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Cambridge/England – Freemasons put their money on a horse

Freemasonry Network - 09.03.2024
(by Noticeboard, Community News, 8 March 2024)

 

The College group of the Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) received a boost to their funds recently following a donation of £800 from the members of Cantabrigia Lodge. Charity being such a core principle of Freemasonry the RDA was an easy pick for Oliver Parr, a member of Cantabrigia Lodge and a professional in the horse industry. Oliver is well aware of the costs faced by the RDA. “It’s not just the cost of the horses but paying for their insurance, buying their tack and rugs, the extras such as physio treatment and vet visits, and I am really pleased to assist our local RDA with their work,” he said. The Cambridge College RDA provides… read more:

 


 

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South Carolina/US – Blythewood Masons dedicate new home

Freemasonry Network - 07.03.2024
(by Barbara Ball, The Voice, March 7, 2024)

 

The Blythewood Masons dedicated their new facility on Feb. 10 with an open house and dinner for about 150 guests. There were tours of the building, a catered dinner, awards and proclamations and other ceremonial events on the program. A ‘laying of the cornerstone’ ceremony was overseen by the visiting Grand Lodge officers who made a grand entrance in their masonic regalia. Special guests included wives, widows and other female family members of the local Masons. Remarks honored the legacy and enduring impact of the dedicated service of three of the lodge’s late founding members – Bobby Loner, Hud McLean and Ray Kersey. The ceremony, for the most part, focused on the facility, a stunning new home for the Blythewood Lodge, and gratitude to those who contributed to its renovation. The journey to rehome Blythewood Lodge began with an unexpected, but significant event: the old lodge building, situated on four acres along Blythewood Road across from Sandy Level Baptist Church, was acquired by Richland County for the construction of the new Scout Manufacturing plant. Faced with the prospect of finding a new location, the lodge members found what the lodge’s Grand Master Jim Kersey says is the perfect location. The transformation of a vacant church on … read more:

 


 

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Who are the Freemasons?

Freemasonry Network - 06.03.2024
(by Frank During, Pierce County Journal, March 6, 2024)

 

As I sit down to write this column, my mind is filled with a myriad of thoughts and emotions. The world around us is changing at a rapid pace, and it can be hard to keep up. From political upheavals to technological advancements, there is no shortage of stories to tell. But amidst all this chaos, I find myself drawn to the history of Freemasonry. Let me introduce myself, my name is Frank During, I am the Master of the Masonic Lodge in Ellsworth. I have been a Freemason for 15 years now. The “Master” of the lodge is kind of like the CEO of a corporation, but with a limited term at the helm. The exact origins of the Freemasons are unclear, but… read more:

 


 

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Cumbria/England – Freemasons donate £4,000 to Beep Doctors in Cleator Moor

Freemasonry Network - 05.03.2024
(by Brandon Mawson, The Whitehaven News, 3rd March 2024)

 

The Freemasons have donated £4,000 to the Beep Doctors. This was part of the Masonic Charitable Fund and was presented to the Beep Doctors team at the Civic Hall in Cleator Moor. A spokesperson said: “The head of Cumbria Freemasons, Bill Bewley has had a busy day, this time presenting Beep Doctors with another fantastic donation of £4,000. “This included match funding from the Masonic Charitable Foundation “Beep Doctors (BASICs) Cumbria, the small local charity in Cumbria. They bring emergency medical care to the… read more:

 


 

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Hyderabad/India – Freemasons’ Lodge Keys community outreach program “CPR” training held

Freemasonry Network - 04.03.2024
(by editorial board, Bizz Buzz, 3rd March 2024)

 

Lodge Keys No. 297, a primary unit of Freemasonry organized a community outreach program “CPR” training (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Training) on Sunday at Goshamahal Baradari Masonic Building, Goshamahal in the city. It was organized in support of EMRI Green Health Services (formerly known as GVK EMRI). GVK EMRI team consisted of two doctors, Dr Javed and Dr Satish, GVK EMRI, National EMLC Instructor and coordinator AU Maheeshwor, Assistant Manager, Emergency Medicine Learning Centre (EMLC) &… read more:

