For
the first time in months I am actually on schedule… the final notice of the
year is done and ready to be mailed. This is usually the hardest message for me
to write or at least it has been these past two years as there is limited space
to both reflect on the previous year while also looking forward to the
following year. Of course, it also wouldn’t be an end of the year message if I
didn’t include another appeal to pay dues.
The
past year has been a bit trying but we managed to get through it and now we are
entering the new year with a clean slate. Actually, with an almost completely
new slate as I will be one of the few staying in my elected office. While there
were times over the past twelve months when I questioned whether I even wanted
to run for reelection it all came down to living up to the promise I made to
myself and others to see this to the end. We are at a point of turning things
around at the lodge. While we may fishtail a bit at times, we are still moving
in the right direction.
It
is with this at the forefront of my mind that I wrote my final message of the
year to the brethren. It consisted of wrapping up the events for the year as
well as a warm welcome to the incoming officers. While I will in some regards
miss the routine that I have enjoyed over the past couple of years under the
current leadership, I am also looking forward to the changes on the horizon and
getting to know some of the other brothers a little better. This is one of the
benefits of being Secretary that only those who have held the office can truly appreciate…
you really get to know the people with whom you work and the bond that you have
with them is something that is shared, for a brief moment in time, among the
officers.
Having
missed the final meeting of 2014 due to a medical emergency, I am interested to
observe the transition first hand. My first time as a sitting officer and only
my second time as a mason. And during this upcoming meeting I am looking
forward to seeing the faces of those taking office for the first time. I
remember the feeling well and I will never forget it. It truly is a time to
remember and an experience that I look to share with some newly elected brothers.
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