Chartering Mahrage Grotto in Fishers, Indiana This Weekend

[My Freemasonry]

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by Christopher Hodapp



This weekend, we'll have a very special occasion in the far-flung northeastern suburbs of Indianapolis. The formation of a new Masonic-related local chapter of any kind is nowhere near as commonplace as it used to be, so it's a very big deal to announce the formation of Mahrage Grotto on Saturday, September 29th!

Hamilton County is the fastest growing community in the country right now, being home to the towns of Carmel and Fishers (recently named the #1 and #2 Best Cities in America to Live by US News & World Report). Mahrage Grotto is officially chartered for Carmel, but the organizational events this weekend will be in Fishers.

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To start, there will be a Chartering Weekend Kickoff this Friday, August 28th at Sun King in Fishers between 6:30 and 10:30PM.

The invitation-only Institution Ceremony will be held Saturday Noon-3:00PM at Hamilton Lodge in Fishers (nuzzled in the soft shadows of the state's only Ikea store). The public officer's installation and chartering dinner will follow at 5:00PM at the Fishers American Legion Post 470 at 9091 E. 126th Street, and ladies are welcome. Dinner is $30 per person.

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Visit the website for reservations, but act now!

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What's the Grotto, you ask? It's shorthand for a local chapter of the Mystic Order of Veiled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm, one of the social groups connected to the Freemasons. (If you've heard of the Shriners, they are similar - they even wear fezzes... black ones, instead of red ones). Check out their website HERE.

But if you're interested in joining, you must be a Master Mason in a local Masonic Lodge first. For more about that, check out BeAFreemason.com

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