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There are many quotes and rituals that use biblical references in many fraternities, philosophies and discussions. This doesn't make them Christian. This fraternity evolved in a time and place where a man could be imprisoned, deported or killed because of his faith. As the masonic philosophy and...
Curious to know how your KOSA chapter celebrates Feast of St. Andrew. What ritual and or toasts do you use?
Thanks John Wallace, PVM Austin Order of the Thistle, KOSA
I am a Past Master of two Virginia Lodges and am currently learning the Texas ritual. There are more than a few differences believe me. Glad you enjoyed yourself at AW#22. I was WM of another lodge that also met in GW Masonic Memorial. If you visit a lodge in DC or MD you find different ritual...
I visited Richmond-Randolph lodge when I lived in VA. The lodge is now in a very rough part of downtown Richmond. The tiler was a member of the city police department, for good reason I might add!
We lost our Rottweiler, Bravo today to cancer of the pancreas. Ten years of love and companionship. When he was a little more than a year old, he stopped a very bad person from breaking into our home while I was away on business and hurting my wife. He never left my wife's side, ever after that...
More details on the funeral
More details on RW Hammac's funeral
Right Worshipful Wayne Hammack District Deputy Grand Master of the 47 District of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Texas.
Visitation at Gabriel Funeral Home 6:00 until 8:00 P. M. Saturday 1/24/2009
Service at...
I have lost brothers in two days. When I was a child and attended my grandfathers masonic funeral service, a brother in the lodge conducting the service recited this poem which I found again a few months ago. It was written by Albert Pike to commemerate brothers lost in the Civil War. It seems...
It is my sad duty to inform you of another passing in our Masonic family. Ill. Bro. Richard "Dick" Vaughn, 33rd Degree Inspector General Honorary and immediate Past Master of Kadosh of Austin Consistory, passed away in his sleep last night. Wor. Brother Dick was a PM of Liberty Hill Lodge #432...
RW Hammac's viewing will be from 6--8pm on Saturday night. The funeral will be at the Funeral Home at 2 pm Sunday with internment at the Bagdad Cemetery in Leander TX at about 3:30. No masonic service is planned at the time.
Gabriel Funeral Home, 393 North Highway 35, Georgetown, TX 78628...
W: Sir and Bro. Wardens,
It is my sad duty to inform you of the passing of R:W: Wayne Hammac, District Deputy Grand Master of Masonic District #47. R:W: Bro. Hammac passed earlier today. Funeral arrangements will be posted.
The Sunday before Thanksgiving I was driving a van full of equipment from a trade show in Seattle back to Virginia. At the the I was WM of my mother lodge in Falls Church, VA. I got up at 0500 in Billings MT and got an early start. Too early as it turns out.
About two hours south of Billings...
IOOF, K of C
Albert Pike was a member if the International Order of Odd Fellows. Their current membership is less than a 1000 members in Texas. Their ritual like many others borrowed from masonic sources. There were a number of exposures and other publications that made the ritual easy to...
Not crossing your legs, tapping your foot(feet)..... is good advise. It's a question of appearance and self control. The same thing is true whenever your speaking to a group as well.
Good Morning Brethren,
Bro. Dave Peavy, Sec of Robert Burns#127, Parsons and the Austin SR Order recommended checking this forum out so I took his suggestion.
I am Jr. Warden of Robert Burns #127 and Sr. Steward of Liberty Hill #432. PM of Kemper-Macon Ware #64, AF&AM Falls Church VA and...