May 2024:
Once More, With Feeling! Let’s Tell the World: #ImAMason

For the past two summers, we’ve run social media campaigns to encourage members to tell the world that #ImAMason. This month, we’re bringing it back—with the hopes of starting a worldwide trend!
Last summer, #ImAMason posts reached more than 6 million people—helping us spread the word about Freemasonry and promoting positive public awareness.
So, from May 1–14, we’re asking California Masons to post a message explaining why their membership is so important to them on Facebook, Instagram, or TikTok (follow our new channel @CaliforniaMasons) with the hashtag #ImAMason. (It’s important you use the hashtag so we can see and share it!) This can be a simple written message, a photo, a selfie—whatever you like! Either way, by talking about Freemasonry and our membership with the people around us, we can inspire the next generation of would-be Masons to take that first step and knock on the door.
In fact, we know from studies that 91 percent of current members first learned about Masonry through a family member, friend, or coworker. Despite that, a whopping 63 percent of members don’t openly discuss Freemasonry with those around them—often out of an erroneous belief that they’re not allowed to, or that they have to wait until they’re asked directly. That isn’t true!
As Masons, we are able—and indeed encouraged—to talk about Freemasonry and what we get out of it with the people around us. That’s what the #ImAMason campaign is all about. Don’t know what to say? DOWNLOAD OUR NEW BOOKLET, titled Opening the Door, for some helpful and simple answers to common questions about Freemasonry. Or check out our brand-new webpage, WHAT IS FREEMASONRY, meant to give newcomers a basic sense of things. These are a starting point to help members discuss the fraternity in general and how it works. But the best explanations will come from real members discussing the real things they get out of it.
We can’t wait to see what you post!
We speak often of the working tools of Masonry.
They are symbols, yes, but also reminders of the practical virtues required to shape a good life.
But there are other tools in the Mason’s kit.
Tools not made of metal, not passed from hand to hand, and never displayed in a case.
These are the invisible tools...
Patience.
Restraint.
Nuance.
Discernment.
Silence.
You won’t find them on a tracing board.
But without them, the rest lose their meaning.
Patience is what allows a Brother to return to the same lessons again and again, trusting that light will come in time.
Restraint keeps ego in check and prevents wisdom from becoming pride.
Nuance is what teaches us that not every question needs a quick answer, and not every answer is simple.
Silence - the most misunderstood of them all - isn’t emptiness. It’s depth.
It creates space for reflection, for others to speak, and for truth to emerge unforced.
We don’t confer these tools in a degree, we cultivate them over years.
Often, they are forged in frustration, polished by failure, and tested in the quiet spaces where no one is watching.
A Mason may carry the plumb line and trowel...
But the Brother who knows when to speak and when to wait, when to act and when to hold...
He is working with more than symbols.
He is building with the invisible tools that truly shape the man.
Let us not only ask what tools we’ve been given.
Let us ask what tools we’ve learned to use.
The invisible tools are harder to teach, but they’re what truly shape a Mason over time.
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RWB Pat Comer and the Weldy’s at a Masonic event! Hear Pat’s whole story on Episode 111: Freemasonry is like a Diamond!
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Tomorrow is the Day!! The weather is gonna be great, the course is perfect, & we’re ready for a great event!! We still have a few spots open if you have a team and want to have a good time, stop down!! 7 am registration, 8 am shotgun start!!
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A true Brother is a lifeline to happiness — a bridge to cherished memories, a pathway to limitless possibilities, the anchor to stability in a progressive lodge. It’s been a few years since we made a pack to serve the Lodge with Harmony to the best way we can and I think we will make it!!! #masonsofca #masonsofcalifornia #gml372 #imamason #fyp #freemasonry #followers #3lights #gardenamonetalodge372 #anncomm24 ...
WB Earl Webster’s installations Master of Harrisville No. 137 with RWB Dan Hall, Junior Grand Deacon of the Grand Lodge of Ohio! Hear Earl’s whole story on Episode 100: There Will Be Selfies!
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~THE PERFECTED STONE IN MASONRY~
A Mason worked in the temple, sculpting a stone to make it perfect. After a lot of effort, he finally achieved his goal of perfecting his stone.
However, when he tried to place his stone in its place in the temple, it didn`t fit.
The Mason felt frustrated and confused. All of his work on perfecting his stone and still it would not fit amongst the others.
Then he realized, “My stone is perfect, but it is not perfect for this place.”
We often think that perfection means that we will fit in the place we expect, next to the other stones of our Masonic brothers.
The Mason pondered on this and finally understood that perfection is not always about fitting in a specific place next to others. Perfection is about being authentic and true to oneself and being the best version of you that is possible. ~Never Stop Building~
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Thank you worshipful Terence Trevor Panganiban!!!
Worshipful Brother Terence, I will leave you with this quote “The last part of success, is to pass your work on to those whom will do better than you. WRF “ I believe that under your leadership Gardena Moneta Lodge no 372 will be an exceptional lodge!!! #masonsofca #masonsofcalifornia #gml372 #fyp #imamason #freemasonry #followers #gardenamoneta372strong #gml372strong
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Repost from our Junior Past Master WBro ralicna
12/14/2024 my last day to open and close my home Lodge. A chapter closes, but I’m thrilled for the next, the invaluable lessons learned here will forever inspire me, thank you for the unforgettable memories, it’s been an honor serving my home lodge alongside a great team!!! #MasonsofCA #gml372 #masonsofcalifornia #fyp #ImAMason #freemasonry #gardenamoneta372strong #whatsnext #harmony highlight
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Are you ready to knock at the door of Freemasonry??
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RWB Jim Hall & WB Earl Webster after recording at East Palestine Lodge! Check out Episode 100: There Will Be Selfies!
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Episode 100 - There Will Be Selfies featuring WB Earl Webster - Out Now!
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Saturday (12/14/2024), Newport Mesa Lodge No. 241 held their Installation of Officers ceremony.
Congratulations to all the incoming 2025 officers.
Worshipful Master: Scott Winchell
Senior Warden: Joshua Price - To be installed February.
Junior Warden: Todd Kliewer
Senior Deacon: Erik Olsen - To be installed February.
Junior Deacon - Lucas Kastner
Marshal - TBD
Senior Steward - TBD
Junior Steward - Romy Lauguico
Tyler - Bob Phillips
Secretary - Jeff Castellano
Treasurer - Lou Sumarinas - To be installed February.
Officer’s Coach - Charles Kelly
Officer’s Coach - Jamie Barr
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Use this content to spread the word about resources provided by the California Masonic Foundation, the Masonic Homes of California, and more.
Masonic Health Services:
Services at MCYAF Across the Lifespan
The Pavilion at the Masonic Homes
Masonic Homes of California Resources
Masonic Philanthropy:

