SAINT JOHN'S LODGE NO.1

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“From ancient times no Master or Fellow could be absent from his Lodge, Especially when warned to appear at it, without incurring a severe censure, Unless it appeared, to the Master and Wardens, that pure necessity hindered them.”

-Ancient charge

Installation Night

Worshipful Brother Todd Miller, Re-Installed in the Chair of Saint John's Lodge No.1, January 13th, 2024.  Saint John's Lodge No.1 is operating in it's 175th Anniversary of continuous reporting/operations within the Province of Newfoundland Labrador, Canada.

Photo taken January 14, 2023, Robert Young Photography

January 13th, 2024

Photo taken January 13, 2024, Lady Adria Meaney

The Incoming Lodge Officers, Appointed and Invested Members of Saint John's Lodge No.1. Officers appointed, Saturday, January 13, 2024, Freemasons Hall, Masonic Park Seniors Community Center, Mount Pearl, NL,  Canada.

2024 OFFICERS OF SAINT JOHN’S LODGE NO.1

Worshipful Master, Worshipful Brother Brother Todd Miller

Senior Warden, Brother Kevin Ryan

Junior Warden, Brother David Tucker

Immediate Past Master, Worshipful Brother Noel Grandy

Chaplain, Very Worshipful Brother Derek Tuck
Treasurer, Brother James Roberts
Secretary, Right Worshipful Brother Mark G.S. Bradbury, OMS
Organist, Brother Sean Filice
Director of Ceremonies, Worshipful Brother Mark Baldwin

Almoner, Very Worshipful Ed Jarvis

Charity Steward, Worshipful Brother Tony Collins

Senior Deacon, Brother Kevin Butt

Junior Deacon, Brother Matt Walters

Assistant Director of Ceremonies,  Worshipful Brother Bill Roule
Inner Guard, Brother David Meaney

Assistant Secretary, Brother Jason Whalen
Senior Steward, Brother Matt Middleton

Junior Steward, Brother Jason Higgins

Junior Steward, Brother David Baker

Tyler, Brother Jason Higgins
Lodge Historian, Worshipful Brother Edward Davis

2024 APPOINTED SAINT JOHN’S LODGE NO.1 COMMITTEE STRUCTURES

Lodge Committee: Worshipful Brother Todd Miller (Convener), All Current Lodge Officers, Eligible Past Masters, Elected Lodge Benchers - Brothers Roger Benson and Justin Zubko of Saint John's Lodge No.1.

Benevolence Committee: VWB Ed Jarvis (Convener), RWB Mark G Bradbury, WB's Todd Miller, Mark Baldwin, Tony Collins, Brothers James Roberts and Kevin Ryan.

Patrick Tasker Educational Fund: WB Todd Miller (Convener), WB Edward (Ted) Davis, Brothers Jason Higgins & Colin Stavnes.

Finance Committee: Brother James Roberts, (Convener),  WB Carl Dyke, Brother's Jason Whelan & Colin Stavnes.

Audit Committee: WB Tony Collins & Brother Chris Baldwin.

Committee of Inquiry: VWB Edward Joseph Jarvis (Convener), Brother's Roger Benson, James Roberts, Matt Walters, Jason Higgins, David Meaney, David Tucker and the Candidate's Proposer and Seconder.

Cemetery Plots: Brother Roger Benson (Convener) & Brother David Meaney

Membership and Engagement Committee: WB Mark Richard Baldwin (Convener), RWBs Mark G. Bradbury, OMS, VWB Edward Joseph Jarvis, WB Edward (Ted) Davis, Brother's David Tucker, Kevin Butt, David Meaney, Jason Higgins, Colin Stavnes, James Roberts, Matt Walters & Sean Filice

Property Committee: WB Edward (Ted) Davis (Convener), Brothers Kevin Ryan, Jason Higgins and David Meaney.

Social Committee: Brother David Tucker (Convener), and all Registered Brethren of Saint John's Lodge No.1.

Outreach Committee: Brother Kevin Ryan (Convener), WB Mark Richard Baldwin, Brother's David Tucker, Kevin Butt, Jason Higgins and all other interested Registered Brethren of Saint John's Lodge No.1.

Education Committee: Brother David Meaney (Convener), RWB Mark G. Bradbury, VWB Edward Joseph Jarvis, WB Edward (Ted) Davis, Brother's Kevin Ryan, Mathew Middleton, James Roberts and Sean Filice.

Mentorship Team: VWB Ed Jarvis (Convener), WB's Tony Baldwin, Ronald Cole, Edward Davis, Mark Richard Baldwin and Brother Roger Benson.

