From the East
Brethren,
Happy New Year to you, your families and all dear to you. As this Holiday season comes to a close, I hope you had a wonderful and joyous Christmas with family and loved ones. I pray the New Year brings you health, happiness and prosperity, and that all your resolutions be easy to keep.
I wish to thank you from the bottom of my heart for electing me Master of your Lodge for another term. It is very humbling to be elected Master of the Lodge, and even more so, being entrusted with this esteemed roll “twice”. I promise that I will continue to give it my all, and live up to the trust and confidence you have bestowed upon me.
I thank all the Brothers who have stayed in the Officers Line and those who have accepted the Committee responsibilities. I would also like to thank those who have stepped up to fill the few voids we did have, as we move toward our 100th year as a Lodge.
The goals we set the last few years have been achieved or made great progress. Congratulations Santa Maria Lodge for an outstanding year.
I am excited to start a couple of new programs this year. We will be having at least one “Bring a Friend night this year”, but I want every Brother to feel free to bring someone to any Stated Meeting Dinner throughout the year. Even better, if you know of a Brother Master Mason who hasn’t attended Lodge in a while. Get him to come out to a meeting and share in our fellowship. It just may re-light his fire for the craft.
As another new program this year, we will be placing a box in the dining room to collect old eyeglass frame. There is a continual demand for old frames for San Diego County residents who do not qualify for public assistance or other vision programs, and often fall through the cracks. I have begun reaching out to the other Lodges in our district to grow this effort across the county, and hope this continues for years to come.
We look forward to the 2nd Annual Designer Bag Bingo fund raiser in support of the International WAGR Syndrome Association. (IWSA). Last year’s event was a great success and greatly appreciated by the organization.
I look forward the coming year and seeing Santa Maria Lodge continue to grow. As always, we will continue our “dinners out” on Friday nights, and coffee with the brothers, every 2nd and 4th Saturday upstairs. Watch the Google Calendar and/or website for this year’s events
As always, if anyone has questions or in need, please reach out to me at dmurray62@me.com.
Dave Murray - Worshipful Master
Worshipful Bill Graham (PM)
Secretary’s Corner
Happy New Year!! Congratulations to Worshipful Dave Murray, PM and the 2023 Line of Officers! I look forward to another great year working with you and helping to make the Lodge go and grow.
Dues Invoices are out and I have started to receive payments. Thank you! Remember, you have an obligation to pay your dues in a timely manner, by December 31st. By the time you read this, if you have not made payment, they are overdue. The dues for 2023 are $121.00.
This is also your time to catch up on last year dues if you have not paid. If you are 2 or more years in arrears, you may be suspended for non-payment of dues as per the California Masonic Code, Section 809.370. Suspension for Non Payment of Dues. Neither the Master, I, nor any other Brother in Lodge wishes this to happen!
Please go to member.freemason.org and check out your personal information. Ensure that your email, mailing address, phone number etc are correct. This is how the Lodge and the Grand Lodge contact you. It is important that this information be up to date. If you have trouble doing this, please contact me and I will assist you. Maintaining your contact information ensures that you will receive all notices that the Lodge and the Grand 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.
Calendar of Events
Lodge Officer Directory
Master - Dave Murray (Catheren)
Senior Warden - Chase Murray
Junior Warden - Vacant
Treasurer - Ken Bychak II, PM (Laura)
Secretary - Bill Graham, PM (Teri)
Chaplain - Don Ruch, PM (Vicki)
Marshal - Bruce Smith, PM (Beverly)
Senior Deacon - Vacant
Junior Deacon - Rex McCray
Senior Steward - Bob Weldon, PM (Brenda)
Junior Steward - Cole Dick
Tiler - Mark Lantz
619-302-1223
619-607-2935
707-328-9617
951-970-4294
619-787-3858
760-788-9475
760-788-4957
760-789-5254
760-533-3733
858-231-4646
Santa Maria Masonic Building
Association (SMMBA) Directory
President - Peter Krickhuhn, PM
Vice President - Chase Murray
Secretary/Treasurer - Dave Murray
Member - Ken Bychak II, PM
Member - Bob Weldon, PM
Member - Don Ruch, PM
Member - Bruce Smith, PM
760-612-1978
619-607-2935
619-302-1223
707-328-9617
760-789-5254
619-787-3858
760-788-9475