THE MASTER’S MESSAGE Brethren, This month the long days and warm temperatures of summer give way, and a new season begins as we transition to the long and cold nights of winter. The season of autumn contains many customs and traditions while the celebrations of Halloween and Thanksgiving are eagerly anticipated by both young and old alike. These traditions are so deeply embedded that we sometimes forget their origins. During the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, bonfires were lighted and masks were worn to ward off roaming spirits. All Hollow’s Eve was designated in the eighth century by Pope Gregory III to honor the dead martyrs and saints. Also celebrated are many harvest festivals such as Succoth festival in the Jewish faith, where families gather to give thanks and share meals. For many people the time of gathering the grains and fruits of the harvest was a time of immense joy as they rejoiced and gave thanks for their bounty. In America, our national holiday of Thanksgiving was incepted in the year 1621 the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony shared a great feast with Native American Indians to give thanks to the harvest that was reaped. These concepts of feasts and giving thanks with friends and family should seem very familiar to each of us as Freemasons. In the 18th century in England, Masons met in taverns such as the Goose and Gridiron Ale-house and The Rummer and Grapes Tavern. These meetings would be held in upper or back rooms. Designs would be laid down on the floor in chalk and afterward mopped clean. When the business of the meeting was completed, the brethren would then enjoy a great feast with many toasts and songs to give thanks. The genius of Freemasonry was and is very simple in that it brought together men of diverse backgrounds and faiths in a convivial atmosphere, devoid of religion and politics. This season my brother, let us reflect on what our purpose as Masons should be, not just in our Lodge but everywhere in our Institution as well. Look forward to coming to our meetings to spend time in fellowship and good cheer to give thanks to the manifold blessings and comforts we enjoy at our Lodge. We are very fortunate. Fraternally Yours, Joseph Carney Worshipful Master “Live Freemasonry” Please send any address changes to Lodge Secretary Gil Chernack 973-713-7938 E-mail: secretary @livingston11.org www.newjerseygrandlodge.org www.nj8thdistrict.org AWAITING ENTERED APPRENTICE DEGREE Gabriel J. Cabarcas John C. Zuloaga Vincent L. Vitiello AWAITING FELLOWCRAFT DEGREE Charles A. Latimer Jose F. Vergara AWAITING COMMITTEE REPORT John P. McClennan Michael A. DeMaria John E. Rauschenberger Moustafa Mohamed Aly Ahmed PETITION FOR MEMBERSHIP Nicholas B. Mohr Cristian S. Silva OCTOBER 2014 COMMUNICATIONS Wednesday, October 1 7:30 PM Regular Communication – Business Attire Wednesday, October 8 7:30 PM Emergent Communication to perform Entered Apprentice Degree Saturday, October 11, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM Square & Compass Day Wednesday, October 15 7:30 PM Regular communication Guest Speaker: MW John S. Ryan, PGM Business attire Wednesday, October 22 Craftsmen’s Club Livingston Lodge No. 11 F. & A .M. (Constituted 1809) THE MOTHER LODGE Celebrating 205 years of Masonic Brotherhood OCTOBER 2014 MASONIC LODGE 19 Burnet Street Livingston, NJ 07039-5401 7:30 PM Monday, October 27 7:15 PM Masters, Wardens & Past Masters Assn. 8th District Lodge of Instruction 8:00 PM Alpha Lodge No. 116 56 Melmore Gardens, East Orange, NJ OPEN RECEPTION & DINNER IN HONOR OF R.W. DIETER B. HEES Junior Grand Warden Saturday, October 18, 2014 5:00 PM - Reception 6:00 PM – Social Hour 6:45 PM – Dinner 8:00 PM – Program Place: MCF Fellowship Center, 114 Oxmead