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NOVEMBER 2018
Holiday Party 2nd Annual Grand Lodge of Arizona Holiday Party! The time has come to renew friendships and celebrate the Holiday Season with your Masonic Family! This year we have reserved a beautiful facility convenient for travelers from all around the State for the Grand Lodge Holiday Party. We are all one Masonic Family and will celebrate as such All Appendant and Concordant bodies have been invited and we expect a fabulous time for all! Dinner is not required to attend! There will be entertainment for the enjoyment of all members of the family and a menu for all tastes!
Most Worshipful Brother Nelson passed to the Great Architect on Friday, October 26 at the age of 97. Nelson served as Worshipful Master of Flagstaff #7 in 1968 and Grand Master for the Grand Lodge of Arizona in 1978. Even in his later years, Nelson (yes, that's his full name) he stayed involved with Masonry.
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VIVAT, VIVAT, VIVAT! On Tuesday, October 16th a historic joint table lodge was helped between Arizona No. 2 F&AM and King Solomon No. 14 P.H.A. In attendance were both Grand Masters Most Worshipful Craig Gross, Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of Arizona, and Most Worshipful Timothy Seay, Grand Master of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of the State of Arizona. The evening was opened by a toast from Jason Holbrook, Worshipful Master of Arizona Lodge No. 2 and closed by a toast from Larry Dickens, Worshipful Master of King Solomon Lodge No. 14. The guest speaker was Most Worshipful Tim Seay who spoke about the importance of Civic Engagement and important it is for us as Freemasons to get involved in our communities and governments. Most Worshipful Craig Gross followed up with comments about the importance of standing Tall as Freemasons! Brothers in attendance received a pocket version of the Constitution Embossed with the seal of both Grand Lodges and signed by both Grand Masters. Final thought of the evening: How good it is for brothers to dwell in Unity
During the table lodge on the 16th, Jean-Claude Malterre told the story of this American Flag that was in World War 1 and World War 2 This century-old American flag was taken to France by an American Mason and soldier with the AEF 1917-1919. On D-Day, June 6, 1944, it landed on Omaha Beach with his son, also a Mason who, then, carried it through France, the battle of the Bulge in Bastogne, Belgium (December 1944), at the liberation of a Concentration Camp, and then to Berlin (1945). Next month, Jean-Claude is going to France to visit Star Spangled Banner Lodge which was started in World War II by French and American Soldiers. He is going to present this flag to them as a token of friendship.
Tucson Lodge No. 4 Chili Cook off October17 The Tucson #4 Chili Cook Off Contest was a great success. Thank you Nancy Bautzman for the fantastic event flyer artwork! There were numerous entries: Leigh Creighton and Nancy, Al Carr and Mary, Gene Wickey and Gloria, Nick Andress and Stacy and others There was plenty of delicious chili for everyone. There were six very different, all delicious pots of chili to sample and vote for the best composition. The winners for the best chili were: 1st WB Nick Andress, 2nd Place – WB Leigh Creighton and for 3rd place – Linda Hill. See photos by Mark Gilliland below.
MASONIC EXPEDITION EVEREST 2022 Its Official Brothers! EXPEDITION EVEREST 2022. If you are ready for a wild journey. You can join us for an expedition to Everest. We will be hiking up to 15,000 Feet to Base Camp of Everest. Arizona Masonry making history as the first Masonic group in the world to explore Everest and Stake a Masonic Flag. We will be trainings locally, Mount Humphreys, The Rocky Mountains, Grand Canyon to name a few. One in the lifetime experience. Our first team members WB Cosmo Magliozzi, WB Nick Lindquist and WB Mustafa Karamujic. Let us know if your interested. More info to come.
Prometheus Lodge No 87 Senior Warden award Congratulations to Br. Duncan and Br. Jeff Holmes The award is based on what that brother has done for the lodge that year. Such as providing additional resources the lodge not necessarily financial. Ritual participation, traveling to and assisting other lodges. Most of all, inspiring upcoming members.