Stay on track of lodge business and prepare for important deadlines. Here’s your May checklist.
Executive Committee
- If you haven’t already, register for the final 2024 Master and Wardens Leadership retreat in Palm Springs.
Senior Warden, along with Executive Committee
- If you haven’t already, register for the final 2024 Master and Wardens Leadership retreat in Palm Springs.
- Identify and approach members for 2025 open elected and appointed officer positions
- Identify and approach members for the 2025 Audit, Membership Retention, and any other committees.
- Set calendar for 2025 and identify event leaders.
- Continue preparing 2025 budget.
- Set installation date and approach installing officer, master of ceremonies, and chaplain
- Review all candidates’ progress toward advancement.
Junior Warden
- If you haven’t already, register for the final 2024 Master and Wardens Leadership retreat in Palm Springs.
- Continue tracking 100 percent officer giving to the Annual Fund, with officers setting an example through gifts that represent their capability as well as their commitment to our charitable programs.
Secretary
- Send list of members with late dues to the Retention Committee.
- Send any suspension notices via certified mail.
- Provide necessary information so Charity Committee can consider remissions.
- Begin reviewing roster for accuracy in preparation for the end of the Grand Lodge membership year, June 30.
Treasurer
- Important: By May 15, submit IRS form 990 and FTB form 199 (unless your lodge has previously agreed to have Grand Lodge prepare and file these forms). Please contact financial services at (415) 292-9170 for any questions.
- Lodges not using Intacct should submit their annual financial statements to Grand Lodge by May 15.
Hall Association
- Important: By May 15, submit IRS form 990 and FTB form 199.
- Important: By May 15, submit form 200 to Grand Lodge. In iMember 2.0, download form 200 from the Hall Resources section of the Resources tile, and then upload the completed form to the lodge vault or submit to memberservices@freemason.org or financialservices@freemason.org
- Pay insurance premium.
Questions? Contact Member Services at memberservices@freemason.org or (415) 776-7000.

Last month, we asked whether your lodge has considered launching a TikTok channel. Of those who replied….
- 84% - No
- 12% - Never
- 4% - It has not been brought up at the Lodge
- 0% - Yes