Friday, December 20th, 2024
On the evening of Friday, September 19, 2025, at Lexington, Kentucky’s Spindletop Hall, William O. Ware Lodge of Research will be a co-host of The Rubicon Masonic Society’s 13th Annual Festive Board. On Saturday, September 20th, the Lodge of Research will be the host for “The Role of Research Lodges in Delivering the Message of Freemasonry Conference.”
The purpose of the Conference is to open and facilitate discussion on the role of Research Lodges in 21st century Freemasonry.
Rev. Joseph Fort Newton wrote of approaching the matter of Masonic Education “from the right end;” and in Short Talks on Masonry, published in 1928, he offered an approach to the delivery of Freemasonry’s message that was, “neither impossible nor impracticable, if we really mean business in the matter of Masonic education.” The 2025 Conference will explore and expand upon Rev. Newton’s themes, particularly with respect to how Research Lodges may best deliver the message of Freemasonry to not only the current generation of Masons, but also to future generations of men who enter the Craft.
To date, thirty-four Research Lodges and Masonic societies from twenty jurisdictions including Scotland and England have expressed interest in participating and attending the Festive Board and one day Conference. The Conference is designed to give participants the opportunity to share their efforts in delivering the message of Freemasonry and learn how other Lodges of Research conduct their business. Each participant will be expected to add his voice to the several discussions being held through moderated panel discussions.
This unique Conference will offer the opportunity for participants to network with leaders and members of other Lodges of Research and aid in further development of the labor of our respective Research Lodges.
A preliminary Zoom meeting about the Conference will be hosted by the William O. Ware Lodge of Research on Sunday, January 5, 2025, at 7:00 p.m., EDT. Masons are encouraged to attend this virtual meeting and join others who have already expressed their interest in these events.
Please contact the Secretary of The Heritage Lodge for the link to complete, and submit the RSVP for this virtual meeting by Monday, December 30, 2024.
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