TRESTLE BOARD

118 E. Venice Ave, Venice, FL 34285

Worshipful Master Gene Scheuring (941) 204-6226

Stated Communications - 1st & 3rd Mondays at 7:30 pm

(Dark 1st Monday—June through September)

Family Dinners held year-round on the 3 rd Monday at 6:00 pm

Website: www.trowel.com/flamason/Venice301/index.html

Volume 68 Issue 03

March 2018

Chartered on the 18 th Day of April 1951

Worshipful Master: W.·. M.·. Gene Scheuring 941-204-6226

Senior Warden: Br. Adam S. Kendall 941-448-4777

Junior Warden Br. John R. Brandon Jr. 850-819-0426

Treasurer: R.·. W.·. John F. Wermann 941-492-2284

Secretary: Br. Dennis Taylor 941-484-2682

Chaplain: Br. James Malmfeldt 941-244-0994

Senior Deacon: Br. Darren Bracken 941-809-1494

Junior Deacon: Br. Justin Broome 941-626-3806

Marshal: W.·. Scott D. Steelman 941-725-0599

Senior Steward: Br. Gabriel Wasserman 941-484-1928

Junior Steward: Br. Matt Kudriaszow 941-586-7579

Tyler: Br. Walt Milne 941-266-6212

Asst. Tyler: Br. Vince Modie 440-334-4499

Organist: Br. Ken McBride 609-335-4653

Board of Relief: W.·. M .·. Gene Scheuring 941-204-6226

By Laws: R.·. W.·. John F. Wermann 941-492-2284

Charity/Vigilance: Br. John R. Brandon Jr. 850-819-0426

Education: R.·. W.·. Barry D. Hart 941-544-5550

Electronic Media (Facebook): W.·. Hampton Crimi 941-468-0578

Finance: Br. Adam S. Kendall 941-448-4777

Funerals: W.·. Lou Ortt 941-485-5313

Greeters: Br. Darren Bracken 941-809-1494

Historian: Br. Isaac Wilder 360-241-9823

Investigations: Br. John R. Brandon Jr. 850-819-0426

Lodge Instruction/Catechism: W.·. Lou Kelly 941-468-5457

Lodge Property: W.·. Lou Kelly 941-468-5457

Monthly Meals/Kitchen: Br. John R. Brandon Jr. 850-819-0426

Petitions: W.·. Lou Kelly 941-468-5457

Publicity: Br. John R. Brandon Jr. 850-819-0426

Scholarships: W.·. M.·. Gene Scheuring 941-204-6226

Telephone Tree: Br. Adam S. Kendall 941-448-4777

Transportation: W.·. Lou Ortt 941-485-5313

Trestle Board Editor: Br. Paul J. Noller 941-391-3300

Scottish Rite Valley of Tampa: Master of Kadosh: Ill:. G. David Walters III, 33°

Royal Arch Masons Chapter No. 35: Excellent High Priest: Damian Ostermeyer

Trinity Commandery No. 16: Eminent Commander: Sir Knight William Allen Sorbie

Recorder for Commandery: John F. Wermann, KYGCH, MEPGHP, OPC

Recorder for Council & Chapter: John F. Wermann, KYGCH, MEPGHP, OPC

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Appendant Orders

2018 Lodge Officers

Venice Lodge No. 301 F. & A. M.

2018 Committee Chairs

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G r e e t i n g s f r o m t h e E a s t

Just returned home after attending the 6th Installation of Officers, for the C. Allen Pattison Chapter, Order of DeMo-lay held at Venice lodge. Installed as Master Councilor was Bro. Greg Ellis, son of PM Steve Ellis and grandson of PM Fred Ellis. Both Steve and Fred were present for the ceremony. Other brothers present were myself, JW John Brandon, Br. Don Coulter, Br. Paul Noller and Il-lustrious Lou Ort.

