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The Beacon - Central District Masonic Newsletter
Red Deer, Alberta Canada

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2012
 January 2012
(Issue #33)
  • Beacon #190 -Burns Dinner
  • Central District, D.D.G.M. pages
  • N.E. Angle
  • Masonry In The Mountains
  • Hey, Reil -Dinner Theatre
  • The Legendary Sam Steele -final part 3
  • Canada Day
  • Second Degree
  • Concordant Bodies
March 2012
(Issue #34)
  • Masonry In The Mountains
  • Hey, Reil -Dinner Theatre
  • From THe District
  • Masonic Musings From Hong Kong
  • Open Letter from GLOC in the Province of Ontario
  • So Mote It Be
  • Freemasonry & the P2 Scandal
  • The Apron
  • The Last Word
  • Concordant Bodies

 

2011
 January 2011
(Issue #27)
  • D.D.G.M. Page
  • Operation Northeast Angle
  • Central District Events
  • Alberta Masonic Events
  • Memorial to MW Bro. Edward (Curly) Foster
  • Email from W Bro. John Wade - Prestonian Lecturer 2009
  • Symbolism of the Winding Stair Case
  • Check it Out
  • Concordant Bodies
February 2011
(Issue #28)
  • D.D.G.M. Page
  • Now That I Am a Mason
  • Let Celebrate By Eating Out Of A Sheep's Stomach
  • King Solomon and the Ring
  • Misguided Expectation of Freemasonry
  • Grand Lodge of Texas - Edict
  • Comment & Pictures
  • Katistocracy
  • Foolish Questions
  • Concordant Bodies
April 2011
(issue #29)
  • D.D.G.M. Page
  • Kitchener #95 Ladies Night
  • Masonic Foundation of Alberta
  • Freemasonry the Enemy
  • Beacon #190 & Red Deer Masons
  • Deacons
  • The Mail Box
  • W Bro. Lionel Logue
  • Freemasonry In Egypt
  • Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite
May 2011
(issue #30)
  • District Deputy Grand Master Page
  • Around the District
  • A.F. & A.M; F. & A.M.; A.F.M.; and F.A.A.M. ???
  • The Purpose of Masonry???
  • Worlds Oldest Man – Brother
  • Jaques DeMolay, Last Grand Master Of The Knights Templar
  • 10 Things To Remember As A Freemason
  • 2011 Tri-jurisdictional Outdoor Lodge
  • Become a Shriner
  • A Thought To End The Day
  • Concordant Bodies
October 2011
(issue #31)
  • District Activities
  • Different Kinds of Masons
  • An Old Prospector
  • Why Masonic Funeral Service
  • Detroit Masonic Temple
  • UK: Archbishop allows Freemason to be Bishop
  • Contemporary Freemasonry in the Holy Land - Israel
  • Golf Poem
  • Who Wrote Our RitualDo You Know This Mason? - Bro. Sam Steele
  • Concordant Bodies
November 2011
(issue #32)
  • Rememberance Day
  • H.E.B.F.
  • Up-Coming Events
  • Lochearn #151
  • Cowboy Poetry
  • The Fellowcraft
  • Tomorrow
  • The Legendary Sam Steele - part 2
  • Riding The Goat
  • The Shrine - Magnets......
  • The Stranger
  • Reading Lists

 

2010
March 2010
(Issue #21)
  • Ten Guides For Freemasons
  • Prince Hall Masonry Edict
  • Sermons We See
  • Ethics For A New Millennium
  • Rhetoric; by Bro. Bill Douglas
April 2010
(Issue #22)
  • Murdoch Mysteries - TV - Masonic Initiation
  • RSS Now Available on Grand Lodge Web Page
  • Masonic Mentor - Ideas and Information for the Grand Lodge of Alberta Leaders
  • The Mother Lodge & IF; poems by Bro. Rudyard Kipling
  • Bro. Fess Parker
May 2010
(Issue #23)
  • District Happenings
  • Oklahoma Masonic Indian Degree Team
  • Masonic Thought
  • Masonry In Afghanistan
  • The English Tavern Lodge
  • Masonic Poets Society
  • I AM Regular; by Bro. Karen Kidd - winner of 2007 Internet Lodge 9659 "World Award" writer's competition.
September 2010
(Issue #24)
  • D.D.G.M.
  • MW Bro. Curly Foster / W Bro. George Armishaw
  • Lodge Night
  • Out Door Lodge Meetings
  • Peppercorn Ceremony
  • District Golf Tournament 2010
  • Desiderata
  • Masonic Foundation of Alberta - at work
  • Scotts Sportsman * Grand Master
  • The Mark Man - by W Bro, Douglas
November 2010
(Issue #25)
  • District News
  • Grand Master's Message
  • Masonic Bursary Fund
  • Freemasonry Today - UGLE Magazine
  • Northeast Angle - by RW Bro. Lloyd Dickson
  • Masonic Hall Quiz
  • Old Guard vs Old Boys
December 2010
(Issue #26)
  • District Events
  • Mountain View #16 - new Bros.
  • "3" - by Scott Wambolt
  • Symbolism of the Sword
  • Canada Lodge U.D. Afghanistan
  • Masonry In The Mountains
  • Masonic Obligation
  • Grand Lodge Photo Gallery
  • The Lambskin Apron - Poem
  • Brothers on the Rock

