Month: December 2018
New York/U.S. – Bronx Masons street co-naming recognizes 100 years
(by Patrick Rocchio, Bronx Times, December 2018, Photo courtesy of Councilman Mark Gjonaj’s office) An organization that traces […]
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Norfolk/England – Freemasons raise more than £2m for air ambulance
(by Dominic Gilbert, Great Yarmouth Mercury, 26 December 2018) More than £2.3m has been given to the East […]
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Scotland – Robert Burns’ Masonic Apron displayed within a Freemason’s hall
(by Atlas Obscura, December 29th, 2019) Freemasons are notoriously good record keepers. So much so that The Grand […]
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Saint John the Evangelist and Freemasonry
This week, the hosts of The Masonic Roundtable round out 2018 with a discussion on one of their two favorite […]
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Canada – Masons lend hand to Learning Disabilities Association
(by The Telegram, Contributed, December 27th, 2018) Members of the District Grand Lodge of Masons for Newfoundland and Labrador […]
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New Zealand – When masons met in a mosque
(by Freemasonry Today, December 2018): BROTHERS BEYOND BORDERS A CHANCE DISCOVERY OF A 100-YEAR-OLD PIECE OF PAPER HAS REVEALED […]
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Lancashire/England – Hospice spreads festive goodwill with the Freemasons
(by Oldham Evening Chronicle, December 21th, 2018) Springhill Hospice has received some festive goodwill from the District of Rochdale […]
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Aiding the Distressed
This week, the hosts of The Masonic Roundtable discuss the various ways that Lodges and Grand Lodges use Almoner’s Funds […]
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Grand of Master of Grand Lodge of India: Freemasonry is a way of Life
(by APN News, December 2018) Hyderabad: Freemasonry is not known to many in this part of the country. Some […]
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Berkshire/England – Freemasons deliver toys to Royal Berkshire Hospital
(by Luke Adams, The Reading Chronicle, December 22th 2018) Berkshire Freemasons delivered the magic of Christmas to poorly young […]
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Sacrifices – Masonry will understand…
Join Ill. Bro. Harrison for this weeks episode of the Masonic minute. This week…Sacrifices. Don’t miss it! Click the picture […]
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Ohio/U.S. – Masonic Lodges give to widows, seniors
(by The Daily Jeff, December 20th, 2018) What better way to celebrate the holidays is there than by […]
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England – Cheshire East councillors can keep Freemasons membership private
(by Stephen Topping, Knutsfor Guardian, December 13th, 2018) FREEMASONS have welcomed a decision not to force councillors to […]
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UK – The Royal Family’s links to Freemasonry
PHOTO CREDITS: GERMAN EMBASSY LONDON AND ESTHER VIA FLICKR CC (by RoyalCentral.co.uk, December 17th, 2018) It is often […]
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U.K. – The Duke of Kent celebrates 55 years of being a Freemason
(by RoyalCentral.co.uk, December 16th, 2018) On Sunday, The Duke of Kent, Grand Master of the United Grand Lodge, marked […]
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England – Devon Freemasons donate to suicide bereavement charity Pete’s Dragons
(by Joseph Bulmer, Exmouth Journal, 13 December 2018) Devon’s Freemasons have used a series of grants to support the […]
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Is Freemasonry dying or refining?
This week, the hosts of The Masonic Roundtable are talking about the (shrinking) state of Freemasonry. Are we dying, or […]
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Durham/England – South Tyneside Freemasons help fund new vehicle for life-saving charity
(by Lisa Nightingale, The Shields Gazette, Friday 14 December 2018) A life-saving charity has taken delivery of a […]
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Lincolnshire/England – Sailing charity gets a boost from Doric Masonic Lodge
(by Mercury reporter / Rutland & Stamford Mercury, 07 December 2018) Rutland Sailability, based at Rutland Water, has […]
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North Carolina/U.S. – Freemasons present checks for Shop with a Cop
(by Jael Pembrick, The Laurinburg Exchange, December 10, 2018) LAURINBURG — The fourth annual Shop with a Cop initiative […]
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New Zealand – Innovative cancer research gets a $600k leg up from Freemasons
The Wellington-based Malaghan Institute of Medical Research has been gifted more than half a million dollars for cutting edge cancer […]
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Lincolnshire/England – Sleaford Freemasons donate £1,500 to causes
David Buckenham and Doug Coote of the St Botolph’s Lodge make the ?750 donation to Rainbow Flyers Youth Club. EMN-180412-143324001 […]
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Let There Be Light
This week, the hosts of The Masonic Roundtable enlighten each other on a discussion on a foundational symbol of Freemasonry: […]
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Canada – Capreol Freemasons leave behind a legacy
(by Sudbury Star, December 8, 2018) Usually, a person leaves behind an inheritance for the benefit of others, […]
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Australia – Freemasons donate to help drought-stricken farmers in Central West
(by Craig Thomson, Western Magazine, December 5, 2018) Members of the Pennant Hills Freemasons have donated $6,000 to […]
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Northumberland/England – Freemasons’ funding support for scout group in Morpeth
(by Andrew Coulson, Morpeth Herald, 05 December 2018) Generous freemasons from Morpeth have donated some useful funds to one […]
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England/Essex Freemasons donate £40,000 to Romford YMCA
One of the children at Romford YMCA making a cup of tea for Rodney Bass, Provincial Grand Master for Essex […]
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The Washington Post: Unlock the secrets of the Freemasons
The George Washington Masonic National Memorial looks like a midcentury mid-rise was dropped on the Parthenon. (Sadie Dingfelder/Washington, D.C.) […]
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Is Freemasonry Doomed To Fail?
(by Masonic Improvement, December 2, 2018) This paper has been written in response to a paper titled “Freemasonry Is […]
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Minnesota/U.S. – An ‘overwhelming’ gift for veterans park
(by Al Edenloff, Echo Press on Dec 1, 2018) The Alexandria Area Freemasons made the largest donation in […]
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Freemasonry Is Dying. The Decline of Freemasonry: A Data Analysis
(by Lance Kennedy, Fred Milliken, Freemason Information, November 29, 2018) Once you can get yourself to accept the […]
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