April 2011 Fulton Fellowcraft
From the East
Brethren,
We had very successful meetings last
month. Our first communication featured
an official visit from Most Worshipful
Grand Master B. Palmer Mills. He
seemed very impressed with the activities
of our lodge. He related that he is an avid
admirer of the poetry of brother Robert
Burns. The evening’s fellowship was enhanced
when he led us in singing Auld
Lang Synge. A number of district deputies
and Grand Lodge officers also attended
this meeting.
Our second meeting featured Dr. Nickie
Stipe, a lecturer and expert on religion.
She spoke about three influential women
from the Old Testament. Her comments
were enlightening and well-received.
For me, one of the most rewarding parts
of that evening was the opportunity of
welcoming several brothers who had not
been to Lodge in a number of years. Rebuilding
the lodge from within is one of
my main goals for this year. Brethren,
thank you for attending. I hope to see you
more often in the future.
Our April meetings are set to be as engaging
as those in March. On April 6, Ron
Bifaro of the Historic Oakland Foundation
will speak on “Treasures of the Oakland
Cemetery”. He will discuss the history
of some its more prominent occupants.
Our second meeting, April 20, will feature
Joy Hallinan discussing “The Rite Care
Center at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta”.
She will describe the work of the
Rite Care Center and the support provided
by the Masons. Please support our current
Child Welfare Fund campaign by remembering
to bring new children’s books
to this meeting. If you are unable to attend
or bring books, monetary donations
can be made. Checks can be made to Fulton
Lodge No 216 and specify that the
proceeds are the Child Welfare Fund
Book Drive. It would be really nice to
present Ms. Hallinan with a large number
of books.
PICTURES PICTURES PICTURES!!
As you know, I have been requesting photos
from our past.
I would like to enter our Lodge in the
competition for the Mark Twain Mason
Awareness Award. In order to complete
the entry we need to submit photographs
depicting past as well as recent Lodge
events. Please send pictures to the Lodge
or bring them in person. Help Fulton
Lodge attain the recognition it deserves.
As always, I look forward to seeing each
of you in Lodge.
Finally, recalling the words of Most Worshipful
Grand Master Joe Suttles:
“Let Brotherly Love Prevail!”
Jeffrey Krieger
Friday, April 1, 2011
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Official Visit by Grand Master B. Palmer Mills
March 2011 Fulton Fellowcraft
From the East
I cannot believe that it is almost the end
of the first quarter.
Where has the time gone?
After a slow start in January, we began
February with Gary Deutsch discussing
“Genealogy in the Digital Age”. His talk
inspired a lot of questions and was wellreceived.
We closed out the month by
conferring an Entered Apprentice Degree.
March is also going to be an exciting
month. Most Worshipful Grand Master
B. Palmer Mills is scheduled to speak to
Fulton Lodge on March 2nd. He is a dynamic
speaker who always keeps his audiences
engaged.
On March 16th we will welcome back
Nickie Stipe, PhD. Dr. Stipe, who received
her PhD in religion from Emory
University, addressed the Lodge in 2008.
At that time she discussed the personal
struggles and triumphs of King Solomon.
This time her topic will be “Women in the
Old Testament”.
Previewing her talk, Dr Stipe wrote:
“Together we will explore some of the
lesser-known stories of women in the Tanakh.
First we will visit the woman who
had two divine visitations and her unique
response to them. Then we will turn to a
tale of life in the time of war, except that in
this story all of the decisive players are
women. Finally, we will ask some new
questions about an old tale of female trickery…
that may turn out not to involve any
tricks.”
Please plan to attend and enjoy her lecture.
This meeting is open to guests, so
please bring your spouse, friends, and
anyone else that would like to come.
The 2011 officers are working very hard
to bring enjoyment and value back to the
lodge, but we need your help. The best
programs can be planned, and fantastic
ritual work can be presented, but we are
still missing one key component: YOU.
As part of a special project I a planning, I
am still looking for any photographs you
may have from our past. All submitted
photos will be scanned and returned to
you.
Please remember this is your lodge and
we can only succeed with your help.
Jeffrey Krieger,WM
From the East
I cannot believe that it is almost the end
of the first quarter.
Where has the time gone?
After a slow start in January, we began
February with Gary Deutsch discussing
“Genealogy in the Digital Age”. His talk
inspired a lot of questions and was wellreceived.
We closed out the month by
conferring an Entered Apprentice Degree.
March is also going to be an exciting
month. Most Worshipful Grand Master
B. Palmer Mills is scheduled to speak to
Fulton Lodge on March 2nd. He is a dynamic
speaker who always keeps his audiences
engaged.
On March 16th we will welcome back
Nickie Stipe, PhD. Dr. Stipe, who received
her PhD in religion from Emory
University, addressed the Lodge in 2008.
