Brothers,
On behalf of the Worshipful Master, Dominick Peppaceno:
The 1st degree that was planned for Tuesday, Nov. 1st, will be postponed to another date to be announced soon. The Lodge will open and close on Tuesday, November 1st and we’ll proceed to the Funeral Service for our departed Brother Jerry Shaw from there.
Details on the funeral service will be sent as soon as they are received.
Fraternally,
V:.W:. Bill Arnold
Jr. Warden
Riverhead Lodge #645
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A vigorous 199-year-old Christian fraternity, Utica Commandery #3 of Knights Templar NY hosted their even-older parent organization’s 209th annual Convocation (convention) this past weekend at the Utica Delta Marriott Hotel. More than 220 “Sir Knights” attended the session which incorporated youth activities, a marching drill team competition, education, and fundraising for the Knights Templar Eye Foundation. […]
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On Saturday, November 5th, Riverhead Lodge #645 Free & Accepted Masons will host “An Evening with Psychic Medium Jeffrey Wands” in the Lodge collation room. General Admission tickets are only $40.00 per person and open to All. Each attendee will receive a complimentary glass of wine or beer with admission.
Doors open at 6:00 pm with Mr. Wands taking center stage at approximately 7:00 pm.
This is a great event and Mr. Wands is always quite engaging with the audience.
Tickets may be purchased online here at SuffolkMasons.com
Tickets can also be purchased via mail by contacting Terry Maccarrone at (631)-334-3698.
The venue is handicapped accessible.
Riverhead Lodge is located at 1246 Roanoke Avenue in Riverhead, immediately south of the Rte. 58 traffic circle. The entrance is at the rear of the building.
Call with questions.
September 8, 2022 To: RW Dr. David R. Staples, Grand Secretary The United Grand Lodge of England Dear RW Dr. David R. Staples, It is with bowed heads and saddened hearts that we pause at this moment to mourn and offer our personal tribute of respect and approbation to the memory of your dear departed […]
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Well September is here and it’s time to ramp up Masonic activities. WMs are busy setting up last minute trestle board items, events being schedule and Lodges will be meeting for stated communications.
There were a lot of changes over the last year or so, so please have a look at the events page here -> Events
We have also added a listing up upcoming events on the homepage that are ticketed events so if you want to attend any, click the link and get your tickets.
Want to sell online tickets for your event? Login to suffolkmasons.com and go to your events and create the event, add a PayPal email address and add tickets for sale, voila you are selling tickets online.
Also don’t forget to login to the Suffolk District BAND and all the dates and info is also there and matches the Suffolk District website calendar. If you add and event to the Suffolk District BAND, it will be transferred to the suffolkmasons.com website events calendar automatically.
Not a member of the BAND? Well, you can join by going here and requesting to join by creating and account -> Suffolk Masonic District BAND
There will also be a new page appearing soon on the site for the District Staff Officers and education events. There will be a registration page with details here soon and you can sign up for those courses right here too.
We hope all had a great summer and looking forward to getting back into the quarries!
The idea for the “Masonic Lodges on the Air” grew out of the realization that many Freemasons have a love for Amateur Radio. Therefore, a new contest was started to see how many Masonic Lodges could be contacted in one day. Masons in the NY/NJ area will be setting up stations at the historic museum […]
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American Independence Day is an important event for all Americans; however, it is especially important to Freemasons. It’s of no real surprise that many of the founders of this great nation were in fact members of the Craft. We all hear the listing of famous Masons and more often than not the founding fathers top the list.
So, what would make this day so special to Freemasons in particular? Well for those that know their history and history of the Craft, a deeper look into this nation’s founding documents should look almost as familiar as the ritual we use, and the structure and practices Freemasons employ still today.
Five of the men on the committee to draft the Declaration of Independence were believed to be Freemasons and of those who signed the Declaration, the majority were Freemasons.
This shows that one of the most influential voices shaping the new United States nation was a Masonic voice. (Masonicfind.com)
All of these Freemasons who were a part of the founding would have been intimately acquainted with Anderson’s Constitutions. M:.W:. Bro. Benjamin Franklin published an edition of the Constitution even before he joined the Fraternity ~1738. If you read through Anderson’s Constitutions (The Constitutions of the Free-Masons, containing the history, charges, regulations, etc. of that Most Ancient and Right Worshipful Fraternity). The full title was of course a mouth full. 
Still to this day most of what was contained in Anderson’s 1723 and 1738 editions of the Constitutions is relevant and in use today. But enough of the history lesson, why is it so special today as it was in 1776?
Well, we all discuss the sacrifices of those that came before us and their fortitude and bravery. Unlike any other time in US history these men and Brothers, literally put their lives and fortunes on the line to create something beautiful and not seen before on this earth. Had they been captured by the British, well MWBro Frankin said it best; “We must, indeed, all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately”.
The fact that the nation’s capital city, most notably, the capital building itself, had its cornerstone laid in Masonic Tradition and by WBro Washinton himself is a testament to the amount of influence that Freemasonry had at that time. 
Fast forward to current times and many would say our numbers are dwindling, etc. with much hand wringing. I would suggest that the contraction is normal and possibly beneficial. Not so beneficial to those who have to maintain multi-million-dollar properties I’d venture. But here we are in this time of division and polarization in almost all aspects of public life. I’d also suggest that now is the time that Freemasonry is needed in this country. We need to know how to agree to disagree with civility. Understand each other and become one nation under God, which was our promise. Of course, there will always be some disagreement, but a compromise was always our strong suit as a people.
So this 4th of July attend your local parades or gatherings and wear your Masonic emblems, shirts, rings hats, or whatever. Have your elevator speech about Fremasnry ready and talk to people. Not necessarily with the goal of prospective members, but that they may know we are here and that we espouse those virtues we talk about a lot. Who can best work and best agree?
Some may have noticed emails send to you from the Suffolk Masonic District Website in recent weeks. In addition, or as a companion to the new ticketing system, we have added a new software suite called Promoter. Promoter has a hook into the suffolkmasons.com events calendar and will setup and deploy event announcements, reminders, ticket sales and almost any kind of email about ongoing or upcoming events.
This service is provided by LIPMA. When creating an event, especially a ticketed event, you can request that a Promoter email campaign be setup for your event. The campaign consists of 4-6 emails sent on a schedule. the 1st will be either an event announcement or a ticket sales announcement. As ticket sales progress additional emails will be sent as event reminders and updates to your event. This feature help promote as the names suggests as well as drive ticket sales for your Lodge or group event. All you need to do is send an email to the webmaster@suffolkmasons.com with the details of your event and that you are requesting a campaign be mounted for the event.
Some advice when it comes to promoting an event. Please post your event as soon as you can. the more time on the site to promote the better. Also make sure you add a flyer or some graphics to the event to make it eye catching to anyone looking. price your tickets, accordingly, always keeping the ticket fees and CC/Debit card fees that will be attached in mind.
We hope you will take advantage of this service and increase your event attendance and fundraising for your Lodge or concordant body.
If you would like to know what Promoter can do can click here -> Promoter | The Events Calendar
The Suffolk Masonic District Website has been updated so now Brothers can submit their own posts. We want user supplied content for the site and there is always something happening at Lodges and concordant bodies in an around the district that all should know about. Share your Masonic related stories and pictures.
You will be taken to a page to submit your post.
All post will be moderated by the webmasters before publication.
Posts will be included in the monthly newsletter if submitted by the 25th of the month for the next month’s newsletter.
The page is still in testing and not completed as we’re working on the look and feel, however it is operational so feel free.
