North Port Lodge No. 406 F.& A.M Lodge Calendar from the East
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North Port Lodge No. 406 F.& A.M NORTH PORT, FLORIDA From the East My Brothers, This last week we had two men join us as new members, Brothers Todd Boynton and Christopher McNeil. Walking in as candidates they left the Lodge as Brothers. We hope to see these Brothers soon return with Brothers Karl Lorenz and Steven Marotta to receive their Fellowcraft Degree in the next month or two, after giving back their Entered Apprentice Proficiency. We hope you will join us at a few events taking place outside the Lodge. The September Trestleboard District Bowling Event on September 7th, helps offset the Grand Master’s visit costs. Let us come together to support our DDGM and his hosting the Grand Master visit. Inside this issue: Brethren, family and friends are all welcome to attend (cost is $20). On September 9th we have the Lodge and Youth Recognition Night, hosted by the Scottish Rite of Tampa. From the East 1 (pg 6) Your wives and family are also welcome to join us for this event. Please note the From the West 3 event requires an RSVP only if you are attending dinner by September 1st— please contact our Brother Secretary Sam Cohen @ 941-377-0273. Dinner is available for $9. From the South 4 Punta Gorda Lodge has invited us to join them in their Degree Practices. We have Past Masonic Events 4 had the instructional benefit of our 27th District Instructor, Mike Cullen and their 4 District Deputy Grand Master, Edward Stepp. Worshipful Master Christopher DePass Masonic Education and his officers have been generous in inviting and allowing us to participate. Learning Sickness / Distress 6 and gaining knowledge through fellowship has been a very positive experience. Officer List 8 I would like to leave you with these parting thoughts. "Let us endeavour so to live that when we come to die even the undertaker will be sorry.” – Brother Mark Twain. Masonic Birthdays 9 If you have comments or would like to contribute to the Trestleboard, please send them Committee Chairmen 9 to my email address: [email protected]. ** Please note page 6 - Please plan for the Grand Master’s Visit !!! ** Master Mason Association 10 Hope to see you in lodge! Officer Contact 10 Did you know: The largest Master’s chair is in Ophir Lodge #33 Murphys, CA. It is 15 feet long and can seat Petitions for Membership 10 Fraternally, Br. Andrew Wormington the Master, living Past Masters, and visiting dignitaries. Sponsors 10/11 Worshipful Master Membership Challenge 7 Lodge Calendar Charity: September 2013 - Please bring food donations to support the Sat 7th 12:00pm District Bowling Event @ Sarasota Lanes (Cost $20) NPHS food pantry at our Stated Meetings. - Our Quarterly Charity is the North Port Mon 9th 7:00pm Lodge/Masonic Youth Night @ The Tampa Scottish Rite Masonic Center Backpack Program for Homeless Students. 5:30pm Dinner (Cost $9) RSVP for dinner w/ Bro. Cohen by 9/1 (377-0273) Wed 11th 7:00pm Stated Communication (Bring current dues card) Sat 14th 9:00am Open Books and District School of Instruction @ Sarasota #147 Illness & Distress Brethren, please report any sickness or Wed 25th 7:00pm Stated Communication (Bring current dues card) distress among the craft to our Chaplain: Thurs 26th 6:45pm Master Mason Association Meeting @ Sarasota #147 ( pg 10) Bro. Jack Watson Sat 28th 9:00am Open Books and Zone School of Instruction @ Punta Gorda #115 941-240-5737 October 2013 [email protected] Sat 12th Grand Master Visit (SAVE THE DATE) ( see pg 6) W:. Louis Ortt Sat 26nd 11:00pm Lodge Picnic (SAVE THE DATE) (see pg 2) (941)-924-5808 All Stated Meetings Will Be 7:00pm 2nd and 4th Wednesday Each Month [email protected] Farley Funeral Home: 5900 S. Biscayne Blvd. , North Port, Florida 34287 Officer meetings / Degree Practice 7:00pm Mondays Each Week North Port Lodge - EVENT SPECIFICS - Date: Saturday, October 26, 2013, Time: Starts at 11 am, serving around Noon. Where: Dallas White Park Pavilion What we are having: Food ( Brats, Dogs, Chicken), Drinks, Games, Contests (best costume, best Side- Dish), and Music (bring your UmmPaPa) Cost: $8 per person (with one side-dish per couple), Picnic $10 coming empty handed! BRING A SIDE DISH (one of the following) Potato Pancakes (Kartoffelpuffer or Reibekuchen) Liver Dumplings (Leberknödel) Liver dumplings are dumplings made from calf's or beef liver, along with onions, bread, and herbs and spices. Pan Fried Potatoes (Bratkartoffel or Kerschder) Some recipes also include bacon. Liver dumplings are most often served in a soup (Liver Dumpling Soup) as an appetizer or as a side dish. Potato Dumplings (Kartoffelklöße) Käse-Spätzle Potato Salad (Kartoffelsalat) Red Cabbage (Rotkraut) Potato Soup (Kartoffelsuppe) Sauerkraut Kroketten are rolls of mashed potatoes and other ingredients, that are dipped in eggs and bread crumbs, then