At that time she discussed the personal
struggles and triumphs of King Solomon.
This time her topic will be “Women in the
Old Testament”.
Previewing her talk, Dr Stipe wrote:
“Together we will explore some of the
lesser-known stories of women in the Tanakh.
First we will visit the woman who
had two divine visitations and her unique
response to them. Then we will turn to a
tale of life in the time of war, except that in
this story all of the decisive players are
women. Finally, we will ask some new
questions about an old tale of female trickery…
that may turn out not to involve any
tricks.”
Please plan to attend and enjoy her lecture.
This meeting is open to guests, so
please bring your spouse, friends, and
anyone else that would like to come.
The 2011 officers are working very hard
to bring enjoyment and value back to the
lodge, but we need your help. The best
programs can be planned, and fantastic
ritual work can be presented, but we are
still missing one key component: YOU.
As part of a special project I a planning, I
am still looking for any photographs you
may have from our past. All submitted
photos will be scanned and returned to
you.
Please remember this is your lodge and
we can only succeed with your help.
Jeffrey Krieger,WM
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Guest Speaker Gary Deutsch “Genealogy Research in the Digital Age”
February 2011 Fulton Fellowcraft
From the East
We are all aware it takes a strong foundation
to make a structure.
However, what is a strong foundation for
a good lodge?
This is a question that has been asked by
many people for many years. I know that
I do not have the final answer, but can
only offer my take on it. I have taken the
time to observe many Masons, hoping
that I could learn how things are done, to
try and make me a better Mason, and a
better officer. What I actually received
was much more than that; it was a road
map to a strong lodge. With anything you
are trying to build— whether it is a building,
or maintaining a lodge —you must
have a strong foundation.
For Masons, a strong foundation is the
people. This means not only the new
brothers that we have in our lodge, but
also, our current brothers. It is easy to get
men to join an organization; people have
a desire to belong to something. The hard
part is to get people that are of good
moral character. Remember, Masons do
not make a man good; we take a good
man and make him better. You may be
asking what this means to you, well I am
about to tell you. While we cannot solicit
men to join our fraternity, we can promote
ourselves so people ask us about becoming
one. This means going out into the
community and volunteering as a group; it
means continuing to do our July 4th water
table for the racers, helping with GA
CHIP program, and much more.
The sky is the limit. Once we start getting
a favorable opinion of our craft, we
can start to build a stronger foundation for
the future.
Our current members are our foundation.
While it is strong, there is always room to
make it stronger. Not only can we make
our foundation stronger by bringing in
good men, we can make the foundation
stronger by getting our current members
re-involved in the craft. This will bring
back the knowledge that has left our
lodge, and it will start to pass on your extensive
knowledge to the younger brothers.
I am sure that your knowledge, experience
and friendship would be welcomed
by any brother. Come back to
lodge and bring another brother with you.
It is not only the job of the current line
officers to bring excitement into the
lodge; it is up to you as well.
Oh, if you have not figured it out, the road
map to a strong foundation is good people.
In the words of our esteemed Past Grand
Master, Joe Suttles:
“Let Brotherly Love Prevail!”
Jeffrey Krieger
Worshipful Master
From the East
We are all aware it takes a strong foundation
to make a structure.
However, what is a strong foundation for
a good lodge?
This is a question that has been asked by
many people for many years. I know that
I do not have the final answer, but can
only offer my take on it. I have taken the
time to observe many Masons, hoping
that I could learn how things are done, to
try and make me a better Mason, and a
better officer. What I actually received
was much more than that; it was a road
map to a strong lodge. With anything you
are trying to build— whether it is a building,
or maintaining a lodge —you must
have a strong foundation.
For Masons, a strong foundation is the
people. This means not only the new
brothers that we have in our lodge, but
also, our current brothers. It is easy to get
men to join an organization; people have
a desire to belong to something. The hard
part is to get people that are of good
moral character. Remember, Masons do
not make a man good; we take a good
man and make him better. You may be
asking what this means to you, well I am
about to tell you. While we cannot solicit
men to join our fraternity, we can promote
ourselves so people ask us about becoming
one. This means going out into the
community and volunteering as a group; it
means continuing to do our July 4th water
table for the racers, helping with GA
CHIP program, and much more.
The sky is the limit. Once we start getting
a favorable opinion of our craft, we
can start to build a stronger foundation for
the future.
Our current members are our foundation.
While it is strong, there is always room to
make it stronger. Not only can we make
our foundation stronger by bringing in
good men, we can make the foundation
stronger by getting our current members
re-involved in the craft. This will bring
back the knowledge that has left our
lodge, and it will start to pass on your extensive
knowledge to the younger brothers.
I am sure that your knowledge, experience
and friendship would be welcomed
by any brother. Come back to
lodge and bring another brother with you.
