Meetings
Stated meetings are on the first Thursday of the month, and are preceded by a dinner that starts at 6:15pm. Masons, their friends and families are cordially invited to the dinners and other events. Events, Degrees, Practices and other meetings are normally scheduled on the remaining Thursdays starting at 7:00pm. Past Grand Master of Masons of California
San Bernardino Lodge is very prou
d to claim the 1996-97 Grand Master of Masons of California as one of its own: M.W. Allen B. Gresham, who served as Master of the Lodge in 1967. What is Freemasonry? It is the oldest fraternity in the world. It probably arose as an outgrowth of the guilds of stonemasons who built castles and cathedrals in Medieval Europe. Possibly, it was influenced by the Knights of Templar, the Christian warrior monks, who formed in 1118 to protect pilgrims making trips to the holy land. In the year 1717, the first Grand Lodge was formed in England. Since then, Freemasonry (or, Masonry) spread to most countries of the world. Today, there are about about five million masons in the U.S. and ten million in the world. Freemasonry teaches honesty, integrity, self-control, obeying the law, love for country, responsibility, charity, tolerance, respect for all regardless of status, and in general, morality and its many aspects. It attracted men from all walks of life, including a long list of famous people, among which fourteen U.S. presidents. Freemasonry is not a religion. We only require a belief in God as a prerequisite for membership. Men from all religious faiths, races, cultures and political affiliations around the world are Masons. Neither it is a secretive organization. Secret organizations hide the names of their membership, where and when they meet and other vital details. Its secrets are modes of recognition (grips and passwords), which masons like to keep private. The real secret of Freemasonry is the positive change it has on the individual, which cannot be put in words. More information on Freemasonry and the application process can be found at the site of the Grand Lodge of California. If you are from the Inland Empire area please call the Lodge at 909-486-3701 or Email the Lodge at [email protected] and leave your name, telephone number, mailing address, and Email address. We can either mail the information to you or arrange an appointment where you can visit us at the lodge. We assure you that we WILL NOT contact you again, nor will we solicit you for any reason. To be a Mason YOU must ask to apply. WE do not solicit others to join Masonry. It is an ancient tradition of the Fraternity that a man can only desire to be a Mason of his own free will and accord. Thus, we do not ask others to join…but we welcome anyone interested to apply or ask us for information.
