July 2018

FROM THE EAST than EVER! Imagine how different our nation (and perhaps our world) would be if everyone treated oth- ers like Masons should treat Masons????

Our lodge will be very active this year! We are al- ready looking to have a Grand Master visit, visits by first responders and members of our education sys- tem. Kendall Lodge will continue to put on awesome Greetings My Brethren All! degrees and continue our fine tradition of scoring By the time you read this, I will be installed as the highly on graded degrees. We continue to have the Worshipful Master of Kendall Lodge 897 AF & AM. best Masonic meals prepared by awesome Stewards- Some will say I should be honored to step into this po- so come join us for our monthly meeting meal! Every sition-some will say I’m crazy for doing this-the second member of our Lodge can have a place to work and time! Frankly, I AM honored to lead you wonderful build. I sincerely want you to ask: How can I help out guys in Masonry! The Summons came. I responded as at our Lodge? I’ll find you a spot! best as I could. Something ALL Masons should do.

My theme for my time in the East is: “Meet the Looking forward to seeing you at Lodge! Masons!” Masons do marvelous things to benefit our community; from being “good men made better” to Jonathan Cluck raising money for local children to attend college, to Master helping kids read, have better dental practices to mak- ing opportunities available for others to give the life- saving gift of blood. Then we can talk about Masons who support the amazing Shrine and Hos- pitals, Scottish Rite dyslexia/reading centers, funded eye/vision research and clergy trips to the Holy Lands, - just to name a few!! Should you be proud of being a Mason? YOU BET! Our reality is, we’ve got to do a better job of getting the word out to our community about what Masons do and how Masons are all around people in their everyday lives! This is the basis for recruiting new Masons. Remember-you are a Masonic Ambassa- dor wherever you go! People see what is Masonry based upon what they see you say and do. If you look back as to the Masons in Boerne just a few years ago-Masons were in just about every facet of the community-from County Judge to Mayor to County Commissioners and Councilmen. Masons were in law enforcement and community leadership. Our Brother Matt Hite Addresses Scholarship Winner community and Nation needs Masonry more NOW At June 20th Dinner

Kendall No. 897 AF & AM Boerne, Texas

On June 2nd Kendall Lodge Raised A New Master Mason, Bro. Travis Grahmann, At The Beautiful Camp Alzafar Outdoor Site (Built By our new Junior Warden, Brother Kyle Jackson

Past Masters Honored at June 4th Dinner (left to right) Front: Duke Davis, Clarence Smith, Roland Peckne, Abb Kestler, Charlie Lloyd, Lon Jett, M:.W:. Ed Heath Back: Jonathan Cluck, Mike Whiteside, Terry Miller, R∴W∴ Bob Tucker, David Bruton, Gary Bausell, Herman Haas, Bill Carder, Bob Easterling, Eugene “Deacon” Wall

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As St John’s Day was June 24th and the start 1:2 - And the earth was without form, and void; of our Masonic Year, here’s a discussion of and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the: the waters. Masonic Calendar 1:3 - And God said, Let there be light: and there By Bro Author Unknown was light. 1:4 - And God saw the light, that it was good: and A Masonic calendar is based upon the date of an God divided the light from the darkness. event or a beginning. Craft Masons and different appendant bodies within utilize dif- Ancient Craft Freemasons in the York and French ferent Masonic calendars to celebrate an histori- Rites, residing in Scotland, England, Ireland, cal inception date such as the creation of the France, Germany, and in America, use the words, world or an historical event specific to that Mason- Anno Lucis. ic order or body. Math: Anno Lucis is found by adding 4000 These dates are used on official Freemason doc- years (from the creation of the world to the pre- uments. [and cornerstones] sent date) (4000 B.C.E. + 2018 C.E. = 6018 A.L. (Anno Lucis) The historical dates are symbolic of new begin- nings, and should not be misconstrued as Free- Relevance: The Ancient Craft Mason Masonic masons believing that there was a Masonic lodge calendar celebrates the creation of the world, ap- in the Garden of Eden. proximately 4000 years before the Common Era, or 6018 years ago. The word, "approximately" Symbolically, they connect the creation of physi- must be used, here, because, historically, there cal light in the universe with the birth of Masonic were many different calendars in use over the last spiritual and intellectual light in the candidate. 6000+ years. This makes precise dates very diffi- The only idea intended to be conveyed is that the cult to ascertain. (Some historians believe it to principles of Freemasonry are as old as the exist- be 4004 years before the Common Era.) ence of the world. Blue Lodge & Other Masonic Calendars It is the spirit of the institution of Freemasonry [This article proceeds to explain these other which brings a candidate from intellectual dark- bodies’ inception dates. Each corresponds to ness to intellectual light. an important event in its ritual. Each of the "Mason" calendars begin with the word, Anno. In the Latin language, Anno means “In the Year of”. The English word, annual, is de- Masonic Inception rived from the Latin word, anno. Body Date Craft B.C.E. C.E. means Common Era, (Christians some- Masons 4000 times call it the Christian Era) B.C.E. or B.C. B.C.E. means Before Common Era. Scottish Rite 3760 Ancient Craft Masons: Royal & Select B.C.E [Our Blue Lodge Calendar] Masters 1000 B.C.E. Anno Lucis (A.L. or A:.L:.) is Latin for In The Royal Arch 530 Year of Light. Knights C.E. Historical Significance: The Year of Light signifies Templar 1118 the date of the creation of the world (approximately 4000 years before the Common If you’d like to know more, please contact me Era), as we read in the third verse from the Book via phone 210.573.7448 of Genesis in the King James version of the Bible or email [email protected] as well as in the Torah. and I can provide whole article] 1:1 - In the beginning, God created the heaven and the earth.

