Agape — 6:00 PM
Chicken Parmesan, ziti and marinara, garden salad, rolls, and butter.
Alternate meal: White fish dinner.

Procession and Opening
Procession at 7:00 PM. Opening at 7:15 PM. The Lodge will open on the Third Degree unless otherwise noted.*

Program
Astrology and Freemasonry: Observing the Full Moon — The connections between celestial symbolism, the natural world, and Masonic tradition, presented on a full moon evening.

Presenter
Bro. Matt DiPietro

If you would like to escort an Entered Apprentice or Fellow Craft Mason to Alpha Lodge, please inquire with our Junior Warden.

Agape — 6:00 PM
Beef Stroganoff, roasted potatoes, green beans or broccoli, garden salad, rolls, and butter.
Alternate meal: White fish dinner.

Procession and Opening
Procession at 7:00 PM. Opening at 7:15 PM. The Lodge will open on the Third Degree unless otherwise noted.*

Program
Alpha Lodge — 150 Years of History — In celebration of Alpha Lodge’s 150th Anniversary, a look back at our founding in 1876, the Brethren who shaped our history, our place in New England Freemasonry, and the traditions that carry us forward.

Presenter
R.W. Doug Freeman

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Agape — 6:00 PM
Beef chili, pasta and cornbread, carrots or corn, garden salad, rolls, and butter.
Alternate meal: White fish dinner.

Procession and Opening
Procession at 7:00 PM. Opening at 7:15 PM. The Lodge will open on the Third Degree unless otherwise noted.*

Program
The Darkened Square — Applying Masonic teachings to the darkened spaces of the mind: how the lessons of the Craft can quiet the inner ruffian. A Brother’s personal perspective.

Presenter
Bro. Rob Jackson

If you would like to escort an Entered Apprentice or Fellow Craft Mason to Alpha Lodge, please inquire with our Junior Warden.

Agape — 6:00 PM
Baked or basted cod, scalloped potatoes, peas and corn, garden salad, rolls, and butter.
Alternate meal: White fish dinner.

Procession and Opening
Procession at 7:00 PM. Opening at 7:15 PM. The Lodge will open on the Third Degree unless otherwise noted.*

Program
The Volume of Sacred Law: More Than a Great Light — What it means that the Volume of Sacred Law is furniture of the Lodge: a philosophical and comparative exploration of scripture, revelation, and Masonic divine wisdom.

Presenter
To be announced

If you would like to escort an Entered Apprentice or Fellow Craft Mason to Alpha Lodge, please inquire with our Junior Warden.

For March, I would confirm whether the alternate white-fish meal is actually different from the cod entrée; otherwise, omit the alternate-meal line.

Agape — 6:00 PM
Italian meatballs and ziti, roasted broccoli, garden salad, rolls, and butter.
Alternate meal: White fish dinner.

Procession and Opening
Procession at 7:00 PM. Opening at 7:15 PM. The Lodge will open on the Third Degree unless otherwise noted.*

Program
William Preston and the Education of a Mason — The man who systematized Masonic ritual in eighteenth-century England and helped build the intellectual backbone that Traditional Observance lodges are recovering today.

Presenter
To be announced

If you would like to escort an Entered Apprentice or Fellow Craft Mason to Alpha Lodge, please inquire with our Junior Warden.

Agape — 6:00 PM
Beef lasagna, green beans and peppers, garden salad, rolls, and butter.
Alternate meal: White fish dinner.

Procession and Opening
Procession at 7:00 PM. Opening at 7:15 PM. The Lodge will open on the Third Degree unless otherwise noted.*

Program
Masonic Esotericism in New England: A Local History — From the founding lodges of Boston and Providence, through the Anti-Masonic period, to the Traditional Observance revival: a consideration of where Alpha Lodge fits within this regional Masonic story.

Presenter
To be announced

If you would like to escort an Entered Apprentice or Fellow Craft Mason to Alpha Lodge, please inquire with our Junior Warden.

Agape — 6:00 PM
Pot Luck Dinner
Alternate meal: White fish dinner.

Procession and Opening
Procession at 7:00 PM. Opening at 7:15 PM. The Lodge will open on the Third Degree unless otherwise noted.*

Program
Where Do We Go From Here? A Socratic Conversation — A facilitated round-table discussion to close the year with intention: What is Alpha Lodge for? What kind of Masons do we want to become?

Facilitators
Alpha Lodge Officers

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