From the East

By Lyman Penning, PM—Master

We are now in the fall season of 2025, which is taking us to three 3rd degrees before we head for the Grand Lodge Communications. Our first degree will be Anton Korbas on Thursday, September 25, 2025 at 7:00 PM. We will then head up for our visitation with Brendan Korbas on October 3-5, 2025 in Mariposa, and return to Castro Valley for our last degree on Thursday, October 16, 2025, to raise Brian Canton. Please try to make these three Master Mason degrees as these brothers are about to gain more knowledge in our craft.

For all the brethren who are Master Masons, please try to attend the 176th Annual Grand Lodge Communications, which will be held at 1111 California Street in San Francisco starting at 1:00 PM on Friday, October 24, 2025 and will conclude between 12:30 and 1:00 PM on Sunday, October 26, 2025. It's a great way to meet brethren from other lodges and find out what projects our Grand Lodge has in mind. Finally, don't forget to let your voting officers know if you wish to have them vote in a certain way for any of the legislation that will be brought up.

Finally, try to attend a meeting or event of our three youth groups. Castro Valley DeMolay meets on the 1st and 3rd Mondays, Unity Assembly 65 Rainbow meets on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays, and Job's Daughters, Bethel No.1 meets every 2nd and 4th Wednesdays at the John Knox Church in Dublin. I am going to be attending the Bethel 1 Job's Daughters' meeting on Wednesday, October 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM. Let's all try to come to Job's Daughters Bethel 1 in Dublin on October 8, since Aaron Johnson's daughter Lacey is a member of that bethel.

Take care everyone. See you at the lodge.