Stated communication: 1st Thursday's @ 7:30PM Starting with a dinner 6:30PM**  Area residents are welcome to come by 6:30pm to 7:25pm and socialize with the members and enjoy a free good home cooked meal or to learn about Freemasonry.

Joint Breakfast: 1st Saturday of each month at 9:00am at Henry Lodge No. 57 in Fairfax

Monday May 12, 2008 Right Worshipful Ed Ray will have his 50 year Masonic Veteran certificate and pin presented to him by Most Worshipful Ed Cohen, details HERE

Wednesday June 25, 2008 @ 6:30pm at Kena Shriners, Acacia's will again be hold having Virginia's LARGEST Table Lodge. Get ready and mark your calendars, Acacia Lodge is going to be holding anther spectacular Table Lodge. See the pictures from last years Table Lodge at http://www.acacia16.org/tablelodge.htm

2008 District 4:

Official Visits:
GM – 08/22/08 was 10/04/08 @ Manasseh #182– Open

Other Important Dates:
GM – 05/12/08 Attend Program (50 yr Pin for Ed Ray) @ Haymarket
GM – 06/02/08 Attend Program (GM of Prince Hall Visit) @ Herndon
GM – 06/21/08 Attend Strawberry Night @ Manasseh #182
GM – 10/14/08 Attend Program (?) @ Henry #57

District Ritual Classes
Will continue to be on the 3rd Weds of every month – No Class: Dec, Mar, or September

C.A. Sinclair School:
Reid Simmons School: 07/27/08 – 07/30/08 @ Fork Union
Ed Ray School: 09/26/08 & 09/27/08 @ Herndon #264

The GM’s Schedule will be posted on the GL Website.

The Traveling Gavel will be a drop-off gavel. To get rid of it host lodge must make a fraternal visit to another lodge to drop it off.

District Officers:
DDGM: Bill Costis
DIW: Barry Constant
DEO: Don McAndrews
MaHoVa Ambo: Luis Pages
Blood Coordinator: ?
Masonic Herald: Jay Patterson

4^th MASONIC DISTRICT CLASS SCHEDULE – 2008

                  January 16 23      February 20         April 16              May 21           June 18            July 16

        August 20        October 15          November 19

        Mt. Carmel       Manasseh            Herndon            Hay Market       Acacia              Henry
                    133                 182                   264                     313               16                   57

Wor. Master   133                 182                    264                     313               16                   57

Sr. Warden     182                264                    313                      16                57                   133

Jr. Warden      264               313                     16                        57               133                 182

Sr. Deacon      313               16                      57                      133               182                  264

Jr. Deacon        16               57                     133                     182               264                  313 

• All Classes begin at 7:15 p.m.
• Except as noted, the Host Lodge fills all other positions
• The Worshipful Master of each lodge is responsible for having brethren who are to fill positions present and for furnishing the Secretary with their names prior to 7:15 p.m.
• Note: There will be no District Classes: March or September 2008