Brethren and friends,

Many of you have stepped up and committed to signing a petition to create Massachusetts Lodge of Research. Here is the latest update. The petition is being created by RW George Bibilos, RW Graeme Marsden and me. As soon as we have a format that reflects Grand Lodge's requirements we will begin circulating it. RW Graeme will be circulating the petition on the south shore and I will be circulating it on the north shore. RW George has been working as liaison to the GL.

Wor. John

Brethren & Friend

It has been a while since I have made a post, mainly because there has been little to report. Let give you an update of where we are in the process. We are still five(5) Master Masons short of being able to petition Grand Lodge for a charter. I am putting out an appeal to all of you to send interested Master Masons to either our Facebook group or my e-mail revjps@gmail.com. Please ask them to identify themselves as being interested in being part of the petition.

We are looking into an alternative. I have been in contact with the GL Education Committee with the idea of setting up a Lodge of Research up under their jurisdiction in a similar fashion to a Lodge of Instruction. I am awaiting their opinion.

We are so close - with a little more push we can get there.

Fraternally,

Wor. John Soderblom