October 2001 Worshipful Master's Message Brethren, This month's stated meeting will be especially significant due to the recent senseless disaster in New York City. Sometimes, we don't want to face our own mortality and the dangers that are all around our path in life. It's time we face these issues head-on. Our stated meeting will feature the memorial service for all our brethren who toil no more. Brother Stanley Stephen's Funeral Home. He will explain steps to take to ensure that your family, executor, and funeral director know who to contact to ensure that you receive the Masonic funeral service that allows your brethren to say their farewells in a fitting manner. The loss of so many firefighters in NYC brings to the forefront how important these brave men, throughout our great country, are to our welfare and safety. October is fire safety month. At our meeting, we will be recognizing the deeds of these great men and women. Many of the fallen at the Trade Towers were firemen AND Freemasons. Please keep them and their family and friends in your prayers. THE APPEAL FROM GRAND LODGE to donate to the relief of families affected by the recent disasters should be given your utmost attention. We can't make the grief go away, and our donations will not compensate for those senseless acts, but let's help them get back on their feet so they can face the future knowing that we share their grief and that they are not alone. There is an invitation to our annual banquet. This will be OUR time to get together, break bread, and show each other that we care for all Freemasons. EVERY member of our lodge should make the time to attend our banquet. Consider this insert a notice from the lodge with the seal attached. As you meet your brother by the wayside, give him a sign, and ask him to meet with us over dinner.   Fraternally Paul G. "Skip" Breitfeld Worshipful Master