TRESTLE BOARD

January 2015
Vol. XV

Issue I

LEESBURG LODGE No. 58

FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF FLORIDA

200 Richey Road
Leesburg, Florida 34748
Phone: 352-787-5696
Email: leesburglodge58@centurylink.net
Meets the 1st & 3rd Tuesdays of Each Month at 7:00pm
Chartered January 15th, 1868

Committees for 2015

Officers for 2015

Worshipful Master
Senior Warden
Junior Warden
Treasurer
Secretary
Senior Deacon
Junior Deacon
Senior Steward
Junior Steward
Tyler
Chaplain
Marshal
Organist
Lodge Instructor
Lodge Historian
Librarian

Bro. Ron Glover..874-9504

Br. Jeff Lamb (Sherri).... .753-0277
Br. Wayne Reynolds.(Linda)407-484-0096
WLarry Duff (Brenda)..874-2164
W Hank DeBerry (Paula)..... 430-0238
Lodge ............................... . 787-5696
Br. Ed Spencer.324-2134
Br. Pedro Arroyo (Marcia)..
Br. James M. Thomas..
Br. Norman Novis (Alona).
WJim Angelos 255-1724
Vacant
W John Haas (Tina).360-9114
Vacant
WHank DeBerry (Paula)...330-7311
R W Joseph T. Price ... 787-0652
W Larry Duff (Brenda).874-2164

Trestle Board
WHank DeBerry (Paula).. 330-7311
Trestle Board Printing Leesburg Printing .. 787-3348
Lodge Web Mail
leesburglodge58@centurylink.net

Board of Relief
Chairman WMRon Glover, Jeff Lamb, Wayne Reynolds
Lodge Property
Chairman Jeff Lamb, WDon McIntyre, WJim Angelos,
W John Haas, WMRon Glover
Finance - Investments & Budget
Chairman Jeff Lamb, RW Ken Graves,
WTom Russell, WLarry Duff, WJohn Haas
Vigilance
Chairman WJohn Haas, WBob Browning, Jeff Lamb,
Charity & Scholarships
Chairman WJohn Haas, Sec. WHank DeBerry, Ed Spencer

Living
Past Masters
Charles Porter
1959
G. Kiser Hardaway
1964
Jack Holloway
1968
RWRay Richardson
1969*
William Ed Davison
1974
Robert H. Smith
1977
RWColin Crews
1980^*
H. C. Connell
1985
RWTheodore Jansen 1986*
RWJoseph T. Price
1987*
Michael Dozier
1988
John H. Meier V
1989
Jay A. Frizzell, Jr.
1992
Raleigh Sorenson
1993/1994
Don Barfield
1996
Tom Russell
1997/1998/2002
Mervyn Harris
1999
RWKenneth Graves
2000*
RH Thomas E. Beach 2001
Robert H. Browning 2003/2004
RWDennis Ricker
2005/2007^*
Roland P. Gibson
2006
Bill Green
2008
Richard Ecott
2009
Donald McIntyre, Sr.
2010
Randall Jesmok
2011
Larry Duff
2012
Jim Angelos
2013
John Haas
2014

Affiliated
Past Masters

Education
Chairman WHank DeBerry, WMRon Glover, Jeff Lamb

Carl Anzelmo
Henry DeBerry
MWJoseph Brearley
Jack Delauter
Robert C. Gleckler
Robert Kennedy
Clifford Moore
Frank Peregrin
Glenn A. Reynolds*^
Edwin Robbins
Robert L. Welch
Forest Case*
Wayne Parks
Fred Lint
Raymond D Trudeau
John R. Haas
Gary Towne
Jim Campbell
^ Past District Instructor
* Past DDGM
# Past Grand Master

RW Ed Mayfield

District Instructor

RH Alan Heist

Chairman WLarry Duff, WHank DeBerry, all Past Masters

Catechism
Chairman WDon McIntyre, Sr., WBob Browning, Jeff Lamb
Petitions Investigation
Chairman WMRon Glover, WLarry Duff, W Hank DeBerry
Investigations Interviews
WM Ron Glover will appoint as needed
Funeral
Chairman WJim Angelos, WBob Browning, Ed Spencer
Activities & Awards
Chairman WM Ron Glover, WJohn Haas, Jeff Lamb,
Wayne Reynolds
Officers meet at 6:00pm, first stated meeting, Committee Chairman
meet the second meeting of each month for business and planning.

