Welcome to The Grand Lodge of Texas

Grand Master Orville L. O'Neill

Biography

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Again, welcome to the new website and see you online!

Front Page News and Events

What's going on in Texas Masonry? Read below and find out!

TMCF 2010 Spring Scholarship Deadline Extended

DEADLINE EXTENDED To MARCH 31

Applications must be in Grand Secretaries Office by March 31

*Only Texas Masonic lodges may apply for the grant*

 

TMCF Spring 2010 Grant Application Procedures (PDF)

 

TMCF Spring 2010 Grant Application (PDF) (Matching $500 Scholarship Grant)

 

Skeet Shoot and Shotgun Raffle - Orient Lodge #905

Orient #905 is sponsoring a Skeet shoot and shot gun raffle to raise funds for scholarships. We hope to raise $2000 and apply for grants from TMCF for $2000 which will allow us to give 4 $1000 scholarships to a senior in Knox City, Munday, Haskell, and Benjamin, Texas. The raffle is for a Remington 870 Express shotgun donated by Past Grand Master Counts. Tickets are $5 ea., 6 for $25, or 25 for &100. These tickets can be purchased from any member of Orient #905. The skeet shoot will be held at the Spike Box Ranch west of Benjamin, Texas on April 17, 2010 and will be a blast!

Date: 
Saturday, 17 April 2010 - 1:00 am

Fundraiser for Brother Jerry Stover - Northwest #1434

Untitled-1.jpgOn December 26th, 2009 Jerry Stover was shot 5 times with an AK-47 while working as a security officer in North Houston. He is a husband with a disabled wife, a father of 2 and grandfather of 9. We are excited to announce that he survived but has lost his arm, has limited use of this right hand and has some internal damage. He spent 3 weeks in intensive care and will have to endure months of rehabilitation.

 

Date: 
Saturday, 20 March 2010 - 1:00 pm

Fort Worth Lodge #148 Presents Piano Concert by Brother Hando Nahkur

Fort Worth Lodge 148 and Hando Nahkur148invite.jpg would once again like to invite you to a free piano concert.  This event will be open to the public so anyone can come and enjoy Brother Hando Nahkur's wonderful talent on the piano.  Due to the snow on February 12th we had to cancel and reschedule the event for Friday April 9th, at 7pm.  The concert will be held at the Masonic Temple in downtown Fort W

Date: 
Friday, 9 April 2010 - 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Chili Fundraiser - Edwin J. Kiest #1310

chili.jpgWithin the past six months, Kiest has had to spend $35,000 for maintenance and upgrade of our facilities.   Our foundation was repaired at a cost of $17,000 and the addition of new heating and air conditioning equipment was another $18,000.  Through frugal management of our money, we were able to pay cash, but unfortunately,  our reserves are now exhausted

Date: 
Saturday, 20 March 2010 - 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm

"Masonry at Work" Award - Waller Lodge #808

Join the Waller Lodge 808 in Waller Texas in presenting John "Corky" Daut with our 'MASONRY AT WORK" Award.  For his publication of "Small Town Texas Masonry" E-Magzaine.  This award was approved by our Grand Master and he is making every effort to attend.   Date May 3rd time 6:30 PM at the Waller Lodge. 

 

Please RSVP DDGM Robert Podvin at robert [at] turn-tech [dot] com or call 936-445-9322 (cell phone).

 

Date: 
Monday, 3 May 2010 - 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

Fish Fry - Valley Lodge #175 - Scholarships

Fish Fry - Valley Lodge #175 - all proceeds go towards high school graduate college scholarship program.  Hope to give 2 this year!  Ladies will have cakes for sale as well.

Date: 
Friday, 2 April 2010 - 11:00 am - 3:00 pm