December 2015

1. OFFICERS FOR 2015 Luis A. Torres, Jr. (Ana Maria) 201-294-3277 Wor Master Carlos A. Martinez, Sr. 201-600-4772 Sr Warden Aditya Thaker 609-233-0265 Jr Warden Kyle L. Nurge, PGC(Barbara) 201-440-9425 Treasurer George F. Joseph, PGT (Liz) 973-616-8169 Secretary Patrick O’Shea 973-246-4013 Chaplain Francesco Bernardo 201-282-4252 Sr Deacon Murad Peygumbari (Yelena) 201-600-4635 Jr Deacon Frederick Patak 201-939-7770 Sr M of C Todd J. Tantillo (Beata) 973-478-7536 Jr M of C Robert Bothe (Lori) 201-288-7974 Sr Steward John V. McGuire 973-338-4941 Jr Steward Daniel M. Garzone 732-570-3460 Marshal N. Mario Palmieri, PGC (Carol) 201-943-9255 Organist Gilbert A. Hunt, PDDGM 201-791-1861 Historian Harry M. Maisch, Jr. PM (Audrey) 201-288-0292 Tyler PROXY TO THE GRAND LODGE Francesco Bernardo, Senior Deacon EUCLID LODGE TRUSTEES Harry M. Maisch, Jr. PM …………..…………. 2015 Patrick J. Glover (201)935-6353 ……………. … 2015 Michael F. Giuffre, PM (Chair) (201)288-4437 2016 Gary E. Tiedens, PM (201) 414-6633 ….……… 2016 Patrick O’Shea (Vice-Chair) ..……….……….. 2017 EUCLID BROTHERHOOD FUND TRUSTEES Harry M. Maisch, Jr., PM; Chairman………….. 2015 Christopher L. O’Bryant (201) 914-1200 ….… 2015 Frederick Patak, Vice Chairman….…….…….. 2016 Thomas J. Sontag (201) 342-4234 ……….… 2017 Luis A. Torres, Jr..…..………………………Worshipful Master Carlos A. Martinez, Sr …………………….....Senior Warden Aditya Thaker ……………………………..… Junior Warden December 2015 ***EUCLID – THE TRADITION CONTINUES***

2. Living Past Masters in Good Standing *** IMPORTANT *** In case of sickness or distress, please communicate immediately with the Worshipful Master, Senior Warden, Junior Warden or our Secretary WORSHIPFUL MASTER Luis A. Torres, Jr. 198 Grayson Place Teaneck, NJ 07666 (201) 294-3277 E-Mail:luis.torres.jr@gmail.com SENIOR WARDEN Carlos A. Martinez, Sr. 1514 Kennedy Blvd Union City, NJ 07087 E-Mail: carmar4567@gmail.com JUNIOR WARDEN Aditya G. Thaker 338 Baldwin Terrace Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604 E-Mail: AdityaThaker@gmail.com (609) 233-0265 TREASURER Kyle L. Nurge, PGC 36 Paulison Avenue Ridgefield Park, NJ 07660 (201) 440-9425 SECRETARY George F. Joseph, PGT 905 Ramapo Avenue Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442 (973) 616-8169 E-Mail: George.Joseph@emc.com MASONIC HALL 200 Division Avenue Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604 (201) 288-2060 MASONIC OUTREACH HOTLINE 1-800-792-8690 ***EUCLID – THE TRADITION CONTINUES*** ***EUCLID – THE TRADITION CONTINUES***

