Our guests & officers enjoying a very fine meal. The meal was created by our 2023 Worshipful Master’s mother and our outgoing Worshipful Master, Kevin Shoppas. And, it was all GOOD!
Our guests enjoying their meal.
Filling their plates. (Plates were too small!)
Fillin’ them up!
Our newly elected & appointed officers awaiting to be introduced.
Just sitting around!
Our outgoing Worshipful Master, Kevin A. Shoppas, just about ready to surrender the gavel.
WB John D. Cajio (l) & WB Richard J. Abdill (r) presenting Justin S. Lozano at the alter to take the oath of a Worshipful Master.
Brother Justin S. Lozano taking the oath of his new office.
Brother Eric B. Chambers (Chewbacca) being introduced as our Senior Warden.
Brother Jeffrey S. Storer being introduced as our Junior Warden.
Brother John N. Megariotis, PM being introduced as Treasurer (again!)
Brother Marc D Levitt, PM being introduced as secretary.
Brother Sheldon I. Mednick being introduced as Chaplin.
Brothers Eric A. Capece (r) & Neal F. Mathews (c) being introduced as Senior & Junior Deacons.
Brother Robert L. Johnson being introduced as Senior Master of Ceremonies & Brother Raymond F. Potter being introduced as Junior Master of Ceremonies as proxy for Brother Rhomone W. Pabaroue.
Two Brethren being introduced as Senior & Junior Stewards as proxies for Brother Raymond L. Johnson & Brother Lawrence M. Anderson.
Brother Joshua Megariotis being introduced as Marshal of the lodge.
RW Brother Daniel L. Guthrie (l) introducing Brother Richard J. Abdill, Jr., PM (r) as Historian of our lodge.
Brother Jovicent S. Lozano being introduced as Organist as proxy for Brother David T. May. (Brother Jovicent is our incoming Worshipful Master’s father.)
Brother Charles T. Borden, DB being introduced as Tyler of our lodge.
Brother John D. Cajio, PM, handing the all powerful gavel to our new Worshipful Master, Justin S. Lozano.
Worshipful Master Lozano checking out all that’s been handed to him (so far!).
Brother Kevin Shoppas, PM now handing over the warrant of our lodge. Without this document, we cannot do lodge business.
Marc Levitt, PM presenting Kevin Shoppas, PM with his Past Master apron.
Kevin Shoppas, PM presenting his lady, Heather, with flowers for supporting him through the year as Worshipful Master.
Kevin Shoppas, PM presenting Worshipful Master Lozano with his lapel pin. This Worshipful Master pin gets passed down from Master to Master.
John Cajio, PM offering some words of advice to our new Master.
Marc Levitt, PM presenting Kevin Shoppas with an apron case for his new apron.
Worshipful Master Justin Lozano (l) and WB Kevin Shoppas (r).
RW Steve Martin, DRI congratulating Kevin.
RW Steve Martin, DRI explaining about the certificates he is ready to present.
RW Richard F. LaBaw, Jr., DDGM, presenting Kevin with his Past Master Certificate.
2023 Officers & Installing Team of Burlington Lodge No. 32 F&AM.
2023 Officers & Installing Team of Burlington Lodge No. 32 F&AM.
2023 Officers & Installing Team of Burlington Lodge No. 32 F&AM.
2023 Officer Installation-
Worshipful Master Justin S. Lozano (l), RW Steve Martin, DRI (c) and Worshipful Brother Kevin A. Shoppas (r).
All photos are courtesy Distinguished Brother Fred Montone