Exciting future for trio of Barnoldswick Freemasons Lodges as new hall nears completion
A Masonic Lodge for the future is being prepared for a trio of Freemasons Lodges in Barnoldswick with a proud history.
Hope and Charity
The Characteristics of a Freemason
As a point of departure and a brief introduction to our new member, let us look at him as he progresses through the various ceremonies involved in becoming a Freemason. During the course of his initiation, he was admonished to consider the volume of the sacred law an unerring standard of truth and justice and to regular his life by the divine precepts which it contains
First Degree Initiaton – The Northeast Corner
The N.E. corner lecture is unequaled by any other portion of our finely phrased ceremony. The first degree has all the charm of novelty and surprise. As a rule the uninitiated knows nothing of our Ritual, and is in a state of total darkness as to our order of service.
An exploration of Moral Virtues as applicable to Freemasonry
Preamble A great person conforms his virtue with that of Heaven and Earth, his brilliance with that of the sun and moon, his order with that of the four…
Norfolk Freemasons donate Three new Bikes to SERV Norfolk Blood bikes
Norfolk Freemasons have donated three motorbikes to a charity that provides a vital service of transporting blood to people in need outside of normal working hours.
Leopold Lodge in Grafton to open its doors to the future
Founded in 1880, the Leopold Lodge is number 87 and as one of the oldest in the Clarence Valley, its 136 year history is something that Very Worshipful Brother Rod Smith doesn’t want to see forgotten.
Group of lodges build masonic temple on side of local cricket club
When a group of lodges in Kidderminster wanted to relocate from the cellar of a hotel, joining a local cricket club proved to be the perfect solution
In December 2015 the Membership Focus Group launched a strategic paper that identified masonic centres as a key area for improvement in the organisational development of Freemasonry. With many centres not considered fit for purpose by the members who meet in them, the challenge for lodges is how to turn a legacy problem into an opportunity.
Ideal of a Freemason
If you see a man who quietly and modestly moves in the sphere of his life; who, without blemish, fulfils his duty as a man, a subject, a husband and a father; who is pious without hypocrisy, benevolent without ostentation, and aids his fellowman without self-interest; whose heart beats warm for friendship, whose serene mind is open for licensed pleasures, who in vicissitudes does not despair, nor in fortune will be presumptuous, and who will be resolute in the hour of danger;
Faith, Hope and Charity – Provincial Grand Lodge of Durham
Faith, Hope and Charity 29/04/2016 The Trinity Lodge motto is Faith, Hope and Charity and on the evening of 27th April 2016, the latter came to the fore…
A Visit to North West Mayo
A Visit to North West Mayo. The All Seeing Eye. One area of Ireland often overlooked by tourists and locals alike is that area of Mayo to the North and…