{"id":762,"date":"2023-11-27T17:16:41","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T17:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mtheorydev.com\/standrews\/?page_id=762"},"modified":"2023-11-30T23:03:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T23:03:05","slug":"grand-lodge","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mtheorydev.com\/standrews\/grand-lodge\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Lodge"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Our Purpose<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Making Good Men Better.<\/strong><\/span>
Freemasonry is the oldest and largest fraternal organization in the world. Its members share a common goal of helping each other become better men. Its body of knowledge and system of ethics is based on the belief that each man has a responsibility to improve himself while being devoted to his family, faith, country, and fraternity.<\/p>

Its roots go back centuries and its members are diverse: high profile leaders, physicians, construction workers, farmers\u2026and maybe you.<\/p>

Ancient\u2026and modern.
<\/b><\/span>We\u2019re united by three ancient and fundamental principles\u2014brotherly love, charity and truth\u2014that are made relevant to the 21st century through the personal development, good works and social connections available to our members in the 550+ lodges across Ontario.<\/p>

Great benefits\u2026for you and the world.
<\/b><\/span>Freemasonry offers much to its members\u2014the opportunity to grow, the chance to make a difference and the means to build a better world for our children. It offers the chance to socialize and work with men who have the same values and ideals.<\/p>

We strengthen and improve our character by learning and practicing basic virtues of fraternal love, charity, and truth. Our principles extend far beyond our interactions with each other, and we strive to apply them to our daily lives.<\/p>

And there\u2019s so much more.
<\/b><\/span>It’s easy to learn about Masons\u2014starting with the pages of this website. Need more details? Looking for a Mason in your community to share his personal perspective? Send an email, call or drop by your local Masonic lodge.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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“Masonry need have no fear for the future, providing that our members are true to its precepts and follow the illustrious example of our predecessors.<\/em><\/p>

Be careful how you live your life, you may be the only Mason some people will ever meet.”<\/em><\/p>

Thomas Wallace Hogeboom
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