’S MESSAGE THE MASTER

THE MASTER’S MESSAGE
Brethren,
This month the long days and warm temperatures of
summer give way, and a new season begins as we
transition to the long and cold nights of winter. The
season of autumn contains many customs and
traditions while the celebrations of Halloween and
Thanksgiving are eagerly anticipated by both young
and old alike. These traditions are so deeply embedded
that we sometimes forget their origins. During the
ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, bonfires were
lighted and masks were worn to ward off roaming
spirits. All Hollow’s Eve was designated in the eighth
century by Pope Gregory III to honor the dead martyrs
and saints. Also celebrated are many harvest festivals
such as Succoth festival in the Jewish faith, where
families gather to give thanks and share meals. For
many people the time of gathering the grains and fruits
of the harvest was a time of immense joy as they
rejoiced and gave thanks for their bounty. In America,
our national holiday of Thanksgiving was incepted in
the year 1621 the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony shared
a great feast with Native American Indians to give
thanks to the harvest that was reaped.
These concepts of feasts and giving thanks with
friends and family should seem very familiar to each
of us as Freemasons. In the 18th century in England,
Masons met in taverns such as the Goose and
Gridiron Ale-house and The Rummer and Grapes
Tavern. These meetings would be held in upper or
back rooms. Designs would be laid down on the floor
in chalk and afterward mopped clean. When the
business of the meeting was completed, the brethren
would then enjoy a great feast with many toasts and
songs to give thanks. The genius of Freemasonry was
and is very simple in that it brought together men of
diverse backgrounds and faiths in a convivial
atmosphere, devoid of religion and politics.
This season my brother, let us reflect on what our
purpose as Masons should be, not just in our Lodge
but everywhere in our Institution as well. Look
forward to coming to our meetings to spend time in
fellowship and good cheer to give thanks to the
manifold blessings and comforts we enjoy at our
Lodge. We are very fortunate.
Fraternally Yours,
Joseph Carney
Worshipful Master
“Live Freemasonry”
Please send any address changes to
Lodge Secretary Gil Chernack
973-713-7938
E-mail: secretary @livingston11.org
www.newjerseygrandlodge.org
www.nj8thdistrict.org
AWAITING ENTERED APPRENTICE DEGREE
Gabriel J. Cabarcas John C. Zuloaga
Vincent L. Vitiello
AWAITING FELLOWCRAFT DEGREE
Charles A. Latimer Jose F. Vergara
AWAITING COMMITTEE REPORT
John P. McClennan Michael A. DeMaria
John E. Rauschenberger
Moustafa Mohamed Aly Ahmed
PETITION FOR MEMBERSHIP
Nicholas B. Mohr
Cristian S. Silva
OCTOBER 2014 COMMUNICATIONS
Wednesday, October 1
7:30 PM
Regular Communication – Business Attire
Wednesday, October 8
7:30 PM
Emergent Communication to perform
Entered Apprentice Degree
Saturday, October 11, 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Square & Compass Day
Wednesday, October 15
7:30 PM
Regular communication
Guest Speaker: MW John S. Ryan, PGM
Business attire
Wednesday, October 22
Craftsmen’s Club
Livingston Lodge No. 11
F. & A .M.
(Constituted 1809)
THE MOTHER LODGE
Celebrating 205 years
of Masonic Brotherhood
OCTOBER 2014
MASONIC LODGE
19 Burnet Street
Livingston, NJ 07039-5401
7:30 PM
Monday, October 27
7:15 PM
Masters, Wardens & Past Masters Assn.
8th District Lodge of Instruction 8:00 PM
Alpha Lodge No. 116
56 Melmore Gardens, East Orange, NJ
OPEN RECEPTION & DINNER IN HONOR OF
R.W. DIETER B. HEES
Junior Grand Warden
Saturday, October 18, 2014
5:00 PM - Reception
6:00 PM – Social Hour
6:45 PM – Dinner
8:00 PM – Program
Place: MCF Fellowship Center, 114 Oxmead Rd,
Burlington, NJ 08016
RSVP by: October 1st
Send a check for $65.00 per person payable to:
Sunrise Lodge No. 288 with name & number of
guests. Send to: WB Denis Johnson
932 Lincoln Ave
Pine Beach, NJ 08741
dwj4185@gmail.com
Phone: 732-278-6286
Thursday, October 30
Official Visit of MW Gerald J. Sharpe
For 2nd, 5th & 8th Districts RECEPTION
The Hanover Manor, 16 Eagle Rock Ave
East Hanover, NJ
Among the Honorees is RW Guy Notte, DRI
4:45 PM social hour cash bar
5:45 PM dinner
choice of chicken, beef, salmon
$45.00 per person – contact Gil Chernack for
further info & reservations: 973-713-7938
IN MEMORIAM
Bro. Robert V. Pateman
Raised: 12/7/1961 Called On High: 8/30/2014
RW Norman Lee
Raised: 11/27/1951 Called On High: 8/19/2014
Bro. Benjamin Squires
Raised:2/15/1962 Called on High: 8/18/2014
Bro. Donald B. Singer
Raised: 3/24/1949 Called on High: 0/17/2014
May They Rest In Peace
Telephone: (973) 994-4619
Meeting nights:
First and Third Wednesday
7:30 P.M.
