Stokesdale No. 428 Grand Lodge Of North Carolina, A.F. & A.M. |
Stokesdale Lodge No. 428 will hold its monthly Community Breakfast on Saturday, October 19, 2024 from 9:00 to 11:00 AM. We will be serving eggs, biscuits, grits, bacon and sausage, sausage gravy, potatoes, coffee, juice, and more. Donations to help cover the cost of the meal are appreciated but not required. Please come by and share a great meal with us. We are looking forward to seeing you there! |
Stokesdale No. 428 Grand Lodge Of North Carolina, A.F. & A.M. |
Stokesdale Lodge No. 428 still has about 70 quarts of Brunswick Stew from our recent fundraiser available for purchase. If you wish to place an order, please place your order with Ms. Bonnie by phone at: (703) 850- 8292, or by email at: bonnierving@gmail.com. The cost of the stew is $10.00 per quart. Please include your name in addition to the number of quarts you wish to order, whether by phone or by email. Orders will be accepted on a first come, first served basis. All proceeds will be donated to the North Carolina Masonic Charities: The Masonic Home for Children at Oxford, Whitestone: A Masonic and Eastern Star Community, and The North Carolina Masonic Foundation. |
Stokesdale No. 428 Grand Lodge Of North Carolina, A.F. & A.M. |
| Stokesdale Lodge No. 428 will hold its annual election of officers for the upcoming year at our first stated meeting in December on Thursday, December 3, 2024 at 7:00 PM. Dinner will be served at 6:00 PM in the dining room. Please mark your calendars for this important event. We look forward to seeing you there! |
Stokesdale No. 428 Grand Lodge Of North Carolina, A.F. & A.M. |
Stokesdale Lodge No. 428 will hold its annual Brunswick Stew fundraiser for the North Carolina Masonic Charities on Saturday, October 5, 2024. We will begin filling orders for pickup at 12:30 PM. The cost of the stew is $10.00 per quart. Orders may be placed with Ms. Bonnie by phone at: (703) 850- 8292, or by email at: bonnierving@gmail.com. Please include your name in addition to the number of quarts you wish to order, whether by phone or by email. All proceeds will be donated to the North Carolina Masonic Charities: The Masonic Home for Children at Oxford, Whitestone: A Masonic and Eastern Star Community, and The North Carolina Masonic Foundation. |
Preparation for the stew will take place at the lodge on Friday, October 4 starting at 8:00 AM. Preparations will include cooking the beef, pork and chicken, making broth from the cooked meat, and peeling and cutting up the potatoes and onions. Volunteers will be needed for these tasks and any assistance will be appreciated. All members of Stokesdale Lodge are invited to come to the lodge to enjoy a day of fun and fellowship as we cook and serve the stew. Volunteers will also be needed to help with stirring the pot, fulfilling orders, and helping clean up afterward. We look forward to seeing you there. |
Stokesdale No. 428 Grand Lodge Of North Carolina, A.F. & A.M. |
Stokesdale Lodge No. 428 will hold its monthly Community Breakfast on Saturday, September 21, 2024 from 9:00 to 11:00 AM. We will be serving eggs, biscuits, grits, bacon and sausage, sausage gravy, potatoes, coffee, juice, and more. Donations to help cover the cost of the meal are appreciated but not required. Please come by and share a great meal with us. We are looking forward to seeing you there! |
Stokesdale No. 428 Grand Lodge Of North Carolina, A.F. & A.M. |
Stokesdale Lodge No. 428 will hold its monthly Community Breakfast on Saturday, August 17, 2024 from 9:00 to 11:00 AM. We will be serving eggs, biscuits, grits, bacon and sausage, sausage gravy, potatoes, coffee, juice, and more. Donations to help cover the cost of the meal are appreciated but not required. Please come by and share a great meal with us. We are looking forward to seeing you there! |
| Stokesdale Lodge No. 428 will also confer the Master Mason's Degree for one candidate on Saturday, August 17, 2024 at 11:30 AM, following the community breakfast. While the breakfast is open to the public, the degree will be private and attendance will be restricted to Master Masons only. Visiting Master Masons are welcome to join us for both breakfast and the degree. |
Stokesdale No. 428 Grand Lodge Of North Carolina, A.F. & A.M. |
Brethren, the High Point Shrine Club is having the Honor Flight Representative of the Triad coming out to speak at our July 25th (Thursday) dinner meeting and trying to get others in the area to come listen to her and this great cause. We will be having a Pot Roast dinner ($15@). Social starts at 6:30 PM with dinner at 7 PM. A lot of people might be interested in sponsoring a veteran to take the next Honor Flight to the memorial in DC. Please RSVP at (336) 202-3052 Location is 700 Old Mill Road, High Point, NC. |
Stokesdale No. 428 Grand Lodge Of North Carolina, A.F. & A.M. |
