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From the East
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As we welcome in 2005, I realize that we have a very busy year ahead of us at St. John's Lodge No. 9. As a lodge, we have a very serious task to undertake....St. John's has to move! The Scottish Rite Masonic Center sale hinges on an acceptable site for relocation, which every month moves closer to a done deal. Following their decision and once the move-out date is certain, we must find a new place to meet. There are many different options for new meeting places - other lodges who own their own building, follow the Scottish Rite to wherever they re-locate, or even buying or
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| leasing our own building close to the downtown core, which is important to many of our active brothers. These choices require serious consideration and discussion, and we are running out of time. Whatever our choice, it will have a serious impact on the future of this lodge. We have to make a clear and well educated choice on where we go. It is not my choice where we go. I may be the Master of this lodge, but the lodge belongs to its brothers....you! And it is your choice, but only if you choose to voice it. We need feedback on what is important to you as a brother: close to downtown, parking, dining facilities, building and location capital vs. money available for operations, charity and scholarships. So I encourage all to attend our stated meetings, and do your part for the future of St. John's Lodge No. 9.
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Joseph Lund, WM
| Lodge Night comes on the 2nd Wednesday this month (January 12)
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MONTHLY LODGE GET-TOGETHERS PLANNED
 | | Our Junior Warden has been charged with organizing fun outings for the next year so that we can get together between meetings and to introduce non-masons who might become brothers in the future. The first of these outings will be in January - tentatively the Saturday afternoon or evening following the Stated Communication.
Please let WBro. Charlie Tupper webmaster@seattlemasons.org know if you would like to: 1) play pool and have a bite to eat, | | 2) go bowling and have pizza and beer, 3) go to a comedy club, 4) go to a jazz club or 5) something else. Some events will include families and some will be "men only."
Whatever we do it will be in the local area and will be conducive to conversation and having a good time
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LODGE MEETS 2ND WEDNESDAY; HISTORIAN TO SHARE SHOREY STORY
St. John's avoids any possible conflict with New Year's Day and Independence Day by meeting on the second Wednesday in January and July. WM Joseph Lund invites members and visitors to join us for complimentary dinner at 6 pm, Wednesday, January 12, and for our Stated communication following at 7:30. WBro. Lund and his newly installed officers will be conducting their first meeting of the New Year. We look forward to greeting our many friends and brothers for what we anticipate to be a great year, filled with opportunities for personal and lodge renewal.
Our new Junior Warden WBro. Charlie Tupper will present a | | Shorey Family historian to speak following dinner at this January Stated Communication. Mr. Dennis Larson, who is researching the Shorey family history for the National Rotary, will be coming up from Centralia to speak on Oliver Shorey, his brother, and family. Oliver Shorey married beautiful Mary Bonney in 1860 and was raised a Master Mason into St. John's in 1862. He and his brother-in-law Lyman Bonney went into the funeral business, which now is known as the Bonney-Watson Co. | |  |
Plans will be made for a series of outings designed to encourage non-Mason friends to participate. Last month we had eleven attend the movie National Treasure. Three were friends who with a little encouragement might be attracted to the fraternity.
We hope to install four of our officers who were unable to attend last month's Installation of Officers. |
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| If your address label is circled in blue, you still have not paid your dues for this year! Please remit $12.00, today. |
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VISIT WITH OUR BROTHERS
WBro. Michael Rust this past year showed that we can keep our meetings shorter and Junior Warden Charlie Tupper plans to present some interesting speakers. With this in mind WBro. Joseph Lund has instructed the Stewards to prepare dessert following our Stated Meetings. This will give us an opportunity to adjourn to the lodge room earlier following dinner to enjoy the speakers, and to also enjoy one's company a little longer following the meetings over dessert. Win-win, as they say.
