Freemasonry in
Quebec 
Thinking Outside the Box
by R.W. Bro. Stephen Roberts
Has Masonry changed over the years? Yes it has. We started as operative
masons and we are now speculative masons. We started under the Grand Lodge
of England, Scotland, and Ireland and now have a Grand Lodge in each
Province. Masonry was brought to this continent by the military; we now
have more civilians than military. Offices have been added to Grand Lodge
over the years because of development and distance. The Grand Lodge
Constitution and the Lodge bylaws have been changed over the years to keep
pace with the changing times. These were necessary changes for the reality
of the times we are living in.
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R.W. Bro. Stephen
Roberts
R.W. Bro. Stephen
Roberts
T.V. Fr. Richard
Laframboise
W. Br. L.L. Walker, Jr
(submitted by R.W. Br. Jules A.Wood)
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The
annual Grand Lodge of Quebec Communication took place on May
28th, 2005 – with all business being handled in an orderly
fashion and the installation of a new slate of Grand Lodge
officers, including our new Most Worshipful Master, John
Prosnick. R.W. Br. Opkar S. Sandhu was elected Deputy Grand
Master.
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Grand Lodge Roster
The full roster
of the Grand Lodge of Quebec for 2005-2006 can be read
here.
Q&A With the New GM
Our new Grand
Master, M.W. Br. John A. Prosnick was kind enough to answer
some questions for us - you can read
the Q&A here.
W. Gordon Parker Medal Of Merit
At
this year's Grand Lodge Communication, the Medal of Merit was
presented to R.W. Bro. James Ross Beattie. We have reprinted
the words
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by R.W.Bro. Helmut Hinrichs |
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A small piece
of our history: King Edward Lodge was formed and instituted on
the 24th of June 1905, St. John the Baptist Day. The Lodge
U.D. was opened at 3:00 p.m. Twenty-eight Master Masons signed
the petition for a dispensation, 27 became charter members.
Lake Magog Lodge #55 in Magog and Ascot Lodge #30 in
Lennoxville recommended the forming of a new lodge in North
Hatley. READ
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by R.W. Bro. Paul Arturi
On Monday,
April 18th a special evening took place at a meeting of St.
John’s Lodge No. 3 held at the Quebec City Masonic Temple. The
Lodge paid tribute to two of its favourite sons: Bro. Alfie
Cooper and W. Bro. Ralph Atkins who celebrated 60 and 50 years
of Masonic life, respectively. READ
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Le bonheur d'être un Franc-maçon au 21ième
siècle
par T.V. Fr. Richard Laframboise
De nos jours,
nous lisons beaucoup. Celui qui s'adonne assidûment à la
lecture s'entoure, par la magie des mots, d'une foule
d'individus qui ont rabattu un immense territoire d'ignorance.
Pour le lecteur, c'est une aubaine d'énergie qu'il peut
investir, avec intelligence, à rassembler tous les faits
pertinents à ses secteurs d'intérêt. Néanmoins, il doit faire
preuve de jugement à l'égard de ceux qu'il autorise, par leurs
écrits, à enrichir ses connaissances. READ
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Into the Continuum
by Br. Aaron Cummins
Earlier in the
month I had an opportunity to visit another lodge for a
special presentation. Just as promised they put on an
interesting lecture for nearly a hundred visitors. After the
applause and question period were finished a brother of the
lodge gave some final remarks. He wanted to bring attention to
the fact that the lecture of the evening was done by the young
brothers of the lodge. Cheers. However as a point was raised
in favor of young blood, he made a statement to the effect
that masonry was dying. We have all heard this before, and it
sounds sad and scary. Membership numbers are in decline, yes,
but masonry itself requires no such numbers.
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News Flashes!
11th Annual Bedford District Golf Tournament
To be
hosted by Shefford Lodge No. 18 A.F. & A.M. as part of their 150th
Anniversary Celebrations on June 13th, 2005 at the Club De Golf Lac Brome.
For more information, Click
Here.
Time to Climb the Mountain Once More!
The annual
Owl's Head Communication (Golden Rule Lodge No.5) will take place atop the
mountain on June 18th. Open to all Master Masons. More information
available here.
Phil-Can / Thistle Annual Picnic
Phil-Can Lodge
No. 137, in association with Thistle Lodge No. 96, will be holding their
annual summer picnic on July 2nd at Beaver Lake. Details
Here.
Island Royal Arthur Fires Up the BBQ
Island Royal
Arthur #128 will be holding its annual Worshipful Master’s BBQ on Saturday
July 9 th at 2:00pm. Details
Here.
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