Web Site - Lodge "Fellow Webm@ster," Worshipful Brother Edward (Ted) Davis

                                                                                                        

Freemasons Hall, Seniors Resource Center


Saint John's Lodge No.1 located at Freemasons Hall, Mount Pearl, NL

Link to Freemasons Hall "Bookings Calendar"

http://freemasonshallnl.blogspot.ca/

Located in the City of Mount Pearl, NL, Canada at Freemasons Hall, within the Masonic Park Seniors Complex Property

Mount Carson Avenue, Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador
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HONORARY MEMBERS OF SAINT JOHN'S LODGE NO.1

Scott Bartlett, Lester Bowering, Gerald Budden, Cyril Carter, Rex Cotter, George Cull, 

Owen Devereaux, Larry Grandy, Donald Lambert, Cluny MacPherson, Ian Murray, Campbell Nixon, Allan Noseworthy, John Peyton, Maxwell Squires, James Radford, Robert D.C. Taylor, Lewis Tucker, James Tulk, Cluney Vincent

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Fraternal Links on the World Wide Web

*Click the below link to access our Lady's Auxiliary Web Page.
http://www.ladyssaintjohnslodgeno1.blogspot.com/

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*Click the below link for our "Current Events Page and Notice Paper Information Page" Including all current Lodge related updates.
http://www.eventssaintjohnslodgeno1.blogspot.com/
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*Click the below link to access the "History of Saint John's Lodge No.1"
http://www.historyofsaintjohnslodgeno1.blogspot.com/
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*Click the below link to access information regarding our Lodge Website and our Lodge WebM@ster.
http://lodgewebmaster.blogspot.com/
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*Click the below link in order to access our webpage regarding "Membership in Saint John's Lodge No.1"
http://www.membershipsaintjohnslodgeno1.blogspot.com/
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Gulf Beach Lodge No. 291, Madeira Beach, Flordia, United States of America



Brethren of Gulf Beach Lodge, Worshipful Brothers Carl Dyke, Ted Davis, visiting with Brother Nelson Bradbury and his new Masonic Family in Madeira Beach, Florida, USA.

http://www.gulfbeachlodge.org/
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Fort Myers Beach Masonic Lodge #362 Free & Accepted Masons of The Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of Florida

https://fmb362.org/about-us/
Brethren of Fort Myers Beach Lodge # 362, Worshipful Brother Edward (Ted) Davis, visiting at the invite of Brother Stephen Stokes and his Masonic Family, Worshipful Master Kitt Webber of Fort Myer's Beach, Florida, USA. Mar 26, 2022 Early morning Breakfast served with a side order of a Third Degree being performed upon two Members, that morning.  Thank you, Brethren for a morning of Profit and Pleasure.

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Grand Lodge of South Dakota

520 S. First Avenue
Sioux Falls, SD 57104-6902
http://mygrandlodge.org/

2008 Grand Lodge Appointed Representative by the Grand Lodge of South Dakota to the Grand Lodge of Newfoundland and Labrador,
Worshipful Brother Edward Davis: saint_johns_lodge_no.1@hotmail.com

E-mail of the Grand Secretary of the Grand Lodge of South Dakota: GlodgeOfSD@ll.net

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Click the below link in order to access the Website for The Grand Lodge of Newfoundland and Labrador

http://www.glnl.ca/

GRAND LODGE OF NEWFOUNDLAND & LABRADOR
Click the below link in order to access the short cut link to the 
MEMBERS ONLY SITE

https://www.glnl.ca/

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https://freemasonrynl.ca/

Click the above link in order to access The Grand Lodge of A.F. & A.M. of Scotland, The District Grand Lodge of Newfoundland & Labrador website
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Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons of Newfoundland & Labrador
Grand Secretary, Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons of Newfoundland & Labrador
E-MAIL:    grandchapterram.nl@gmail.com

March 23, 2024 WB Todd Miller and Brother David Meaney after having completed their Royal Arch Degree, under the direction of WB Derek Tuck (PM 2004, Saint John's Lodge No.1).

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Mazol Shriners | Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

July 24, 2023, Mazol Temple Shriners Summer Ceremonial

left to right * Nobel Ted Davis, Noble Matt Middleton, Noble Sean Filice, Ill Sir, Noble Bill Radford, Potentate 2022/2023 - missing from photo, Ill Sir Paul Rose, and our respective Ladies.

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  2024 Lodge Year Event Photos

January 1st, 2024, Brethren of Saint John's Lodge No.1 preparing to embrace the frigid January Waters of Topsail Beach, Conception Bay, NL, in support of the Bridges To Hope Charity.

VWB Mark G.S Bradbury, Brother Justin Zubko, Brother David Meaney, WB Noel Grandy, Brother Joe O'Quinn (Lodge St. Andrew), Brother Colin Stavenes, Brother Jason Higgins, WB Ted Davis, Brother Sean Filice, pre-dip preparations.

March 19, 2024, Brother Colin Stavnes presenting a cheque from the Polar Dip effort for $4,435.00

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March 13th, 2024, Brothers Darroch (Doc) Butler, Jason Flynn, Devin Keats & Jaime Soto Neira on their being passed to their Second Degree, within Saint John's Lodge No.1., Meeting conducted by 2022 PM, WB Mark Baldwin (acting WM), Brothers Kevin Ryan (SW) and David Tucker (JW) pictured.

