Semper Fidelis No. 680 Grand Lodge Of North Carolina, A.F. & A.M. |
| 2026-5 Trestleboard.pdf Brethren and Friends, Attached is the latest edition of our Trestleboard for Semper Fidelis Lodge. This month includes a message from our Master, some pictures of our Brethren while at work, and an education for you to ponder. Take these messages to heart and talk amongst each other on their meanings. We are always looking to improve our experiences here at Semper Fidelis and that includes this publication. If you have suggestions, or pictures that can be shared of our Brethren in action at Lodges or around the community, please send them to me. If you click the blue link above (2026-5 Trestleboard.pdf), it should start a download to your device. If you have any issues, please let me know. Jason Caldwell Secretary Semper Fidelis 680 760-670-7381 semperfidelislodge680@gmail.com |
Semper Fidelis No. 680 Grand Lodge Of North Carolina, A.F. & A.M. |
| Brethren, As Memorial Day weekend has arrived, remember to take a moment, and remember those men and women who have gone before us, so many of whom have given of their lives and paid the ultimate sacrifice for our nation. As Masons, we must remember that so many freedoms that we are allowed to enjoy in our country, our states and our communities, as well as our local lodges is directly tied to so many of those sacrifices of those who have gone before us. Our Lodge has roots deeply tied in our military community and to us should be even closer to the heart because those men and women are not just names but brothers and sisters who have given in defense of our country and our way of life. You should go and enjoy your families and this time away from work but remember to take that moment not only for yourselves but to teach others what sacrifice truly means. In addition, if any Brothers in the Jacksonville area would like to meet at the lodge at 10am on Monday the 25th, we are planning to go to the local cemeteries and honoring those brothers who have entered that celestial lodge above. If there is anyone specific that you would like us to place a flag at their place of internment, send our Secretary a message either through phone or email and we will make sure it happens. Jason Caldwell 760.670.7381 or semperfidelislodge680@gmail.com. Again, enjoy this weekend with your family and friends. Be safe and we hope to see you in Lodge as soon as possible. JP Ledford Master |
Semper Fidelis No. 680 Grand Lodge Of North Carolina, A.F. & A.M. |
| Brethren, There have been a couple of emails that went out from individuals who say they are part of our Lodge and Officers. These emails have mirrored past ones that were sent around the state and our Grand Jurisdiction. Please be exceptionally careful when replying to emails and always remember that we will not solicit money from you in this manner. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call me. Jason Caldwell Secretary Semper Fidelis 680 760.670.7381 Semperfidelislodge680@gmail.com |
Semper Fidelis No. 680 Grand Lodge of North Carolina, A.F. & A.M. |
| 2026-4 Trestleboard.pdf Brethren and Friends, Attached is the latest edition of our Trestleboard for Semper Fidelis Lodge. This month includes a message from our Master, some pictures of our Brethren while at work, and an education for you to ponder. Take these messages to heart and talk amongst each other on their meanings. We are always looking to improve our experiences here at Semper Fidelis and that includes this publication. If you have suggestions, or pictures that can be shared of our Brethren in action at Lodges or around the community, please send them to me. If you click the blue link above (2026-4 Trestleboard.pdf), it should start a download to your device. If you have any issues, please let me know. Jason Caldwell Secretary Semper Fidelis 680 760-670-7381 semperfidelislodge680@gmail.com |
Semper Fidelis No. 680 Grand Lodge of North Carolina, A.F. & A.M. |
| 2026-3 Trestleboard.pdf Brethren and Friends, Attached is the newest edition of our Trestleboard for Semper Fidelis Lodge. This month includes a message from our Master, the upcoming birthdays for April (reach out to them and tell them Happy Birthday!!), some pictures of our Brethren while at work, and an education for you to ponder. Take these messages to heart and talk amongst each other on their meanings. We are always looking to improve our experiences here at Semper Fidelis and that includes this publication. If you have suggestions, or pictures that can be shared of our Brethren in action at Lodges or around the community, please send them to me. If you click the blue link above (2026-3 Trestleboard.pdf), it should start a download to your device. If you have any issues, please let me know. Jason Caldwell Secretary Semper Fidelis 680 760-670-7381 semperfidelislodge680@gmail.com |
