(by Chris Harrowell, Times Online, November 2, 2020)
The leader of New Zealand’s Freemasons was on hand to help the Howick Masonic Lodge and its members mark a significant milestone.
Grand Master Graham Wrigley travelled from his Christchurch home to the lodge in Highland Park Drive to attend its 75th anniversary celebrations on October 28.
The occasion drew more than 100 Freemasons from across the Auckland region.
Wrigley is only the third grand master to visit the east Auckland lodge in its history.
“You get significant milestones in Freemasonry and 75 years is a very good record to achieve,” he told the Times.
“It prepares you for the next 25 years when they will have their centenary, which is the next big affair.
“It’s very doubtful any of the founding members are still here, but newer members feel some ownership that the lodge has achieved this milestone and it is acknowledged.”
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“You get significant milestones in Freemasonry and 75 years is a very good record to achieve,” he told the Times.
“It prepares you for the next 25 years when they will have their centenary, which is the next big affair.
“It’s very doubtful any of the founding members are still here, but newer members feel some ownership that the lodge has achieved this milestone and it is acknowledged.”
Freemasonry describes itself as a “brotherhood of good men meeting and working in harmony, teaching strong moral and ethical values in…
read more in tTimes Online:
“It’s very doubtful any of the founding members are still here, but newer members feel some ownership that the lodge has achieved this milestone and it is acknowledged.”
Freemasonry describes itself as a “brotherhood of good men meeting and working in harmony, teaching strong moral and ethical values in…
read more in tTimes Online:
