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The Most Ancient and Honorable Society
of Free & Accepted MasonsRegular Communications:
Third Wednesday of Every Month
131 Burd StreetPO Box 55
Pennington, NJ 08534
TrentonCyrus5.org609 737-2737
MAY 2015Trestle Board
TABLE OF CONTENTS:Master’s Voice . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Memorial Day
2015 Lodge Officers . . . . . . . . . 2In & About the Lodge . . . . . . . 3
April Events at TC5Lodge Events . . . . . . . . . . . 4 & 5May Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5From the WM’s Desk . . . . . . . .5Knocking at the Door . . . . . . . .6From the West . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Masonic Birthdays . . . . . . . . . . 7Memorial Day Famous Masons Float . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
L et us take a moment this month to thank the brethren who have servedin our armed forces. As you know, this month we celebrate MemorialDay, a time to commemorate those who are serving and have served to
protect the freedoms we so richly enjoy.
Even the most superficial examination of our country reveals it was certain-ly founded upon Masonic ideals. Freedoms of due process, the democraticvote, and equal rights and protections under a constitution mirror almostexactly our great fraternity.
Ponder this for a moment: you have the freedom to believe in any religion,support any politician, speak freely within reason, and even defend your-self, all without governmental intrusion. You also have the freedom to go tolodge, enjoy fellowship, and practice Freemasonry whenever and whereveryou wish.
Brethren, I can tell you truthfully this is not so in many parts of the world. Ihave read many books and spoken with many brethren who have informedme that being caught in a Masonic lodge in other countries can be punishedby prison or even death!
So this month, I ask you again to ponder the beauty of Freemasonry’s philos-ophy, which, in so many ways, mirrors this great country’s philosophy. If youhave not come to lodge to participate recently, I urge to think about thosewho have quite literally risked their lives while practicing Freemasonry, aswell as our brave men and women who defend our freedoms so that we maycontinue to practice our craft.
Let this Master’s Voice be a wake up call that, even though we continue tostruggle in this “great experiment”, as our forefathers put it, we still live in thebest country in the world! I urge you to remember our fallen heroes, remem-ber the freedoms you possess, and be grateful that we have the ability to meetas brothers and as friends.
God bless Freemasonry and may God continue to bless the United States ofAmerica!
Sincerely & Fraternally
Matthew TothWorshipful MasterTrenton Cyrus Lodge No.5
Master’s Voice Dear Brethren,
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Worshipful MasterMatthew D. Toth (Sarah)609 [email protected]
Senior WardenBrian K. Hartel, Jr.(Megan)609 273-4763,[email protected]
Junior WardenFrank R. Klapinski(Bridget)609 [email protected]
TreasurerGarnet (Gary) Hall (Rosemary)609 [email protected]
SecretaryWalter P. Krichling, Jr., PM (Fay)215 [email protected]
Senior DeaconThomas D. Wilson609 [email protected]
Junior DeaconRichard Hopkins, Jr. (Joanna)609 [email protected]
SM of CeremoniesF. David LaBaw (Linda)609 743-4560 [email protected]
JM of CeremoniesTimothy Reeg (Beth)609 647-0055 [email protected]
Senior StewardBrian Moor (Victoria)908 [email protected]
Junior StewardMichael Carpenter (Aymara)609 [email protected]
Marshal & Contact for Sickness & DistressJeffrey Bozarth (Tracy)302 [email protected]
ChaplainPeter V. Hallock609 [email protected]
HistorianRobert A. Vecere, Sr., PGC(Minnie) 609 [email protected]
Tyler & Lodge RitualInstructorWalter Stepek, PM (Mimi)609 [email protected]
PhotographerPreston M. Hall609 [email protected]
OrganistG. Gerald Donaldson, DWA(Marilyn) 609 [email protected]
Trestle Board EditorRicardo Fernandez, PM(Barbara) 609 [email protected]
Grand Master ofMasons for NJMost Worshipful Anthony W. Montuori100 Barracks StreetTrenton, NJ 08602-2008(609) 239-3950
District Deputy Grand MasterRW Jack K. Smith, Jr.43 Park Lake AvenueTitusville, NJ 08560609 737-2296 [email protected]
District RitualInstructorRW Carl V. JacobsonPO Box 182Titusville, NJ 08560609 [email protected]
Other Lodges ofthe 15th DistrictAMWELL - #12Meets: 2nd WednesdayWorshipful Master Matt [email protected]
GOTHIC FRATERNAL #270Meets: 1st & 3rd MondayWorshipful Master Robert Ristow609 [email protected]
HORIZON DAYLIGHT #299Meets: 2nd Wed. 10am except Jan. & Feb. Worshipful Master Raymond [email protected] 768-1588
HIGHTSTOWN - APOLLO #41Meets: Friday of or after Full MoonWorshipful Master Alex Bragat609 [email protected]
MERCER #50Meets 2nd and 4th WednesdayWorshipful Master Kenneth Billingham [email protected]
Lodge Officers
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First up, Ms. Barbara McCarty, our TC No. 5Teacher of the Year was selected by ourGrand lodge as the honoree to receive the
NJ Masons Annual Award for the entire state!Guess we made a good selection.
The Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, April 12, waswell attended and a successful fundraiser for thelodge. The breakfast food was excellent, includ-ing RW Carl Jacobson’s delicious crepes.
At the April Regular Communication, RWHoward Dumhart, Jr. presented on the 4 M’s of asuccessful lodge: Membership, Money, Moraleand Memories. He also spoke about SWOTAnalysis (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunitiesand Threats).
We need your input as our top officers preparefor our Strategic Planning Meeting in late May.You should have received an email the last weekin April, outlining the procedure to use in provid-ing your observations about the Lodge. Pleasetake time to share your thoughts.
Off we went to theAnnual Communicationat Bally’s in AtlanticCity. The 15th Districtgathered for their annu-al dinner at the Fork andKnife restaurant. A greattime was had by allattending. Our 15th District Hospitality Suite wasagain hosted by WB Scott Mahan and WB BrianHartel, Sr. The food and drinks were wonderfuland second only to the company of the manylodge brethren and spouses. Later that evening,WM Toth, WB Stepek, WB Fernandez and JDRich Hopkins attended a number of other districthospitality suites, where Cigar Smoking was thefeatured event. Quite the smoky night!
Our new GM is MWAnthony W. Montuori. RWRoger Quintana waselected as Junior GrandWarden and MW John S.Ryan elected as GrandSecretary. All legislationwas approved (with someamendments). A fullemail report of GL activi-ty will follow. Also, let’snot forget that our very own WB Walter Stepekwas appointed Grand Chaplain by our new GM.Congrats RW Walt…can’t wait to see you close inshort form!
The month of May brings us to Pennington Day.We will be hosting an information booth on MainStreet and the Lodge will be open for visits fromthe public. We will be fundraising with a 50/50 raf-fle at the booth and using our lodge for paid park-ing. Memorial Day follows with our traditional 21gun salute, parade, and Famous Mason’s Float.Rumor has it that this year there are additionalFamous Masons expected. Remember, we need atleast 25 brothers to march in the parade so pleasejoin us if you can. For those that wish to come butwalking is a hardship, rides in a convertible andchairs on the float will be available.
At the May Regular Communication, we will behearing WB John Nagy, via Skype, on “Building
Free Men”. Brother JohnNagy has written many booksregarding Freemason-ryinterconnecting our ritualand the importance of theapplication of our teachings.A nice dinner is also planned.
Mother’s Day is coming. Weare assigned Volunteer Dutyat the Masonic Home in the
morning. If you get your presents for momthrough Amazon.com, don’t forget touse the AmazonSmile option to gener-ate money for our lodge. Click this link
Our Strategic Planning Meeting with the top offi-cers will be held in May. Results and plans will bereported at a later Regular Communication.
Lastly, June 1 is our Lewis Night, so plan yourschedule accordingly if you are eligible to attend.Please see ad on page 4 for further informationon this event.
In & About the Lodgeby Ricardo Fernandez, PM
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For many more photos for this month go to http://www.trentoncyrus5.org/latest-photos.html
Lodge events
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2015 Masonic HomeVolunteer Days
8:30AM v Masonic Home v Sun., May 10Sun., Aug. 16 v Sun., Nov. 22
OPENHOUSE
Friday May 8, 2015
6:30pm Gather 7:00pm Presentation8:00pm Light Fare
Brother Frank Klapinski is conducting our Open House. Please send him the names of worthy men ASAP!
district Lodge of Instruction
thur. May 14th @ Gothic Fraternal Lodge
Dinner @ 6 pm DLI opens @ 7:00pm
Check email for ritual assignments.
