Brethren:

I hope everyone has been having a safe and happy summer. I'd be lying if I didn't say that this has been a good year for the lodge, let me rephrase that: A Great Year for Moosup Lodge. A lot of blood, sweat & tears have gone into this year and I am striving to do the best I can as your Master.

I think besides becoming Master of Moosup in December, another defining moment for me personally was the VJ Day Parade on August 12th. Along with 13 other brothers, I marched proudly down Main Street Moosup with our lodge banner right out in front. It's been 6 years since the last time we marched. I couldn't have been more proud of the lodge and the representation present that morning. We had brothers from other lodges in and outside of the state thanking us as we marched. I just want to say thanks to the guys who came to march and hopefully next year we'll grow and show everyone our Masonic pride.

We're definitely keeping busy. As I stated in the last trestleboard, we seem to be growing by leaps and bounds. I know I keep saying make it stop, but in