Congratulations to the 2017 Officers of Excelsior! Officer installation will be on Monday, December 12th with dinner at 6:30pm and the installation starting at 7:15pm. Friends and family are welcome! If possible, please RSVP at www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZRH3D2Q so we can plan the meal accordingly.
Excelsior 261 and Temple 676 held a blood drive on Saturday, November 12th with the Community Blood Center of the Carolinas. Hot dogs were served for lunch for everyone who donated. We also sold raffle tickets for $10 each with the prize being a 32" LG LED TV for a charity fundraiser. All proceeds went to
At our August Stated Communication, we voted to donate $200 to West Gate so they can take a group of children from the Masonic Home for Children at Oxford (MHCO) to a Panthers game. Below is an email from Gary Cooke of West Gate Lodge letting us know the results: The next home game vs chiefs we will
Excelsior partnered with Temple 676 to hold a Halloween Festival on Saturday, October 29th. There was fun and games for the kids, information about youth groups, free hot dogs, and more. masonic-halloween-flier
Andrew Hammer, Past Master and Secretary, Alexandria-Washington Lodge No. 22, A.F. & A.M., Grand Chancellor, Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia, F.A.A.M. and Past Grand Orator, Grand Lodge of North Carolina, A.F. & A.M., an internationally acclaimed masonic author and speaker spoke on 'Observing the Craft' at Excelsior Lodge No. 261 on August 15th.
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Larry Thompson Flyer A special guest lecturer has been scheduled for June 20th at 7pm. Larry Thompson, Past Master of Sophia Lodge #767, Wilkerson Lodge #760, and Blackmer Lodge #127 and presently a Grand Steward in the North Carolina Grand Lodge will be joining us to speak on Traditional Observance Lodges. Sophia Lodge #767 is
Excelsior welcomed K.S.Sankaran, Past Master of Mount Lodge #14 in Chennai, India and Grand Lodge of India Officer at our June Stated Communication on June 6th.
Excelsior just had the honor of presenting Bobby Foy, Jerry D. Furr, Joe Barkley, Troy Brown (front row) with 50 year membership certificates and pins. David Carriker (back row) presided over the ceremony.
Jeff Morris from the Grand Jeff Morris from the Grand Lodge Speakers Bureau joined us on April 18th to deliver a great lecture on "Generational Differences in the Craft."