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SECRETARY’S CORNER Brethren…. If you have kind of got out of the habit of attending our lodge meetings, then come to this month’s Stated Meeting and meet some new people. Over the past few years we’ve picked up some great people both going through the degrees and by affilia- tion. Why wait? There’s no time like the present.

ALSO OF INTEREST TO PUT ON YOUR Brethren… Welcome to a new Masonic Year. I CALENDAR: congratulate the 2018-2019 officers of Kendall Mason-

ic Lodge, led by Past Master Jonathan Cluck from the East, Brothers Ovidio Flores in the West and Kyle Jackson in the South, for accepting their positions and the responsibilities that go along with them. We’re Nobles of Boerne Shrine Club and families. Our Stated Meeting location for July will looking forward to another great year. But first let’s be held at Bella Sera Italian Restaurant at 812 thank our Immediate Past Master Dow Mathis for an North Main Street. We meet at 6:00 PM for Fel- excellent job last year of leading his corps of 2017- lowship and have a short business meeting at 7:00 PM. 2018 officers. A round of applause, Brethren! If you are a Noble and don’t belong to the Boerne Shrine Club then come and eat with us. You might While getting ready for a new year we passed an En- want to join. If you’re a Master Mason who is interest- tered Apprentice to a Fellowcraft, held a Master Ma- ed in the Shrine and our philanthropy, then come eat son’s Degree at the Camp Alzafar’s Outdoor Degree with us and we’ll tell you what you have to do to join Area raising a different Fellowcraft to a Master Mason, Alzafar Shrine and the Boerne Shrine Club. who also completed his MM Proficiency during the same month. Congratulations to our new Master Ma- The M. C. Holman Masters, Wardens and Secretar- son, Travis Grahmann! ies Association of the 51st Masonic District, M:.W:. of Texas will meet on Wednesday, Here are a few things to put on your calendar for July 25th, 2018 at Fredericksburg Lodge No. 794 in July: Fredericksburg, TX and you can come and join us. We have a light meal at 6:30 PM and a short Business Meeting at 7:00 PM. All Masons, their wives, and On Wednesday, July 4th remember what occurred other visitors are welcome to attend. on that day and the sacrifices made by our forefathers and fathers since that day in 1776. We’re here and we always have something going on that you can be a part of and make a differ- ence . Monday, July 16th, will be our July Stated Meeting with Dinner starting at 6:30 PM, Food and Fellowship last until 7:20 PM or so, and our Stated Meeting starts at Gary L. Bausell 7:30 PM. Come on and join us! Some of our wives stay in the Banquet Room during the meeting so bring your Secretary wife and/or other family members and come to the dinner and meeting.

Last month our scholarship winners received their $2000 scholarships with one going to a senior in each Kendall Masonic Lodge No. 897 Boerne and Comfort High School. We thank the Schol- arship Committee chaired by PM Bob Easterling and the Death counselors who assisted them. We also recognized Mr. Mason Smith from Boerne Champion at our June Stated William R. Lemmons Sr Meeting Dinner. He’s on his way to Texas A&M. Broth- er Matt Hite presented an excellent program following Almighty Father! Into Thy hands we commend the dinner on the impact of Masonry on Texas Education. soul of our beloved Brother.

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July Birthdays Raised In July Brother Date Brother Years Ago Morris C. Jernigan 7/1 Charley A. Taylor 58 Thomas L. Taylor 7/4 John W. Uecker 56 Jeffery L. Clark 7/5 Thomas B. Fuller 48 Kyle G. Jackson 7/5 Lyndon R. Herridge 44 Herman H. Haas 44 Robert E. Messerli 7/6 Kenneth O. Booth 43 Todd J. Caron 7/7 Charles T. Whitehead 39 Garth W. Gombert 7/9 David K. Bruton 38 James K. Hardin 7/9 Robert E. Magers 35 Douglas R. Babbitt 7/10 Lon J. Jett III 27 Howard D. Eubanks 7/17 Frank W. Lieck 16 James L. Baker 7/18 Ovidio M. Flores 9 Alfred G. Gray 7/18 Marc J. McDonald 9 Brian H. Rittimann 7/19 Jimmie B. Black II 9 Robert D. Easterling 7/20 James R. Lloyd 8 Clifford R. Rick 7/21 Jacob T. Hardin 1 Marvil L. Agold 7/22 Noah P. Gipson 1 Gilbert W. Alexander 7/22 Edward A. Heath 7/22 Paul S. Lemon 7/22 Charles T. Whitehead 7/22 Austin J. Fanning 7/23 Brandt C. Klutts 7/24 Bradley D. Pecor 7/25 Randall J. Stahl 7/25 Marc J. McDonald 7/26 Johan I. Kala 7/27 Rudolph Aue III 7/31 Building Preservation June Donations Donor In Memory/Honor of

Billy Lemmons Jr Bro Billy Lemmons Sr A future Texas Aggie, Mr. Mason Smith, and his proud Mother Bob Easterling Todd Dorethy (Boerne Samuel V. Champion High School’s

R∴W∴ Gene Carnes Bro. Lewis F. Gimbel Jr 2018 Lodge Scholarship Winner) Additional scholarships were awarded to graduating Abb Kestler Jr. Bro. Dutch H. Hutsell seniors attending Boerne and Comfort High Schools

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