The other officers installed were Senior Councilor Bro. Eli Jason, Junior Councilor Bro. Evan Coffey, Senior Dea-con Bro. Erik Ronald, Junior Deacon Bro Austin Abernath, PMC, Senior Steward Bro. Seth Stavarz, Junior Steward Alex Sisson and Chaplain Joseph Romanczuk. Congratulations to all.

Petitions Guru Lou Kelly advises our Fellow Crafts are making substantial progress preparing for their proficiency as are our two Entered Apprentice Broth-ers. Their catechism instructors are work-ing with the new brothers and have been meeting at least twice a week.

Lodge Instructor Lou Kelly antic-ipates a Master Mason degree in April along with a FC Degree to follow. Exact Dates and times forthcoming.

We are going to have a busy March with our family outing to the Ro-deo in Arcadia. As per our Br. Tyler Walt a walking tour of Old, Arcadia will be available at about 10am.

Please meet at the Train Station at 9:30am. The Train Station is located on North Desoto Ave. (Route 17) be-tween Oak Street and Magnolia Ave (route 70)

There is parking around the Train Station. Behind the CVS across Route 17 there is parking and adjacent to the Sun Trust Bank on the North side of the Train Station. I imagine parking is going to be at a premium so arrive early.

The Parade route is down Oak St, the main street through town, which will probably tie things up getting to the Train Station. The Arena is about 2.5 miles from the Train Station. I suggest we try going to the arena and eat from the food vendors there. That will save running around and get us to the Stadium in time for the 1:00 Shoot Out.

Any Comments or Suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Looking for-ward to a great day. Thanks Br. Walt.

We are going to participant in this year’s district 23 Chili Challenge to help defray the costs associated with the Most Worshipful Grand Masters visit. Let's make it resounding success.

I’m putting together a list of brothers who are interested in purchasing lodge shirts. The shirts will be the Royal Blue, with Square & Compass and “Venice Lodge No. 301” on the left breast, your name on the right breast. You may get them with or without a pocket.

We use Polo (Collar) or T- shirt. If interested E-Mail me with size and pocket/no pocket. Prices are determined by the number of shirts ordered which should be around $27-$28 per shirt. E-Mail me with questions. I would like to order these shirts sometime in March.

Fraternally,

Gene Scheuring W:.M:. Venice 301 2018master301@gmail.com

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G r e e t i n g s f r o m t h e We s t

Yee-Haw!!! I am so looking

forward to spending a day amongst

brothers and their families on March

10th at the Arcadia Rodeo. This is one

of many family events that we hope to

have going forward. If you think you

have a good idea for an event, please

share it with me. Regarding the Arcadia

Rodeo, please see below from our Ty-

ler, Walt Milne:

The Parade starts at 10am.

Please meet at the Train Station at

9:30am. The Train Station is located on

North Desoto Ave. (route 17) between

Oak Street and Magnolia Ave (route

70).

There is parking around the Train Sta-

tion. Behind the CVS across Route 17

there is parking and adjacent to the Sun

Trust Bank on the North side of the

Train Station.

I imagine parking is going to be at a

premium so arrive early.

The Parade route is down Oak St, the

main street through town, which will

probably tie things up getting to the

Train Station.

The Arena is about 2.5 miles from the

Train Station.

I suggest we try going to the arena and

eat from the food vendors there. That

will save running around and get us to

the Stadium in time for the 1:00p Shoot

Out.

Any Comments or Suggestions will be

greatly appreciated.

Also, could someone print this up for

W:. Lou Kelly?

Also, April will be here before

we know it. Please see me regarding

the Masonic Tail Gating Party at the

Sarasota Polo Grounds on April 8th.

The idea is to do a test run with our

lodge and potentially open the event to

the district in 2019. The cost is $12 per

person and the theme is “Around the

World.” Awards are given for best in-

ternational décor, best global cuisine,

and best international cocktail. The

gates open at 10a and the Polo match

starts at 1p. It will be a lot of fun!

Please let me know if you are interested

as soon as possible so that I can work

out the logistics.

