Well the Holidays are upon us and so are Annual Meetings for many of our lodges.  I urge you all to take time to enjoy fellowship with your lodge Brothers in some way shape or form. Constitutional Corner Section 111:  One lodge cannot confer a degree at the request of another lodge in this Grand… Read more »

Greetings my Brother Secretaries! Don’t forget to keep an eye on the calendars located on the Grand Lodge website: https://www.mainemason.org/  We’ll be “steppin’ on the gas” soon and the calendars will be filling up.  Get out and fraternize with your Brethren! Speaking of that, the Annual District Meetings for the year kick off starting with… Read more »

Greetings my Brother Secretaries! Hopefully everyone is enjoying the nice weather and getting out and about.  Don’t forget to keep an eye on the calendars located on the Grand Lodge website: https://www.mainemason.org/  Don’t fall into the trap of “lodges are dark and nothing is happening”! There is much to do during the summer months. Check it out!… Read more »

Brethren, Well the pace has slowed a bit here while many lodges take a couple months off from Stated Communications. Remember that while your Lodge is dark, the Master, Treasurer and Secretary are charged with keeping the Lodge business affairs current. If your Lodge By-laws require a vote of the Lodge for all bills and your Lodge… Read more »

Brethren, Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Maine is May 5th and 6th at the Gracie Theater on the campus of Husson University in Bangor. Please encourage your Lodge to be properly represented. Be sure your Proxy brings the signed Proxy Form with him to Annual Communication. Without the form, no ballots will be… Read more »

Brethren, The Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Maine is May 5th and 6th at the Gracie Theater on the campus of Husson University in Bangor. Please encourage your Lodge to be properly represented. Each Lodge is required to elect a Proxy to represent the Lodge in the event the Lodge Officers are unable… Read more »

Brethren, Several of you have yet to file the Annual Return for your Lodge. Filing is mandated in the Constitution and is date specific. It is not optional. Please file these Returns post haste. The late filing fee is growing each day you put it off. If you need assistance call this office. When you… Read more »

Brethren, To avoid any late filing fee, your Lodges return and the per capita payment must be in this office by February 2nd. (You have an extra day as the first is on Sunday.) If your data in the database is up to date you can print the form in a matter of minutes. It… Read more »