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Fellowcraft Degree

We had an outstanding Fellowcraft Degree conferral on March 28th! Three Brothers were passed to the Degree of Fellowcraft.    

Funeral Notice

Bill Sewing, longtime fixture and former Tyler at Excelsior 261, a sixty-nine year Master Mason and 32° Scottish Rite Mason, passed away on February 23rd. The obituary is below. Visitation will be on Friday, March 4th from 6pm-9pm at Heritage Funeral Home in Indian Trail (4431 Old Monroe Road) and graveside service will be on Saturday, March 5th at 4pm at the Historic

Mail Delivery to the Lodge

For some reason some mail is being delivered to the lodge while some is being returned to sender as undeliverable. I spent a good while today at the Post Office trying to resolve the problem without success. If your mail is returne please know that the address is in fact correct. You can resend, contact

2022 Officer Installation

Our 2022 Officer Installation and Awards Ceremony went off without a hitch. Congrats to our new officers and recipients of awards! Thank you to our installing officer, Ben Wallace!

EA Degree

Congrats to our newest Entered Apprentice Gerald who was initiated on November 29th!

EA Degree

Congratulations to our newest Entered Apprentices Tyler, Craig, and Ryan! They were initiated on September 1st.