Father and sons act on the square
Through the years many Masons have had the pleasure if initiating their son into Freemasonry. Very few Masons have had the honour of initiating two sons…
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.
News from Sandyford Lodge No.6934
On Wednesday 6th July, here at Byker Masonic Hall, the Lodge will have a swift ‘open and close’ followed by a ‘Ladies Evening’ where the ladies are welcome when a light buffet will be supplied.
Commemoration of departed merit
W. Bro. WB Arthur Hills a long standing member of Wineslai Lodge 2435 spent the last few weeks of his life at The Red House Nursing Home in Maids Moreton near Buckingham. His wife Barbara had sadly passed away at the same home just a few weeks earlier. …
Assistant Grand Secretary Warmly Received
Provincial Grand Lodge of Lincolnshire – On Monday the 27th of June, the Bicentenary Lodge of Installed Masters No 9467 was honoured by the presence of W Bro Shawn Christie, Assistant Grand Secretary who gave a presentation to the Lodge entitled “Initiatives and Developments at Grand Lodge”
Provincial Grand Chapter Festival
The sight of Freemasons gathering in their colourful regalia is a rare and intriguing spectacle. But be prepared to be dazzled, as we rock-on down to Margate and East Kent Freemasons in celebrating the annual festival of Provincial Grand Chapter.
Freemasons East Ribble District Charity present East Lancashire Hospice staff with a cheque for £350
Recently the East Ribble District Charity Steward WBro Mike Stubbs along with his Assistant WBro Ian Johnson were delighted to present Denise Gee and some of East Lancashire Hospice staff with a cheque for £350 for the restocking of the patients Drinks Trolley.
Master Mason David Gambrel receives Dan Beard Scouter Award
Brother David Gambrel has been a Master Mason since 1984. During that time he has served twice as Master of both Lincoln Lodge No. 60 and Waynesburg Lodge No. 328. He has held every office in the local blue lodge with the exception of Treasurer and Junior Steward. He is currently Senior Warden of Lincoln No. 60 and will be Chaplain in 2016.
THE SOMME – 1916 – The Grand Lodge of Antient Free and Accepted Masons of Scotland
This morning at 7.30 am the ‘One O’clock Gun’ at Edinburgh fired a single shot to mark to the minute one hundred years ago that the Battle of the Somme began and to begin a two minute silence in memory of those who fell.
Earlston Masons are set for centenary celebrations
The Grand Lodge of Scotland will perform a rededication ceremony in the Masonic Hall next Saturday (May 18) afternoon, marching in their full regalia from the hall to the Red Lion Hotel afterwards for dinner.
St Edburg’s Lodge No. 9233 Initiation Meeting – Oxfordshire Provincial Grand Lodge
The Assistant Provincial Grand Master W.Bro. Alan Knowles escorted by the Provincial Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies W.Bro. Paul Buck and accompanied by the Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies, W.Bro. Sunny Timms attended an initiation meeting of the St Edburg’s Lodge No. 9233, enjoying a most excellent ceremony seeing Bro. John Mathias initiated into the lodge.