Widow's Sons' Lodge No. 60, A.F. & A.M. Homepage

Regular Meetings ...

Stated Communications are:
THIRD MONDAY OF EACH MONTH AND JUNE 24

All stated meetings begin promptly at 7:30pm, and are preceeded by a Dinner begining at 6:00pm. We encourage you to arrive early for Fellowship. You can make dinner reservations by contacting Widows' Sons' Lodge No. 60. Each meeting is followed by refreshments.

The deadline for dinner reservations is noon the Friday before the Monday meeting.

Driving directions to the Lodge.

The Masonic Temple is located at the intersection 5th and East Main Street on the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville, Virginia. A stamp is available to validate parking in the adjacent Parking Garage.

Officers ...

David C. Merchant, W.M.
R:.W:. Russel G. Snodgrass, S.W.
David T. Simpson, J.W.
R:.W:. Oakley C. Straley, Treasurer
Bro. Mark S. Chapman, Secretary
Andrew F. Conely, S.D.
William D. Vincent, J.D.
W:. Carl E. Hollar, Jr., Chaplain
Patrick M. Kelly, S.S.
James F. Beeman, J.S.
Vestal Greer, Marshal
Bobby Cameron, Jr., Tiler

The Lodge Building ...

The WSL Temple is in Downtown Charlottesville, Virginia.

Local Lodges ...

Alberene Lodge #277 has its Stated on the Second Monday of the month.

King Solomon Lodge #194 has its Stated on the Second Tuesday of each month.

Piedmont Stella Lodge #50 has its Stated on the Third Wednesday of every month.

Newsletter ...

"Hiram's Journal" is the official publication of Widow's Sons' Lodge and is available for download every month. Be sure to check it often for important announcements, scheduled events, recent news, committee reports, proclomations, and masonic birthdays.

Dinner Reservations ...

As always, reservations are required to ensure enough food will be available for the meals before each Stated Communication. We always need to provide an accurate counts so that the expenses can be controlled. Please contact the Junior Warden David Simpson by phone (434)981-5431 or email to make reservations prior to noon on Wednesday before the Stated meeting.

If you wish, you can request him to put your name on the Standing List, and then call "by exception" when you cannot attend.

The Winding Staircase ...

A Masonic Discussion group is meeting the 1st Saturday of each month in the dining room of the Charlottesville Masonic Temple. They doubled their attendance in December over November. Mark your calendar now and plan to join them at 10:00 a.m.

Website Recognition ...

The Widow's Sons' Website has been recognized as a noteworthy website by www.freemasonry.fm.

Our lodge has been highlighted as an "April Link of the Month."

Take some time to review the expansive links list available at www.freemasonry.fm

Thanks ...

This website is hosted hosted for free by Monticello Avenue

Web"Deacon" ...

This website was designed by & is maintained by Bro. James Ruhland.

James is the Senior Deacon and Chairman of the Website Committee for Willaimson Road Lodge No.163 in Roanoke, Virginia.

OWMG ...

This website is registered with the Operative Web Masons Guild.

Message from the East ...

Hello Brethren,

I hope that all who participated in our Widow's Sons' Challenge at our last Stated Communication had a good time and learned something new or something they had forgotten. I know, for myself, being in the East it was fulfilling to hear the fellowship and laughter of the participants.

Since I wrote you last we have raised four new Master Masons. Two participated in the One Day Conferral and two through our usual degree work. Our new Brothers are: Brother James Craig, Brother Joshua Katcher, Brother Steve Thomas, and Brother Lowell Hill Jr.. When you see these Brethren (or any Brother you are not familiar with and those you are) please introduce yourself and make him/them feel welcomed.

Brethren, your officers are busy getting our October Stated Communication at the George Washington Masonic Memorial. We have received our Dispensation, the bus is reserved, and arrangements for a cooked meal made. As I have announced throughout the year, the trip will be made on OCTOBER 25th and will replace our usual 3rd Monday Communication (Oct 20th). Your cost to participate is $25.00 which will reserve you a seat on the bus and pay for your meal. If at all possible, please pay by Sep 15th so we can have an accurate count. Again, we WILL NOT have our October 20th Stated Communication at the Lodge. We WILL have our October Stated Communication on OCTOBER 25th at the George Washington Masonic Memorial. For reservations please contact myself at davidmerchant@embarqmail.com or by phone at (434)-985-6374.

Finally Brethren, Thank you for all your donations of non-perishable food items made thus far to our Food Bank drive and I strongly urge and encourage you to continue making those donations and helping those less fortunate than ourselves. I cannot stress enough the impact this single act of kindness has on our community. Every HUMAN BEING has a claim upon YOUR kind offices.

Fraternally Yours
Brother Dave
Worshipful Master

George Washington Masonic Memorial ...

As many of you know, the officers have been working on moving our Stated Meeting in October (25th) 2008 to the George Washington Masonic Memorial, Alexandria, VA. to celebrate Founder's Day. We have reserved a bus (47 passengers) and have made arrangements with the Eastern Star in Alexandria to prepare our lunch. As it stands now, the agenda is as follows:

08:30 - Leave Charlottesville (NGIC Parking Lot - 29N)
11:00 - Arrive George Washington Masonic Memorial
11:30 - Lunch
12:30 - Stated Communication
14:15 - Gift Shop and Self-Tour
15:00 - Guided Tour of Masonic Memorial
16:00 - Leave George Washington Masonic Memorial
18:30 - Arrive Charlottesville

Cost:
Bus - $15.00
Lunch - $10.00
* Checks payable to Widow's Sons' Lodge #60

Please see or contact the Worshipful Master or any of the WSL#60 officers to reserve your space/lunch for this very special occasion. I sincerely hope that all of you will come.

Fraternally yours, David C. Merchant, WM