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.
At the June Quarterly Communication there were 44 Masons from Lincolnshire in attendance. Eight of those attending were Master Masons attending for the first time to witness the occasion. After the ceremony all attended the lunch at the Grand Connaught Rooms
W. Bro Richard McMillan, PPSGD, formerly of Sandbach, Cheshire celebrated his 100th Birthday at the Prince Edward Duke of Kent Court RMBI care home at Stisted near Braintree, Essex where he resides with his wife. Many of his family (numbering more than 40) joined him at the Stisted home to help him celebrate his birthday.
An early Victorian silver snuff box, the rounded rectangular form with reeded sides, engine-turned decoration and foliate scroll thumb-piece, with Masonic presentation inscription to the hinged lid
The MFG is investigating why initiates can feel they are coming under too much pressure from senior lodge members
Wherever people come together as a group or society, differences of personal expectation, importance and influence will from time to time introduce tensions and potential for disharmony.
The TVMCL (Thames Valley Motorcycle Lodge) took advantage of the glorious June weather with a jaunt to the South coast on the first Sunday of the month.
Centralhatchee Masonic Lodge #403 presented Centralhatchee Elementary’s Teacher of the Year Amanda Stephens, Support Teacher of the Year Liz Mitchell, and Outstanding Student of the Year Hannah Estoll with gifts of appreciation.
Royal Brunswick Lodge No. 296 of Sheffield in the Province of Yorkshire West Riding has for the last year been involved in fundraising in aid of the charity F.A.B.L.E. (for a better life with epilepsy – http://www.fable.org.uk/).
R.W. Bro. Graham Tait, District Deputy Grand Master Hamilton Masonic District B, presenting a cheque, on behalf of the Masons of Hamilton District B, to Shannon Moore, representing the Make a Wish Foundation.
King George VI and President Roosevelt’s drive from union station june 8th, 1939. King George VI, Most Worshipful Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of England and Scotland and President Roosevelt raised at Matincock Lodge No. 806 F&AM Oyster Bay, NY 1901.
