Promoting the Fraternity across the World
The Somerset Antient Mark Masons is not a Lodge but a demonstration team of international repute! The team has thirty or so members and is organised by W.Bro Barrie Baker. The team performs a ceremony that predates the formation of The Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons, the demonstrations are enacted in costume and have taken place all over the UK and Europe
In modern day Freemasonry clear reference is made to the perfect points of reference in the rituals in the United States of America: “Were I to ask you how I should know you to be a Mason, your answer should be: “By certain signs, a token, a word, and the points of my entrance.” The signs, token, and word have already been explained to you at the Altar
The sight of Freemasons gathering in their colourful regalia is a rare and intriguing spectacle. But be prepared to be dazzled, as we rock-on down to Margate and East Kent Freemasons in celebrating the annual festival of Provincial Grand Chapter.
At a meeting of Oak Lodge No. 190 on Wednesday 17th February 2016 at Freemasons’ Hall, W Bro Nigel Penn, PGSD, MetGInsp, presented not one, but two…
At the meeting of the John Evelyn Lodge No. 5518 held at Mark Masons Hall on 24th October 2015, Visiting Officer W. Bro John Blackman, SLGR, took the…
WBro Richard McMillan 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 Ethel. Forty members of his family joined him at the Stisted Home to help celebrate his birthday.
Eureka Lodge No. 3763 having been consecrated on 18 February 1916, held at the Litherland Masonic Hall, by dispensation, an extra special meeting in the…
After visiting a number of other lodges whiles they were all very friendly the meeting days did not suite my work and when I was getting up at 4am to go…
Brethren, the main purpose of our meeting today is to celebrate the end of our masonic year by honouring those whose contributions now – and in the future – have merited appointments or promotions in Provincial Grand Lodge
June 24th, Freemasons celebrate the Feast of St. John Baptist. A curious thing for a non-sectarian group to do. Freemasonry historically acknowledges St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist as its patron saints, reveres their memory, points to their exemplary lives in its ritualistic work, and dedicates its Lodges to them.