Meridian Lodge No. 129
Welcome
Since 1921, Meridian Lodge has been an active member of the community with activities such as Food Banks, Santa Anonymous, Garage Sales and family events such as Barbeques, Ladies Nights or Robbie Burns Nights. We are proud of our history in the community based on the principles upon which the Masonic Order was founded, brotherly love, relief and truth.
Master's Message
Greetings Brethren!
It is my honor and privilege to be a Mason and serve as your humble Worshipful Master for Masonic Year 2020-2021. While we continue to face this challenging situation due to the pandemic, I fervently hope and pray that our respective families are safe and healthy.
My gratitude to all the Brethren who participated in the Installation and Investiture of the Lodge Officers for Masonic Year 2020-2021. Thank you also to the Lodge Past Masters for their unwavering support and for making the installation successful.
Despite our current situation, I strongly encourage lodge members to attend meetings; if you are comfortable enough to attend. We have specific health protocols to follow. It is a must to wear masks and gloves while inside the Lodge. It is also essential to register with our Lodge Secretary before attending the scheduled meeting. Our regular meeting for this October is with no Festive Board, and we have a Lodge capacity at twenty (25) Brethren, including Lodge Officers.
Craft Brotherhood is genuinely one of a kind, and at this difficult situation, we exercise the same selfless qualities towards our Masonic Brethren. Any brother that needs assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact any of our Lodge officers, and we will extend our cable tow.
Brethren, as my closing words, I will share with you my favorite quotes,
"Masonry is friendship, love, and integrity: Friendship which rises superior to the fictitious distinctions of society, the prejudices of religion, and the pecuniary conditions of life; Love which knows no limit, nor inequality, nor decay; Integrity which binds man to the eternal law of duty" — A.C.L Arnold.
Sincerely & Fraternally,
The Old Masters Wages
I met a dear old man today,
who wore a Masonic pin,
It was old and faded like the man,
It's edges were worn quite thin.
I approached the park bench where he sat,
To give the old brother his due,
I said, "I see you've traveled east,"
He said, "I have, have you?"
I said, "I have, and in my day
Before the all seeing sun,
I played in the rubble, with Jubala,
Jubalo and Jubalum."
He shouted, "don't laugh at the work my son,
It's good and sweet and true,
And if you've traveled as you said,
You should give these things their due."
The word, the sign, the token,
The sweet Masonic prayer,
The vow that all have taken,
Who've climbed the inner stair.
The wages of a Mason,
are never paid in gold,
but the gain comes from contentment,
when you're weak and growing old.
You see, I've carried my obligations,
For almost fifty years,
It has helped me through the hardships
and the failures full of tears.
Now I'm losing my mind and body,
Death is near but I don't despair,
I've lived my life upon the level,
And I'm dying upon the square.
Sometimes the greatest lessons
Are those that are learned anew,
And the old man in the park today
has changed my point of view.
To all Masonic brothers,
The only secret is to care,
May you live your life upon the level,
May you part upon the square.