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Welcome to the homepage of the
2007 Achievement Award Recipients
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2008 18th District Lodge Officers |
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Constituent Lodges:
Skip
Perez, DGL at skipperez@bellsouth.net |
Rt. W. Bro. George J Lupo, PM, District Deputy Grand Master (473) W. Bro. Armando
Skip Perez, P.M.,
District Grand Lecturer (367)
W.B. George J. Lupo, PDDGM,
Secretary
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Building A Better World In The Hearts Of Men |
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District Deputy Grand Master
Right Worshipful (Arthur M. Retif Lodge No. 473, F. & A.M.) Brethren,
Also it is an honor to serve as the Secretary of the 18th Masonic District Lodge. Again I thank you for your vote of confidence.
Fraternally yours, Rt. W. George J. Lupo, DDGM |
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District Grand Lecturer
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| Hello Brothers, I have served as your District Grand Lecturer since 2002 and again I have to say that I feel proud to serve you as your District Lecturer. From the bottom of my heart, I thank you for your vote of confidence and the respect that you have shown me through the years, as I visit the various Lodges throughout the state. I hope that I have not offended anyone, while instructing the rituals or floor work. I am there to help you perform your duties in the Lodge. Please take my comments as constructive and not destructive. Remember, if you need help in your Lodge, please allow me to perform my duties. Call on me anytime and I will gladly try to help anyway I can. Fraternally yours, Armando "Skip" Perez, DGL 18th Ideal Lodge No. 367 F. & A.M. Hammond, LA 70403 |
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2008 Three Principal Officers |
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(l/r) WB. Troy Perez, P.M., SW., WB Carl J. Graf, PM, WM & WB. Arnold Kinchen, P.M., JW
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Building A Better World In The Hearts Of Men |
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Notes from our Brethren,
I plan to have some type of educational program each District Meeting
and have it declared a workshop. In April I plan to help the
Lodges with their tax preparation and explain the new laws pertaining to
the new tax code concerning tax exempt organizations.
Fraternally
yours,
Carl J. Graf, PM
Hiram Lodge No. 70
Metairie, LA |
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Recipients of the 2007 Achievement Award! |
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(l/r) Rt. WB George Lupo, DDGM, handing out the awards to the following Brothers: WB Julis M. Ripp, PM, Sec., Graham-Washington No. 413; WB Gary B. Greene, PM, Level Lodge No. 373; WB Armando "Kris" Perez, PM, Ideal Lodge No. 367; William F. Baradell, Jr, PM, Linn Wood-Ionic No. 167; WB Armando "Skip" Perez, DGL 18th District
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2008 Calendar Thursday, November 20, 2008, Hiram Lodge No. 70 will host the 18th Masonic District Lodge at 1801 Clearview Pkwy, Metairie, LA. Refreshments at 6:30 pm and the Meeting @ 7:30 P.M. Election of Officers for the ensuing year! |
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New Orleans area lodges are suffering the damaging effects of Hurricane Katrina. Contact a lodge officer for meeting
location and other information. |
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The 18th Masonic District Lodge meets quarterly at various Constituent Lodges throughout the District (see Calendar).
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Monthly Meetings 1st & 3rd Mondays 1st Saturday
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Monthly Meetings 2nd & 4th Mondays |
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Congratulations to the following Lodges, at the September 29th meeting. There were approximately 31 Brothers in attendance!!! 9 out of 11 Lodges were represented at this District Meeting!! |
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Gold Traveling Gavel Award Hiram Lodge No. 70 (8 members present)
WB Carl Graf, PM, District Master, hands the Traveling Gavel to Frederick Foucha, PM, WM of Hiram Lodge No. 70
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Silver Award Invincible Lodge No. 361 (8 members present too, however Hiram's Master was present) |
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Bronze Award Ideal Lodge No. 367 (7 members present) |
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GARY GREENE, PM of Level Lodge No. 373 is in the process of starting a Demolay Chapter at 1801 Clearview Pkwy, Metairie, LA. He is looking for a few fathers and good young men to help accomplish this very worth while endeavor. If you are interested or know anyone that is interested please call WB Greene at 504-436-4043 or on his Cell at 504-228-3572. Or call his Brother Terry Greene, JW at 504-210-5906. =========================== WB Nick Randazzo is still teaching the esoteric work in all three degrees at 621 Carondelet St., New Orleans, LA on Sundays at 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. He also instructs the Certificate Work, so if you are interested in Floor Work, Esoteric or Certificate Work, he is available on Sundays and will be glad to see you there. |
Sunday, October 12, 2008 Hiram Lodge No. 70 is hosting the SECOND Annual 18th Masonic District Picnic at Pontiff Playground in Metairie. We are asking that the Lodges who are planning to attend, please contact the Worshipful Master of the District Lodge or Hiram Lodge Secretary by September 1st, so that they may plan for the food and entertainment, especially if you have small children.
Feedback about last year's picnic: I thought that the First Annual 18th Masonic District Picnic was a huge success! Hiram Lodge members were there first thing in the morning and set up the pavilion and began setting up for the day's events. I arrived around 10:00 am and noted that everything was under control! About 11:00 am Invincible Lodge No. 361 arrived with a barbeque trailer in tow! The trailer came complete with two generators, a rotisserie type huge butane barbeque pit and the members of Invincible Lodge to do the cooking! These Brothers began cooking chicken, smoke sauces, steaks and ribs! It wasn't long before Hiram carried their ice chest to the cooking trailer, as they knew they were out gunned in the barbeque department. However Hiram Lodge held their own, with a LARGE pot of Jambalaya, (which was GREAT), a deep fryer, (fried fish was excellent) and all the other trimmings to go with the picnic! OUTSTANDING BROTHERS!!! This annual Picnic will grow and the District Members will be closer and the Craft better for it. I want to thank all the Brothers that attended the picnic and hope that next year it will grow to double this year's size. Once the other members of the district hear about the success, they will come. Skip Perez, DGL Ideal Lodge No. 367 2007 Picnic Photos and Feedback
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Click here for A Tribute to Red Skelton: |
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The Fraternity of Freemasonry is the oldest, largest, and most widely known Fraternity in the world. Originating hundreds of years ago when stonemasons and other craftsmen gathered together in Lodges. Masonry now involves members bound together not by trade, but by a desire to be a Fraternal brotherhood built upon Honesty, Integrity and Morality with Charity as its chief aim. The basic unit of Masonry is the Blue Lodge. After progressing through "three degrees" to become a Master Mason, members can belong to other organizations, which have roots in Masonry and the Blue Lodge as a prerequisite. Among these related organizations include the Shrine of North America, The Scottish Rite Bodies, The York Rite Bodies and many others. For more information or to become a Master Mason, contact Skip Perez @ skipperez@bellsouth.net Louisiana Grand Lodge Web Site www.la-mason.com |
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In loving memory of those Americans who lost their lives, those who survived, and those who protect us in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on our beloved country on September 11, 2001. |