Fellow Brethren , friends and visitors of this page .
Broad River Masonic Lodge 377 was chartered on March 10th 1950. Due to declining membership and financial struggles, it was decided on our very last stated meeting on12.4.2017 that our Lodge after 67 Years will merge with Blythewood Masonic Lodge No. 395. http://www.blythewoodmasoniclodge.com/ We encourage all visitors of this page to contact Blythewood No. 395 for the affiliation to that Lodge and any petitioners to seek them out as well. Secretary Email : [email protected] So mote it be !
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As we come to the end of 2017 , we are preparing ourselves for the new year and the traditional Lodge Elections , we invite all Broad River Lodge Masons and any SC Masons to attend and also bring their great spirits
of a new and fruitful Masonic year to begin ! Past Master William Watkins and fellow brethren are inviting you to come join us on Saturday August 19th
Between 11:30 Am - 4:00 PM Meal is $ 8 Including Famous Catfish Stew , Corn on the Cob, Cole Slaw, Corn Bread and a delicious dessert All proceeds goes towards the preservation of our Broad River Lodge No. 377 AFM This week two of our Past Master's fathers passed away to the celestial lodge , please keep these brothers and their families in your brotherly thoughts and prayers throughout this difficult and stressful time in their lives .
A short outtake from his message to all fellow Masons :
" It is up to each member to commit and work to improve our own experience by study. Better Ritual, Better Fellowship and Better Education. I look forward to the opportunity to serve with those of you that want to better our Fraternity ! " Sincerely and Fraternally Michael D. Smith, Sr. In our 2017 Guest Speaker Series , we are proud to host Richland Penny’s
Program Manager David Beaty along with Project Manager Ben Lewis they will speak about Richland County's present and future projects Key Note Speaker Ben Lewis Project Manager, Richland Penny Ben Lewis serves as one of Richland Penny’s Project Managers for Roadways and Intersection Projects outlined in the 2012 Richland County Transportation Penny Bond Referendum. Ben brings twelve years of experience in the transportation industry. The past 10 years he has worked with ICA Engineering (now known as HDR | ICA), a local engineering firm. His technical background has been in roadway design, project development and project management for all types of roadway improvements throughout the state of South Carolina. Ben has a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from The Citadel. He is a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of South Carolina. http://www.richlandpenny.com/ We are extremely proud to begin our 2017 Speaker Series with the presence of President Jeff Hanson ! Jeff Hanson is VP Health, Safety, Environmental & Risk at United Infrastructure Group, Inc., Great Falls, SC. As an occupational safety and health professional, he has worked effectively in state government and the commercial construction industry throughout the Carolinas. Prior to serving in his current position, Jeff owned and operated Hanson Safety Services, LLC, (2005 – 2010); was employed by the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Office of OSHA Voluntary Programs, (1992 – 1997); and later with the Carolinas Associated General Contractors – CompTrustAGC of North and South Carolina, (1997 – 2005). Positions held include: SC OSHA Compliance Officer, Safety & Health Training Coordinator - Construction, and Loss Control Consultant, and Owner/President. He is an authorized OSHA 10 & 30-Hour Construction Safety Trainer through Federal OSHA’s Outreach Training Program. Jeff continues his passion for safety leadership and training in commercial construction to raise safety awareness and prevent injury and loss. He is a graduate of the University of South Carolina, B.A. in Political Science, 1992 and Eastern Kentucky University’s M.S. Safety, Security, and Emergency Management, 2009. A former active Marine, (1981-1989), Jeff is now a retired member of the South Carolina Air National Guard’s 169th Fighter Wing having served a total of nearly twenty-two years. In 1992, while working on his undergraduate degree, Jeff volunteered to join the S.C. Air National Guard and returned to the Middle East to take part in Operations Desert Shield/Desert Storm and later, Operations Southern Watch, Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Returning to South Carolina after the war, Jeff became motivated to help homeless veterans after realizing that some 33 percent of homeless persons are veterans. In December 1992, along with fellow Guard member Major John J. Johnson and two Vietnam veterans, CWO4 W. Ray Owens (deceased) and Sergeant First Class Wallace B. Miles (deceased), Jeff co-founded Palmetto State Base Camp, Inc. Today, he serves as President of the organization. Jeff has worked to ensure that this program continues to grow and fulfill its mission of helping homeless veterans empower themselves to again become contributing members of our communities. His effort includes devoting countless volunteer hours to the cause, as well as raising nearly $20,000 for the non-profit organization. He