3. Most Worshipfuls, Right Worshipfuls, Worshipfuls, Past Right Worshipfuls, Past Masters, Officers, Distinguished White Apron and White Apron Brethren, Life is fleeting. Every breath we take brings us one breath closer to the last. One breath closer to the threshold of reality. One breath closer to the time when the veil of our burdensome existence falls away to reveal what the promise of things hoped for can only secure… victory over death and the immortality of the soul. Now, brethren, how many times have you considered the former? And, brethren, how many times have you considered the latter? And, brethren, how many times, after considering either, have you felt the burden of proof weighing heavily on your mind. It’s okay. Be honest. I’ve had difficulty dealing with it as well. In fact, I’m sure a great many of you avoid considering it at all. But what if I told you I had proof. And what if I told you that proof was communicated to me through a pin. And what if I told you that proof, after being communicated to me through a pin, was affirmed with a gift. Yeah, I know. I’m out of my mind. I’m crazy. And believe me when I tell you I’d think the same, if I didn’t know better… but I do. And because I do, I deliberated long and hard over whether or not to share the experience I had with you at all. And after many weeks of deliberation I resolved to share it with you because… Harry would have wanted it that way. You see, brethren, it was approximately one year ago, on the night of my installation to be exact (12/13/14), that I was blessed with the honor of affixing a pin, as a token of gratitude, to the lapel of a jacket worn by a member of our lodge (Euclid Lodge #136 F.&A.M.). A member of our lodge (Euclid Lodge #136 F.&A.M.), brethren, who dedicated sixty-one years of his precious life to the Craft. A member of our lodge (Euclid Lodge #136 F.&A.M.), brethren, who was responsible for handing me the petition that would grant me entry into the Craft. Who am I referring to? Well, brethren, none other than our very own… Harry Ashbahian. And as fate would have it, December 13, 2014, would mark the very last time Bro. Ashbahian and I would meet on the level, before an assembly of venerable brethren and guests, in a mutual exchange of appreciation and brotherly love. Unfortunately, the very next time, would be on the day of his viewing, Sunday, October 4, 2015, before an assembly of family and friends. And it was on that fateful day in October, brethren, that I received proof. Proof of the existence of two of life’s most impossible truths… victory over death and the immortality of the soul. And even more amazing, brethren, was the way that I received it. It was communicated to me… through a pin. Continued on Next Page EUCLID MASONIC CLUB ASSOCIATION OF HOBOKEN INC.akaEUCLID MASONIC CLUBTRUSTEESINCORPORATED – 1916 Harry M. Maisch, Jr., PM……..…………….…..…. 1 Year (201) 288-0292Donald E. Daume, PGC – Corr. Secretary…….... 1 Year (201) 836-8979 Arthur L. Jackson, PM……………….……….….… 2 Years (201) 315-2808Francis B. Joseph, Sr., PGC – V. President….… 2 Years (201) 933-5708 George F. Joseph, PGT, President ………..…….. 3 Years (973) 616-8169Kyle L. Nurge, PGC .……………………………..… 3 Years (201) 440-9425 Luis A. Torres, Jr. .....…………………….Worshipful Master (201) 294-3277Herbert “Bert” Heeren – Financial Secretary-Appointed (201) 288-8933 Carlos A. Martinez, Sr. & Aditya G. Thaker Co-House Chair - AppointedRegular meetings of the Euclid Masonic Club Trustees are the first Wednesday of April, June, September and November. The next meeting is scheduled for April 6, 2016, 7:30PMBrethren are welcome. ***EUCLID – THE TRADITION CONTINUES*** ***EUCLID – THE TRADITION CONTINUES***

4. Now, for those of you who are less familiar with the funerary customs observed by Masons in tribute to a fallen member of the Craft, the following may come as a surprise to you. But for those of you who are familiar with the customs, the following will come as no surprise to you at all. For you see it has always been the custom among Masons, at the end of every funeral service, to have brethren in attendance, motioned forth by a Marshal, pay their final respects to a fallen member of the Craft. And, ironically enough, brethren, it was during that portion of the ceremony, when brethren in attendance are motioned forth by a Marshal to pay their final respects to a fallen member of the Craft, that my brush with the afterlife began. Now, before you write me off, brethren, let me explain. If you can recall a time when someone you love passed away, then you will sympathize with what I’m about to say. The most difficult thing a human being can do is stare death in the face. And it is for that reason that I resolved, as I was motioned forth by the Marshal and turned to face the casket that housed our dearly departed brother’s remains, NOT to look Harry in the face. And it was at that moment when I resolved NOT to look Harry in the face that I found myself most vulnerable. For it was at that very moment, brethren, when I resolved NOT to look Harry in the face that my gaze fell squarely on his lapel. And what I found on his lapel, brethren, still amazes me to this day. For you see, brethren, still affixed to his lapel, was the very pin I had adorned him with approximately fifty two weeks ago to the day (12/13/14). My heart sank. I was floored. I didn’t know what to say because it was at that very moment, brethren, that I realized… Harry was okay. For you see, brethren, what Harry had communicated to me, through a pin, on that fateful day was validation Masonic Ritual can never convey… victory over death and the immortality of the soulwas assured on that day (10/04/2015). But what I hadn’t expected on that fateful day was to have it affirmed the very next day. For you see, brethren, what occurred on the very next day was affirmation of it’s existence from beyond the grave. Now, you’re probably asking yourself, “What the hell is he talking about?!” Well, brethren, it’s quite simple. Let me explain. On the morning of Monday, October 5, 2015, I received a voicemail. The voicemail I received was unlike any I received before. Why? Well, brethren, because the voicemail I received, indicated to me that I would be conferred an invaluable thing. And what, pray tell, you ask might that be? Well, brethren, simply put, the voicemail indicated to me that a relative of Harry’s wanted me to have… his Masonic ring. Now, if that’s not affirmation of the afterlife, brethren, I don’t know what is. Continued on Next Page Grand Master of Masons for the State of New JerseyMW Anthony W. Montuori 100 Barrack Street Trenton, NJ 08602-2008 District Deputy Grand MasterRW Thomas L. Winter68 S. Conger AvenueCongers, NY 10920(845) 268-7752 District Ritual InstructorRW Kenneth Wasiewicz9 Cedar Terrace NorthGlenwood, NJ 07418(973) 764-3037Lodge Blood Bank ChairmanBro. Aditya Thaker AdityaThaker@gmail.com MSA Hospital Visitation ProgramWB Richard C. PowellPhone: (862) 221-9537 ricksworld@optonline.netGrand Lodge of NJ Office100 Barrack StreetTrenton, NJ 08608-2008(609) 239-3950Grand Lodge Web site:http://www.njfreemasonry.orgEuclid Lodge Web site:http://www.euclid136.com ***EUCLID – THE TRADITION CONTINUES*** ***EUCLID – THE TRADITION CONTINUES***

