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Naval Lodge 87
Free and Accepted Masons ä Vallejo, CA ä Grand Lodge of California
May 2015
Publishing Information
NAVAL LODGE No. 87
VISION STATEMENT
Naval Lodge
attracts and brings together good men of diverse generational, racial, religious, and cultural backgrounds
for self improvement, friendship, and service;
The VÌllejo Masonic News
Because,
We provide an authentic initiatory experience and
engaging education programs based on a tradition
of living and animate speech to effect a personal
transformation that inspires each man to a principle
driven way of life based on brotherly love, relief and
truth.
Cover: Beehive
Publisher: Wor. Rick Lauziere
e-mail: [email protected]
Editor: Bro. Brent Wolke
e-mail: [email protected]
Issue: May 2015
Volume 22, Issue 5
Published Monthly (except July)
By Naval Lodge No. 87
Free and Accepted Masons of California
Officers of Naval Lodge 87
MASTER
Rick A. Lauziere (Michelle)
707-751-1803
[email protected]
SENIOR WARDEN
JUNIOR DEACON
Guadalupe Thomas (Anita)
Salvatore C. Petersen (Sherri)
510-375-7126
707-704-1977
[email protected]
[email protected]
JUNIOR WARDEN
SENIOR STEWARD
Armand B. Ballesil (Vergie)
Manuel ‘Sam’ C. Sarmiento (Marilyn)
415-370-6537
707-421-2687
[email protected]
[email protected]
TREASURER
JUNIOR STEWARD
Jeffrey L. Massingham (Sherrill)
Preme F. Monta (Inzviminda)
707-746-6533
707-334-1847
[email protected]
[email protected]
SECRETARY
MARSHALL
Brent Wolke (Vera)
Dennis A. Timmons (Lolita)
707-342-5072
415-606-1938
[email protected]
[email protected]
SENIOR DEACON
CHAPLAIN
Rollie Q. Caabay (Sophie)
Gerald L. Bettman PM (Dana)
707-558-8793
707-747-0906
[email protected]
[email protected]
ORGANIST
Charles Bailhache (Mary)
707-644-1560
[email protected]
TILER
Barry Hughes PM (Judy)
707-333-7866
[email protected]
OFFICER’S COACH
Albert Lawson PM (Belinda)
510-921-4629
[email protected]
INSPECTOR OF THE
131st MASONIC DISTRICT
John L. Wasson PM (Pat)
707-552-2869
[email protected]
Committees of Naval Lodge 87
AUDIT: LODGE
Albert Lawson PM, Michael Woodruff PM, &
Guadalupe Thomas
AUDIT: SMTA
Tom Langford PM, Salvatore Petersen, &
John Snell PM
CANDIDATE COACHING
Guadalupe Thomas
CHARITY
Rick Lauziere WM, Guadalupe Thomas, &
Armand Ballesil
ENTERTAINMENT
Rollie Caabay, Joe Crudo, & Rick Lauziere WM
FINANCE
Joe Crudo, & William Hems III
FUNERAL
Barry Hughes PM, Tom Langford PM,
Eric Mosness, John Wasson PM, &
Keith Wattles PM
LIBRARY
Colin Amato
MASONIC FORMATION
Salvatore Petersen
MASONIC HOMES ENDOWMENT
William Hems III
PHONE TREE
Rick Lauziere WM, & Brent Wolke
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Charlie Bailhache, & Gerry Bettman PM
RETENTION
Rollie Caabay, Jeffrey Massingham, &
Guadalupe Thomas
SCHOLARSHIP
Gerry Bettman PM, & Jeffrey Massingham
SMEF
Rollie Caabay, Jose Ferrer, Jim Jaeger, &
Glenn Munkres PM
TRESTLEBOARD
Rick Lauziere (publisher), & Brent Wolke (editor)
TRESTLEBOARD COMMITTEE
Joe Crudo, William Hems III, Rick Lauziere WM,
& Frank Petersen (Chairman)
TRUSTEES
Armand Ballesil, William Hems III (Chairman), &
Preme Monta
WEBMASTER
Frank Petersen
YOUTH GROUPS
Gerry Bettman PM, & William Hems III
Greetings Brothers,
From the East
will be on a first paid first reserved case. We are
giving all Masonic family members the first opThis month I will start off by congratulating portunity to sign up but will be sending out flyBrothers Cruz and Ruiz on their First Degree ers to the neighboring homes and community as
Conferrals and Brother Vera on his Third De- well.