LODGE WEBSITE
www.livingston11.org
Lodge E-mail Address
info@livingston11.org
th
Livingston Craftsmen’s Club meets 4
Wednesday of every month
LIVING PAST MASTERS
Martin L. Solomon
1964
John Swindlehurst
1964
Abraham Suckno
1965
Edward E. Pack
1968/06
Bruce G. Fryer
1969
Richard H. Kunz
1972
Richard Mondacci, Sr.1972/93
Richard A. Reiman
1972
Charles Schuman
1973
RW Gilbert Chernack
1975
Adam Fischer
1975
RWGraham MacFarlane 1975
Robert R. Everton
1976
Fred D. Morrison
1976
Mayer Kass
1977
RW Arnold Lange77/85/86/87
Barry J. Vogel
1977
Edward C. Behringer
1978
Peter H. Matthies
1978
John E. Bukoski
1979
William A. Douglas
1981
Ronald G. Weidele
1983
Joseph Aaron 1987/88/89/9
Bert Gaito
1988
Leroy F. Schellhardt
1988
Richard J. Ventola
1989
John B. Collins
1990
MW John S. Ryan
1990
Jack Moss
1992
Spencer George
1993
Alvin S. Solomon
1995
W. Robert George
1996
Gene Jannotti
1996/97
RWCraig F. Parker, Sr. 1998
RWIra Drucks99/00/03/04/05
RW W. Kip Rowan 00/08/09
Jason K. Oesterle
2001
Richard Mondacci, Jr. 2002
Steven Vance
2003
Guy Notte
2010
Chi S. Leung
2011/2013
Russell W. Henderson 2012
Joseph T. Carney
2014
Members Who Served as Masters of Other Masonic Lodges
Joseph R. Conway, PGM (KY) Michael A. Moss
John Agostini Jerry S. Popick
Distinguished Brother
Louis C. Ciccone, Jr.
Sanford R. Drucks
Alan L. Glazner
LIVINGSTON CRAFTSMEN’S CLUB
David A. Silva –President
908-528-0036
Randolph Henderson – Vice President
704-560-5148
Frank V. Petruzzi – Secretary
973-403-9800
Ira P. Drucks, PGC – Treasurer
973-994-2963
OFFICERS FOR 2014
Joseph T. Carney
Worshipful Master
378 Meeker Street, South Orange, NJ 07079
973-651-2745
E-mail:wm@livingston11.org
Jason F. Resendes
Senior Warden
1480 US Highway 46 West Apt 190B
Parsippany, NJ 07054
201-207-2459
E-mail:sw@livingston11.org
Michael Sinclair
Junior Warden
59 Colton Circle
West Orange, NJ 07052
630-697-7402 (Karen)
E-mail:jw@livingston11.org
Ira P. Drucks, PGC
Treasurer
64 Oakwood Ave., Livingston, NJ 07039
973-994-2963 (Lenore)
E-mail: treasurer@livingston11.org
Gilbert Chernack, PGC
Secretary
29 Ellis Road, West Caldwell, NJ 07006-8259
973-713-7938
E-mail: secretary@livingston11.org
Frank V. Petruzzi ..................................................................Chaplain
973-403-9800 (Jeannye)
Randolph A. Henderson…………………………. …..Senior Deacon
704-560-5148
Brandon W. McCune. ……….………..………………Junior Deacon
973-946-6860 (Christine)
Thiago A. Viana…...………………………Sr. Master of Ceremonies
973-273-1491
Orlando J. Mustica ………………………...Jr. Master of Ceremonies
862-686-0233
Richard V. Barone……………………………………Senior Steward
973-884-0362 (Maria)
Remington P. Brown..………………………………..Junior Steward
973-669-0497
John M. Marcantonio……………………………………….Marshall
973-736-8889 (Alecia)
W. Kip Rowan, PGC… …………………………………… Historian
973-941-1069 (Roseanne)
David M. Martin........................................…………………Organist
201-317-3728
Russell P. Costello…..………………...…..................................Tyler
201-836-5118
Randolph A. Henderson….………..……………………Proxy to G.L.
