The Quarry Observer

Cayce Masonic Lodge #384 A.F.M

Monday, February 17^th – EA Degree

Monday, March 3^rd – Business Meeting

Friday, March 7^th – Friends & Family night at Cayce Lodge (potluck dinner)

Greetings from the East,

I hope this finds each of you in good health and good cheer. Please keep all of those on our prayer list in your daily devotions. As our country begins a new administration please pray for our leaders. Our country faces many challenges and our leaders need the guidance of the all mighty to get us on the right track. Please remember to also give thanks for the many blessings we have been given and for the many answered prayers.

Thank you to all those who came out to our February stated meeting. We had an excellent meal prepared by WB John Howell our Junior Warden. Brother Dustan, our Senior Warden sat in the East and conducted a very good meeting. The reports on investigations was received as favorable and the craft voted to affiliate Brother Jorge Navarrete and to accept Mr. Bryan Nesbit for the Entered Apprentice degree. WB John Howell will be conferring this degree on Monday February 17th. Brothers, please plan to come out and support this new candidate as he begins his journey. The Audit committee report was given and all funds were found to be accounted for and our “books balanced”. Brother Wesley Williams who is an accountant by trade has headed this committee for many years now and I want to recognize and thank him for his service to the lodge. Brother Mark Hanslip reported that he has been able to get us a better and more reliable phone and internet provider. Thank you Brother Mark for your efforts on this issue.

I invite you all to attend a covered dish at the lodge on Friday March 7th for our quarterly Friends and Family. Why not plan now to bring your family and friends, attend this covered dish, and enjoy the fellowship of our lodge? Saturday April the 5th at 10 am we will be having a “Magic the Gathering” tournament. If you are someone you know are interested in participating please get signed up by contacting any officer or on our lodge web site. Entry fee is $10 and prizes will be given. Our Grand Lodge Annual Communication will be April 24th and 25th in Spartanburg SC. We will be electing Grand Lodge officers this year. If interested in attending let me know and I can give any details you may need. On Saturday July 19th we will be hosting an “E tournament”. Brother Dustan is working on the details and we will get them to you in a future newsletter.

Your lodge officers are working to confer good degree work and Masonic education, provide opportunity for social fellowship and plan events to support the lodge financially. We cannot accomplish this alone, we need your help. If you have any suggestions or ideas we encourage you to make then known. We do not have “all the answers,” but together we can continue to see Cayce Lodge prosper.

Until next time,

Mark Pridgen, PM, WM

Greetings from the West!

Cayce Lodge 384 had a fantastic turnout for our second business meeting of the year! We were honored to have visiting brethren join us, as well as members celebrating their Masonic anniversaries. Thank you all for coming out and making it a night of great fellowship!

Now, let’s talk about what’s coming up—mark those calendars because we’ve got some exciting events ahead!

Upcoming Events

February 17th | EA Degree | Dinner @ 6:45 PM, Degree to Follow

Cayce Lodge will be putting on an Entered Apprentice Degree on February 17th. We will gather for a meal at 6:45 PM, with the degree following dinner. Come out and help us welcome a new brother into the fraternity!

March 7th | Friends & Family Covered Dish | 6:30 PM

Join us at the Lodge for our first Friends & Family Covered Dish Dinner of the year! Bring a dish, bring your friends, and bring your appetite because it’s going to be an evening filled with good food and even better company.

April 5th | Magic: The Gathering Tournament | 10:00 AM | $10 Entry Fee

Summon your creatures, cast your spells, and show off your deck-building skills! Whether you’re a Planeswalker-in-training or a seasoned duelist, our Magic: The Gathering tournament is the perfect chance to battle for glory (and prizes!). Entry is just $10, and skilled winners will walk away with some great rewards. Think you’ve got what it takes to be the Lodge’s MTG Champion? Let’s find out on April 5th!

July 19th | Esports Tournament | 10:00 AM | $20 Entry Fee

Gamers, get ready! Our Esports Tournament is happening July 19th. Stay tuned for more details, but expect some fierce competition, great games, and maybe even a few surprises along the way.

Lodge Happenings

Degree Practice | Saturdays After Business Meetings | 10:00 AM

If you’re interested in learning degree work or just want to sharpen your skills, join us for our Saturday morning degree practice. Whether you’re a veteran or new to the craft, it’s a great opportunity to get involved. 

Hope you all have a wonderful Valentine’s Day! Normally, I’d say stay warm, but with our South Carolina weather, that doesn’t seem to be an issue right now! 

Until next time, Fraternally,

Dustan Eberhardt, SW      

Greetings from the South,

I sincerely hope that the year has started well with you. Your Lodge is doing well and have a EA degree coming up February 17th eat at 6:45pm gavel drops 7:30pm. We also planning for a fundraiser details forthcoming. As I write this I have a request, pray for each other and our Nation, as always we look forward to seeing you I pray that the year will be filled with many blessings and joy. 

Until we meet again God Bless you all.

John Howell, PM, JW

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

Jim Bickley

Wor. Bro. Julian Bevel & family

Linda Birchfield (Masonic Widow)

Bro. Bubba Burley’s wife

Bill Campbell

Ms. Sue Carver & MWB Jerry

Scott Chattin & family (son’s health)

A.G. Dantzler

Michael Dembitsky

Lyndsey (Dustan) Eberhardt’s father

RWB Marvin Epting

Mac Graham & his wife

Howard Griffith

MWB Steve Hames, GM (health)

Tom Halcum

Wor, Bro. Larry Harris (shoulder surgery)

Wor. Bro. Jeff Hutchison

Gary James

Wor. Bro. Mike Lambert’s mother

Brother Richard Merritt & wife (Brenda)

Bro. Loy Miller’s wife (Claudette)

Wor. Bro. Derek Montrose

Brother Nate Meyers (health)

Gail Rickman (MWB Barry) and grandson

Betty Price  (Masonic Widow)

Terri Smith (wife of RWB Ed)

MWB Sam Tennyson

Angela Tsuboi

Mike Vinson

Please help us keep this list updated by contacting the Lodge; any officer or brother; or by e-mail:

caycemasoniclodge384@gmail.com

Cayce Lodge offers deepest sympathy to the family of 60+ year member brother William Watts as we just recently learned of his passing in November 2024 to the Celestial Lodge above.