MARINERS LODGE

You are cordially and fraternally invited to a
SPECIAL COMMUNICATION

on Saturday April 26th at 1:00 P.M. in the Doric Room,
8th Floor, Masonic Hall, 71 West 23rd Street, New York City

Agenda: THIRD DEGREE AND DRAMA

Opening Gavel at 1:15

Rehearsals on Thursday April 17th at 7pm in the Corinthian room and on Thurday April 24th at 7pm in the Doric room.

Fraternally

W:.Charles Boyce
cboyce@cck.net 347-613-6225

Attested by: W:. Leon Calafiore, Secretary

lcalafiore@aol.com 718-655-5970


THIRD DEGREE TO BE HELD AT SPECIAL COMMUNICATION

SATURDAY, APRIL 26th at 1:pm

Dear Brothers,

The Third degree and drama will be held at a special communication this month. Please join us for the raising of our new brothers.

We will be holding two rehearsals, the first on Thursday April 17th at 7pm in the Corinthian room and the second on Thurday April 24th at 7pm in the Doric room. Please come if you wish to participate in the degree or drama. We still have some parts to assign. Please note that I put the wrong dates in the last letter!

Fraternally,

Bro Bill Gibbons, Senior Warden

MARINER WINS DISTRICT MAGLA COMPETITION!

Congratulations to Bro. Samuel Kinsey for winning the district MAGLA competion. He will face competitors from all over the metropolitan area in the finals to be held on April 29th at 7pm in Masonic Hall. Please try to be there to show your support!
Four brothers from Mariners competed in the district event on Monday the 14th. Bros. Alessandro Gagliardi, Bill Gibbons, Richard Goodwin and Sam Kinsey all gave excellent renditions of the opening of the Middle Chamber lecture, but Bro. Kinsey's performance was outstanding and the judges chose him to represent the district. Well done Brother!

MARINERS ENJOY FELLOWSHIP AT APRIL MEETING

Some of the brothers who attended our meeting on April 9th. We were treated to an excellent lecture by W:. Leon Calafiore on the History of Mariners.

Front row: W:. Leon Calafiore, Bro. Herman Estevez
Second row: Bro. Michael Angelo Thomas, Bro. Richard Goodwin, Bro Jody Hamm, Brother Alessandro Gagliardi, Bro. Bruce Fields, Bro. Nakiim Bey, W:. Jean Jacques de la Verriere
Back row: W:. Tom Nugent, Bro. Sam Kinsey, Bro. Arch Huddle Dixon

CALENDAR

April 17th:
Rehearsal, 7pm, Masonic Hall

April 24th:
Rehearsal, 7pm, Masonic Hall

April 26th:
1:00 pm Masonic Hall THIRD DEGREE AND DRAMA

May 7th:
Officers meeting .
May 14th:
Stated Communication: Lodge elections.

Third degree Historical Lecture
Book Drive for Kids.
Jun 4th:
Officers meeting
June 11th:
Stated Communication: Installation

TRESTLEBOARD

Awaiting the Sublime Degree of Master Mason:

Bro. Marc Anthony Gabrielle
Bro. Omer Halilovic
Bro. Michael Angelo Thomas
Bro. Levant Ozkurt

HOROSCOPE April-May by W:. Leon Calafiore

Aries (Mar21-Apr20): With so many fingers in so many pies, you’ll have to sit back in your potting shed, kick off your boots, and text with your toes. Some of the pies will get together and compare notes towards the middle of the month, so prepare to bunk in your shed while associates are shedding you.

Taurus (Apr 21-May20): My, won’t your April start off with a bang! Just when your Sun swings into Taurus, a full Moon jumps into Scorpio across from you, and clubs you right in the noggin. Whether you stand still stunned, or rampage in a rage, tearing up the turf in your paddock, is up to you.

Gemini (May 21-June 21): Passing influences cast a chilling breeze over your newly planted rows. This does not mean that your seedlings will not prosper, merely that you should keep a finger in the air, and cosset the sprouts during expected frosts on the third weeks of April and May.

Cancer (June 22-July 22): Those pincers will be clacking big time starting April 12, when your Moon and Mars get together for a play date in your pergola. Ignore their suggestions that you rip up everything and start all over again. Show some restraint, and edit, don’t demolish.

Leo (July 23-Aug 22): For most of April, your thumb is green, and you inhabit your own microclimate. While you are, for a time, protected from the elements, the dome will be taken off mid May, and should you utilize this quiet time for sticking to your regimen (or starting one), you will be a prize winning bloom, without the Miracle-Grow.

Virgo (Aug 23-Sept 22): Fight the tendency to throw off too many lateral roots and suckers; you’re in danger of being declared an invasive species, which will lead to being pulled out by the roots. Consider your neighbors before you make another power grab for all the things that make your current situation viable

Libra (Sept 23-Oct 22): Everything may be coming up roses, but you need to have a care to keep the grubs off your buds before you fully blossom. While you are not unaware that the Garden of Earthly Delights can turn savage, you have been a bit lax about warding off admiring hands. Time to put out a few thorns.

Scorpio (Oct 23-Nov 21): All those trines in April and May would be, for some, a willow fence that would keep others within bounds, but not you. They lift up the underbrush, keep the gates from fully closing, and dare you to go a’ wandering. Could you ask for anything more?

Sagittarius (Nov 22-Dec 21): Time to face the consequences of putting your roots down too deeply, you’ve become pot bound. Keep in mind that circumstances change with time. Your present constrictions can either be an excuse for wilting, or an opportunity to gather your strength to bust through at the end of May.

Capricorn (Dec 22-Jan 19): Dust off those master plans, and stake out a daring new group of gardens for yourself. If there was ever a time to gather whims and put them into action, the end of April would be it. Just don’t improvise, work from your original concepts.

Aquarius (Jan 20-Feb 18): Don’t be Koi. Just because the tines of Neptune’s trident are stirring up the sediment at the bottom of your pond, it’s only to expose the lotus seeds hidden in the muck. As they reach up to the light in May, so should you. By the time their delicate blossoms surface, so should you, to the admiration of all.

Pisces (Feb 19-Mar 20): Both the Esther Williams water spectacles and the Creature from the Black Lagoon depended on exotic plantings in the background to set the mood. Saturn in your deep focus, while Uranus slowly carries a potted palm through your life leads to a static frame, leads to a static frame in April. In May, attempt to uncurl your fronds.

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