Our First Meeting at our new Home at Murton Park
We were delighted to have our first meeting at our new home in Murton Park on Friday 21 February 2025. The ceremony was an Initiation and we welcomed our newly […]
Entries by John Davison
Freemasonry Today Magazine
Are you receiving your copy of Freemasonry Today Magazine which keeps us all up to date with the important stuff that is happening. There is an online version which is […]
Delighted to be back and welcoming new members…
We were delighted to welcome a new member into Concord Loge and a new Brother into Freemasonry at our regular meeting on Friday 19 November at the Folk Hall New […]
Charitable Giving in Challenging Times
Alms: ‘Money or goods given as charity to the poor’ We are often asked whether or not there is any official guidance about the giving of Alms. Indeed, there is, […]
Why do we have degrees?
The word degree derives from the Latin word gradus, which means a step, and is also the root for gradual and grade. In Freemasonry, we include a regular step in […]
Welcome to Freemasonry – for the Candidate
You are about to join an ancient and honourable fraternity, which has at its centre the core values of Brotherly Love, Relief and Truth. Freemasonry is a system of morality, […]
Operative and Speculative Freemasons
In this article, you will hear many references to ‘Operative Freemasons’ and ‘Speculative Freemasons’. We know that we practice Speculative Freemasonry, but who were the Operative Freemasons? Writers who are […]
Becoming a Freemason
Becoming a Freemason means you’ll be joining more than 200,000 members throughout England and Wales, as well as Districts overseas. Membership is open to any man over the age of […]
Opening a Lodge
The opening of a Lodge is a Ceremony, but do we really consider what it means? Let us start by considering the roles of the three principal officers: • The […]