fried to a golden brown. Cakes, Baked Goods, & Desserts They are served as an accompaniment to meat dishes (they go especially go well with meat dishes with sauces). Apple Strudel (Apfelstrudel) Schupfnudeln (Also known as Kartoffelnudeln and Fingernudeln) Bienenstich: This is a traditional Blechkuchen made from a yeast dough Schupfnudeln are the most popular side dish to meats. and topped with a butter-sugar-almond mixture. During baking, this Schupfnudeln are made out of cooked, mashed potatoes and formed topping caramelizes, giving the cake a shiny appearance. After baking, into finger-thick noodles. Other ingredients include flour, salt, the cake is often also filled with a vanilla cream. pepper, nutmeg, and egg. They are cooked in salt water for 3 Dampfnudel: Dampfnudel is a traditional dish in Southern Germany. minutes, then pan fried in butter until crispy and golden brown. They are made from a yeast dough and formed into balls. The balls are Potato Cake (Kartoffelkuchen) It is made with a yeast dough base, cooked in a pot with a little liquid. In Bavaria, this liquid is milk and which is topped with an egg and potato mixture. butter. In Palatinate, this liquid is salt water and butter. As the liquid boils, it both cooks and steams the Dampfnudel. The result is a Buttermilk Potato Pancakes (Buttermilchgetzen) Buttermilk potato Dampfnudel with a crispy bottom and soft top (from steaming). They pancakes originated in the Ore Mountain region (Erzgebirge) in can be made with or without a filling. The Palatinate version is generally Saxony. Here they make their potato pancakes with the addition of unfilled. buttermilk, eggs, onions, and bacon. Kaiserschmarrn: Kaiserschmarren is a sweet pancake and is one of the Heaven and Earth (Himmel und Erde) best known warm desserts in Bavaria. Main Ingredients: The pancake is made with flour, milk, eggs, butter, rum-soaked raisins, and sugar. It is Himmel und Erde is a dish made from potatoes, apple sauce, and often topped with sugar and almonds. bacon. In the Rhineland, it accompanies Blutwurst. In Mecklenburg, is is made with pureed pairs instead of apple sauce. Lebkuchen: Lebkuchen, also called Pfefferkuchen, is German gingerbread. These cookies are either rectangular or round, they have a Sweet & Sour Potatoes (Saures Kartoffelgemüse) sweet, lightly nutty taste, and their aroma is spicy, a bit like nutmeg and Sour & Sour Potatoes are a specialty of Bavaria (Bayern). Potatoes allspice. They are usually soft with a slight crunch from chopped nuts. are cooked with other root vegetables, such as carrots. The mixture is Plum Cake (Zwetschgenkuchen): The Zwetschgenkuchen is a then seasoned with sugar and vinegar to give the dish a sweet and Blechkuchen made with a yeast dough (or sometimes a dough with sour flavor. baking powder as leavening instead of yeast). The dough is rolled out Hoppelpoppel In this dish, meat is cut into strips. It is then and placed on a baking sheet, then topped with halved Zwetschgen scrambled together with eggs, potatoes, onions, and seasonings. (Italian Prume Plums). It is usually then topped with crumbs made of white granulated sugar, butter, and flour. Sweet Apple & Potato Noodles (Schleizer Bambser) A dough is made from cooked potatoes, apples, eggs, and sugar. They are placed Pretzels: Speaks for itself! Soft, any shape. Not the over noodles, then the dish topped with cinnamon sugar and is Store bought ones! baked in the oven until golden brown. North Port Lodge No. 406 F.& A.M From the West View from the West: Greetings Brethren! The Dog Days of Summer are upon us, but the end is in sight. Generally, traffic is light, check-out lines in stores are shorter and for those of us who frequent our fine local eating establishments, waiting times are short. Enjoy it while you can, snowbird season is just a few weeks ahead. Congratulations to our two newest Entered Apprentices, Brothers Todd Boynton and Christopher McNeil. Holding degrees in our current facility is difficult, even in the large room. A big "Thank You" to the Brothers who stepped up and made this happen. We have two more candidates standing by for initiation, so we will be scheduling another EA degree before our Fellowcraft degree so be ready once again on short notice. Speaking of degree work, Our Worshipful Master, Junior Warden and I have had several discussions concerning Ritual, physical shortcomings of our current facility, and our upcoming election of officers. First, there have been rumors floating about the district that North Port Lodge is considering moving our stated communications to Punta Gorda Lodge #115's temple. This is absolutely not true, and if it is someone in our Lodge making these statements or even insinuating that this is the case STOP! Making this type of statement intentionally or not, is detrimental to the harmony of the Lodge and to both the 27th and 28th District.