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

7th August 2016

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

Frederick J. Tate receives 50th year long certificate

6th August 2016

On Saturday 4th June 2016 W Bro Frederick J. Tate SLGR of Bruce Castle Lodge No. 6799 was presented with his 50th year long service certificate by W Bro Andrew Manasseh MetGInsp.

Freemasons and the Sikh community

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More than 50 guests were invited to the Slough Masonic Centre to learn about the links between Freemasons and the Sikh community.

Harold Lloyd – Freemason, Actor & “The King of Daredevil Comedy”

3rd July 20175th August 2016

“The King of Daredevil Comedy,” Harold Lloyd is best remembered today as the young man dangling desperately from a clock tower in the 1923 classic Safety Last. At the height of his career, Lloyd was one of the most popular and highest-paid stars of his time. While his achievements have been overshadowed by the work of contemporaries Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton, he made more films than the two of them combined. With hits like his 1922 film Grandma’s Boy, Lloyd became a strong force in bringing about the advent of the “feature-length” film.

Atheism and Freemasonry by Bro. Joshua L. Rubin

5th August 2016

There is a universal Masonic requirement of belief in Deity, which is followed by all regular Grand Lodges of the world. As Entered Apprentices, receiving Light for the first time, Masons are cautioned that no Atheist may be made a Mason

East Lancashire Freemason honoured for donating 100 pints of blood

4th August 2016

Peter Blackhurst, Master of Charity Centenary Lodge, No. 3786, which meets at Farnworth, East Lancashire, has been presented with an award from the NHS Blood and Transplant service for donating 100 pints of blood. He was one of 30 individuals honoured in a ceremony at Gorton Monastery for donors in the Manchester area who had reached such a milestone.

Freemasons Provide Home For Catholic Church

4th August 2016

A group of independent Catholics outside of Boston were illegally occupying a closed Roman Catholic church building for over a decade.

WBro Maurice Rye celebrates his 90th Birthday and 50 years as a Freemason

3rd August 2016

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He lives with his Wife, Evelyn, at Dukes’ Court, Wellingborough, a residential Care Home, and his recent birthday party with family and friends, included RWBro Barrie Hall, WM of Risdene Lodge and WBro Steve Squires, Secretary, and their Wives. RWBro Hall presented WBro Rye with his 50th Certificate, explaining the reasons for the award of his certificate of merit in 2000.

Leo Taxil – the start of all Conspiracy theories about Freemason’s

3rd August 2016

Twelve years into his prank, Taxil called a press conference on 19 April 1897. To the amazement of the audience (which included a number of priests), he announced to the world that everything he had written was 100 percent hoax.

FREEMASONS ABBEY CHAPTER No 2529 CONTRIBUTE ANOTHER £500 TO THE WHALLEY FLOOD APPEAL – Burnley & Pendle District News

1st August 2016

In Whalley on the day after Boxing Day it was obvious that both residents and rescue volunteers needed to have basic refreshments such as tea, coffee and biscuits in the aftermath of the dreadful floods. Abbey Lodge