Message from the East – 1/1/13
And there’s a hand my trusty friend ! And give us a hand o’ thine ! And we’ll take a right good-will draught, for auld lang syne. – Robert Burns Brethren: The theme for this month is Music, which is...
Message from the East – 12/1/12
“Morning is the best of all times in the garden. The sun is not yet hot. Sweet vapors rise from the earth. Night dew clings to the soil and makes plants glisten. Birds call to one another. Bees are...
Message From The East – 03/01/12
Brethren, The Spring Equinox is approaching – a time of perfect balance between the day and the night, between the darkness and light. It should also serve as a reminder to us that, as masons, we should constantly seek...
Message From The East – 02/06/12
Brethren, It is a great pleasure for every mason to be in a vibrant lodge with a youthful spirit. The energy and vigour that the young members bring is the driving force of the lodge and the craft in...
Message From The East – 01/03/12
Brethren, Freemasonry is a progressive science. We start as an Entered Apprentice and progress to a Fellowcraft degree through examination. But, does completing the Fellowcraft degree really make us Fellow Craftsmen? Being a good man, just and upright, held...
Message from the East – 11/29/11
Dear brethren, The winter solstice is approaching. In the darkness of the longest night of the year, let us contemplate on the light we have found in Freemasonry. Let us cheerfully embrace the opportunity of practicing that virtue which...
Message From the East 03/2011
Brethren: This month, March is said to come in like a lion and go out like a lamb. It is true that it is the month when we mark the vernal equinox, the return of spring, the rebirth of the...
The Beehive
The Beehive is a symbol of industry and co-operation. The bee is traditionally the symbol of hard work by many to a common end, and perhaps was so chosen because operative builders all laboured to a common end in...
Masonic Charity
The Masonic Foundation of Ontario, the registered charitable arm of our Grand Lodge, supports bursaries to university and college students. It supports research into the causes and cures of deafness, and supports voice programs for children with hearing impairments....
Canada’s Oldest Lodge
The oldest Lodge in Canada is St. Andrew’s Lodge # 1, Halifax in the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia. It was also recognised as being the oldest lodge in what used to be called, “The British...