News from the Grand Lodge of Maine

By order of the Most Worshipful, W. Louis Greenier  II, Grand  Master of Masons in Maine, a Special Communication of the Grand Lodge will convene Saturday, December 10, 2011, at the Bangor Masonic Center, 294 Union Street, Bangor, Maine at 10:00 A.M.

(No arrangements have been made for refreshments or lunch. We anticipate that the session will end by noontime.)

All Brethren, please make note and plan to be in attendance at this very important special communication.

This special communication is being called for the purpose of balloting upon whether the Grand Lodge of Maine will enter into a lease agreement with the Maine Masonic Charitable Foundation to lease office space in a building in Holden, Maine, which the MMCF has agreed to purchase. The Maine Masonic Charitable Foundation has indicated that their Grand Lodge library and museum will also be located in the same building.

Information and updates are available on your Maine Masonic website (http://mainemason.org/), or contact your District Deputy after November 12.

Grand Secretary

9 November 2011

By order of the Most Worshipful, W. Louis Greenier  II, Grand  Master of Masons in Maine, a Special Communication of the Grand Lodge will convene Saturday, September  24, 2011, at 48 Liberty Rd (State Route  220), Washington,  Maine,  for  tbe  purpose  of  dedicating  a new  Masonic  Hall  erected  by  tbe Brethren of Mount  Olivet Lodge No. 203.

Festivities will begin at twelve noon witb an open house at tbe hall. Finger food and light refreshments
will be available.

Grand  Lodge  Officers are asked to arrive no later tban 2:00 p.m. for orientation  and a brief rehearsal. Dress for participating officers will be tuxedo, full regalia and white gloves.  Dedication  ceremonies  will commence at 3:00 p.m.

Following  tbe  dedication  tbe  Grand  Lodge  will adjourn  to  tbe  Rockport  Masonic  Center,  361 Main
Street, Rockport,  for tbe Seventh Masonic District meeting, preceded by a banquet at 6:00 p.m. All events are semi-public.

Grand Secretary

2 Sept 2011

Special Communication of the Grand Lodge of Maine

Greetings Brethren:

The Grand Master has designated October 15, 2011, as "Square and Compasses Day" and is coordinating efforts with the other Grand Masters in New England to hold open houses in all Masonic lodges in our six-state region.

The initial mailing on the fall open house in Maine lodges is attached. The Grand Master will be meeting with District Deputy Grand Masters in early August to discuss planning for these events, and Grand Lodge will be providing, DVDs, posters, print advertisements, copies of the Maine Mason, brochures on Freemasonry, draft press releases and other items to lodges in support of your efforts.

As noted in the cover letter, all lodges are requested to confirm to Wor. Bernie Gaines (bgaines@travelwisemaine.com, 207-286-4192) as soon as possible and not later than September 1, 2011, that your lodge will participate in the fall open house, and to provide the name, telephone number and email address of the open house contact person for your lodge. In addition, please provide the physical address of your lodge and the Internet address of your lodge's web site so that we can ensure that our records are complete and accurate and can provide this information to people interested in attending the open house.

The Grand Master has also invited our appendant Masonic bodies as well as our ladies and youth organizations to participate in the open houses. These bodies are being asked to coordinate their participation directly with the lodges where they wish to tell their stories about what they do. This will provide a good opportunity for Masons to learn more about our family of Masonic organizations, and apply for membership if they are so inclined.

This email is being sent to all lodge Masters, Wardens, Secretaries and Masonic Ambassadors whose email addresses are on the Grand Lodge database. I ask recipients of this email to ensure that the other intended recipients in their lodges receive a copy of the material. This message is not being mailed in hard copy format, and the email data may not have the latest email address of all intended recipients.

Best wishes on a successful open house.

Fraternally,
Hollis G. Dixon
grandsecretary@mainemason.org

Grand Lodge Office

26 July 2011

A Special Communication of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Maine, A. F. & A. M. will be held on Sunday, July 31, 2011 at 2:00 P. M. for the purpose of conducting a Corner Stone Ceremony at the Saco Fire Station 271 North Street in Saco, Maine North Street is also known as Route 112 and the Fire Station is directly across from the Young Elementary School.

Grand Lodge Officers will dress in Tuxedos, white gloves and full regalia.

Following the ceremony, refreshments will be available at the Run of the Mill Public House 100 Main Street, Saco, Maine

Grand Lodge Officers are requested to report at 1:00 p. m. for a brief rehearsal

Grand Lodge Office

13 July 2011