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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.

Dinner Reservations

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Alpha Feb 27 Meeting Dinner
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Alpha Mar 27 Meeting Dinner
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Alpha Apr 24 Meeting Dinner

Official or Fraternal Visits

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Please be aware that the Alpha Lodge meeting and the visit by the District Deputy Grand Master is still occurring as scheduled despite the snowfall, although there will be no degree work this evening.

Please use your best judgement when making a decision to join us at Alpha Lodge.

Picture of Most Worshipful George F. Hamilton  Members throughout the Masonic jurisdiction of Massachusetts attended the Installation of Officers and the Feast of St. John at the Grand Lodge on December 27.  Alpha Lodge members had the honor of participating in the installation for their friend and Brother, George Hamilton. In addition, RW. Alfredo Canhoto was elected Junior Grand Warden, Wor. George Hayeck was appointed Junior Grand Deacon, and RW. Mike Scribner was appointed DDGM of the 15th North Masonic Jurisdiction. The district, the Grand Lodge, and the Grand Jurisdiction are in goo hands.

(To see the official release and the origin of this image, please visit the Grand Lodge Website: https://massfreemasonry.org/news/m-w-george-f-hamilton-installed-91st-grand-master-of-masons-of-massachusetts/)

Alpha Lodge, A.F. & A.M. is exceptionally pleased to be receiving the District Deputy Grand Master, Right Worshipful Samuel, J. Newland and his suite at 8:00 PM for an official visit. We would welcome them for dinner with advanced notice through our website. Please visit our reservations screen for to attend 6:15 PM dinner.

Agenda, Monday, Oct. 24, from 6:00 to 10:00 pm

We will be doing the work of the first degree on two candidates.

Agenda

6:00 PMOpen Lodge on Entered Apprentice Degree

6:15 PM Dinner and discussion: The Relationships with Time

7:00 PM First Degree

8:00 PM Receive the DDGM RW. Samuel J. Newland and his suite for his final official visit

8:15 PM First Degree (cont’d)

9:00 PM Business Meeting and Annual Meeting Cont’d

10:00 PM Close Lodge

The theme for the year is "Geometry, the Art and Science of Relationships." Each month we will be presenting a theme, and members are asked to come prepared to lodge to listen, contemplate, discuss. If you would like to present, please contact the Master. Discussions are usually held during dinner.

Online Continuation of Discussions

We will also be having an online meeting the third Wednesday of each month, starting in November, for any Alpha member to continue the discussion topics from the lodge meeting. As an Alpha member, you do not need to have attended the regular communications in order to join the online meeting. Simply make a reservation for the online discussion for the month and we will gladly send you a link to the meeting.

The meeting is private but not tyled. Freemasons who wish to attend must either be members of Alpha Lodge or have been in attendance at the preceding Alpha Lodge Regular Communication. For those that qualify, please reserve for the meeting via our main web site in the right-hand column.

Themes based around Geometry: The Art and Science of Relationships

October – The relationship with Time

November – The relationship with our Ashlar

December – The relationship with Light and Darkness

January – The relationship with Geometry (proximity and space)

February – The relationship with Brotherly Love and Charity

March – The relationship with Sound

April – The relationship with Nature

May – The relationship with the Arts

June – The relationship with the Spirituality and Sanctum Sanctorum

Alpha Installation – 10 Sept, 2022

First, I would like to thank the family and friends who have taken the time to join us in what we consider a great and important event. The transition of authority within the Lodge is a time of change and renewal. We celebrate the accomplishments and the efforts put forth by the previous Master, and through the time-honored practice of ritualistic ceremony, we open a conduit for the incoming Master supported by our efforts, appreciation, and both friendship and altruistic love.

We were encouraged last night by Worshipful Marks to say a few words after the ceremony if we felt compelled to, and though I my thoughts had been ruminating about the possibility of speaking beforehand, it wasn’t until last night that the desire to share grabbed hold of me. I think one of the reasons of particular note was my appreciation of being among my Lodge Brothers, and upon reflecting on it, I wanted to share with you some of my thoughts on connection within a Lodge. To start, I want to clarify what a Lodge is and is not; and as Senior Warden of Alpha, I am tasked with providing a candidate that information. The room that you are in, the many other rooms within the building, the records, archives, jewels, aprons and regalia that it holds, this is not a Lodge. It is the men you see before you in their seats of office and those that have joined us sitting in the North and South, that, is what a Lodge is.

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The roll of the workmen has been called, and one Master Mason has not answered to his name. It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of our dear friend and Brother, Roger W. Appell, to theRoger Appell solestial lodge above.

Beloved husband, father, uncle, and friend passed away unexpectedly on September 18, 2022 in Framingham, MA.  Roger was born January 7, 1936 in Malden MA.  He attended Melrose Public Schools and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from MIT, class of ‘57.