Provincial Grand Master
Proposed New Chapter for Oxfordshire
Over the last few months, there has been a considerable amount of activity within Semper Paratus Lodge concerning the possible formation of a new Chapter. Due to the increasing success of the Lodge, which had 14 members when it relocated from London to the Province 5 years ago and now has over 40, there is a need to provide additional stimulus and growth within the Semper Paratus circle.
Freemasons Help 25 Good Causes Across Devon
Exmouth and Lympstone Hospiscare were among 25 charities and organisations to benefit from Freemasons’ cash.
Freemasons support Canterbury Cathedral’s apprentice Stonemasons
East Kent Freemasons have given a grant of £31,000 to the Canterbury Cathedral Trust to support the fourth year’s training for a young apprentice stonemason at the Cathedral, which comes through the Masonic Charitable Foundation
Kingsley Lodge celebrated its 125th Anniversary
On the 27th of October there was a very special birthday celebrated at Sheaf Close with a Banner rededication in the presence of the Provincial Executive,…
Freemasons donate £6,000 to Alford Day Centre
Alford Day Centre Receive Tercentenary Community Award
West Yorkshire Freemasons Donate More Than £36,000 To 20 Regional organisations
West Yorkshire Freemasons Donate More Than £36,000 To 20 Regional organisations
Freemasons donate £4000 to Boston Women’s Aid
Boston Women’s Aid is proud to have been awarded £4,000 through the Masonic Charitable Foundation’s Tercentenary Community Awards – £3 million was given to 300 charities across the country to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the MCF. BWA is one of six Lincolnshire charities to receive grants; the only one in Boston or South Holland.
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 £123,175 to Twenty Three Local Charities in Kent
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.