 


 

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Texas/US – Dayton Masonic Lodge 825 recognizes local leaders

Freemasonry Network - 03.03.2024
(by editorial board, Bluebonnet News, February 29, 2024)

 

In a heartwarming ceremony on Feb. 13, Liberty County Pct. 4 Commissioner Leon Wilson and Richter Elementary School teacher Dana Burress were honored by the Dayton Masonic Lodge 825. Burress was presented with the prestigious Mirabeau B. Lamar Award for her outstanding contributions in the classroom and community, while Wilson was celebrated with a Community Builder Award for his many years of public service and dedication to bettering the Dayton community, both through his work as a commissioner and former highway patrolman, and… read more:

 


 

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Cumbria/England – Freemasons donate £4,000 to Prism Arts in Carlisle

Freemasonry Network - 02.03.2024
(by Brandon Mawson, News&Star, 2nd March 2024)

 

Cumbria Freemasons have donated £4,000 to Prism Arts in Carlisle. es. This is part of a funding scheme from the Masonic Charitable Trust. Prism Arts supports people in North Cumbria with disabilities and learning difficulties. A Freemasons spokesperson said: “The head of Cumbria Freemasons was again delighted to donate a wonderful £4,000 to Prism Arts, from Carlisle. This funding includes match funding from the Masonic Charitable Foundation. “Prism Arts deliver programmes for learning-disabled and/ or autistic creatives to drive their own journey and develop as artists, leaders, and advocates for… read more:

 


 

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Spain – Malaga’s liberal Freemasons Celebrate Decade

Freemasonry Network - 01.03.2024
(by BNN Correspondents, BNN, 1st March 2024)

 

Recently, Freemasonry in Malaga has marked its tenth anniversary, witnessing significant growth and facing challenges amidst a backdrop of historical persecution in Spain. Lugalo and Diderot, members of the Malaga Pythagoras lodge, share insights into the increasing membership and the lodge’s alignment with the Grand Orient of France’s secular and democratic principles. Despite threats and graffiti linked to extreme right groups, the Freemasons continue to promote free thought, good morals, and a diverse membership… read more:

 


 

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Somerset/England – Freemasons Donate £5,000 to SWALLOW Charity for Forest Group Project

Freemasonry Network - 29.02.2024
(by Ebenezer Mensah, bnp, 29th February 2024)

 

The Somerset Freemasons have recently made a substantial donation to SWALLOW, a charity dedicated to assisting adults with learning disabilities. This generous contribution of £5,000 will fund the Forest Group Project, aimed at facilitating interaction with nature and the acquisition of outdoor skills for these individuals. The donation was equally split between the Somerset Masonic Charity and the Masonic Charitable Foundation, showcasing a unified effort to support community initiatives. Set to begin in April, the Forest Group & Woodwork Project proposes a holistic approach to learning and therapy. Participants will immerse themselves in nature, learning skills such as plant and tree identification, shelter construction, fire making, cooking, and… read more:

 


 

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Wiltshire/England – Stir it up: Masonic lodge fundraiser still going strong after 66 years

Freemasonry Network - 28.02.2024
(by Chandler Inions, Salisbury Post, February 28, 2024)

 

Anyone in the North Fulton Street area last week likely caught the aroma of Brunswick stew in the air. The smell was coming from the Andrew Jackson Masonic Lodge’s annual Brunswick stew fundraiser. It’s the lodge’s largest fundraiser of the year and aids in many of the organization’s community outreach efforts. “We would like to do $20,000 in sales,” lodge member Tim Hopper said. “We figure we are going to sell probably between 3,000-3,500 individual servings.” Outside the lodge, a couple of Masons, including Tony Hager and Frank Mazzaro, were standing watch over massive cast iron cauldrons of the stew while lines of cars and hungry visitors awaited what was in store. The Masonic Lodge used to host the Brunswick stew dinner inside, but… read more:

 


 