| Stokesdale Lodge No. 428 will confer the Master Mason's Degree for one candidate at an emergent meeting on Saturday, August 17, 2024 at 11:30 AM. We will also be serving our monthly Community Breakfast that morning from 9:00 to 11:00 AM in the dining room, so come early and enjoy a fantastic breakfast and enjoy some fellowship with friends, neighbors and brothers. All Master Masons are welcome. We would love to see a big turnout for this degree, both from the brethren of Stokesdale Lodge and from our neighboring lodges. Please mark your calendars and we hope to see you there! |
Stokesdale No. 428 Grand Lodge Of North Carolina, A.F. & A.M. |
Stokesdale Lodge No. 428 will hold its monthly Community Breakfast on Saturday, July 20, 2024 from 9:00 to 11:00 AM. We will be serving eggs, biscuits, grits, bacon and sausage, sausage gravy, potatoes, coffee, juice, and more. Donations to help cover the cost of the meal are appreciated but not required. Please come by and share a great meal with us. We are looking forward to seeing you there! |
Stokesdale No. 428 Grand Lodge Of North Carolina, A.F. & A.M. |
| Stokesdale Lodge No. 428 will confer the Entered Apprentice's Degree for one candidate tonight, July 16, 2024 at 7:00 PM. Dinner will be served at 6:00 PM in the dining room. We will also examine one Fellow Craft for proficiency on his Fellow Craft's catechism, in preparation for his upcoming Master Mason's Degree. We hope to see you there. |
Stokesdale No. 428 Grand Lodge Of North Carolina, A.F. & A.M. |
| Stokesdale Lodge No. 428 will be welcoming WB Chris Richardson, Development Director for the North Carolina Masonic Foundation at the stated meeting on Tuesday, July 2, 2024 at 7:00 PM. WB Richardson will be giving a presentation about the NC Masonic Foundation and the services that they offer to the subordinate lodges within our grand jurisdiction. Most North Carolina Masons are already familiar with Whitestone and the Masonic Home for Children at Oxford, but some Masons are less familiar with our third principal Masonic charitable organization. This will be a good opportunity to learn about the Foundation and their services to our Fraternity and our two Homes. Dinner will be served at 6:00 PM in the dining room, and a brief practice for our upcoming Entered Apprentice's Degree will be held immediately after the meeting. |
Stokesdale No. 428 Grand Lodge Of North Carolina, A.F. & A.M. |
| Brethren, mark your calendars! Stokesdale Lodge No. 428 will confer the Entered Apprentice's Degree for one candidate at our stated meeting on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 at 7:00 PM. Dinner will be served at 6:00 PM in the dining room. The Entered Apprentice's Degree is a very special part of every Brother's Masonic journey, and all Entered Apprentices, Fellow Crafts and Master Masons are invited. A good turnout is important as we welcome a new brother into our fraternity. We will also confer the Master Mason's Degree for one candidate at a special emergent meeting on Saturday, August 17, 2024 at 11:30 AM. We will be serving our monthly community breakfast at 9:00 AM, so come early and eat a great meal, stay for some fun and fellowship, and then join us in the lodge room for the Degree. All Master Masons are welcome. |
Stokesdale Lodge No. 428 will hold its monthly Community Breakfast on Saturday, April 20, 2024 from 9:00 to 11:00 AM. We will be serving eggs, biscuits, grits, bacon and sausage, sausage gravy, potatoes, coffee, juice, and more.
Donations to help cover the cost of the meal are appreciated but not required.
Please come by and share a great meal with us. We are looking forward to seeing you there!
Stokesdale Lodge No. 428 will confer the Fellow Craft's Degree for one candidate at our next stated meeting on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 7:00 PM. Dinner will be served at 6:00 PM in the dining hall.
All Fellow Crafts and Master Masons are invited to join us for this special event. Entered Apprentices are welcome to join us for dinner, but will not be eligible to participate in the degree.
Stokesdale Lodge No. 428 will hold its monthly Community Breakfast on Saturday, March 16, 2024 from 9:00 to 11:00 AM. We will be serving eggs, biscuits, grits, bacon and sausage, sausage gravy, potatoes, coffee, juice, and more.
Donations to help cover the cost of the meal are appreciated but not required.
Please come by and share a great meal with us. We are looking forward to seeing you there!
Stokesdale Lodge No. 428 will hold its monthly Community Breakfast on Saturday, February 17, 2024 from 9:00 to 11:00 AM. We will be serving eggs, biscuits, grits, bacon and sausage, sausage gravy, potatoes, coffee, juice, and more.
Donations to help cover the cost of the meal are appreciated but not required.
Please come by and share a great meal with us. We are looking forward to seeing you there!
Happy New Year!
Stokesdale Lodge No. 428 will hold its first monthly Community Breakfast of the year on Saturday, January 20, 2024 from 9:00 to 11:00 AM. We will be serving eggs, biscuits, grits, bacon and sausage, sausage gravy, potatoes, coffee, juice, and more.
Donations to help cover the cost of the meal are appreciated but not required.
Please come by and share a great meal with us. We are looking forward to seeing you there!