gree Conferral.
Worshipful Master,
I also want to thank all of the officers and brothRick A Lauziere
ers that have helped with all the degrees we have
done so far this year. Your hard work and participation is greatly appreciated.
This month in addition to our stated meeting we
will have our Windows Luncheon on May 9th
(please see flyer in this Trestleboard). We will
need all available help. On May 14 we will have a
formation class featuring our very own Wor. Albert Lawson. This class is only open to Masons
of Naval Lodge #87. On the 18th we will have a
First Degree practice. There will be a First Degree
on the 21st for Mr. Abeja and a First Degree on
the 28th for Mr. Zumwalde. On the 31st we will
have our first Naval Navigators meeting. There is
no OSI this month. Please consult calendar for
times and details.
And Brothers please see the flyer for our community rummage sale. We will also need every
one that can to pitch in and help to make this
successful. Also, if you wish to reserve a spot or
table there are registration forms in the lobby at
the lodge or see me. Remember this is for our
Masons4Mitts fundraiser this year. Registration
“Work and live to serve others, to leave the world a
little better than you found it and garner for yourself as much peace of mind as you can. This is happiness.”
Bro. David Sarnoff
“Father of Television”
1891-1971
Lodge of Strict Observance 94, New York City
From the West
GUIDELINES FOR
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES
Those who are charged with the duty of investigating the character and other qualifications of
applicants for the privileges of Masonry hold positions of distinction and trust. Of all the committees appointed by the Worshipful Master, none is
more important to the preservation of this great
Fraternal Order’s Way of Life than this committee, whose duty is to determine the fitness of a
candidate prior to balloting on his petition.
Every member in the Lodge is part of the Investigating Committee, especially the voucher of the
petitioner. The member who vouches for a candidate should be certain of his fitness for membership. Also, it is the duty of every Master Mason
who is aware of something which would cause a
candidate to be unfit for membership, to inform
the Worshipful Master, so these things can be
verified or clarified, as the case may be. Be sure
that you are acting upon the square when you object to a candidate. It is the responsibility of every
member to exercise care in guarding the door of
Freemasonry. It is our duty as Masons, to jealously examine a candidate, for with his fitness for
membership rests the honor, glory, and reputation of our institution.
Every member and the Investigating Committee
is urged to constantly bear in mind that membership in the craft is much too priceless to be shared
without due consideration. So think and act for
the good of Masonry at all times.
Fraternally
Bro. Guadalupe Thomas
Senior Warden
MASONIC TRAINING
Bro. Rob Morris
Oh, Ladies, when you bend above
The cradled offspring of your love,
And bless the child whom you would see
A man of truth and constancy,––
Believe there is in Mason’s lore,
A fund of wisdom, beauty, power,
Enriching every soul of man
Who comprehends the mystic plan.
Then train your boy in Mason’s truth;
Lay deep the cornerstone in youth;
Teach him to walk by virtue’s line,
To square his acts by Square Divine;
The cement of true love to spread,
And paths of Scripture truth to tread;
Then will the youth to manhood grow
To honor us and honor you.
MAN–MAKING
Bro. Edwin Markham
We are blind until we see
That in the human plan
Nothing is worth the making if
It does not make the man.
Why build these cities glorious
If man unbuckled goes?
In vain we build the work unless
The builder also grows.
