Catawba Lodge 56 ~ Making Good Men Better ~ To Be One, Ask One ~ 803-658-8642
BSA Venture Crew 357 Goes Skiing at Winterplace
Venture Crew 357, sponsored by Catawba Lodge 56 for several years now, enjoyed a ski trip to Winterplace Ski Resort in West Virginia this weekend.
On Saturday, January 20th, when they hit the slopes, it was 7 degrees outside. Thankfully, the temperature quickly rose to 11 degrees for the high for the day.
Everyone had a great time and appreciates the sponsorship of Catawba Lodge and opportunities to assist the lodge with their fund raisers throughout the year.
Catawba Lodge's Venture Crew 357 at Winterplace Ski Resort -
Not shown is WB David Harllee
Coming Up In January At Your Lodge
Lodge Cleanup Day
POSTPONED DUE TO WEATHER
We'll Post The New Date Here Soon
Brothers with good email addresses and text messaging numbers in our database should have gotten an email and a text message about the postponement. If you didn't get these, please see the Secretary to update your information.
Tri-District Meeting
January 30, 2024
Meal at 6:30pm.
Work at 7pm
All Brothers are welcome to attend
Lodge Workday - Take 2
February 10th, 2024
Brothers wishing to meet for a hearty breakfast before starting work should meet at Fort Mill Family Restaurant at 7am.
We will start work at the lodge at 8am and plan to wrap it up by noon.
We will be working on the lodge building as well as the grounds. Bring your gloves and hedge trimmers, rakes and such.
Please plan to attend as the Brothers work together to maintain the exterior of the lodge.
If it looks like it might rain us out again, we'll have the postponement here on the website.
Community Breakfast - March 23rd, 2024 - Everyone Welcome
8am to 10am
Catawba Lodge is reviving our Community Breakfast event where everyone from the community is welcomed to join us for a hearty meal and great fellowship.
Cost per person is $5.00 to help offset the cost of the meal, which will be served from 8am to 10am on March 23rd, 2024 in our community room located at 220 Tom Hall St, Fort Mill, SC 29715.
We look forward to seeing you all there!
Larry Spinks Receives 50-Year Recognition
Bro. Larry Spinks celebrated 50-Years of service to masonary in general and Catawba Lodge specifically this past December 2023.
It was a special night during the March 2024 regular communication to have have RWB Mike Rowe Sr., District Deputy Grand Master, in attendance to present this awesome accomplishment to Bro. Spinks.
Catawba Lodge is blessed to have several long time members on our membership rolls.
(l-r) WB Shannon Evans, Master, Larry Spinks, 50-Year Recipient, RWB Mike Rowe Sr., DDGM
Catawba Lodge 56 Awarded the Lloyd Watts Attendance Award
Super Attendance Award Designed To Promote Tri-District Meeting Attendance.
Catawba Lodge members were recognized with the Lloyd Watts Memorial 22nd-23rd-24th Tri-District Super Attendance Award plaque when we hosted the meeting on January 20th, 2024.
We will have to defend the plaque by having as many brothers as possible attend the next Tri-District Meeting on April 30th at the S & C Club at Richburg 89. Meal at 6:30. Work from 7:30 to 8:30pm.
Mark Your Calendar for May 11th!
Saturday Morning Master Mason's Degree
Catawba Lodge will be holding a Master Mason's degree on Saturday, May 11th, 2024. Breakfast will be served at 7AM and the degree work will begin at 8AM.
Come out and join us for a hearty breakfast and good fellowship and degree work.
Welcome new Master Masons!
We welcomed three new Master Masons in an early morning ceremony on Saturday, May 11th, 2024. Thanks to all who helped with the degree work, our visitors and guest lecturer.
Welcome Bros Trey Walker, Garrett Becknell and Wade Brooks.
Catawba Lodge Honors Our Masonic Veterans
Boy Scouts Flags For Heros Event in Rock Hill
On behalf of the Palmetto Council, Boy Scouts of America, I would like to sincerely thank you for your contribution to our inaugural Flags for Heroes event in Rock Hill, SC.
We are also thankful to Winthrop University for providing the field space at the Coliseum to display the flags. As shown in the attached photo (highlighted in blue), the flags will be proudly flying from tomorrow morning until next Saturday, September 14. We encourage you to visit the display, located at the main entrance to the Coliseum, across from Miracle Park on Eden Terrace, to see this beautiful tribute to our heroes.
Additionally, we would like to invite you to our Flag Retirement Ceremony on September 11 at 6:00 PM. The ceremony will last approximately 30 minutes, after which we encourage everyone to visit the field of flags. The event will be held at the project site of one of our Eagle Scouts, marked in orange on the attached map. Seating will be available, but feel free to bring a chair as space is limited.
Thank you again for your generous support. We hope to see you on Wednesday as we honor our heroes together. We will have guides to assist you with finding the correct location and parkingOn behalf of the Palmetto Council, Boy Scouts of America, I would like to sincerely thank you for your contribution to our inaugural Flags for Heroes event in Rock Hill, SC.
We are also thankful to Winthrop University for providing the field space at the Coliseum to display the flags. The flags will be proudly flying from September 10th until Saturday, September 14. We encourage you to visit the display, located at the main entrance to the Coliseum, across from Miracle Park on Eden Terrace, to see this beautiful tribute to our heroes.
Additionally, we would like to invite you to our Flag Retirement Ceremony on September 11 at 6:00 PM. The ceremony will last approximately 30 minutes, after which we encourage everyone to visit the field of flags. The event will be held at the project site of one of our Eagle Scouts, in the same general area as the flags for heros display. Someone will direct you to the location when you arrive. Seating will be available, but feel free to bring a chair as space is limited.
Thank you again for your generous support. We hope to see you on Wednesday as we honor our heroes together. We will have guides to assist you with finding the correct location and parking.
Good Food, Fun & Fellowship at our 2024 Lodge Banquet
November 2nd, 2024 @ 6pm
Tickets for the 2024 Catawba Lodge Awards Banquet and Ladies Night, to be held on the evening of November 2nd. 2024, are now on sale.
The tickets are $20 each and are available for purchase by contacting a lodge member or at any upcoming degree work or at the October regular communication.
Walk-ins will not be accepted this year as food will be catered by-the-plate instead of family-style.
We look forward to seeing you and your significant other at this year's banquet.
Thank you for our pine straw donation!
We were excited to receive a donation of over 40 bales of pine straw from an unknown benefactor this month. We had planned to purchase these, but they mysteriously were delivered to the lodge recently.
The Building and Grounds Committee have placed the pine straw around out bushes and flower beds and they really dress up the exterior of the lodge.
THANK YOU to our pine straw benefactor!