Fraternally,

Br. Adam Kendall, Senior Warden

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G r e e t i n g s f r o m t h e S o u t h

Corned Beef & Cabbage Red Potatoes & Carrots

Irish Soda Bread Dessert, Coffee, Iced Tea & Water

Brethren & Ladies: It is very important that everyone planning on attending our family din-ners make reservations. Please let Chef Deb or myself know so we can ensure sufficient meals will be available for all who attend. —JW John Brandon jrb.brandon@gmail.com

Family Dinner Menu

Another month has passed and it feels like summer is here. Got to love living in Florida, but that’s why we get so many northern brothers to visit. So far we’ve had a good year, our new Entered Apprentice and Fellow Craft brothers are progressing well in their studies and should be ready for advancement soon. Thank you to all our brothers for taking the time to assist them in their journey through masonry.

We have a Master Mason Degree scheduled for Saturday, 14 Apr 18, at 9:00 a.m. if you would like to volunteer to assist in either section of this degree please contact W:. Lou Kelly. Volunteer early before all the good parts are taken.

Just a reminder the Master Ma-son’s Association meeting will be hosted by Liberty Lodge #412 on 22 March 2018, and held at Manatee Lodge #31. The association meeting starts at 6:45 p.m. followed by the district school of instruction at 7:30 p.m., hope to see you there.

Information from the Master Ma-son Association Meeting held on 22 Feb 18. There will be a chili cook-off at the Shrine on 28 Apr 18, from noon until 2:00 p.m., with awards presented for the best chili. If anyone from Venice 301 would like to enter a team they should start planning now. W:. Steve Murphy/Association Secretary has the flyer for this.

W:. Mark Baltimore had the idea of selling decorative bricks as a fund

raiser for the lodge. This is a standard size brick engraved with the brother’s name and Venice Lodge #301. We have a sample of the brick at the lodge. One idea is to use the bricks to construct a rock garden or other type of area to dis-play the bricks. The cost is $35.00 per brick. If you are interested in purchasing a brick or wish to submit an idea on how we can display them please contact me. If there is enough interest we will pursue this project.

W:. Lou Kelly approached me with the idea of providing transportation to and from lodge for brothers who would like to attend lodge but can no longer drive. If you know of any brother who is in need of transportation or would like to volunteer to assist with this, please let myself or W:. Kelly know so we can make arrangements.

Masonic Quote of the month: Freemasonry is an ancient and respecta-ble institution, embracing individuals of every nation, of every religion, and of every condition in life. Wealth, power and talents are not necessary to the per-son of a Freemason. An unblemished character and a virtuous conduct are the only qualifications for admission to the order. Brother Andrew Jackson. 7th President of the United States (1829 – 1837). 6th Grand Master of Masons of Tennessee 1822.

Fraternally

Br. John R. Brandon Jr Junior Warden

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Please keep our Brethren and Ladies in your thoughts and prayers:

W.·. Curtis Bradley

W.·. Lee Briner

Br. Marcel Leclerc

Lady Marcia Malmfeldt

Lady Gale Wilder

Please contact our Chaplain, Br. James Malmfeldt, if you are aware of any Brother or Lady who is in sickness or distress. Phone: (941)244 -0994 or email:

A l l m e n a r e b o r n o f M o t h e r s , A l l M a s o n s a r e r a i s e d b y B r o t h e r s - A n o n y m o u s

Masonic Birthdays

Sickness & Distress

Charity of The Month

Ms. Nikkie Warfield’s Venice High School Science Class

We are purchasing classroom school supplies to support

children’s education.

03/01/1973 Kenneth A. J. McBride

03/06/2010 John B. Cannon

03/06/2010 Michael D. Simons

03/07/1980 Norman R. Holloway Jr.

03/09/1992 Thomas D. Spencer

03/13/1972 Eugene E. Barrows

03/16/2010 Justin E. Broome

03/22/1961 Nicholas J. Hawrey

03/22/1979 William S. Long Jr.

03/25/1972 Randolph R. Sherling Jr.