Rd, Burlington, NJ 08016 RSVP by: October 1st Send a check for $65.00 per person payable to: Sunrise Lodge No. 288 with name & number of guests. Send to: WB Denis Johnson 932 Lincoln Ave Pine Beach, NJ 08741 [email protected] Phone: 732-278-6286 Thursday, October 30 Official Visit of MW Gerald J. Sharpe For 2nd, 5th & 8th Districts RECEPTION The Hanover Manor, 16 Eagle Rock Ave East Hanover, NJ Among the Honorees is RW Guy Notte, DRI 4:45 PM social hour cash bar 5:45 PM dinner choice of chicken, beef, salmon $45.00 per person – contact Gil Chernack for further info & reservations: 973-713-7938 IN MEMORIAM Bro. Robert V. Pateman Raised: 12/7/1961 Called On High: 8/30/2014 RW Norman Lee Raised: 11/27/1951 Called On High: 8/19/2014 Bro. Benjamin Squires Raised:2/15/1962 Called on High: 8/18/2014 Bro. Donald B. Singer Raised: 3/24/1949 Called on High: 0/17/2014 May They Rest In Peace Telephone: (973) 994-4619 Meeting nights: First and Third Wednesday 7:30 P.M. LODGE WEBSITE www.livingston11.org Lodge E-mail Address [email protected] th Livingston Craftsmen’s Club meets 4 Wednesday of every month LIVING PAST MASTERS Martin L. Solomon 1964 John Swindlehurst 1964 Abraham Suckno 1965 Edward E. Pack 1968/06 Bruce G. Fryer 1969 Richard H. Kunz 1972 Richard Mondacci, Sr.1972/93 Richard A. Reiman 1972 Charles Schuman 1973 RW Gilbert Chernack 1975 Adam Fischer 1975 RWGraham MacFarlane 1975 Robert R. Everton 1976 Fred D. Morrison 1976 Mayer Kass 1977 RW Arnold Lange77/85/86/87 Barry J. Vogel 1977 Edward C. Behringer 1978 Peter H. Matthies 1978 John E. Bukoski 1979 William A. Douglas 1981 Ronald G. Weidele 1983 Joseph Aaron 1987/88/89/9 Bert Gaito 1988 Leroy F. Schellhardt 1988 Richard J. Ventola 1989 John B. Collins 1990 MW John S. Ryan 1990 Jack Moss 1992 Spencer George 1993 Alvin S. Solomon 1995 W. Robert George 1996 Gene Jannotti 1996/97 RWCraig F. Parker, Sr. 1998 RWIra Drucks99/00/03/04/05 RW W. Kip Rowan 00/08/09 Jason K. Oesterle 2001 Richard Mondacci, Jr. 2002 Steven Vance 2003 Guy Notte 2010 Chi S. Leung 2011/2013 Russell W. Henderson 2012 Joseph T. Carney 2014 Members Who Served as Masters of Other Masonic Lodges Joseph R. Conway, PGM (KY) Michael A. Moss John Agostini Jerry S. Popick Distinguished Brother Louis C. Ciccone, Jr. Sanford R. Drucks Alan L. Glazner LIVINGSTON CRAFTSMEN’S CLUB David A. Silva –President 908-528-0036 Randolph Henderson – Vice President 704-560-5148 Frank V. Petruzzi – Secretary 973-403-9800 Ira P. Drucks, PGC – Treasurer 973-994-2963 OFFICERS FOR 2014 Joseph T. Carney Worshipful Master 378 Meeker Street, South Orange, NJ 07079 973-651-2745 E-mail:[email protected] Jason F. Resendes Senior Warden 1480 US Highway 46 West Apt 190B Parsippany, NJ 07054 201-207-2459 E-mail:[email protected] Michael Sinclair Junior Warden 59 Colton Circle West Orange, NJ 07052 630-697-7402 (Karen) E-mail:[email protected] Ira P. Drucks, PGC Treasurer 64 Oakwood Ave., Livingston, NJ 07039 973-994-2963 (Lenore) E-mail: [email protected] Gilbert Chernack, PGC Secretary 29 Ellis Road, West Caldwell, NJ 07006-8259 973-713-7938 E-mail: [email protected] Frank V. Petruzzi ..................................................................Chaplain 973-403-9800 (Jeannye) Randolph A. Henderson…………………………. …..Senior Deacon 704-560-5148 Brandon W. McCune. ……….………..………………Junior Deacon 973-946-6860 (Christine) Thiago A. Viana…...………………………Sr. Master of Ceremonies 973-273-1491 Orlando J. Mustica ………………………...Jr. Master of Ceremonies 862-686-0233 Richard V. Barone……………………………………Senior Steward 973-884-0362 (Maria) Remington P. Brown..………………………………..Junior Steward 973-669-0497 John M. Marcantonio……………………………………….Marshall 973-736-8889 (Alecia) W. Kip Rowan, PGC… …………………………………… Historian 973-941-1069 (Roseanne) David M. Martin........................................