Naval Navigators
Greetings Brethren,
Welcome to the Naval Navigators, a new association of Masons of Naval Lodge. This association is
meant to combine Masonic Formation with traditional philosophy in a casual, but challenging
atmosphere. It exists outside of our regular Naval
Lodge Masonic Formation Classes for a couple
of reasons, namely, it is not mandatory, and it
may not always relate to Masonry directly. It also
makes the demand that those who join will bring
insight, enthusiasm, and will participate in the
discussion and have their ideas challenged.
24” Gauge
The following Brethren have reported as being ill, injured, or indisposed. Please feel free
to call, drop off food or medicine, visit, and/or
send a card. Call the Master, or the Secretary, if
you need phone numbers and addresses. Please
notify the Senior Warden to provide an update
or report any Brother not on this list.
Peter Axtman
James Crane
Brad Larson
Ken McKendry
Glenn Munkres
Russell Parker-Taft
Leo B. Paule
William A. Pratt
Gus Quezon
Rey Santiago
John Snell
Stan Talbot
Horia Tanasescu
The idea for the Navigators was born of a desire
to provide more opportunities for those who
seek further light in Masonry, to follow the tenants of seven liberal arts and sciences, and to provide them with an intimate setting where discussion could occur freely – and frankly – to make
the participation exclusive to those who actually
wanted to join, as opposed to those who felt obligated. Most formation classes are in the form of
The first meeting will be a discussion of Mark
lectures and Navigator sessions will not be.
Koltko-Rivera’s book, Freemasonry: An Introduction. This book is now being given to Entered
The Navigators will have their own newsletter.
Apprentices instead of the Freemasons for Dummies at Naval Lodge. It is recommended you purIt is open to all Masons, and meets on the last Sunchase a copy to read ahead of time.
day of every month at 5:00 PM (the first being this
May 31st) at the Springbrook Masonic Temple
Fraternatlly,
library. Discussions will be open for all degrees
Bro. Brent Wolke
unless otherwise noted ahead of time. Food and
drink will not be provided.
Movie Night
From Hell
Monday, May 4th at 7:00 PM
Rated R for strong violence/gore, sexuality, language and drug content
From Hell takes a strong stomach to watch due
to the subject matter, namely the legendary Jack
the Ripper.
His identity never determined, this movie explores one possible theory put forward which involves the Freemasons as acting co-conspirators.
There will be a brief presentation on the Jack the
Ripper before hand, and the movie itself runs 1
hour and 52 minutes.
Afterwards there will be a discussion about the
movie; whether we liked it or not (and why) and
whether the movie depicted Freemasons as good
or evil men.
Snacks and soda provided.
Birthdays
Brother
John Huber
Gary Shiner
Wyatt Windom
Edward Craft Sr.
Nee Lau
Ronald Richardson
Peter Axtman
Rick Lauziere
John Cowgill
Zosimo Pakingan
Frank Tool
Timothy Farrell
Jessie Go
Eric Throne
Marion Freeman
Vance Langford Esq. PM
James Mitchell PM
Wayne Caldwell
William Moody
Matthew King
Birthday
07
07
08
09
09
09
10
10
12
12
15
21
21
21
26
26
29
30
30
31
3rd Degree Anniv.
Brother
Merton Perry
John Huber
Eugene Bunnell Jr.
Richard Nivarel PM
Robert Fulton Sr.
Donald Demmon
John Clutter
Lope Vega
Augusto Quezon PM
Maximo Potente
Apolonio Luna
James Mitchell PM
Edward Craft Jr.
Jeffrey Massingham
Vicente Atoigue
Ronald Richardson
Lorenzo Rodriguez Sr.