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2009
January 2009
(Issue #12)
  • Britannia #18 Honours Special Guest
  • History of Grand Lodges and Rituals Used in Canada Today
  • What IS A Lodge; by Bro. Don Scandrett
  • Faded Memories; by Bro. Bill Douglas
February 2009
(Issue #13)
  • The Origin of Canadian Rite Masonry; by Bro. Bill Douglas
  • What really Makes a Successful Lodge; by Squire Bently
March 2009
(Issue #14)
  • Who's Controlling Everything - the importance of a Horse's Ass
  • Canada and Canadian Freemasonry; by MW Bro. Hugh Young
April 2009
(Issue #15)
  • Masonry In The Mountains
  • How Fortunate our Lodge is - that you are a member; by Bro. Scott Wambolt
June 2009
(Issue #16)
  • New DDGM - RW Bro. Randall Robinson
  • Fiat Lux Lodge of Research No. 1980
  • Freemasonry - What is it; by Bro. Glen McConnell
  • Old Tyler's Tale - Different Kind of Masons
  • What does one Trillion Dollars look like???
August 2009
(Issue #17)
  • Do You Know This Mason - Bro. Joseph Burr Tyrrell
  • Masonic Stress Management
  • Prestonian Lecturer
  • Old Tyler talks - Eyes Lifted high
  • Canadian Freemasonry Degree Structure
  • Choices
  • Chinese Free Masons Celebrate 85 Years - Lethbridge Alberta
September 2009
(Issue #18)
  • What IS Freemasonry - Masonic Campfire
  • Many Volumes of the Sacred Law; by Bro. Tofique Fatehi
  • Digby's Masons Active Over 200 Years in Community
  • A Masonic Funeral
November 2009
(Issue #19)
  • Do You Know This Mason - Bro. Russell Lambert Boyle
  • Symbols We Take For Granted
  • The Old Master's Wages
December 2009
(Issue #20)
  • Old Tyler's Talks - Why Does Freemasonry Fail SO Much
  • UK: Women's Freemason Lodge is throwing open it's doors to visitors
  • The Christmas Geese
  • The Necessity of Lodge Audits; by Bro. Tim Bryce
  • The Other Side OF The Story - The Twelve Days of Christmas
  • A Short Description of the Lodge Structure in Israel; by Bro. Dan Doron
  • Oh Masonry (song to the tune of Oh Tannenbaum; by Rodney Larson
  • Masonic Building - "Casa do Macom"

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2008
January 2008
(Issue #4)
March 2008
(Issue #5)
  • Do You Know This Canadian Mason - Bro. Miles Gilbert "Tim" Horton
  • From The Past - MW Bro. Botterill
  • How I Understand Masonry Improves A Man; by Bro. Jordon Sinclair
  • 47th Problem Of Euclid as it Relates to Masonry; by Bro Don Anderson
April 2008
(Issue #6)
  • Why I am A Freemason; by Bro. Jeb Carroll
  • Secrecy in Masonry; by Bro. Blain Newton
  • Masonry Past; by MW Bro. Jack Collett, Masonic Spring Workshop 1990
June 2008
(Issue #7)
  • Apollo #27 & Kenilworth #29 - 100 Year anniversaries
  • How Freemasonry Tamed a Territory; presented by Bro. Bob Cantwell
  • The Masonic Tourist - Masonic Hall Edmonton Alberta
  • Guidelines For A Proposer or Seconder
  • Red Deer's pioneer Physician, W. Bro. John Collison
July 2008
(Issue #8)
  • New DDGM RW Bro. Len Clarke
  • Grand Master's Inaugural Address - MW Bro. John D. Hart
  • Guidelines For An Investigating Committee
September 2008
(Issue #9)
  • Squaring The Lodge; by Bro. Bill Douglas
  • Moon Lodges; by Bro. Harry Noble
October 2008
(Issue #10)
  • A Vest-ed Interest in the Wisdom of Children; by Bro. Greg Henkelman
  • Why Do Deacons Carry Wands; by Bro. Bill Douglas
  • Rimbey's Fast Track Worshipful Master - Dr. Byers; by Bro. Harry Noble
November 2008
(Issue #11)
  • Remembrance Day 2008
  • District Meeting Summary Oct. 18, 2008
  • Lt. Col. John McCrae - In Flanders Fields
  • Northern Alberta Veteran's Degree Team
  • Make Yourself Know; by Bro. Bill Douglas
  • From The Past - MW Bro. John A Jackson

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2007
June 2007
(Issue #1)
  • New DDGM - RW Bro. John Alexander
  • District Report for 2006 - 2007
  • Learning & Memorizing Ritual
  • The Cable; paper by Bro. Garth Cochran
September 2007
(Issue #2)
  • Images from the Past Innisfail #8 1895 & Eureka #10 1907
  • No Due Guard! He can't be a Mason Can He; by Bro. Nelson King
November 2007
(Issue #3)
  • Taking Good Men and Making Them Better; by Bro. Jeff Hood
  • 7 things wrong with Freemasonry; by Bro. Jeb Carroll
  • The Mason As A Citizen; by Mentor's Guide, Grand Lodge of Alberta

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