Horseshoe Tournament WB Jon Schmidt hosted the Annual Tucson #4 Horseshoe Tournament at Shooter’s Restaurant he planned perfectly for us. The weather, cool breezes, and lush green trees were inviting and greatly enjoyed by everyone who attended. The horseshoe throwing competition was intense and the very experienced players were magnetic to watch. I couldn’t stand to miss a single toss. Here’s the win, place and show results: 1st Place – WB Leigh Creighton, 2nd Place – Bro. Don Stevenson, 3rd Place – WB Nick Andress
Masonic Astronomy Nov. 14 at 6pm,WB Dr. Larry Behers will present an encore special Masonic Education lecture program on Astronomy and Masonry in our lodge room. For Arizona Masonic Public Schools Week this presentation will be open to the general public. The Tucson Amateur Astronomy Association (TAAA) will hold a Star Party this night in our lodge parking. TAAA volunteers will bring 3 telescopes for viewing stars, planets and moons. Additionally, Dr. Behers will bring his 13” telescope for us to view and even photograph the moon through this large scope. Bring your cameras and take personal pictures of the moon through WB Larry Behers’13” own telescope that will be set up there. All Masons, ladies and school students are welcome to attend this fun, fascinating and free Tucson #4 lecture. School students, their parents and teachers from Sierra Middle School, Holaway Elementary School and many other schools as well as the Brain Injury Alliance have been invited to attend too
Dave Johnson Memorial Clothe a Child White Mountain Lodge No. 3 F & AM Saturday, December 8, 2018 at 8 am White Mountain Lodge No. 3 F & AM will hold the annual Clothe a Child at Bealls Outlet west of Walmart. We will buy clothes for approximately twenty four children 5 to 10 years old. We will seek the assistance of Destiny and Globe School teachers to select 12 children from Globe and 12 children from Destiny. This program has been held every year for over fifty years. Dave Johnson was a long time supporter and upon his passing asked that donations be made to Clothe a Child. The program operations on donations and any are appreciated. Make donations to White Mountain Lodge No. 3. Bealls Outlet assists the program by opening the store one hour before normal and giving discounts on purchases. Volunteers helo the children pick clothes and more are always needed. The program is charitable tax exempt 501 © 10. Breakfast will be served for all volunteers at the Masonic Temple at 189 N. Broad St. on the third floor following the event. For more information contact james Rasmussen 928-701-3646 for any member of White Mountain Lodge No. 3
Brain Injury Info October 13 Tucson #4 had a Traumatic Brain Injury education program which went very well. This TBI 101 Class will be repeated on November 10. There are only 40 spots though and 18 of them are already taken. Sign up early if you can attend. A flyer is attached for your information. Contact Joyce Meyer if you have any questions about the TBI program. Her number is at the bottom of the TBI flyer. You are welcome to share this information with your family, friends, social workers, psychologists, teachers, CASAs, doctors, nurses, lawyers and others as well. Professional continuing education credits are included. New research information and treatments are presented. It affects everyone everywhere in some powerful ways
Prehistoric Masonry Significant Relics from Ancient Ruins Did Masonry Exist Among the Aztecs? Relics that have been unearthed engraved with Masonic Emblems.
Arizona Republic 12 March 1896 First Edition, Page 1 That masonry is of ancient origin there can be no doubt; but history does not state that masonry existed among the Aztecs or Toltecs, the prehistoric tribes that thousands of years in the dim past flourished in Arizona. It is true that scientists have been able to collect but little knowledge of these extinct tribes, for the only reliable evidence of the prehistoric existences of the races buried int eh oblivion of ages are the relics that from time to time have been unearthed in the mounds strewn over the valley and territory. These ruins in themselves are indisputable in proving that at one time a tribe of a fair degree of intelligences inhabited the country, but the reason the total destruction of the tribe is purely guess work, although many plausible conjectures have been advanced. The length of time that the race inhabited the country, of course, is unknown, and it can only be a supposition at the most that the people always lived here or where a nomadic tribe that settled here- the latter being, though, very improbable. At any rate there are evidences that masonry existed and it is a matter for scientists to worry over. Seventeen years ago Bud Cummings of Temple and another gentleman made a partial excavation of one of the numerous mounds near that city and were greatly surprised when they unearthed a sea shell on which was worked in perfect relief a square and compass. The shield had evidently been worn as a charm around the neck as a hole was through the shell. The relic was subsequently presented to Dr. Thibodo, formerly of this city, wo prizes it; very highly. John Tait, superintendent of the orange orchard, is greatly interested in prehistoric relics and is always seeking to add to his collection. About a year ago he was in