Date Change December 5.
Annual Meeting with election & installation. Park Hill Lodge regularly invites us to join them for their dinner.
DL WB Scott Bates with the concurrence of GL RWB Kevin Townley that Memorial Lodge Officers are not required to stand the ritual proficiency required of constituent lodge officers because only Past Masters are eligible and we only open on the Masters Degree, only admit Master Masons, don't confer degrees & don't have to move up & down for degree work. Therefore any Past Master is eligible for election.
Memorial Lodge 1 AF&AM Colorado
4819 Montview Blvd., Denver, CO 80207
Scott Ammerman WM
William Achbach SW
Robert E Walker JW
Loren Kohler Treasurer – J Randy Penn Secretary
Secretary’s Desk
Due & Timely Notice
All Memorial Lodge meetings, funerals, and events have been posted on OLP in the past and will be posted on M2 Connect going forward. They will be announced the announcement function there and reminders send. OLP is discontinued so If you have not logged into M2 Connect you should do that ASAP. https://co.moriapp.com/
When I receive the notification of a funeral is to recruit a Master from our list of Proficient Masters, write the OLP Meeting event and notify our elected Master, in that order. If you want to be included as a Proficient Funeral Master, please let me know & any restrictions.
Every member of the lodge receives the Announcements. All you have to do is provide & update their email in the system. I do not keep a separate email list. You can logon anytime.
Recruiting a Master for a service
The list of funeral service Proficient Masters in the minutes of every meeting. I review the list of past services and move to recruit “the next guy” when a service comes in. If no one takes the service, I’ll do it. I strive to hit everyone on the list. I also have to take into account special needs or requests. Some are geographic, some don’t want to work outside (graveside). Some work schedules are challenging or variable, and others don’t want to be part of the rotation.
Meet Location
Memorial Lodge moved from South Gate Masonic Center at least 5 years ago. There’s free parking and we enjoy dinner together at a local restaurant. Next meeting December 5, 2024.
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Please send me an email to confirm you received your dues card. pennjr@comcast,net
Senior Wardens Station
November 7, 2024
Brethren, I appreciate the scheduling accommodation for my knee replacement procedure and hope to see as many as possible at our Thursday, Dec. 5 quarterly meeting. This will be both election and installation of officers, representing the beginning of our 2025 Masonic Year at Memorial #1.
Plans for 2025 include an effort to raise attendance at those quarterly meetings, to get us back in the education and proficiency business for Masonic services, and, overall, to be as available and accessible as possible to assist with the important task we are mandated to perform.
I hope that you will consider promoting Memorial Lodge membership to your Blue Lodge Brethren and bring them along as visitors on Dec. 5.
S&F,
Bill Achbach, Senior Warden