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Thursday, 24 September 2009 05:03 |
Fort Erie Masons to Hold Open House
Fort Erie Ontario --
Members of both Fort Erie Masonic Lodge's will be holding an Open House on October 2nd 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. & October 3rd 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., 2009 at the Masonic Hall located at 203 Jarvis Street – Fort Erie. This "Masonic Information Night" will provide families in the community an opportunity to learn more about this “ancient and honorable institution” which is said to be the oldest fraternity in the world.
The purpose of Masonry in Ontario and Fort Erie in particular is to "make good men better." This is accomplished through helping members focus on their own personal growth, the success of their families, and reaching out to support the greater community. Masons promote the principles of Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth.
With the success of movies like “National Treasure”, and books like “The DaVinci Code”, there is a lot of information and misinformation about Masonry or Freemasonry.
Many people are aware of the work of the Shriners’ Hospital for Crippled and Burned Children. Perhaps you didn’t know that every Shriner is a Freemason. Many of the Founding Fathers of the Canada were members of Freemasonry including our first Prime Ministers # John A. MacDonald
Masonry is open to all men over the age of 21 years of age, who are considered to be of good character. Masons don’t discuss personal things like politics or religion in their meetings. Freemasons come from every country, sect, and opinion. A Lodge room is a place where Christian, Jew, Muslim, and others can meet together “on the level.”
If you would like more information about Freemasonry, attend the Open House or contact the Worshipful Master of Palmer Lodge, Robert Thoms 905 382-8000 or Worshipful Master of Dominion Lodge, Romeo Denomme 905-871-2952
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About Fort Erie Masonic Lodges Two Lodges currently meet in Fort Erie – Palmer No. 372 and Dominion No. 615 – both having a long history in Fort Erie (Palmer) and Ridgeway (Dominion).
Niagara B District website ::
About the Grand Lodge of Canada in the Province of Ontario In our Province the governing body is called the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Canada in the Province of Ontario. It is under the leadership of the Grand Master. He presides over the 53,000 Masons who belong to one or more of the 571 lodges in our jurisdiction. Each of these lodges is under the direction of a Worshipful Master.
The Grand Lodge website ::
About Freemasonry In the Middle Ages, the terms "mason" and "freemason" were used interchangeably. They were stonemasons who built castles and cathedrals in England and Scotland. Because of the inherent danger of their work, many stonemasons formed local organizations, called lodges, to take care of sick and injured members as well as the widows and orphans of those who were killed on the job. The masons also used Lodges as places to meet, receive their pay, plan their work, train new apprentices, and socialize.
In 1717, the first Grand Lodge was established in London. Within the next two decades, English Freemasonry spread throughout Europe and eventually made its way to North America.
Fort Erie Masons
“Open House”
Friday October 2nd 2009
6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Saturday October 3rd 2009
9 p.m. to 12 p.m.
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