the Indian village east of the city for the purpose of collecting relics from the Indians. He met a squaw and after hard work made her understand what he was seeking. She entered her habitation and from the ground dug up an olla filled with ornaments both prehistoric and the handiwork of their tribe. The ornaments were attached to a string and in looking them over Mr. Tait’s attention was riveted on a small charm of red sandstone, on which was plainly engraved the square and compass. He purchased the relic and it is the most valued of his collection. A prominent Mason a short while ago offered him a fabulous price for the emblem, but he would not part with it. Mr. Tait also has in his possession a masonic keystone which he bought from a Maricopa Indian. Th peculiarity of the latter relic is that no one has ever been able to tell from what it is made, though of undoubted masonic significance. C.J. Dyer of this city at one time had a valuable collection of prehistoric relics which he disposed of. Among the collection was an accurate masonic plumb which is now in the possession of Mr. Tait. Masonry, beyond a doubt, existed in the early ages and some writers maintain that it derived its origin from the “Dionysiac Fraternity,’ an association which was formed in Asian Minor by the architects and builders engaged in the construction of temples at a time when the Greeks migrated from Athens. The association is supposed to been in existence in Tyre when Solomon undertook the building of the temple and the story runs that the fraternity sent a band of workmen from Tyre to assist in that work. Free Masonry, according to this account, is said to have been originally organized by the lead of the band, and in this way is explained the great prominence which is given to Solomon’s temple in the rituals and symbols of the order Writers, however, differ as to the origin of Masonry, but well informed Masons content themselves with supposing that the order originated in the associations which were formed during the middle ages by masons and builders. On the other hand, some writers aver that modern Free Masonry never had any connection whatever with the Free Masonry of other ages, but was originally founded by Ashmole and some of his friends as a pieces of mystification, its symbols and signs having been borrowed partly from the Knights Templars and partly from the Rosicrucians. The square and compass may be of comparative modern origin as a emblem of the order- certain it is that they are tools used in the present age, but the finding of these prehistoric relics in the ancient Aztec ruins have a significance. It is not presumed, however, that the Aztecs were of African or Asiatic origin, for to take the ruins of the vast waterways, etc., in the valley as a criterion it would show the tribe to have been the inferiors, intellectually, of the eastern races. If Masonry flourished in Solomon’s time, then the Aztecs must have had some connection with the races of Solomon’s country. Still it is only hypothesis and food for the scientist to reflect over the discovery of Masonic emblems in the ruins of the Aztecs.
GEORGE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL The George Washington Masonic National Memorial stands as the most distinguished monument to Washington ever build by a private organization. Erected in the 1920s and 30s, it soars 333 feet as a beacon of Light and knowledge, educating and inspiring all who visit it. Recognized in 2015 as a National Historic Landmark, the Memorial is one of the most impressive and iconic buildings in the area around our nation’s capital. Our new fundraising endeavor, The Landmark Century Campaign, aims to support a thorough restoration of the Memorial. And we can help! Today, the Memorial is a museum like no other in the world. Everything we do revolves around our vision: “to inspire humanity through education to emulate and promote the virtues, character and vision of George Washington, the Man, the Mason, and Father of our Country.” Open seven days a week, the Memorial offers detailed exhibits and guided tours that teach the general public about George Washington, his life and virtues, and the role that Freemasonry played throughout his life. Further, the Memorial is an important space for the performing arts, social gatherings, public events, and educational seminars. And, of course, it is an active Masonic temple, housing two Craft lodges and regularly hosting visiting lodges from around the country. The Memorial is a central hub connecting Masons to one another, and connecting the Craft to the public, our nation, and our world For the past decade, the Memorial Association has devoted tremendous energy and resources to the renovation of the Memorial. Major exhibits have been added. Interiors have been repaired and repainted. Lighting has been updated. But the most considerable work is the top-to-bottom restoration of the building itself—the first such renovation since the Memorial was completed nearly a century ago. Beginning at the Memorial’s pyramid level, we have begun a multi-year project to perform all needed structural repairs. Stone by stone, are repointing the mortar and protecting the building from water penetration. When completed, the building will be in
better than new condition.
Your generous help is essential in reaching that goal.
