Freemasonry in Scotland - Freemasonry Matters

Famous Scottish Freemasons – Jock Stein 1922 – 1985

8th February 201818th May 2016

Jock Stein was arguably the greatest club manager in Scotland with Celtic FC. Born in Burbank in Lanarkshire he went down the coal mines to earn a living as a miner but football was to become his escape from the black hole in the ground. Jock Stein played football for Blantyre Vics, Albion Rovers, Dundee United, Llanelli Town and finally Celtic. Forced to retire playing from constant ankle injuries, Jock coached the reserves and youth teams.

Masonic Etiquette and Scottish Usage

10th June 202018th May 2016

The word etiquette can be defined as the “established rule of procedure and ceremony in a court or any official or other body”. Perhaps for Masonic…

The Essence of Scottish Freemasonry

18th May 2016

The Essence of Scottish Freemasonry Recently there has been some discussion as the ‘meaning’ of Scottish Masonic Ritual, Regalia and Symbolism. On…

Provincial May Convocation

11th May 201611th May 2016

Dear Sir and Companion, The committee meeting and half yearly convocation of The Provincial Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Glasgow will take place on Monday…

Rosslyn RAC No119 150th anniversary

7th May 201618th April 2016

Most Excellent Companion Colin Arbuckle First Principal and Companions of Rosslyn will be celebrating their 150th Anniversary on Saturday 7th May….

MEC Gordon J.M. Sorbie

7th May 201627th February 2016

Companions All,It is with great sadness I have to intimate the passing thro’ the veils of MEC Gordon J.M. Sorbie Provincial Grand 3rd Principal….

Glasgow Cryptic visit to Prague

7th May 201620th February 2016

Companions Further to Jim’s previous email and the need for speed. I have looked at various options and at present the most economical and…

THE MASON’S MALLET

18th August 20182nd February 2016

The Freemason is taught in the course of the First Degree that the Mallet is an important instrument of labour without which no work of manual skill can…

Edinburgh Register House MS 1696 masonic

7th May 20161st February 2016

Edinburgh Register House MS 1696.txt Knoop, D; Jones, G P; Hamer, D;The Early Masonic Catechisms,Manchester University Press (1963)Second Edition, pp…

Robert Burns – Freemason, Bard of Ayrshire & Ploughman Poet

4th August 201716th July 2015

Burns’s rise in popularity for his poems also contributed to his rise in Freemasonry. At a meeting of Lodge St. Andrew in Edinburgh in 1787, at which the Grand Master and Grand Lodge of Scotland was present, Burns was toasted by the Worshipful Grand Master, Most Worshipful Brother Francis Chateris, with the words “Caledonia and Caledonia’s bard, Bro. Robt. Burns”

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