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Liberty Lodge No. 412 F&AM
November, 2021 Trestle Board
Message from the East; Worshipful Master David Finkelstein
My Brothers:
THE LODGE WILL COME TO RETENTION!
The Retention Drive has begun!
New Friendships to Build!
People like to be with their friends. How are friendships built? Time. Let’s spend time with our
new applicants and Brothers. We can’t help but form some friendships. Some, maybe all, of our
new friends will continue to participate in the Lodge. How many of your friendships started from
the time you spend at church, at little kid soccer games, working on charity or community ser-
vice events? In jail? (Just kidding.)
The Membership and Retention Committee has brought in several friends-elect. At our next
stated meeting, we’ll talk more about implementing the actions and activities we’ve thought of.
We’ll call them Friendship Builders. We’ve already planned a few Friendship Builders. We’ve
started two. We’ve planned another one. More! We want more Friendship Builders!
We have two new Brothers from our Membership and Retention Drive, we have balloted in
these “ready made” Master Mason Brothers. We will ballot in more at the next state meeting on
November 13. We will also read petitions at that stated meeting on November 13. We’ll ballot
those in December 11. We have several more petitions out. Let’s all give Senior Warden Kevin
Sapio a big round of applause for doing almost all the work on this.
Friendship Builder 1 has been done: The first of two hello calls from a Brother (me)
Friendship Builder 2 has been started: Open Houses. Let’s keep having them. For Retention.
Let’s think of things we can do at them.
Friendship Builder 3 will be done in 10-12 days: The second of two hello calls to each new
friend-elect. From another Brother.
Friendship Builder 4 is in planning: Casual meet-ups outside the Lodge for a couple of hours.
We’ll plan the next activities at our next Stated Meeting. Come with more ideas!
We turned off the Facebook advertisement. Time to stop looking. Time to start cooking.
That’s all for this month. Build friendships! The Lodge will come to Retention!
Worshipful Master David Finkelstein
(941) 587-8800
Message from the West; SW Kevin Sapio
Welcome Brothers,
We hope all our Brothers, Family and Friends are well.
Liberty hosted an Open House on October 23rd and it was a great success. Thank you Bro. JR
Warden for sharing the refreshments and all the Brothers that supported our Open House.
With new Petitions coming in we will be getting an EA Degree team and practice starting soon.
Manatee Lodge 31 Raised three Brothers Saturday October 30th and what wonderful degree
work and the hard work they put in.Liberty Lodge No. 412 F&AM
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Lodges grow strong on getting Members, good Ritual, Fellowship, including Family.
Please, one of the most important words we can hear is from you our Members and Brothers
sending your thoughts and ideas.
Brothers don't forget Work Day Saturday November 6th starting at 8:00 am and see you
in Lodge.
Brother S.W Kevin Sapio
(941) 374-0963
Message from the South; JW Robert Leonard
Greetings from the South!
Hello my Brothers of Liberty Lodge #412, the day light Lodge of the 23rd District of the Grand
Lodge of Florida. Wow, what a mouth full. Masons is a large organization with many parts and
we are a big part of that. It is easy to look at us and say we don’t have a lot of members(yet)
and it is hard to grow or survive with small numbers. I look at all we do with these small num-
bers and the potential growth from the new members we are getting from our advertisements
and I see things getting better. It is happening from the members of our Lodge helping make it
happen. I hope this encourages those on the side lines to want to join in to help. The more that
show up, the more fun and easier our Labor becomes. I am so encouraged just from how many
Brothers showed up at our community open houses. I see these open houses growing and be-
coming something that will grow the Lodge in not just numbers but in brotherhood and family
good times. When you see the new faces around, please greet and get to know all of them. That
is what I loved most about our Lodge when I came to visit and as I went through the Degrees
and still love today. Thank you Brothers.
This month has a few things going on. Some of the big Holidays coming up are Veterans Day
and Thanksgiving which means to me parades and lots of food. The District Calendar is packed
and I encourage everyone to give it a look to be able to participate in the events by our
Sister(HaHa…Brother) Lodges in the district.
Our meeting this month closes nominations for our elected Lodge officers. All nominations, ac-
cepted and signed by the brother nominated, has to be to Brother Secretary Richard Benson by
the start of the Lodge meeting of November. If you want to be in line as an appointed officer let
the Senior and Junior Wardens know so we can start planning the next couple years. Again, the
more Brothers we have in Lodge, the better it will get. If you have any doubts of stepping up o a
position, I assure you we don’t do things by ourselves, we are a band of Brothers who support
and help each other. You will not be left to do anything alone, together we will succeed.
In the short future, we will be needing to put together an EA degree. It is an opportunity for us to
have some fun and welcome new members by showing our pride as Masons. We will be an-
nouncing for help soon to get started with degree practice. If anyone every wanted to be a De-
gree Master, here is your chance.
