TUCSON LODGE #4, F. & A. M. 3590 N Country Club Road

Tucson, Arizona 85716 LODGE PHONE: 323-2821 EMAIL: tl4so@hotmail.com

www.TucsonLodge4.homestead.com

CRAIG GROSS, P.M., Lodge Secretary - 795-3932 cgross12@cox.net

JOHN PROKOP Website Editor - 529-2807 jfprokop@comcast.net

VOLUME 134 DECEMBER 2015 NUMBER 10

December 2015 Calendar

Dec 1st Bikes for Books 8:30am-11am

@Sierra 2-8 School

Dec 2nd Stated Meeting Dinner 6pm

Stated Meeting 7pm

Dec 3rd Thursday Crew 7am

Dec 5th Fellowship Breakfast 7am-10am

Installation of Officers 2pm

Dec 9th Degree or Practice 7pm

Dec 10th Thursday Crew 7am

Dec 12th Scottish Rite 100th Anniversary

10am-11am

Dec 16th Degree or Practice 7pm

Dec 17th Thursday Crew 7am

Dec 24th Thursday Crew 7am

Dec 25th Merry Christmas!

Dec 26th Deadwood Breakfast 10:30am @ Laverna’s Coffee Shop

Dec 31st Thursday Crew 7am

Please remember to register for November’s Dinner by contacting the Secretary 795-3932 or

323-2821, or by email TL4SO@hotmail.com

From The East

B rethren,

I wish to thank the brethren and family members who assisted me

during this past year as the Worshipful Master. Not much in

freemasonry can be accomplished alone. With the help of many,

working together, each contributing what they are able, a Worshipful

Master and his lodge can progress, can make good men better and all

can enjoy the benefits of brotherly love, relief and truth. I am certain

that the cooperation and support you have given me this past year will

continue with our new Worshipful Master and this coming year will be

a great success. Brother Jon Schmidt’s installation is scheduled for

December 5th at 2 pm; it will be an open lodge so please bring your

family and friends.

As we head into the holiday season I hope you and your loved ones

have wonderful Christmas, Hanukah and New Year celebrations and

you come back to lodge in January safe and sound and ready to

proceed with making good men better.

JON SCHMIDT

Senior Warden

465-5485

willowbe99@gmail.com

LEIGH CREIGHTON

Worshipful Master

360-9798

ljcr8n@gmail.com

Fraternally,

Leigh Creighton Worshipful Master 2015

There is no institution more moral than the

Masonic Lodge, or a stronger brotherhood

anywhere.

-Brother C. Pylate Price

From The West

B rethren,

My Brethren, I would like to thank you for electing me as

Master of Tucson Lodge #4 for the ensuing year. It has

been an honor and privilege to serve the lodge as an officer

since I have been a Master Mason and now it is time for me

to serve in the East. I would also like to congratulate the

elected and appointed officers, and I have great confidence

they will serve the lodge well in their respective positions.

November has been busy in preparation for the next year,

and the success of the lodge will only be as good as the

efforts set forth by all the members. I would like to thank

the brethren who have provided feedback to me in the past

year. My door is always open to you, so please do not

hesitate to contact me with your ideas and/or concerns.

The plans for next year are already under way. This month

we are planning to charge for parking on Friday, December

18 and Saturday, December 19 for the Winter Haven light

festival. Worshipful Brother Vince Santos will be

facilitating this event. Brother Gene Wickey and the other

brothers in the committee are also doing and excellent job

getting everything prepared for the Rodeo Parade in

February. Also in December, Brother Will Wilkinson and

Brother Wesley Yandell have been busy with the Sierra

Bikes for Books event. The Masonic Bikes for Books

Program was awarded the Most Impactful DCI Community

Service Purpose Project from among competition for all the

DCI-Funded Purpose Projects across the entire United

States at their DCI Annual Corporate Meeting in October.

The installation for the 2016 officers will be on Saturday,

December 5 at 2:00PM. Presentations will be done by all

of the Masonic Youth Groups – JDI, Rainbow, and

DeMolay followed by a reception in the dining room. This

is an open installation so family and friends are also invited

to attend.

I would like to wish everyone a safe and blissful holiday season, and I hope you are looking forward to a great new year!

Fraternally,

-Jon Schmidt Senior Warden

NOVEMBER MASONIC BIRTHDAYS

NAME _DATE _ YEAR YEARS

DAVID ARTHUR BERNE 3 1974 41

RICHARD GERALD HALL 5 1974 41

RAFAEL LEIDY-ESCABY 5 1992 23

JOHN JOSEPH LOBAUGH 5 1990 25

JOHN FRANKLIN THOMPSON, II 6 1995 20

BENJAMIN ANDREW HARTNETT 8 2004 11

RALIUS VICTOR ERICKSON 9 1992 23

JOHN LEE “JACK” KALTENHAUSER 9 2006 9

RONALD LEE RICHEY 11 1974 41

JACK ROLAND STATLER 11 1953 62

WILLIAM ROBERT LOBB 15 2010 5

SCOTT ALLEN CLICK 21 1983 32

CLYDE RAYMOND SNOW 22 2010 5

ROGER PAUL SCHNEIDER 28 2002 13

Please congratulate these Brothers when you see them. If you don’t see them, yet know them, give them a call

and invite them to go to lodge with you.

