Message from the DDGM

 Brethren,     

     Our gift of time is a commodity in which we have the choice  to decide how to invest it.  A quick AI definition of time is:  “the continuous passage of moments, from what has  happened (past) to what is happening now (present) and  what will happen (future).”  Our Craft has taught us to  divide our time into three parts: a part for the service of  God and a distressed worthy Brother, a part of our usual  vocations, and a part for refreshment and sleep.  I wonder  how often do we take the time to review how we invest our  time?   

Do we even take the time to assess how we invest our time  during the day or at some point during the week?  As J.R.R.  Tolkien writes in The Fellowship of the Ring, “All we have to  decide is what to do with the time that is given us.”  And  there it is.  We have the power…the choice on how to invest  our time.  I would encourage each of us to regularly  schedule a time to review how we invest our time and  then…take the time to look at how we spend it.  The  dividend of what we make on our investment of time could  be most empowering…because we can always adjust how  we spend that investment.  All of us play a part in our  investment in time with our great Fraternity.  Our past  experiences and relationships counsel us in making our  plans for the present…and in doing so, we navigate  towards our future.  Truly, when we gather together, each with our own strengths, we become a powerful light of inspiration.  

Thank you to the brethren who so amply invested their time  preparing for us to be together during the fabulous dinner  feast and the first boisterous fraternal visit on February  3rd…and yes, the wedding anniversary celebration of Carol  and mine.   Thank you to those who were able join us in  person and in spirit.  I remain overwhelmed in pride for our District and for our great Fraternity.  As the inspirational coach Michael Altshuler comments, “The bad news is time flies.  The good news is you’re the pilot.” 

Thank you all for your gift of time and deciding, what are we  here after?     

Cordially & fraternally,     

Right Worshipful   Peter Webster Ham 

• R.W. Peter Webster Ham - District Deputy Grand Master 
• Bro. Ian M. Harcourt - District Deputy Grand Marshal 
• Wor. Dylan W. Arsenault - District Deputy Grand Secretary 
• Bro. Jeremy A. Lavendier - District Deputy Grand Treasurer 
• Wor N Douglas Schneider - District Co-Treasurer
• Wor. Keith L. Amorin - District Ambassador 
• Wor. Mark E. White - District Service Officer 
• Bro. Bradford F. Anselmo - District Youth Officer 
• Bro. Bradford J. Fish - District Veterans Officer 
• Wor. Norman R. Duchesneau - District First Responder 
• R.W. Joshua D. Bumpus - District Webmaster 
• Bro. Ian M. Harcourt - District Information Officer 
• Bro. William N. Travers - Assistant District Information Officer 
• R.W. Joshua D. Bumpus - District Rejuvenation Officer 
• Bro. Kristian V. Berg - District Photographer 
• Wor. Michael  Cordeiro - Lodge of Instruction Coordinator 
• Wor. Donald F. Valenti, Jr. - District Chaplain