Westfield Lodge No. 477 Free & Accepted Masons

Brethren, it appears the next week or so may be a little challenging to all of us and our families. Please remember this is the time to look out for one another and our neighbors. Remember WM Woods call last week. If you need something reach out to him and we will work as a team to try and meet any needs. Stay calm and Stay Safe. This too shall pass!

Scranton, Pennsylvania's magnificent Masonic Temple will get the national spotlight turned onto it this week, as the U.S. presidential campaign season shifts in...to high gear. President Donald Trump will take part in a Town Hall meeting hosted by the Fox News Channel on Thursday, March 5th at the Masonic Cultural Center. Before everybody gets their aprons in bunch over Masons and "No politics in the lodge!" this is EXACTLY what our Masonic temples used to do on a regular basis. Scranton's Temple has branded itself as a cultural center in that city for more than a decade now, but up until the 1960s or so, communities regarded all of our larger temples and halls as centers of civic culture automatically, without needing it plastered on signage. That was when the Freemasons were still considered to be vital players in the social and civic fabric of a city or town, and before the mass exodus from town centers into anonymous steel pole barns. So regardless of your political affiliation or opinion of any, or all, of the candidates this election season, let's congratulate Scranton's Masons as the hosts of this Town Hall meeting. Every single Masonic lodge in the U.S. should look to this example and offer its facility to local, state and national officials and candidates for their debates, public policy meetings, town halls, and other civic events like health fairs. Don't play favorites - be that deliberately neutral ground few others provide anymore. We're not activists, we're supposed to formative, not performative. We were once at the very center of civic life in America. It's way past time for us to do it again.

Great Stated meeting tonight. We had a better than normal winter turnout, 16 of our Lodge Members and 6 Guests including our D.D.G.M. A new program on the Knights Templar and some history on Royal Arch Chapter. Thanks for making Lodge Great Again! Oh how could I forget, progress being made on our 150th Anniversary!.

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We had a great night tonight in Lodge. We had our annual lodge dinner with our families at the Colonial Hotel, excellent food. Continuing in our newest tradition, we held our annual open installations. Plenty of family there to share in the event and see the transition of officers and growth of the Lodge. Our Lodge is strong and we continue to be a thriving element of our community. Welcome to Jeff Dennis our newest Past Master, and extra special welcome to our newly installed Worshipful Master Greg Wood!

Westfield Lodge Officer Installations and a special Lewis Jewel presentation.

Santa Clause made an appearance with the Westfield Masonic Lodge #477 at the Crary Hose Company, Westfield PA Parade Of Lights bringing In the Holiday Season. Merry Christmas!

I always enjoy going to Lodge. But there is nothing better then hitting the bottom of the stairs, smelling dinner for the night and hearing a room full of conversations, laughing, and good fellowship! We had a great turn out tonight with many faces we haven’t seen for a while due to work schedules and life in general. Thanks for making this Past Master’s evening.

The Sons of Hiram chapter of the Widows Sons, presenting he PA Right Worshipful Grand Master one of their license plates on one of their recent trips.