18th Masonic District

DDGM

Lodge Mentors

352-751-3532
Cell: 352-348-9730
407-718-5841

LIGHT FROM THE EAST

WM Ron Glover

As I sit typing this I am trying to come to grips with some of the emotions Ive been feeling since being
elected as Worshipful Master of Leesburg Lodge. Excitement, Anticipation, Fear & Dread are just a few of the
major ones Ive been experiencing.
Im looking forward to working with all the officers in the line. I feel we are going to have a good, fun
year. Weve got some exciting things planned for this upcoming year and before we start I want to thank all the
brothers that agreed to sit in a chair or on a committee. I also want to thank all the Past Masters for their advice
and words of encouragement. Your advice and suggestions are always welcomed and appreciated. Ive said it
before but I want you to know that I take all criticism to heart and welcome it. It shows you care about Masonry
and our Lodge.
With that being said, its always hard for me to put down in words what Masonry means to me. I have
wanted to be a Mason for just about as long as I can remember. I can remember my father, uncles, and cousins
wearing their rings and talking about matters that despite being way over my head at the time intrigued me as to
what they were about. I can remember my father dressing up in his white tux jacket and leaving for the Lodge
and wondering what in the world was going on down there. I was hooked at an early age but it wasnt the rings,
or the secrets, or the pretty cool white tux jacket that inspired me to be a mason. It was the fact that these men
were indeed all good men. Good fathers, brothers, uncles, cousins. Good family men. Men that helped each
other, helped friends and family, and helped strangers without expecting anything in return. I knew enough then
to know that what they stood for was something right and decent and it was something I wanted to be a part of.
I remember, vaguely, being present at the building of the current Lodge building. I can remember going
to one of the installations where my father was going into a chair and I dont know if anybody can realize how
awe inspiring that lodge building is to a young child. Its hard to imagine that 30 plus years later Im going to be
sitting in the East of that very same lodge room. I only say this, Brothers, so you will know the sincerity I have
when I say, that it is an honor I cannot put into words that you have elected me to serve our Lodge.
I look forward to serving you. Let us start our labors for the year. Let us work and agree.

Chaplins Corner
My Brothers, as we start the New Year, let us give thanks to all that have made this past year
such a wonderful time in our lives. Let us reflect back on the good times in the past year and what
they have meant to our Lodge and our Brothers and ourselves. Let us remember with love and caring
those Brothers who passed this last year and keep their families and loved ones in our prayers. This is a time
of renewal for everyone, a fresh start and a clean slate. Let us not forget the simple things in life that give us
joy and make us who we are. Let us start anew with dedication to our Craft and dedication to the country we
love and hold dear. During these trying times let us not think of violence and hate but get back on the right
path toward a nation of caring neighbors and helping hands across our land. Brothers, may the Great Architect of the Universe grant you peace and love in the coming year and may he watch over and keep you, your
families and loved ones safe from sickness and harm. If you know of any sickness of distress, please let the
Lodge know, so we can offer comfort or a call.
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From the West

