Carmel Lodge No. 680, F. & A.M.

We’re excited to welcome Arthur H. Weiss as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of California. #AnnComm20 #MasonsOfCA #AnnualCommunication

On September 9, director of the Library and Museum Collections at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial Mark A. Tabbert joins the #Masonic Speaker Ser...ies with a lecture on the life of George Washington and his relationship with, and support of, Freemasonry in the United States. Don’t skip on these FREE lectures! Simply register in advance to secure your spot. REGISTER: freemason.org/speakerseries #MasonsofCA #MasonicEducation2020 . . . . . . . . . . #Freemason Masonic Grand Lodge of Oregon Nevada Masons Freemasons of Washington Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons in Arizona Grand Lodge of New Mexico AF & AM The Grand Lodge of New Jersey Free & Accepted Masons Grand Lodge of The State of Louisiana F & AM Grand Lodge F&AM of Ohio The Grand Lodge of Maryland, A.F.&A.M. Grand Lodge of Montana A.F. & A.M. Grand Lodge of Maine The South Carolina Grand Lodge of Ancient Free & Accepted Masons The Grand Master of Masons of North Carolina Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M.of Idaho Most Worshipful Grand Lodge Of Utah Grand Lodge of Nebraska AF & AM Grand Lodge of South Dakota AF&AM - District 16 Grand Lodge AF & AM of North Dakota Grand Lodge of Iowa, A.F. & A.M. Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of Florida Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of the Philippines D.C. Freemasons

This #Masons4Mitts season, the Masons4Mitts team has partnered with Raising A Reader National to deliver Super Summer Book Bags, filled with expert-vetted readi...ng and educational materials, to kids this summer in an effort to combat the COVID Slide. Donate a mitt to a kid in your community today and show them that we’ve got their backs. And check out the NEWEST All-Star messages from our MLB partnersincluding Dave Dravecky, Amanda Fama, and Manny Motain support of Masons4Mitts! WATCH THE VIDEOS AND DONATE TODAY! Visit: masons4mitts.org #MasonsofCA #M4M #giveback Los Angeles Dodgers Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation San Francisco Giants Giants Community Fund Los Angeles Angels Angels RBI San Diego Padres California Lodge No. 1 Acalanes Fellowship Lodge 480 Lafayette, CA "The Friendly Lodge" Bay Cities Masonic Lodge Liberty Lodge N 299 F&AM Napa Valley Masonic Lodge No. 93 Mount Oso Lodge #460 San Leandro Masonic Lodge Washington Lodge No.20 La Mesa Lodge #407 F.&A.M. East San Diego Masonic Lodge No. 561 San Diego Lodge 35 Freemasonry Amity Lodge No. 442 Oceanside - San Dieguito Masonic Lodge No. 381 F&AM Coronado Masonic Lodge 441 F&AM

Learn about #Freemasonry in the Kansas Territory gold country and the emergence of the statehood of Colorado in the newest lecture on #Masonry in the West with ...2015 Colorado Mason of the Year and past grand orator of the Grand Lodge of Colorado Ben Williams. This lecturebrought to you by the Grand Lodge of California and Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076, the premier lodge of Masonic researchis entirely FREE and open to the public. Simply register in advance to secure your spot. REGISTER: freemason.org/speakerseries #MasonsofCA #MasonicEducation2020 . . . . . . . . . . . . . M.W. Grand Lodge of Colorado - AF&AM Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons in Arizona Grand Lodge of New Mexico AF & AM The M.W. Grand Lodge of Oklahoma Grand Lodge of Texas Kansas Grand Lodge Most Worshipful Grand Lodge Of Utah Nevada Masons Masonic Grand Lodge of Oregon Freemasons of Washington Grand Lodge of Nebraska AF & AM Grand Lodge of Missouri Grand Lodge of Iowa, A.F. & A.M. The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Arkansas, F&AM The Grand Commandery Knights Templar of Texas General Grand Council of Cryptic Masons International Grand Council of Cryptic Masons of the State of Missouri Supreme Grand Chapter Scottish Rite Foundation of Colorado Southern Colorado Consistory Scottish Rite

TONIGHT AT 9 p.m. PST, join Grand Secretary Allan Casalou for our next Masonic toast on Facebook Live, as #Freemasons from around the state and globe join in a ...moment of brotherhood. Simply visit the Masons of California Facebook page and look for our live presentation then. #MasonsofCA #TimetoToast

