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Liberty Lodge No. 412 F&AM
February 2021 Trestleboard
Message from the East; Worshipful Master David Finkelstein
My Brothers:
Let’s talk about these things:
Zoom. I would like to do some things on Zoom. It’s safe and it’s actually easier – you don’t have to drive
anywhere.
Here are the steps for using Zoom
1. Go to masonzoom.com
2. There ain’t no number 2! It’s just one step! Go to masonzoom.com and you’re in our room!
You’ll see a message that says; “Wait for the host (me) to admit you”.
You have to have a camera, mike and speakers on your computer to use zoom. You can get away without
the camera. If you don’t have those things, you can use your smart phone. Just type Masonzoom.com in
the place you go to the internet from, Safari, Google Chrome, whatever your browser is and you will see
my face.
Zoom EducaBon Session. Saturday, February 12 Zoom session. I would really like for everyone to try to
come to Masonzoom.com on Saturday, February 12. Not just because it will be a fun EducaWon session,
but because we can then gauge how many people are going to use Zoom. It’s actually easier than going
in person- you don’t have to drive anywhere. You can do it from your backyard or from your tub.
Who Wants to Read Books to the LiHle Kids? I have moved this to March instead of February, because it
is already February and I don’t want to rush anyone. Whomever is interested, please let me know. We
don’t need a lot of people, but we can accommodate whatever number want to do it. If you’ve forgoYen
how magical it is to have a beauWful liYle face staring at you in rapt aYenWon, hanging on your every
word, with their eyes open wide, I will just remind you that it will warm the cockles of your heart. And
who knows? By encouraging them to read, you might help their teachers set them on a road to ge\ng
an educaWon and becoming the next Walt Whitman, or Robert Frost, or Neil Moskowitz. Who’s Neil
Moskowitz? A friend I knew back home. Good guy. (Apologies to the Caddy Shack movie).
Panel- The SBgma of Mental Illness. In April, we are going to have a panel discussion on the sWgma of
mental illness. The sWgma hurts and actually kills a lot of people each year. The fear and mockery of the
mentally ill arose from supersWWon, something that Masonry abhors. We will talk about combaWng the
sWgma. The project will be fairly easy to set up. Again, Brothers who want to be on this project, please let
me know.
Liberty Degree. Finally, in May, we have a project where we are going to need a lot of you. In Punta Gor-
da, they have had a lot of fun wriWng and then performing “degrees“, short skits about Masonry. You can
read the parts instead of having to remember them. If it’s good (and why shouldn’t it be), we can go to
other Lodges and perform it and encourage them to do it too.
Please come Saturday, February 13 9:00 am, masonzoom.com. I want to kick off our zoom events with a
good showing. And we want to prove the nay-sayers wrong and the aye-sayers right.
Masonically,
WM: David Finkelstein (941) 587-8800
Liberty Lodge No. 412 F&AM
February 2021 Trestleboard
Message from the South; Robert Leonard
Hello Brothers,
A fine February to all. As you know, we will not be having our meeWng on February 13th at the
Lodge, but we will sWll have a meeWng thanks to modern technology. WM Finkelstein has set up
an educaWon opportunity as you read above. I hope everyone is able to aYend.
I am trying to organize our commiYees and have only made slight changes so far. If you were
on a commiYee, I lej you on the commiYee. If you desire to be on a commiYee, please inform
me. CommiYees are an important funcWon of a Lodge for ge\ng essenWal labors done for the
Lodge and the craj. It is a great way to support our Lodge and help guide our future to ensure
we grow.
I am also working on organizing an EA degree led by Brother Senior Deacon Hans Heide and an
FC degree led by me for the first half of the year and a MM degree towards the end of the year.
We have 1 candidate for EA peWWoning our Lodge now and an EA brother about to do his give
back. I would like to see those numbers grow and the only way to do that is to bring them in.
We need to work on creaWng a Lodge that is Friendly, has Brotherly Love, and and an at-
mosphere that promotes these ideals. Let’s start with: “What brings you to the Lodge and what
keeps you at a Lodge?” I want to hear your answers and with your help, insWll these ideals in
what we do. The Worshipful Master is working hard on making our Lodge inviWng but it will take
all of us to accomplish this task. I look forward to what we will do to fulfill these goals. Thank
you.
JW: Robert Leonard, (808) 372-9979
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Liberty Lodge Brothers with a February Birthday:
• Giles Light
• Mark Mason, PWM
• James Sloan
Have a Great Birthday Brothers !!!!
Liberty Lodge Brothers CelebraBng a Masonic Anniversary in February:
• Jeffrey Pick PWM Venice - 15 years
CongratulaBons Brother on your Masonic Service!
Congratulations to Edward Geffken on becoming the newest member of Liberty Lodge
No. 412Liberty Lodge No. 412 F&AM
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From the Lodge Secretary; Richard Benson
Interesting Fact:
The Ringling Brothers Circus family was composed of seven Brothers who were all Ma-
sons. An observant Mason will readily notice this when viewing pictures of the brothers
( individually and as a group) at the Ringling Circus Museum, at the Ringling Home in
Sarasota, proudly wearing Masonic pins and jewels.
The seven sons of German born harness maker August Rungeling (original spelling)
founded the circus in 1884. The brothers were all members of Baraboo Lodge No. 34 in
Baraboo, Wisconsin. All joined the Lodge between January 1890 and March 1891, (two
brothers joined together at one meeting). Minutes of Baraboo Lodge show that on
one special meeting, the officers opened the Lodge and then all seven brothers took the
chairs for the remainder of the meeting. Their father was raised in August 1891.
