Lodge of St George

Taunton Masonic Hall Open Day - Saturday 7th Sept 10am - 4pm

🐉🌹 Happy St. George's Day to all celebrating! Today, we honour England's patron saint, a symbol of bravery and courage. Whether you're enjoying a parade, feast, or simply spending time with loved ones, may your day be filled with joy and valour. 🏴✨

Exciting News! 📣

We're thrilled to announce the upcoming New Member Seminars! 🏛️

Whether you're new to Masonry or a seasoned Master Mason, these events are not to be missed! 🤝

Gain insights into what lies ahead on the path through the progressive offices. Dispel myths, and get answers to all your questions 🪑

More details on our website ⬇️
🔗https://www.somersetfreemasons.org/2023/08/05/important-future-seminars/

Happy Somerset Day!

Somerset Day marks King Alfred the Great's call to arms and the gathering of 'all the people of Somerset' to march against the invading Viking army in the year 878 AD 😲

👉https://www.somersetfreemasons.org/

"Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light."

- J. K. Rowling

🥞 Happy Pancake Day, everyone! Many of us celebrate this delicious day, but are you aware of its significance?

Also known as Shrove Tuesday, Pancake Day is the feast day before the start of Lent, which was traditionally a 40-day period of fasting on the lead up to Easter.

⬇️Share with us your best pancake flips and fails in the comments below!

As Masonry returns to as near to normal, the Lodge is looking forward to Installing our new WM at our October meeting

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A wonderful event for all

Today in Masonic History it is Mother's Day (U.S.).
Mother's day was founded in the United States in the early part of the 20th century. As the day was adopted in other cultures around the world the date has varied, although generally it is in either March or May.
The first mothers day was celebrated in 1908 by Anna Jarvis. Her mother had passed away in 1905. At that time Anna began her crusade to make Mother's day a holiday to commemorate her own mother Ann Jarvis. Ann Jarvis was a peace activist during the American Civil War and treated soldiers on both sides of the conflict.
In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson signed a presidential proclamation creating Mother's day. At the time of the proclamation every state in the United States was already celebrating the holiday on one level or another.
In Masonry one of our guiding principals is to honor and respect women. So much so that the Order of DeMolay, an organization founded by a Freemason, has as part of it's ritual a ceremony dedicated to mothers. The purpose of the ceremony is to remind young men of the importance of honoring and respecting their mothers.
No matter who we are in life we have our mother to thank for our presence in the World. As men and masons we should carry that with us and remember to show the love and respect due our mother and to all women the World over. Take this day to commemorate that love that has carried you through life, if you can, pick up the phone and call your mother to wish her a Happy Mother's day. If that is no longer an option, find another way to honor the first woman who loved and cared for you as you came into the World.
Happy Mother's Day! Now go clean your room!

Such a beautiful picture of Her Majesty The Queen

A must for all is the tour of this magnificent building

Face to face with the entrance to the Grand Temple, tomorrow we will focus on the detail featured on these famous doors 👀

Square Pictures Steve Blake bit.ly/SquarePics ©️

A wonderful day out to United Grand Lodge visiting Builders of the Silent Cities

Happy new year to all

We’re extremely excited to finally release this mind-bending fisheye shot of our Grand Temple! We’ve never seen our most opulent space represented like this before and we’re sure you haven’t either!

Tomorrow’s photo is even better (if you can believe that...)

Photo credit © Kenji Kudo / kudokenji.com

After a very interesting Rehearsal of our first Double Second, The Lodge of St George now eagerly awaits this coming Monday when we will get the opportunity to perform the ceremony.

Good news for Somerset

https://www.facebook.com/themcf/posts/1522364907852234

Age UK grant will help older people get online - Masonic Charitable Foundation Older people who have never learned to use the internet will be helped online thanks to a £66,000 grant to Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland.

Thank you to all who took part in the Taunton Masonic Centre open day. I must say on behalf of the Lodge it was a great success.

Early Picture of the Taunton Masonic Centre

Happy Birthday Queen Elizibeth

Taunton Masonic Centre