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Masonic Lodge Spruces Up a Valley Home
Masons help each other, their Masonic families, and the larger community.
VAN NUYS – Clarence F. Smith Daylight Lodge No. 866, Free and Accepted Masons of California (“CFS Daylight” or “the Lodge”), a little Lodge with a big heart, extended itself once again for a person near and dear to the Lodge.
At the request of a deceased Brother’s wife [her name is omitted for privacy], a group of men from the Lodge came to the rescue.
On Saturday, February 19, 2022, a number of Masons of CFS Daylight Lodge went to her home, at her request, spruced up her front and back yards, and did some plumbing repair inside.
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These are tasks which she could not handle alone, certainly not without her husband, a 29 year Master Mason and a member of CFS Daylight Lodge, who “laid down his working tools and entered the Eternal Lodge Above” at the age of 97.
Masons trace their roots back to the Craft Guilds of the Middle Ages that formed “Lodges” to take care of the stonemasons who were members, their widows and orphans. Later, Masonry transmuted from a Craft Guild to a fraternal organization as men, who were not stonemasons, became interested in the philosophical underpinnings of the Craft. In 1717, the United Grand Lodge of England formed, and Freemasonry soon spread throughout the world, carrying with it the priorities of caring for member Masons, their widows and orphans.
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Such remains the case to this day. This is the reason the men of CFS Daylight Lodge were eager to help one of their own on February 19, 2022.
CFS Daylight Lodge continues to help others in the community and overseas with the Lodge’s philanthropic projects and charitable work. See, https://patch.com/california/e... . See also, https://patch.com/california/e...
Masons believe they have a responsibility to improve themselves and to help make the world a better place.
Freemasonry welcomes men of all ethnic backgrounds and religious beliefs, age 18 or older, who meet the qualifications. CFS Daylight Lodge, a small lodge formed in 2017, is composed of a diverse group of such members who share the same values and ideals and who enjoy one another's company.
One of Freemasonry's traditions is that the fraternity does not solicit members or ask men to join. Men must seek membership on their own initiative. Nevertheless, the Lodge welcomes visitors, but not in closed meetings, who would like to get to know the members and what the Lodge does.
Contact:
David I. Karp, Newsletter Editor
Clarence F. Smith Daylight Lodge No. 866
818-515-9361