Freemasons’ Gift of Joy to a Teen with Special Needs in Pembrokeshire
The Beginning of a Transformative Journey In the heart of Pembrokeshire, a heartwarming narrative unfolds, showcasing the profound impact of community…
Mark Masons
Mark Freemasons make £3,000 donation to Prince of Wales Hospice
A donation of £3,000 has been made to The Prince of Wales Hospice by The Freemasons.
Hertfordshire Freemasons donate car to blood bike service
Hertfordshire Mark Masons donate car to blood bike service
Mark Masons’ Hall seeks two Assistants to the Grand Tyler
You will be expected to work as part of a flexible team which will consist of the two advertised roles plus the Grand Tyler. For the majority of the time, the successful applicant will be based at Mark Masons’ Hall and work on a shift based system, to be agreed with the successful applicants.
Freemasons donate £2,500 to the Cirencester Opportunity Group
This grant will be spent on providing home-cooked meals for the children five days a week, throughout 2019. It will ensure that the children have a nutritiously balanced meal, with many opportunities provided for them to experience and learn about new food tastes and textures to support their development.
Advanced Degrees by W.Bro. J.S.M. WARD
In attempting to give an outline sketch of the various degrees in Freemasonry in a book of this description, I am faced by many difficulties, not the…
Freemasons Donate £5,000 to Scout Appeal
On Saturday 17 March the Provincial Grand Charity Steward, Worshipful Brother Martin Wilson, was invited to Panmure Lodge No. 715 which meets at Mark…
Freemasons Support Kirkwood Hospice in Kirklees
For 30 years Kirkwood Hospice in Kirklees has provided specialist care, free of charge, to adults with advanced, progressive illnesses with the aim of…
Freemasons donate 41 vehicles to Blood Bike Groups from all over England and Wales
In 2016, Mark Grand Lodge organised a sponsored walk through the seven Royal Parks in London, which raised a massive £440,000. Worcestershire’s…
Historical Origins of the Mark Degree
The Mark is a ceremony or degree [sometimes called the ‘friendly’ degree], conferrable today only to Master Masons and forms part of a hierarchical organization. In Craft Masonry it was quite a late innovation making its appearance during the mid-1700s. However we do know that Operative Masons, without any kind of ceremony, were taking marks 150 years before the Mark came into use as part of that particular ceremony.