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!
Brother Bob Uzzel Presents on Prince Hall History At our August Stated Meeting, Brother Bob Uzzel was the educational speaker. His Masonic career began at Waco Lodge and continued via Prince Hall Masonry where he firmly established himself as a nationally recognized Masonic historian and academician. On this occasion, he […]
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 […]
Scottish Family Reunion Comes to Waco Lodge At the July Stated Meeting, the Clan Uisdean joined us for Kilted Soldiers at supper and their family genealogist provided an educational program about the history of their family in America. They were quick to point out that Brother Sam Houston of Texas […]
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 […]