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Northumberland/England – Haltwhistle man raises money for Greyhound Rescue

Freemasonry Network - 27.02.2024
(by Samantha Teasdale, Hexham Courant, 25th February 2024)

 

A businessman has teamed up with local freemasons to support a dog rescue and re homing charity. Terry Christie who owns the Manor House Hotel in Haltwhistle has raised over £1,500, with the help of members of his Freemasons lodge the Duke of Connaught Lodge No 3892 for Northumberland Greyhound Rescue in Morpeth. The Northumberland Greyhound Rescue has been a registered charity since 2004 and is run by volunteers who rescue and re-home greyhound dogs from Northumberland. Mr Terry Christie said… read more:

 


 

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Bedfordshire/England – Young autistic people get help and support thanks to Freemasons

Freemasonry Network - 26.02.2024
(by Alyssa Till, Biggleswade Today, 21st February 2024)

 

The charity runs the Bedford based Transitions Group for young autistic adults aged 18 – 25, which also offers social activities, holiday programs, and parent/carer workshops, aimed at reducing isolation and improving well-being. Users of the charity’s service reported that 96 per cent of participants reported that they felt less isolated, 97 per cent felt they understood how to manage their anxiety better, and 95 per cent felt they had improved self-esteem after… read more:

 


 

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West Lancashire/England – A New Specialist Country Pursuits Lodge

Freemasonry Network - 25.02.2024
(by John Topping, The Gazette, 23rd February 2024)

 

Sam’s Place, on Church Street, Blackpool supports children and young adults who have physical, sensory or learning disabilities, life reducing conditions or complex needs. Thecharity provides opportunities for enterprise/learning to encourage employability skills; recreational and social facilities, and activities; to promote inclusion, peer networks and reduce isolation; information, advice, and guidance for the whole family. Freemasons from the newly formed Country Pursuits Lodge of West Lancashire No. 6615, based in… read more:

 


 

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Italy – Summary of the meeting in Milan

Freemasonry Network - 24.02.2024
(by editorial board, Rorate Caeli, February 22, 2024)

 

On Feb. 16, 2024, representatives of the main Italian Masonic lodges and a number of influential Catholic prelates gathered in Milan for a day of study. The seminar, sponsored at the Ambrosianum Foundation by the Gris (Group for Socio-Religious Research and Information), was attended by the three Grand Masters of Italian Freemasonry: Stefano Bisi for the Grand Orient of Italy (GOI), Luciano Romoli for the Grand Lodge of Italy of the ALAMs (GLDI, and Fabio Venzi (in connection) for the Grand Regular Lodge of Italy (GLRI). On the Catholic side, Archbishop Mario Delpini of Milan, Cardinal Francesco Coccopalmerio, former president of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts, Franciscan theologian Father Zbigniew Suchecki, and Bishop Antonio Staglianò, president of the Pontifical Academy of Theology, participated in the meeting. Archbishop Delpini gave the opening address and Cardinal Coccopalmerio the closing one. The meeting was behind closed doors, but the relevance of the participants leaked its contents, which Riccardo Cascioli first brought to light in The New Daily Compass on Feb. 19. On Feb. 20, the website of the Grand Orient of Italy in turn carried the full report of Grand Master Bisi, who has led Italy’s leading Masonic organization for ten years. “In the course of its more than 300 years of existence, no institution has been opposed, fought, misrepresented, besmirched, and so much feared as Universal Freemasonry,” Bisi said, criticizing for this the Catholic Church, “which has seen Freemasonry as a potential competitor in the spiritualization and elevation of Man,” but forgetting to say that it was precisely Freemasonry that has opposed, fought, misrepresented, and besmirched the Church over the past three centuries. “Why is the Masonic lodge beautiful and why don’t church authorities like it?” explained Bisi: “Because… read more:

 


 

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North Carolina/US – Masonic Merit Scholarships Awarded

Freemasonry Network - 24.02.2024
(by editorial board, The Pilot, February 20, 2024)

 