has helped to secure more than $10,000 from veteran service organizations, $3,000 from the SC Veterans Trust Fund and another $4,000 from The Richland Sertoma Club and Sertoma International. The latter funding supported the technology upgrades put in place, more than 10 years ago, at the Veterans’ Home. Jeff is a member of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) – 2014; The National Safety Council – NC; CarolinasAGC, Richland Sertoma Club, The Alston Wilkes Society, and a number of veteran service organizations. He has held multiple leadership and officer positions in non-profit and community service organizations in South Carolina including the Alston Wilkes Society, Palmetto State Base Camp, Inc. and Richland Sertoma. Jeff lives in Fort Mill, SC with his wife Suzanne and sons Trevor and Tyler. He enjoys baseball, jogging, walking, weightlifting, good food and spending time with family and friends Brethern ,
You are henceforth called to Craft as we begin our major clean up at the Lodge. We will meet on Friday & Saturday at 9 Am to begin the process, all Broad River Lodge Brothers are called upon ! Brethern,
We will depart from Home Lodge around 6 Pm on Monday 01.02.2017 for departure to Lexington Lodge No. 152 of the 8th Masonic District, if you like to car pool we can do that . They will have their meal at 6:45 Pm and we will help kicking off the new Masonic year by joining their Lodge meeting afterwards, all Broad River Lodge Masons are incouraged to join us ! Click grey button below to see their Webpage Great many thanks to Grand Lodge Secretary PGM Gerald Carver for his in depth Lodge Tour and History lesson a most welcome bonus for myself and WB Eddie Richie as we met for a Lodge Portal training session and got upgraded to VIP status!
We are now set up with Grand Lodge and will start working on updating our Member Roster for our Lodge ! Brethern
On behalf of our First Master J.W. Derrick and our newest Worshipful Master Robert "Bob" Grooms and his fellow brothers of the Broad River Masonic Lodge No. 377 , our wishes for a season of joy, happiness and prosperity into the new year of 2017 We look forward to see all Lodge members in the new year and bring new candidates into our fellowship and fraternity at Broad River as we prepare for our 67th year. We will meet at the Grand Lodge of SC with MWB Gerald L Carver, PGM to set up our Membership Portal , after that we will gather at Mother Lodge to recap
Fifty years ago on 12/08/2016, former Sen. John Glenn, D-Ohio, became the first American to orbit the Earth. In the years leading up to Glenn's flight in the Friendship 7 capsule, in which he circled the Earth three times, the goal of the program was very clear: to get Americans into space and, eventually, to land Americans on the moon.
The Illustrious John Glenn 33° originally petitioned his hometown lodge, Concord Lodge No. 688 of New Concord, Ohio, in 1964. He was elected to receive the Degrees of Masonry; however, his increasingly busy life made it impossible for him to receive those degrees at the time. Even so, he continued to desire admission in Concord Lodge. Fourteen years later, on August 19, 1978, John Glenn was finally able to finish what he had begun in 1964. At the Chillicothe High School gymnasium with hundreds of Master Masons present, John Glenn received the Master Mason degree in a special meeting. After the Master of Scioto Lodge No. 6 opened the lodge, he turned the meeting over to Grand Master of Ohio, Jerry C. Rasor, who in turn opened the Grand Lodge of Ohio who conferred the degrees. On April 11, 1997, Brother Glenn received further light in Masonry in the Valley of Cincinnati when he received the Scottish Rite Degrees. He later received the highest Masonic honor on September 10, 1998, when he was conferred with the 33° of Masonry. Several of his friends from Washington, D.C., attended the event. We had a great night at the Lodge with a very filling meal by Brother Charles and a most excellent officer installation ceremony by WB Don Blizzard ,
the new year is off to a great start ! This is a Fund Raiser request for the Blackwell's.
Brother Robert Blackwell is a honorary member of Broad River Masonic Lodge No.377. He have requested that we offer relief, aid and assistance by supporting his family throughout this devastating & difficul time, any offerings is greatly appreciated. Please follow the Go Fund Me Link below that the family have set up. We will meet at 6:30 Pm for a great meal by Brother Charles, fellowship and more.
Our Lodge meeting for December is a fully loaded agenda with Officers Elections on top of the order, lots of other things going on and we look forward see all our lodge brothers at this last meeting of 2016 We will meet at the Lodge to prepare for Officers installations and Finalization of 2017 Mission Statement as well as December Meeting Agenda
We will meet to finalize December Lodge Agenda , Send out Dues Card and Invitations for meeting , all brothers are welcome to come to help , aid and assist in our work.
We will meet at the Lodge to review member roster and send out invitations for December Officers Election , all brothers are welcome to participate in the work.
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