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Grand Master's - 2022 Grand Master’s Golf Outing!
Monday, June 13, 2022 @ $160 per golfer
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2022 Grand Master’s Golf Outing
Monday - June 13, 2022 Registration - 11:30 A.M. Shotgun Start - 1:00 P.M.
Social Hour - 6:00 P.M. Dinner, Prizes & Awards - 7:00 P.M. Location – Vineyards National Golf Club, Egg Harbor City NJ 08215
Outing Price Includes Golf and All Golf Side Activities (Putting Contest, Closest to Pin, Long Drive, etc. – All Included) Lunch Served at the Rear Patio of the Pro Shop Grilled Hot Dogs, Hamburgers, Beer, Water & Soda Social Hour – Cash Bar
A Night in Italy Buffet in the Chateau Ballroom Only $160.00 Per Golfer – Dinner Only $50.00
Feel Like Staying Over? Special Room Rates Have Been Arranged On Site Only $189++ Tax & Fees at Chateau Renault Hotel
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Grand Master's - Charity Comedy Night
At the Salaam Shrine in Whippany, N.J.
Saturday, June 18, 2022 @ 35pp
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SPONSOR A COMIC FOR CHARITY!!!! |
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Introducing The Grand Master's Cigar
CURAMUS "We Care"
by Hiram And Solomon Cigars
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Contact Hiram & Solomon to plan your next Cigar Night
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Junior Grand Warden's Events |
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Junior Grand Warden's Fundraiser
Clifton Lodge No. 203
TACOS AND TRIVIA NIGHT
Saturday, May 14, 2022 @ $40pp
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GRAND LODGE TRUSTEES EXPLAINED!!!!
The Grand Lodge Trustees are a critical part of the governing organization of
Freemasonry and are vital to its lawful existence. The Grand Lodge is a corporation chartered by the New Jersey legislature (in 1869!). As such we are subject to New Jersey law, including the Non-Profit Corporations Act and the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act. We are exempt from most income taxes and property taxes by our qualifying under Section 501(c)(10) of the Internal Revenue Code. These state and Federal laws are at times superior to the By-Laws and practices of the organization.
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Seeking Ideas for Expanding Scholarship Eligibility! |
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The Grand Lodge offers four scholarships each year over two sets of eligibility criteria. Awards are payable in installments over four consecutive semesters subject to attendance and grade requirements. The rate of eligible applicants and completed studies has been low, even before the COVID conditions. The Trustees are considering changing eligibility criteria to make the program more successful.
Please email suggestions for changes in the program to R.W. Richard Schmidt at [email protected].
The current eligibility criteria are:
Undergraduate Scholarship:
- Applicable to high school seniors only enrolling in a two year institution of higher learning; four year colleges do not qualify.
- Natural or step-child or grandchild of living or deceased New Jersey Mason in good standing.
- High school GPA of 2.0 (4.0 scale) over two latest completed years.
- Must maintain 2.0 college GPA and 12 credits per semester for subsequent installments.
- Payable to school, not student or parent.
Graduate Scholarship:
- Applicable to New Jersey resident college graduates enrolling in a post-graduate program.
- Natural or step-child or grandchild of living or deceased New Jersey Mason in good standing.
- Must maintain 2.0 college GPA and 12 credits per semester for subsequent installments.
- Payable to school, not student or parent.
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Grand Lodge Blood Drive Committee |
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PLEASE SUPPORT OUR BLOOD DRIVES!!!! |
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Grand Lodge Education Committee |
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Education Committee Presentation
TO LODGE, YOUR BROTHERS CALL
by Michael Halleran
Saturday, July 30, 2022 @ $20pp
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Coming Soon!!
The Grand Lodge Education Committee is in the process of creating some new and improved sessions for all levels of our membership. Here are a few of the programs currently in development to include leadership, management, and business skills necessary to lead our Fraternity:
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Grand Chaplain Education Program - Provides an overview of the duties and suggested options for Grand Chaplains to perform their duties in their Districts. Provides documentation for them to manage their year.
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DDGM Education Program - Provides an overview of the duties and suggested options for District Deputies to perform their duties in their Districts. Provides documentation for them to manage their year.
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DRI Education Program - Provides an overview of the duties and suggested options for District Ritual Instructors to perform their duties in their Districts. Provides documentation for them to manage their year.