Arizona Masonry
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Lodges around the Jurisdiction
DeMolay serving Dinner at Tucson Scottish RIte
Official visit Mesa Assembly No. 9
Ray wins at the Phoenicia Lodge No. 58 Poker Tournament
Kings Solomon Lodge No. 5 volunteering at Food Bank
Anahuac Lodge No. 81 raises another Master Mason Degree
Education at Prometheus Lodge No. 87
Oasis Lodge No. 52 education night with WB Malterre
DeMolay installation of Officers
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Lodges around the Jurisdiction
Logia Masonica El Quixote No. 83 visits Glendale Lodge No. 23
Arizona Lodge No. 2 visits King Solomon Lodge No. 14 PHZ
Oriental Lodge No. 20 raises the newest Master Mason
A Master Mason Degree at Aaron Lodge No. 49
First First Degree at the new Central Arizona Lodge No. 14 Building
Phoenicia Lodge No. 58 has a new Master Mason
Central Lodge No. 14 has opened their new building!
Cigar Night with the Brothers at Prometheus Lodge No. 87
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Lodges around the Jurisdiction
Glendale Lodge No. 23 has a new Entered Apprentice
Visiting Scottsdale Lodge No. 43
Chandler Chapter holds their Civic Day with Councilman Stewart
Outdoor Degree with Arizona Lodge No. 2
Globe Chapter #7 RAM degree team at 4 Corners Royal Arch Festival, Farmington N M
Oasis Lodge No. 52 official visit to Flagstaff Lodge No. 7, Artist Rendition
Yavapai DeMolay Halloween Party
A new Master Mason is raised at Downtown Lodge No. 86
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Lodges around the Jurisdiction
Ascension Lodge No. 89 with a good turnout
Chandler Lodge No. 15 initiates a new Entered Apprentice
Scottish Rite 18th Degree team
Glendale Lodge No. 23 raises a new Master Mason
King Solomon Lodge No. 5 marches in Helldorado Days
Past Master night at Oriental Lodge No. 20 raises a MM
Sabbar Shrine Clowns representing at Helldorado Days
Knights of Saint Andrew invade Avondale
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Lodges around the Jurisdiction
Pinal Lodge No. 30 initiates 2 new Brothers
Current and all Past Masters of Hunter’s Paradise Lodge No. 85
Wayfarers Lodge No. 50 Raises a good Brother
Phoenicia Lodge No. 58 feeding teachers during Parent conferences
Helldorado Days
Fellowcraft Degree at El Quixote Lodge No. 83
Wayfarers Lodge No. 50 Third Degree
A Master Mason is made from a past DeMolay!
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Masonic Trivia In the 1950's Gila Valley No. 9 F & AM Masonic Lodge had several cotton farmers amongst its members. As a fund raiser they each donated the profits from a row of cotton to the Lodge. In 1953 it netted $371.50 and $198.27 in 1954
At the beginning of the 20th century, the expansion of commerce between Great Britain and the United States Brought to the American colony in London an increasing number of business and professional men, Americans had been joining English lodges In May of 1909 a dispensation was issues by United Grand Lodge of England for the organization of a Blue Lodge in London, United Kingdom to be composed entirely of Americans. The dispensation was granted by the Duke of Connaught of England. The Duke and President William Howard Taft were made the honorary members of the Lodge and America Lodge No. 3368 was consecrated on Thursday June 3, 1909, at Freemasons Hall
Mr. J.A. Kurtz's house in Oil City, Pennsylvania was burglarized in 1893 and among the items stolen was a valuable watch and a Knight Templar charm. It was the loss of the latter that he chiefly regretted, costing him over $100. He relocated to Phoenix, Arizona and at a meeting of Arizona Lodge #2 Free and Accepted Masons in November of 1901 he was sitting beside a member who had been recently made a Mason whom he engaged in conversation. Mr. Kurtz mentioned his being made a mason and passing through various degrees of the Commandery in Oil City. The new member, Mr. Bridewell slapped himself on the knee and asked if he had ever lost a Knights Templar charm. It was then relayed that Bridewell had found that gold watch and charm under some rubbish in a corral. He was not then a mason and the significance of it was not brought to him, neither did her know Mr. Kurtz, but now that he had become acquainted he remembered that that was the name engraved on the back of the charm. He had given the watch to his brother and the charm, being of no apparent value, was given to the children to play with. Thankfully both items were taken very good care of and the items were returned to Mr. Kurtz as good as new Something was a foul during the New Mexico-Arizona football game in 1946. After a long hard fought game, the Lobos of New Mexico