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October 15, 2023

Grand Lodge Annual Communication

Sunday - Registration open from 1pm - 4pm

Monday - Session Opens at 8:30am - Reports and Legislation

Tuesday - Session Opens 8:30am - Elections promptly at 10am

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At the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts Quarterly Communication on September 14, 2022, M.W. Richard Maggio, Grand Master announced the following candidates for Junior Grand Warden for 2023:

R.W. Alfredo Jorge Rodrigues Canhoto (Middlesex Lodge, Framingham)

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R.W. Alfredo J. R. Canhoto, Candidate for Junior Grand Warden

Brother Canhoto was raised in Middlesex Lodge on March 15, 2005. He served as Master of the Lodge in 2011. M.W. Richard J. Stewart, Grand Master, appointed him a Grand Steward in 2012, and in 2013 he was made a Grand Representative to Florida. At the December 2012 Grand Lodge Quarterly Communication, Brother Stewart awarded him the Joseph Warren Medal for Distinguished Service. Brother Canhoto served as District Deputy Grand Master of the 15th North Masonic District in 2017 and 2018.

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R.W. Christopher A. Tonini, Candidate for Junior Grand Warden

R.W. Christopher Anthony Tonini (Wisdom Lodge, West Stockbridge)

Brother Tonini was raised in Wisdom Lodge on May 11, 1995. He served as Master of the Lodge in 2001, and again in 2010, 2011 and 2016. M.W. Donald G. Hicks Jr, Grand Master, appointed him Grand Steward in 2004. He served as District Deputy Grand Master of the 31st Masonic District from 2017 through 2019. Bro. Tonini is in the first year of his three-year term as Memorial Ambassador for the George Washington Masonic National Memorial in Alexandria, VA.

Junior Grand Warden is the third highest elected position in the jurisdiction. The election will be held at the next Quarterly Communication on December 14, 2022. Good luck to both candidates and safe travels this fall!

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August 29, 2022(2 events)

7:00 pm: EA @ Mokanna Lodge No. 329

7:00 pm: FC @ Orange Blossom No. 80

August 30, 2022(1 event)

7:00 pm: EA @ Winter Park No. 239

August 31, 2022 September 1, 2022(1 event)

7:30 pm: Winter Garden Lodge No. 165

September 2, 2022 September 3, 2022(1 event)

8:00 am: Masters & Wardens Association Meeting

September 4, 2022(1 event)

4:00 pm: Pine Castle Rainbow Assembly #6

September 5, 2022(2 events)

7:30 pm: DARK - Orange Blossom Lodge No. 80

7:30 pm: South Seminole Chapter - DeMolay

September 6, 2022(5 events)

7:00 pm: EA @ Winter Garden No. 165

7:00 pm: Orange Assembly #134

7:30 pm: Eola Lodge No. 207

7:30 pm: Orange Lodge No. 36

7:30 pm: South Seminole Lodge No. 364

September 7, 2022(1 event)

7:30 pm: Pine Castle Lodge No. 368

September 8, 2022(3 events)

10:30 am: Hiram's Daylight Lodge No. 407

7:30 pm: Orlando York Rite

7:30 pm: St. Cloud Lodge No. 221

September 9, 2022(1 event)

7:30 pm: Ormazd Grotto

September 10, 2022 September 11, 2022(1 event)

3:30 pm: Hope Assembly #82

September 12, 2022(2 events)

7:30 pm: Mokanna Lodge No. 329

7:30 pm: Oviedo Lodge No. 243

September 13, 2022(3 events)

7:00 pm: FC @ Winter Garden No. 165

7:30 pm: Orlando Lodge No. 69

7:30 pm: Winter Park Lodge No. 239

September 14, 2022(2 events)

4:00 pm: Bahia Chapter - DeMolay

6:30 pm: MLT Mods 6-10 @ Mokanna No. 329

September 15, 2022(2 events)

7:00 pm: FC @ Orange 36

7:30 pm: Winter Garden Lodge No. 165

September 16, 2022 September 17, 2022(2 events)

7:00 am: York Rite Festival @ Eola No. 207

10:00 am: MM @ Mokanna No. 329

September 18, 2022(1 event)

4:00 pm: Pine Castle Rainbow Assembly #6

September 19, 2022(2 events)

7:30 pm: Orange Blossom Lodge No. 80

7:30 pm: South Seminole Chapter - DeMolay

September 20, 2022(4 events)

7:00 pm: Orange Assembly #134

7:30 pm: Eola Lodge No. 207

7:30 pm: Orange Lodge No. 36

7:30 pm: South Seminole Lodge No. 364

September 21, 2022(1 event)

7:30 pm: Pine Castle Lodge No. 368

September 22, 2022(3 events)

10:30 am: Hiram's Daylight Lodge No. 407

7:30 pm: Orlando York Rite

7:30 pm: St. Cloud Lodge No. 221

September 23, 2022(1 event)

7:30 pm: Scottish Rite Valley of Orlando

September 24, 2022(2 events)

7:00 am: York Rite Festival @ Eola No. 207

8:00 am: Open Books

September 25, 2022(1 event)

3:30 pm: Hope Assembly #82

September 26, 2022(2 events)

7:30 pm: Mokanna Lodge No. 329 Called for EA Instruction

7:30 pm: Oviedo Lodge No. 243

September 27, 2022(2 events)

7:30 pm: DARK - Orlando Lodge No. 69

7:30 pm: Winter Park Lodge No. 239 - 100 Mason Night

September 28, 2022(2 events)

4:00 pm: Bahia Chapter - DeMolay

6:30 pm: District School of Instruction

September 29, 2022(1 event)

6:30 pm: District Masonic Education Workshop

September 30, 2022 October 1, 2022(1 event)

8:00 am: Masters & Wardens Association Meeting

October 2, 2022(1 event)

4:00 pm: Pine Castle Rainbow Assembly #6

What are the Masons beliefs?

To become a Freemason, the applicant has to be an adult male and must believe in the existence of a supreme being and in the immortality of the soul. The teachings of Freemasonry enjoin morality, charity, and obedience to the law of the land.

How many Freemasons are there in Florida?

Although during our 179 years of existence many of the Chartered Lodges have either merged with other Lodges or simply gone defunct, we still have 296 active Lodges in the State with almost 49,000 Florida Masons, serving mankind and our beloved Fraternity.

What state has the most Freemason Lodges?

Today, the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania is the largest Masonic Jurisdiction in the United States, claiming more than 86,000 members at the end of 2020. There are more Freemasons in Pennsylvania than any other State.

What is the meaning of the Freemason symbol?

While the square and compasses means different things to each, for Freemasons, the values this symbol stands for have remained unchanged for centuries. Today, it is a source of unity and inspiration for the members of the fraternity all over the globe, a beacon of truth, relief, and brotherly love.