11/14/2025
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Traveling Gavels
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Cheatham/Montgomery County Traveling Gavel is at Queen City #761
Coffee County Traveling Gavel is at Tullahoma #262
Dickson County Traveling Gavel is at Charlotte #97 *****NEW LOCATION*****
Fentress County Traveling Gavel is at Jamestown #281
Jefferson County Traveling Trowel is at Little Crab #614
Macon/Trousdale County Traveling Gavel is at Red Boiling Springs #585
Maury County Traveling Gavel is at Columbia #31
Overton County Traveling Gavel is at Livingston #259
Robertson County Traveling Gavel is at Red River #537
Rutherford County Degree Gavel is at Sam Davis #661
Smith County Traveling Gavel is at Difficult #451
Sumner County Traveling Gavel is at Hendersonville #359
Wilson County Traveling Gavel is at Lebanon #98
District 1 Traveling Gavel is at Unity #95
District 2 Traveling Gavel is at Milan #191
District 4 Traveling Gavel is at St. Johns #332
District 5 Traveling Gavel is at Camden #179
District 6 Traveling Gavel is at Waynesboro #127
District 7 Traveling Gavel is at Red River #537
District 8 Traveling Gavel is at Ionic #254
District 9 Traveling Gavel is at Tennessee City #548 *****NEW LOCATION*****
District 10 Traveling Gavel is at Columbia #31
District 11 Traveling Gavel is at Rockvale #413
District 12 Traveling Gavel is at Fairfield #553
District 13 Traveling Gavel is at Cookeville #266
District 14 Traveling Gavel is at Ezel #381
District 15 Traveling Gavel is at Olive Branch #297
District 16 Traveling Gavel is at Hill City #603
Cumberland River Widows and Orphans Gavel - Greenbrier #753
Mississippi River Widows and Orphans Gavel - Mt. Moriah #18
Tennessee River Widows and Orphans Gavel - Charity #370
Tennessee Traveling Gavel “Old Hickory” is at George Hillman #431
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Items of Masonic Interest
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Degree specific booklets from the Grand Lodge of Tennessee
Appendant Body Petitions
Announcements
Strive To Thrive In 2025 - This years challenge is to invite AT LEAST 3 Brothers to attend with you ANYTIME you go to lodge.
Let's build our attendance back up from the inside out by kindling the fire of Brotherly love and fellowship!!!!!!
Thoughts To Ponder
Laughter & Lodge
Lodge Activities - All times listed are local time for that lodge!
Friday, November 14 & Saturday, November 15
Nashville Valley Scottish Rite - Fall Reunion 19th - 32nd degrees
Memphis Valley Scottish Rite - Fall Reunion
Saturday, November 15
Benton #111 - Country Breakfast 7 AM - 10 AM. Donations only. Sausage Bacon Tenderloin Bologna Country Ham Eggs Gravy Biscuits
Charlotte #97 - Master Mason (MM) degree Breakfast at 8 AM with degree conferred at 9 AM
Clarksville #89 - Cornerstone Dedication Beginning at 1 PM
Monday, November 17
Centerville #618 - Entered Apprentice (EA) degree - Eat at 6 PM with degree conferred after
Dickson #468 - Fellowcraft (FC) degree - Eat at 6 PM with degree conferred at 7 PM
Southwest Commandery #31 - Order of the Temple Eat at 6 PM with order conferred at 6:30 PM at Park Avenue #362
Tuesday, November 18
Sam Davis #661 - Master Mason (MM) degree - Eat at 6 PM with degree conferred after
Ionic #254 - Spaghetti dinner honoring all veterans and their families. 6 PM until 8 PM
Thursday, November 20
Clarksville #89 - Master Mason (MM) degree - Eat at 5:30 PM with degree conferred at 6:30 PM
Centerville #618 - Entered Apprentice (EA) degree - Eat at 6 PM with degree conferred after
Cleveland #134 - Fellowcraft (FC) degree - Eat at 6 PM with degree conferred after
Friday, November 21
Red River #537 - Entered Apprentice (EA) degree - Eat at 6 PM with degree conferred after
Byrdstown #496 - Fellowcraft (FC) degree - Eat at 6 PM with degree conferred after
Doric #732 - Friends and Family Game Night - 6 PM until 10 PM. Open to all and all ages are welcome
Saturday, November 22
Lafayette #543 - Pancake Breakfast 7 AM - 10 AM Free will donations to benefit the lodge and its charities
Monday, November 24
Crossville #483 - Fellowcraft (FC) degree - Eat at 6 PM with degree conferred after
Tuesday, November 25
George Hillman #431 - Master Mason (MM) degree - Eat at 6 PM with degree conferred after
Saturday, November 29
Greenhill #402 (AL) - Order of the Sword of Bunker Hill Registration at 11 AM with lunch at Noon and work at 1 PM. One time initiation fee of $30. No dues. Must show current Master Mason dues card.