…………………Organist 201-317-3728 Russell P. Costello…..………………...…..................................Tyler 201-836-5118 Randolph A. Henderson….………..……………………Proxy to G.L. 704-560-5148 Chi S. Leung, PM (Sryina)….……………………...Ritual Instructor 973-994-3522 COMMITTEES FOR 2014 SICK AND SHUT INS Gilbert Chernack, PGC (C) 973-713-7938 Jay Schwartzapfel (Laura) 973-992-3136 Randolph A. Henderson 704-560-5148 CHARITY & COMMUNITY PROJECTS Ira P. Drucks, PGC (C) (Lenore) 973-994-2963 David M. Martin 201-317-3728 Craig F. Parker, Sr., PGP 973-632-6925 David A. Silva (Kathy) 908-528-0036 John M. Festa (Nancy) 973-325-3145 MENTORING & CANDIDATE INSTRUCTION W. Kip Rowan, PGC (Roseanne), Chair 973-941-1069 Guy F. Notte, PM (Margie) 973-919-1176 FINANCE AND AUDIT Frank V. Petruzzi (Jeannye) 973-403-9800 Randolph A. Henderson 704-560-5148 Tayfun Selen 973-222-0484 JACOB FRITTS MEMORIAL FUND Joseph T. Carney, WM 973-651-2745 WILLIAM AVERY YORK SCHOLARSHIP FUND Gene Jannotti, PM (C) 908-301-1123 John S. Ryan, PGM (Mary Jane) 908-813-8511 John M. Marcantonio (Alecia) 973-736-8889 HOSPITALITY/REFRESHMENTS David A. Silva (C) (Kathy) 908-528-0036 Sanford R. Drucks DB (Linda) 973-467-0713 Manuel R. Armental 862-588-2519 Orlando J. Mustica 862-686-0233 MUSEUM/LIBRARY COMMITTEE Jason Resendes (C) 201-207-2459 W. Kip Rowan, PGC (Roseanne) 973-941-1069 FUNERAL ORATOR Gilbert Chernack, PGC 973-713-7938 Guy F. Notte, PM (Margie) 973-919-1176 Joseph T. Carney. WM 973-651-2745 CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS Alan L. Glazner, DB (C) (Sheila) 732-252-6581 Jason Resendes 201-207-2459 Joseph T. Carney, WM 973-651-2745 BUILDING COMMITTEE John M. Marcantonio (C) (Alecia) 973-736-8889 Randolph A. Henderson 704-560-5148 Matthew S. Horten (Carla) 201-788-1757 Frank V. Petruzzi (Jeannye) 973-403-9800 Orlando Mustica 862-686-0233 TRUSTEES Gene Jannotti, PM, Chair 3 yrs 908-301-1123 Craig F. Parker. Sr., PGP 3 yrs 973-632-6925 Brent W. Yeomans (Kim) 2 yrs 973-632-3482 Thomas G. Basile (Maria) 2 yrs 908-232-7908 Jay Schwartzapfel (Laura) 1 yrs 551-404-5151 Alan L. Glazner, DB (Sheila) 1 yrs 732-252-6581 BLOOD BANK NO. 4582 Lodge Chairman Kyler R. Ginter. 21 Green Road Sparta, NJ 07871 973-729-4263 Eighth Masonic District District Chairman Alfred Wright, PDDGM 721 Midland Blvd Union, NJ 07083 908-964-3288 GRAND MASTER STATE OF NEW JERSEY MW Gerald J. Sharpe 100 Barrack Street Trenton, NJ 08608-2008 609-703-1456 [email protected] DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTER 8th Masonic District RW Jose Villalta 21 Short Hills Cir. #1B Millburn, NJ 07041 973-851-1451 [email protected] DISTRICT RITUAL INSTRUCTOR 8th Masonic District RW Guy F. Notte 345 Gregory Ave. West Orange, NJ 07052 973-919-1176 [email protected] DISTRICT REP., MSA VISITATION North Central New Jersey Wiley Clark. Jr., Representative 908-277-6629 MASONIC OUTREACH HOTLINE 800-792-8690 Honorary Members MW Otto Gehrig PGM MW Leopold L. Ottway PGM RW William Burkett, PDDGM RW Jack Darakjy, PDDGM RW Richard C. Petermann, PDDGM RW Dominic Crisall, PGC LIVINGSTON #11 - Masonic Birthdays October 2014 Robert Acceturo Karl H. Kornmann David J. Ackerman Richard H. Kunz Thomas G. Basile Karl H. Mahling Stanley Beck Rui M. Mariano Benjamin S. Bergman James Markouris Sidney Chrystal Nelson P. Melillo Glenn J.J. Davidson Edward S. Neiss Robert M. Diamond Gus G. Niedweske Benjamin B. Eichler Kenneth S. O’Neill LTC James L. Evans, Ret. Jason K. Oesterle Robert R. Everton Craig F. Parker, Jr. Ralph H. Firmenich Craig F. Parker, Sr. Bruce G. Fryer Russell H. Puth Spencer L. George David A. Silva Russell W. Henderson James C. Spiegel Wilbur F. Hoffman Gary A. Squires Gene Jannotti Elston A. Taub Sandor Karoly Gerald P. Taub Edwin Klemm Brent W. Yeomans