From the East
Greetings Brethren and Ladies,
Last month we had a great time at two events! We went out to the Poway Performing Arts Center and saw the Catapult Dance Troop. It was really amazing to see what they can do! Thank you Cath for spearheading that for us! We also had an excellent Progressive Dinner where we had appetizers at Dave and Caths, entrée at Don and Vickis, and desserts at Bob and Brendas. If you missed it, you really missed a good one!
Dave has been doing a bang-up job on working to get our lodge back into shape. We have a lot of projects going on right now like the floor, walls, and ceiling of the downstairs dining room and new lights for it! We hope to be back downstairs for our December Stated Meeting. A HUGE shout out for all his help and dedication to the lodge!
We are working very hard on getting everyone qualified for the coming year and have the inspector coming us to assist us with the qualifications. We also have a good number of new prospects and a few that have already turned in their applications! Come to the stated meeting to meet them!
We are having Elections at our November Stated Meeting. Dress will be coat and tie. Also, DO NOT FORGET YOUR DUES CARD! We will be checking at the door for everyone before you come into the lodge.
I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving and I look forward to seeing you all soon!
Ken Bychak II - Worshipful Master
Senior Warden Dave Murray
From The West
As we continue to move forward from the past couple of years, things are looking good for Santa Maria Lodge. Since coming back together, we’ve had some great fellowship at our Friday nights out on the town, some great outings for local events and dinners, and next years officers are working hard with their qualifications to continue our excellence in ritual.
Looking forward, we have a number of great new friends who have shown interest in joining Masonry, and expect next year to continue our growth and renewal of our membership.
As reported in the past, we have made great strides in the renovation of our beloved lodge building. I would encourage anyone who hasn’t been to lodge in a while to please try to make a stated meeting. The upstairs has had significant renovations. But, we’re ready to move into a next phase. Potential removal of the drop ceiling in the lodge, back to the original height, a new Master’s office and updated kitchen are in the plans. Downstairs has really seen some change. The main room is close to finished and will make a great venue for Stated Meeting Dinners, special occasions, and a potential event center for outside rentals. As we move to the old “KTM” garage, we envision an additional kitchen to support those events, added storage, and updated lights and flooring. All this comes with a completely new roof, new HVAC, new flooring and new exterior doors. We’re also replacing the old wiring, sub-panels, etc… The goal here is to give Santa Maria Lodge a safe and secure home for another 100 years.
Dave Murray - Senior Warden
Junior Warden (Elect) Chase Murray
From the South
This month for our Stated Meeting, we will again be having dinner up stairs while SMMBA continues renovations in the downstairs dining area. Our goal, which is feasible, is to be back to having dinner in our downstairs dining room once again beginning with the December Stated Meeting.
Dinner this month is provided courtesy of Brother Dave Murray and Catheren Murray, and will consist of a traditional Thanksgiving spread. As a reminder, the suggested donation for dinners moving forward is now $10.00.
Everyone have a wonderful month of November and I’ll see you at the Stated Meeting!
Chase Murray - Junior Warden (Elect)
Worshipful Bill Graham (PM)
Secretaries Corner
November is here. The Annual Election of Officers this month. If you are in line or desire to get in line, you must have your qualifications completed before you can be installed! Please continue to work on them! If you need help, please contact me so that we may work on them.
At the November Stated Meeting, you will need to show your dues card to enter the Lodge and vote. To do this, you MUST be up to date for the year with your dues. If you are in arrears, please contact me ASAP so that we can get your dues paid and get you back in the Lodge.
Dues notices for 2022 will be going out in the first week of November. If you are already in arrears, you must pay the back dues before moving to the next year. You can pay them by returning a check in the envelope provided, by bringing cash to the Lodge or by going to our website and paying there
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 II, PM (Laura)
Senior Warden - Dave Murray (Catheren)
Junior Warden - Chase Murray
Treasurer - Bob Weldon, PM (Brenda)
Secretary - Bill Graham, PM (Teri)
Chaplain - Don Ruch, PM (Vicki)
Senior Deacon - Peter Johnson
Junior Deacon - Kenneth Bychak
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
760-788-4957
760-788-9475
Santa Maria Masonic Building
Association (SMMBA) Directory
President - Peter Krickhuhn, PM
Vice President - Chase Murray
Treasurer - Pete Johnson
Secretary - Dave Murray
Member - Ken Bychak II, PM
Member - Bob Weldon, PM
Member - Don Ruch, PM
Member - Bruce Smith, PM
760-612-1978
619-607-2935
858-843-1079
619-302-1223
707-328-9617
760-789-5254
619-787-3858
760-788-9475
