At the 2019 Heart of Texas Fair and Rodeo, Waco Lodge represented Freemasonry with its own booth. What a fun time we had! About a dozen members volunteered over ten days to keep the booth manned as we engaged the public and answered questions about the Craft. A few men […]
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Congratulations to our dear Brother Nazry Mustakim, who has recently been raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason after self-examining in the catechism of the Fellowcraft Degree. What an impactful beginning to what is sure to be a long and prosperous Masonic career!
Tranquility Lodge Meets on the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon Landing Every year at Waco Lodge, we host Tranquility Lodge 2000 which was chartered to continue the Masonic work that began in 1969 when Brother Buzz Aldrin carried dispensation from the Grand Lodge of Texas. 2019 was special […]
Installation of Officers for 2019-2020 Masonic Year This year’s Installation ceremonies took place at the Helen Marie Taylor Museum in downtown Waco. Helen Marie, herself, gave the opening remarks and welcomed attendees to her museum. Past Master Ed Brown followed with the Invocation and then Brother Doug McHam led the […]
The week before the May meeting, Waco Lodge officers hosted a Masonic Fellowship outing at Balcones Distillery. There was live music, fun, and the brothers and their ladies generally had a good time. Some even took unnecessary photos of the poor lodge secretary attempting to enjoy the music. At the […]
On April 25 of 2019, Waco Lodge was duly opened for the purpose of visiting our friends and brothers at Light From The East Lodge No. 333 of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Texas. Eight members of Waco Lodge made the trip to Hewitt for this momentous […]
A Visit to Triune Lodge This month, the Master of Triune Lodge invited me down to discuss the practical, symbolic, and Masonic history of both honey and coffee. It was a natural topic because our lodge’s fundraiser is our very own Busy Brew Coffee which is imported, roasted, and packaged […]
April Stated Meeting Waco Lodge Member Helped Create DeMolay International We enjoyed a visit by the young men of the Waco DeMolay Chapter this month. Waco Lodge was the first lodge in central Texas to support DeMolays in 1920 after our then secretary William Quebe made a trip to Kansas […]
Ed Brown, the brother who taught me(and countless others) my work as well as many other lessons in Masonry and life received the Grand Master’s Medallion from Most Worshipful Stogner today. Ed is a pilot who has flown just about every plane model ever made, a meticulous perfectionist of Masonic […]
Recently, I visited my dear friend and mentor, Brother Don Comedy, who lives in(is?) the heart of Texas Hill Country. Brother Comedy is a man of many talents. I often like to tell people that his wildlife photography is so good that you feel closer to a deer by looking […]