2011 Budget Meeting

January 2011 Fulton Fellowcraft

From the East


Wow, I made it to the East. I am honored
that my Brothers trust me enough to carry
on the long and proud history of Fulton
Lodge. Fulton Lodge has had many great
Worshipful Masters over the years. If I
can achieve half of what some of them did
during their time, I will consider my year
a success. We have many fantastic meetings
planned during the year. My primary
goal for the year is to show off who we
are. Keeping that in mind, the majority
of my meetings are going to be open. After
all, we cannot show off who we are if
people cannot come in and see us. I have
lined up a diverse panel of speakers
throughout the year. Not only will we
have speakers on Masonic topics, but we
will also have speakers from Children’s
Healthcare of Atlanta and Dr. Nicki
Stipis, who will be speaking about
Women in the Bible, to name a few.
I hope to have a fun year and entice brothers
back to the lodge. We are only strong
as our members. I challenge every
brother who attends lodge to bring a
brother who has not attended in a while.
Also, I challenge brothers who do not
regularly attend lodge to start coming
back. I know schedules are busy, but even
if you can only make one meeting a
month or a quarter, at least you are coming.
Who knows, maybe you will remember
why you became a Mason and become
more active again.
I remember last year we had the sad duty
to bury one of our brothers, Erwin
Schwartz. Erwin was 93 years old. Until
the final years of his life, he would attend
as many meetings as he physically could.
He was a brother who was in a wheelchair,
but loved the fraternity so much
that he came, even when he was in pain. I
am not saying that you need to compare
yourself to anyone else, but if Erwin did
not come to lodge, I would not have had
the honor of meeting him and getting to
know him, even though it was for ever so
brief of a time.
My officers and I would truly like to welcome
you back to lodge. I have heard
from brothers that they are embarrassed
because they do not remember what to do
while we open and close the lodge. I have
asked our Director of Work to help any
brother who requests it. It will only take
five to ten minutes. I personally want to
meet you and get to know you better.
In the words of our esteemed Past Grand
Master, Joe Suttles:

“Let Brotherly Love Prevail!”

Jeffrey Krieger
Worshipful Master