Minister and Mason============
June Quarterly will be Held in Harrisburg The R . \\'.Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Pennsylvania will meet in Quarterly Communication on June 14, 1989. at the Zemba Shrine T emple, 2801 North Third Street, Harrisburg. The Communication begins promptly at 7:00 p.m. As a lways. the Communica tion is open to all Master Masons; one need not be a member of Grand Lodge to auend. Dinner is free and is open to all Master Masons; and will be served at 5:00 p.m. that day in the Scottish Rite Cathedral which is located witl1in walking distance from the Shrine T emple.
On Sunday, February 26th , Rev. John H. Weaver, Pastor of Trinity Tower U nited Methodist Church in Penn Hills, nea r Pittsburgh, graciously in vi ted members of the Masonic Fraternity to attend church services. 'The affair was made possible through permission from Bro. Alan T. Male, D.D.G.M., who has urged Lodges in the 54th Disu·ict to look for ways to bring the L ight of Masonry before the public. Members of the Fraternity were given
royal trea tment, and the occasion proved to be a moving experience for both Mason and non-Mason alike. Comments from the Brethren reflected a feeling of great satisfaction. " I t's good to see Masons in tails and white gloves at something other than a Funeral Service," remarked one Brother. " We used to do this sort of thing all the time," said another. In this endeavor, the Lodge no t o nl y h elped ex p ose th e public to Free-
AN OFFICIAL PUBLIC ATION OF THE RIGHT WORSHIPFU L GRAND LODGE OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS OF PENNSYLVANIA
VOLUME XXXVI
MAY 1989
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Grand Master Kurtz Breaks Ground for the Independent Living Community
masonry, but it gained a new member. Rev. Weaver's petition was approved just clays before this picture was taken , and by now, we may recognize him as a Brother of the Craft. It is our hope that o ther church m ember s wi ll foll ow R ev. Weaver's example by seeking Masonic Light.
r----------------------------, HARRISBURG June Quarter! y Communication June 14, 1989
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On T hursday, March 9th, Grand Master Kurtz broke ground for the new Independent Living Community which will be located at the Masonic Homes in Elizabethtown. Site clearing will begin by the end of March , with construction scheduled to begin in June. Occupancy of Phase I is expected by the Fall of 1990. At this time we are pleased to inform you that we have fifty-one of the eighty-two units planned for Phase I reserved. This type of response reaffirms our belief that we are developing a community which is both appealing to and needed by the Masonic Fraternity and their families. continued 011 page 2