5. Now, brethren, on an entirely different and less somber note, for those of you who are more intimately acquainted with my personal interests, the fact that I am a fan of English actor Matt Smith’s quirky, emotional, and often times serious portrayal of the eleventh incarnation of the “Doctor” in the world renowned BBC television series Doctor Who should come as no surprise to you at all. But perhaps even lesser known to those of you who are more intimately acquainted with my personal interests, is the GREAT appreciation I have for the Writer/Executive Producer of the BBC television series Doctor Who, Steven Moffat. And given the finality of the occasion, I felt it only appropriate that I share with you what I consider to be one of the most powerful and emotionally charged quotes from the series finale of the seventh season of the Smith-era of Doctor Who. The quotes, written by Moffat for the Doctor Who Christmas Special entitled “The Time of the Doctor” (the 800th episode of Doctor Who), which aired on December 25, 2013, are touchingly delivered by Smith during his final moments as the eleventh incarnation of the “Doctor”, and read as follows: “It all just disappears, doesn’t it? Everything you are, gone in a moment; like breath on a mirror.” “Times change and so must I.” “We all change when you think about it. We’re all different people all through our lives. And that’s okay, that’s good, you got to keep moving, so long as you remember all the people that you used to be. I will not forget one line of this, not one day, I swear. I will always remember when…” the Worshipful Master of Euclid Lodge #136 of Free and Accepted Masons was me. And perhaps, brethren, in some strange way… I always will be. P.S. – “And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehendedit not.” - John 1:5-9 (KJV) Your Faithful Humble Servant, Luis A. Torres, Jr. Past Master of Euclid Lodge #136 F. & A.M. Worshipful Master’s Note Freemasonry is NOT a volunteer organization, it is a way of life. And lastly, to my Euclid Lodge #136 of Free and Accepted Masons, I dedicate the following: "She is clothed with strength and dignity, and she laughs without fear of the future." - Proverbs 31:25 (NLT) Your Faithful Humble Servant, Luis A. Torres, Jr. Past Master of Euclid Lodge #136 F.&A.M. ***EUCLID – THE TRADITION CONTINUES***

6. DESIGNS UPON THE TRESTLEBOARDYou and your Masonic Friends are cordially invited to attend the following Communication of Euclid Lodge No. 136 F & A M. at the Masonic Lodge, located at 200 Division Ave. Hasbrouck Heights, NJ..REGULAR COMMUNICATION NO. 3866ANNUAL COMMUNCATION2016 Worshipful Master QualificationFriday December 4, 2015, Dinner 6:00PM, Opening Gavel 7:30PM- Lodge Uniform –EMERGENT COMMUNICATIONINSTALLATION of OFFICERS for 2016Saturday December 19, 2015Social Hour 6:00PMProgram 7:00PMDinner to follow – Tuxedo – Petition for Membership Mr. Brendon M. Potter Who resides in: Elmwood Park, NJ Recommended by: Bro Edward Kaufman RW Bro George Joseph Mr. Richard E. Roio, Jr. Who resides in Clifton, NJ Recommended by: Bro Edward Kaufman RW George Joseph Mr. Cris J. Angulo, Jr. Who resides in Lodi, NJ Recommended by: Bro Carlos A. Martinez, Sr. Bro Patrick J. Glover Euclid Lodge Blood Bank Chairman, Bro. Aditya Thaker reminds us that on the 3rd Friday of each month, whole blood and Platelets may be donated, 2pm to 10pm at Clifton Lodge No. 203. If you have any Questions please call Worshipful Master The Brethren are charged by the Worshipful Master to support the Hasbrouck Heights Food Pantry by donating & depositing non-perishable foods, items & canned goods at the Lodge ***EUCLID – THE TRADITION CONTINUES*** ***EUCLID – THE TRADITION CONTINUES***

