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August 2025 Trestleboard
Scheduled Monthly
Stated Communication
Presentation
The Importance of Ritual
Worshipful Brother Tom Costis, PM, District Instructor of Work, District 4
Dinner 6:00pm
BBQ - Provided by Manassas Assembly No. 13, I.O.R.G. - $15.00
Class Nights
Monday, August 11th - FC MENTORING 6:30pm - RITUAL CLASS - 7:00pm
Monday, August 18st - RITUAL CLASS - 7:00pm
Monday, August 25th - RITUAL CLASS - 7:00pm
District Classes
@ Hay Market Lodge No.313
Assignment - Senior Steward
Class - Catechisms with Voice Votes
Dates to Remember
Called Communication - Fellowcraft Catechism Return & Master Mason Degree Conferral
@ Manasseh Lodge No. 182
Monday, August 11th, 2025, 6:30 pm
Fellowcraft Mentoring Session - Alternate Method Candidates
@ Manasseh Lodge No. 182
Saturday, August 16th, 2025, 1:00 pm
International Family Day
@ Manasseh Lodge No. 182
Thursday, August 28th, 2025, 6:30 pm
One Day Conferral Asst. Conductor/Mentor Class
@ Manasseh Lodge No. 182
Monday, August 30th, 2025, 7:00 am
District 1B One Day Conferral
@ Manasseh Lodge No. 182
A message from the Worshipful Master
Manasseh Family,
I hope you are all enjoying the final weeks of summer and finding time to rest, recharge, and spend time with loved ones. As the days begin to shorten and our schedules grow busier, let us remember to carry forward the spirit of fellowship and service that makes our Lodge strong.
July was a wonderful month for Manasseh Lodge. We celebrated our nation’s Independence Day, honored our Masonic heritage, and proudly presented this year’s Manasseh Lodge Scholarship Awards to some truly remarkable young recipients. Thank you to everyone who came out to support them—your presence and encouragement mean more than you may know.
Looking ahead, please join us for our August Stated Communication on Friday, August 1st, 2025. We will enjoy a special program presented by Worshipful Brother Tom Costis, District Instructor of Work, who will share his insights on the importance of ritual excellence and how it shapes the candidate’s Masonic journey. This will be an evening of both education and inspiration, and I encourage all Brethren to attend.
We are also excited to invite you to our Lodge International Family Day on Saturday, August 16th, 2025. This event is a celebration of the diversity and brotherhood that make Manasseh Lodge so special. Families and friends are welcome to join us for an afternoon of food, fellowship, and cultural sharing, with dishes, music, and traditions from around the world represented by our members. It promises to be a heartwarming day of unity and joy.
Finally, we are honored to announce that Manasseh Lodge will be hosting District 1B’s One Day Conferral on Saturday, August 30th, 2025. This will be a historic and meaningful event as candidates from across the district are initiated, passed, and raised in a single day. Hosting such an occasion is a privilege and a responsibility, and we will be calling on our Brethren to assist in making it a day worthy of the Craft.
May the Great Architect of the Universe bless our labors, strengthen our bonds of Brotherhood, and guide us in all our undertakings. I look forward to seeing you in Lodge!
Yours in Brotherhood,
Joe Martinez
Worshipful Master
August 2025 Calendar
Blood ID: #1148
| Sunday | Monday | Tuesday | Wednesday | Thursday | Friday | Saturday |
1 STATED COMMUNICATION 7:30PM DINNER 6:00PM | 2
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| 4 MASTER MASON DEGREE 6:30PM | 5
| 6 FRATERNAL VISIT ODENTON LODGE NO. 209, MD 7:00PM | 7 I.O.R.G. BOARD 7:00PM | 8 GRAND OES OFFICIAL VISIT 6:00PM | 9
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| 11 FC MENTORING 6:30PM LODGE CLASS 7:00PM | 12 I.O.R.G. ASSEMBLY NO. 13 7:30PM | 13 PRINCE WILLIAM CHAPTER DeMOLAY 7:00PM | 14 MANASSAS ROYAL ARCH 7:000PM DINNER 6:30PM | 15
| 16 INTERNATIONAL FAMILY DAY 1:00PM |
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| 18 LODGE CLASS 7:00PM | 19 ORDER OF EASTERN STAR WIMODAUSIS 106 7:30PM | 20
| 21 AMARANTH DESTINY CT. 14 7:30PM DINNER 6:30PM | 22
| 23 GRAND ROYAL MATRON AMARANTH OV |
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| 25 LODGE CLASS 7:00PM | 26 I.O.R.G. ASSEMBLY NO. 13 7:30PM | 27 PRINCE WILLIAM CHAPTER DeMOLAY 7:00PM | 28 ONE DAY CONFERRAL MENTORING CLASS 6:30PM | 29
| 30 DISTRICT 1B ONE DAY CONFERRAL 7:00AM |
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Appendant Bodies
Mo Azizi, High Priest, m.azizi.freedom4life@gmail.com
Sinclair Commandery No. 37, Knights Templar
Adam Buffington, Eminent Commander, adam_buffington@hotmail.com
C.A. Sinclair, Jr. Council No. 412 A.M.D.
Terence Smith, Sovereign Master, terencesmith@smithsresearch.net
WIMODAUSIS Chapter No. 106, O.E.S.
Lisa Elliott, Worthy Matron, lisa2elliott@gmail.com
Destiny Court No. 14, Order of Amaranth
Jean Wertman, Royal Matron, jean.a.wertman@gmail.com
Manassas Assembly No. 13, I.O.R.G.
Jen Chwirut, Mother Advisor, manassasassembly@gmail.com
Prince William Chapter Order of DeMolay
Wyatt Hamrick, Chapter Dad, whamrick333@verizon.net
Trustees
Donald L. McAndrews, PDDGM
Cliff Blasius, PM
Robert A. Schenider
Catechism Instructors
William W. Costis, PDDGM
Douglas Dulaney
Joseph Martinez, PM
Living Past Masters
1975 - E.W. Herrington, Jr. #
1977 - L.L. Holbrook, Jr. **#
1982 - J.W. Roberson **
1984 - R.H. Dean **†
1990 - M.E. Coleman
1991 - R.H. Dean **†
1992 - G.A. Miller, Jr.
1994 - W.W. Costis **
1996 - W.B. Glisson†
1997 - W.E. Keyton
1998 - J.S. Holbrook
1999 - W.F. Sessler#
2001 - D.L. McAndrews**#
2002 - P.J. Martin
2003 - D.C. McAndrews
2004 - R.H. Dean **†
2005 - J.S. Holbrook
2007 - J.A. Meador
2008 - J.D. Stallings, III
2010 - A.M. Elliott
2011 - M.A. Cook
2012 - J.W. Mitchell, Jr.
2013 - J.H. Phillips
2014 - C.H. Nidell
2015 - B.R. Hart
2016 - C.A. Swihart
2017 - C.A. Swihart
2018 - C.H. Nidell
2019 - P.J. Sommers
2020 - T.W. Costis
2021 - T.W. Costis
2022 - J.H. Martinez
2023 - J.H. Martinez
2024 - D.R. Dulaney
Honorary Members
W.W. Costis **
C.H. Dunn, Jr. **
R.B. Williams **
P.H. Fishell *
E.B. Harlow #
A.T. Wood
50/60 Year Members Not Listed Elsewhere
J.P. Jones #
W.E. Kirby ^
R.E. Riggle #
H.A. Whisenant #
