Freemasons donate a Mobile Treatment Vehicle to the St John Ambulance for Devonshire
At the Devonshire Provincial Grand Lodge Meeting on 6th October, Rt.W.Bro. Peter Balsom had the pleasure of presenting the St John Ambulance…
Mark Master
On the Foundations and Legacy of Quatuor Coronati Lodge of Research
ON THE FOUNDATIONS AND LEGACY OF QUATUOR CORONATI LODGE OF RESEARCH. by Bro. Bob James Discovery Lodge of Research UGL of NSW & ACT, Australia …
Freemasons donate funds for vital blood car to transport supplies to hospitals
Masons donate funds for vital blood car to transport supplies to hospitals
Freemasons donate £500 for Rory the Robot Prostate Cancer Appeal
The Rory The Robot Prostate Cancer Appeal received a further donation of £500 when Chris Hopes and Ken Hill, on behalf of The Malvern Priory Lodge of…
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.
Freemasons donate £40,850 to Shelterbox Caribbean Appeal
“Thanks go to the Brethren and Provinces for their continued generosity in helping those in the Caribbean in their time of distress. Ring-fenced donations via the Mark Benevolent Fund are now closed but you can still help by donating directly to the Shelterbox charity.” Darren Coleman – Charities Manager of The Mark Benevolent Fund
Freemasons donate to Cornwall Downs Syndrome support Group
Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of Cornwall7 July at 16:25 ·
Ludlow Freemasons cook up £1,700 for Charity
The event, now in its 18th year was staged by Ludlow’s Lodge of the Marches at Culmington Village Hall, and this year attracted a bumper amount of diners with about 150 turning out compared to last year’s 110.
Organiser Colin Edwards said it was heartening to see, and said the event had raised £1,700 from food and a raffle to go towards good causes in the future.
Why to Become A Freemason – The Attraction of values
When being asked, what would be the value of a diamond, mostly everybody answers in terms of higher amounts of money. A poor wanderer in the desert, in need of a cup of water, would probably give a better answer to this question, because he reflects of value in a different way. “Most valuable” for him means, “serving his needs and desires best”.
New Local Communications Officer For Peterborough
There has been a change of Local Communications Officer for Peterborough, with WBro Craig Bunday now taking over from WBro Russell Laxton, who has made a significant contribution for many years.