From the Worshipful Master One of the first things you learn as a mason is that there is a lot to learn. Ritual is the heart of masonry: we repeat things for symbolic purposes, and to give them weight. The words we say in lodge, and the things we do, are laid down for us [...]
Read MoreBrothers and Friends, Our Trestle Board for June has been posted. http://www.wayfarers50.com/trestle-board-june-2016/ Tomorrow night is our Stated Meeting. This will be the last Stated Meeting before we go dark for the Summer. Please be in attendance to hear a report on the annual grand lodge communication. As always dinner is served at 6:00PM for a [...]
Read MoreFrom the Worshipful Master Dictionary.com defines “obligation” as “something by which a person is bound or obliged to do certain things, and which arises out of a sense of duty or results from custom, law, etc.” Many people take obligations, for professional, religious, even personal reasons. Masons take obligations when they make their way through [...]
Read MoreBrothers and Friends, Tomorrow night all Masons are invited to a very special event. Wayfarers Lodge #50 is proud to announce it’s first ever Table Lodge! Tickets are $30 and seating is limited. We will be having a keynote speaker, a steak and potato dinner (with gluten free options available), and a unique and very [...]
Read MoreBrothers and Friends, A reminder that on June 7 we have a table lodge! This is a fund raiser for Wayfarers. We have only sold 10 of the 30 tickets available. We will have a steak and potato dinner, and a key-note speaker! See WB Doug Steele or Bro. Dough Robertson for tickets!
Read MoreBrothers and Friends, Tomorrow night we will be dark. Wednesday night we will be having a visitation at Prometheus #84. Please have your dues card handy and be prepared to be examined.
Read MoreBrothers and Friends, Tomorrow night we will be having a Third Degree. Master Masons only please. We are excited to make a new Master Mason and as always our candidates work hard to get to this sublime point in their Masonic career. Let’s have a great showing, and a great degree. Next week we will [...]
Read MoreBrothers and Friends, We would like to share with you a message from Worshipful Brother Ronald Watkins, Past Master of Wayfarers Lodge. WB Ron has been living these past few years in the country of Ecuador, which was recently affected by a terrible earthquake. The Grand Master of Ecuador has asked WB Ron to be [...]
Read MoreBrothers and Friends, Tomorrow night is out monthly stated meeting. As always we have much to discussion. Dinner begins at six, and meeting begins at seven. Our Trestle Board for the month of May can be found here: http://www.wayfarers50.com/trestle-board-2016 Finally, next week we have a Third Degree. Master Masons only please. Looking forward to seeing [...]
Read MoreFrom the Worshipful Master Brotherly love. It’s one of the tenets of Masonry. But what does it mean? It is a feeling of affection and comradeship, but it goes beyond that. In the Christian Bible, brotherly love is mentioned in a deeper way: a feeling of familial care–the love extended to family–extended to other believers. [...]
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