Masonic lodges are traditionally democratic in their internal governance, with decisions made collectively by the members rather than imposed by authority. One of the most distinctive methods used for certain decisions—particularly the admission of new candidates—is the secret ballot. This ballot commonly employs two contrasting tokens, historicall
3-4-53rd Week, 4 Lodges, 5 New Brothers. Last week we saw our current Spring Into Freemasonry membership drive up and down the Province continue. 4 lodges took part seeing 5 new brothers join the Buckinghamshire Province: Scientific, Hershel, Burnham Abbey and St Lawrence Spring into Freemasonry celebrates the energy, activity, and community spirit
MYTH:"Freemasons Have to Give A Proportion of Their Salary to Charity" THE FACTS:FALSE - Freemasonry at its core is very community & charity based, BUT, a member is to only donate what time & money they can afford. No dictation, expectation or judgement is made on how much this is. If you’re interested, all you have to do is ask, find out h
The Working Tools of a Freemason are symbolic instruments derived from the tools of operative stonemasons and are used to teach moral and ethical lessons. Rather than serving a literal function, these tools represent the qualities, disciplines, and behaviours expected of a Mason as he seeks to improve himself. Through symbolism, Freemasonry present
3 Lodges. 1 Incredible Week! Our Spring Into Freemasonry drive is officially in full bloom! This week, we are celebrating "The Magnificent Seven"—seven new members who have just started their journey within The Hall Stone Province of Buckinghamshire. A massive welcome to our newest brothers from:Grenville LodgeAylesbury LodgeHughenden Lodge Through
Members from Lodge of Concorde met up with a representative from the Benevolent Fund at the Beaconsfield Centre to present a cheque to the charity for £1000. The money was raised at a charity auction at their September lodge meeting, which was held at the nerve centre of the Battle of Britain the 11 Group Command Bunker at RAF Uxbridge. Amongst t
MYTH:"You must be a Christian to become a Freemason." THE FACTS: FALSE - most mainstream Freemasonry does require belief in a Supreme Being, but it doesn’t specify which religion. Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, and others have all been Freemasons. Lodges avoid religious debates and don’t teach a specific theology.The Bible is often prese
In Freemasonry, a Lewis is traditionally defined as the son of a Freemason. The term originates from operative stonemasonry, where a Lewis is a metal lifting device used to raise heavy blocks of stone by fitting into a specially cut cavity. When Freemasonry transitioned from an operative craft to a speculative and symbolic fraternity, many of its t
Last week we saw the start of our current membership drive up and down the Province - Spring Into Freemasonry ! 6 lodges took part seeing 9 new brothers join the Buckinghamshire Province: deBohun, St Michaels, Industria, Verney, Old Paludians and Longueville Spring into Freemasonry celebrates the energy, activity, and community spirit across the Pr
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