Proudly Celebrating Our
156th Anniversary
1853-2009
Regular Communications
First and Third Tuesdays at 7:30 PM
110 Route 37 W.
Toms River, NJ 08754
Lodge Office (732) 240-4835
Public Phone (732) 349-9641
"There are no Strangers here Only Friends"
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Harmony Lodge #18 F&AM
Toms River NJ
Harmony Lodge #18 F.&A.M.
Toms River, NJ
Toms River, NJ
Sickness and Recovery
Our prayers go out to these Brothers and Friends, May they have a quick recovery.
Shirts & pins for Sale
Harmony lodge Golf Shirts
Med. Lg & xLg $20.00 per Shirt*
2X & 3X $25.00 per Shirt*
They are Navy blue 50/50 cotton blend, with Harmony Lodge NO. 18 over Square and compass, Toms River NJ underneath
( other colors avalable upon request )
We have two types of lodge pins one round and one Square, your choice
$5.00 per pin*
Please see
George Allen
or
Michael Haley
Or you can email your request to harmonylodge18@optonline.net
*for all mail orders shipping fees will apply
Order of the Amaranth
My Brother,
Please keep in your thoughts and prayers the men and women who are now and have been deployed in the service our country.
Food For Thought!
Brother, I too own a television set, but that does not keep me at home on lodge night, I have never yet had one of the characters on television come off the screen and Shake my hand. They have never offered me the warm friendship that my lodge brothers do. They have never handed me a cup of coffee or a donut. No. Never!
Harmony Lodge Shirts and Pins
are available now!
Shirts are $25 + shipping (Add $3 for 3x or larger).
We have two types of pins for $5.00 each + shipping.
If interested just fill out below and hit the submit button.
Pin type # 1
Pin type # 2
Demolay is in need of Advisories and new members
Please contact Rich Gendreau rich_gendreau@yahoo.com
PERMANENT FUND: ..The Harmony Lodge
Permanent Fund continues to need your support to insure the future welfare of the lodge facilities. All donations will be gratefully appreciated.
Support our local Holly Assembly and Pledge Group
New members allways welcome
FROM THE EAST
Dear Brothers,
Masonic symbols provide a visual means of attaining the beginnings of Masonic Education. These images are used to teach morals and lessons, much as we use “visuals” like PowerPoint presentations today. To import meaning to an embodiment of picture images and data within a specific school of thought the statement “A picture is worth a thousand words”, as the best way to learn, is just as true today as it was 5,000 years ago. Many scholars today question the origin of the Point within the Circle, whose parallel upright lines on both sides of the circle, closely resemble are Egyptian hieroglyphic. Is it one of the first Freemason symbols? Masonic symbols were used in past centuries, not due as much to Masonic secrecy, (as many people believe) but due to the fact that most of the world’s population was illiterate. During the Middle Ages (also known as the Dark Ages) and through subsequent centuries, most of the population, being working people, were illiterate or had only basic ability to sign their names, making their “mark” to signify their acceptance, or read simple words. During the Middle Ages, many wealthy landowners could read and some could not, but the working class people, as a whole, had never been taught to read. Illiteracy did not make these Masons stupid or lesser operative Masons in the craft. They were simply working people, taking care of their families, who by necessity, had to begin working at a very early age, usually from dawn until dusk, 6 days a week and did not have the time nor the teachers to avail themselves of the ability to learn to read or of any higher education. Due to the lack of books, much knowledge was passed down via the use of symbols and by word of mouth, a “monitorial” inculcation (mouth-to-ear-teaching). Many of the scribes only heard the spoken words (without the advantage of being able to copy any written text) and therefore spelled the words as best they knew how. This also accounts for some of the many translation differences in the Holy Books of the mayor religions of the world which Freemasonry embraces down through history.
Donald H. Canetti WM
Fraternally
Donald Canetti WM
