Recent content by MajaOES

I just received copies of the Annual Reports of the Grand Chapter of Texas from the 1950s and 1970s. I noticed in the 1971 Annual report the Grand Secretary made special dispensations to send out Secure Diagram of Labyrinth. There is also mention to Secure Copies of Secret Work and Diagram of...

The Helotes Masonic Family will be hosting its monthly garage sale on January 11th, 2014. Multiple families will be attending this event and selling items. Parts of the money raised will be going to scholarship programs. Garage Sale will start at 9:00 AM. Come go through our junk and find new...

I finally got a hotel room. I will be there Thursday. Planning on spending most of my time in the library doing research.

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Helotes Bi-Annual Masonic Family Garage Sale (11740 FM 1560 S. Helotes Texas) Multiple families and people selling items Located at Helotes Masonic Lodge November 9th, 2013 at 8:00 AM till about 3:00 PM Come search through our stuff and find some wonderful treasures. Some tables will be using...

Brother Ol Kev, I understand your concern. I respect and understand the obligations of you oath probably more than most people taking two in my youth and six as an adult. However, the personal journey I go on only provides me the insight the founders had at the time of my rituals creation...

Female perspective: As a researcher I want that knowledge. I spend a lot of time assisting the Lodge with fundraising and even sharing knowledge about the history of freemasonry. I dedicated my academic PhD career studying freemasonry and the affiliated bodies. The research will always be...

I work with these guys. I belong to their women’s affiliated body, Daughters of Mokanna. They meet at the Scottish Rite Cathedral downtown on the second Friday. Daughters of Mokanna meets on the same night and we often have a dinner beforehand. I really enjoy working with the guys supporting the...

I am in search of a research organization that studies freemasonry that allows women to research their own organizations such as OES or Order of Amaranth. However, unfortunately the only research organization in the state of Texas is the Grand Lodge of Research in which you have to be a brother...

So I voted "no". The problems that exist in the "fraternity" also exist in all the other masonic affiliated organizations. Personally if I want to become a mason and learn masonry, I want to go to England to do it and visit one of the lodges the UGLE approves of that are all women...

The issue is that there are Masonic affiliated organizations that have only women. Daughters of Mokanna which is part of the Grotto, Daughters of the Nile which shares ties with the Shrine, and Ladies of Oriental Shrine of North America which again shares ties with the Shrine, Social Order of...

1st Annual Masonic Family Garage Sell (Helotes Masonic Lodge) Garage Sell All are welcome to the 1st Annual Helotes Masonic Family Garage Sell at Helotes Masonic Lodge on May 11th, 2013. Starts around 9:00 AM. Come search through our stuff and find some wonderful treasures. Helotes Lodge...

Membership is always a difficult discussion to hold. I am hoping to see some positive ideas from this thread that maybe struggling chapters can maybe work with to help bring up their membership numbers. So how do you encourage membership growth in your chapters? Have you found something in...

I would like to invite everyone toAdah Chapter #49 OES in Helotes Texas to our Annual Chicken and Dumpling Fundraiser We serve home made chicken and dumplings from 11-3PM March 23, 2013 Helotes Masonic Lodge 11740 FM 1560 S Helotes Texas 78023. Tickets are $8 at the door. We will...

Ok well I am defining Masonic here as in the masonic ideals and environment. Not specifically to a particular sect of masonry. In my case if I were to get married, I want it in a lodge room were both me and my husband spend a great deal of time with our friends. I think its something to...