APPEAL FOR RELIEF -- OKLAHOMA Masonic Service Association of North America (MSA) has established a Disaster Relief Fund for Oklahoma, with all donations received to be transferred directly to the Grand Lodge of Oklahoma for distribution to those in need.

A series of tornadoes ripped through Moore, Oklahoma, on May 20 leaving a path of death and destruction for this community, a suburb of Oklahoma City.  The toll of the damage to life and property is still growing.

At least eight Masonic brothers lost all or portions of their homes.  The impact for the entire community has been devastating, and aid and assistance is flooding in.

When remitting funds to the MSA in response to this appeal, please mark clearly on your check that you wish the funds go to the Oklahoma Appeal.  Please forward to the MSA such donations as you feel appropriate to help our devastated Brothers, their families, and others in this stricken jurisdiction.

Please make checks payable to MSA Disaster Relief Fund and send to:8120 Fenton Street, Suite 203Silver Spring, MD 20910-4785
MSA is a 501 ( c) (3) charitable organization.

Thank you very much for your help.

IN MEMORIAM

It is with sadness that we announce the death of Right Worshipful Brother Carl Gustaf Ek.

Right Worshipful Brother Ek served the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge, A.F. & A.M. of the State of Connecticut as District Deputy for Masonic District 4C in 1992 and 1993.  He was honored as a recipient of the Pierpont Edwards Medal in Bronze. He passed away unexpectedly on Friday, April 19, 2013.

A Memorial Service and Celebration of Carl's life will be hosted by his friends on Sunday, May 5, 2013 at 4:00 P.M. at the Hartog Activities Center – Masonicare at Ashlar Village, in Wallingford. Beecher & Bennett, 2300 Whitney Ave, Hamden are in care of arrangements. Donations in Carl's memory may be made to The Connecticut DeMolay Foundation Inc., PO Box 8832, New Haven, CT  06532.

Hence, the attire will be dark suits, aprons, and jewels for officers of his lodges. The Grand Lodge officers will be dark suits with aprons, no jewels, and for Grand Lodge line officers, aprons, no jewels, and black blazers.

The Committee on Masonic Education is presenting a unique seminar on Saturday, July 27, at the Hartog Auditorium, Wallingford.

"A Deeper Dive" is a more in depth look at the mysteries of Freemasonry. 

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Keynote Speaker: Worshipful Brother Cliff Porter, international Masonic speaker, author, and a founding member of Enlightenment Lodge No. 198,Colorado Springs, Colorado. Read more...