Confession of a One-Day Mason by/par Br. Allan Barbour Yes, I admit, I attended the Grand Master’s One-Day class on April 12, 2003. Before I begin it must be said that it was my first, and one of the most amazing experiences of the Craft.

It all started when Suzanne, my better half, asked me what a Freemason was. (She was talking on the phone to my ex-better half) Hmm… I hadn’t a clue, so I looked it up in a dictionary, and what did it tell me? Nothing! Definition: “a member of the Free and Accepted Masons.” Definition of Freemasonry: “The institution and practices of Freemasons.” Well! That just wouldn’t do, so I read a couple of books that touched on the subject, and I was hooked. READ THE REST / LISEZ LE RESTANT

Les responsabilités du Maître nouvellement installé by/par PVF James Maley La Tenue d’Installation est sans aucun doute, pour chaque Loge, la plus importante réunion de l’année maçonnique. Elle marque la fin de l’ancienne administration et le début de la nouvelle. C’est à cette occasion que le nouveau Maître élu prend le Maillet et qu’il assume, avec une équipe d’Officiers judicieusement choisis, la responsabilité des affaires de la Loge. READ THE REST / LISEZ LE RESTANT

The Newly Installed Master: His Responsibilities by/par M.W. Br. James Maley There can be little doubt that the Installation Meeting is the most important in the Masonic year of every Lodge. It is the meeting that marks the end of the old and the beginning of a new administration. It is the occasion on which the newly-elected Master takes over the gavel of authority and, together with his selected team of officers, assumes responsibility for the affairs of the Lodge. READ THE REST / LISEZ LE RESTANT

Masonry or Shrine by/par R.W. Br. Stephen Roberts At the board of general purposes held on Jan 30th 2006 a question arose "Why do some masons prefer to go to the Shrine instead of their lodges?" The Grand Master requested that I write an article giving my opinion. As I glanced around the room there were at least 10 very active Shriners who are also active masons. Let us compare both from the perspective of a mason that comes to lodge and sits on the side. READ THE REST / LISEZ LE RESTANT

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