grand master visits the old country
Grand Master Visits the Old Country
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usan Brackshaw, our Grand Master’s wife, together with hundreds of other spectators was beating time to the rhythms of the Stadio, the popular musical group that for over 30 years has been at the forefront of Italian music in Europe. At one point even Grand Master Crociata let loose and started clapping while the Grand Orient of Italy’s Grand Master, Gustavo Raffi, gave clear indication to the surrounding Grand Masters how much he was enjoying the show. The Stadio concert was one of the highlights of the Grand Orient of Italy’s (GOI) welcome to the 35 foreign delegations on the occasion of the Grand Orient’s annual communication held in Rimini on March 30-April 1, 2012. Thousands of participants, brothers and profane, crowded onto the bleachers of the new Conference Hall. It was a wonderful setting for the labors of Italy’s Freemasons.
by Oscar Bartoli, PM Secretary, Italia Lodge No. 2001
Most Worshipful Joe Crociata, on his third “incursion” into Rimini, was this time in his full element as Grand Master. His presentation took place at the special communication of Italia Lodge, No. 2001, of which he is one of the founding fathers along with Grand Master Raffi. There he underlined the strong and genuine fraternal relations between the two communities, on both sides of the Atlantic. Italia Lodge’s special session has been listed for years in the GOI’s official annual program and is proof of their enduring strong Masonic ties. These ties were confirmed by the “historical” session held on March 14th between the American Lodge and the Lodge of Montaperti di Siena via Skype. Grand Master Crociata participated from Washington, DC. It was the beginnings of an initiative to be soon followed by others that will allow the Brothers of Italian Lodges twinned with Italia
The Grand Master traveled to Italy last spring to attend the annual session of the Grand Orient of Italy
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