The Quarry Observer Cayce Masonic Lodge #384 A.F.M |
October 2025 |
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Monday, October
13th – EA Degree Friday, October
24th – Ladies and Awards Night at Cayce Lodge – 6:30 (arrival 6pm) Saturday,
October 25th – MM DEGREE Monday, November
6th – Business Meeting
It is with a sad heart
that I inform you of two deaths in our Masonic family this month. WB Andrew Hermann’s
mother, Julia Fletcher passed away. Please keep him in your prayers. Also Brother Tom
Halcum, a 40+ year member has laid down his working tools and passed to the celestial
lodge above. We will miss Tom’s sense of humor and attendance. Tom was also the
grandfather of WB Jay Greene. Our sincere condolences to these families. Also keep all
those on our prayer list in your thoughts and prayers. Although we had only a
few members at our October meeting it was great to see so many visitors. Including 7 from
Sinclair lodge who came and recaptured their flag, don’t get used to having it as we
will be coming to get it back. During this meeting the petition of Adrian Carter was voted
on and approved. We will be conferring the EA degree on Monday the 13th. Plan now to come
out and support this candidate as he begins his masonic journey. The Master’s Degree
that was postponed last month for Brother Loy Miller will be held on Saturday morning
October the 25th. Breakfast will be served at 7:30am with the degree to follow. If having
to come after work or get up the next day is your reason for not attending lodge here is
the perfect opportunity to come and enjoy a Master’s degree and the lodge fellowship. The Grand Chapter of the
Amaranth will be having their annual BBQ plate fundraiser this Saturday (11th). Plates are
$10 and will be served from 11am till 1:30 pm and all are welcome to come and enjoy. It
was announced that “Transitions SC” will be having a drive to raise blankets for
the homeless as winter is coming on. They are looking for used, clean blankets. If you
have any you would like to donate they can be dropped off at the lodge at the degree on
the 25th and Brother Jorge Navarrete will get them to the correct people. Sinclair lodge
will be hosting a “gaming marathon” on Saturday Nov 1st for the “Children’s
Miracle Network” annual event. If interested contact WB William Cordova from Sinclair
at 803-404-8784. Our annual Ladies and
Service Awards night will be Friday October 24th. Dinner will be served at 6:30. This is
when we recognize our ladies for their support and our brothers for their service. We have
a casual atmosphere with good fellowship and some nice door prizes. I want to offer my
personal invitation to all our widows to come and enjoy an evening with us. In closing, our year is
quickly coming to a close. I urge each of you to plan now to come out and be with us for
one of the upcoming events. Remember that without your support our lodge cannot survive.
We all need to be involved in making sure we pass on to the next generation what we
inherited. Till next time, may God
bless and keep each of you in his grace. Mark Pridgen, PM, WM Greetings from the South I sincerely
hope that the Summer has been kind to you. We are now in the Fall - fair and football. Looking
forward to seeing you and fellowshipping with you. John
Howell, PM, JW Hello
Brothers, those of you who know me or follow my activities are aware of my commitment to
community involvement. Transitions,
a homeless shelter in Columbia, provides essential support to individuals and families
year-round, employing a three-stage approach: counseling, education, and job training or
services, with the objective of ending homelessness in the Midlands. https://transitionssc.org/ The
organization requires new or used (and washed) bedding, including sheets, blankets, and
comforters, to prepare for the winter. Cayce Lodge will be collecting donations up until
October 25th, during our Master Mason Degree, to deliver to the shelter the
following week, as part of our efforts to support their cause. If you are unable to attend
but wish to participate or require additional information, please do not hesitate to
contact me directly. ~Brother
Jorge Navarrete 803-908-9578 From the Secretary’s Desk: Brothers, Dues notices have gone out for 2026 which is $100 plus Grand Lodge per capita (this year a total $123.50). The dues notice also has your accounting history listed at the bottom. If you have any discrepancies, questions, and/or would like to discuss anything please contact me by email jsimp@hotmail.com or cell 803-422-0373. We do not want to drop anyone NPD
(non-payment of dues) if it presents a financial difficulty, we have measures in place to
ensure this does not happen but we must know, please contact me and it can be kept
confidential. Jason M. Simpson, PM, Secretary Dues notices also provide your Grand Lodge ID so you can log in to our Grand Lodge Membership Management Portal and can access your information such as contact info, years of service, history, Dues tracking, etc. Log on and verify your info today (you can even add a picture!). Visit:
https://portal.scgrandlodgeafm.org Cayce Lodge
offers deepest sympathy to the family, as we just learned of the passing of 50+ year
Brother Victor Roof, especially to his widow Maxine, who passed in February of this year.
In addition, for Brother Tom Halcum 40+ year member, especially his grandsons- members of
our Lodge- Vic Le and Jay Greene, PM. PRAYER
LIST: The United States of
America All the Troops, the
Police and Firefighters, First Responders and all others who help protect and serve us,
also all the Doctors and Nurses and others on the front lines. Prayers for our
Grand Lodge of SC, AFM George Barber
(surgery) Jim Bickley Wor. Bro. Julian
Bevel and family Linda Birchfield
(Masonic Widow) Debbie Boomer
(health) Bro. Bubba Burley
and his wife Scott Chattin &
family (son’s health) A.G. Dantzler Michael and Stacy
Dembitsky Lyndsey (Dustan)
Eberhardt’s father RWB Marvin Epting Donna Gardner (WB
Mark’s wife) Mac Graham’s
wife Harold Griffith MWB Steve Hames, GM
(health) WB Andrew “Pudge”
Hermann Wor. Bro. Ron Horbal Wor. Bro. Jeff
Hutchison Gary James wife Barbara Jeffcoat
(Masonic Widow) WB Travis Mann and
Lisa Brother Richard
Merritt & wife (Brenda) Bro. Loy Miller’s
wife (Claudette) Bro. Jorge Navarrete’s
father Brother Nate Meyers
(health) David Powell Betty Price (Masonic Widow) WB Tommy Rivers and
wife (Imogene) Terri Smith (wife of
RWB Ed) Haley Strickland WB Truett Templeton’s
wife (Chloe) MWB Sam Tennyson Mike Vinson Please help us keep this list updated by contacting the Lodge; any officer or brother; or by e-mail: |