tied the game with a very late touchdown. The UA Coach threw a verbal onion at the official timekeeper of the game thinking that the game should have been called before the TD. His protest was backed by the Arizona fans who saw the game, the players who played it, and the press which analyzed it. It seems that just after Arizona scored their second touchdown in the fourth quarter and had kicked off to the Lobos, Virgil Marsh, acting Wildcat captain asked officials how much time was left in the game. He was told by the official time keeper that there were four minutes left. Then before play took up, the field judge, Herbert Greer said the official timekeeper was wrong and that the correct playing time left was only two minutes. It seems that it was then that the coach noticed an empty bottle of whisky bottle on the table of the official timekeeper. Herbert Greer, was the only correct, or honest official on the field that day. The men of Thunderbird Lodge No. 48 initiated Bro. Greer a couple years later in 1955. He was elected Master in 1959 and Master of Arizona Research Lodge No. 1 in 1963. He was elected Grand Master of Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons in Arizona in
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Masonic Trivia John M. Ormsby was vice president of the Valley Bank in Tucson, Arizona having come to Arizona in 1887 to become manager of their office at Tucson. For twenty years he remained with this corporation. He resigned his position with the Western Union to become cashier of the Arizona National Bank, of Tucson, and for sixteen years was a prominent figure in the commercial and financial life of the Old Pueblo. . During his long residence in Arizona, Mr. Ormsby was a leader in all affairs pertaining to the educational development of the state and served as a member of the Board of Regents under four different governors. He was the second secretary appointed to the University of Arizona, and his work has been instrumental in the upbuilding of this institution. Despite his activity as an educator, banker and businessman Mr. Ormsby is best known for his part in the fraternal life of Arizona, having been Grand Master of Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons in Arizona in 1892, Grand High Priest, Grand Commander of the Knights Templar of Arizona, and six times he was Master of Tucson Lodge 4, F. & A. M in 1889, 90, 91, 94, 96 and 99
This is a picture of Nicholas and Virginia Earp, parents of Virgil, Wyatt and Morgan Earp of Tombstone Arizona Fame. If you blow the picture up, you will notice that on Nicholas Earp's left lapel, there is a pin that is the square and compass Related to Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons in Arizona, their son Virgil Earp had petitioned for membership in King Solomon Lodge No. 5 in Arizona, two months previous to the activities of the OK Corral while the Lodge was under dispensation, but like many on this day, was rejected for membership even though the investigation committee came back with a favorable report on him In my thoughts only, this may have been due to his involvement with the local taverns and the volatile situations going on during this time frame. In Wyoming, for many years you could not gain admission in to a Masonic lodge if you owned an establishment that sold intoxicating liquors
The historic 1912 Tempe National Bank building survives as Tempe’s most tangible evidence of an institution that made significant contributions to the broad patterns of community history and development. The Tempe National Bank was established on January 4, 1901, by pioneer Tempe businessmen and agriculturalists in a demonstration of optimism and commitment to the future of the community. It was on January 4, 1901, that the stockholders assembled for the first time. They got together in the offices of Charles Woolf, a pioneer attorney. And when they emerged, they had created the Tempe National Bank.’ The first stockholders included Carl Hayden, of the family that had settled the town, C. G. Jones was elected president; A. C. Ozanne vice-president; and W. H. Wilbur cashier, at a salary of $75 a month. In virtually no time at all, Tempe National Bank was helping to irrigate the desert with its own variety of liquid assets.” Cyrus Grant Jones, first president of the Tempe National Bank and alfalfa farmer in Tempe was Master of Temple Lodge No. 15 in 1902 and Grand Master of Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons in Arizona in 1907. Charles Woolf, the pioneer attorney was also Master of Temple Lodge No. 15 and Grand Master a little later in 1917. Carl Hayden, one of the most important pioneer citizens of the Territory was
