January 2021, San Felipe Olive Branch

 For the January issue of the San Felipe Olive Branch  click the link, or on the image.

December 2020, San Felipe Olive Branch

 

For the December issue of the San Felipe Olive Branch  click the link, or on the image.

November 2020, San Felipe Olive Branch

TIME TO VOTE!

For the November issue of the San Felipe Olive Branch  click the link, or on the image.

Check out the article Concepts of Civilization  and November’s Texas History as well as news and calendars of upcoming events.

October 2020, The San Felipe Olive Branch

For the

October issue of The San Felipe Olive Branch  click the link, or on the image.

The Grand Master permits resumption of regular AND called meetings.

DDGM visit in October

September 2020, The San Felipe Olive Branch

For the September issue of The San Felipe Olive Branch  click the link, or on the image.

Tales of escape and the Grand Master of Masons in Texas

San Felipe Olive Branch, August 2020

For the August issue of The San Felipe Olive Branch  click the link, or on the image.

Who ARE Those Masked Men?

The officers of Olive Branch Lodge No. 26. A.F. & A.M. were duly installed at the regular stated meeting of July 11, 2020.

Congratulations to our newly installed Master, James Muller.

The purpose of Olive Branch No. 26 includes being a a part of a fraternity of good men, Freemasonry, who are linked together by honorable and indissoluble bonds, to accomplish noble purposes, eschewing all interest in factional politics and sectarian religion and free from the dictation of both.  

To advance the moral and social interest of our membership; to foster good citizenship, honest industry and upright living;  to cultivate the exercise of charity in its best and broadest sense; to assist the widows and orphans of its deceased members;  to stimulate friendship, harmony and brotherly love and generally to promote, in its own way, the happiness of mankind.

We encourage the investigation of History – The history of Olive Branch Lodge, Steven F. Austin’s Lodge of Union, the town of San Felipe de Austin, and especially the restoration, preservation of Freemasonry and its impact upon the locality of San Felipe, as well as both Masonic and Texas History.

We support the preservation and restoration of the Masonic Lodge room at San Felipe with the painted starry sky and all seeing eye; potentially one of the oldest Masonic Lodge rooms extant in Texas.

Our next meeting is scheduled for October 10, 2020.

As the suspects were all masked, we find it difficult to identify them in these photos.

🙂

A few members attended in period dress.

One Installed, More to Come

A called meeting of Olive Branch No. 26 was opened at Katy Lodge No. 1439 for the purposes of a joint installation.  Keith Borst was installed as the new SW of Olive Branch Lodge No 26.

Congratulations to our first, and currently only, installed new-officer of Olive Branch No. 26.  

Our regular installation will be held at our stated meeting on July 11.

Olive Branch Lodge has Elected its Officers for 2020-21; Upcoming Installations

Officers-Elect for 2020-21:

• James E. Muller, WM
• Keith G. Borst, SW
• Owen West, JW
• Jerry Jackson, Treasurer
• Chris Dalrymple, Secretary
• Larry Arnold, SD
• Vernon Holguin, JD
• Michael Dupuy, Chaplain
• Andrew Getz, Tiler.
  
  
  Olive Branch No. 26 A. F. & A.M.’s  installation meeting will be at our stated meeting of July 11.  
  
  
  SW-elect Keith Borst will be installed by a courtesy installation at Katy Lodge at 11:10 on Saturday, June 27.  
  
  
  If you are available, your presence will be appreciated.
  
  
  Katy Lodge No. 1439 A.F. & A.M. is located at 
  3158 Katy Hockley Rd., 
  Katy, TX 77493

Grand Master’s COVID Update

Excerpts from the Grand Master’s recent COVID Update:

As we move into a new Masonic year and the installation of new officers with all the accompanying festive celebrations, lodges all over Texas have expressed their desire to on serve meals, both in conjunction with installations and as part of their monthly stated meetings. 

We were informed ... that if Texas lodges were strictly to adhere to the Checklist for Restaurants and Checklist for Restaurant Customers below, lodges may begin preparing and serving meals in our lodges. 

I require that all lodge officers read and become knowledgeable of the guidelines. In addition, I require that the Worshipful Master of each lodge appoint an individual to be responsible for the lodge complying with ALL the items on the Checklists for the safety of everyone in attendance. I ask that all Brothers read both checklists to ensure that every requirement be followed by everyone attending a Texas lodge. 

Special Stated Meeting of June 14, 2020

A Special Stated Meeting of Olive Branch Lodge No. 26 A. F. & A. M. was held at San Felipe, Texas, on Saturday, the 13th day of  June A.D. 2020, A.L. 6020.

The worshipful master, Vernon Holguin pictured at left, opened the special stated meeting at 12:00 PM with eight member brothers and three visiting brothers in attendance.  It was good to see our brethren again and participate in our usual rituals honoring God, country, and Freemasonry.          (cont...)

San Felipe Olive Branch, June 2020

For the June issue of The San Felipe Olive Branch  click the link, or on the image, 

Special Stated Meeting June 13, 2020

 "Special Stated Meeting"  

to be held for elections at noon, June 13, 2020.

GNZPV8

"Olive Branch Lodge No. 26 is authorized to hold a special stated meeting between May 25, 2020 and June 23, 2020 for the purposes stated in the Grand Master’s proclamation, including the election of officers.” – Grand Secretary on behalf of the Grand Master

In order to conduct lodge elections for 2020-21, and as permitted by the Grand Master, Olive Branch Lodge No. 26 will meet at noon, June 13, 2020, at our usual meeting location, for a "special stated meeting."

There will be no meal and the only business on the agenda will be election of officers and any items of information shared by the brethren.  Installation of officers must necessarily occur after June 23.  

The DDGM will also make an official visit during this meeting.

This meeting is BYOM (bring your own masks).  Come to elect new officers for 2020-21.  Your attendance will be most welcomed.

Chris G, Dalrymple
Secretary, PM
Olive Branch Lodge No. 26, A.F. & A.M.

Freemasonry in Texas, Open for Business (Almost)

On April 29, 2020, the Grand Master of Masons in Texas issued a proclamation permitting "some activities” to resume.  Excerpts from the proclamation include:

• "Commencing May 25, 2020, Lodges may hold stated meetings for the primary purpose of election of Lodge officers for the ensuing year. In addition, Lodges can conduct regular business appropriate to a stated meeting.”

• CLARIFICATION TO OUR LODGE: "Olive Branch Lodge No. 26 is authorized to hold a special stated meeting between May 25, 2020 and June 23, 2020 for the purposes stated in the Grand Master’s proclamation, including the election of officers.” – Grand Secretary on behalf of the Grand Master

WATCH FOR A SPECIAL STATED MEETING IN JUNE.  

MORE INFORMATION TO COME.

• "Lodges may not have called meetings until further proclamation from the Grand Master, other than one Lodge of Sorrow, or a called meeting for the purpose of installing officers.”

• "No meals will be cooked or consumed at stated or called meetings at this time.”

San Felipe Olive Branch, May 2020

For the May issue of The San Felipe Olive Branch  click the link, or on the image, 

San Felipe Olive Branch, April 2020

Check our Newsletter.  Click the link, or on either image, for the April issue of The San Felipe Olive Branch

No Masonic Meetings Until Further Notice

The San Felipe Olive Branch, February/March 2020

           

Check out our Lodge Newsletter

The San Felipe Olive Branch, February/March edition.  

Just click on the images, or the link above.