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Report Your Service in the Registry
Now you can share your Lodge's Community Service projects and your own Random Acts of Kindness in a registry that all can read. Learn what your brothers are doing across the state to meet the Grand Master's goals for improving the public image of Freemasonry.

Posted 02/07/10



Masonic Village 100th Anniversary
The Masonic Village at Elizabethtown marks 100 years of service to the Craft and the community in 2010. A new module of the Masonic Village website celebrates this anniversary with a detailed timeline, and interactive map of the facilities a photo album and a place for employees and residents to share favorite memories of life at the Masonic Village.

Posted 02/01/10



Workshops for Senior and Junior Wardens
The Masonic Education Committee will conduct its annual Wardens Training Workshops across the state and each Lodge is expected to send its officers to these valuable seminars.

Posted 01/15/10



Secretary Seminars Scheduled
The 2010 Lodge Secretary Seminars are an important interaction between the Grand Secretary and those who are responsible for the day-to-day operation of their Lodges. Registration details are provided.

Posted 01/08/10



Sectional Ritual Schools of Instruction
Officers of the Lodges should attend these informative and inspiring schools to learn the nuances of the Ritual and see excellent performances.

Posted 01/08/10



New Look for PA DeMolay Website
The Pennsylvania DeMolay website received a facelift after 10 years of service. Be sure to check out the PA DeMolay Blog-- a new feature of the site!

Posted 01/02/10



The Biographies of the Grand Lodge Officers
shed some light on the men who are leading the Craft. Read about the Grand Wardens, Grand Treasurer and Grand Secretary, and view a list of all the appointments for 2010-2011 here.

Posted 12/28/09



"One Day Masonic Journey" Scheduled
A One Day Masonic Journey is a unique opportunity for men who want to join the Masonic fraternity, but who don't have the usual time it takes to go through the degrees. The October 30th event is described here.

Posted 12/28/09



A Renaissance of Masonic Thought
Our New Grand Master's prorgam is a bold step into the future of Freemasonry with many changes and programs to modernize the practice, but not the landmark values of Freemasonry. The details are worth reading!

Posted 12/28/09



Meet Our New Grand Master
Bro. Thomas K. Sturgeon was installed Dec. 28, 2009, as R.W. Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. His biography is posted here.

Posted 12/28/09



January 2010 Freemason Magazine
The January 2010 PENNSYLVANIA FREEMASON Magazine is now online for your reading pleasure.

Posted 12/28/09



LIBRARY ON-LINE PUBLIC ACCESS CATALOG
The Grand Lodge Masonic Library and Museum now has an on-line public access catalog of its entire library collection to help you find a particular book or volume you would like to use when in the Library. Eventually, this catalog will include the entire Museum collection of artifacts, as well. This is different than the Circulating Library, which only lists those items available to Pennsylvania Masons for borrowing. This will greatly benefit researchers and Library staff.

Posted 12/18/09



The October 2009 Pennsylvania Freemason Magazine
is now on line for your reading pleasure in both an HTML and a Flash version, to suit your reading pleasure.

Posted 10/26/09



The May-June Pennsylvania Freemason Magazine
is now on line for your reading pleasure.

Posted 06/25/09



A "VIRTUAL MAGAZINE"
format of the Pennsylvania Freemason Magazine is now on line for your review. This is presented in the original format of the print magazine. Just click and drag the page corners to read the magazine. We would enjoy your feedback on this presentation. Please send your comments via email.

Posted 06/25/09



THE PA MASONIC LICENSE PLATE
form has been updated. If you don't have one of these special license plates for your car, now is a great time to sign up and display your membership with pride everywhere you go!

Posted 06/25/09



The February Pennsylvania Freemason Magazine
is now on line for your reading pleasure.

Posted 02/24/09



WWW.PMYF.ORG
is a new address for easier access to the PA Masonic Youth Foundation website. It still goes to the same familiar site where you can find details about the Masonic Youth Groups, scholarships, bullying seminars, LifeSkills Conferences, the Daniel Carter Beard Masonic Scouter Award and much, much more.

Posted 02/24/09



WWW.MVFARMMARKET.COM
is the new website to find all your favorite products from the Masonic Villages. It is open year-round.

Posted 02/24/09



The NOVEMBER edition of the PENNSYLVANIA FREEMASON
is now on line for your reading pleasure.

Posted 11/01/08



The AUGUST edition of the PENNSYLVANIA FREEMASON
is now on line for your reading pleasure.

Posted 08/01/08



HUGE PROMOTIONAL BANNERS
now adorn the scaffolding outside the Masonic Temple in Philadelphia to let the whole city know that we are open for tours.

Posted 07/09/08



THE THOMSON AWARD
was again presented at the June 2008 Quarterly Communication. View the list of recipients and click on their names to see WHY they were honored.

Posted 06/30/08



The RESTORATION of the Masonic Temple at Philadelphia
continues with new photos depicting the extent of the work being done

Posted 06/24/08



The MAY edition of the PENNSYLVANIA FREEMASON
is now on line for your reading pleasure.

Posted 05/11/08



The RESTORATION of the Masonic Temple at Philadelphia
continues with a full Installation of scaffolding around the building...

Posted 04/23/08



WABC-TV COVERS DDGM INSTALLATION
in a good video segment on the evening news that includes an interview with the R. W. Grand Master, a tour of the Masonic Temple and a webpage with additional information, interviews, slide show and public commentary.

Posted 02/22/08



WHO USES THIS WEBSITE?
Check out this one-year summary of our website usage statistics for our 10th year of on-line service to the Fraternity and the general public.

Posted 02/22/08



The "NEW" Lodge Locator
is now available on line from the usual home page link, and includes a slightly modified interface, plus the ability to include a photo of the exterior of the Lodge meeting location, to help travelers find your meeting more easily. To have your Lodge building included, please e-mail your high resolution digital photo and it will be posted within 7 days.

Posted 01/02/08





  

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