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Like Father, Like Sons

By W:. Ronald J. Seifried, DSA Father and son Worshipful Masters is a rare occurrence in masonic lodges. In 2020, Jephtha’s own W:. Richard Harris is the son of W:. Rod Harris, Past Master of Jamaica No. 546. But to have a father and his two only sons all elected as Worshipful Masters has only happened with one family in […]

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Tracing the Fraternal DNA

By W:. Ronald J. Seifried, DSA Over twenty-five years ago, I started researching my family tree. In the mid-1990’s, online databases filled with thousands of scanned documents were not available online. A genealogist had to travel to downtown Manhattan to the National Archives, scroll through reels of microfiche just to find the index number of a possible match to the […]

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Message from the East

Hello My Brothers, Hopefully this email finds everyone is good spirits and great health. Our masonic year is nearly half over and already we have achieved quite a bit. Next month we will be performing our 2nd degree of the year, the degree of Master Mason. We will be raising (2) worthy brothers into our […]

Message from the East

AIM OF DESIGN: growth through introspection and retrospection from esoteric and exoteric ideas and principles veiled by Masonic symbolism. As the summer comes to an end, we brother Masons return to a place representing that beautiful temple with its winding stairs and magnificent Chambers and resume our labors as such. We will promote Freemasonry in […]