Correction: When this post was originally published, it stated that the upcoming breakfast would be the last breakfast of the year. We certainly hope the won't be the last, but the first of many! Please accept our apologies for not more carefully proofreading our post before publication.
Stokesdale Lodge No. 428 will hold its last monthly Community Breakfast of the year on Saturday, December 16, 2023 from 9:00 to 11:00 AM. We will be serving Eggs, Grits, Sausage Gravy and Biscuits, Bacon, Sausage patties, Potatoes, French Toast Sticks, Coffee, and Juice.
Donations to cover the cost of the meal are appreciated.
Please come by and share a great meal with us. We are looking forward to seeing you there!
Stokesdale Lodge No. 428 will hold its Installation of Officers for 2024 at our next stated meeting on Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 7:00 PM.
Dinner will be served at 6:00 PM in the dining room, and the Installation ceremony will take place immediately following a brief stated business meeting. The meal and Installation ceremony are open to family and guests.
Officers of the lodge are asked to wear either a suit or a coat and tie for this event. Suggested attire for lodge members, family and guests is casual or business casual.
We would like to thank WB Bobby Myers for his years of service to Stokesdale Lodge No. 428 as a devoted member, officer and Master of our lodge. We also thank all of our elected and appointed officers for their service, and we look forward to another good year of fellowship and service to our community.
Stokesdale Lodge No. 428 will hold its monthly Community Breakfast on Saturday, November 18, 2023 from 9:00 to 11:00 AM. We will be serving Eggs, Grits, Sausage Gravy and Biscuits, Bacon, Sausage patties, Potatoes, French Toast Sticks, Coffee, and Juice.
Donations to cover the cost of the meal are appreciated.
Stokesdale Lodge No. 428 will hold its monthly Community Breakfast on Saturday, October 21, 2023 from 9:00 to 11:00 AM. We will be serving Eggs, Grits, Sausage Gravy and Biscuits, Bacon, Sausage patties, Potatoes, French Toast Sticks, Coffee, and Juice.
Donations to cover the cost of the meal are appreciated.
Stokesdale Lodge No. 428 still has some stew available for sale from our annual fundraiser held on Saturday, October 7.
The cost is $10.00 per quart, and all proceeds will be divided equally among the three principal Masonic charities, WhiteStone: A Masonic and Eastern Star Community, The Masonic Home for Children at Oxford, and the North Carolina Masonic Foundation.
If you wish to purchase any stew while it is still available, please contact Rick Sadler, Acting Secretary, or any lodge officer.
Stokesdale Lodge No. 428 will confer the Entered Apprentice's Degree for one candidate on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at 7:00 PM.
Dinner will be served at 6:00 PM.
All Master Masons, Fellow Crafts and Entered Apprentices are welcome.
On the stated meeting held on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, two proposed amendments to the lodge by-laws were presented. The first amendment was proposed to update the lodge's dues structure, which has not been updated in more than a decade, and the second amendment was proposed to formally adopt the Royal White Hart rule regarding the balloting process. The text of both amendments are as follows:
Stokesdale 428 By-Laws: Article 10, Section 1 proposed amendment:
The annual membership dues in this lodge shall be Sixty Dollars ($60.00) plus Grand Lodge per capita tax as specified in Regulation 20-1.1 of The Code which each member shall pay in advance on or before the first day of January.
Changed to:
The annual membership dues in this lodge shall be Eighty Dollars ($80.00)** plus Grand Lodge per capita tax as specified in Regulation 20-1.1 of The Code which each member shall pay in advance on or before the first day of January.
Stokesdale 428 By-Laws: Article 10 proposed addition:
SECTION 3. When voting upon issues requiring the use of the ballot box (Petitions for the Degrees, Applications for Affiliation, Honorary or Life Memberships), if one black cube is found on the examination of the ballot, the Master shall destroy the ballot and require the members to ballot again, cautioning them that white balls elect, and black cubes reject and reminding them to vote for the good of masonry. If a single black cube is found after the second ballot, the Master shall not immediately announce the result, but shall require the person casting the black cube to communicate his reason for the negative vote to the Master, who shall keep the identity of the person making the objection in strictest confidence.
At the next stated meeting, the Master shall reveal the reason given for the negative vote, but not the identity of the member casting the black cube. The Master will then ask the lodge to vote, by a show of hands, on the validity of the reason for the black cube. The majority vote shall govern whether the candidate is elected.
If the brother casting the black cube does not present his reasons to the Master within one week, the Master shall, at the next stated communication, declare the candidate elected and the lodge shall proceed as if there had been no black cube cast. (The article amended, effective 1/1/2009.) [44-19 (Fourth Alternative Form)]
These proposed changes to the lodge by-laws will lay over for one full lunar month per The CODE, and will be acted upon at the first stated meeting in October, to be held on Tuesday, October 3, 2023 at 7:00 PM.
**Post updated September 12, 2023 to correct a typograhical error. The proposed amendment regarding lodge dues accidentally showed ($60.00) instead of ($80.00).