Saturday, December 6
Sparta #99 - Tennessee Lodge of Research Quarterly Meeting Lunch at Noon with presentation at 1 PM and meeting to follow
Nashville Area PHA and Eastern Star - PHAmily Christmas at Cambria Beginning at 6 PM with dinner at 7 PM. Cost: $20 per person | $25 at the door | Table: $160 Seats 8 People. Dress: Casual — come prepared to be comfortable, festive, and ready to enjoy!
Saturday, December 13
Dickson #468 - Master Mason (MM) degree Breakfast at 8 AM with degree conferred at 9 AM
Mt. Juliet #642 - 3rd Annual Charity Pancake Breakfast. 8 AM until 10:30 AM. Proceeds to benefit “The Bridge House”
Fairview #776 - Charity Pancake Breakfast. Beginning at 8 AM benefiting our scholarship fund for Fairview High School includes pancakes, eggs, bacon, sausage, biscuits/gravy, hash browns $10 plate, $25 family deal.
Tuesday, December 23
Mt. Juliet #642 - Blood drive. 1 PM until 6 PM
Saturday, June 6, 2026
Rhea Springs #310 - Tennessee Lodge of Research Quarterly Meeting Lunch at Noon with presentation at 1 PM and meeting to follow
Saturday, June 5, 2027
New Providence #128 - Tennessee Lodge of Research Quarterly Meeting Lunch at Noon with presentation at 1 PM and meeting to follow
Regular Activities
Every Monday
Wisdom #300 - Practice beginning after a meal at 6 P.M. except on stated meeting night
Lafayette #543 - Practice beginning at 7 P.M. except on stated meeting night
Every Tuesday
District 12 - High Twelve Masonic Luncheon will be kicking off weekly every Tuesday at 11 AM at Roux’s Creole Cafe at 170 N Water Ave, Gallatin, TN 37066. We will gather in the private room. Lunch will be ordered from the menu and we plan to have speakers and/or presentations at every gathering. All are welcome and you do not have to be a member of District 12 to attend.
Clarkrange #605 - Meal at 6 P.M. with practice after
Mt. Juliet #642 - Practice beginning at 6 P.M.
Every Thursday
King Solomon #6 - Practice beginning at 6 P.M. except on stated meeting nights or when a degree is scheduled
Caldwell #273 - Practice beginning at 6 P.M. except on stated meeting nights (2nd Thursday)
Every Friday
Nashville Valley Scottish Rite Luncheon Club meets at 11 A.M. at American Legion Post #88 at 2717 McCampbell Ave, Nashville, TN 37214
Every Saturday
Hiram #7 - Hiram Instructional School 8 A.M. Come to work on your lectures, learn a degree part, meet fellow Masons, learn about Masonry or to Fellowship. All are welcome.
1st and 3rd Thursday
Dickson #468 - Practice at 6:45 P.M.
1st and 3rd Saturday
Doric #732 - BCB: Brown's Craftsman Breakfast. 8 AM, we meet at Brown's Diner at 2102 Blair Avenue in Nashville, TN right beside the Lodge. At 9 AM (or when we finish), we head over to the Lodge for Proficiency and Lecture Practice.
1st Saturday
Charlotte #97 - Past Masters breakfast 7 A.M until 10 A.M. $5 per person
2nd Tuesday
High Twelve Masonic Lunch Club - Meets at Roux’s Creole Cafe in Gallatin, TN at 11 AM. Open to Masons of all degree and any guests are always welcome.
Ionic #254 - Masonic education and proficiency practice to begin at 6:00 PM with meal, instruction at 7:00 PM. Work to be led by Bro. Jim Anderson. Open to all Master Masons
2nd Wednesday
*****SUSPENDED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 10, 2025***** - John B. Garrett #711 - District 8 School of Instruction to begin at 6:00 PM with meal, instruction at 7:00 PM. We will practice ritual and floor work for all three degrees. Everyone is welcome. Instruction will be lead by Harold Scott, District 8 Grand Lecturer. If you have any questions please call Harold at 615-440-8566.
2nd Saturday
Farris Creek #509 - All you can eat breakfast benefitting the scholarship fund. 7 A.M until 9:30 A.M. $7 per person
Brainerd #736 - All you can eat breakfast 7 A.M until 10 A.M. $10 donation per person requested
3rd Thursday
Williamson County Shrine Club meets at 6 P.M. at Sportsman's Grille Cool Springs
4th Monday
McWhirtersville - Claiborne #293 - Practice
Putnam County Scottish Rite Club meets at Logan's Roadhouse at 1395 Interstate Drive, Cookeville, TN with dinner at 6 P.M. and meeting to begin at 7 P.M. Master Masons and their ladies/guests are welcome.
4th Tuesday
Macon County Shrine Club meets at La Tia restaurant in Lafayette. Eat at 6 P.M. with meeting to begin at 7 P.M.
