Promoting the Fraternity across the World
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.
New President of the Board of General Purposes for Freemasons New Zealand. freemasonsnz.org
The Grand Master for Freemasons New Zealand John Litton has appointed Peter Benstead as the new President of the Board to be invested at the Grand Installation 18-20 November 2016.
Thank you to Richard Collyer, Stane Street, Carfax and Causeway Lodges who are suporting the Provincial Infomration trailer in Horsham Town Centre.
St John’s Lodge No. 827 Dewsbury – Charity Show
A total of £200 was raised for Prostate Cancer UK the charity was the choice of Bob because of his personal connection with people who have had or are receiving treatment and his support into research.
Victoria Rumary with representatives of Scunthorpe Lodges who helped buy her a specialist archery wheelchair to support her in winning a place to represent Team GB in competitions, which could even include the Tokyo Paralympics in 2020
Minerva Lodge Donates TV to Local Hospital
Due to the kindness of Leopold 1760 members,families & guests at The Jolly Boys Christmas Lodge he had a surplus amount of Donations and put it to the members of Leopold if they knew of any locally based Scarborough Charities which could really use £600.00.
John McDouall Stuart was born in 1815 in Dysart in Fife. After leaving school he graduated as a civil engineer and at the age of 23 he left Scotland for…
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