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Masonic Trivia In 1905 Arizona welcomed it's first sewing machine salesman to the Territory. It was sewing machines that brought Carey B. Wilson to Arizona Territory from Texas as his older brother, a district agent for the Singer Co., need a salesman in the Gila Valley. From Solomonville, the 19 year old salesman regularly hit the road for distant places like Cochise and Ft. Thomas in his wagon powered by two indian ponies, in which he carried one or two sewing machines. Indian and Mexican women were some of this best customers, although no one very paid cash for the $59 to $89 machines, instead they paid in installments, and it was his job to make collections along his traveling sales route. Avoiding commenting on his sewing machine selling ability, he was fond of saying after moving into the life insurance business, "A Fellow once told me that if i could sell insurance for that long a time, I could make a living selling secondhand coffins! When Arizona gained statehood in 1912, Wilson was appointed chief deputy clerk of Superior Court in Cochise County, later serving as US Commissioner, handling over 10,000 cases. Carey B. Wilson was raised in 1921 at Paradise Valley Silver Trowel Lodge No.29, F & A.M., served as Master in 1927 and secretary for 23 years. He served as Grand Master of Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons in Arizona in 1955. Other accolades include Illustrious Master of Phoenix Council No. 4, High Priest of Arizona Chapter No. 1 RAM and Commander of Phoenix Commandery N. 3 KT. He was Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery, KT of Arizona and After a Century in the Ice, Maud Has Returned Home To Norway. The polar exploration ship survived freezing, sinking, and seizure by creditors. On June 7, 1916, polar explorer Roald Amundsen christen his new ship, Maud, after the Queen of Norway. Maud first left home in 1918, carrying Amundsen and three crew members northwards. The plan was to freeze the ship into the ice cap, where it would serve as a scientific research station and eventually drift all the way to the pole. The ship didn’t cooperate, “Maud spent several years in the Arctic ice without reaching the North Pole, and thus the expedition never got the deserved public attention.” Amundsen tried again, hatching a plan that involved both airplanes and boats, but that failed, too. No attention means no money, and in 1925, Maud was seized by creditors. The explorer did finally reach the North Pole, making it there by plane in 1926. But the loss of Maud to bankruptcy was “a big tragedy for him as a person,” Wanggaard writes. “He died a bitter and sad man,” disappearing in 1928 while trying to help rescue the crew of a downed airship. Although Maud never made it to the North Pole, it did spend most of its life in the ice, either stuck, sunk, or conscripted into labor. By 1927, Maud was moored in Cambridge Bay, off the coast of Nunavut, and used as a warehouse and wireless station. In the winter of 1931, it sank. People salvaged material from it, and law enforcement eventually dynamited its stern, in order to remove the fuel tanks. In 1990, the Norwegian municipality of Asker, where Vollen is located, bought Maud’s remains from the Hudson Bay Company for one dollar. August 18, 2018, over a century after it first set out—Maud finally sailed back into Vollen. Brother Roald Amundsen, Norwegian explorer of polar regions, is recognized as the first person, without dispute, as having reached both poles. Roald Amundsen Lodge No. 6-48, Sacramento, California, was named after Brother Roald
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Masonic Education
November 10, 2018 Yuma Lodge No. 17 9:00 meet and greet, 10:00 a.m. Instruction begins
January 12, 2018 White Mountain Lodge No. 3 10:00 a.m. Instruction begins
AZ Stated Meetings Copper Corridor
Northern Arizona
November 1, 2018 Pinal Lodge No. 30 www.facebook.com/pinallodge30
November 1, 2018 Flagstaff No. 7 www.facebook.com/groups/
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November 6, 2018 Safford No. 16
November 7, 2018 Williams Grand Canyon No. 38
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7:30 pm Stated Meeting
7:00 pm ..Stated Meeting
November 8, 2018 Yuma No. 17
November 7, 2018 Mohave Valley No. 68 7:30 pm Stated Meeting
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7:00 pm .Stated Meeting
November 12, 2018 Winslow No. 13
November 10, 2018 White Mountain No. 3 10:00 am Stated Meeting
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
November 12, 2018 Kingman No. 22
November 13, 2018 Ray-Winkleman No. 24 OV by JGW Randy Jager 7:30 pm ..Stated Meeting