RPennington DayInformation Booth & Lodge Tours
Saturday, May 16 $ 10:00am-4pmSD Tom Wilson for information
609 828-4414 or [email protected]
We Are LOOkINg FOr VOLuNTeerS TO HeLp STAFF THe
bOOTH ON MAIN STreeT, HeLp pArk CArS IN THe
LOdge LOT ANd TO HeLp gIVe TOurS OF THe LOdge.
Note: Do not park in the lodge lot as we are using it to raise funds for the lodge.
Trenton Thunder vs New Hampshire Fisher Cats
Saturday, June 27thGame: 7:00pm
Tickets are $26 per person (3 & under free). Ticket price includes baseball game and the
“all you can eat” 90 minute buffet.
Contact Bro. Klapinski for details
LEWIS NIGHT
FATHER-SON MASONIC DINNERMonday, June 1, 20156:30pm Gather, 7:00pm Dinner
Avanti’s Restaurant23 West Delaware Ave., Pennington NJ
The event is open only to Masons of any degree whoare father and son by blood or, in law. Either thefather or son must be a Trenton Cyrus #5 member.
$50.00 per person with Tax & Tip. BYOB.
Please contact DB Morris S Fabian [email protected] or (609) 737-1901
Only 30 seats available.
If you wish to car pool, please contact WB Toth, otherwise,meet at the home in Burlington at 8:00 for donuts and coffee.
May CalendarSUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
1 2
3 4 5 66:15 PMManagementMeeting7:30 PM EA Rehearsal
86:30 PMOPENHOUSE
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108:00 AMMasonicHomeVolunteerDay
11 12 137:30 PM EA Rehearsal
146:00 PM DLI @ GothicFraternalLodge
15 1610:00 AMPenningtonDay Booth& LodgeTours
17 18 19 206:00 PM RegularCommun.Presentor:Bro. J. Nagy
21 22 23
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WED 6 @ 6:15 PM Management Meeting, 7:30 PM EA Rehearsal Cyrus Lodge, Casual
FRI 8 @ 6:30 PM OPEN HOUSECyrus Lodge, Lodge shirt
SUN 10 @ 8:00 AMMASONIC HOME VOLUNTEER DAYBurlington, NJ, Casual
WED 13 @ 7:30 PM EA RehearsalCyrus Lodge, Casual
THU 14 @ 6:00 PM DLI, Gothic Fraternal LodgeLodge shirt, dress pants
SAT 16@ 10:00 AMPENNINGTON DAY BOOTH,PARKING & LODGE TOURSCyrus Lodge, Lodge shirt
WED 20 @ 6:00 PM Dinner, 7:15 PM RegularCommunicationBro. John Nagy to present onhis book “Building Free Men”Cyrus Lodge, Bus. Suit
MON 25 @ 8:00 AMMEMORIAL DAY PARADECyrus Lodge, Lodge shirt/reenactor costume@ 2:00 PM PICNIC
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26 27Possible EA DegreeTBA
28 29 30
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I would first like to thank all the brethren that made the GW andTOTY Award a success! This was a truly wonderful event and it wasnice to see the lodge almost at capacity! The KGB also did a bang upjob and this lodge owes you a sincere thanks for all your hard work!
I would like to congratulate the brethren who passed their MasterMason Proficiency and look forward to seeing you more at our variouslodge functions.
Congratulations to our new RW Walter Stepek who is now a GrandChaplain!
Congrats to Brothers Tim Reeg and Dave Labaw for a great PancakeBreakfast! Also, my wife was able to help several of her students get toexperience the Constitution Center and I thank you for supportingthem!
I look forward to seeing all of you at the many events we have in May.
Sincerely & Fraternally
Matthew TothWorshipful Master, Trenton Cyrus Lodge No.5
From the WM’s Desk
Memorial DayParade & Picnic
Mon., May 25th8:00 am Gather @ Lodge for Light Breakfast
21 Gun Salute by the American Legion
Line up for the parade at 10am, parade beginning at 11am.
Join us for a BBQ at the lodge at2pm until 5pm, please bring a side
dish or desert, BYOB.$5.00 Donation per person
for food & refreshments.
25MemorialDay Parade & Picnic
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knocking at the doorAwaiting FC Exam & MM Degree:Bro. James M. ZoladzBro. Daniel B. McKeown
EnteredApprentice DegreeTo be announced
This month is a busy month for thelodge. Memorial Day andPennington Day both occur, along
with the Strategic Planning Meeting andanother Open House. At Pennington Day,we will have an information booth onMain St. and the lodge will be open fortours, as it will be our Square andCompass Day. These events are crucial tothe lodge to help us gain new members.
