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GL SOI and Family Day
The Division V GL SOI was conducted on June 29, Saturday in Santa Barbara Lodge No 192. It was a very educational and informative School of Instruction lead by the GL WB Lowler and AGL WB Mariano. This was followed by Bakersfield Lodge No 224 Family Day at Santa Barbara Beach to scape the heat […]
Bakersfield Lodge No. 224 FC and MM
For the past three months Bakersfield Lodge has been very busy tending to our candidates conferrals. On March 21, 2024 our Brother Todd Stoner was successfully raised to the sublime degree of MM. Several of our members was present and visiting sojourner WB Richard Wright PM of Lodi Lodge No. 256 celebrated this very special […]
Mother’s Day Wine Tasting Event
On May 16, 2024 Bakersfield Lodge celebrated Mother’s day to a surprise Wine Tasting dinner at “Wine Me Up” Restaurant in Bakersfield. In token of our appreciation to our Ladies this well deserve event for them was a great success. Thank you to all who joined us. Cheers!
Great American Cleanup Community Project in Bakersfield!
Last April 20, 2024 Bakersfield Lodge No. 224 joined many volunteers in Bakersfield, California in the “Great American Cleanup” headed by the Mayor herself Honorable Karen Goh! Many of our members spend their whole morning picking up trash and cleaning a park and roads in and around Bakersfield. Special thanks to Mayor Goh for inviting […]
Brick by Brick: Inside a Lodge-Building Boom
In this issue of California Freemason, we’re exploring what it takes to get new lodges off the ground, and how they define themselves within the landscape of Masonry in the state.
Annual Bakersfield Lodge No. 224 Ladies Night!
Our Annual Ladies Night on February 17 was a huge success! We had lots of food and dancing with The New Normal Band until midnight. To show our appreciation to all the ladies we will continue to this every year. Thanks to everyone that lend a hand preparing for this event. Special thanks to all […]
February Stated Meeting: Meet The New Masonic District 522 Inspector: WB Sir Zack Braun
February 1, 2024 Bakersfield Lodge No. 224 had their Stated Meeting and welcomed our New Masonic Div 5, District 522 Inspector, WB Sir Zack Braun. It was a very successful night with our Brethren and a very impressive display of brotherhood and fellowships together with our ladies and families joining us for our “Potluck Dinner”. […]
Bakersfield Lodge No. 224 Annual Installation of Officers
Last December 16, 2023 Bakersfield Lodge No. 224 had its Annual Open Installation of Officers. It was a very successful and solemn installation led by WB Robert Beeson III, Assistant Grand Lecturer for Division 5, as the Installing Master, WB Jun Lungcob, District Inspector, as the Master of Ceremonies and WB Zaldy Damaso, Past District […]
Download the Simple Guide to Freemasonry
Discuss your Masonic experience with others easily by downloading the simple guide to Freemasonry and brushing up on the basics.
Discovery Masonry on Freemason.org
Say hello to a series of brand-new web resources for prospects and new members available on freemason.org, the online home of the Masons of California.
2nd and 3rd Degree Conferral
Bakersfield Lodge No. 224 gain a new Master Mason and Passed a Fellowcraft for the month of November 2023. Bro Victor Alcantar was raised to the sublime degree of MM on November 16 and Bro Todd Stoner was passed as a Fellowcraft on November 30.
174th Annual Communication Grandlodge of California Free and Accepted Mason
Bakersfield Lodge No. 224 151st Anniversary Picnic
575D0D35-F0B5-48A8-B91B-DB2B3D649134 (1) Last September 30 Bakersfield Lodge celebrated their 151st Anniversary at Kaiser Permanente Sports Village. About 100 family members and friends and their children enjoyed a day of picnic in the park. Lots of food and drinks brought by everyone to include a big “Lechon” (Roast Pig) were shared with delight. Adult and children […]
BL #224 Yard Sale!
Our Lodge held its first Yard Sale on July 15, 2023! Brothers and Sisters came together with donations of use clothes, toys, equipment and other stuff to sell, and all the proceeds will go to Bakersfield Lodge “General Fund and the newly open Building Fund”. The yard sale was held at our Brother SW Eric […]
Join Us and Let Your Network Know #ImAMason!
BetweenJuly 10–21,we’re asking all members who are comfortable doing so topost a short message onFacebookorInstagramsaying why Freemasonry is important to you.
California Freemason: The Magic Issue
In the Magic Issue of California Freemason magazine, we’re casting a light on some of those similar connections between magic and Masonry.
Learn About Freemasonry Symbols
Maybe you’ve seen the square and compass logo on buildings around town or wondered about the meaning of emblems like the Masonic trowel. What’s the history behind Masonic symbols, and how do they factor into what happens in a lodge?
Past Master’s Night 3rd Degree Conferral
Past Master’s Night 3rd Degree Conferral was held last night April 27 for Roddrick Sutherland. It was a very special and solemn night attended by several Past Masters and brethren from different lodges such as Caledonia Lodge No.486, Muedell/Oildale Lodge No. 695, Tehachapi Lodge No. 313, and San Fernando Lodge No.343. Big thanks to all […]
California Freemason: In Masonry and Politics, Finding Common Ground
Most people know that there are two things that Masons don’t discuss in the lodge room: politics and religion. Instead, they focus on the things that bind them, not that divide. Could that be a model for a more harmonious world outside the lodge?
California Freemason Magazine: The Temple Issue
In this issue ofCalifornia Freemason Magazine, we’re casting our gaze anew at our fraternal home, the California Masonic Memorial Temple in San Francisco.
New Online Exhibition from the Henry W. Coil Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Explore some stunning examples of this fraternal craftwork through the agesinFrom the Hands of Fellowship,a new virtual exhibition from the Henry Wilson Coil Library and Museum of Freemasonry.
California Freemason Magazine: Freemasonry in Latin America Now
In this special issue ofCalifornia Freemason, we take a Masonic road trip south of the border to learn about the longhistory of Freemasonry in Latin America.
Working as Death’s Doormen
These Masons working with death have an intimate familiarity with the other side.
Underwater, Reminders of a Forgotten Masonic Cemetery
A tiny, sandy cove, San Francisco’s Aquatic Park is one of the most reliably sunny spots in town. Yet clues of the city’s distant past are still there.
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