Serennu children’s centre, in Newport, receives £25k donation from Freemasons

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A CHILDREN’S centre which provides care for young people with disabilities has received a £25,000 donation.

The Serennu children’s centre, in the Rogerstone area of Newport, has received the donation from The Masonic Province of Monmouthshire.

Historical Origins of the Mark Degree

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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 £123,175 to Twenty Three Local Charities in Kent

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Charities today provide amazing opportunities to so many people for a vast amount of different reasons. These opportunities are often life-changing.

During the event, representatives of the charities were invited to tell their stories. This provided a truly unique and moving insight into the services that they provide. It was a humbling and uplifting occasion which also provided an opportunity for the charities to network over lunch.