03/25/2003 James P. Malmfeldt

03/29/1988 Derek J. Lynn

03/29/1999 Donald W. Coulter

03/29/1999 Clark C. McClelland

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Masonic Education

Prayer

been in attendance at Communications where prayer has been called for or offered in an off-hand or grudging manner as if religion were an alien and intrusive thing and the art of worship a formali-ty done for the sake of appear-ance and, therefore, to be hur-riedly finished as though there could be more important mat-ters. Such behavior betrays a lack of understanding of the most elementary character of the Craft.

stands at the heart of the Fra as Altar stands at the center o the Lodge-room, as

members should not consult any memorandum duringprayer; the Secretary should dis-continue his work; all should rise and keep absolute silence while it is being offered. The prayer itself, if not in words prescribed by the Ritual, should be consonant with the faith of Masonry, never an expression of peculiar sectarian views or dog-matic creeds; on the other hand if a Chaplain, especially if he be aclergyman or rabbi, should chance to give expression to sec-tarian beliefs out of habit or through inadvertence, it is unfit-ting, and in spirit un-Masonic, for offense to be taken or for any Brother to dwell upon the fact, either during or after the close of the Communication.

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—Photos by Br. John Brandon Lodge News

R:.W:. Rodger Craig presented to W:. M:. Gene

Scheuring, for Venice Lodge No. 301, a cane that

had been hand crafted by the late R:.W:. B. John

Ross. The cane will be available for viewing in the

Lodge’s Masonic Memento Case.

R:.W:. Rodger Craig presented to PM Scott Steel-

man, the late R:.W:. B. John Ross’ Past Master’s

Apron.

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Masonic News The Scottish Rite is widely considered to be the Universi-ty of Masonry. You are invited and encouraged to spend one weekend in Tampa at the Scottish Rite Masonic Cen-ter on May 5th & 6th.

Witness numerous degrees performed on stage in full costume by members of the Scottish Rite. There is noth-ing for you to memorize. You just, watch, learn, and en-joy. The experience will open your mind to new thoughts. At the end of one weekend, you will be a 32° Mason!

For further information and to obtain a petition please contact: W:. Jeff Pick, 32° KCCH Scottish Rite Ambassador 301master2013@gmail.com

The Masonic Home of Florida is situated on 18 acres of lush landscaping on the shores of Coffee Pot Bayou. Named by Spanish explorers, this picturesque inlet off Old Tampa Bay is surrounded by the finest neighborhoods in the area and close to major shop-ping centers and dining in Downtown St. Petersburg.

This choice water-front location has been owned and operated by the Grand Lodge of Florida since the early 1900’s and shares a century old tradi-tion with the City of St. Pe-tersburg. The Home was originally set aside for chil-dren slowly turning over to the needs of senior Masons and their wives/widows as aging demographics changed. A series of build-ing expansions beginning in 1973 brought us to the present 150,000 square foot Home which can accommodate up to 187 Residents in a state-of-the-art setting. There are gracious lobbies, an elegant dining room overlooking the grounds and water, a 5,000 volume library, billiards and activities rooms, gift shop, community kitchenettes and lounges, a chapel, waterside pavilion and fishing pier plus a host of other amenities which make the Masonic Home one of the premi-ere facilities of its kind in Pinellas County. Recently, the City of St. Petersburg presented The Masonic Home a Mayor's First Place Award for Building and Grounds Beautification.

