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How Good It Is For Brethren To Dwell Together In Unity

Truer words have never been spoken. As we begin meeting in person again, I see excitement and zeal in the faces of those who are traveling and doing the work of Freemasonry.

It is amazing how fast my calendar filled up. We went from zero to 100 in sixty seconds. It is almost as if we never experienced the last year and a half, but we did and many of those who were with us then are gone today. I hope we take their enthusiasm for our fraternity and pay it forward.

The Grand Lodge Officers have returned to doing Dedications and traveling around the State for various meetings and celebrations along with planning for the Grand Master Festivals in September and Grand Lodge in October. Brethren, please mark your calendars for September 18th and 25th for the Grand Master’s Festivals and October 8th and 9th for our Grand Lodge Session.

We will once again travel to Springfield to do the business of our Grand Lodge and to see old friends and hopefully make some new ones and I hope to see you all.

On a personal note, I want to thank all of you for allowing me to serve our Great Fraternity as your Grand Master. I became a Master Mason in August 1986 and had no idea of where that road would lead me, but here just 35 short years later I will be stepping down from serving as Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Illinois. I have many to thank, but I will only mention a few,

First and foremost, my wife Deborah who has supported me in every road I have ventured down.

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Illinois Freemasonry Magazine - Summer 2021