It is important that our lodge membershipcontinues to grow, both for financial sta-bility and for increased fellowship and thecontinuation of a successful officerline. In the past few years, our member-ship has been declining, and we have notreceived a single petition for membershipin the past 5 months. The lodge cannotremain stable if this pattern continues.
I urge all members to think of someonethey know that may make a good Mason.Think of the the good men in your life andgive their contact information to ourJunior Warden so he can get in touch withthem to let them know about theseevents. A neighbor, brother in law, or co-worker may be interested in Masonry andnot know it yet. A candidate must ask to
become a Mason, but he first needs toknow whom to ask.
With just over 250 members (2014) in thelodge, and around 10% being active mem-bers, I do not see why we can't invite 20-30 people to an Open House. This is aninvite from just one person of the Brotherwho regularly come to the lodge, and lessthan one recommendation from every tenof our members. Of the Brethren invited, itis anticipated that a third will attend. It ishoped that a third of those who attend willpetition the lodge. This should enable usto raise 2-3 new brothers from each openhouse that we conduct. Only 6-8 peoplehave been invited to our last few OpenHouses. Of this, 2-3 have attended and wewould be lucky if one submits an applica-tion. We need to get our numbers up.
Please take the time to think of the peopleyou know whom you feel could benefit thelodge so we may get in touch with them.The lodge is counting on your support andparticipation.
Sincerely and Fraternally
Brian Hartel, Jr.SW Brian Hartel Jr.
From the West
Please give your mother lodge yourinput so we can establish new goals andkeep moving forward. Return your SWOTforms to WB Toth ASAP!
NAME RAISED YRS NAME RAISED YRSNAMENAME RAISEDRAISED YRSYRS
James Barrett 05-21-1990 25
WB Edward D. Clementson 05-31-2006 9
RW Howard S. Dumhart, Jr. 05-16-1994 21
RW James L. Fiore, Jr. 05-10-1995 20
John S. Hough, III 05-26-1961 54
RW Carl V. Jacobson 05-17-1988 27
WB Walter P. Krichling, Jr. 05-06-1974 41
John Mastro-Simone 05-21-1969 46
Francis J. Miller 05-31-2006 9
NAMENAME RAISEDRAISED YRSYRS
Richard D. Moore 05-23-2007 8
Fred B. Rogers MD 05-18-1953 62
Kevin P. Rose 05-31-2006 9
WB Walter J. Stepek 05-31-2006 9
Peter A. Suozzo 05-04-2011 4
Roy E. Toler 05-23-2007 8
Matthew D. Toth 05-23-2007 8
J. Morgan Van Hise 05-26-1950 65
WB Vince Ventres 05-06-1959 56
May birthdaysMay birthdays
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With the daffodils in full glory, spring ishere and our yearly march down MainStreet is this month.
Last Memorial Day, TC#5 started a new tradi-tion, a float that had seating for our memberswho would be more comfortable riding thanmarching and our 6 intrepid re-enacters offamous Masons from history in costume.
Judging by the reaction of the spectators, aswell as the participants, it was a great successfor our lodge and a wonderful way to help fur-ther the public’s understanding of some amaz-ing historic figures who helped change theworld, as they sought the light ofFreemasonry.
This year, the roles of Brothers BenjaminFranklin, Mark Twain, Buffalo Bill Cody, DavyCrocket, Douglas MacArthur and John Glennwill again be reprised on our float. There is stillroom and time for anyone who is interested injoining us. Help with ideas and costume pro-curement is available.
We are thinking of the following Masons:George Washington, Buzz Aldrin, LouisArmstrong, James Bowie, Admiral RichardByrd, Roy Clark, Samuel Clemens/MarkTwain, Ty Cobb, Buffalo Bill Cody, GeneralJames Doolittle, Henry Ford, John Glenn,
John Hancock, John Paul Jones, CharlesLindbergh, General Douglas MacArthur,Frederick Maytag, Arnold Palmer, PaulRevere, Eddie Rickenbacker, Franklin D.Roosevelt, Theodore Roosevelt, HarryTruman, Booker T. Washington, John Wayne.Other suggestions are certainly welcome...and I don't think our float can be completewithout a Mason portraying GeorgeWashington!
Participating brethren would be responsiblefor providing their own costumes. BrotherBob Vecere, Jr. is in charge of the float, soplease contact him for further details andassistance with costumes: Cell phone 609 915-5111 or email [email protected]
Memorial day Famous Masons’ Float by Brother Robert Vecere, Jr.