It is not only the job of the current line
officers to bring excitement into the
lodge; it is up to you as well.
Oh, if you have not figured it out, the road
map to a strong foundation is good people.
In the words of our esteemed Past Grand
Master, Joe Suttles:
“Let Brotherly Love Prevail!”
Jeffrey Krieger
Worshipful Master
Monday, January 17, 2011
Our Receptacles - The Studley Tool Chest
Found this great article about H.O. Studley, a Master Mason raised in 1871. H.O. is a great example of a receptacle for his working tools. I'm curious, have we paid attention to the receptacles we use to store our modern working tools?
Each of us does something different for our profession, if our "toolboxes" were dug into, what would they say about us as men? Would others find them interesting enough for restoration? Would they be of interest to the Smithsonian?
Thank you to PheonixMasonry.org for bringing all the research together in one place online, where you can read the full article and more.
Each of us does something different for our profession, if our "toolboxes" were dug into, what would they say about us as men? Would others find them interesting enough for restoration? Would they be of interest to the Smithsonian?
Thank you to PheonixMasonry.org for bringing all the research together in one place online, where you can read the full article and more.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
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
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
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
153rd ANNUAL COMMUNICATION And ELECTION OF OFFICERS
Thanks to the brethren and their families that helped make the November
14th GA CHIP event at the Marcus Jewish Community Center Atlanta a success.
December 2010 Fulton Fellowcraft
14th GA CHIP event at the Marcus Jewish Community Center Atlanta a success.
December 2010 Fulton Fellowcraft
Monday, November 1, 2010
Past Masters' Night
From the SeniorWarden
November 2010 Fellowcraft
Brethren,
Since its inception, the Georgia Child
Identification Program (GA CHIP) has
been enthusiastically supported by Fulton
Lodge. The Lodge donated a computer
system in 2007 as part of our
150th anniversary celebration. We
sponsored one of the first events to be
held in a Lodge in 2008. In the same
year, two brothers donated a second
computer system.
Two of our brothers have been very active
in GA CHIP. WB Ross Laver is
currently the State Director. WB Frank
Vexler has served as Associate State Director
for Logistics and State Director
for Special Projects.
Fulton Lodge is sponsoring another GA
CHIP event in conjunction with the PJ
Library Story Telling Festival at the
Marcus Jewish Community Center
Atlanta (MJCCA) at Zaban Park. This
is an opportunity to demonstrate the
Lodge’s commitment to community service.
This event draws hundreds of children.
We need a large number of volunteers.
The details are as follows:
Date: Sunday, November 14, 2010
Set-up time: 9:00 AM
Event time: 10:00 AM –1:00 PM
Location: MJCCA Zaban Park
5342 Tilly Mill Road
Dunwoody, GA 30338
We need volunteers to begin setting up
at 9:00 AM. Volunteers are also
needed to help greet families, assist
with the paperwork, control the flow
through the event, and operate the
computer stations. You don’t have to
be a computer expert. Your children
and grandchildren (high school age or
older) can assist with the computer stations.
I want to thank my wife, Lara, who
has been working with the staff at
MJCCA to help coordinate this event.
Jeff Krieger
SeniorWarden
November 2010 Fellowcraft
Brethren,
Since its inception, the Georgia Child
Identification Program (GA CHIP) has
been enthusiastically supported by Fulton
Lodge. The Lodge donated a computer
system in 2007 as part of our
150th anniversary celebration. We
sponsored one of the first events to be
held in a Lodge in 2008. In the same
year, two brothers donated a second
computer system.
Two of our brothers have been very active
in GA CHIP. WB Ross Laver is
currently the State Director. WB Frank
Vexler has served as Associate State Director
for Logistics and State Director
for Special Projects.
Fulton Lodge is sponsoring another GA
CHIP event in conjunction with the PJ
Library Story Telling Festival at the
Marcus Jewish Community Center
Atlanta (MJCCA) at Zaban Park. This
is an opportunity to demonstrate the
Lodge’s commitment to community service.
This event draws hundreds of children.
We need a large number of volunteers.
The details are as follows:
Date: Sunday, November 14, 2010
Set-up time: 9:00 AM
Event time: 10:00 AM –1:00 PM
Location: MJCCA Zaban Park
5342 Tilly Mill Road
Dunwoody, GA 30338
We need volunteers to begin setting up
at 9:00 AM. Volunteers are also
needed to help greet families, assist
with the paperwork, control the flow
through the event, and operate the
computer stations. You don’t have to
be a computer expert. Your children
and grandchildren (high school age or
older) can assist with the computer stations.
I want to thank my wife, Lara, who
has been working with the staff at
MJCCA to help coordinate this event.
Jeff Krieger
SeniorWarden
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