are many things you can do there such as changing your address, your personal information, locate lodges, find resources and documents. Maintaining your contact information ensures that you will receive all notices that the Lodge sends out in a timely manner. Please go check it out!
If you are financially unable to pay your dues, please contact the Master to discuss.
If you have lost your envelope, you can mail your dues to:
Santa Maria Lodge No. 580,
PO Box 68, Ramona, CA 92065
You can also go to our website, http://www.santamaria580.org, and pay online. If you have paid and have not received your card in a reasonable amount of time, please contact me at 951-970-4294 or secretary@santamaria580.org and I will take care of it.
S/F
Bill Graham, PM - Secretary
Reminder!!
Have you moved? Changed your phone number? Changed your e-mail address? Have you notified the Lodge if you have done any of these things?? In an ongoing effort to ensure that all member get due and timely notice of all Lodge information, it is important that you keep your information updated with us.
I would greatly appreciate it if all of you would log in to member.freemason.org, go to the My Profile section and ensure that all of your address/phone number/e-mail is up to date. This will automatically update the i-member section that I use as the Secretary to for your mailings and other contacts.
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Calendar of Events
Lodge Officer Directory
Master - Ken Bychak (Laura)
Senior Warden - Dave Murray (Catheren)
Junior Warden - Chase Murray
Treasurer - Bob Weldon, PM (Brenda)
Secretary - Bill Graham, PM (Teri)
Chaplain - Don Ruch, PM
Senior Deacon - Peter Johnson
Junior Deacon - Kenneth Bychak
Senior Steward - Rex McCray
Tiler - Bruce Smith (PM) (Beverly)
707-328-9617
619-302-1223
619-607-2935
760-789-5254
951-970-4294
619-787-3858
858-943-1079
805-268-6270
760-788-4957
760-788-9475
Santa Maria Masonic Building
Association (SMMBA) Directory
President - Peter Krickhuhn, PM
Vice President - Chase Murray
CFO - Pete Johnson
Secretary - Michael Rehar
760-612-1978
619-607-2935
858-843-1079
760-566-6953
