The Holy Saints John and Freemasonry
“…AND DEDICATED TO THE HOLY SAINTS JOHN” An inquiry into the designation of the Saints John as Patron Saints of Freemasonry by W.Bro. Harvey L….
Freemasonry
Freemasonry consists of fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local fraternities of stonemasons, which from the end of the fourteenth century regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and clients. The degrees of freemasonry retain the three grades of medieval craft guilds, those of Apprentice, Journeyman or fellow (now called Fellowcraft), and Master Mason. These are the degrees offered by Craft (or Blue Lodge) Freemasonry. Members of these organisations are known as Freemasons or Masons. There are additional degrees, which vary with locality and jurisdiction, and are usually administered by different bodies than the craft degrees.
The basic, local organisational unit of Freemasonry is the Lodge. The Lodges are usually supervised and governed at the regional level (usually coterminous with either a state, province, or national border) by a Grand Lodge or Grand Orient. There is no international, world-wide Grand Lodge that supervises all of Freemasonry; each Grand Lodge is independent, and they do not necessarily recognise each other as being legitimate.
Cornish Freemasons donate £25,000 to Blood Bikes charity
The Freemasons of Cornwall have donated £25,000 via the Masonic Charitable Foundation Grant to the Cornwall Blood Bikes charity, after it received the most votes in a countywide public poll
Thanks to this remarkable donation, the charity is buying a brand new 1200cc BMW response bike and two further second-hand bikes upgrading its ageing fleet that runs throughout the year in all weathers.
Freemasons donate £450,000 for hospices across England and Wales
The Masonic Charitable Foundation are delighted to announce that the Charity Grants Committee has approved £450,000 for hospices across England and Wales. In total, the Masonic Community has awarded over £12 million to the hospices since 1984 through the Masonic Charitable Foundation.
Oxfordshire Freemasons donate £6000 to Chiltern Centre for Disabled Children
Freemasons’ 300th anniversary gift to children’s charity
A Stroll Through The Seven Liberal Arts and Sciences
Throughout our lives, we have heard of the liberal arts and sciences. But until we were presented with them in The Winding Stair lecture, most of us had only a vague notion of what they consisted. The Fellowcraft Degree commends Freemasons to study the Liberal Arts and Sciences, which are grammar, rhetoric, logic, arithmetic, geometry, music, and astronomy. When we study the historical background for this list, we will uncover layers of Masonic meanings for us in each of the seven areas of knowledge.
Proposed New Chapter for Oxfordshire
Over the last few months, there has been a considerable amount of activity within Semper Paratus Lodge concerning the possible formation of a new Chapter. Due to the increasing success of the Lodge, which had 14 members when it relocated from London to the Province 5 years ago and now has over 40, there is a need to provide additional stimulus and growth within the Semper Paratus circle.
Freemasons Help 25 Good Causes Across Devon
Exmouth and Lympstone Hospiscare were among 25 charities and organisations to benefit from Freemasons’ cash.
WBro Robert (Bob) Jenkins 50 years a Mason
On Tuesday 7th of November 2017, W.Bro Bob Jenkins celebrated 50 years, in Freemasonry, at a meeting of the Woodlands Lodge, No: 4447, being originally…