From the Secretary

Bro. Jeff Lamb

WHank DeBerry

Hello my Brothers! Thank you for once again showing the world you have no idea what you are doing
by electing me Secretary again! Just kidding Brothers, I am truly honored by your support and election
of me to this high office. I will strive to give you
my very best this year and stay on top of all things in
the Lodge.
We have managed to trim the NPD list down
to six names Brothers and I am sorry to say that
those six have not responded at all to our attempts at
contact. Brothers, please, if you know someone who
is in arrears in their dues, have them contact the
Lodge. There is no shame in going on the Emeritus
List and better that, than losing all your years of MaI would like to congratulate Ron Glover sonic service.
I would like to take this opportunity to conon being elected Worshipful Master for the new gratulate all the Brothers that were elected to office
year, during our time together he has relayed
in the Lodge. I know they will do their very best for
some of his ideas to me, and I am very excited the Lodge and the Brothers in it. Those appointed
to assist him in any way I can to make his year officers chosen are to be congratulated and thanked
stepping up and helping out. Their help keeps
a success. It is a true pleasure to know him as a for
this Lodge running. I know that the Worshipful
person and I am proud to call him my friend
Master has some very good plans in the works this
and Brother. I am certain he will do a great job year and I sincerely hope that all the Brothers will
come out and support his efforts.
as WM, and wish him all the best throughout
Brothers as this is the start of a new year I
this new year.
would like to ask a large favor of you. Could you
please update all your information for our records. I
Last of all I would like to thank the
want to make sure that you keep current on the hapBrothers for electing me to Senior Warden, I
penings in the Lodge and any new updates from
hope to be humble to the Past Masters, a leader Grand Lodge so that you can be a part of the whole
to the new Brothers, and a closer friend to all
process. A two minute phone call is about all it
would take to make this as simple and easy as possithe members of not only our lodge, but to all
ble. That way I can update your records with Grand
the brothers I meet throughout 2015.
Lodge and our own records in the Lodge office. I
dont think this is asking too much Brothers since
you are the ones who will benefit from this. I promise you will not receive any unnecessary contact
from me or the Lodge office. If you wish you can be
placed on the do not call list and it will be entered
into your record. Part of the problems we have had
in the past getting the dues taken care of, is not having a correct address to send the notice to. Also, not
being able to contact by phone or email, to find out
if the Brother is still able to pay or has passed. This
is vital information that we need to know to report to
Grand Lodge each year in our End of Year Report to
the Grand Secretary. I sincerely thank you all
Brothers and want to wish you the Happiest of New
Years!

Looking back over 2014 I feel we had a

positive year and I will miss being Senior Deacon. WM John Haas did a fantastic job in keeping our lodge on the right track and hope that
he will continue to be an influential member at
Leesburg #58. We had a great time together as
officers and I enjoyed practicing for the degrees
with Brother Haas and the other officers. I believe we put on some of the best degree work in
our district though 2014, it's just too bad so few
Brothers saw us in action.

From the South

UPCOMING IMPORTANT DATES

January 2015

Bro. Wayne Reynolds

Brothers,
Thank you for electing me as Junior Warden. Hopefully, I'll surpass all your expectations of the duties of a Junior Warden. I plan
on preparing great meals with the brothers
who work in the kitchen with me. I have
some good recipes for dinners this month and
next. There will be no breakfasts served until
April because of the way the weekends fall
with the first Saturday and the second Sunday
occurring in the same weekend.

Jan 1- Happy New Year

January's dinner is a choice of chicken stuffed

with spinach, Ricotta and Provolone cheeses
with marinara sauce and spaghetti or homemade meatloaf with mashed potatoes and
gravy. Sides include carrots and green beans
and salads. Desserts to follow.

Jan 10 - The Villages Officer Installation - 2:00 PM

Jan 1 - Mt Dora Officer Installation - 7:00 PM

Jan 3 - Leesburg Officer Installation - 10:00 AM
(No Breakfast this month)
Jan 3 - Wildwood Officer Installation - 3:00 PM
Jan 5 - Clermont Officer Installation - 7:30 PM
Jan 6 - Stated Communication - 7:00 PM
Jan 8 - Eustis Officer Installation - 7:30 PM

Jan 11 - Second Sunday Dinner - 11:30-1:00 PM

Jan 14 - Open Books/School of Instruction- 6:30 PM
Jan 20 - Stated Communication - 7:00 PM
Jan 21 - Masters & Wardens Leesburg

Look forward to seeing all my brothers with

their wives and guests at the dinner.

Installation of 2015 Officers - 7:30 PM

Jan 21 - Memorial Lodge Installation of Officers-9:00PM
Jan 27 - EA Degree - Leesburg @ 6:30 PM

Thank you,

Jan 29 - OES Fifth Tea Leesburg - 6:30 PM

Wayne Reynolds
Junior Warden

Once again Brothers and Sisters we ask that you please

DO NOT drive on the grass
next to the Lodge parking lot.
It is leaving ruts in the
ground and they are hard to
mow over. Thank You!
-Yard Maintenance Guy5

Masonic Education Worksheet

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Please leave completed slips on the Secretarys desk at the Stated Communications, or email W. Hank DeBerry
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Name(s) of Those Who Attended:

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Function/Activity/Training/Etc. Attended:
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Please leave completed slips on the Secretarys desk at the Stated Communications, or email W. Hank DeBerry
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Name(s) of Those Who Attended:

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Function/Activity/Training/Etc. Attended:
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Number of Hours Involved:______________________________________________________________
Location of Activity: ___________________________________________________________________
Please leave completed slips on the Secretarys desk at the Stated Communications, or email W. Hank DeBerry
with this information at hdeberry@embarqmail.com, or place them in the slot in the Secretarys door

