Next YML Meeting on Monday, November 29th at 6:30PM in St. Albans

The next meeting of the Young Masons Lodge is confirmed to be on Monday, November 29th with dinner at 6:30pm and the meeting to follow at 7:30pm.

The meeting will be held at Franklin Lodge No. 4 in St. Albans. Our sincere thanks to the brothers there for making this possible.

Please mark your calendars and I'll send out an update on the meeting agenda once we have the details.

Next Meeting - Monday, August 30th at 6:30 pm

The next meeting is at 6:30 pm on Monday, August 30th in Barre Lodge.

Lodge Information and Directions - Click Here

A spaghetti dinner will be served and followed by the regular meeting.

Ladies at the Table on July 30th POSTPONED

Unfortunately, we've had to postpone the Ladies at the Table this month. We will be holding it in August and will communicate the date and location once it is finalized.

Ladies at the Table and Officer Installation - July 30th

Brethren,

Due to a scheduling conflict the Ladies at the Table scheduled for June 26th has been moved to Friday, July 30th at 6:00pm in Montpelier.

The cost will be $25 per person and the dress is casual.

I will be sending out a reminder in the dues notices next week. An RSVP is required. Please do so to me and you can pay at the door.

Fraternally,

Tobin Winters
Secretary, Young Masons Lodge

VT Young Masons Lodge Annual Communcation - May 24th

On May 25th the brothers of the Young Masons Lodge held their annual communcation at the Northfield Lodge. Many thanks to the brothers in Northfield for their continued hospitality.

After prayer and a presentation of the colors, the Young Masons Lodge #111 opened in due form at 7:45 pm with the following officers in their stations:

W.M. - RWGJW Errol Hinton
S.W. - Bro. James Baril
J.W. - Bro. Chris Allen
Sec - Wor. Tobin Winters
S.D - pro tem - RWDDGM Paul Mosher
J.D. - Steve Bailey

A summary of the last meetings minutes was given and approved as presented.


The annual meeting was then opened at 7:59 pm. James Baril of the Nominating Committee announced the recommended Officer slate for the ensuing year. There being no objections one vote was cast for the entire slate and the folliwng set of officers will be installed at our next meeting:

W.M. - RWGJW Errol Hinton
S.W. - Bro. Chris Allen
J.W. - Bro. James Baril
Sec. - Wor. Tobin Winters
Treas. - Wor. Tobin Winters
Ass. Treas. - Wor. Michael Reed
LEO - RWDDGM Paul Mosher


The following committees were appointed:

Auditing Committee:
Stu Corso
Chris Allen
James Baril

Membership Committee:
Tobin Winters
Chirs Allen
Errol Hinton

Charity Committee:
Errol Hinton
Chris Allen
James Baril

Nominating Committee:
Tobin Winters
Paul Mosher
James Baril


There was a discussion on the importance of laying out our yearly schedule and planning some events in advance to make this an exciting year for the Young Masons Lodge. The following tentative schedule was hashed out:

June 26th - Ladies at the Table and Officer Installation - Montpelier Lodge - 6:00 pm

August 30th - YML Meeting - 6:30 pm

November 29th - YML Meeting - 6:30 pm

February 28th - YML Meeting - 6:30 pm

Besides the upcoming Ladies at the Table, some possible events discussed were to hold an outdoor degree and offer to open for some of the district meetings this fall. Some lodges we thought to ask to use included Vergennes, Castleton and Bennington.

WM. Errol Hinton then gave a very informative discussion on the role of the Bible and other Religous works in Freemasonry, starting with the refernces to in in the Webb ritual that is so common in the U.S. to the diffferences in the Emulation ritual used elsewhere. He explained why different scripture references were used and how the Vermont ritual was unique in certain aspects of our ritual. He then expanded his talk to give us some insight on what he had learned about religion in Masonry on other parts of the world. It was truly educational in interesting.

Bro. Chris Allen announced Washington Lodge was holding a BBQ on Sunday June 27th.

There being no further business, the Young Masons Lodge was closed in due form at 8:30 pm.

Respectfully Submitted,

Tobin Winters
Secretary, Young Masons Lodge #111

VT Young Masons Lodge Annual Communication - May 24th

On Monday, May 24th the Vermont Young Masons Lodge will be holding their Annual Communcation.

The meeting will be held at the Northfield Lodge. A potluck dinner will be held at 6:30, please bring your favorite dish if you can. The Annual Communcation begins at 7:30 and includes the election and installation of officers.

For directions to the Northfield Lodge click here.

The meeting is open to all Masons. Please bring a friend and introduce them to another facet of Freemasonry.

Green Mountain Freemason

The Grand Master is looking for someone to help getting the Green Mountain Freemason underway again. Contact the Grand Lodge if you're interested.

Vermont Lodge of Research

For those of you interested in the Lodge Education facet of Freemasonry, I encourage you to visit the VT Lodge of Research site and attend the next meeting. The meetings are always interesting and informative. Once a member you gain access to an online archive of papers and material.

February Meeting Details

Brethren,

I hope you all had a good holiday season. This is a reminder that we will be holding the next Young Masons Lodge meeting in St. Johnsbury at Passumpsic Lodge #27 on February 23rd at 7:30pm.

Directions: Click here.

For those of you who would like to join us for a meal beforehand, we are meeting at Anthony's in St. Johnsbury at 6:30.

Map: To see map and get directions click here.

We'll have an update to the meeting agenda as we get a bit closer and I'm sure it will be a fun and informative meeting for all. I hope to see you there.

Fraternally,

Tobin Winters
Secretary
Young Masons Lodge #111