Upcoming Meeting(s) Notes - Please read! on 09/04/2025
East Bay No. 264 Grand Lodge Of Michigan |
| Greetings, Brothers! A few notes about upcoming meetings and events... Our next Temple Association Board meeting is next Tuesday, September 9, at 6:00 PM. The Board is required to meet four times per year, so this is your chance to attend and find out what they've been up to or have planned! All members are welcome to attend. Our next Regular Communication is also next Tuesday, September 9th, at 7:00 PM. An important note is that there will be NO DINNER prior to the meeting. The expenses for the monthly dinners have far exceeded the donations, so the pre-meeting dinners are suspended for now. There will be light refreshments after the Lodge meeting is closed. There are some important items on this month's agenda, including - sadly - voting on the Suspension for Non-Payment of dues for eight of our Brothers who have not responded to four mailings or phone calls and emails about their delinquent dues. We also have some potential Bylaws changes that need your input. These will be reviewed during the communication and will lay over one month and be voted on in October. Worshipful Master Steven P. Wheelock, PM, will also be appointing the Mason of the Year committee. Continued planning for the Wild Game Dinner on November 1st will also be a topic (HINT - we need YOU to solicit donations for the raffle drawings!). As always, any Brother can bring up topics of interest to the Lodge toward the end of the meeting. Another upcoming event of note is the Grand Lodge's Secretary-Treasurer Day on September 12. This is a full day and a very informative gathering of Secretaries and Treasurers from Lodges all across Michigan, and anyone can attend who wants to learn about these Lodge positions, their duties, and the Grand View system. The meeting is in Alma, Michigan, and the cost is $25 which includes a continental breakfast and lunch. Please let me know if you are interested in attending and I can get you the registration information. Finally, if there is sufficient interest, I will be holding a Secretary's Saturday at the Lodge on September 20th from 10:00 AM to Noon. I am willing to demonstrate the basics of the Grand View system, help you get registered to use that system, and answer any questions or receive feedback about the Secretary's duties. Please let me know in advance if you plan on stopping by so I don't sit at the Lodge alone for two hours. (If I don't hear from anyone, I won't be there either!) We hope to see you at Lodge on September 9th, either for the Temple Association Board meeting at 6:00 PM or the Regular Communication at 7:00 PM (remember, there will be no dinner prior to the meeting). Please let me know if you have any questions on any of this. Fraternally yours, Jeffery (Hawk) Hawkins, Secretary East Bay Lodge #264 Phone: (231) 631-5790 Email: eastbay264secretary@gmail.com |
August 12 Stated Communication - GRAND MASTER VISIT - IMPORTANT INFO! on 08/08/2025
East Bay No. 264 Grand Lodge Of Michigan |
| Greetings, Brothers! We have an IMPORTANT VISIT from the GRAND MASTER and likely several of his officers this coming TUESDAY, AUGUST 12th. The Worshipful Master Steven P. Wheelock, PM has requested ALL OFFICERS attend, and be present no later than 6:00 PM. All Brothers are requested to attend if at all possible. Dress is business casual, and note that the Lodge will be quite warm. Attached is an IMPORTANT DOCUMENT regarding the protocol for this visit. Officers are encouraged to print this out and bring it with you. If you an officer and are unable to attend please contact WM Steven P. Wheelock, PM as soon as possible at (231) 313-8003. If you have any questions about this important event, please contact me. Fraternally yours, Jeffery (Hawk) Hawkins, Secretary East Bay Lodge #264 Ph: (231) 631-5790 Email: eastbay264secretary@gmail.com |
IMPORTANT Upcoming Events on 07/27/2025
East Bay No. 264 Grand Lodge Of Michigan |
| Greetings, Brothers! We have some important upcoming events to be aware of and for which your attendance and participation is requested. First, and most importantly, Grand Master William Sauget has announced that he will be attending our Stated Communication on AUGUST 12. Worshipful Master Steven P. Wheelock has requested that ALL officers make every effort to attend this significant visitation by the Grand Master, and as many Brethren as possible also make an effort to attend. Please put this on your calendars! Dress is business casual. This is our chance to demonstrate the best of Masonry and how proud we are of our Lodge. Please attend! Next, Brother Ed Storch will be available for the next two Wednesdays (July 30 and August 6) from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM to accept donations for our Annual Yard Sale, which takes place Friday and Saturday August 8-9. If you can help on either or both of those days, please stop by the Lodge for as much or as little as you can to help out (even an hour or two make a difference!). Fraternally Yours, Jeffery (Hawk) Hawkins, Secretary East Bay Lodge #264 Acme, Michigan |
Adopt-a-Highway - Saturday, July 19! on 07/11/2025
East Bay No. 264 Grand Lodge Of Michigan |
| Greetings, Brethren! Our next effort at helping the community (and helping ourselves in the process!) is coming up fast. Mark your calendars! Saturday, July 19, our Adopt-a-Highway road cleanup is scheduled and needs YOUR HELP! We'll meet at the Lodge at 9:00 AM (punctuality is a virtue to strive for!). Then, we'll take the short drive up US-31 North to our section of that road. This is really a great opportunity to bond with each other, have both light and meaningful conversations, have a few laughs, and help beautify our community. Please consider joining us for this effort! PS - We already did this in the Spring, so there shouldn't be a lot of work. Fraternally yours, Jeffery (Hawk) Hawkins, Secretary East Bay Lodge #264 Acme, Michigan |
Annual Spaghetti Dinner This Saturday! on 05/13/2025
East Bay No. 264 Grand Lodge Of Michigan |
| Our Annual Spaghetti Dinner is this coming Saturday, May 17th, 4:00-8:00 pm! We are in need of YOUR help in making this - one of our biggest annual fundraisers - the best one yet. We could always use additional Brothers to serve our guests, bus tables, help with clean-up, organizing donations, and other essential duties. Remember, this is YOUR chance to help our Lodge help others in the community. Speaking of donations, we are always in need of additional raffle donations, so please contact your local businesses and see if they'd be willing to donate to the cause. As usual the Metro Fire Department will be one of our primary beneficiaries of our efforts, which is always a great cause to support. Please come out and help us help others and help the community! |