Leesburg Announcement Forms

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2014 TRESTLE BOARD SPONSORS

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Current year or any part thereof - HELP US KEEP YOU INFORMED!
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John & Tina Haas

Jim & Becky Campbell

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Ed Spencer

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Bob & Carolyn Browning

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If you would like to be a sponsor in 2014, please see the secretary with your donation. Your
donations are applied to the monthly mailing costs of the Trestle Board, we need 60 sponsors to
cover the yearly mailing costs. Sponsorship is $20.00 for the year or any part thereof. Our Goal
for this year is 60 sponsors. Please consider a sponsorship.
"You get out of Masonry only what you put in it."

HIGH TWELVE
Meeting Times & Locations

RAINBOW
ASSEMBLY
No. 79 at Mt. Dora

Hawthorne Masonic High Twelve No. 547 Meets at 11:00 a.m. on the 2nd & 4th Tuesday
of each month at Golden Corral, 1720 Citrus
Blvd. (Hwy 27/441) Leesburg, FL. Tel: 352728-3911.

Lets not forget the young Ladies of our local

Rainbow Chapter. They need our support.
We should also remember they are the future
of our Ladies organizations and future leaders in our
communities. Meetings are at 7:00pm on the 2nd
and 4th Mondays of each month at Mt. Dora Lodge.
Know a young Lady who might want to join,
you can contact Chapter Mom Debbie Dyer at 407908-6973 or Chapter Dad Warren Shippee at 321689-6661.
Attend a meeting and be impressed.

Tri-County Masonic High Twelve meets

10:30 a.m. 1st Wednesday of each month at La
Hacienda Recreation Center, The Villages.
Reservations for lunch due by the Thursday before the meeting, call Rita at 750-5561.

"The proper function of man is to live, not

to exist. I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time. " If you are not getting as much from
life as you want to, then examine the
state of your enthusiasm.
- Bro. Jack London -Brother Norman Vincent Peale -

18th MASONIC DISTRICT

LODGES
Stated Communication Meetings
Leesburg No. 58
Umatilla No. 65
Clermont No. 226
Eustis No. 85
Villages No. 394
Tavares No. 234
Wildwood No. 92
Groveland No. 190
Mt. Dora No. 238

DEMOLAY
CHAPTER
At Eustis

1st and 3rd Tuesday

1st and 3rd Monday
1st and 3rd Monday
2nd and 4th Monday
2nd Monday
2nd and 4th Tuesday
2nd and 4th Tuesday
2nd and 4th Thursday
1st and 3rd Thursday

Lets also not

forget the young Men of our local DeMolay Chapter.
They also need our support. We should also
remember they are the future of Masonry and future
leaders in our communities. Meetings are at 7:00pm
on the 1 and 3rd Mondays of each month at Eustis
Lodge. Know a Man who might want to join, you
can contact Granddaddy Philip Paul at 407-8328771. Attend a meeting and be impressed.

Have YOU Traveled Lately?

HELP BY SUPPORTING OUR

MASONIC YOUTH
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January Birthdays

Scottish Rite

www.OcalaSR.com or www.SROrlando.com Jan 1 - Claude Lovell Jr.

Ocala Scottish Rite meets the first Monday of each month,
at 7:30pm.at Ocala Scottish Rite Center, 3632 NE 7th Street, Ocala,
Fl.
Orlando Scottish Rite meets at 1485 Grand Road, Winter
Park, Fla. on the 4th Friday of each month, except, November,
which is on the third Friday and dark in December, meetings at
7:30pm.

York Rite Bodies

A Continuation of the Blue Lodge
www.flgyr.org
Ocala York Rite Bodies Meetings at Belleview Lodge No. 95
Ocala Chapter No. 13 - Meets Second Wednesday of January,
March, May, September and November beginning at 7:30 PM.
Ocala Council No. 22 - R&S Masters - Meets Second Wednesday of February, April, June, October and December beginning at
7:30 PM.
Ocala Commandry No. 19 - Knights Templar - Meets on the
fourth Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM.