The Roman Eagle Masonic Lodge No. 550 presented three awards to worthy students at The Academy of Moore County on Jan. 24. The Masonic Merit Scholarship recognizes fourth- and fifth-graders who have demonstrated academic progress during a term. There are eight winners per year, two per term, sharing the prizes. Pictured… read more:

 


 

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Missouri/US – Man breaking into Masonic Lodge in St. Louis fatally shot by occupant, police say

Freemasonry Network - 22.02.2024
(by Nassim Benchaabane, St Louis Post-Dispatch, February 22, 2024)

 

A man breaking into a historic Masonic Lodge here early Wednesday was fatally shot by an occupant of the building, police said. The shooting occurred shortly before 4 a.m. inside the Tuscan Masonic Lodge at 5015 Westminster Place, police said. The man killed was 37. He was found with a puncture wound on a bathroom floor of the building and pronounced dead at the scene. The shooter, a man in his 40s, told officers he had been woken up by the building’s security alarm before he picked up a gun, searched the building and shot the man, police said. Homicide detectives are investigating… read more:

 


 

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Louisiana/US – Black Masonic Orders and Freemasonry

Freemasonry Network - 21.02.2024
(by Adam Vos, Alana Schreiber, wrkf 89,3, February 21, 2024)

 

Louisiana is infamous for its high incarceration rates. But that reputation didn’t happen overnight. A new book, “Prison Capital,” explores the history of the issue, and efforts to push back on it over the past fifty years. Author Lydia Pelot-Hobbs joins the Gulf States Newsroom’s Kat Stromquist for more. Founded in 1784, the Prince Hall Masons is the oldest African American Masonic order. The organization also claims to be America’s oldest civil rights organization, although their contributions have been largely unseen. Kathe Hambrick, executive director of the Amistad Research Center at Tulane University and Ralph Slaughter, grand master of the Louisiana Prince Hall Masons, tell us more about these organizations ahead of their upcoming panel discussions on Black masonic history. This Saturday, the organization Restore the Mississippi River Delta is presenting its sixth-annual “Cook-off for the Coast” event. Campaign director Simone Maloz tells us… read more:

 


 

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North Wales – Wrexham Freemasons donate £10,000 to Dynamic charity

Freemasonry Network - 20.02.2024
(by Joe Robinson, the Leader, 18th February 2024)

 

A Wrexham charity supporting young people with disabilities has been boosted by a £10,000 donation from North Wales Freemasons. The £5,000 from North Wales Freemasons Charity (NWFC) was match funded by £5,000 from the Masonic Charitable Foundation (MCF) to support Dynamic. Dynamic provides a range of services that are available for children and young people with… read more:

 


 

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Cambridgeshire/England – Long Sutton Freemasons were left with a buzz after hosting a successful open day

Freemasonry Network - 19.02.2024
(by Bridie Short , Fenland Citizen, 16 February 2024)

 

Organisers of a successful open day say they are still ‘buzzing’ and ‘coming down from the highs’ of the event. The Long Sutton Freemasons held their first open day in 20 years at the historic Garth Waite Masonic Hall on Saturday. Masons from the Alexandra, St Mary and Fenland Daylight lodges welcomed countless visitors to the event – with some travelling more than an hour to attend. “We had lots of local people visiting but… read more:

 


 

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Ontario/Canada – Nickel Masonic Lodge of Sudbury hosting open house this month

Freemasonry Network - 18.02.2024
(by editorial board, Sudbury.com, February 17, 2024)

 

The Nickel Masonic Lodge of Sudbury is hosting an open house for prospective new members on Feb. 25. The temple is located at 845 Regent Street. The open house begins at 3 p.m. “Nickel Masonic Lodge is one of the oldest Masonic Lodges in Ontario,” the group said in a news release. “It was formed in 1892 and is as old as the old City of Sudbury itself. The founding ‘master’ was Dr. William Howey, (who was among) the first pioneers and first medical doctor to move to Sudbury Junction – later to become the City of Sudbury.” Light Refreshments will be… read more:

 


 

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