Thank you all, for being a part of Liberty Lodge No. 412 F&AM
.JW: Robert Leonard, (808) 372-9979Liberty Lodge No. 412 F&AM
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Message from the Treasurer; Giles Light
There’s not a lot to report from your Treasurer this month. We paid our bills in October and
made a $500 contribution to Southwest Florida Guide Dogs. This is a charity that we have sup-
ported in the past. The donation became a lot more meaningful to me personally as the result
of an experience I had in late September. While on a City Tour in Salt Lake City, one of our
stops was at the State Capitol. While there, I noticed a fellow traveler with a guide dog. As I got
closer, I saw a small metal tag on the dog’s collar which read “Southwest Florida Guide Dogs.”
As you can imagine, my curiosity was peaked. So I said to the gentleman, “Are you from Flor-
ida?” He said, “Yes, I’m from Rockledge.” So a brief discussion ensued and he explained to me
how he had to go to Palmetto for a week to learn how to work with the dog. What a great story
to hear when I am 2,400 miles away from Palmetto. Our Lodge can take pride in our support of
this local charity.
Some additional good news on the financial front. Dues statements have been sent out and
payments are coming in. If you haven’t yet paid your 2022 dues, put that on your list of things to
do. It would be great if all payments were received by the end of December.
I’m afraid I will miss our meeting on November 13th. I will be traveling out-of-the-country for two
weeks. This is my first trip outside the US in two years and was a trip that was canceled in
2020. I will provide a copy of the Treasurer’s Report for October and checks so we can pay the
bills. I will be back in time for Thanksgiving and for our meeting in December.
So let me close this column by wishing everyone a very happy Thanksgiving Day. If I am the
first with these wishes I am happy I was able to do so.
Treasurer ,Giles Light, (941) 907-8470
Message from the Secretary; Richard Benson
Brothers, Dues Notices were sent out in October. Don’t forget to pay your dues!
November 13 is the date that nominations for Liberty Lodge Officers will be due. They MUST be
accompanied by a letter of acceptance from the Nominated Brother. For the positions of WM,
SW and JW make sure you have taken the Master Mason 1,2,3 and Masonic Leadership
Training. We will be needing a Secretary for the Lodge, as I would like to step down, after 4
years as the Lodge Secretary.
If you would like to Become a Trestle Board Sponsor to help the Lodge defray the cost for our
Website and Communications, please contact the Lodge Secretary.
Liberty needs a Brother to be responsible for updating the Liberty Web Page. Please contact the
Secretary if You are that Brother !
CURRENT 2021 TRESTLE BOARD SPONSORS:
Platinum Club ($100)
Gold Club ($50)
Silver Club ($25)
Brother Hans HeideLiberty Lodge No. 412 F&AM
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Liberty Lodge Brothers with an October Birthday:
PWM Earl Dennis Jr.
Yerandy Molina
Donald Von Steen
Happy Birthday Brothers!
Liberty Lodge Brothers Celebrating a Masonic Anniversary in October:
PWM Ken Ammons - 14 Years
Hans Heide - 32 Years
Robert Leonard - 2 Years
Tamas Zettner - 2 Years
Congratulations Brother's on your Masonic Service!
Liberty Lodge No. 412 F & AM meets on the second Saturday of each
month at 9:00AM
Lodge Meetings at: Lodge mailing Address:
402 - 15th Street East PO Box 461
Bradenton, FL 34208 Bradenton, FL 3420
Petitions For Membership
Petition for Membership:
Jonathan Davies, resides in Parish FL, employed as a Payroll Specialist for Fowler, Co.,
Born 1971, Not Married and has a son.
Petition for Plural Membership:
Adam Ainsley resides in Bradenton, FL, self-employed as a Chef. Member in Good Stand-
ing in Manatee Lodge No. 31. born 1977.Liberty Lodge No. 412 F&AM
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Famous American Masons - First in Series - Benjamin Franklin
“As to the Freemasons, …they are in general a very harmless sort of
People, and have no principles or practices that are inconsistent with
religion and good manners.”
~Benjamin Franklin, 1738
Boston-born Benjamin Franklin (1706–1790) established what became
a successful printing business in Philadelphia as a young man. From an
early age, Franklin developed and followed a philosophy of continual
self-improvement. He also practiced this ideal in his community, helping
found and improve organizations that contributed to individual and
public good, including Freemasonry.
Thinker and Diplomat
After he retired from business in his early 40s, Franklin turned his
curiosity to his vast interests, including politics, science, philosophy,
literature, and diplomacy. In Paris in the late 1770s, he successfully
sought French support for the American fight for independence. He later
served as ambassador to France for the new United States. Upon his
return to Pennsylvania as a respected elder statesman, he became
President of the Pennsylvania Assembly, helped shape the new nation
at the Constitutional Convention, and worked to abolish slavery.
