We meet again!  Once again I have been elected to serve our lodge as Worshipful Master.  I have read the past bulletins and visited the Lodge, and answered the call of our Lodge.  Having done this in the past I know the importance of standing up to be counted.  Several of our Past Masters are working hard to keep our Lodge moving forward; Ralph, Steve, Mike, Hiram, & John.  I offered to help and found myself elected Master!   I am very proud to again serve my Lodge, OUR Lodge as Master.  I will need YOUR help to make this year a success.  All I ask is that if you have not attended in a while, just stop down some Thursday for a meeting or two this year.  I have gotten with the new officers and put together a variety of events that I hope you can join us in doing.
 Next, I want to thank the Past Masters that participated in our Installation by installing the officers and to WB Gary Specht for installing me and being our Master of Ceremonies that night.  Also to George Petro from Kilwining Lodge who took time to be our Installing Chaplain.  I enjoyed the night very much, it was a fun evening and a nice beginning to our new Masonic year.  Don’t worry if you missed it, we’ll have more chances for you to come down and join the fun.
 WE  had our Annual Christmas Dinner & Awards presentations at the Lodge on December 18, and it was a great success! We celebrated friendships and Honored  our 50, 60, & 65 year members.  This event is a lodge favorite and it showed. WB Phelps cooked up a  nice little feast.
    My brother this is only the beginning.  Our lodge is approaching a crossroad, and it will take ALL of US to guide it down the right path to success and prosperity.  The other path... well that path is not a nice one to talk about.  I prefer to concentrate our efforts on the road to a future that has a vibrant and thriving Linwood Lodge.  Come out and join the TEAM.  I did and I’m ready to go!
We’ll talk more next month.