704-560-5148
Chi S. Leung, PM (Sryina)….……………………...Ritual Instructor
973-994-3522
COMMITTEES FOR 2014
SICK AND SHUT INS
Gilbert Chernack, PGC (C)
973-713-7938
Jay Schwartzapfel (Laura)
973-992-3136
Randolph A. Henderson
704-560-5148
CHARITY & COMMUNITY PROJECTS
Ira P. Drucks, PGC (C) (Lenore)
973-994-2963
David M. Martin
201-317-3728
Craig F. Parker, Sr., PGP
973-632-6925
David A. Silva (Kathy)
908-528-0036
John M. Festa (Nancy)
973-325-3145
MENTORING & CANDIDATE INSTRUCTION
W. Kip Rowan, PGC (Roseanne), Chair
973-941-1069
Guy F. Notte, PM (Margie)
973-919-1176
FINANCE AND AUDIT
Frank V. Petruzzi (Jeannye)
973-403-9800
Randolph A. Henderson
704-560-5148
Tayfun Selen
973-222-0484
JACOB FRITTS MEMORIAL FUND
Joseph T. Carney, WM
973-651-2745
WILLIAM AVERY YORK SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Gene Jannotti, PM (C)
908-301-1123
John S. Ryan, PGM (Mary Jane)
908-813-8511
John M. Marcantonio (Alecia)
973-736-8889
HOSPITALITY/REFRESHMENTS
David A. Silva (C) (Kathy)
908-528-0036
Sanford R. Drucks DB (Linda)
973-467-0713
Manuel R. Armental
862-588-2519
Orlando J. Mustica
862-686-0233
MUSEUM/LIBRARY COMMITTEE
Jason Resendes (C)
201-207-2459
W. Kip Rowan, PGC (Roseanne)
973-941-1069
FUNERAL ORATOR
Gilbert Chernack, PGC
973-713-7938
Guy F. Notte, PM (Margie)
973-919-1176
Joseph T. Carney. WM
973-651-2745
CONSTITUTION AND BYLAWS
Alan L. Glazner, DB (C) (Sheila)
732-252-6581
Jason Resendes
201-207-2459
Joseph T. Carney, WM
973-651-2745
BUILDING COMMITTEE
John M. Marcantonio (C) (Alecia)
973-736-8889
Randolph A. Henderson
704-560-5148
Matthew S. Horten (Carla)
201-788-1757
Frank V. Petruzzi (Jeannye)
973-403-9800
Orlando Mustica
862-686-0233
TRUSTEES
Gene Jannotti, PM, Chair
3 yrs
908-301-1123
Craig F. Parker. Sr., PGP
3 yrs
973-632-6925
Brent W. Yeomans (Kim)
2 yrs
973-632-3482
Thomas G. Basile (Maria)
2 yrs
908-232-7908
Jay Schwartzapfel (Laura)
1 yrs
551-404-5151
Alan L. Glazner, DB (Sheila)
1 yrs
732-252-6581
BLOOD BANK NO. 4582
Lodge Chairman
Kyler R. Ginter.
21 Green Road
Sparta, NJ 07871
973-729-4263
Eighth Masonic District
District Chairman
Alfred Wright, PDDGM
721 Midland Blvd
Union, NJ 07083
908-964-3288
GRAND MASTER
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
MW Gerald J. Sharpe
100 Barrack Street
Trenton, NJ 08608-2008
609-703-1456
gsharpe17@comcast.net
DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTER
8th Masonic District
RW Jose Villalta
21 Short Hills Cir. #1B
Millburn, NJ 07041
973-851-1451
njvillalta@yahoo.com
DISTRICT RITUAL INSTRUCTOR
8th Masonic District
RW Guy F. Notte
345 Gregory Ave.
West Orange, NJ 07052
973-919-1176
gnotte1@gmail.com
DISTRICT REP., MSA VISITATION
North Central New Jersey
Wiley Clark. Jr., Representative
908-277-6629
MASONIC OUTREACH HOTLINE
800-792-8690
Honorary Members
MW Otto Gehrig PGM
MW Leopold L. Ottway PGM
RW William Burkett, PDDGM
RW Jack Darakjy, PDDGM
RW Richard C. Petermann, PDDGM
RW Dominic Crisall, PGC
LIVINGSTON #11 - Masonic Birthdays
October 2014
Robert Acceturo
Karl H. Kornmann
David J. Ackerman
Richard H. Kunz
Thomas G. Basile
Karl H. Mahling
Stanley Beck
Rui M. Mariano
Benjamin S. Bergman
James Markouris
Sidney Chrystal
Nelson P. Melillo
Glenn J.J. Davidson
Edward S. Neiss
Robert M. Diamond
Gus G. Niedweske
Benjamin B. Eichler
Kenneth S. O’Neill
LTC James L. Evans, Ret.
Jason K. Oesterle
Robert R. Everton
Craig F. Parker, Jr.
Ralph H. Firmenich
Craig F. Parker, Sr.
Bruce G. Fryer
Russell H. Puth
Spencer L. George
David A. Silva
Russell W. Henderson
James C. Spiegel
Wilbur F. Hoffman
Gary A. Squires
Gene Jannotti
Elston A. Taub
Sandor Karoly
Gerald P. Taub
Edwin Klemm
Brent W. Yeomans