August Trestleboard — Santa Maria Lodge #580

From the East

Greetings Brethren and Ladies,

Can you believe it is already August? Time sure does fly by! Well, I have good news for you this time. The Lodge is now back to in-person session! We held our first back to lodge meeting in July and it was great to see everyone again!

We will be having our normal “Dark” Stated meeting on August 9th. No dinner and lodge will start at 6:30pm. We will be having our normal scheduled Stated Meeting on September 13th with food and the works. Please come and enjoy some fellowship and catch up with people you haven’t seen in over a year!

Practices have also started up again and the new officers are working on getting qualified for their next chairs. We also may have a candidate or two in the pipeline for some degrees so stay tuned!

If anyone has any questions or ideas to help the lodge get going again, please feel free to bring them up to one of the officers. We will be working on getting everything going as quickly as possible.

It was great seeing the brothers and ladies at the last meeting, and I look forward to seeing more of you all at the upcoming meetings.

Ken Bychak II - Worshipful Master

From The West

I want to open this month by saying how great it was to see everyone “in-person” at the July stated meeting. If you were unable to attend, we hope to see you in September. Yes, we are open to in-person meetings and will be having dinner prior to the meetings again.

The officers are working hard to shake off the dust and get back into due form regarding our ritual work. With that also comes preparing for qualifications for the next Masonic year. We are hoping to see growth in Santa Maria Lodge this upcoming year and look forward to getting back into the swing of our “out of lodge” get-togethers.

Save the Date

The Annual Wardens Picnic

October 2nd, 2021 at 10:00AM – 2:00PM

Dixon Lake in Escondido, CA

This annual event is back on this year and we hope to see you all there for food, games, entertainment, etc… More details as available will be provided in future trestle boards.

“The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with Joy” - Psalm 126:3

Dave Murray - Senior Warden

From the South

Here we are in August, it’s hard to believe that we are this far through 2021 already. This past month we had our first Stated Meeting together again and enjoyed a wonderful dinner courtesy of Amici Pizza Pasta & Subs in Ramona. As already mentioned above, we will not be having dinner prior to the Stated Meeting this month, but will again have something delicious come September.

It was wonderful to see everyone’s smiling faces again and hope to see even more return to lodge in the coming months. Continue to stay safe and I look forward to getting the lodge back to working order.

Chase Murray - Junior Warden (Elect)

August is here and we are now meeting in person. Welcome back to the Lodge! I hope many of you will come back to the Lodge and help support your Brothers, spread some fellowship and just get to experience Masonry again. There is no Stated Meeting Dinner in August and we open Lodge at 6:30. Please join us!

With it now being August, we will pay the Per Capita to the Grand Lodge. Those of you that have not paid your dues for the year can put us in a financial spot. By not paying your dues in a timely manner, you infringe on the Lodge finances and affect your Brothers. If you have not paid your 2021 dues, you are officially overdue. If you are 2 or more years in arrears, you may be suspended for non-payment of dues as per the California Masonic Code, Section 809.370. Suspension for Non Payment of Dues. Neither the Master, I, nor any other Brother in Lodge wishes this to happen! PLEASE get caught up and pay your dues.

iMember 2.0 is in full swing. Please go check it out at member.freemason.org. There are many things you can do there such as changing your address, your personal information, locate lodges, find resources and documents. Maintaining your contact information ensures that you will receive all notices that the Lodge sends out in a timely manner. Please go check it out!

If you are financially unable to pay your dues, please contact the Master to discuss.

If you have lost your envelope, you can mail your dues to:

Santa Maria Lodge No. 580,

PO Box 68, Ramona, CA 92065

You can also go to our website, http://www.santamaria580.org, and pay online. If you have paid and have not received your card in a reasonable amount of time, please contact me at 951-970-4294 or secretary@santamaria580.org and I will take care of it.

S/F

Bill Graham, PM - Secretary

Reminder!!

Have you moved? Changed your phone number? Changed your e-mail address? Have you notified the Lodge if you have done any of these things?? In an ongoing effort to ensure that all member get due and timely notice of all Lodge information, it is important that you keep your information updated with us.

I would greatly appreciate it if all of you would log in to member.freemason.org, go to the My Profile section and ensure that all of your address/phone number/e-mail is up to date. This will automatically update the i-member section that I use as the Secretary to for your mailings and other contacts.

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Calendar of Events

Lodge Officer Directory

Master - Ken Bychak (Laura)
Senior Warden - Dave Murray (Catheren)
Junior Warden - Chase Murray
Treasurer - Bob Weldon, PM (Brenda)
Secretary - Bill Graham, PM (Teri)
Chaplain - Don Ruch, PM
Senior Deacon - Peter Johnson
Junior Deacon - Kenneth Bychak
Marshall - Michael Reher
Senior Steward - Rex McCray
Tiler - Bruce Smith (PM) (Beverly)

707-328-9617
619-302-1223
619-607-2935
760-789-5254
951-970-4294
619-787-3858
858-943-1079
805-268-6270
760-566-6953
760-788-4957
760-788-9475

Santa Maria Masonic Building

Association (SMMBA) Directory

President - Peter Krickhuhn, PM
Vice President - Chase Murray
CFO - Pete Johnson
Secretary - Michael Rehar

760-612-1978
619-607-2935
858-843-1079
760-566-6953