May 2009, Stated Communication

May was a very busy month for the Lodge. In addition to the Table Lodge of Instruction shown in the post below, our dedicated members also presented our Bikes for Books, held a CHIPs day (Child Identification Program for kid safety), placed flags at Veteran's graves at our towns' cemeteries in time for Memorial Day, held our annual Supper of Thanks for the Firefighters of our three towns all in addition to our Regularly Scheduled Communication...




Chase Coen was our Student of the Month for the month of May. Here is he presented with his award and certificate.




Bro. Howard Burnell is presented with his Master Mason's Diploma.
(Having been raised a while ago.)

Table Lodge in May

On the 8th of May, 2009, we held our annual Table Lodge this year in Honour of Wor. Bro. John Pandora.

April Happenings

In April, Mt. Moriah Lodge held a special Master Mason Degree and our Regularly Scheduled Communication. From the Official Record, here is what happened...






We won Best Ritual Work for the District again this year.


Bro. Melvin Hallas signs the ByLaws as a newly raised Master Mason.


Bro. Mat Coen signs the ByLaws as a newly raised Master Mason.


Bro. Phil Pliskin signs the ByLaws as a newly raised Master Mason.


Our Newest Master Masons are welcomed and congratulated by the Lodge.


Delta Lodge is presented with the Traveling Gavel for Visitation.


RW Brian Levasseur makes a presentation.


MW Peter Schmidt's Diploma is now displayed in our Lodge.

March 2009, Stated Communication

Mt. Moriah Lodge met in peace and harmony on the 18th of March, 2009 for another terrific meal and to pass our newest Entered Apprentices, Bro. Matt Coen, Bro. Phil Pliskin and Bro. Mel Halas to the degree of a Fellow Craft. Here the Brethren again receive the congratulations of the Lodge.



Again, our Student of the Month for February was absent our meeting so no award was presented.

After mailed notification being sent to all members in good standing and proposed changes having been read in open lodge last month, we also held a vote on several new ByLaws changes to be sent to Grand Lodge for Approval.

February 2009, Stated Communication

The Lodge met in peace and harmony on the 18th day of February, 2009. After a wonderful meal, the Lodge duly initiated Mr. Phillip Pliskin, Mr. Melvin Halas and Mr. Matt Coen into the Entered Apprentice Degree of Freemasonry.

Here the men are welcomed by their Lodge for the first time as Brothers.


Our Student of the Month for January did not attend our meeting this month so no award was presented.

January 2009, Stated Communication

Mt. Moriah Lodge met on the 21st of January, 2009 and after a fine meal, we presented Ms. Emily McDermith with our December 2008 Student of the Month Award. Here she accepts the gift certificate and award while her proud family and the Lodge congratulates her.



The Lodge also raised Bro. George Perry to the sublime degree of a Master Mason in due form. Here the Lodge congratulates our newest Master Mason and he signs our ByLaws.

December, 2008; Stated Communication and Annual Meeting.

This month our Regular Stated Communication was also our Annual Meeting. After a fine Pot Luck supper, we all repaired to the Lodge room to recognise our Student of the Month for December, 2008.

Here, Ms. Megan Massey is congratulated by the Lodge and her parents for being chosen the December Student of the Month at Denmark Middle School.


Mt. Moriah Lodge #56 and eight fine members of our communities were recognised by Wor. Terry Blake for their outstanding contributions in making the 16th Masonic District Scholarship Program the wonderful success that it has been for several years...




In addition to accepting two new applications for membership to add to the application that we balloted on last month, action on an upcoming ByLaws revision and election of the Lodge Officers for the next year, (slate of Officers and a photo of the suite will soon follow) newly Initiated Entered Apprentice, Bro. George Perry was Passed to the Degree of a Fellow Craft.