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DEO Education Program - Provides an overview of the suggested options for District Education Officers to perform their duties in their Districts. Provides documentation for them to manage their year.
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Worshipful Master & Warden’s Program - Provides an overview of the essential obligations of a Worshipful Master and Warden. Provides suggestions of issues to consider in the preparation, management, and leadership of a Lodge year.
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Secretaries and Treasurers’ Program - Provides an overview of the essential obligations of a Secretary and a Treasurer. Provides suggestions of issues to consider in the preparation and management of a Lodge year.
Much more to come soon! Watch for more on Social Media, our Grand Lodge website, and via our Email distribution lists.
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Take the Society of King Solomon Online Course |
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This free of charge, prestigious educational program, will be open to all Master Masons in good standing in our Grand Jurisdiction and will cover a wide variety of educational material that will give the seeker a solid foundation and the appropriate tools to pursue his own path of enlightenment. |
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Grand View Registration Instructions |
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YouTube Video Instructions |
The YouTube video provides step by step instructions on how to complete the registration process.
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Grand Lodge Membership Committee |
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Introducing the New "Front Door" to Freemasonry:
A joint effort of the Scottish Rite, NMJ, Shriners International, and Scottish Rite Freemasonry, SJ, we hope you will visit the site and share with your Brothers, family, friends—and especially with men you know will make good Masons.
The site guides a man through the truths and rewards of Freemasonry as he takes his first steps of his Masonic journey.
Welcome new Brothers into our beloved craft.
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St. John's Lodge No. 1
Masonic Light & Taco Night
Thursday, May 5, 2022 @ $10pp
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Garibaldi Lodge No. 542, GL of NY
Entered Apprentice Degree
Friday, May 6, 2022
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Mt. Zion Lodge No. 135
4th Annual Cinco de Mayo Celebration
Saturday, May 7, 2022 @ $40pp
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Bayonne Masonic Club
Annual Cigar Party
Saturday, May 7, 2022 @ $100pp
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Sons of Liberty Lodge No.301
20th Anniversary Yacht Cruise
Wednesday, May 11, 2022 @ $125pp
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Gothic-Fraternal Lodge No. 270
Trenton Tall Cedars Forest No. 4
20th Annual Masonic Golf Outing
Friday, May 20, 2022 @ $125pp
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St. John's Lodge No. 1
Whiskey, Wine, & Cigar Night
Saturday, May 21, 2022 @ $50, $35pp
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Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.M. of Delaware
Oklahoma Masonic Indian Degree Team
Saturday, June 4, 2022 @ $39pp
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Boiling Spring Lodge No. 152
Beefsteak Dinner Charity Fundraiser
Benefiting WB Cabrera Battling Leukemia
Friday, June 10, 2022 @ $100pp
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Theodore Roosevelt Lodge No. 219
Dine & Smoke Charity Cigar Dinner
Saturday, June 11, 2022 @ $100pp
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Brearley Lodge No. 2
Comedy Night
Saturday, June 18, 2022 @ $25pp
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Adoniram Lodge No. 80
Annual BBQ
Saturday, June 18, 2022 @ $30pp
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We are very proud of all our lodges and members who have been working diligently serving their families, fraternity, and communities.
Please continue to send articles and photos of your outstanding work to [email protected]
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My journey as a Freemason has been an interesting one. I am someone who grew up in New Jersey. I did not have any familial or social connection to Freemasonry. My first real exposure to Masonry came by way of my father-in-law, Seward. He died back in 2000, and I remember the brothers from his lodge coming to my mother-in-law's house and asking if we would like Masonic Services at his funeral. They handled that rough time with caring and sensitivity. I still remember them coming to the funeral home and performing the Rite and it planted a seed that would stay with me.
Shortly after that time, I entered the field of law enforcement and moved to the Philadelphia area of New Jersey and the thoughts of Freemasonry went to the back burner. Over the course of the next fifteen years or so, I relocated to the Washington DC area, raised my 2 kids with my wife, and occasionally thought about Masonry. For most of my career, I worked the evening shift. During the times I thought about becoming a mason, I felt greatly hindered by the fact that most lodges had their meetings at night, making me feel as though that I was not really able to consider getting involved in the craft.
