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Welcome to the home page of Alpha Lodge, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, located at 404 Concord Street in Framingham, Massachusetts.

We meet every 4th Monday, September through June

As a lodge of Freemasons, we are part of the oldest and largest fraternal organization in the world, an organization that is dedicated to the basic tenets of friendship, morality, and brotherly love. Alpha Lodge was formally constituted on November 13, 1876, and has been quietly serving the Framingham community since its inception. Part of our mission, and every Masonic lodge's mission, is to "make good men better" to serve our families, fraternity, faith, communities, and country. Alpha Lodge operates by charter under the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Massachusetts.

Inquire

The first step to becoming a Freemason, especially if you don't know any, is to get to know some of us. Becoming a Freemason is a very personal decision and is not a right fit for everyone. We want to get to know you to make sure Masonry is right for you, and you should get to know us to understand if we are the right lodge for you.

Engage

We meet once each month and start by sitting down together to share a meal. We spend time catching up but will often have a presentation or discussion of an educational, historical, or philosphical nature. While meetings are reserved for only those who are Freemasons, guests and visitors are warmly received for dinner, by invitation.

Ask

No one is asked to become a Freemason. This is not a society that has been privately selected by invitation only. Our Fraternity is built on free-minded men who seek out and ask to be made a Mason. Once you have gotten to know some of the members, ask for a petition. They will let you know if they think it is right for you and the right time to join.

Petition

Once you fill out your petition, you will be expected to give references to vouch for your character and values. This is one reason it is so important to get to know some of the members. After you have your petition submitted, several members will be assigned to your request and will meet with you to explore your interest and provide answer to any remaining questions.

Home

On October 11, 2018, the Worshipful Master and five members of Alpha Lodge met at Old Post Chapel, Fort Myer, for the service of Brother and Colonel Lee Dickson, after which Brother Dickson was laid to rest with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery.

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The fact that the members of Alpha Lodge had never met Brother Dickson in person, and that only a handful of the brothers had the pleasure to have spoken to Brother Dickson during our regular calls to members, was not of consequence. This was going to be both an emotional and poignent day, but also a day where the light of Freemasonry and humanity shines brightly.

Havener 2018Right Worshipful Robert E. Havener will be installed Potentate of the Aleppo Shrine this month. Brother Havener was raised in Alpha Lodge in 1993 and is a Past Master (1999, 2011); he is also our acting Treasurer. Rob has served as both an officer of and a representative to the Framingham Temple Association and has done so for many years. He was District Deputy Grand Master for the 15N Masonic District in 2009, and he is a founding member of Scimitar Lodge.

Brother Havener will be installed as Potentate Saturday, January 19, 2019. Please mark this date and consider celebrating this milestone with your Brother.

For more details, please visit the Aleppo Shriners website: https://nobles.alepposhriners.com/event/aleppo-january-2019-ceremonial/

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Alpha Lodge has been named a nominee for the Golden Gavel Awards, being held on January 26, 2019, at the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum in Lexington. The Golden Gavel Awards is a new event meant to showcase outstanding programs and activities by lodges in the jurisdiction and are presented to those “advancing our Craft and the lodges.” Alpha Lodge has been nomination in the category of “Activation” for the work done to promote Freemasonry via our technology and web site.

MASON logo final 260x300Framingham Freemasons announce their M.A.S.O.N. program, which stands for Medical Apparatus Servicing Our Neighbors.  Lee Cleveland, founder of the program and member of Middlesex Lodge, describe the program's mission: "To lend at no cost home-use health/hospital equipment to those in need."

The requirements are simple, "a need for equipment and a willingness to promptly return the equipment when no longer needed." This program is for anyone, not just for Freemasons.  It is supported by Freemasons from Framingham but also from the metrowest area. The equipment is for home use only and may not be transferred to another individual or party. For detailed information, please visit the website for the M.A.S.O.N. program: https://www.mason-metrowest.org

The members of Alpha Lodge escorted three candidates to the 2018 Fall 2019 reunion of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Right, which boasted one of the largest classes in recent memory at 212 candidates (and more on a waiting list).

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Behind the scenes, Alpha brothers worked as members of the Knights of St. Andrew, with Craig Rothman, Rich Goetz, and Bill Gianoukos assisting. Al Grenier and Adam Marks worked as part of the degree team. If you have interest in joining the AASR or in working within one of the bodies, please contact Adam Marks, our AASR district champion.

 

 

GWFrontOn October 12, 2018, a small, self-appointed delegation of education-minded Freemasons, Adam Marks, District Education Officer and Past Master of Alpha Lodge, Don Crookes, Past Master, and Brother Christopher Childress, newly-made Master Mason, made a Masonic pilgrimage to the George Washington National Masonic Memorial seeking further light. These education-centric Masons were not just hoping for a tour of the beautiful museum but, like all good Masons, they were looking for those hidden gems, intentionally positioned within and without the temple, and, if you ask them, they might just tell you they found them--then again, they might not.

On November 20, 2018, at the last fraternal meeting of the District Deputy Grand Master, Right Worshipful Brother Alfredo J. R. Canhoto, a suite, too large to count, formed to say goodbye to our DDGM. Right Worshipful Brother Canhoto has been a true friend to Alpha and the other lodges in the district, and members of Alpha Lodge were on hand to give him a fitting send off.

 

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At the feast of St. John, December 26, 2018, at the Grand Lodge in Boston, Worshipful Brother Dan Vogel of United Brethren Lodge, and friend to Alpha Lodge, was named District Deputy Grand Master for the 15th North Masonic District. We wish Right Worshipful Brother Vogel the best of luck and offer him our full support.

 

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