Bulletin and Notice of Meeting May 17, 2014 4:30PM

Stated Meeting, DDGM Turn Over Ceremony 
and Past Master's Night

Message from the Worshipful Master
Bro. Ali M. Bari


My Dear Brethren,

Greetings of peace and may the Great Architect of the Universe bless us and our loved ones with good health and joyful life.

Masonic District RX-D and ARMM (Lanao) was well represented in the 98th Annual Communication held at the Mall of Asia, Manila.  Iligan Lodge No. 207, was represented by the three lights with PDDGM VW Ed Ulindang, PDDGM VW James T. Yu, PDDGM VW Angelo Rentoy, VW Genesis Calit, VW Joseph Sanguila, our immediate past Master WB Roger Nuñeza, WB Abel Gomez, Bro. Carl Garzon and Bro Alykhan U. Ali.  Congratulation to the newly installed Grand Officers as follows:

MW Alan LM Purisima - Grand Master

RW Tomas G. Rentoy III - Deputy Grand Master

RW Voltaire Gazmin - Senior Grand Warden

RW Abraham Tolentino - Junior Grand Warden

MW Reynardo Bunda - Grand Treasurer

MW Danilo G. Angeles - Grand Secretary

And to the District Grand Line Officers who were newly installed:

VW Feliciano B. Alagao - District Deputy Grand Master

VW Stephen T. Monterroyo - District Grand Lecturer

VW Romulo Tapia - District Grand Lecturer

VW Ian C. Uy - District Grand Lecturer

The Masonic Theme for this year is "Serbisyong Makatotohanan para sa Kapatiran at Mamayan-Masonry the path of genuine service and enlightenment".  Let us support the program and more service to the community.

TOGETHER BRETHREN let us make once more Iligan Lodge No. 207 the Jewel of the Masonic District!

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Agenda for Stated Meeting, May 17, 2014

4:30 PM        Opening of the Lodge

                      Reception of Dignitaries

                      Presentation of the Philippine National Flag

                      Main Business :

                         -   Reading and Approval of Minutes of Last Stated Meeting

                         -   Reading and Approval of Secretary's Financial Report

                         -   Reading and Approval of Treasurer's Report

                         -   Reading of Communications 

                      Committee Reports  

                         -  Ancom 2014           Bro. Pat D. Noel, SW

                         -  Fellowship              Bro. Ivan Banaag, JW

                      Acknowledgement of Visiting Brethren

                      Recess (Entrance of Guests)

                      DDGM Turn Over Ceremony

                      Keynote Message      RW Tomas G. Rentoy III

                                                         Deputy Grand Master, GLP

                      Closing of the Lodge of Master Mason in Ample Form

Petitioners :    Mr. Rocarte Cadalin

                       Mr. Leonidas Hidalgo

                       Mr. Arturo Alibanga

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Program for the Past Master's Night

7:00 PM   Invocation                       WB Jaime Magnetico  

                Singing of the                             

                   Philippine National Anthem

                 Welcome Address           Bro. Pat Noel, SW

                 Prayer before Dinner      WB Jaime Magnetico

                      * * * * * *  Fraternal Dinner  * * * * * * *

8:00 PM   1st Toast                         WB Oscar V. Badelles 

                      To the Government and the Country
                 2nd Toast                        WB Eduardo B. Cueto
                      To MW Alan LM Purisima, Grand Master of Masons

                 3rd Toast                        VW Eduardo B. Ulindang, PDDGM

                      To RW Tomas G. Rentoy III, Deputy Grand Master

                 Message                          RW Tomas G. Rentoy III, 

                                                            Deputy Grand Master           

                 4th Toast                         VW James T. Yu, PDDGM

                      To VW Feliciano B. Alagao, District Deputy Grand 
                         Master, other District Grand Line Officers and 
                         PDGM's and PDGL's

                 Message                          VW Feliciano B. Alagao, DDGM

                 4th Toast                         WB Ali M. Bari          

                      To Past Masters of  Iligan Lodge No. 207

                 6th Toast                         VW Edwin S. Co, PDDGM

                      To our Guests from visiting lodges, the ladies of Masons, Widows and orphans

                 7th Toast                         VW Warly M. Sanguila, PDDGM

                      Tylers Toast

                 Closing Remarks            Bro. Ivan Gerardo J. Banaag, JW

   WB Victor G. Mariano, PM

Master of Ceremonies  

* * * * * * Fellowship    * * * * * *

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For the month of May, we have a precious few Birthday Celebrations.  All the same, we would like to greet them all a Happy Birthday :

           Bro. Danilo Gonzaga           May 2
           VW Ervin Aspiras               May 4
           VW Bro. Robert Co             May 13
           Bro. Lloyd Aguilar              May 19
           Bro. Alikhan Ali                  May 19
           VW James T. Yu                  May 30