7:30 pm Stated Meeting
November 13, 2018 White River No. 62 www.facebook.com/WhiteRiver62
7:30 pm Stated Meeting
November 15, 2018 Eloy Lodge No. 46 www.facebook.com/Eloy-Lodge-No-46-of-Free-Accepted-Masons-of-Arizona494580944085012
November 13, 2018 Sy Harrison No. 70 www.facebook.com/Sy-Harrison-Masonic-Lodge-70
7:00 pm ..Stated Meeting
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
November 19, 2018 Gila Valley Lodge No. 9 www.facebook.com/gilavalley9
7:00 pm ..Stated Meeting
@gilavalleylodge
November 13, 2018 Aztlan No. 1 www.facebook.com/Aztlan-Lodge-1
@aztlanlodge1
7:30 pm Stated Meeting
November 13, 2018 Havasu No. 64 www.facebook.com/Havasu-Masonic-Lodge-No-64-F-AM-
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
November 13, 2018 Chalcedony No. 6 7:30 pm Stated Meeting
November 14, 2018 Central Arizona No. 14 www.facebook.com/CentralAZLodge14
7:30 pm Stated Meeting
AZ Stated Meetings Phoenix Area
East Valley
November 1, 2018 Montezuma No. 35
November 5, 2018 Oriental Lodge No. 20
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
www.facebook.com/Oriental20
November 1, 2018 Scottsdale No. 43
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
www.facebook.com/scottsdalemasoniclodge
November 7, 2018 Prometheus Lodge No. 87
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
http://tinyurl.com/j9xgqne @PrometheusAZ
November 6, 2018 Arizona Lodge No. 2
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
www.facebook.com/ArizonaLodge2
November 8, 2018 Apache Lodge No. 69
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
November 7, 2018 Paradise Valley Silver Trowel No. 29
November 13, 2018 Chandler-Thunderbird No. 15
www.facebook.com/Paradise-Valley-Silver-Trowel-Lodge-No29-F-AM
7:30 pm Stated Meeting
www.facebook.com/ChandlerThunderbird
@Thunderbird15AZ
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
November 10, 2018 Hiram Daylight No. 73 www.facebook.com/HiramDaylightLodgeNo73
10:00 am Stated Meeting NEW LOCATION 340 E. Carol PHX, AZ
West Valley
November 13, 2018 Wayfarer No. 50 www.facebook.com/wayfarers50
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
November 1, 2018 Glendale No. 23
November 13, 2018 Phoenicia No. 58
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
www.facebook.com/Phoenicia58
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
www.facebook.com/glendaleaz2
@glendaleaz23
November 6, 2018 Camelback Daylight No. 75 www.facebook.com/camelback.daylight
November 14, 2018 Sahuaro No. 45
10:00 am Stated Meeting
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7:00 pm
Stated Meeting
November 14, 2018 El Quixote No. 83 www.facebook.com/groups/elquixote83
November 6, 2018 Acacia No. 42 OV by SGW Boyd Robertson www.facebook.com/AcaciaXLII
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
November 19, 2018 Pioneer No. 82 www.facebook.com/pioneermasons
November 6, 2018 Peoria No. 31 www.facebook.com/FreemasonsPeoriaLodge31
7:30 pm Stated Meeting
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
November 17, 2018 Arizona Sunrise No. 88 10:00 am
Stated Meeting
November 26, 2018 Hunters Paradise No. 85 OV by JGD George Rusk www.facebook.com/Hunters-Paradise-Lodge-85-F-AM
6:30 pm Stated Meeting
November 8, 2018 Sun City No. 72 7:30 pm Stated Meeting
AZ Stated Meetings Tucson Area
Southern
November 5, 2018 Marion McDaniel No. 56
November 1, 2018 Perfect Ashlar No. 12
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7:30 pm
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
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November 6 2018 Adobe No. 41
November 5, 2018 King Solomon No. 5
https://www.facebook.com/groups/413707212136698/
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6:30 pm Stated Meeting
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
November 7, 2018 Aaron No. 49
November 7, 2018 Huachuca Lodge No.53
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https://www.facebook.com/Huachuca53 https://twitter.com/HuachucaLodge53
7:30 pm Stated Meeting
7:00 pm Stated Meeting
November 7, 2018 Tucson No. 4 www.facebook.com/groups/
November 8, 2018 Wilcox No. 10
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November 10, 2018 Jerusalem Daylight No. 66
November 10, 2018 Camp Stone No. 77
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November 13, 2018 Oasis No. 52 www.facebook.com/Oasis-Lodge-52
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November 14, 2018 Nogales No. 11
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November 13, 2018 Nelson C Bledsoe No. 74
November 20, 2018 Green Valley No. 71
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November 14, 2018 Epes Randolph No. 32
