The Quarry Observer Cayce Masonic Lodge #384 A.F.M |
September 2025 |
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| Monday, October
6th – Business Meeting Friday, October
24th – Ladies and Awards Night at Cayce Lodge – 6:30 (arrival 6pm) TENTATIVE DEGREE WORK coming up in October depending on candidates’ proficiencies, watch for dates in October newsletter, and the Lodge answering machine message will be kept up to date. Greetings from the East, I hope this finds you
doing well. Please remember all those on our prayer list, and keep all those who protect
and defend our freedoms in your thoughts. At our September meeting
we had our official visit from our district deputy, RW DJ Carmean. All items were found to
be in order and went well. We had several brothers in attendance with anniversaries and it
was a pleasure to recognize them. The craft voted to raise FC brother Loy Miller to the
3rd degree. This degree was planned for October 4th but due to scheduling issues will need
to be changed. Watch for a date as soon as we can reschedule. We are pushing ahead with
our flag capture mission. We have recaptured ours and have captured Batesburg and Sinclair’s.
Our goal is to capture two more this month. The district family day that was cancelled due
to the death of MW Tommy Watson has been rescheduled for Saturday the 27th. This will be a
great opportunity to bring your family and enjoy a day of food and fun with other
brothers. It will be held at Jamil Temple and will start at 11am and plan to run to about
3pm. I hope to see you there. Looking further out into
October, the Amaranths will be hosting their annual BBQ fundraiser at Cayce Lodge on
Saturday the 11th from 11am till 1:30 pm. Plates are $10 and all are welcome. Our annual
awards and ladies night will be held at the lodge on Friday October 24th. We will eat at
6:30 with awards and prize drawings to follow. This is the time when we celebrate those
with mile stone years and the ladies and widows that support us. Why not plan now to come
and fellowship with us? I want to offer my personal invitation to all our widows to come
out and be with us. In closing let me leave
you with something I read the other day. Action changes the world, opinions don’t.
Brother are you giving action or just opinions? Until next time, may God
bless and keep each of you. Mark Pridgen, PM, WM Greetings from the West! September is here, and
with it comes cooler evenings and the first signs of the holiday season. Personally, I’m
excited to trade in the summer heat for crisp nights—hopefully you are too! We had the honor of
welcoming Right Worshipful Brother D.J. Carmean for his official visit to Cayce Lodge. It
was wonderful to see him, and we truly appreciate the time he spent with us. A special thank you
goes out to our Worshipful Junior Warden, who prepared a fantastic meal that the entire
Lodge enjoyed. Great food, great company—thank you for all your hard work, Brother! Looking ahead:
This evening is always a
highlight—bring a friend and enjoy fellowship, fun, and a night to remember.
Elections are right
around the corner! If you’re interested in serving the Lodge or moving through the
chairs, now is the time to reach out to one of our officers. That’s all from
me for now. Wishing you a wonderful September—see you at Lodge! Fraternally, Dustan Eberhardt, SW Greetings from the South It is with great
pleasure that I’m able to speak to everyone this month. We are going into the
fall season. I sincerely hope that you have been blessed this year. Your Lodge and
District has a few things coming up. September 27th -
8th&10th District inspirational will be at Jamil Shrine Center 206 Jamil Rd Columbia
SC Cayce Lodge annual
Ladies night will be held October 24th with a dinner served starts at 6:30pm October 30th the
Square and Compass Club of the Midlands will meet at Oliver 133 meal 6:30pm gavel drops at
7:30pm Guest Speaker is RW Acy Flora Deputy Grandmaster of Masons of South Carolina. Come
out and join us see what the Club is up to. Your Lodge has
accomplished a lot this year we have been busy having a great time and year. We look
forward to seeing you at our meetings and whenever we travel. Election of Officers is
coming up in November at our Business Meeting November 3rd. As always we eat at
630pm meeting starts at 730pm. Hope to see you soon, until we meet again. May God continue
to Bless you and your family and love ones. Fraternally with Love John
Howell, PM, JW
From the Secretary’s Desk: Brothers, Dues notices are going out for 2026 which is $100 plus Grand Lodge per capita (this year a total $123.50). The dues notice also has your accounting history listed at the bottom. If you have any discrepancies, questions, and/or would like to discuss anything please contact me by email jsimp@hotmail.com or cell 803-422-0373. We do not want to drop anyone NPD (non-payment of dues) if it presents a financial difficulty, we have measures in place to ensure this does not happen but we must know, please contact me and it can be kept confidential. Jason M. Simpson, PM, Secretary Dues notices also provide your Grand
Lodge ID so you can log in to our Grand Lodge Membership Management Portal and can access
your information such as contact info, years of service, history, Dues tracking, etc. Log
on and verify your info today (you can even add a picture!). Visit: https://portal.scgrandlodgeafm.org PRAYER
LIST: The United
States of America All the
Troops, the Police and Firefighters, First Responders and all others who help protect and
serve us, also all the Doctors and Nurses and others on the front lines. Prayers for
our Grand Lodge of SC, AFM George Barber
(surgery) Jim Bickley Wor. Bro. Julian
Bevel and family Linda Birchfield
(Masonic Widow) Debbie Boomer
(health) Bro. Bubba Burley
and his wife Scott Chattin &
family (son’s health) A.G. Dantzler Michael and Stacy
Dembitsky Lyndsey (Dustan)
Eberhardt’s father RWB Marvin Epting Donna Gardner (WB
Mark’s wife) Mac Graham’s
wife Harold Griffith MWB Steve Hames, GM
(health) Tom Halcum WB Andrew “Pudge”
Hermann Wor. Bro. Ron Horbal Wor. Bro. Jeff
Hutchison Gary James wife Barbara Jeffcoat
(Masonic Widow) WB Travis Mann and
Lisa Brother Richard
Merritt & wife (Brenda) Bro. Loy Miller’s
wife (Claudette) Bro. Jorge Navarrete’s
father Brother Nate Meyers
(health) David Powell Betty Price (Masonic Widow) WB Tommy Rivers and
wife (Imogene) Terri Smith (wife of
RWB Ed) Haley Strickland WB Truett Templeton’s
wife (Chloe) MWB Sam Tennyson Mike Vinson Please help us keep this list updated by contacting the Lodge; any officer or brother; or by e-mail: |