Happy Wedding Anniversay :

            VW Gerardo Padilla & Sis Sol              May 12
            VW Albert Chiu & Sis Girlie                May 12 

            VW Warlito Sanguila & Sis Marietta    May 13

            Bro. Pat Noel & Sis Binky                     May 18  

            WB Victor Mariano & Sis Belen           May 21

            VW Ronald Sy & Sis Jean                     May 24

            WB Miguel Balbuena & Sis Merly       May 24

             

35th Charter Anniversary and Past Masters' Night

April 17, 2010, our monthly stated meeting went on smoothly as scheduled...attended by brethren from different lodges of our district plus the attendance of  Bro. Leo Acosta of  Macajalar Lodge No.184, Cagayan de Oro City who, by the way, religiously attends meetings when he is here in Iligan. 

      

On this Stated Meeting,   we also celebrated our 35th Anniversary as a lodge which falls exactly on April 26.    Thirty five (35) years is quite a long time (of course not as long as 75 years which our mother lodge is celebrating this year!) 

As we ended our stated meeting and gathered around the function hall to partake the food prepared for us, we realized that we have in our midst, in our roll of members, stalwarts who have guided us and groomed our lodge to what it has become.  And to give honor to these people, we rightfully opened with a toast...followed by another...until we completed the 7th and the last, the Tyler's Toast.

Tokens were given to the Past Masters, as shown in the pictures below.   Thirty five (35) candles on top of an anniversary cake, as well as individual candles on top of sliced cakes for the Past Masters, were blown.  

As the night moved on, and the programmed activity heightened, scenes were captured by the lens of my olympus e-510 camera to be shared to everyone who wishes to witness and be a part of our 35th anniversary celebrations.

Bro. Boy Bartolome lead the Invocation

1st Toast lead by Worshipful Master Oscar V. Badelles...
...to the National Government and the Republic of the Philippines!

2nd Toast  again lead by  WM Oscar V. Badelles...

...to the Grand Master of Masons, MW Peter Lim Lu Soy!

Bro. Hilario Abel B. Gomez, Junior Warden giving the 3nd Toast...

...for the District Deputy Grand Master VW Lyndon L. Abucay and other Grand Line Officers!

The Message of District Deputy Grand Master, VW Lyndon Abucay, was read
by the District Grand Lecturer, VW Genesis Calit

4th Toast with WB Eduardo B. Cueto...for the brethren of Iligan Lodge No. 207

5th Toast ... for the inspiring, supporting past masters of Iligan Lodge No. 207,

Given by WB Ronald U. Sy

The response of the Charter Worshipful Master of Iligan Lodge No. 207

in behalf of all the other past masters of the lodge present.

Emphasizing on the importance of "What induced you to become...?"

The Distribution of Tokens to the Past Masters of Iligan Lodge 207

Worshipful Master Oscar V. Badelles giving a token of appreciation to the

Charter Worshipful Master Gerardo B. Padilla, 1975.

VW Warlito M. Sanguila, 1982

VW Robert S. Co, 1984

WB Datumanong D. Sarangani, 1985

 

Sister Rose Balacuit, receiving a token in behalf of her better half,
the late WB Jimmy Y. Balacuit, 1991

WB Edwin S. Co, 1993

WB Victor G. Mariano, 1994

VW G. Audwin T. Garzon, 1997

WB Eduardo B. Cueto, 1998

VW James T. Yu, 2001

VW Dominic W. Siao, 2002

WB Ronald U. Sy, 2008

WB Eduardo D. Ulindang, 2009

The 35th Year Anniversary Cake

All the past masters present gamely blew the candles out.

(noticed the present master practicing for next year's anniversary?)

Since everyone was ashamed to slice the beautiful cake, they all

settled for the next option...the cupcake.  ???  not a cupcake

The Sisters with their special surprise number.

Departed Master, Present Master, Upcoming Master and Past Master

completes the line-up.  (for questions, just send me a message in the comment box below. :-) )

Immediate Past Master WB Eduardo D. Ulindang giving the

6th Toast to the Ladies of Iligan Lodge No. 207!

7th Toast...given by VW Warlito M. Sanguila...

to the brethren at sea, on land or in air...whethersoever dispersed...

Bro. Jaime P. Magnetico, Senior Warden, giving the closing remarks,

thanking everyone who joined in the celebrations.

WB Victor G. Mariano leading the mass singing of "Auld Lang Syne"

The Master of Ceremony,  VW Sotero Trinidad, PDDGM

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"It isn't the incompetent who destroy an organization.  It is those who who have achieved something and want to rest upon their achievements who are forever clogging things up."    -  Charles Sorenson