Author: Joseph Pack

The second oldest chartered lodge in the commonwealth of Virginia.

First Research Meeting of 2015

The following are recorded ‘minutes’ of a meeting on Saturday, January 31, 2015.  The intent of the meeting was to established a baseline for what information currently exists on the history of Kilwinning Crosse and to identify a practical path forward for authoritatively documenting known facts or ways to investigate unknown questions. WHEN: January 31, 2015 –…
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February 1, 2015 0

February 2015 Trestle Board

Please CLICK HERE to download a full PDF copy of the newsletter. A Message from the East This last month we were honored to raise Brother Mark Bissoon to the sublime degree of Master Mason and humbled to honor the memory of Wor Nelson Smith who recently passed away.  Both of these events paint a…
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February 1, 2015 0

Discussion of Lodge Research with DEO (1/31/15 @ 7am)

This Saturday at 7:00am, I will be meeting with Wor. Shelby Chandler, District Education Officer for our district, regarding ongoing research into the history of Kilwinning-Crosse, the significant of our lodge to the community, and the role historic Lodge No. 2 played in the formation of the Grand Lodge.  The objective of this meeting is…
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January 29, 2015 0

Passing of Worshipful Brother Nelson Smith

We are saddened to inform our brethren of the passing of Worshipful Brother Nelson Smith, past master of Kilwinning-Crosse Lodge No. 2-237 for the 1964 Masonic year.  A funeral service was conducted in Mechanicsville at the Woody Funeral Home on Monday, January 22, 2015 at 6:00pm.  Masonic honors were bestowed on our past brother by…
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January 22, 2015 0

Presenting Our Newest Master Mason: Brother Mark Bissoon

I am honored to present to the community our newest Master Mason, Brother Mark Bissoon.  Mark was raised on January 19, 2015 at the Kilwinning-Crosse masonic lodge before an audience of his friends and brothers.  Refreshments of cake, finger-foods, and coffee were offered afterwards.  The first section of the Sublime Degree of Master Mason was…
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January 19, 2015 0