The Quarry Observer

Cayce Masonic Lodge #384 A.F.M

Monday, June 1^st  – Business Meeting

Saturday, June 6^th – MTG fundraiser

Saturday, June 13^th – MM Degree

Saturday, June 27^th – BBQ fundraiser

Greetings from the East!

Cayce Lodge held its regular business meeting on May 4th, and since it happened to fall on Star Wars Day, we decided to make the evening a little more memorable. My wife, Lindsey, made Star Wars-themed cake cups complete with lightsaber toppers, and we even held an ugly sock contest for the Brethren.

Worshipful Brother Mark Pridgen claimed first place and earned himself a “May the 4th Be With You” pin, while Most Worshipful Barry Rickman came in second and is now the proud owner of a pair of Boba Fett socks.

With Cinco de Mayo right around the corner, I treated the Lodge to one of everyone’s favorites — Taco Bell — which made for a fun and relaxed evening of fellowship.

During the meeting, we discussed several upcoming events and encouraged the Craft to help promote and support them. Brethren, Cayce Lodge needs your involvement. Whether it’s assisting with events, helping with ritual work, coaching candidates, or simply attending our meetings, your participation makes a difference and helps strengthen our Lodge.

Our Family Fun Day will be held this Saturday, May 9th, from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM at Lucky Strike Cayce. We’ll enjoy an afternoon of bowling, arcade games, food, fellowship, and time with family and friends. We hope to see everyone there for a fun and relaxing day together.

I hope everyone is enjoying the beautiful weather, and we look forward to seeing you in June.

May the 4th be with you,

Fraternally,

Dustan Eberhardt, WM   

Greetings from the West,

I hope that the Spring has been kind to you. Cayce has a couple of events coming up you can support these events by contacting the Lodge or visit the lodge website 384event.com. May 9, 2026 2:00?PM – 5:00?PM Family Fun Day @ Lucky Strike Cayce Jun 6, 2026 10:00?AM – 2:30?PM MTG Commander Clash Tournament @ Cayce Lodge Jun 27, 2026 10:00?AM – 1:00?PM Cayce Lodge x Holy Smokes BBQ Fundraiser MTG Commander Clash Tournament Tickets$20.00 Cayce Lodge x Holy Smokes BBQ Fundraiser$15.00 I personally thank you for your support of these events. We’re going to have a Master Mason Degree June 13th 2026. I look forward to seeing you all in the future endeavors. I hope that the new month brings you joy and happiness.

Fraternally,

John Howell, PM, SW

The Color Blue

Blue is the symbol of truth and universality, and we have seen how it was therefore much used by Divine command, and in the vestments of the Jewish priests. It is the color appropriate to the First Three Degrees, or Ancient Craft Masonry, and the curtains, cushions, etc. of a Lodge are therefore blue. This color naturally suggests the thoughts of the blue sky and the blue sea; of their vast extent, their profound depths, those of the sky being absolutely without limit; of their changelessness throughout the lapse of ages, though clouds may sometimes for a while obscure the sky, and the storms agitate the surface of the sea. There is much to engage the mind and much to affect the heart in the thought of the perfect stillness of the ocean depths, to which the power of the most fearful storms never reaches; and of the ever unbroken repose of the illimitable space beyond the clouds, where the orbs of heaven always shine in pure and serene majesty. Such thoughts carry away the mind from the world and its vicissitudes and cares to the better country. Nor is this all. The color that symbolizes truth and universality teaches us to maintain truth in our relations to God Himself and to our fellow man, and it teaches us that our charity ought to be extended to the entire human race. Truth in our relation to God is, in other words, sincerity and earnestness in religion, implying a continual cultivation of its graces, and a constant endeavor to discharge all its duties. Truth, in relation to our fellow-men, implies nor only the avoidance of all falsehood in speech, but of all that savors of deceit in our conduct, uprightness in all our dealings, a perfect and unimpeachable honesty, such that our own conscience may have nothing of which to accuse us, even in transactions the true character of which only God and ourselves can discern.

Source: Wm. W. Vickers
The Canadian Craftsman, June 1898

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)

Michael and Stacy Dembitsky

Lindsey & WB Dustan Eberhardt

Donna Gardner (WB Mark’s wife)

Mac Graham’s wife

Harold Griffith

Wor. Bro. Ron Horbal

Bro. D.G. Housand sister-n-law

Wor. Bro. John Howell, PM

Wor. Bro. Jeff Hutchison

Gary James wife

Barbara Jeffcoat (Masonic Widow)

Patti Lemaster (cancer)

Brother Nate Meyers (health)

Derek Montrose

David Powell

Betty Price  (Masonic Widow)

MWB Barry Rickman granddaughter & family (house fire)

WB Tommy Rivers and wife (Imogene)

WB Truett Templeton & wife (Chloe)

MWB Sam Tennyson

Connie Vaughn (widow of Steve)

Mike Vinson

Bro. Ronnie Watson’s younger brother

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

caycemasoniclodge384@gmail.com