Jan 1 - Gary Towne

Jan 2 - C.M. Carroll
Jan 3 - Ransford Potter II
Jan 4 - Fred Conner
Jan 4 - Ed Kerr Sr.
Jan 7 - Donnell Barfield
Jan 8 - Michael Maravich
Jan 8 - Dennis Burtchall
Jan 8 - Roger Rayner
Jan 9 - Osgood Griffith
Jan 11 - Richard Gordon
Jan 11 - John Taylor
Jan 12 - Bob Grenier
Jan 12 - John Moore
Jan 15 - Dean Sever
Jan 16 - Sam Weekley
Jan 16 - Frank Toth
Jan 18 - Robert Braun
Jan 18 - Jim Angelos
Jan 21 - Brian Gannaway
Jan 22 - Mervyn Harris
Jan 24 - Steve Willman
Jan 25 - Dick Cartier
Jan 26 - Kent Williams
Jan 27 - Emory Guess

Lake/Sumter York Rite Bodies - Meetings at Leesburg Lodge 58

Eustis Chapter No. 33, Meets on the first Wednesday at 7:30
PM
Golden Triangle Council No. 28Royal & Select Masters Meets first Wednesday at 7:30 PM.
Chapter and Council will alternate on who begins first.
Triangle Commandery No. 38 Knights TemplarMeets on the
second Wednesday of each month at 7:30 PM, except in July and
August.

Order of the Eastern Star, Chapter No. 84

Lady Theresa Fox PM Worthy Matron
W Hank DeBerry PPWorthy Patron
Lady Paula DeBerry PMSecretary
W Robert Welch PGP Treasurer

There will be NO meeting this month because it falls on the 1st

of January and is a holiday. Be sure and check your calendars
for the Fifth Tea on January 29th for all incoming Secretaries and Worthy Matrons. It will be at Leesburg Lodge at
6:30PM
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Editors Note: All articles and information must be received by the editor
prior to the 23rd of the publishing
month for inclusion in the next issue.
Articles can be e-mailed to:
leesburglodge58@centurylink.net

Stewards they
dont really do
much, do they?
The Lodge Stewards are exactly what their name implies: The flight attendants
of the Lodge. They assist Brethren with mobility issues, fetch glasses of water for officers, etc. During
times of Refreshment, they serve meals, clean tables,
help in the kitchen, etc. Their ceremonial duties in
the Lodge include assisting the Junior Deacon in preparing the candidate for degrees and in purging the
Lodge.
The Junior Steward is seated on the left of the Junior
Warden in the South. The Senior Steward, on the
right of the Junior Warden in the South. They carry
rods and their emblem is the cornucopia, symbolizing
plenty for all. During hours of Refreshment, they report to the Junior Warden. During hours of Labor,
they report to the Junior Deacon.
The logical place to start is to ask, What is a steward? The word, steward, has an interesting etymology. It literally means, sty-wardthe manager of
the pigsty. Pretty high quality, huh? In the original
Anglo-Saxon it is a pig keeper. Later, it was applied
to the person who managed the activities in a noblemans hall. He was the ward, or manager, of that
place where the king or a nobleman would welcome
guests, hear requests, make judgments, hold feasts,
and other sorts of things. He was in charge of making
sure that there was plenty of food for everybody, and
that the guests were introduced and dismissed at the
proper times, and so forth.
But over time, a stewards responsibilities expanded
to include the management of the entire estate of the
nobleman, or other rich men. If he had a business,
then a steward would be the chief manager of that
business for him. He would supervise servants or employees. Depending on the sort of business that it
happened to be, he would collect rents, or payments;
he would keep the books; he would order provisions
and supplies making sure that the storeroom was kept
well stocked. And, he did many other things that the
boss either could not do, or did not need to be bothered with.
The word manager has replaced this term. We do not
use steward very much anymore. We have even
dropped the term for the stewards and stewardesses
on passenger planes; they are now flight attendants.
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Comedy Corner
While visiting a newly initiated brother at home one
day, the new brothers wife took me to one side and
said her husband had started behaving very strange
since joining.
I asked in what way?
She said that he locks himself in the toilet for hours
on end mumbling to himself with his little blue book.
Later that evening I turned the talk to lodge, and
asked him how he was getting on.
Oh fine was his reply.
I asked him about his behavior and if there was anything wrong.
No, was his reply.
So why read the book there?
Well he said "Its the only TYLED room in the
house"....

