Welcome to our newest Master Mason!
Patrick Tobin (L), 2023 Master, congratulates Sam Madden (R), Excelsior's newest Master Mason.
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!
Master Mason Degree
We had an outstanding Master Mason Degree on March 22nd for Brother Lincoln Scott. Thank you to all who attended and our visitors from Matthews!
Masonic Home for Children at Oxford (MHCO) Fundraiser
MHCO Fundraiser Excelsior 261 is launching a fundraiser for the Masonic Home for Children at Oxford! Dates are today, February 5th, through March 22nd when we hold our next Master Mason Degree. Please see the attached flyer (click the title of this post to open!) but the basic premise is that this is a donation
Another Zoom Meeting Success
Another great Zoom virtual get together last night. We had 11 Excelsior members join us. We checked in on how everyone was doing and then had a brief discussion on civility in society, especially in social media, how mentoring new members can help mold them into better men, and that we aren't required to all
Member Check-In via Zoom!
Excelsior Members, please join us on tomorrow, Monday the 6th, at 7pm on Zoom for an opportunity to say hello and check in with one another. For log-in info, please contact the Secretary. Hope to see you virtually!
Joint Statement from NC PHA GM and NC AF&AM GM
GMs Joint Statement Please see the attached statement from NC Prince Hall Grand Master Daniel Thompson and our NC AF&AM Grand Master Shaun Bradshaw on current events and the importance of our actions as Freemasons.
Message to our Members
Below is a message from the Master (Clay Pettit), Senior Warden (Josh Barnett), and Junior Warden (Patrick Tobin) of Excelsior to our members.' Brethren, It is with a heavy heart that we write this letter to you all. As we hope many of you are, we are saddened by the events going on in our
Lodge Officers FC Practice & Next Members Check-In Meeting
The Officers will be practicing the FC degree via a secure Zoom meeting on Monday at 7pm. If you are an officer and didn't get a meeting link, please reach out to the secretary. We will likely skip next Monday the 25th in honor of Memorial Day and hold another all members check-in and education
Lodge Virtual Meeting
We had a great time last week with over a dozen members joining us for a virtual lodge meeting on Zoom. We checked in with everyone present and then did some education. This Monday the 4th at 7pm, we are going to have another meeting so please join us. For instructions on joining, please reach