I hope you had a good summer! It’s been an extra hot one this year, so please remember to stay hydrated and sunscreened if you’re spending a lot of time outside. I can’t imagine what it must have been like for our Brethren who met in the years before air conditioning – I can understand why they would call off from labor for July and August!
Read MoreContinuing in its mission to partner with local nonprofits in the city of Philadelphia, Lodge No. 2 will be serving meals at the Gift of Life Family House, which serves as a “home away from home” for transplant patients and their families by providing temporary, affordable lodging, meals and supportive services to those who travel to Philadelphia for transplant-related care.
Read MoreLodge No. 2 and LuLu Shriners will be sponsoring a Magic Show at the Smoke & Mirrors Magic Theater on Fri., 12-Aug-2022 starting at 7:00 p.m. where you can expect fun, food, and fellowship! A magician and illusionist will be onstage to showcase some of the most thrilling elements of the mystic arts for children of all ages. A meal will be provided in the theater’s private event space consisting of pizza and soda. You won’t want to miss a minute of the action!
Read MoreThis month, we celebrate the 264th anniversary of the founding of our Lodge. We are the oldest lodge in Pennsylvania and one of the oldest active Lodges in the world. For over two and a half centuries, this Lodge has served the greater Philadelphia community, providing friendship and brotherly love to fellow Freemasons and Masonic charity to our neighbors. It has been an honor and a privilege to serve as Worshipful Master of such a historic institution.
Read MoreLodge No. 2 will be partnering with Grace Cafe at the Arch Street United Methodist Church to serve home-cooked meals to some of Philadelphia’s most vulnerable residents on Sunday, June 26, 2022 from 3:00-6:30 p.m. Grace Cafe is a faith-based organization whose mission is to provide food and fellowship to the city’s less fortunate. Volunteers will be asked to greet visitors, serve dishes, bus tables, assemble “to-go” meals and provide a memorable experience to our guests.
Read MoreLodge No. 2 and LuLu Shriners will be hosting a Spirits Tasting at Mermaid Spirits Distillery on Sun., 29-May-2022 at 2:00 p.m. where we will sample the breadth and depth of their craft liquors as well as learn how their product is manufactured. Following the tasting, dinner will be held at nearby Bertucci’s restaurant. This event is open to non-Masons, so bring your friends and family!
Read MoreAlthough COVID is (hopefully) largely behind us, and things have mostly returned to normal, that does not mean that we aren’t going to hit a few bumps in the road. As you probably know, Philadelphia has been the first major city to reinstate its citywide mask mandate based upon rising case numbers. As a result, the Grand Lodge once again requires proof of vaccination to enter the Masonic Temple.
Read MoreLodge No. 2 and LuLu Shriners will be hosting a Masonic Block Party at the LuLu Shrine Center on Fri, 13-May-2022 starting at 6:30 p.m. where you can expect fun, food, and fellowship! Music will be provided by DJ “Boy Wonder” who will be playing the hits of the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s. The movie, “Spiderman: No Way Home”, will be projected outside under the stars and will feature a surprise guest from the Shrine’s favorite web-slinging superhero.
Read MoreThe Master Builder Award, in the words of Grand Lodge, is a mark of distinction to “recognize newly made Masons who have worked diligently to engage in the activities of their Lodge, their District and the Fraternity as a whole.” We already have one Master Builder in this Lodge – Bro. Pierre Simonvil, our Senior Warden. Bro. Seth Lavelle, who was raised to the sublime degree of a Master Mason in January of this year, is also on the path to becoming a Master Builder.
Read MoreThere is a group of men who have taken an oath to support each other, regard each other as brothers, believe in a supreme being, give to charity and do volunteer work. They are taught morality, justice, patriotism, respect, character, spirituality and fellowship. They strive to become better citizens, husbands and fathers. They try to make the world a better place by setting a good example for others. They are Freemasons.
Read MoreLodge No. 2 and LuLu Shriners will be hosting a Family Night at the Wells Fargo Center on Mon., 14-Mar-2022 starting at 7:30 p.m. where you can expect fun, food, and fellowship as we watch the Philadelphia 76ers take on the Denver Nuggets from the comfort of the Center’s newly renovated Assembly Room!
Read MoreAs Pennsylvania Masons, we are privileged to have access to one of the leading institutions of Masonic education – the Academy of Masonic Knowledge of the Grand Lodge of Pennsylvania. Each year in March and October, the Academy hosts symposiums where scholars of Freemasonry from around the world give presentations on the history, symbolism, and philosophy of the Craft.
Read MoreLodge No. 2 - Free & Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania
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