This weekend is the Acanthus Pancake breakfast. Also this weekend, as it always happens twice a year, we conflict with the Scottish Rite  degrees downtown known as a Reunion.

Most of you are also active members of the Scottish Rite and these Pancake Breakfasts are tough to hit on this weekend. I myself will have to leave the breakfast at 9:45am to get to the degrees I am participating in on time. (Honest, Charlie & Brian, I’ll be there on time:-)

Since many of us are going to be at the Scottish Rite most of the morning, (heck, the 13^th degree is pretty much an “Acanthus” degree and is scheduled for Saturday morning), I’d like to ask that as many of you as possible, please show up to help. There is a faction of Acanthus members that like to use these conflicts as a excuse to complain about other Masonic bodies drawing off Acanthus members thus making the Lodge weaker. I, for one, believe a stronger Masonic community in the area makes all Lodges and other Masonic bodies stronger and more flexible. Please help reinforce this idea this weekend.

If you aren’t in a SR degree that directly conflicts with the Pancake Breakfast please do your best to come in and help. If you are a Scottish Rite member that likes to watch degree work, there is plenty going on Saturday after 11am to get your fix, that is where I’ll be all afternoon.

Thank You,

Steve Hall

Take due notice and gorge yourselves accordingly.

(but not to intemperance and excess)

Members of Acanthus, stay updated and informed on what your lodge is doing.

Non Masons Welcome (must be 10 years or older)  
Call up your buddies for some FUN!!

PLEASE RSVP BY TUESDAY MAY 8TH
BY TEXTING YOUR NAME TO (515) 664 0667

_{When:Saturday May 12th @Noon}

Where:  ICU Paintball  (Euclid & i235) 

Worshipful Master Jim Ford has announced for 2012 the following Brothers for the following Committees at Acanthus Lodge:

Charity Committee – Jim Ford, Phil Gauthier, Mike Taylor

Finance Committee – Dick Whiton, Val Smith, Joe Lamb

Membership Committee – Russ Saffell, Chad Rohlfsen, Brian Papaducas

Education Committee – Chris Burch, Stevin Dahl, Chad Rohlfsen

Where: Acanthus Lodge Dinning Room

Description: Pancake Breakfast themed for St. Patrick's Day.

Come join the members of Acanthus lodge for our March Pancake Breakfast.  I have been assured that there will St.  Patrick's day themed breakfast foods, and as usual a wonderful atmosphere to enjoy a meal with family and friends.

Above is a link to a brief overview of the power point presentation that Past Mast Brian Pappaducas gave at the March 12th, 2012 stated meeting.  The proposed changes to amend the by-laws resulted in motions which have been tabled until the April stated meeting.  This information is posted for the benefit of the lodge, but more importantly those memebers which were unable to attend the stated meeting.

Feb 2012 – Pancake Breakfast

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On Thursday, February 9th Ascalon and Arcturus will be holding their stated meeting at 7pm at Acanthus Lodge.

Note: The dress for the Chapter School and Table Chapter is business casual, and the lunch at Christopher's is at your own expense.