Semper Fidelis No. 680 Grand Lodge Of North Carolina, A.F. & A.M. |
| 2026-2 Trestleboard.pdf Brethren and Friends, Attached is the newest edition of our Trestleboard for Semper Fidelis Lodge. This month has a great message from our Master, the birthdays of those born in March, some education for you to ponder and hopefully discuss and a few pictures from the last month. If you would like to see more pictures of our Brothers living their Masonry, please send them to me. If you click the blue link above (2026-2 Trestleboard.pdf), it should start to download it to your device. If you have any concerns or issues, please let me know. As we continue to improve the formatting and the information provided, please let me know what changes and ideas that you have to include. Jason Caldwell Secretary Semper Fidelis 680 760-670-7381 semperfidelislodge680@gmail.com |
Semper Fidelis No. 680 Grand Lodge of North Carolina, A.F. & A.M. |
| Brethren, Due to some confusion in our Grandview system, I wanted to make sure everyone knew what was going on this Saturday. Breakfast will start at 8AM. Bring your families and come and eat great food with some great people and enjoy the fellowship. Our 5-hour lecture will start at 9AM. This is open to all Master Masons. This is an annual requirement for our Lodge to complete. We are required to have at a minimum, 5 Officers and 2 Master Masons in attendance. We will be going over the OSW and our ritual work. This is a great time to come and learn, improve your ritualistic abilities, and fellowship. Jason Caldwell |
Semper Fidelis No. 680 Grand Lodge of North Carolina, A.F. & A.M. |
| Brethren, Due to the conditions of the roads and the upcoming weather, the Master of Semper Fidelis Lodge has rescheduled the Entered Apprentice Degree that was scheduled for tomorrow 4 Feb. New date will 18 February 2026. Fellowship starts at 1800 Degree starts at 1900. Be safe and stay warm... Let us know if you need anything. Jason |
Semper Fidelis No. 680 Grand Lodge of North Carolina, A.F. & A.M. |
| Baltimore Convention.docx Brethren, We had a wonderful discussion group in January where we spoke about the 'Morgan Affair' and the resulting implications. That evening we decided that our next Discussion Group would be on Tuesday, 17 February 2026 starting at 1800. We will be meeting at WB Howard Kahns house. As he does not have a parking lot for a driveway, if you would like to attend, please ride together. The topic for February will be 'The Baltimore Convention of 1843'. I am attaching a document with an overview of the convention. There is a link in the document is for a YouTube video. It is about an hour long and gives more information about the convention and how it resulted. WB Howard and I were talking and have decided to make it more of an open discussion, we would like for Brethren to read, study, and come with ideas/topics for this class. WB JP, will you bring up talking points for the results of the convention? Again, this will be about an hour and at the end of the discussion, we will set another date and topic. Please bring ideas for a topic. Hope to see you there!! Jason |
Semper Fidelis No. 680 Grand Lodge Of North Carolina, A.F. & A.M. |
| Ladies Night Out for tomorrow 31 Jan has been cancelled. Brethren, Ribeyes has made the call to close their business for the weekend. I will set us up to visit with them again in February. Have a safe weekend and please reach out should anything occur that requires assistance. Jimmy Johnson JW |
Semper Fidelis No. 680 Grand Lodge of North Carolina, A.F. & A.M. |