A little over 8 years ago, my mother-in-law, Barbara, had been battling terminal cancer, and had been placed on hospice. My wife had been her caretaker and advocate during her illness and treatment, but due to the fact that her condition was quickly worsening, we decided that Barbara needed her to move in. Doing this meant she needed to take the kids and move to NJ. From the onset, we committed to having a commuter marriage for at least a year, providing a consistent education for our children without a midyear change in schools. Unfortunately, Barbara lost her battle in September 2013, shortly after my children started school in her home town.
At this time in my life, I was making weekly treks of either driving from MD to NJ, or my wife and kids driving from NJ to MD. My son and daughter grew to love being in their grandmother's house, the educational situation was better suited for our kids, and they became more involved in social activities in their new community. So week after week, the treks continued. Most often it was me that would end to up driving to NJ due to logistics; it was much easier for me to drive up every Thursday night after work than it was for my wife to come down during Friday rush hour with 2 kids, who then missed out on school social events.
Every week, as I would exit Route 17 onto Terrace Avenue in Hasbrouck Heights, I would drive by the Free and Accepted Masons sign for Euclid Lodge #136. It told me that they met on the 1st and 3rd Fridays of the month, days I now had off, and I realized that I could attend meetings at that Lodge. Additionally, I learned that a member of the church that we were attending was also a member of Euclid Lodge, and as the saying goes, if you want to be a mason, ask a mason.
Flash Forward to 1/6/21. This was a very tragic, harrowing day for me and my family. As a lieutenant in the United States Capitol Police, I was assigned to be one of the few Civil Disturbance Unit commanders and had approximately 30 officers under me. We were grossly outnumbered, and ill prepared for that day. Later on that day, I witnessed one of our own, Officer Brian Sicknick collapse and need immediate medical assistance. Unfortunately, he succumbed to stroke the next day.
Brian, like many US Capitol Officers, was a New Jersey native. In the days that followed this tragedy, condolences, letters and cards began to pour in. I saw an edict from the MW Robert V. Monacelli making Brian a posthumous honorary mason. His father and brother are members of Philo Lodge # 243. I was so proud to be a small part of this incredible fraternity. To see this letter and understand what it means was very important to me. I immediately printed out the edict and posted it on the wall where the makeshift memorial grew outside of the detail office that Brian and I worked in.
It was at that point that I reached out to the Grand Master. I wanted him to know how much that edict meant to me. I also wanted him to know that there was an active New Jersey Freemason working in the Nation’s Capitol.
As the anniversary of that fateful day approaches every year, I am reminded of one of the core tenants of our craft - Making good men better. I am proud of my actions on that day. I am proud of the steps that I took to protect the people that were under my charge. I am proud that I am a part of this fraternity that instills the qualities that were overtly lacking in the people that perpetrated that horrible day. These are qualities that many people in this nation are lacking and we are trying to bring back to them.
As I look toward the next part of my life and my longing to do more in this world and in Freemasonry. God, the grand architect of the universe, has laid the path and the means for me to do so. I think of my journey over the last 20 or so years that have brought me where I am today. I cannot think of a finer group of people that I want to experience what is to come with. God Bless Freemasonry and the principles and people that hold it together.
Very Respectfully,
Dennis J. Kelly
Euclid Lodge #136
Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey
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REQUESTING MASONIC RELIEF |
If you or someone you know is in need of assistance click HERE to fill out the application or find it on the Members Only Website
Questions can be directed to
RW Andy Churney, Grand Almoner
609-239-3971 Trenton Office
609-239-3804 Burlington Office
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JOBS AVAILABLE AT MASONIC VILLAGE |
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Join the Shriners Hospitals
"Love to the rescue"
Fundraising Campaign
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Masonic Marketing Materials Courtesy of the Scottish Rite Northern Masonic Jurisdiction |
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2022 Statewide Spring Reunion
First Responders Class
Saturday, May 7, 2022
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A Partnership of the Rites Presentation!
Adoniram......the 4th Grand Master
Monday, June 20, 2022
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Scottish Rite Children's Dyslexia Centers of NJ |
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Annual Golf Outing
Monday, May 9, 2022 @ $150pp
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TopGolf
Sunday, June 26, 2022 @ $75pp
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NO KID HUNGRY CHARITY LIVESTREAM
Saturday, May 14, 2022 @ 12 Noon
The New Jersey DeMolay YouTube Channel
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DeMolay Golf Tournament
Tuesday & Wednesday, August 2&3, 2022
All for $175pp, 1 day for $110
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Order of the Eastern Star |
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