“There’s a feeling of togetherness that you get from Freemasonry that is not always easy to find anywhere else” - Stephen Rogers.
Pictured at the Shrewsbury Masonic Hall is, front Master Russell Price with him past Master: Shaun Willocks and Chaplin of the Lodge David Foulkes
Last year, the lodges of Shropshire were responsible for an impressive collective donation that directly benefitted a large number of causes that operate in the area. In all, through a combination of donations by the SMCA, the Masonic Charitable Foundation and individual lodges, Shropshire Freemasons donated £75,000 to local causes.
"Children are often frightened when they go into hospital, and through the Teddies For Loving Care appeal, we provide the emergency departments at the hospitals in Shrewsbury, Telford and Gobowen as well as Hope House Hospice with teddy bears that can give them a bit of comfort. The feedback that we get is brilliant – it is hugely appreciated by the hospitals, the children and their families.
“There’s a feeling of togetherness that you get from Freemasonry that is not always easy to find anywhere else,” said Stephen. “We tend to meet in the evenings, six to eight times a year. The meeting will consist firstly of a business part, and this will include the ceremonial stuff, where new people might come in or existing lodge members will ascend to different levels of masonry.”
“Our different handshakes are the only things in Freemasonry that, in theory, aren’t now open for discussion in public. But they are only used inside lodge rooms and are only part of the short ceremonial side of what we do.”
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