Big Bear Masonic Lodge

Today, we celebrate the Feast of St. John the Evangelist, who is one of the two patron saints of Freemasonry, the other being St. John the Baptist. Craft Masonic lodges are erected to God and dedicated to these "Holy Saints John." Per the Grand Lodge of New Jersey: "There we have two Saints John, very properly described Masonically as parallel figures. Both of unimpeachable character and strong influence on the Western Mind, but one dogmatic and rigid, and the other intellec...tual and esoteric. In both we find the integrity and inflexible fidelity so common to Masonic teaching, but the manner of teaching those virtues varies between the two." "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men. And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not," John 1:1-5. "Nowhere else in the Bible since the beginning of Genesis -- familiar to all Freemasons -- is the concept of light so inextricably entwined with the idea of the divine spirit," according to our New Jersey brothers. Masons of California #MasonsofCA.

Big Bear Lodge is hosting a LifeStream blood drive on Jan. 22 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the lodge building, 385 Summit Blvd. The nonprofit is facing a shortage of donations stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, please join us as we seek to reverse this trend. . All blood donations are also tested for the presence of COVID-19 antibodies. . Masons of California #MasonsofCA

Masons from around the country joined Big Bear Lodge last night for our first-ever virtual Installation of Officers, which was done in collaboration with Rim of the World Masonic Lodge #711. Thank you to all our brothers who made this monumental event possible. Masons of California #MasonsofCA

Brothers from Big Bear Masonic Lodge and Rim of the World Masonic Lodge #711 have been hard at work practicing for our first-ever virtual Installation of Officers slated for tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. over Zoom. We invite members of the public to attend this monumental event for the history of #Freemasonry Please email [email protected] or comment here for an invite! . . . Masons of California #MasonsofCA

What a great weekend. Masons of California hosted its first-ever virtual Annual Communication via Zoom video-conferencing software -- quite a sight to be had. The brothers of Big Bear Masonic Lodge would like to thank Past Grand Master of California Masons John Trauner for his indomitable leadership amid the #COVID19 pandemic. We'd also like to welcome Most Worshipful Bro. Arthur Weiss, our new leader. We're here to help in any way needed -- godspeed brother. #MasonsofCA

We'd like to thank our brothers from South Valley Masonic Lodge No. 187 in Morgan Hill for inviting our members and candidates to your "Ask A Mason" discussion last night. It was a pleasure to "travel" up there via Zoom. #MasonsofCA Masons of California

Our streak is complete. The brothers from Big Bear have livestreamed every Nine O'Clock Toast hosted by Masons of California amid the #COVID19 Pandemic in 2020. We were blessed to have joined Most Worshipful Bro. John Trauner last night as we raised our glasses to the Grand Family and all California Masons who have united to ride out this rocky road together. And thank you to the brothers from Yucca Valley Masonic Lodge #802 and Oasis of Mara Lodge # 735 Free and Accepted Masons of California for joining us. . . . #MasonsofCA #TimetoToast

The brothers of Big Bear Lodge will be livestreaming tonight's Nine O'Clock Toast by Most Worshipful Bro. John Trauner, grand master of Masons of California, beginning at 9 p.m. Please join us as we raise our glasses to fellowship. Message here or email [email protected] for an invite to our Zoom meeting. #MasonsofCA #TimetoToast

Our lodge will be the site of a series of HAM radio testing sessions on Oct. 24 hosted by the Mountain Top Amateur Radio Association (https://mtara.club). Anyone interested in obtaining their amateur radio license or upgrading their current license should email Dede Hermon at [email protected]. #MasonsofCA Masons of California. https://bigbeargrizzly.net//testing-day-set-in-big-bear-f/

Thank you to the the Mountain Top Amateur Radio Association (https://mtara.club) for inviting our brothers to a HAM radio educational class Friday night over Zoom which delved into the Technician Class License. The lodge will be hosting an in-person testing session next month as we continue to ready ourselves for emergencies. #MasonsofCA Masons of California

Big Bear Lodge welcomed brothers and candidates from several regional lodges last night over Zoom where we discussed techniques for discussing politics among brothers. It was a spirited conversation to say the least. Masons of California Yucca Valley Masonic Lodge #802 Temecula Catalina Island Masonic Lodge. #MasonsofCA

Thank you Masons of California for the wonderful presentation last night on the plethora of benefits Grand Lodge provides for its members. Thank you to Brandi Whitley, care manager for Masonic Outreach Services in Riverside/San Bernardino counties, Jodi Mikel, project coordinator for the Masonic Center for Youth and Families, and Camille Salinas, lodge and outreach educator with Masonic Homes of California, for keeping us informed about these wonderful programs. #MasonsofCA . . . To learn more about all Masonic Outreach Services resources, call the Masonic Assistance line at 888-466-3642 or visit masonichome.org/msos.

Please join the brothers from Big Bear Lodge tomorrow at 7 p.m. as we welcome representatives from Masons of California, who will be sharing the wonderful things California Masons are doing to protect their own. Please message or email [email protected] for an invite.

Thank you to the brave first responders working in the trenches around the clock to protect our cherished forests and communities while fighting the nearly 18,000-acre #ElDoradoFire, which is now 61% contained. . . . San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department CAL FIRE San Bernardino/Inyo/Mono Unit U.S. Forest Service - San Bernardino National Forest California Highway Patrol

Please join us tonight over Zoom video-conferencing as we raise our glasses alongside Most Worshipful Bro. John Trauner, grand master of Masons of California, who will be leading us in a Nine O'Clock Toast over Facebook Live. Please comment, message or email us at [email protected] for an invitation. #MasonsofCA #TimetoToast

Reminder: The Sacramento Scottish Rite invites all Master Masons to a two-day event on Sept. 11 and 12 over Zoom video-conferencing titled ``The Scottish Rite Mysteries, an Esoteric Journey." Aspiring participants were urged to contact Bro. Mario Balbiani at [email protected] or by calling 916-452-5881. #MasonsofCA

The Big Bear Masonic Lodge is open today and tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. so that U.S. Census Bureau personnel can help local residents with their 2020 Census questions. The City of Big Bear Lake boasts a historically low self-response rate compared to statewide figures, which leaves the valley with reduced federal dollars and governmental representation compared to what we are entitled to. Please help us reverse this. https://www.census.gov/