A Freemason for the Ages
Franklin became a Freemason as a young man, in 1731. Able and
active, he served as Grand Master of Pennsylvania just three years later
and as Provincial Grand Master of Pennsylvania in 1749. Alongside his
many endeavors, Franklin held many lodge and Grand Lodge offices.
Near the end of his life, his Pennsylvania brethren honored Franklin as
“An illustrious Brother” of “distinguished merit” entitled to the “highest
veneration.”
AWAITING ENTERED APPRENTICE DEGREE: None.
AWAITING EA CATECHISM:
Practice is every Monday and Wednesday Evenings. Call Brother Robert Leonard (808)
372-9979 for exact times, or to setup another time.
Its never too late to restart your interest in Masonry and take your next step!
1. Knic Knippers - EA Degree 10/03/2020
2. Douglas Turner - EA Degree 10/03/2020
3. Jeffrey Weaver - EA Degree 10/03/2020Liberty Lodge No. 412 F&AM
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4. Baron Kamp - EA Degree 1/18/2020
5. Louis Ballance - EA Degree 03/27/2021
AWAITING FellowCraft Degree None
AWAITING FELLOW CRAFT (FC) CATECHISM None
AWAITING MASTER MASON (MM) DEGREE: None
AWAITING MM CATECHISM: Yerandy Molina MM Degree 12/05/2020
2021 Liberty Lodge No. 412 F&AM Elected Officers
2021.ddgm.23@gmail.com
Worshipful Master Senior Warden Junior Warden
David Finkelstein Kevin Sapio Robert Leonard
(941) 587-8800 (941) 374-0963 (808) 372-9979
sarasotalawyer@gmail.com bruno76@verizon.net robertl02@me.com
Secretary Treasurer Lodge Instructor
Richard Benson Giles Light Kevin Sapio
(941) 251-7466 (941) 907-8470 (941) 374-0963
rbenson1873@yahoo.com glightfl@yahoo.com bruno76@verizon.net
Grand Master of FL Masons: M∴W∴ Jeffrey S. Foster
23rd District DDGM: RW:. Jeffrey M. Pick
Phone. 941-993-0990
23rd District Instructor: RW:. Douglas W. Dobbs
Phone. 941-545-1726
23rdddgm2018@gmail.com
Liberty 412 Past Masters Liberty 412 Perpetual Members
2017 Earl Dennis Jr. Ken Ammons, PM 2020
2018 Dr. Mark Mason Thomas Haber, PM 2019
2019 Thomas Haber Dr. Mark Mason, PM 2018
2020 Ken Ammons Steven Grubbs
Les Ruggerio, PM (Manatee 31)
Robert Leonard
David Phillips (Honorary Perpetual)
Liberty 412 F & AM * Bi-Annual Honorees:
2020: 2021:Liberty Lodge No. 412 F&AM
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January - June - Tom Haber, PM January-June Robert Cunningham, PM
July - December - Mark Mason, PM July - December
LIBERTY LODGE 412 SICK AND DISTRESSED:
Please inform our Worshipful Master (941-587-8800) or Chaplain Jim Sloan
(941-255-3321) of any Brothers or family members facing sickness or distress, or
requests for Funeral Services at (941) 587-8800.sarasotalawyer@gmail.com
LIBERTY LODGE 412 SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS:
Liberty Lodge 412 F&AM Website: https://libertylodge412.com/
Liberty Lodge Facebook Site: https://www.facebook.com/@libery412
23rd MASONIC DISTRICT WEBSITE:
Webmaster: Gary Schweinshaupt email information to: GarySch@trowel.com
www.trowel.com/flamason/dist23.htm
The 23rd Masonic District Calendar can be found by clicking this link:
https://www.brownbearsw.com/cal/flamasondist23
LIBERTY LODGE No. 412 - COMMITTEES for 2021:
Finance Committee Lodge Property Committee
Kevin Sapio Chair - Mike Arnold
Richard Benson, Secretary Jim Sloan
Giles Light, Treasurer Robert Leonard
Vigilance Committee Lodge Librarian
Chair - Robert Leonard, JW Kevin Sapio
Petitions Committee Meeting Welcoming Committee
Ken Ammons, PM Chair - Robert Leonard, JW
Richard Benson Tamas Zettner
Kevin Sapio Mike Arnold
George Lukas
Masonic Education Committee
Chair - David Finkelstein, WM Mentoring Committee
Robert Leonard, JW David Finkelstein
Lodge Board of Masonic Relief and Charity Committee Catechism Committee
Chair - David Finkelstein, WM Chair - Robert Leonard, - Kevin Sapio
Kevin Sapio - James Sloan Tamas Zettner
FaceBook - Hans Heide Liberty Web Site - Brother ?
Trestle Board - Richard BensonYou can also read