7. 2016 Euclid Lodge Dues Grand Lodge Assessment Grand Lodge $18.00 MCF $18.00 Insurance $3.50 GW Memorial $1.00 Trenton Temple $2.00 Rainbow Girls $1.00 DeMolay $1.00 Total Grand Lodge Assessment $44.50 Euclid Lodge Assessment $70.00 TOTAL EUCLID LODGE dues for 2016 $114.50 ______________________ Gold Token Members 2016 Dues are $44.50 HONORARY MEMBERS . MW Kenneth L. Larsen, PGM MW Raymond J. Vanden Berge, Sr., PGM RW Frederick J. Berenbroick, PDDGM-5 MW Gary A. Henningsen, PGM, PGS-NY RW Joseph J. Kubik, PDDGM-4 AWAITING ENTERED APPRENTICE DEGREE Mr. Joshua Daniels Mr. John Ciappi AWAITING FELLOWCRAFT DEGREE Bro EA Alec J. Kirk Bro EA. Remenschneider Bro EA David R. Neujahr Bro EA John K. Valentin Bro EA Edward G. Santano Bro EA Dennis J. Kelly Bro EA Justin D. Manzi Bro EA Alfredo R. Torres AWAITING MASTER MASON DEGREE Bro FC Roberto Rodriguez ***EUCLID – THE TRADITION CONTINUES*** ***EUCLID – THE TRADITION CONTINUES***

8. On A Final Note I would like to thank Ed & Linda Keymetian for designating me custodian of an invaluable ring – Bro. Ashbahian’s Masonic ring. Also, I would like to thank the officers and brethren of Euclid Lodge #136 F.&A.M. for their unwavering support throughout the year. And lastly, brethren, I would like to wish each of you peace, prosperity and health in the coming years. Happy Holidays! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year ! Fraternally Yours, Luis A. Torres, Jr. Past Master of Euclid Lodge #136 F.&A.M. Sick or Shut-in Please remember the following Brethren in your prayers as they recover from various conditions. If possible a card would be appreciated. RW Frederick J. Berenbroick 140 Crescent Avenue Leonia, NJ 07605-1907 RW N. Mario Palmieri 434 Lincoln Avenue Cliffside Park, NJ 07010 Bro Paul V. Palumbo 73 Illinois Avenue Waretown, NJ 08758-2427 RW Charles G. Carter, Jr. 2196 Rotherwood Place Cordova, TN, 38016 Bro Joseph H. Brammer 108 Coles Avenue Hackensack, NJ 07601-0344 ***EUCLID – THE TRADITION CONTINUES*** ***EUCLID – THE TRADITION CONTINUES***

9. 2016 Nominations for Office At the November 20, 2015 meeting Euclid Lodge Held nominations for Elected Office. For Worshipful Master There is 1 nomination: Bro Carlos A. Martinez, Sr. For Senior Warden There is 1 nomination: Bro Aditya Thaker For Junior Warden There is 1 nomination: Bro Francesco Bernardo For Treasurer There is 1 nomination: RW Kyle L. Nurge, PGC For Secretary There is 1 nomination: RW George F. Joseph, PGT For Proxy to the Grand Lodge There is 1 nomination Bro Murad Peygumbari For Euclid Lodge Trustee There are 2 (3 year terms) nominations: WB Luis A. Torres, Jr. for the 3 year term Bro Patrick J. Glover for the 2 year term For Euclid Lodge Brotherhood Fund Trustee There is 1 (3 year term) and 1 (2 year Term) the nominations are: WB Harry M. Maisch, Jr. for 3 year term Bro Christopher L. O’Bryant for 2 year term For Euclid Masonic Club Assoc. of Hoboken Trustee (Euclid Masonic Club) There are 2 (3 year term) and 2 nominations: WB Harry M. Maisch, Jr. RW Donald E. Daume, PGC ANNUAL FEAST OF ST. JOHN Presented by The Grand Lodge of NJ Saturday, December 5, 2015 5:30 P.M. - Social Hour 6:30 P.M. – Welcome and opening exercise 6:45 P.M. - Dinner 8:00 P.M. - Program The Speaker for the evening will be: RW Dr. Mike Kearsey, he will speak on the 1814 Consolidation & Change: the First year of the United Grand Lodge of England. Place: MCF Fellowship Center, 1114 Oxmead Road, Burlington, NJ Price: $45.00 per person Tickets are available: Mail a check and stamped self addressed envelope to: The Grand Lodge of New Jersey 100 Barrack Street Trenton, NJ 08608 or pay by credit card by calling (609) 239-3950 ***EUCLID – THE TRADITION CONTINUES*** ***EUCLID – THE TRADITION CONTINUES***

10. EUCLID LODGE No. 136 2015 OFFICERS MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR ***EUCLID – THE TRADITION CONTINUES***