VISIT THE MASONIC HOME

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1951 (d) Forest Chapman 1952 (d) C. Allen Pattison, DDGM 1953 (d) Elihu B. Roberts 1954 (d) Sanford Smith 1955 (d) Robert Bruce Rigby Sr. 1956 (d) Carl Cribbs 1957 (d) Malcolm A. Miner 1958 (d) George R. Mitchell 1959 (d) Irvin H. Jones 1960 (d) Joseph Jossart 1961 (d) Thomas Hankins 1962 (d) John A. Nelson 1963 Lee G. Briner 1964 (d) George R. Collett Jr., DDGM 1965 (d) William Hendrix 1966 Richard Geraci 1967 (d) Wade H. Ballard Sr. 1968 (d) William A. Cultice 1969 (d) Paul Lanius, DDGM/DI 1970 (d) A. Bradford Smith 1971 Roger Isphording 1972 (d) Larry Jeffrey 1973 (d) Hubert Palmer, DI 1974 (d) Joseph Bezjian 1975 (d) Donald A. Richard 1976 (d) Forest L. Foster 1977 (d) Harold L. Jones 1978 (d) Hudson W. McCoy 1979 (d) John P. Haus 1980 (d) George A. Carver III 1981 (d) Harold L. Jones 1982 (d) Maurice M. Dalton Sr., DDGM 1983 (d) James Oakley 1984 George DeNeen

1985 (d) C. Bruce Jones 1986 (d) William W. Brooks 1987 Rodger L. Craig Sr., DDGM 1988 Richard Cervi, DDGM/DI 1989 (d) Ralph Wilkinson 1990 Robert B. Strayer Jr. 1991 (d) Robert J. Lane 1992 Curtis Bradley 1993 David Harris 1994 Stephen H. Clark, DDGM 1995 (d) Malcolm B. Ryder 1996 Louie E. Kelly 1997 Frederick Ellis 1998 (d) Richard Tacy 1999 Steve Ellis 2000 (d) Eric B. West, DDGM 2001 (d) B. John Ross 2002 John F. Wermann, DDGM 2003 Hampton Crimi 2004 Robert Kern 2005 Louis H. Ortt 2006 (d) Donald Hixon 2007 Joseph Stella 2008 G. Rocky Kearney 2009 John Hobeika 2010 John Latta 2011 Barry D. Hart, DDGM/DI 2012 Louis Marchetti 2013 Jeff Pick 2014 Steve Murphy 2015 Derek J. Lynn 2016 Mark R. Baltimore 2017 Scott Steelman

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Perpetual Members Lee Briner Philippe Geo V. Canlers-Mem. Richard Cervi Steve Clark John Coffey Rodger Craig Hampton Crimi Maurice Dalton Sr. Frederick Ellis Steven Ellis David Farley Les Frisby Richard Geraci Barry D. Hart Harold L. Jones-Mem.

G. Rocky Kearney Louie Kelly Adam Kendall Robert Kern John Latta Robert MacAlvanah Joseph Madrak Louis Marchetti Robert Martin Gerald Maxey Clark McClelland Ronald Morrison Paul J. Noller Earl Orth Louis Ortt

Jeffrey Pick Blair Post Dwight Ridgeway B. John Ross Malcolm B. Ryder Edward Schwenk-Mem. Glenn Miller Smith-Hon. Joseph Stella Richard Tacy Dennis A. Taylor Robert Duane Trump-Hon. Jerry Wadel John Wermann Eric West John Winters

Venice Lodge No. 301 F. & A.M. Past Masters

(d)- Deceased DI - District Instructor DDGM—District Deputy Grand Master

Help Yourself—Help Your Lodge—It is Once—It is Forever

We would like to thank the following brothers for supporting our Lodge.

Gold $50.00 Silver $25.00 Bronze: $10.00

Venice Lodge No. 301 Boosters

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R.·. W.·. Richard Cervi

R.·. W.·. Rodger Craig

W.·. David Harris

R.·. W.·. Barry D. Hart

Br. Matt Kudriaszow

Br. Paul Noller

W.·. Jeff Pick

W.·. M.·. Gene Scheuring

Please contact a Lodge Officer to support our Lodge as a Booster.

