Post by kitraveler on Jan 1, 2013 12:22:26 GMT -4
Centreville Masonic Lodge’s 128th Installation of Officers
On January 21 Centreville Lodge No. 180, Ancient Free & Accepted Masons will be installing Martin Victor Appel as their Worshipful Master at its 128th annual Installation Ceremony. To mark this milestone, the Freemasons, the world’s oldest fraternity, are inviting the community to join the celebration and enjoy a rare glimpse of an actual Masonic ceremony.
The following Queen Anne’s County residents will be installed and invested:
Martin V. Appel (Worshipful Master), Rudolf Lukacovic (Senior Warden), John A. Sasse (Junior Warden), William H. Sorrell Jr. (Secretary), Edward M. Berkman (Treasurer), Willis L. Dennis (Senior Deacon), Lawrence C. Schelts (Junior Deacon), Craig W. McGinnis (Senior Steward), Stephen R. Quigley (Junior Steward) , Andrew L. Cowley Jr. (Chaplin), and Christopher S. Harrison (Tyler).
Modern Freemasonry dates back to the formation of the Grand Lodge of England in 1717, from which our nation’s first Masonic Lodges were chartered.
The Centreville lodge was chartered on Nov. 18, 1885 as Adamant Lodge No. 180 and resided in Church Hill. It was later moved to Centreville and renamed Centreville Lodge No. 180 AF&AM.
Being an open meeting the public is invited to both the dinner and the ceremony.
The officer installation will be held at the Centreville Lodge building located at 408 Railroad Ave. in Centreville on Monday January 21, with the ceremony starting promptly at 7:30 p.m.
A chicken dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. in the lodge’s dining hall. The community is welcome but reservations are required. Donations for dinner will be accepted.
To make a reservation please call the lodge secretary William (Bill) Sorrell at 443-262-9188
Donations of unexpired, nonperishable food items will be collected for the Centreville United Methodist Church’s Food Bank.
On January 21 Centreville Lodge No. 180, Ancient Free & Accepted Masons will be installing Martin Victor Appel as their Worshipful Master at its 128th annual Installation Ceremony. To mark this milestone, the Freemasons, the world’s oldest fraternity, are inviting the community to join the celebration and enjoy a rare glimpse of an actual Masonic ceremony.
The following Queen Anne’s County residents will be installed and invested:
Martin V. Appel (Worshipful Master), Rudolf Lukacovic (Senior Warden), John A. Sasse (Junior Warden), William H. Sorrell Jr. (Secretary), Edward M. Berkman (Treasurer), Willis L. Dennis (Senior Deacon), Lawrence C. Schelts (Junior Deacon), Craig W. McGinnis (Senior Steward), Stephen R. Quigley (Junior Steward) , Andrew L. Cowley Jr. (Chaplin), and Christopher S. Harrison (Tyler).
Modern Freemasonry dates back to the formation of the Grand Lodge of England in 1717, from which our nation’s first Masonic Lodges were chartered.
The Centreville lodge was chartered on Nov. 18, 1885 as Adamant Lodge No. 180 and resided in Church Hill. It was later moved to Centreville and renamed Centreville Lodge No. 180 AF&AM.
Being an open meeting the public is invited to both the dinner and the ceremony.
The officer installation will be held at the Centreville Lodge building located at 408 Railroad Ave. in Centreville on Monday January 21, with the ceremony starting promptly at 7:30 p.m.
A chicken dinner will be served at 6:30 p.m. in the lodge’s dining hall. The community is welcome but reservations are required. Donations for dinner will be accepted.
To make a reservation please call the lodge secretary William (Bill) Sorrell at 443-262-9188
Donations of unexpired, nonperishable food items will be collected for the Centreville United Methodist Church’s Food Bank.