A Doctor and Plumber are in the same Lodge. On

Sunday Morning the Doctor wakes up to find his toilet
blocked. So he rings the Plumber.
But I dont work Sundays! Cant it wait until tomorrow. The Doctor said. I dont like working Sundays
either but if you were in trouble, and felt unwell,
Brother I would come round to see you
OK says the Plumber and goes round to the Doctor.
Goes upstairs and looks at the toilet, take two aspirins
from his pocket and throws them down the bowl.
There he says If its no better tomorrow give me a ring
and I will call round.

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So really, it is a word that just about only has its theological meanings left to it in our everyday life, such as in
the parable of the unjust steward.
Stewardship, then, is the conducting, supervising, or managing of something. And it usually means, The careful and responsible management of something that has been entrusted into your care. We use is like, The nation is responsible for the stewardship of its natural resources.
Or, you have been given a sum of money in trust (a trustee); you would be a steward of that money.
The Bibles use of the term steward is very similar to the dictionary definition of the term. The Old Testament uses a phrase that means, One who is over a house, just like Joseph was a steward over the household
of Potiphar. Another word is the Hebrew soken, means basically the same thing, but it has a more governmental connotation to it. It is an officer responsible for the kings house. We would probably use the term
treasurer, or chamberlain instead of steward, but it is the same idea. He is the chief officer of a royal court.
And in Isaiah 22:15, there was Shebna who was called the treasurer of the court, and he was replaced because
he was not being responsible.
If you remember the book, The Lord of the Rings, there was a city called Minas Tirith that had lost its king,
and the stewards who were regents over that city ruled that city-state for hundreds of years. And when the king
returned, as faithful stewards should be, they turned the city back over to the king.
Other words translated steward in the Bible may specifically mean leader, officer, commander, or
overseer. The New Testament only uses two words for this idea. The Greek words epitropos and
oikonomos. Epitropos means One to whose care something is committed. Sounds like steward to me. It is
translated as steward, guardian, and even tutor. The verb form, epotropae means to turn over to, like a rich
man will turn over his estate to his steward while he is gone. It is used in a situation with the apostle Paul, in a
negative light, when he was commissioned by the priests in Jerusalem to go to Damascus and put into prison
true believers of the way. He was commissionedmade a stewardof this task, and sent to Damascus to carry
it out. This word is also found in Matthew 20:8, Luke 8:3, and Galatians 4:2. They are used generally where so
and so is a steward, and that sort of thing.
Now, oikonomos literally means House arranger; one who arranges the household. It is also defined as
house manager, steward, governor, treasurer, and chamberlain.
You probably noticed that all these definitions are very much the same, both in our usage of the word, the Old
Testament usage of the word, and the New Testament usage too. It is very clear throughout the whole Bible
that a steward is one who manages something entrusted to him by another, more often by a superior who entrusts things to him. He is accountable to guard, maintain, and even enhance what has been entrusted to him. A
steward is always under authority of another, and must report his progress to his superior on occasion. A businessman would not expect to have a steward and not be told what is going on. It is part of his duties. He must
report his progress to his superior.
Let us see how it is used in the Bible, and watch these ideas surface.
I Chronicles 28:1 Now David assembled at Jerusalem all the leaders of Israel: the officers of the tribes and the
captains of the divisions who served the king, the captains over thousands and captains over hundreds, and the
stewards over all the substance and possessions of the king and of his sons, with the officials, the valiant men,
and all the mighty men of valor.
Now, this is a steward of a different color. These stewards were considered leaders of Israel. They had in their
charge all the riches that David possessed, as well as the possessions of his sons. Notice that it is stewards,
plural. They needed many money managers to look after all Davids familys substance. They were extremely
trustworthy men to have all this money in their hands to do with as they would, and as David directed them.
And, there is no indication that they fell down on the job, because David was able to lay up an incredible
amount of materialsgold and silver, precious gems, wood and stoneall for building the temple in Jerusalem. These men did a good job. They were worthy of the trust that David put into them.
Now, this idea of managing money is the main understanding that the Protestants have of stewardship. And, if
you read any of their articles on stewardship, you will find that they mostly key in on stewardship of the
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ministry over the churchs funds. That is good and right, and should be considered. However, even though they
seemed to be aware of the more spiritual meanings, not just for the ministry but for the lay members as well,
most of their discussions of stewardship seems to end with the using of ones tithes, and church finances.
This is not wrong. But it is only the most rudimentary of the applications of the idea of stewardship. It is incomplete.
The concepts of khalifa, stewardship, and amana, trust, emerge from the principle of tawhid. The Quran explains that mankind holds a privileged position among Gods creations on earth: he is chosen as khalifa, viceregent and carries the responsibility of caring for Gods earthly creations. Each individual is given this task
and privilege in the form of Gods trust. But the Quran repeatedly warns believers against arrogance: they are
no better than other creatures.
Even the Buddhists believe that we are Stewards of the world, and it is in our care.
So as Lodge Stewards we are charged with every care that the lodge and its members may have. This takes us
back to the reference of lodge Stewards being the grunts. Let us not forget that they are the backbone of the
lodge and without their diligence to their duty the lodge would struggle and fail. The Steward is, in my opinion, one of the most important roles and one of the most overlooked by all Brothers. A good Steward will
know that he has done his job, by the lack of complaining by the membership and the lack of recognition that
they will receive for a job well done.
However, I will say that, the Steward who success will be noticed by the Worshipful Master, and officers, for
it would have most likely made his job that much easy, and his year as Master that much more successful.
Be proud to be a Steward and be diligent, for the time we spend in the chairs goes quickly and without our
knowledge. Remember that it is up to you to help those who come after you and if you did your duty well you
will know every part of what it means to be the Lodge Steward.
Written by:
Brother Keith Becker
Educational Officer
Queensbury Lodge No. 121
Queensbury, NY

