Shiloh Nebraska Masonic Lodge 327 July August = 2004 Newsletter

From: Subject: Shiloh Nebraska Masonic Lodge 327 July August 2004 Newsletter Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2009 16:18:42 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/related; type="text/html"; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0014_01C9B3AE.B0D06AA0" X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3350 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0014_01C9B3AE.B0D06AA0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="Windows-1252" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Location: http://www.shiloh327.309brothers.info/news/jlyaug04.html Shiloh Nebraska Masonic Lodge 327 July August = 2004 Newsletter

Shiloh Lodge = #327
July-August = 2004
Trestleboard

From the = East

RAISING=20 MEMBERSHIP DUES

As Masons, we are = obligated to=20 come to the relief of our distressed Brethren, yet we seldom consider = the=20 financial distress of the institution of Masonry itself. Right now = we have=20 Lodges, Appendent Bodies, and even Grand Lodges facing severe = cost-cutting=20 measures just to survive on their limited incomes.

The costs of keeping = the Lodge=20 open are forever rising, yet members are reluctant to meet the challenge = out of=20 their own pockets. As a result, Masonic Bodies resort to holding = pancake=20 breakfasts, yard sales, and spaghetti dinners to raise money, not for = the=20 purpose of funding our charitable works but rather just to provide for = the cost=20 of operation. The answer to these financial problems is to be = found within=20 Lodge walls, not outside them. Masons must be willing to make the=20 financial commitment to keep the Craft strong!

The answer to the = questions is=20 simple but a difficult one to make. We need to raise our = membership dues=20 in order to support our Masonic home. The burning question is how = much of=20 an increase will the Brethren accept. Some members are on fixed = incomes -=20 some members have younger families. At July=92s business meeting = there was a=20 motion made by a Past-Master to raise our membership dues to $70 plus = Grand=20 Lodge Per capita. As Master of Shiloh Lodge it is my duty to = inform the=20 Brothers and give everyone a chance to voice their opinion.

At the August Business meeting we will hold an = education=20 meeting to discuss this proposal and all the expenses that has brought = about the=20 crisis. I will open the floor for discussion on raising the = membership=20 dues and then at the September Business meeting there will be brief = discussion=20 on raising the dues and we will vote. I suggest all members should = attend=20 both meetings. If you have any questions or concerns please call = me.

Fraternally Yours,

Cleo M. Miller, Sr.

Worshipful Master-2004

Perpetual

Membership

Program

Want to avoid that whole = =93dues=20 increase=94 issue? Now is the time to seriously consider a = Perpetual=20 Membership.

The Perpetual Membership = Program=20 provides a method where a member may pay one lump sum today and never = pay annual=20 dues again. This lump sum becomes an endowment for the lodge and = the=20 principal balance may never be spent. The lodge receives = interest=20 from this endowment on an annual basis thereafter in perpetuity=20 (forever!).

If you submit your = application and=20 payment for perpetual membership prior to the September 1, 2004 = business=20 meeting, the lump sum amount will be calculated using the = current annual=20 dues of $51.50.

After September 1, 2004, = the lump=20 sum amount would be calculated using the annual dues voted into effect = that=20 night.

The lump sum is twenty = (20) times=20 the current annual dues (i.e., $51.50 x 20 =3D $1,030). One = year=92s interest=20 must accumulate before it can be paid to the lodge, so the program does = require=20 that you pay one additional year of dues after submitting your lump sum = and=20 application for Perpetual Membership.

Family=20 Picnic

Wednesday, August=20 19th, 6:00 p.m.

at = the Cooper=20 Farm Picnic Pavilion

Shiloh will=20 provide hamburgers, hot-dogs and beverages, you bring your family, table = service=20 and a

side dish to=20 share.

Don=92t miss this=20 annual outing for the whole=20 family!

Prospect=20 Dinner

August 17,=20 2004

at Tangier Shrine=20 Center

These dinners are = timed so that=20 prospective members attending the dinner may petition the lodge and be = ready for=20 next scheduled one day blue lodge. NOTE: Both the = prospective member=20 and their host (plus your ladies) receive dinner for free. For = more=20 information, contact the Secretary.

Dues=20 Paid?

The year printed in the upper =

right hand corner of your = mailing=20

label reflects the year = through which=20

we show you have paid your=20 dues.

If it does not say 2004 . . . = please get=20 your payment to us as soon as possible.

&nb= sp; =20 Thank You!

Please note,=20 recently mailed dues may not be

reflected until the next = mailing. =20 Contact the Secretary if you have = any=20 questions.

One Day Blue=20 Lodge

October 23,=20 2004

Florence Masonic = Temple

January 29,=20 2005

Beehive Masonic = Temple

If you have a = prospect who=20

would be = interested in a=20 One Day

Degree, = get started=20 now and please=20 let the Secretary = know.

We would like to provide support to our = brethren in=20 times of distress and celebrate with them in times of gladness. Please=20 immediately inform any of your lodge officers of such information = regarding=20 yourself or a brother.

Return to = Shiloh=20 Trestleboards

Return = to Shiloh=20 Lodge Home Page =

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