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MOZART AND THE AUSTRIAN FREEMASONS by W.Bro. Martin I.McGregor

Mozart and Freemasonry

Born in Salzburg on 27th January 1756, he was baptized the following day at St. Ruperts Cathedral as Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart. Theophilus means ‘beloved of God’ and Mozart later used the Latin form Amadeus, -stylized sometimes as Amade or Amadeo- or the German form Gottlieb. His father, Johann Georg Leopold Mozart was born in Augsburg in Bavaria, where the Mozart family can be traced back to the 14thCentury

Bedenstone Lodge’s of Kent celebrate 50th anniversary

Bedenstone Lodge’s Golden Anniversary

Members and guests of Bredenstone Lodge No 8093, meeting at St Margaret’s-At-Cliffe, turned out in force on the 28th June 2016 to celebrate the lodge’s 50th anniversary.

The lodge celebrated this momentous occasion by holding a ‘white table’ meeting, led by its Master Bill Harrison, which involved quickly dealing with the lodge business before admitting the non-masonic guests. Everyone was then treated to a brief history of the lodge by Past Master Lew Finnis.

Freemasons donate £1,400 mobility scooter to Shopmobility in Touchwood

Freemasons donate £1,400 mobility scooter to Shopmobility in Touchwood

Heart of England Lodge 6549 have purchased and donated a £1,400 mobility scooter to Shopmobility in Touchwood, Solihull. The scooter has a Square and Compass sticker clearly visible saying “Donated by Members of Heart of England Lodge No.6549”. It was purchased via the Almoners charity account and was presented to Cathy Stoll, CEO Shopmobility on Tuesday 19th July 2016.

Some Biblical passages in Masonry by W.Bro. Ronald Paul Ng The Lodge of St. George No. 1152

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When I first went through the 2nd degree and heard these words from the W. Master “..you are now permitted to extend your researches into the hidden mysteries of Nature and Science” I was struck by the absurdity of it. Here I am, a medical doctor, whose very profession required the study of the hidden mysteries of Nature and Science being told I am now permitted to do so

East Kent Branch of the Masonic Fishing Charity aims to provide a countryside fishing experience for people with “Special Needs”

East Kent Branch of the Masonic Fishing Charity aims to provide a countryside fishing experience for people with “Special Needs”

Many of us grew up in the 1960s and 70s where, for some, it was a time of making out a living repairing cars, exterminating pests or hop picking. Boys were taught to fish by their fathers during the weekends, cast after cast plopping into willow-shaded water, while weekdays were spent at the secondary school where, for some, gardening and metalwork were still being taught. Fishing is an unsentimental memoir of that time and nothing has changed for those boys today. As adults they continue to carry out the traditions of fishing as taught by their fathers and pass this knowledge on to the children who have a love for the sport.


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