Our Three New Master Masons

On Monday evening October 28th the Lodge conferred the Master Mason's Degree upon Brandon Lee Coffman and on Saturday November 9th at noon Christopher Paul Dami and Jack Arthur Burt received the Sublime Degree of a Master Mason. The degrees were the last Master Mason Degrees that we will be conferring in 2019 due to upcoming holiday schedules. Shown left to right are Br. Brandon Coffman, Br. Christopher Dami, Br. Jack Burt, and Worshipful Master Br. John M. Breitigan, P.M.

Br. Coffman is an electrician, Br. Dami is a retired steelworker, and Br. Burt is a Job Developer at Southwest Training Services, Inc.

Please welcome them to our lodge.

Bro. Justin S.McKeag Our Newest Master Builder

Congratulations to Brother Justin S. McKeag shown receiving his Master Builder Award from 29th District Deputy Brother David L. Moore at the District School of Instruction, Tuesday evening, January 22nd.

The Master Builders Award was developed by the Grand Lodge to recognize newly made Masons who have worked diligently to engage in the activities of their Lodge, their District, and the Fraternity as a whole.

Each participant is required to complete several courses via the Grand Lodge’s online education system, as well as complete a personal Masonic journey through other avenues of the Fraternity.

NEWSY NOTES

>> 6-1-2019 New Online Calendar with the building schedule.

>> 7-26-19 A security camera system is now installed throughout the building. Three cameras cover the back entrance door, the emergency exit, and parking lot. A camera covers the kitchen. A camera covers the social hall. Cameras cover the first floor hallway and stairway, the front door and hallway. A camera covers the side entrance. All of these cameras are high definition and have night vision and are on 24/7. Those coming in and out of the building will be recorded.

>> Pictures of Center basement renovation project.. click to view slideshow.

>> Pictures of the closed 3rd and 4th floors of the Masonic Center taken 8/3/14.. you must login here to view pictures

>> The Masonic Center has a low power information radio transmitter installed and operating on 1620 AM for passerby's to tune in. The radio gives out information about who meets in the building and other pertinent facts about the Fraternity.

>> CBS Sunday Morning presents an inside look at Freemasonry click here to view the video.

FREE & ACCEPTED - the origin of this Masonic phrase

The origin of these terms, descriptive of Speculative Freemasons, goes back into the very beginnings of the history of the Order; indeed, behind the history of the building Craft in Europe.

But it is only in keeping with the antiquity of the teachings of Freemasonry. Many of our symbols and their meanings go back to the very childhood of the race. Through these a direct relationship may be traced in mind, heart and ideal; if not in written document, to such diverse ages and places as China four thousand years ago, the priesthood of ancient Egypt and the Jews of the Captivity.

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When is a man a true Mason?

Answer: When he can look out over the rivers, the hills and the far horizons with a profound sense of his own littleness in the vast scheme of things, and yet have faith, hope, charity and courage. When he knows that down in his heart every man is as noble, as vile, as divine, as diabolic, and as lonely as himself, and seeks to know, to forgive and to love his fellowmen.

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