Category: Lodge News

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Reminder: Tonight is Royal Arch Night

A quick reminder: tonight is Royal Arch night and RtWor Tom Lewis will be presenting a program on Royal Arch masonry.  All Companions of any Chapter are invited to attend in their red coats to support their fraternity.


April 13, 2015 0

Child ID at Caroline County Family Fair

Four brothers of Kilwinning Crosse, 2 officers, 1 Master Mason, and 1 Entered Apprentice, served the community at the Caroline County Family Fair by providing child ID services through the VACHIP program.  Event organizers placed the child ID table at the entrance of the event where children were required to register.  An informational table was…
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March 15, 2015 0

Child ID Offered at Caroline County Family Fair

This Saturday from 8:00am-1:30pm is the Caroline County Family Fair at Caroline Middle School.  This event is aimed at anyone with a family, from those who might want a little information on education and child development opportunities to those with special needs children in their family.  Programs are offered all day ranging from college planning…
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March 13, 2015 0

March Lodge Program: Early Lodge History

Below is a copy of the March lodge history for all those who wanted a copy. Kilwinning Crosse’s history is often discussed within the walls of our building at 102 Chase Street, but it is done with an amount of uncertainty or partial certainty.  We have all heard the ‘big-ticket item’ stories: when we received…
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March 9, 2015 0

Reminder: Pancake Breakfast This Saturday

Remember that the first Saturday of every month is free pancake breakfast.  It’s really free, no strings attached. That said, the past few breakfasts, a few brethren has insisted on giving something back to the lodge.  I am going to place a donation jar out on the table and anyone who wants to give back…
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March 2, 2015 0

EA Degree on Monday, February 23rd at 7:30pm

We have rescheduled our EA degree from 2/16 to 2/23.  We will hold the initiation for Mr. Anthony Prothero at 7:30 at the masonic temple in Bowling Green.


February 17, 2015 0

Postponed: EA Degree for Mr. Anthony Prothero

The timeline of the winter weather has been steadily moving up and by the time our degree would start there is supposed to be 2-3 inches on the road.  An estimated 8-9 inches will be on the ground by the end of the night. I am POSTPONING tonight’s degree in the interest of safety and…
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February 16, 2015 0

Lodge Visits with DDGM

During the month of February, I have committed to visiting many of the lodges in our district to coincide with the official visits of the DDGM.  I had initially not made a push to earn fraternal visits on account of scheduling and a desire to spread our visits over the course of the year (which is…
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February 10, 2015 0

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

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