Degrees beyond the #craft have played an integral role in American #Freemasonry since the early 18th-century. Next week, August 19, come and learn the timeline ...of events and degrees that gave rise to the progressive #Masonic orders in America with Dr. S. Brent Morris, founder of the Scottish Rite Research Society and managing editor of the Scottish Rite Journal of the Supreme Council 33. This lecturebrought to you by the Grand Lodge of California and Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076, the premier lodge of Masonic researchis entirely FREE and open to the public. Simply register in advance to secure your spot. REGISTER: freemason.org/speakerseries #MasonsofCA #MasonicEducation2020 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . #Freemason Masonic Grand Lodge of Oregon Nevada Masons Freemasons of Washington Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons in Arizona Grand Lodge of New Mexico AF & AM The Grand Lodge of New Jersey Free & Accepted Masons Grand Lodge of The State of Louisiana F & AM Grand Lodge F&AM of Ohio The Grand Lodge of Maryland, A.F.&A.M.Grand Lodge of Montana A.F. & A.M. Grand Lodge of Maine Grand Lodge of Ancient Free Masons of South Carolina The Grand Master of Masons of North Carolina Grand Lodge A.F. & A.M.of Idaho Most Worshipful Grand Lodge Of Utah Grand Lodge of Nebraska AF & AM Grand Lodge Af & AM of South Dakota Grand Lodge AF & AM of North Dakota Grand Lodge of Iowa, A.F. & A.M. Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of Florida Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of the Philippines Oakland Scottish Rite San Francisco Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Burlingame Scottish Rite Scottish Rite Institute

Who was Rob Morris? #Masonic dreamer and innovator? Or a self-serving charlatan? A man whose legacy has had such an effect on the #American Masonic family is ...clearly a multifaceted individual worth studying. This lecture is presented in partnership with Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076, the premier lodge of Masonic research. Mike Kearsley is a prolific researcher and author, and a past Provincial Grand Orator for Middlesex. In 2011, he was awarded the Norman Spencer Prize. He was appointed Prestonian Lecturer in 2014 and ANZMRC lecturer in 2019. This lectureand all other Masonic Speaker Series eventsis entirely FREE and open to the public. Simply register in advance to secure your spot. VISIT: freemason.org/speakerseries #MasonsofCA #MasonicEducation2020

THIS WEDNESDAY, Dr. Hans Schwartz, an expert and scholar on #Freemasonry during the #colonial period, presents Freemasonry in Revolutionary New England. Learn... about the important role Freemasonry played on both sides of the American Revolutionary War during the late 18th century. This lecturebrought to you by the Grand Lodge of California and Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076, the premier lodge of #Masonic researchis entirely FREE and open to the public. Simply register in advance to secure your spot. REGISTER: freemason.org/speakerseries #MasonsofCA #MasonicEducation2020 #NewEngland

Sunset tonight at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial, which recently reopened after being closed for several months due to pandemic safety measures.... Have you been curious what's inside? Now's a great time to take a tour! Learn how you can tour the Memorial today by visiting our website: https://gwmemorial.org/pages/plan-your-visit

It’s well established that #Freemasonry provides fathers and sons with a bond that’s often passed down multiple generations, and yet, the lessons of Freemasonry... aren’t confined to a paternal lineage. In fact, for some, they take their full bloom when applied to the complex and profound connection between a father and #daughter. Inspired by the 100th anniversary of Job's Daughters International and Freemasonry’s connection to the young women’s order, we’re proud to celebrate some of the many, diverse ways that Freemasonry illuminates the fraught business of raising strong, independent, powerful girls. READ MORE: californiafreemason.org/girldad #MasonsofCA #CaliforniaFreemason #JobsDaughters #JDI

Road Trip along HWY 49, from Mariposa to Placerville. Motivated in part by the Masonic Speaker Series, Masons of the Gold Rush, on July 16th, and needing to get out from a prolonged quarantine. Found four Lodges, Argonaut No. 8, Calaveras No. 78, Hiram No. 25, and Placerville Lodge No. 26. I’m sure I missed a few lodges as this trip was unplanned. We also found about as many Odd Fellows locations. Found a few other interesting monuments along the way. One monument, around Angels Camp, had Harvey and Robinson, inscribed upon it, which are both, the direct lines of my family tree, no idea how closely or distantly related. It was also interesting to note in another monument how the Mormons were involved in early California history. At some point I’m going to have to return to learn a little more about everything we glimpsed today.

California’s #MotherLode regionknown for the gold it bore during the #GoldRush more than a century and a half agois also integral to the history of #Freemason...ry in the state and its formation of the first Grand Lodge of California. THIS THURSDAY, the 2020 Masonic Symposium will explore these topics, with a focus on the #GoldCountry Freemasons who were at the heart of both. Speakers including Grand Master John E. Trauner, Brian Bezner, Adam Kendall, Sean Metroka and Past Grand Master R. Stephen Doan will explore life during the Gold Rush, how mining camps turned into the state’s founding cities, and the origins of the California #Masonic Ritual. Don’t miss these fascinating presentations, free and open to all; simply register online to reserve your spot. REGISTER: freemason.org/speakerseries #MasonsofCA #MasonicEducation2020

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