THIS THURSDAY MM DEGREE BY ENDEAVOR PAST MASTERS 

OUR MASONIC HOME NEEDS YOUR SUPPORT!!!

Worshipful Master John A. Turansky is appealing to all of the members of Endeavor Lodge #17 to join him in supporting this the Most Worshipful Richard W. Aydelotte's charity during his term as Grand Master.  Your donation will be personally delivered to the Masonic Home at Highfield by WM Turansky and our Highfield delegate Jack Allbrook within the next 2 weeks so PLEASE send your donation TODAY made out to The Masonic Home of Delaware  to 201 Mill Street, Milton, Delaware 19968.
 

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Free Masonry on Facebook!!!

 

Freemasonry has joined the growing phenomenon known as Facebook and as a result our Masonic World has expanded.  Lodges from all over Delaware communicate via this instant method of connecting with each other.  We also have regular "conversation" with Lodges from surrounding jurisdictions.  Our "TRAVELING SQUARE CLUB and the Valley of Lower Delawares "PASSPORTERS" have scheduled visitations with other Lodges and groups via our contacts on Facebook.  Many of our Brothers have been reluctant to use Facebook for fear of being infected with viruses and other non-sense.  But if you DON'T respond to request by ANY application requesting access to your account you can avoid exposure to "hackers".  Well meaning friends and Brothers might request that you join them in Facebook applications that may seem innocent such as those who would show you pictures of unusual events or wish Happy Birthday to all your Facebook friends but don't get sucked in.  When an application or request ask for permission to get information from your profile just push cancel or hit the go back arrow and continue Facebooking ignoring any other request with the possible exception of Friend Request which is indicated at the top left hand side of the Facebook page in the blue banner which is how other Masons and friends can network with you.  If you haven't done so before sign up, open your Facebook page and then click on one the the below to see so pix we posted of the Statewide Bring-a-Friend night or the Gold Collar Night .

 

view the BRING-A-FRIEND NIGHT pics on Facebook

 

 

see the 2012 GOLD COLLAR NIGHT pics on Facebook

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  Endeavor Lodge #17 COMING Events:
    Pix posted,    May 17   Past Masters MM Degree a success!!!

                  Past Masters in all the chairs click here for pix

   tuesday,      May 22   Extra for 2 EA Degrees     7:00 pm

                                Conferred by GM Aydelotte 

  

 

      
                                                      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

We pay a tribute of love and esteem to OUR LADIES.  You, our Ladies, are a vital and integral part of Freemasonry and without you and your cherished support the fraternity would not function in today’s society.  Indeed, it is reasonable to say that without you there would be little or no point in Freemasonry at all.  Freemasonry is a system of morality, which teaches good men to be better men, better citizens, better employers or employees, better husbands and better fathers and to uphold all the virtues of family life. To exclude you, our ladies from this mix would render the teachings of Freemasonry meaningless.  As a demonstration of our appreciation we will endeavor to include events in which our Ladies will be invited to participate as our special guest.  A big THANK YOU to OUR LADIES!!!  Opening remark by John A. Turansky Worshipful Master at the Endeavor Lodge #17's Ladies Night May 5, 2012.
  

                    

 

             INSPIRATION                                           FUN                                       APPRECIATION                                MEMORIES
    John A. Turansky our WM:              PM Gibbons in Attendance:           For OUR LADIES SUPPORT:       We pay tribute to our Widows:
 His Leadership is remarkable!                  Never a dull moment!           Where would we be without them?       and remember our departed!
UPDATED  MAY  19, 2012

 

Current Updates: 

 

*Don't forget to check out the DAILY CALENDAR everyday


*See District 3 Visitation Pictures NOW at DISTRICT 3's Website 

 

*Randy Parsons, PM Update   SICK & DISTRESSED 

 

*Ronald L. Jefferson Memorial Scholarship Application  FORMS  

 

 

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     Endeavor Lodge #17

 

Worshipful John Turansky, WM and Endeavor Lodge received a visit from Most Worshipful Richard W. Aydelotte, GM and his Grand Staff following a Sussex County Feast and preceding an after meeting reception at Mickey's Place.  A night that everyone in attendance will long remember!!!