November 21, 2018 Mount Moriah No. 19
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November 14, 2018 Builders No. 60 7:30 pm Stated Meeting
November 19, 2018 Anahuac No. 81 OV by JGD George Rusk 7:00 pm Stated Meeting
November 26, 2018 Downtown No. 86 www.facebook.com/Downtown-Lodge-86-FAM
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November 26, 2018 San Pedro No. 55 OV by SGW Boyd Robertson www.facebook.com/groups/sanpedro55
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FUND RAISERS The Phoenicia Lodge No. 58 F&AM Raffle! They're here!! The Phoenicia 58 Skateboard project is in full effect. Limited edition Skateboards sporting an original Wes Humpston design on a Big Foot template. Handmade and silk screened in the USA by Splitt Lipp Manufacturing in California. Custom designed by the one and only, Wes Humpston. Legendary Dogtown Skateboard artist and skater. Only 50 of these decks were made by Splitt Lipp Mfg. in California, USA. Less than half of the run are still available to Freemasons and non-Masons alike. Using the original 1978 Bigfoot template, each deck was shaped and hand silkscreened to Wes’s specifications. Original owners to be included on the “Wes Deck Registry” A donation of $150 per board secures a great piece of Skateboarding and Masonic history. Only 50 boards were made in this run. For more information, please contact Phoenicia Lodge No. 58 directly at info@phoenicia58.org
ARIZONA MASONIC CHARITIES BEING HELPED BY OUR PURCHASES AT AMAZON.COM Brethren, Friends, and Family, This year the Masonic Charities of Arizona approved 18 grants totaling $30,000 to organizations throughout Arizona. These 501c3 charitable organizations provide much needed services to their communities. Those services include assistance to our Veterans at the three VA Hospitals in Arizona, Domestic abuse shelters, child learning disabilities, training and assistance for people with special needs, support for soldiers abroad, Adult literacy programs and Personal hygiene kits for the working poor and homeless. We are able to award these Grants from the income of our investment fund, Lodge and Personal donations and support from Grand Lodge. In order to keep up with the desire to expand our Grant distribution to more organizations and communities around the State we ask for your help. We have registered with the Amazon Smile Foundation. Amazon Smile will donate 0.5% of the purchase price of eligible products to the charitable organization selected by their customers. For Amazon customers to select the Masonic Charities of Arizona to receive these donations go to http://smile.amazon.com/ch/94-2746389 to automatically select us. Or you can go to www.smile.amazon.com and you will be prompted to select a charity. Now you are ready to shop and support the Masonic Charities of Arizona. The Board of Directors of the Masonic Charities of Arizona extends our appreciation to all of you for your support. Fraternally, Craig Hutchison Secretary, Masonic Charities of Arizona www.masoniccharitiesaz.com crghutch@gmail.com
Grand Master; Grand Lodge F. & A.M Arizona Craig L. Gross (4) Deputy Grand Master: . Greg Vasquez (15)
Senior Grand Warden: Boyd Robertson (1)
Junior Grand Warden:… Randy Jager (52)
.Senior Grand Deacon: Jim Baker (9)
Junior Grand Deacon: Senior Grand Steward: George Rusk (20) Darrel “Po-Po Mandrell (15,75) Junior Grand Steward: Michael Dale (17) Very Worshipful Grand Secretary: James Rowan (43) Very Worshipful Grand Treasurer: Michael McGee (50) Grand Lecturer: Ron N. Allen (4) Grand Chaplin: Bill Enloe (73,85) Grand Orator: Brian Hanne (24) Grand Marshall: Brian Pilz (32) Grand Editor: Roger Biede III (9) Grand Bible Bearer: Jim Wild (56) Grand Sword Bearer: Ron Hill (4) Grand Pursuivant: Mark Neilsen (9) Grand Standard Bearer: Trevor Gillespie (7,13) Grand Organist: Peter Johnson (6) Grand Tyler: Carlos Tolsa (81)
MWGM Craig Gross 2018-19 Grand Master F. & A.M of Arizona
District 1: Keith McCormack District 2: David Sahady District 3: John Welsh District 4: Clayton J. Howard District 5: Lon Thomas District 6: Mikel White District 7: Vince Santos District 8: Robin Settlemeyer District 9: James Xie District 10: Bill Carnell District 11: Duane Brown District 12: Michael Gatti District 13: Eric Dupree District 14: Tony Hernandez District 15: Roderic Wagoner District 16: Gerry Massey District 17: Robert L. Hill District 18: Lyle Adams District 19: Patrick Zech District 20: Brian Hanne District 21: Dean Millard District 22: Matt Morrales District 23: Jim Watson District 24: Manuel Ayala District 25: Ryan Kann
District 1: Cal Magness (7) District 2: Robert Beffel (43) District 3: Manuel Ramirez (7) District 4: Leigh J. Creighton (4)