BOONE – STATED COMMUNICATION UPDATE – Brothers and visitors gathered around the altar on Monday night for a long session.  Nearly 15 visitors were in attendance tonight.  Many of them brothers from Hibriten Lodge in Lenoir, NC here to support Brother Milton Forester Jr.  Brother Forester was presented his endowed membership in Blue Lodge Masonry, by Worshipful Master Tom Redmond.  “It is an honor to bestow this certificate on Brother Forester.  We don’t see him as much as we’d like to now that he’s in Lenoir, but he will always be home in Snow Lodge”, said Redmond.   Endowed membership is paid into a Grand Lodge account and the interested is paid back to lodges forever.  For more information on endowed membership please visit our Library link. 

District Deputy Grand Master Jonah Stone made an unofficial visit to Snow Lodge on Monday night.  He was on hand to observe the business and see two candidates return their first catechism and receive the Fellow Craft degree. 

Brothers Michael Combs and Renaldo Dennuna ascended up the winding stairs Monday night.  Brother Combs a family Mason was welcomed to sit with brothers at the end of the night.  Brother Dennuna and student at Appalachian State University also sat with Combs.  Dennuna’s degree was put on as a courtesy to his home lodge.  “We welcome these Brothers to the lodge and hope they make speedy work on their catechisms, so we can see a third soon”, said Worshipful Master Tom Redmond.

For more information on Masonry and Snow Lodge, No. 363 please visit us at www.snowlodge363.com. 

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8.15.2008 – Check out the new photos taken by Bro. Chris Betz!  There are two of them available by click the photos link at the left margin.  These are great photos of brothers taken with Worshipful Grand Master David Cash.  If you have any photos you’d like to share or post please send them to us at info@snowlodge363.com.

BOONE – Worshipful Master Tom Redmond has an announcement!  On Monday August 18th we at our regular stated communication we will be hosting Brother Michael Combs through the fellow craft degree.   Initially the lodge had planned for more to pass up the stairs, but time constraints have made that difficult. 

For more information on Masonry and Snow Lodge, No. 363 please visit us at www.snowlodge363.com.

BOONE – “Brother Senior Deacon!  Please seat Brother Combs with the members of the Lodge.”  Those were the words of Entered Apprentice Degree Worshipful Master Ned Lyons, PM tonight as he welcomed Brother Michael Combs into the fraternity.  Brother Combs shares a relation as cousin to Past Master Hoyt Combs, and his induction has been a long time coming.  

Other Entered Apprentices were on-hand to greet Brother Combs, and witness the degree for the first time.  Brother Orian Carter, EA gave the charge, and Brother George Winker, EA watched on.  

If you are interested in Masonry or becoming a mason, please visit our website at www.snowlodge363.com and click the Join button.

BOONE – Snow Lodge No. 363 A.F. & A.M has announced it will host a Past Masters Dinner on Monday, September, 29th, 2008.  Snow Lodge has around 50 living Past Masters and would like to show their appreciation with a meal and a night of honor.  All Past Masters are invited to eat free, other brothers and their families are invited to attend for a nominal fee to be decided.  Dinner will begin at 6:00PM to be followed by an awards meeting in labor and refreshment at 7:00PM 

Worshipful Master Tom Redmond has announced that he would like any Past Master who would like, to fill a chair this night.  The meeting will be conducted in labor and refreshment with Past Masters completely filling the chairs.  A time for practice will be decided shortly.  If you are interested in attending, or sitting in a chair please contact info@snowlodge363.com.  Also please see our calendar atwww.snowlodge363.com for more information and details.

BOONE – If you missed last the meeting last night, you will certainly be kicking yourself this morning.  While no degree’s were preformed it was a night of important business and Masonic Education. 

Prayer requests were offered for Bro. Charlie Rose, Bro. Everett Cole, Bro. Eric Vines, and Mr. Bill Trivett.  Bro Charlie Rose ran into some of our brothers and mentioned that his health wasn’t too good.  Brother Everett Cole will be going to Duke University Hospital for his continued treatment this week.  Brother Eric Vines asked that we keep his unspoken concerns in our hearts. Mr. Bill Trivett is going to have open heart surgery at the Veterans Affairs Hospital in Johnson City.

For those of you who remember Brother Michael Davie, we received word that he had proficiently returned his first degree and had received the third at Biltmore Lodge in Asheville.  If you are interested in attending Brother Davie’s third degree, please contact Jeff Main at 828-773-1130.

Worshipful Master Tom Redmond announced the Past Masters dinner on September 29, 2008.  Dinner will be at 6PM, awards meeting at 7PM.  For more information visithttp://www.snowlodge363.com/News/Past_Masters_Dinner_2008.htm. 

The almoners hat was passed to support the cable tow of  a Past Masters widow.  It was successful. 

Brother Carter Lentz, PM gave a wonderful lecture on our Junior Grand Warden.  Using biblical reference and historical text, brothers in attendance learned the history of the widow’s son.  The meanings of confidence and punctuality, and the truth of our Masonic ritual.