Carl Wade
Emerick Zavatsky
Anastacio Marquez
Gary Shiner
Robert Cowgill
Frederick Regala
Joseph Crudo
Nee Lau
Years
70
66
64
61
59
48
47
46
43
42
35
35
34
29
28
28
25
25
24
20
20
17
8
3
2
Widows Luncheon
Naval Lodge #87 F & AM
Invites you to our Annual Masonic
Widows Luncheon
Saturday, May 9, 2015
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch will be served at noon
Springbrook Masonic Temple
101 Temple Way
Vallejo CA 94591
RSVP required for all attendees
Widows are free / Guests are $8.00
Live music entertainment provided by Jeff Fetters
Please RSVP by Monday, May 4, 2015
to the Junior Warden at (415) 370-6537 or
e-mail to [email protected]
Masons 4 Mitts
BRINGING BASEBALL TO CALIFORNIA KIDS
ONE MITT AT A TIME
Masons Night at AT&T Park
Tuesday, September 15, 2015
Tickets range from $15 to $40
$15 Center Field Bleachers
$20 Bleachers
$40 Lower Box
If you wish to purchase tickets, you need to complete the purchase
form and return it to:
California Masonic Foundation
ATTN: Masons4Mitts
1111 California Street
San Francisco CA 94108
TICKET ORDERS RECEIVED AFTER MAY 15TH CANNOT BE
GUARANTEED. You can also order tickets by emailing [email protected] or by calling Joshua Castro, Philanthropy Coordinator at
(415) 292-9139.
Brother Guadalupe Thomas, our Senior Warden will have ticket order
forms at our May Stated Meeting Dinner. Stop by and get your ticket
order forms from him. Ticket order forms will also be available at the
table located in the Lobby.
Community Rummage Sale
July 18th 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Hosted by: Naval Lodge #87 F & AM
Springbrook Masonic Temple
101 Temple Way, Vallejo
It’s time to do your spring cleaning!
Do you have items taking up space that you want to get rid of? There are outside as
well as inside spaces available and we’ll have hot dogs/hamburgers, snacks, and drinks
available for purchase.
You are in charge of your own sales and receipts, and all that is requested is a set donation for the space($15/space).
All proceeds from the event will be donated to “Masons 4Mitts”.
This charity provides baseball mitts to underprivileged children in the bay area.
Space is limited so please contact Rick for a registration form at 707-246-6735. Reservations are not confirmed without the completed form and donation.
Family Friendly Comedy Show
The Second Annual
Family Friendly Comedy Show
and
DeMolay Fundraiser is
Friday, May 29, 2015 at 5:30 PM until 11:00 PM
Springbrook Masonic Temple
101 Temple Way
Vallejo, CA 94591
Real Comedians will be performing!
Dinner (with vegetarian options) is included in the $15.00 advance price
Seating starts at 5:30 PM, show at 7:00 PM
For more information see Bro. Bill Hems or Elias Martin at 707-205-6639
or [email protected]
Sunday
M ay C a l en dar
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
1
3
4
Naval Lodge
Movie Night!
5
6
Rainbow Advisory
7
7:30 PM
7:00 PM
Naval Lodge
Dinner
8
S at u r d ay
2
OES
9
7:30 PM
11:30 AM
6:00 PM
Stated Meeting
7:30 PM
10
11
12
Royal Arch
13
7:30 PM
Thimble Club
12:00 Noon
DeMolay
14
Naval Lodge
Formation Class
Naval 87 Members Only!
15
16
7:00 PM
7:30 PM
Rainbow
7:30 PM
17
18
Naval Lodge
1st Degree Rehearsal
19
SMTA
20
7:00 PM
DeMolay Council
7:30 PM
21
7:00 PM
24
25
26
27
Thimble Club
DeMolay
7:30 PM
Naval Navigators
5:00 PM
22
OES
23
7:30 PM
7:30 PM
12:00 Noon
31
Naval Lodge
1st Degree Conferral
Mr. Abeja
Rainbow
7:30 PM
28
Naval Lodge
1st Degree Conferral
Mr. Zumwalde
7:30 PM
29
Widow’s Luncheon
30