| Brethren, It is with the deepest sorrow that I inform you of the passing of Brother Woodrow 'Woody' Haskell Myers. His obituary from Jones Funeral Home is below: Woodrow “Woody” Haskell Myers passed away peacefully at Transition Life Care in Raleigh, North Carolina on January 14, 2026, after a brief illness. He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Shirley Klosner Myers of Chesapeake, Virginia; daughters Evelyn “Eve” Key (Doug), and Judy Ogden (John); grandsons Stuart Ferrell (Stephanie), Patrick Ferrell and Andrew Ogden; great grandsons Woodson Ferrell and Yates Ferrell. Stepdaughters Shari Brinkman (Rand) and Sara Hahne (Dan); step grandchildren Logan Key (Lindsay), Kathryn Hahne (Charlie) and Andrew Hahne. Step great grandchildren Sam Key and Emma Key. Woody was born in Burgaw, NC February 16,1930 to Lawyer Quinton and Florence Mallard Myers. He was preceded in death by his parents and siblings (Louise, James, LQ, Jr., Gwendolyn, Earl, Andrew and Betty). Woody served one year in the US Navy in 1948. He later married Patricia Lyon, moved to Dunn, NC where they raised their daughters. He graduated from Campbell College and North Carolina State University. Woody taught at Erwin High School and later joined Corbin Construction Company. After moving his family to Hampstead NC, he worked for East Coast Construction Company and Onslow Utilities. After his “first” retirement he received his Brokers license and worked for Fountain Realty. Woody was a member of the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce, Military Affairs Committee and the Jacksonville Breakfast Rotary Club. He served many years on the Coastal Carolina Community College Foundation Board, and the Board of Directors at Wachovia Bank and Trust Company. Woody was an Onslow County representative for the North Carolina State University Wolfpack Club and served on the N.C. State Parks Scholarship Advisory Committee. He was a Member of Semper Fidelis Masonic Lodge and Onslow Shrine Club. Woody served on the Beirut Memorial Advisory Committee and was personally honored to assist in the advancement of the construction of The Beirut Memorial. In 2018, Woody was awarded The Fabric of Community Award by the Onslow Civic Affairs Committee for his contribution to improving, strengthening and benefiting the Jacksonville Community. Woody always enjoyed living on or near the water so he could go fishing and shrimping. He enjoyed being able to share his catches with others and had excellent “fish frying and oyster shucking” skills. To all who knew him, Woody was an intelligent, talented, energetic and kind gentleman, and will be missed by his family and friends. Family will receive friends Monday, February 23, 2026, 5 until 7 pm at Jones Funeral Home located at 303 Chaney Avenue, Jacksonville, NC. Graveside service with Masonic and Military honors will take place Tuesday, February 24, at 10:00-10:30 am at the Coastal Carolina State Veterans Cemetery located at 110 Montford Landing Road, Jacksonville, NC. In lieu of flowers, Woody requested that donations be made to the Florence Mallard Myers Nursing Scholarship Fund or the Earl Worth Myers Scholarship Fund at Coastal Carolina Community College. Donations can be mailed to CCCC Scholarship Fund, 444 Western Blvd., Jacksonville, NC 28546. |
Semper Fidelis No. 680 Grand Lodge of North Carolina, A.F. & A.M. |
| 2026-1 Trestleboard.pdf Brethren, Please review the 1st edition of the Trestleboard for 2026. This publication gives us the ability to share several things to our Lodge, including birthdays, necrology, upcoming events, some education and a message from our Master. We have tried to include some pictures of the Lodge, and if you have pictures you would like to see included, please feel free to share them. As our Master and I discussed earlier today, if there is something in this format that should be changed or added to or taken away, please let me know. Thank you all for your time. Jason |
Semper Fidelis No. 680 Grand Lodge of North Carolina, A.F. & A.M. |
| Brethren, WB Howard Kahn has suggested that we start up our Reading/Discussion Group at Semper Fidelis Lodge. The purpose of this group is to expand our knowledge in our Fraternity. These topics can range from historical periods or events, why we do certain things in modern day Lodges or anything else we can come up with. These meetings will be a maximum of an hour and at the end of the session, we will choose a topic for the next meeting and a date/time to meet. Our first meeting will be on January 27, 2026, at 1830. We will meet at Semper Fidelis in the dining hall. In this first meeting, the topic we will be discussing will be 'The Morgan Affair'. Bring an open mind to learn, any knowledge you have on the subject. Also, bring any topic you would like to discuss for the next meeting. Attached is a quick read concerning William Morgan and this topic. Jason The Morgan Affair.docx |