Bring your Birthday Card and get your dinner compliments of the Lodge.

TO THE STUDY OF GEOMETRY Water, Molecular Geometry and Masonry

Water is essential for all life on our planet. Likewise, water

is historically and remains an essential element and symbol

of Freemasonry. The great flood and the Ark of Noah

represent a means of eternal salvation. Water is included

within degree ritual, e.g., “rough sands of the sea.” Water is

used within the Masonic working tool known as the level.

Bread and water are components of the Chamber of

Reflection as symbols of simplicity and as the fundamental

sustenance needed to support vital physical human life. “The

bread and water represent the elements necessary to life,

but even though food and the material body are

indispensable, they remind the candidate that the physical

aspect should not be the main objective in one’s existence.”

W.B. Helio L. Da Costa Jr. Chamber of Reflection. Vancouver

Grand Masonic Day, October 16, 1999.

http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/texts/gmd1999/pondering.html

Molecular Geometry examines the three-dimensional

organization of the atoms that compose a molecule. An

atom is the most basic unit of a chemical element. An

element is a substance that cannot be decomposed into

simpler substances by chemical means. The location of every

atom in a molecule results from the attraction of chemical

bonds which link atoms to attach them to other atoms.

Geometrically speaking some of these connections are

linear and most are not. This special type of Geometry is

used to describe the shapes these connections display.

Molecular Geometry is required to discuss, analyze,

manufacture, study and create existing and new molecules

for the petrochemical industry, manufacturing,

pharmacology, agriculture, mining, biochemistry,

aeronautical engineering and medicine, as well as, many

other areas of business, research and education. Water is

the most basic, important and prevalent molecule in our

world. Water is certainly important in Freemasonry as

stated in the above paragraph. Water is composed of two

hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. In chemical notation

it is H2O. Just about everyone knows the chemical notation

for water. Not many know that its chemical structure as

shown in Molecular Geometry is that of a tetrahedron. This

structure is shown in Figure 1. (See Figure 1) Molecules of

water when frozen as ice form a tetrahedron. (See Figure 2)

Figure 1. Molecular Geometry of Water

Figure 2. Molecular Geometry of Ice

A tetrahedron is a solid with four triangular faces; it is a

triangular pyramid. The tetrahedron is one of the five

Platonic Solids from antiquity. Some readers may recognize

a tetrahedron to be a pyramid; another important Masonic

symbol. “To the study of Geometry, therefore, your

attention is especially directed.”

William Wilkinson, Esq , Junior Deacon

Bro. William Wilkinson Attorney for

Grand Lodge of Arizona

The Grandmaster of Masons in Arizona, Most Worshipful J. Michael Atchley, has selected Tucson Lodge No. 4 Mason Bro. William Wilkinson to serve as the Grand Lodge Attorney during his tenure over 2015-2016. Bro. Will shall attend Arizona Grand Lodge Trustee meetings and oversee Grand Lodge legal matters and proceedings.

Tucson Rodeo Parade Tucson Lodge #4 will have a float in the Tucson Rodeo Parade on Feb 25th. Our Entry Application has already been submitted, and we have a wagon and 2 mules reserved to pull it. Some of our members, along with the youth groups, will ride on the trailer and others will walk with our group. The trailer will accommodate around 35. If you are interested in being in the parade, contact the Parade Chairman, Gene Wickey at: geno1945@aol.com or call him at 714-313-7000. Space is limited, so preference will be given to those who have difficulty walking. Minors in the parade need a Release of Liability form signed by the parents which must be submitted to one of the following Parade Committee members: Gene Wickey; Leigh Creighton; Jon Schmidt; Guy Hummon; Paul Simpson; or Will Wilkinson prior to Feb. 24th. Should be fun and will give the Lodge great exposure! If you have any questions, contact any of the Committee members who will be glad to help. More details will be provided as we draw near the date of the parade.

TUCSON LODGE MASONIC FAMILY SCHEDULES

Arizona Chapter #2, OES, First & Third Tuesdays ......................................................................................................................................... 7:30PM

Saguaro Chapter #48 OES, Second & Fourth Mondays .............................................................................................................................. 7:30PM

Olana Temple #131, Daughters of the Nile, Third Mondays . ..................................................................................................................... 7:00PM

Oasis Court #75, Ladies Oriental Shrine, First Mondays ............................................................................................................................... 7:00PM

Bethel #25, Job’s Daughters, First & Third Saturdays ................................................................................................................................ 10:00AM

Assembly #2, Rainbow Girls, Second & Fourth Tuesdays ............................................................................................................................. 7:00PM

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SAHUARO HIGH TWELVE #523 Meets every Thursday 8:00AM

Village Inn at 6251 N. Oracle Rd.

OLD PUEBLO HIGH TWELVE #773 Meets every 2ND & 4TH Friday 8:00AM

Hungry Fox at 4637 E. Broadway

DEADWOOD LUNCH—Past Masters and Friends gather on the last Saturday of every month for fellowship

at:

LAVERNA’S COFFEE SHOP, STARTING TIME 11:30 A.M.

Deadwood has become a social gathering and tool for the Brothers of our Lodge. The knowledge you pass onto

some of our less informed Brethren is priceless. You are the link from the past to the future. The success of our