Greenwood Lodge No. 135 F&AM

01/28/2021

Sad news in our fraternity today. The family and friends of PGM Dyer and Lady Gloria are in our prayers.

Brethren, this morning we have been informed of the passing of Past Grand Master Kenneth Eccles Dyer, and his lovely Lady, Gloria, earlier this morning. Details are currently vague, but Brother Dyer collapsed and, upon him being pronounced deceased, his Lady followed him home.

Ken is a Brother whose influence and offices in Freemasonry run so deep that it would take several pages to inform you of all of his service and accolades through the years. Here are just a few highlights.

Most Worshipful Brother Ken Dyer served as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Mississippi, F. & A. M. in 2013-2014. He was currently serving as the Chairman of both the Finance & Printing and Perpetual Membership Committees. He also served on the Board of Directors for the GL of MS Foundation.

Companion Dyer served as Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Mississippi in 2011, and as Illustrious Grand Master of Royal and Select Masters of Mississippi in 2002.

Sir Knight Dyer served as Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Mississippi in 2005.

It is certainly not our intent to leave anything out. Brother Dyer was particularly heavily involved with York Rite Freemasonry, including offices within the General Grand bodies, and I trust many others will be able to share stories of his laudable work.

"He who trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is, shall be as a tree planted by the waters and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and suffereth not when the hot days come, but her leaf shall continue green; neither shall be consumed in the year of drought, neither shall cease from bearing fruit."

Arrangements: Services, with Masonic Funeral Rites, will be at 1pm on Wednesday February 3rd, 2021 at Lowndes Funeral Home in Columbus MS. The family invites all who knew them to attend. The service will be outdoors to accommodate for a large attendance.

Farewell my Brother. 🌿

01/07/2020

We want to welcome our newest Entered Apprentice Bro. Dave Elmore and thank all our visitors for their help and support. Bro. Elmore's grandfather, and Past Master of Greenwood Lodge, Marvin Alderman was also able to be there to welcome his grandson into the fraternity.

01/03/2020

Greenwood Lodge is holding a 50/50 raffle this year. Proceeds will go to the upkeep of the Masonic Temple. 100 tickets are being sold at $100 each. Winner will receive $5000. Please let us know if you'd like a ticket.

12/06/2019

Greenwood Lodge would like to announce its officers-elect for the 2020 Masonic year.

Worshipful Master - Thomas Clunan
Senior Warden - Tommy Wilson
Junior Warden - Trey Thomas
Treasurer - Marvin Alderman
Secretary - Robert Moore
Senior Deacon - Jamie Evans
Junior Deacon - Wayne Clunan
Tiler - George Frazier

09/13/2019

"I personally believe we were put here to build and not to destroy."
Bro:. Richard Bernard “Red” Skelton
Raised: September 20, 1939
Vincennes Lodge No. 1, Indiana

09/10/2019

Masonic Leadership

Jason Jefcoat
Grand Master
Are you a Masonic Leader?

Leadership is not about a title. It is about getting results.

Today I believe the single largest problem we as a fraternity face is the lack of leadership. Sure we have men with titles, but are they leaders? In most of our Lodges, the Secretary is the leader. I did not say that he was necessarily a good leader, or a bad leader. However, he is probably the only one willing to keep things going.

How many times have we sat in the East and looked at the Secretary for help?

Everyone needs help, but if you are the Master of your Lodge you are supposed to be the leader. After all you do have the title. What does a title mean? Today it means absolutely nothing. We have Masters that can’t open their Lodge. We have Past Masters that don’t know any more about how their Lodge works today then before they were elected Junior Warden.

Leadership, or the lack there of, is responsible for the state of our Fraternity. Leaders are not born, they are made. You can learn to be a leader. Leadership is about the impact we have on others and ability to inspire them to believe they can do anything. Leadership is a learned skill that must be practiced.

Harry Truman said “Men make history and not the other way around. In periods where there is no leadership, society stands still. Progress occurs when courageous, skillful leaders seize the opportunity to change things for the better.”

Does your Lodge have any goals? What do you want to accomplish? Who do you want to help? Now, how are you going to get it done? Leadership is that simple. Set goals. Communicate your goals. Then make a plan to accomplish your goals.

If your Lodge members elected you to an office, you were chosen as a leader. Whether you are Tiler or Worshipful Master, you have been given an opportunity and the responsibility to make a difference in your Lodge.

We will soon be halfway through our Masonic year. Do you have a plan? Will your Lodge be a better Lodge after this year than it was before you were elected? If not, why? Step up and be a leader. After all that is what you were elected to do, not to hold a title, but to get results.

Jason Jefcoat, Grand Master
Grand Lodge of Mississippi
(Originally Published May 13, 2019)

09/06/2019

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07/27/2019

“The only competition in Masonry is to see who can be the better person.”

07/21/2019

"All of us are born for a reason, but all of us don't discover why. Success in life has nothing to do with what you gain in life or accomplish for yourself. It's what you do for others."

Bro:. Muzyad Yakoob

Bro:. Yakoob 33°, was initiated, passed, and raised to the sublime degree of Master Mason Freemasonry at Gothic Lodge #270 F&AM located at Hamilton Square, NJ on March 15, 1984 by special dispensation of the Grand Master of New Jersey. He was also a Noble in Al Malaikah Shrine.

The founder of St. Jude Children's Hospital is more well known by his stage name, Danny Thomas.

07/15/2019

GUILTY AS CHARGED BRETHREN

THE COFFIN
A new Worshipful Master in a small town spent the first four days making personal visits to each of the members, inviting them to come to his first Lodge meeting. The following Thursday the Lodge was all but empty. Accordingly, the Worshipful Master placed a notice in the local newspapers, stating that, the person who was responsible for holding up the progress in the lodge was dead and it was everyones duty to give him a decent Masonic burial. The funeral would be held the following Monday afternoon, the notice said. Morbidly curious, a large crowd turned out for the "funeral." In front of the Altar, they saw a closed coffin, smothered in flowers. After the Chaplain delivered the eulogy, he opened the coffin and invited his Brethren to come forward and pay their final respect to their dead Lodge brother. Filled with curiosity as to who it was, all the Brethren eagerly lined up to look in the coffin. Each "mourner" peeped into the coffin then quickly turned away with a guilty, sheepish look. In the coffin, tilted at the correct angle, was a large mirror. Remember the obligation we all took. Attend and support your Lodge.

Source: Joseph Pine

06/18/2019

Please join us in praying for the students involved in the accident and their families.

Several Greenwood High School students were transported to hospitals at mid-day Monday after their school bus crashed and fell onto its side on U.S. 82 in Carroll County.

05/22/2019

WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE?
Did you know that a F&AM Masonic Lodge in Mississippi cannot open without the Holy Word of God, The Holy Bible, open on its Altar?
That is due to the fact that as Masons we believe that the Holy Bible is the Inspired Word of God sent to us by The ONLY Grand Master of the Universe to instruct us with Light coming directly to us from His Word.
His Word is full of Light, Love, and Instruction to teach us how to live our lives in an acceptable manner according to His Holy Precepts. We, as a Brotherhood of Masons believe that because He is the Great Architect of the Universe (The Great Being who Designed and Created ALL things), He is the ONLY ONE qualified to tell us the manner in which we should live our lives. This is what we believe as brethren of the Grand Lodge of Mississippi F&AM (Free and Accepted Masons).
What do YOU believe?
Fraternally Submitted,
M. Keith Ballard, SGD
Grand Lodge of Mississippi F&AM