From the South

Brethren,
Here are your upcoming events for October & November.

OCT 11th - We will be meeting at the lodge at 10AM to make the first batch of tamales. this will be an all day affair so if you cant make it in the morning please come when you can, we will need all the help we can get.
Don't forget we are selling the Tamales for $12 a dozen or 2 dozen for $20. Hot or mild. If you want to place an order now call me at 865-686-2064

OCT 16th - We will be having 2 EA degrees, Eat at 6PM with degree to follow.

OCT 18th - We will be holding our second Turkey shoot for this year at the Rockford Football field. We will start at 8:30. Call S.S. Justin Smith at 865-712-6688 for more info

OCT 21st - We Will be having an EA degree, Eat at 6PM with degree to follow.
Due to the number of events during this time, we are preparing for low attendance and any help at these degrees would be greatly appreciated.

OCT 25th - MM Degree Canceled.

OCT 31st - Will be our annual Halloween Carnival, If you have not attended before or have children/Grand children, please come out. We have a lot of fun and will be providing the TN C.H.I.P. program (Child I.D.)
We are hardily accepting candy donations for this event, We will need upwards about 400 pounds of candy, if the previous years' success is any indication. we will also need cakes the night of for the cake walk.

NOV 8th - We will be holding our annual Veterans Day breakfast. All Veterans and active duty military eat free. We will start serving at 10AM.

NOV 25th - It's Table Lodge time! Come join us as we reenact the holding of lodge while eating as it was held in our forefathers time. Don't forget your kilt if you have one. We will eat at 6PM and it will be a pot-luck. Rockford lodge will be providing the main meat and you will be in for a treat if you attend.

From the West

Brethren,
I am pleased to bring you the results of our work during the last month.

On the 4th, Brother Jess Walker came for the official visit. It was wonderful to see the enthusiasm of the brethren present and the eagerness of the younger masons to jump into the ritual work without being asked.

On September 9th, the brothers of Rockford lodge were pleased to provide food for and serve the ladies of the Martha Washington Star chapter and we look forward to providing such services in the future.

On the 20th, Rockford lodge held a steak dinner fund raiser.  This is the largest fund raiser we have had in many years bringing in over $2000. A huge thanks to the brethren who put this event on and an even larger one for the brothers from other lodges, ladies, friends and kids who jumped in and helped. We were so busy during the event that unfortunately, we did not take any photos.

We initiated a young man on the 27th. We have held 15 EA degrees so far this year and more may be on the horizon. If you see a brother that you don't recognize please remember to introduce yourself and remember that with so many new masons coming in we need all the help we can get in teaching and molding these men into the knowledgeable masons that Rockford is known for.

Thank you.

From the East

Greeting Brethren,

It's hard to believe that we are in the last quarter of the year. Time has went by swiftly and as you know we have had alot of activity this year from degrees to events and we have more to come. Let's finish the year as we started the year, strong and moving forward. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the brethren who have helped our lodge grow and be successful.   

A special thanks to the young and old master masons that have torn out the flowerbed and are in the process of refurbishing it. We will be engraving the tiles which will be one of the focal points in the flowerbed with personalized messages, dedications, remembrances, etc. If you would like to have something engraved on a tile, please contact me at 865-414-0811. The price is $25 per tile and all proceeds will go into the beautification of the flowerbed.

Check our calender of events for the remainder of the year on our website.

Please remember in your prayers, our shut-ins, sick, widows & military and please try to remember as I have always asked the question - "Why did I become a mason?"

In the light,

Mark Dixon

Worshipful Master