 

           

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Click on smiley face to see what our ladies did during the meeting ☺  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


MASONIC F.Y.I.

YOUR DUES CARD...A PASSPORT TO ADVENTURE

 Where can your dues card take you?  Do you sit in Lodge in the same seat with no one sitting next to you?  Probably not, so why should you JUST sit in your Lodge, your Masonic District, your Grand Jurisdiction or even your nation?  Your dues card identifies you as a member of the worlds oldest and largest Fraternity and as such why not take advantage of all of the benefits of being a Master Mason.  There is so much to see and so many places you can visit to broaden your Masonic horizons.  Maybe take a trip north and visit Garibaldi Lodge #542 at the Grand Lodge Building in Manhattan, New York and see an EA Degree done in Italian that is unlike any you have ever seen.  Or go a few less miles and see Collingswood-Cloud Lodge #101 confer a Master Mason Degree in full costume.  How about a trip south to Union Lodge #38 F&AM to see a degree conferred in Eblen's cave often conferred by Degree teams from other states including our very own Delaware Shield & Square Club on August 20, 1994 and Ionic Lodge #31 on August 15, 1975.  Or how about another Union Lodge who does a MM Degree in the woods, located in the middle of the wilds of Kent County...Delaware.  That's right, Union Lodge #7 does an outdoor raising in our own back yard that is followed by a second to none barbeque at a location accessible by a trailer towed by a tractor.  These are just a few of many unique Masonic Experiences to be enjoyed by Brothers wielding their DUES CARD!!!                          

 

 

In a effort to promote visitations among Delaware AF&AM District 3 Lodges and visitations to Lodges through out Delaware and other Masonic Juristictions and our Masonically related groups such as the Eastern Star, DeMolay, Job's Daughters, etc. we have formed a TRAVELING SQUARE CLUB.  Events will be posted on our Facebook group page: FREEMASONS IN DELAWARE...DISTRICT 3.  Though titled as District 3 we hope to include Brothers from across Delaware in our notification of events and car pooling to same.  In fact one of our first "organized" visitations will be to Egyptian Hall in Philadelphia's Masonic Temple at 1 North Broad Street on Thursday, May 17th with Unity Lodge #32 from Newport (see their Facebook posting at Unity Lodge No. 32 A.F. & A.M.) to see a conferral of a MM Degree by Williamson-Corinthian Lodge #368.  Another visitation planned will be to Philadelphia's "other white meat" and lesser known Masonic Temple in the Tacony neighborhood to visit  Widener-Apollo-Kensington Lodge #211 the home Lodge of the Secretary of the Valley of Philadelphia of the Scottish Rite and another "old timer", Fred Fedak who served as their WM way back in the last century (1995).  On a previous visit to WAK #211 the author of this FYI considered renting a trailer to bring back all the gifts presented to him by PMs which brings up another "benefit" of visiting other Lodges that is the tradition of "swapping pins" or presentations of other Masonic memorabilia to visitors.  My office is the depository and showcase of such memorabilia that brings back memories of life-long friendships made and Masonic events witnessed.    Within a short time we will start listing these and other events under the TRAVELING SQUARE CLUB or on our Facebook Page.  We are now in the planning stage of organizing Visitations and carpooling to the visitations and are looking for Brothers from each of the District 3 Lodges to assist us in all aspects of this endeavor.  Since many of our initial members are also involved with the Valley of Lower Delaware (www.valleyoflowerde.org) we also plan to schedule visitations to Scottish Rite functions for those Brothers which we are calling the Passporters. 

 

CHECK OUT OUR NEW WEBSITE AT: www.district3de.org

                                                   

 

Fraternally, Freemasons in Delaware...District 3 Traveling Square Club and Passporters

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