VISIT WITH OUR "OTHER" BROTHERS
| As Masons we spend a great deal of time traveling from East to West and West to East within the confines of our own Mother Lodge, but a mere car ride from East to West or West to East (or North to South) would broaden our Masonic horizons and take us to another lodge. Here in different seats, looking at different collars and faces we are able to put into play those tenets, which make us realize how truly universal our fraternity is. District No. 5 Meeting Times 7:30pm: St. John's No. 9 - Scottish Rite Center, 1st Wednesday; Eureka No. 20 - 307 Maple Place NE, 1st Monday; University | |  | | No. 141 - 4338 University Way, 1st Monday; Daylight No. 232 - 307 Maple Leaf Place NE, 3rd Saturday (10am); Lafayette No. 241 - Scottish Rite, 1st Thursday; Queen Anne No. 242 - 1608 - 4th Ave. W., 2nd Thursday; |
| MILESTONES
Last year, fifteen Brothers left us for that "undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveler returns:"
Doug Anderson, Bill Attwood, Carl Bauer, Landon Brown, Elmer Burt, Bill Goodman, Claude Hobson, Herb Lane, Harry Luce, George Maynard, Robert McBride, Rob Rogers, Harry (Capt.) Schwartz, Al Simpson, and Dale Toombs.
Until we meet again, dear Friends and Brothers, until we meet again, farewell.
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POINSETTIA HAS MASONIC LINKS
 | | Joel Poinsett was elected to the South Carolina State Legislature in 1816. He became the first US Ambassador to Mexico in 1825. He was the US Secretary of War from 1837 to 1841.
He was Past Master of Solomon's Lodge No. 1 in Charleston SC and Recovery Lodge No. 31 of SC. While in Mexico he started five Lodges which received their charters from the Grand Lodge of New York. Those Lodges later became the Grand Lodge of Mexico. |
He was associated with the "Mexican Fire plant," which he brought back from Mexico and later developed it into the Poinsettia pulcherrima - commonly called the "poinsettia." - December 2004 Cinosam |
The Worshipful Master Asks
WHICH CHARITIES DO YOU WANT TO SUPPORT?
We are trying a new approach to how St. John's Lodge No. 9 is charitable. Over the years we have found many charities that we annually contribute a small stipend to. But what does our help do? Do you as a brother feel "invested" in that charity? Do you come away feeling that you have made a difference? No? Then here is my challenge. Instead of blindly supporting our charities this year, find a charity that you feel is in need, and that you are willing to make an active commitment to. I'm not talking about just writing a check. I am talking about INVESTMENT. About you finding a need and working for the greater good to help promote it. The Trustees have put some guidelines of what they would like to see in charity requests:
- We shall support causes predominantly in this local geographical area.
- These charities or causes should have low administrative costs in proportion to their benefits.
- There should be a proven involvement by a member or members of the lodge, either with their skill, time or money.
- The cause should be apolitical and non-sectarian.
- The cause should be of high moral value, consistent with our Masonic values.
- The cause should generally fall into supporting youth, the aged, health, or education.
But most important, don't go it alone. Ask a brother to help you; get others involved. And when you come back to lodge and tell your brothers what you are helping with, and how it makes you feel, then they too will want to share in that INVESTMENT.
You, as a member of St. John's Lodge No. 9, can fill out and submit a request for support of your favorite charity right on this website from our on line charity request form.
JOHN ROGERS ELEMENTARY REPRESENTED IN NEW YORK MARATHON
Debbie McDonald, librarian of John Rogers Elementary, recently ran in the New York Marathon, raising money for the Accelerated Reader program at Rogers. She says, "Just wanted you to know that Running for Rogers Readers was a success. I completed the marathon in 4 hours, 55 minutes, 51 seconds and was smiling at the finish, though it was hard going along the way. There were 37,000 runners from all fifty states and over 100 countries and over 2 1/2 million folks along the route keeping us going. Quite an inspirational experience. We raised $3,695.45 and all that money will go to books for the classrooms and library. To Books!"
Coming Events
- January 12 (6pm) 7:30pm: St. John's 9 (dinner) Stated McCurdy Room
- January 16 (3pm): Scottish Rite Reception for Grand Master
- January 19 (7pm): Officers meeting/practice
- January 22 (8:30am): degree (Quick Room)
- January 26 (4pm): Trustees meeting - SRC library
- February 2 (6pm) 7:30pm: St. John's 9 (dinner) Stated Official Visit of District Deputy
Contact Us Here
Worshipful Master: Joseph Lund (425) 271-3173 yosiflund@earthlink.net
Senior Warden: Mark Campbell (425) 398-1398 mark.katherine@verizon.net
Junior Warden: Charles Tupper (206) 406-8670 webmaster@seattlemasons.org
Secretary: Jim Russell (206) 623-0261 stjohns9@seattlemasons.org
Webmaster: Charles Tupper (206) 406-8670 webmaster@seattlemasons.org
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