California Division IX Masonic Calendar of Events
Title: S.W. Hackett lodge picnic
Location: Santee Lakes
Description: S.W. Hackett lodge picnic Sunday August 2nd at Santee Lakes site A Lake 1 opposite entry gate
Date: 2009-08-02
Title: Spelling Bee (SW Hackett)
Location: Sequoia Elementary
Start Time: 6:30 pm
Date: 2009-07-16
Title: DeMolay Installation visitation
Location: Southwest Lodge National City 1140 B Avenue
Start Time: 7PM
Date: 2009-05-16
Title: SW Hackett Stated Meeting
Description: Stated Meeting dress code changes July Hawaiian shirts and slacks
Date: 2009-07-07
Title: Past Masters Association Flag Day Breakfast
Location: At Scottish Rite
Start Time: 9 am
Date: 2009-06-14
Title: Grand Lodge presentation
Location: Black Mt. Lodge
Description: $15 dinner on MOS & Masonic Homes call Tony McGill @ 858-271-8573 for Resv.
Date: 2009-05-15
Title: Teacher of the Year (SW Hackett)
Location: SW Hackett 574
Description: SW Hackett 574 June Stated Meeting dress code changed back to Tuxes
Date: 2009-06-02
We Thank Mercedes Alo for Sharing these images from the Saturday Night Formal Dinner Dance hosted by Right Worshipful Bill Bray and His Lady Linda.
Much knowledge was imparted and received by all who attended this event and then there was time for refreshment...
Corn, Wine & Oil - Tyler’s Toast
At our April Stated Meeting Wor. Achenbach delivered a presentation for Masonic Education regarding “Corn, Wine & Oil”. After the meeting, at our “Tyler’s Toast”, we we all enjoyed some bread and beverage along with Extra Virgin Olive Oil supplied by Brother Timothy Wood of Wood Ranch Estate.
Bro. Wood was featured in the FREEMASON magazine (Dec/Jan 2009) and after enjoying some of the oil at home with his family, Wor. Achenbach decided to bring in a bottle to share with the Lodge.
Darrell Scott, the father of Rachel Scott, a victim of the Columbine High School shootings in Littleton , Colorado , was invited to address the House Judiciary Committee's subcommittee. What he said to our national leaders during this special session of Congress was painfully truthful.
They were not prepared for what he was to say, nor was it received well. It needs to be heard by every parent, every teacher, every politician, every sociologist, every psychologist, and every so-called expert! These courageous words spoken by Darrell Scott are powerful, penetrating, and deeply personal. There is no doubt that God sent this man as a voice crying in the wilderness. The following is a portion of the transcript:
" Since the dawn of creation there has been both good & evil in the hearts of men and women. We all contain the seeds of kindness or the seeds of violence. The death of my wonderful daughter, Rachel Joy Scott, and the deaths of that heroic teacher, and the other eleven children who died must not be in vain. Their blood cries out f or answers..
"The first recorded act of violence was when Cain slew his brother Abel out in the field. The villain was not the club he used.. Neither was it the NCA, the National Club Association. The true killer was Cain, and the reason for the murder could only be found in Cain's heart.
"In the days tha t followed the Columbine tragedy, I was amazed at how quickly fingers began to be pointed at groups such as the NRA. I am not a member of the NRA. I am not a hunter. I do not even own a gun. I am not here to represent or defend the NRA - because I don't believe that they are responsible for my daughter's death. Therefore I do not believe that they need to be defended. If I believed they had anything to do with Rachel's murder I would be their strongest opponent.
I am here today to declare that Columbine was not just a tragedy -- it was a spiritual event that should be forcing us to look at where the real blame lies! Much of the blame lies here in this room. Much of the blame lies behind the pointing fingers of the accusers themselves. I wrote a poem just four nights ago that expresses my feelings best.
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Men and women are three-part beings. We all consist of body, mind, and spirit. When we refuse to acknowledge a third part of our make-up, we create a void that allows evil, prejudice, and hatred to rush in and wreak havoc. Spiritual presences were present within our educational"As my son Craig lay under that table in the school library and saw his two friends murdered before his very eyes, he did not hesitate to pray in school. I defy any law or politician to deny him that right! I challenge every young person in America , and around the world, to realize that on April 20, 1999, at Columbine High School prayer was brought back to our schools. Do not let the many prayers offered by those students be in vain. Dare to move into the new millennium with a sacred disregard for legislation that violates your God-given right to communicate with Him. To those of you who would point your finger at the NRA -- I give to you a sincere challenge. Dare to examine your
Own heart before casting the first stone!
My daughter's death will not be in vain! The young people of this country will not allow that to happen!"
