From the East: Greetings, Brethren!
As a brief introduction for those who do not yet know us, Wilmette Park Lodge No.
931 meets at 7:30pm on the first and third Thursday of each month in Wilmette, a
Northern Chicagoland area community located between Evanston and Kenilworth along
the western shore of Lake Michigan. Wilmette Park Lodge No. 931 meets on the 3rd
floor in the Wilmette Masonic Temple located at 1010 Central Ave., Wilmette, IL 60091,
where there is elevator access as well as generous parking both in our off-street parking
and also along Central Ave and the surrounding streets. Meals are available on Stated
Meeting nights, the first Thursday of the month, at the Wilmette Masonic Temple. Meals
on Special Meeting nights, the third Thursday of the month, are frequently eaten together
at area restaurants in time to make the 7:30pm opening gavel at the Wilmette Masonic
Temple.
The month of April has been a time of business and study at Wilmette Park Lodge.
Our Stated Meetings continue to be exciting and filled with energy and with continuing
progress on various efforts. For example, we have set the date for the Wilmette Park
Lodge Music in Masonry event. On Saturday, June 29, we will gather in the Wilmette
Lodge Hall at 1010 Central Ave. in Wilmette for an event that is open to the civic
community. That event will be a presentation of notable Masonic music composers and
some of their music. This event promises to be informative and will also feature
performance of selected musical pieces by Wilmette Park Lodge’s talented organist,
Brother Paul Edison, on the fine pipe organ that is integral to our meeting space.
There are also several plans that already are or will soon be coming to fruition as time
marches into the summer for Wilmette Park Lodge. For example, we are proud to have
worked with a candidate as he achieves the Second Degree in his progress. The Bylaws
Committee has met and is preparing the proposed amendments. Also in May, Wilmette
Park Lodge was honored to have been able to honor the memory of Worshipful Brother
Ronald J. Schimian, a member of A.O. Fay Lodge and a distinguished member of the
Winnetka community.
The Officers and brethren of Wilmette Park Lodge are also working hard to prepare
for future Degree work. We have set a date of Thursday, July 25, for a night of training
in preparation for future Degree conferrals. The evening of July 25 is a night for
continuing our study of our standard work and for refining our execution of that standard
work. Although there is not a Third Degree conferral scheduled, yet, we will be focusing
solely on Thursday, July 25, on the first and second sections of the Third Degree. Just as
we encourage our candidates to work diligently at their progress, the Officers of Wilmette
Park Lodge are committed to continuing our progress in our understanding and execution
of our standard work. We invite all Master Masons to join us on Thursday, July 25, at
1010 Central Ave. in Wilmette as we make another installment in our continuing
investment in ourselves as individual Masons and as future Officers.
Looking ahead into June, be sure that your calendar includes the Wilmette Park
Lodge Picnic on the afternoon of Sunday, June 16, starting at 2pm! Lake Michigan at the
Maple Lane beach and beach house in the Winnetka Park District is the place. We have
the use of the fully accessible beach house with an unobstructed view of the beach, the
Maple Lane pier and Lake Michigan. Additional details are available on our Facebook
page and on our website. We anticipate that, for our significant others and parents and
children as well as ourselves, it promises to be a great Father’s Day event!
Fraternally,
Gary Wayne Hardesty II, P.M.
Worshipful Master – Wilmette Park Lodge No. 931
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