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Pictures from around the Lodge

Kitchen Krew December 2014

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Pictures from around the Lodge

An excellent meal was served by the Lodge on Dec 16th and everyone that came for
dinner had a great time and some really good food.

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Pictures from around the Lodge

Jess and Ivan receive their badges for running a mile every day of the recent Camporee at
Camp La-No-Che. Troop 1 also participated in the recent Soapbox Derby in
Leesburg and although they didnt win, a fun time was had by all.

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Pictures from around the Lodge

Christopher, one of our newest Scouts in Troop 1 receives his

Scout badge and in turn gives his Mom her Scout pin at the
recent Court of Honor held at Leesburg Lodge.

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SUNDAY DINNER
Leesburg Lodge No. 58
January 14, 2015
Menu
Waynes Stuffed Chicken Breast
Meat Loaf w/gravy,
Mashed Potatoes, Carrots, Green Beans,
Dinner rolls, Salad, Desserts
( Sugared and Sugar free), Drinks
$8.37 + .63 tax - Adults, under 14 - $3.72 + .28 tax

11:30 AM until 1:00 PM

Please call the Lodge at 787-5696 or sign the guest list in the lobby and
provide the number attending with you,. This ensures enough food is purchased and prepared for all.
ALL MASONS, their families and friends are invited to our Monthly
Second Sunday Dinners and First Saturday Breakfasts
Help support your Blue Lodge, IT IS where all other Masonic Bodies Begin.

Future menu suggestions are always welcome!

Introducing 2015 Chef Crew

JW Wayne Reynolds
SS James Michael Thomas
JS Norman Novis

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Leesburg Masonic Lodge No. 58 F&AM

PO Box 985
Fruitland Park, Florida 34731

NONPROFIT
US Postage
PAID
Permit#1040
Leesburg,, FL
34748

Celebrating 147 years (1868 2015)

in Leesburg, Fla. The Lakefront City

SUNDAY DINNERS

11:30 a.m. TO 1:00 p.m.

Menu items: January 14, 2015

Waynes Stuffed Chicken Breast,

Meat Loaf w/gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Corn,
Carrots, Green Beans, Garden Salad, Desserts (Sugared & Sugar-Free)
Coffee, Iced Tea and Lemonade
$8.37 + .63 tax per person, Children under 14 years of age $3.72 + .28 tax

PLEASE call the Lodge at 787-5696, or sign the guest list in the foyer, provide

the number of guests attending with you, this ensures enough food is prepared for all. ALL MASONS,
their families and friends are invited . Menu suggestions welcomed, just fill out a comment card.

Dont forget to call or sign -up!!!

1st Saturday Monthly Coffee Klatch & Breakfast

8:00am to 10:00am

Eggs (cooked to order), Pancakes, Waffles, Bacon, Sausages

(Pattys or Links), Breakfast Potatoes, Grits, Sausage Gravy,
Biscuits, Toast
Coffee, Orange Juice
$5.58 +.42 sales tax per person
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