Grand Master’s Official Visit To District 5 On 9 January 2017

OFFICIAL VISIT TO DISTRICT 5 OF THE GRAND MASTER

MOST WORSHIPFUL BROTHER IAN BOWMAN

DATE: MONDAY, 9 JANUARY 2017, 4:00 P.M.

VENUE: MORPETH MASONIC TEMPLE, 620 MORPETH AVE., NANAIMO, B.C.

BANQUET TO FOLLOW AT ST. PAUL’S ANGLICAN CHURCH HALL100  CHAPEL ST. NANAIMO, B.C.

COCKTAILS  5:30, TICKETS $30.00 per PERSON

TICKETS AVAILABLE THROUGH LODGE SECRETARIES OR R.W.B. NEIL WESTMACOTT, THE DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTER OF DISTRICT 5

LADIES HOSTED SOCIAL EVENT DOWNSTAIRS AT MORPETH HALL DURING THE LODGE MEETING

HOST LODGE: NANAIMO LODGE, No. 110

Next Regular Meeting of Ashlar Lodge Will Be On 4 January 2017

The next Regular Meeting of Ashlar Lodge, No. 3 will be held on Wednesday, 4 January 2017, 7:30 pm, at the Ashlar Masonic Temple, 101 Commercial Street, Nanaimo.

All Visiting Brethren are very welcome to attend.

This will be the first meeting with our newly Installed Officers for 2017.

The Installation of 2017 Officers was be held on Saturday, 17 December 2016 at 1 p.m., at the Ashlar Masonic Temple, 101 Commercial Street, Nanaimo.

 

Christmas Gift Suggestions For Freemasons

Christmas is fast approaching.

Are you having trouble shopping for a Freemason on your Christmas list?

See our Recommended Reading page for some Christmas gift suggestions for Freemasons. We have listed links to Amazon.ca for reference purposes but we recommend shopping at your local bricks and mortar book store.

Here are a few suggestion from our Recommended Reading page.

Robert G. Davis, The Mason's Words, book cover
Robert G. Davis, The Mason’s Words, book cover

Robert G. Davis’ The Mason’s Words is an excellent history of the origin and evolution of Masonic ritual.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

David Stevenson, Origins of Freemasonry, book cover
David Stevenson, Origins of Freemasonry, book cover

David Stevenson’s Origins of Freemasonry is an excellent academic history suggesting Freemasonry originated in 16th century Scotland.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You will find more suggestions on our Recommended Books page.

M.W.B. Stephen Godfrey Lecture – Online References

M.W.B. Stephen Godfrey, Grand Master of B.C. & Yukon 2007, delivered a very interesting Masonic Education lecture at the Regular Meeting of Ashlar Lodge, No. 3 on 7 December 2016.

The topic was “Virtues.”

During his lecture, M.W.B. Godfrey made several references to online material. For the benefit of those who heard the lecture and want to do further research, here are some links to the online material M.W.B. Godfrey mentioned in his lecture:

Monica Lewinsky

Monica Lewinsky’s talk for the TED Talks podcast –

Stephen Covey

Here are some Stephen Covey videos we have selected as being relevant to M.W.B. Godfrey‘s lecture:

Note: Stephen Covey was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and the lecture in the video below was delivered to a Mormon audience at Brigham Young University. It contains many references to Jesus Christ and Mormon theology. Freemasonry does not promote any particular religion so do not take this video appearing on this website as being intended to promote the Mormons or any other particular religion or denomination. We have simply included it as an example of Stephen Covey‘s ideas on “Virtues.”

Linda Kavelin-Popov and the Virtues Project

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Incoming Worshipful Master’s First Message

Ashlar Lodge No. 3 will be holding its Installation of 2017 Officers on 17 December 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at Ashlar Masonic Temple. The Worshipful Master of Ashlar Lodge No. 3 for 2017 is W.B. Tim Findlay.

Here is our new Worshipful Master’s initial message:

Ashlar Lodge No.3 is moving in to a new future, after serving the Nanaimo community for over 150 years. We have numerous plans for celebrating our sesqui-centennial, including open houses at the Ashlar Masonic Temple, black and white banquet, re-dedication of the Ashlar Masonic Temple building and more.  Ashlar Lodge No. 3 will be celebrating this year along with our daughter lodge, Doric Lodge No. 18 which will be celebrating 125 years of service to the community of Nanaimo. Ashlar Lodge No.3 and Doric Lodge No. 18 will be working together on degrees, dinners, and other social events through the course of 2017, so stay tuned and join us.

Ashlar Lodge No.3 will be celebrating its 150th Installation of officers on 17 December 2016 at 1:00 pm at the Ashlar Masonic Temple and all Brethren are cordially invited to join us, in ringing in the new officers and new year.

Worshipful Master-elect

W.B. Tim Findlay

Mozart and Freemasonry

One of the most viewed pages on our Ashlar Lodge, No. 3 website is our page on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Freemasonry. We have noticed that it is on the first page of Google Search for the search terms “Mozart and Freemasonry” and that it has been getting views from all over the world. Thanks to all who have viewed it. We hope it was informative.

We recently noticed that YouTube had removed the videos of Mozart’s Symphonies 39, 40 and 41 which we had originally linked on the page. Symphonies 39, 40 and 41 are considered to have been influenced by Mozart’s involvement in Freemasonry. For a discussion of this, see our page on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Freemasonry.

To rectify this problem, we have found new YouTube videos of these three symphonies and included them on our page on Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Freemasonry.

The three new videos are:

Symphony No. 39

Symphony No. 40

Symphony No. 41

We hope you like these selections.

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Installation of 2017 Officers Will Be Held On 17 December 2016

The Installation of 2017 Officers of Ashlar Lodge, No. 3 will be held on Saturday, 17 December 2016 at 1 p.m., at the Ashlar Masonic Temple, 101 Commercial Street, Nanaimo. A Dinner will follow at 4 p.m.

All Visiting Brethren are very welcome to attend.

2017 is a very important year for Ashlar Lodge as it is the 150th anniversary of the formation of Nanaimo Lodge, No. 1090 G.R.E. which later became part of Ashlar Lodge, No. 3 in 1873.

There are several events planned to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of Freemasonry in Nanaimo.

Next Regular Meeting of Ashlar Lodge Will Be 7 December 2016

The next Regular Meeting of Ashlar Lodge, No. 3 will be held on 7 December 2016, 7:30 pm, at the Ashlar Masonic Temple, 101 Commercial Street, Nanaimo.

The meeting will feature a lecture by M.W.B. Stephen Godfrey.

The Installation of 2017 Officers will be held on Saturday, 17 December 2016 at 1 p.m., at the Ashlar Masonic Temple, 101 Commercial Street, Nanaimo. A Dinner will follow at 4 p.m.

All Visiting Brethren are very welcome to attend.