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March 22, 2024, Brethren of Saint John's Lodge No.1, joined by Brother Malcolm Sheppard, of St. Andrew's Lodge, spending the night away from their own beds, 9 Dedicated Brethren hunkering down at the Freemasons Hall, Mount Pearl, NL, in support of the 2024 "Heads Without Beds" charitable fund raising effort.  Thank you WM Todd Miller for the Pizza, this evening.     

Early in the evening, Brethren commiseration. 

All hands pitching in on preparations in support of the upcoming March 30th, 2024, 3rd Annual Saint John's Lodge No.1 Children's Easter Egg Hunt event, to be held at the Freemasons Hall, in Mount Pearl, NL 

     

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June 24, 2023 the Brethren of Saint John's Lodge No.1 received special dispensation from the Grand Lodge of NL, to travel to Goose Cove, NL, to participate in a meeting with Union Lodge No. 28, of the Grand Lodge of NL.  There were five Members of Union Lodge in attendance, including those concurrent Members of our own Lodge.  During the stated meeting of Union Lodge, several Members of Saint John's Lodge No.1 assisted to enable to function of the Lodge Room.  Seven Members of Saint John's Lodge No.1 were petitioned, balloted upon and joined Union Lodge that same day.  WB Tony Collins was nominated, balloted upon and elected as the Treasurer of Union Lodge, less than 30 minutes after joining Union Lodge No. 28.  After the Regular Meeting of Union Lodge, was closed, the Brethren of Saint John's Lodge No.1, opened and performed the Second Degree Ceremony on two of our own Members.  This was the second time, any Masonic Degree Work had ever been performed at this Lodge, the first time being in 1983, when then, Saint John's Lodge No. 579, had performed a Third Degree, under the direction of WB William Radford.  There must have been something magical in that soup and sandwiches that preceded those two meetings, for such profit and pleasure to have been enjoyed.

   Photographer  WB Edward Davis - timed photo.

Prior to and after the meetings, a weekend of Profit and Pleasure was enjoyed by all.  There were hikes, "twacking," and other cultural delights all culminating with a fine meal at the Twine Loft, that same evening, which lead to a get together of all the Brethren.  Sunday Morning a fine feed of moose sausages, bacon and toutons was offered up by WB Mark Baldwin and crew, and all had their fill, before making the journey back to their respective homes. 

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October 2023 Brethren of Saint John's Lodge No.1 being presented with Lodge of the Year Award, by the Grand Lodge of NL and the Grand Lodge of Nova Scotia's Grand Master, presenting Working Tools Set, in Gander, NL.

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Thanks to the generosity of the Brethren, in 2010, there is an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) on hand at the Freemasons Hall.  Brethren and their Ladies are asked to please familiarize themselves with its location and proper usage during their next visit to the hall.  Any Brother with training or experience in using an AED should advise their Lodge Secretary, in case of an Emergency.  While some of our Brethren are already familiar with the proper steps we would like as many Brethren as possible to be aware that it is quite easy to use as it will direct the user using voice prompts once it is turned on.  Please, take the time to view these two attached links in order to familiarize yourselves with the proper method, should its use become necessary.  You could save a life.

http://zoll.com/medical-products/automated-external-defibrillators/aed-plus/video/

http://zoll.com/medical-products/automated-external-defibrillators/aed-plus/video/
please select the First Responder Version

 

Where we are in the World of Freemasonry...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4h1euQv_L6c


Borrowed from some of our Fraternal Friend's to the South.
Brethren please click on this link below to receive some Masonic Enlightenment, in the form of

“A Simple Charge to the Fraternity” by Benjamin Franklin, starring Richard Easton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xRP8CbhbW4c&feature=plc

Home of the original “PILLAR PROGRAM”

Upon completion of the “Pillar Program" each successful participant will be presented with a Certificate and a Pillar Program Pin, both of which have been reviewed and approved for use by the Grand Lodge of Newfoundland and Labrador.

The certificate and the pin's format were chosen with the intention to emphasize the respectability of Freemasonry as an elevated form of social activity stressing Spiritual and Philosophical Values.  Each Certificate is numbered in order of presentation, and bears the Lodges’ Seal as witness to the accomplishments and subsequent contributions to the Craft made by the Brother to whom it has been presented, and by whom it has been signed.

  

March 13th, 2024, Brothers Jason Higgins & David Meany, Recipients of the Pillar Program Certificate No. 0013 & 0014.  The Pillar Pin Certificate explanation and presentation was performed by our Lodge's Secretary, Very Worshipful Brother Mark G.S. Bradbury, OMS, assisted by MWB Brother Donald Vokey during Saint John's Lodge No.1's, Regular March Meeting, in its 176th year of continuous reporting.

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To contact our Lodge, please e-mail us at;

saint_johns_lodge_no.1@hotmail.com

Anno Domini 2023 ~ Atque Lucis 6023