July 4th Event

Message from Carrizozo Lodge No. 41:

Carrizozo #41 is going to have a parade entry in the parade at Capitan, NM during the weekend of the 4th of July celebration. The parade will be on the 3rd of July, Saturday, starting at 10:00 a.m. All NM Masons are welcome to join. We are going to ride motor cycles wearing Masonic shirts, caps, etc. Something with the Masonic emblem.

All are welcome.

Anyone interested in participating should contact our WM, Lerry Bond, at 575-648-2912.

Update RMMC 2010

Brethren,

The deadline for registration to attend the Rocky Mountain Masonic Conference 2010 (RMMC 2010) is only 6 days away (July 1st)! Don't miss out on what's going to be a fantastic event . . . we have world renound speakers, great food and entertainment lined up for you to enjoy with brethren throughout New Mexico and across other Rocky Mountain Masonic Jurisdictions (Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah and Wyoming).

Registration information:
http://www.rmmc2010.org/

Hotel Room Availability:
We just learned there are only 15 rooms left at the Albuquerque Marriott Pyramid North (host location of the RMMC 2010). If you plan on getting a room for this event and haven't already booked reservations . . . you better do so quickly before the few remaining rooms are gone!

Masonicare

Message from the Grand Secretary:

The following is legit if you want to help 'em out.

Hi, I am contacting you in the hopes that you will be willing to help a fellow mason group and pass this on to others. I am an employee at Masonicare in Connecticut, a health care provider containing long term care, assisted living, rehabilitation, independant living and homecare. We are currently in the running to win $250,000 through Pepsi to create a walking trail for our residents. However, we need to have the most votes by America by June 30. We are reaching out to you in the hopes that you will vote for us daily.

The website is - (Click Here). You just need to set up an account by joining with an email address and password. Then you log in daily and vote!Please help us out!

If you have any questions you can contact me directly at 203-906-9182.

Thanks,
Cherie Macri

New DeMolay Grand Master

Wesley D. Thornton of New Mexico was installed Grand Master at the 90th Annual Demolay International & Congress Session in Dallas, Texas on June 19, 2010.

RWB Wesley Thornton
Grandmaster
2010-2011

Wesley D. Thornton was born in Levelland, Texas in 1951. His family moved to Farmington, New Mexico in early 1952 where he lived until after graduating from Farmington High School. Brother Thornton began his DeMolay experience in Farmington Chapter (Now James H. Gibson Chapter) in 1968, Farmington, New Mexico. He was initiated in the New Mexico Knighthood Priory in 1969 and held the offices of Master Councilor and Illustrious Knight Commander simultaneously. His DeMolay Honors include PMC-MSA, Blue Honor Key, Representative DeMolay, Chevalier, Legion of Honor and Zerrubabel Key. Dad Thornton was elected as a Deputy Member of the Supreme Council at the 75th Anniversary in 1994, and Active Membership in 1998. He has served the New Mexico DeMolay Association as Director of Finance and Information and as Chairman of the Advisory Council of two different Chapters. He has served two consecutive terms on the Board of Directors of DeMolay International as the Region VII Representative and was elected Grand Junior Councilor June 21, 2008.

Dad Thornton served in the United States Air Force and was honorably discharged as an E-5, Staff Sergeant. After the Air Force, he return to college and graduated with a Bachelor of Accountancy from New Mexico State University. He met and married Robin Graham while attending college. They have two sons, Andrew and Brian, both of whom are Past State Master Councilor's of the New Mexico DeMolay Association.

In 1986, Dad Thornton was licensed as a Certified Public Accountant and began Private Practice in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He is a member of both the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New Mexico Society of Certified Public Accountants.

Brother Thornton is a fourth generation Master Mason and is a twice past master. In 2002 he was appointed as the Charter Master of Edgewood Lodge No. 82 AF&AM;. He is a member of the Scottish Rite Bodies of Santa Fe and the York Rite Bodies of Farmington. He is also a member of the Ballut Abyad Shrine Center in Albuquerque, where he served as Captain of the Shrine Mounted Patrol and Secretary/Treasurer. He is a Past District Deputy Grand Master, Grand Lodge of New Mexico, Past Treasurer of two Lodges and currently is serving the Grand Lodge of New Mexico as Grand Treasurer.

In December 2003 Brother Thornton received 330, and was elected Treasurer of Valley of Santa Fe Lodge of Perfection, a post he held until 2005.

He has served on the board of directors of the New Mexico Appaloosa Horse Club, and is presently serving on the DeMolay Foundation of New Mexico board of directors as Secretary Treasurer.

The Thornton's are members of Covenant United Methodist Church, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Father's Day!

Did you know?

Father's Day, in the United States, is a holiday (third Sunday in June) to honor fathers. Credit for originating the holiday is generally given to Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Washington, whose father, a Civil War veteran, raised her and her five siblings after their mother died in childbirth. She is said to have had the idea in 1909 while listening to a sermon on Mother's Day, which at the time was becoming established as a holiday. Local religious leaders supported the idea, and the first Father's Day was celebrated on June 19, 1910, the month of the birthday of Dodd's father. In 1924 President Calvin Coolidge gave his support to the observance, and in 1966 President Lyndon B. Johnson officially proclaimed it a national holiday. Observance on the third Sunday of June was decreed by law in 1972.

Although it was originally largely a religious holiday, Father's Day has been commercialized with the sending of greeting cards and the giving of gifts. Some observe the custom of wearing a red rose to indicate that one's father is living or a white rose to indicate that he is deceased. Other males—for example, grandfathers or uncles who have assumed parenting roles—are often also honoured on the day. Some Roman Catholics have continued to observe the feast day of Saint Joseph, on March 19, as a tribute to fathers.

Reference: http://www.history.com/topics/fathers-day

Table Lodge Announcement

From the NM Grand Lodge:

Springer Lodge, Cimarron Lodge, and Trinidad #28 are holding a joint TableLodge meeting on Saturday June 26 at 6pm, in Springer Masonic Lodge. Guest speaker is Bobby Arther, Deputy Grand Master. Ladies are welcome.

OES will provide dinner @ $10 per plate.

For those attending the Union 4 festivities you can make an entire day of it.

Table Lodge Announcement

From the NM Grand Lodge:

Union Lodge No. 4 in Wagon Mound is having a meeting at Fort Union on Saturday June 26th. Lunch will be served by the Lodge from 11am to noon.

At 1:00 pm there will be a dedication ceremony at the fort site. Both Union 4 in Wagon Mound and Chapman 2 in Las Vegas will have an open house following the ceremonies for those interested in touring those two historic Lodges.

All Masons, families, and guests are invited to attend.