The brothers transformed their small touring company of performers into one of Amer-
ca’s largest circuses in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
In 1919 the Ringling Brothers Circus merged with America’s other leading circus troupe,
Barnum and Bailey, and became a staple of the entertainment world for some 98 years
until the last circus performance in May 2017.
(Taken from and article in the December, Masonic Association Bulletin)
If you have not visited the Ringling Home and Museum in Sarasota, it
is definitely worth the visit!Liberty Lodge No. 412 F&AM
February 2021 Trestleboard
Degree and Proficiency Work
PETITIONS SUBMITTED:
1. Louis De Main Balance – Sun City, FL; retired, FL resident for 7 years, born in 1942 -
Wife: Rebecca.
The Petition has been received and is awaiting the Investigation Committee Report and
if approved, the petition will be voted on at the next regularly scheduled meeting to
confer the 3 Degrees of Masonry.
AWAITING ENTERED APPRENTICE (EA) DEGREE: None.
AWAITING EA CATECHISM:
Practice is every Monday and Wednesday Evenings.
Call Brother Robert Leonard (808) 372-9979 for exact times.
Commit to taking your FellowCraft Degree by the end of April, 2021 !!!!
Knic Knippers , Douglas Turner, Jeffrey Weaver, Baron Kamp, Jerry Agan,
Jason Garrett, Jose Morgado
AWAITING FELLOW CRAFT DEGREE: None
AWAITING FC CATECHISM: None
AWAITING MASTER MASON (MM) DEGREE: None
AWAITING MM CATECHISM: Yerandy Molina
If you would like to become a Trestleboard Sponsor to help the Lodge defray the cost for our
Website and CommunicaBons, please contact the Lodge Secretary.
CURRENT 2021 TRESTLE BOARD SPONSORS:
A. PlaBnum Sponsor ($100)
• Brother Ken Ammons; PM
B. Gold Club ($50)
None
C. Silver Club ($25)
None.Liberty Lodge No. 412 F&AM
February 2021 Trestleboard
Liberty Lodge No. 412 F&AM meets on the second Saturday of each month
at 9:00AM
Lodge MeeBngs: Lodge mailing Address:
402 - 15th Street East PO Box 461
Bradenton, FL 34208 Bradenton, FL 34206
Worshipful Master Senior Warden Junior Warden
David Finkelstein Robert Leonard
(941) 587-8800 (808) 372-9979
sarasotalawyer@gmail.com robertl02@me.com
Secretary Treasurer Lodge Instructor
Richard Benson Giles Light Kevin Sapio
(941) 251-7466 (941) 907-8470 (941) 374-0963
rbenson1873@yahoo.com glighol@yahoo.com bruno76@verizon.net
GrandMaster of FL Masons: M:.W:. Thomas L. Turlington, Jr.
Yurlington@cfl.rr.com
23rd District DDGM: RW:. Lou OrH
lhorY@verizon.com
23rd District Instructor: RW:. Barry Hart, 33⁰, PDDGM
missingyrs@gmail.com
Liberty 412 Past Masters Liberty 412 Perpetual Members
2017- Earl Dennis Jr. Ken Ammons, PM 2020
2018- Dr. Mark L. Mason Thomas Haber, PM 2019
2019- Thomas Haber Dr. Mark Mason, PM 2018
2020 - Ken Ammons Steven Grubbs
Les Ruggerio, PM (Manatee 31)
Robert Leonard
David Phillips (Honorary Perpetual)Liberty Lodge No. 412 F&AM
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Liberty 412 F&AM Masonic Bi-Annual Honoree:
2020: 2021:
January - June - Tom Haber, PM January-June
July - December - Mark Mason, PM July - December
LIBERTY LODGE 412 SICK AND DISTRESSED:
• George Lukas
Please inform our Chaplain Bob Cunningham of any Brothers or family members facing sickness
or distress, or requests for Funeral Services at (941) 417-7872 or to bob44c@aol.com
LIBERTY LODGE 412 SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:
Liberty Lodge 412 F&AM Website: hYps://libertylodge412.com/
Liberty Lodge Facebook Site: hYps://www.facebook.com/@libery412
23rd MASONIC DISTRICT WEBSITE:
Webmaster: Gary Schweinshaupt email informaWon to: GarySch@trowel.com
www.trowel.com/flamason/dist23.htm
The 23rd Masonic District Calendar can be found by clicking this link:
hHps://www.brownbearsw.com/cal/flamasondist23Liberty Lodge No. 412 F&AM
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LIBERTY LODGE No. 412 - COMMITTEES for 2021:
Finance CommiHee Lodge Property CommiHee
Kevin Sapio Chair - Mike Arnold
Richard Benson, Secretary George Lukas
Giles Light, Treasurer Robert Leonard
Vigilance CommiHee Lodge Librarian
Chair - Robert Leonard, JW Kevin Sapio
Robert Cunningham
James Sloan InvesBgaBon CommiHee
Mike Rogers Appointed by WM for each PeWWon
PeBBons CommiHee MeeBng Welcoming CommiHee
Ken Ammons, PM Chair - Robert Leonard, JW
Richard Benson Tamas ZeYner
Mike Arnold
EducaBon CommiHee George Lukas
Chair - David Finkelstein, WM
Robert Leonard, JW Mentoring CommiHee
David Finkelstein, WM
Lodge Board of Masonic Relief and Charity CommiHee Catechism CommiHee
Chair - David Finkelstein, WM Chair - Robert Leonard
Senior Warden Tamas ZeYner
Robert Leonard, JW
Mike Arnold
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