4th Wednesday
*****SUSPENDED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 10, 2025***** - John B. Garrett #711 - District 8 School of Instruction to begin at 6:00 PM with meal, instruction at 7:00 PM. We will practice ritual and floor work for all three degrees. Everyone is welcome. Instruction will be lead by Harold Scott, District 8 Grand Lecturer. If you have any questions please call Harold at 615-440-8566.
4th Thursday
Goodlettsville #271 - Pirtle Polytechnic School of Masonry Open to all Master Masons Work to be conducted by Grand Lecturer Gary Pirtle Beginning each evening at 6 P.M.
Wilson County Shrine Club Eat at 6 P.M. with meeting after at O’Charleys in Lebanon
4th Saturday
White Bluff #676 - Charity breakfast every month except December 7 A.M. until 10 A.M. $6 per person
Stated Meetings
1st Monday
Mt. Moriah #18 Meeting at 7 P.M.
Lebanon #98 Meeting at 7 P.M.
Beech #240 Meeting at 7 P.M.
McWhirtersville-Claiborne #293 Meeting at 7 P.M.
Doric #732 Meeting at 7 P.M. except holidays
Cleveland #134 - Meeting at 7:30 P.M.
1st Tuesday
Spring Hill #124 Dinner at 6 PM with Meeting at 7 P.M.
New Middleton #249 Meeting at 7 P.M.
Mossy Creek #353 Meeting at 7 P.M.
Joppa #411 Meeting at 7 P.M.
Trammel #436 Meeting at 7 P.M.
Mt. Juliet #642 Meeting at 7 P.M.
Hillsdale #664 Meeting at 7 P.M.
1st Wednesday
Al Chymia Unit Head Meeting at 7 P.M.
1st Thursday
King Solomon #6 Meeting at 7 P.M.
Goodlettsville #271 Eat at 6 P.M. with meeting at 7 P.M.
Portland #326 Meeting at 7 P.M.
Charleston #484 Meeting at 7:30 P.M.
Lafayette #543 Meeting at 7 P.M.
1st Saturday
Red Boiling Springs #585 Meeting at 7 P.M.
2nd Monday
Wisdom #300 Meeting at 7 P.M.
2nd Tuesday
Carthage Benevolent #14 Meeting at 7 P.M.
Comer #417 Meeting at 7 P.M. December meeting held on 1st Tuesday due to Shrine Chrsitmas party
Brainerd #736 Meeting at 7 P.M.
2nd Wednesday
Al Chymia Shrine Stated Meeting at 7 P.M.
2nd Thursday
Caldwell #273 Meeting at 7 P.M.
Fairfield #553 Meeting at 7:30 P.M.
3rd Monday
Hartsville #113 Meeting at 7 P.M. with dinner at 6 P.M.
3rd Tuesday
Cherry Mound #227 Meeting at 7 P.M.
3rd Thursday
Hendersonville #359 Meeting at 7 P.M.
Bethpage #521 Meeting at 7 P.M. with dinner at 6 P.M.
Jackson Shrine Club Meeting at 7 P.M.
3rd Saturday
Difficult #451 Meeting at 7 P.M.
4th Monday
Ripley Shrine Club Meeting at 7 P.M.
York Rite Information
1st Tuesday
Crescent Chapter #26 Order of the Eastern Star - Stated meeting at 7 P.M. at Hartsville #113
1st Thursday
Lebanon Chapter #25 – Stated Meeting at Lebanon #98 Meeting starting at 7 P.M.
Lebanon Council #109 – Stated Meeting immediately following Chapter meeting at Lebanon #98.
2nd Monday
Baldwin Commandery #7 – Stated Meeting at Lebanon #98 Dinner at 6 P.M. with meeting beginning at 7 P.M.
2nd Thursday
Rose Croix Chapter #95 Order of the Eastern Star – Stated meeting at Lebanon #98 at 7:30 P.M.
3rd Monday
Harvey Freeman Chapter #181 Order of the Eastern Star – Stated meeting at Mt. Juliet #642 at 7:30 P.M. refreshments at 6:30 P.M.
Nashville Commandery #1 opens at 7 P.M.
3rd Tuesday
Donelson Jere Baxter Chapter #197 at McWhirtersville - Claiborne #293 with dinner at 6:00 pm and Nashville Council #1 meets directly after close of Chapter meeting
4th Monday
Cumberland Chapter #1 at Beech #240 with dinner at 6 P.M. and meeting at 7 P.M.with dinner at 6:00 pm and the Chapter Convocation opening at 7:00 pm.
West TN Regional Commandery #13 at Jackson #45 stated meeting at 7 PM
4th Thursday
Clinton Chapter #9 and Jackson Council #6 at Jackson #45 with Chapter Convocation opening at 7:00 pm.
As always brethren, please keep me updated on any and all Masonic activities going on and I will be sure to spread the word to the brethren on this list.
May the Light shine upon us one and all!!!
Tim Roberson, P.M.
Hartsville #113
Bethpage #521 Secretary
District 12 Chairman
Grand Pursuivant 2025