Ballut Abyad Shrine Easter Egg Hunt

Brethren,

Just as a reminder the Ballut Abyad Shrine will be hosting an Easter Egg Hunt at the Shrine Center (6600 Zuni Road S.E., Albuquerque, NM 87108) on Saturday, April 3rd from 12pm - 3pm.

As part of this event, the Potentate will be debuting the newly completed childrens playground on the south side of the Shrine Center. This project was coordinated and completed by the Young Guns Shrine Unit and it will make an excellent addition to the Shrine Center for our families to enjoy.

Masons, families and friends are invited to this event - so come out and enjoy the fun!

March MM Degree

We would like to congratulate Brothers Jerald Snider and Jeret Snider who were raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason during a special communication at Temple Lodge 6 on Thursday, March 25th.

Congratulations Brothers!

Esoteric Discussions

Brother Phil Houtz will be hosting esoteric discussions on the 1st Thursday of every month (Regular Communication) in the Temple 6 Lodge Room at 5:00 p.m.

The discussions are open to all Master Masons and should prove to be a good forum for Brethren to come together and share there thoughts, ideas and opinions on topics related to the Craft.

Hope to see you there!

Rocky Mountain Masonic Conference 2010

Just announced at the N.M. Grand Lodge Communication!

Brethren,

The New Mexico Grand Lodge will be hosting the 59th Rocky Mountain Masonic Conference (RMMC) at the Marriott Pyramid North in Albuquerque, NM from July 15th – 17th. The RMMC’s membership is comprised of the Masonic Grand Lodges of Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming. Grand Lodge Officers from each of these jurisdictions come together each year to discuss several topics of importance within the Masonic community. This year’s topic of discussion is “What’s Working for Freemasonry”. Each state representative will be allotted time during the conference to address what is working for Freemasonry within their jurisdiction and it should provide a wonderful opportunity for brethren from each of these states to come together and share their positive experiences.

If that wasn’t enough, this years RMMC has 4 wonderful key note speakers: Arturo de Hoyos, Grand Archivist and Grand Historian of the Supreme Council, 33 degree, Southern Jurisdiction, W.B. Christopher Hodapp, author of the best selling book, Freemasonry for Dummies, M.W. Rex Hutchens, author of the book, A Bridge to Light, and M.W. Neil Neddermeyer, a widely known motivational speaker on many Masonic topics.

RMMC 2010 is open to all Master Masons and more information about registration can be found on the website listed below (event schedule, guest speaker bios, entertainment, ladies program, conference cost, etc.).

Hope to see you there!

www.rmmc2010.org

2009 Lodge of the Year - Temple 6

Friday (March 19th) was a good day for Temple 6 during the 133rd Annual Grand Lodge Communication as it was awarded Lodge of the Year for 2009. WB Nate Calloway, PM – Temple 6 (2009) was presented a plaque for Lodge of the Year during an awards presentation by MW Grand Master David L. Baker before the altar. Temple 6 was commended for its dedication to the craft in 2009 and its members were encouraged to keep up the good work in 2010 by MWGM Baker.

Way to go Temple 6!

Pictured L to R:

WB Nate Calloway (PM, Temple 6 - 2009)

Brother Jim Lamb (JW, Temple 6 - 2010)

MWB Gary Deck (G.M. of Masons in NM - 2010)

133rd Communication - N.M. Grand Lodge

On March 18 - 20th, the Grand Lodge of New Mexico held its 133rd Annual Communication in at the Pecos River Village Conference Center in Carlsbad, NM. This years annual communication (as in previous years) consisted of several meetings among the Grand Lodge Officer’s, the hosting of the Grand Masters Reception and Awards, recognition of Appendant Bodies and Masonic Youth Organizations, Installation of 2010 Grand Lodge Officers, the Grand Masters Banquet, presentation of the Kit Carson Award, and a Memorial Service.

Grand Lodge was opened in form on Friday morning, March 19th and closed in form on Saturday afternoon at the completion of scheduled labor.The Sword of Bunker Hill Degree was then conferred by N.M. Lodge #124 (A.J. Fountain) for several brethren who were in attendance at this years Grand Lodge for a fee of $25.00 with all proceeds going to the Masonic Children’s Activities.

Temple 6 would like to extend its congratulations to MWB David L. Baker for his year as Grand Master of Masons in New Mexico for 2009, and to MWB Garry M. Deck who was elected and installed as Grand Master of Masons in New Mexico 2010.

Additional congratulations are extended to the following brethren from Temple 6 for their elections and appointments:

RWB Joshua Lightle (Senior Grand Warden)
RWB Jefferson Jordan (Junior Grand Deacon)
MWB Danny Calloway (Grand Secretary)
RWB Dan Lucero (Grand Lecturer)
WB Tom Goodgame (Dep. Grand Secretary/DDGL District 6)

2010 Scottish Rite National Leadership Conference

April 16 - 17 marks the dates for the first ever Scottish Rite National Leadership Conference being hosted at the Sheraton New Orleans Hotel in New Orleans, Louisiana. New Orleans is the location of the first "Lodge of Perfection" in the United States (Loge de Prafaits d'Ecosse, 1764).

The Supreme Council has held regional leadership conferences for many years and as a new approach it has been decided to host one national conference in 2010 to better focus collective efforts of the entire Southern Jurisdiction on the most important part of the fraternity - members.

Topics of discussion to be covered during this national conference include: leadership, education, public relations, finances, and membership.

This promises to be a wonderful event full of exciting learning opportunities, fun and fellowship.

St. Patricks Day

Did you know?

The first St. Patrick's Day parade took place not in Ireland but in the United States. Irish soldiers serving in the English military marched through New York City on March 17, 1762. Along with their music, the parade helped the soldiers reconnect with their Irish roots, as well as fellow Irishmen serving in the English army.

Reference: http://www.history.com/topics/st-patricks-day

March FC Degree

We would like to congratulate Brother Ryan Whiteis who was passed to the degree of Fellow Craft during a special communication at Temple Lodge 6 on Monday, March 15th.

Congratulations Brother!

Daylight Savings Time Begins Tomorrow

Brethren,

As a friendly reminder - don't forget to set you clocks ahead one hour tonight before you go to bed as we begin Daylight Savings Time tomorrow morning (Sunday, March 14th) at 2 a.m.

March EA Degree

We would like to congratulate our newest Brothers Carlos Carrasco, Mike Demko, Doug Gary, Louis Howell, Joe Madrid, Brian Moss, Tom Pennington and John Strange who were regularly initiated as Entered Apprentices during a special communication at Temple Lodge 6 on Thursday, March 11th.

Congratulations Brothers!

Temple 6 Blood Drive Results

On Saturday, March 6th, 2010 Temple 6 hosted a United Blood Services Blood Drive in conjunction with members of the Phi Gamma Delta, Alpha Nu Chapter of the University of New Mexico. Our target goal for this blood drive was 25 successful donations (Units) by 25 or more blood donors via scheduled appointments and walk-ins. We are happy to announce that we almost doubled that goal with 38 blood donors and 42 units of blood donated!

Temple 6 would like to thank Brother Jim Lamb who coordinated food and drink for this event and Brother Mike Westervelt who brought several members of Phi Gamma Delta, Alpha Nu Chapter to Temple 6 for this blood drive.