1993 Br. Steve Yosman

1994 W.·. Louis Ortt

1995 W.·. David Harris Jr

1996 W.·. B. John Ross (d)

1996 W.·. Malcolm Ryder (d)

1997 Br. Don Needham

1998 Br. Donald Smith

1999 W.·. Malcolm Ryder (d)

2000 W.·. Malcolm Ryder (d)

2000 W.·. Richard Tacy (d)

2001 W.·. Malcolm Ryder (d)

2002 W.·. B. John Ross (d)

2003 R.·. W.·. Rodger Craig

2004 R.·. W.·. Rodger Craig

2005 R.·. W.·. John Wermann

2006 R.·. W.·. John Wermann

2006 W.·. Hampton Crimi

2007 R.·. W.·. John Wermann

2007 R.·. W.·. Rodger Craig

2008 Br. John Lewis (d)

2009 Br. John Greene III

2010 Br. John Greene III

2011 Br. John Greene III

2012 No Award Given

2013 W.·. Louie Kelly

2013 Br. Mark Baltimore

2014 Br. Marcel Leclerc

2015 Br. Walt Milne

2016 Br. John Brandon

2017 Br. Darren Bracken

Venice Lodge No. 301 Masons of the Year

23rd Masonic District Lodges

Englewood Lodge No.360: 265 Pine St., Englewood, FL 34223—1st/3rd Tuesday-7:30pm

Liberty Lodge No.412 (Daylight): at Manatee Lodge No.31—2nd Saturday-9am

Manatee Lodge No.31: 402 15th St. E., Bradenton, FL 34208—1st/3rd Monday-7:30pm

Peace River Lodge No.66: 909 North Oak, Arcadia, FL 34266—2nd/4th Tuesday-7:30pm

Phoenix Lodge No.346: 240 S Tuttle Ave., Sarasota, FL 34237—1st/3rd Tuesday-7:30pm

Punta Gorda Lodge No.115: 25349 Airport Rd., Punta Gorda, FL 33950—1st/3rd Thursday-7:30pm

Sarasota Lodge No.147: 2160 Main St., Sarasota, FL 34237—2nd/4th Tuesday-7:30pm

Venice Lodge No.301:118 E. Venice Ave., Venice, FL 34285—1st/3rd Monday-7:30pm

West Coast Lodge No.409: 520 30th Ave. W., Bradenton, FL 34205—2nd/4th Monday-6:30pm

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Fax (941) 493-4000

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Venice Shrine Club

Meets 3rd Tuesday—11:00 AM

Left Coast Seafood 385 US41 Bypass, Venice

President: Jim Fahey 941-223-6533

York Rite Freemasonry

Royal Arch—2nd Thursday—Sarasota No.147—7:30pm

Council—3rd Friday—Venice No.301—7:30pm

Commandery—1st Thursday—7:30pm

Odd Months—West Coast No.409

Even Months—Venice No.301

1845 S. Tamiami Trail Venice, FL 34293

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Trinity Commandery

No.16—7:30 pm Even Months: Venice No.301 Odd Months: West Coast

No.409

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DeMolay Venice No.301

1 pm

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Venice No.301 Stated

Communication 7:30 pm

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Lodge Lunch at Darrell’s

1 pm

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Sarasota Scottish Rite

Club Luncheon

Sahib Shrine 11:30-1 pm

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Arcadia Rodeo All Day Event

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12 Officer’s Meeting

Ritual Practice Venice No.301

6:30 pm

Scottish Rite Valley of Tampa Dinner-5:45 pm Meeting-7:30 pm

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Lodge Lunch at Darrell’s

1 pm

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Venice Council No.41 R&SM Venice No.301

7:30 pm (Final Meeting)

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DeMolay Venice No.301

1 pm

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Venice No.301 Family Dinner

6:00 pm

Stated Communication

7:30 pm

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Lodge Lunch at Darrell’s

1 pm

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Master Masons &

School of Inst. Liberty No.412

(Manatee No.31) 6:45 pm

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Rainbow Girls Venice No.301

1 pm

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Ritual Practice Venice No.301

6:30 pm

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EA Degree Englewood

No.360 7 pm

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Lodge Lunch at Darrell’s

1 pm

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March 2018 Venice Masonic Lodge No. 301