On Thursday evening April 18th,  Americus Lodge members and Past Masters Gary Jensen and Claude Roswurm  were honored for their 50 and 60 years of service, respectively. From the Grand Lodge,  R:.W:. Deputy Grand Master Michael Halleran presided over the auspicious event assisted by W:. Alex Rosell, Asst. Grand Tyler and R:.W:. Bob Talbott, Grand [...]

Right Worshipful Brother Dale Fritz, District Deputy Grand Master from the 12th District, received two great honors this past weekend at the 157th Annual Communication. Brother Fritz was awarded the very prestigious Grand Masters Award as a tribute for his work with his Lodge, Community and Masonic Fraternity with distinction and devotion over and above [...]

M:. W:. Donald Newman, Jr. revised an earlier order that implemented the requirement for electronic verification of all petitions with a new Edict released in December 2012.  The new Edict makes optional the electronic verification for membership transfers between lodges in Kansas and petitions for plural membership in another Kansas lodge.  This move transfers the [...]

Grand Senior Warden Michael Halleran has been named editor in chief of the Journal of the Masonic Society according to a statement published on the Masonic Society website.  Halleran will replace founding editor Christopher Hodapp who is retiring.   In the announcement, the president of the Masonic Society, John R. “Bo” Cline, PGM (Alaska 2009), [...]

Assistant Grand Tyler B. Cole Presley will be appointed Grand Senior Deacon for 2013 -14. Deputy Grand Master Rick Reichert announced the appointment at the November 16 meeting of Justice Lodge in Hays. Citing Presley’s experience and hard work as current Area Deputy Grand Master of Area 10, past District Deputy, and Past Master of [...]

Limited parking for the Grand Lodge Leadership Academy is available in the Grand Lodge lot.   Street parking is also available on all four sides of the Capitol complex. Street parking is free on weekends. Parking in other lots (other than GL lot) may get you towed!   The Grand Lodge building will open at [...]

Grand Lodge wants to hear from you!  There are two Town Hall meetings planned in the near future and all are invited to attend to listen to what is planned, ask questions and provide input.  Information will range from integrating your lodge into the Grand Lodge strategic plan, current programs and resources, the rapidly changing [...]

The Grand Lodge office has received a variety of questions about motorcycle tags.  While the statute that allowed for our tags does not include authority for motorcycle plates, IF there is enough expressed interest, we will return to the Legislature this winter and ask for expanded authority; so, if you would be interested in plates [...]

With negotiations being finalized with the Kansas Department of Revenue for the Kansas Mason License Plate, many minor details are still being worked out. One critical item is that the Grand Lodge needs to show an interest of at least 500 Masons who would be eligible to purchase these plates. Kansas Masons who would like [...]

The Grand Lodge is pleased to announce that Kansas Masonic Home will be sponsoring the second annual Grand Lodge Leadership Academy to be held this year on October 6 at the Kansas Statehouse, and that Abdallah Shrine will provide the course material to all attendees.   Partnerships like these will help ensure that Grand Lodge [...]