My Worthy Brothers,
With February now behind us, it’s time to forward focus to the launch point for any candidate to earnestly begin their Masonic journey, and equally notable, the culmination of the SJ1P Officer experiences for this Masonic year. And that would be to confer the Master Mason degree on this year’s candidates.
Please note that this month we will require some unique logistics for conferring SJ1P’s Master Mason degree.
On Wednesday March 18th, we will perform Part 1 of the MM degree and as is typical for SJ1P, in its entirety we will require 2 meetings. Part 1 being on March 18th, with Lodge opening at 6:30 PM, dinner at 5:30 PM.
Then, on Saturday March 21st, and with much gratitude and appreciation to W∴ Adam Clement of Harmony Lodge, they have granted us permission to utilize their Lodge room for SJ1P to perform Parts 2 and 3 to conclude the MM degree. This Special communication will open at 11:00 AM.
Harmony Lodge is located at 1237 Reservoir Ave, Cranston, RI 02920.
I hope to enlist a unique group of Master Masons to perform the Part 2 allegory. My expectation is that this cast will provide a meaningful experience for the soon to be raised Master Masons and the Brothers attending on the sidelines.
In February, we were honored and privileged to meet and hear from several SJ1P Brothers who received their 50-year Grand Lodge service medal. Appropriately, R∴W∴DDGM Mazen Alsabe, along with our M∴W∴GM Rick Baccus shared the utmost pleasure of bestowing this honor on them. To cite a frequent quip that W∴Bob O’Brien and I often share, this equated to ‘another great day in Freemasonry.’
No less important, in February W∴Raymond Aznavorian illustrated for us a brief overview of the usage of an AED Unit and CPR basics. Strikingly, many of us present had previously witnessed first-hand a worthy Brother being stricken and how critical it was for him to receive life-sustaining treatment and how impactful it was to
resuscitate him for the final precious hours of time spent with the love of his life.
Please my Brothers, consider enrolling yourself for formal training on this so that should the need ever arise in your presence, you can be that invaluable “first responder.”
There’s never a bad time for another shameless plea to sustain the flow of donations to SJ1P’s My Giving Page, eponymously named “SJ1P for Dana-Farber & The Jimmy Fund.” which funds DFCI research. To date we have funneled more than $4000.00 dollars to the cause, and I graciously thank each of you who already donated. All donations, no matter the size, make a tangible difference.
The URL and/or QR code to access this page is: https://danafarber.jimmyfund.org/goto/SJ1P
Please note the scrolling option as seen on the My Giving Page, which lists previous donations. Donors can identify themselves and personalize any messaging associated with their contribution to be visible on the scroll. You can also remain anonymous if so desired.
Dinner for the March 18th stated communication will begin @ 5:30 PM and Lodge will open @ 6:30 PM to conduct our business and commence with the work of the evening.
As is customary, dinner reservations are required and can be made by calling 401-861-1757 or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. no later than the Friday preceding the stated meeting. For March, that date is Friday the 13th which of course is purely coincidental. Not really, it happened last month as well. As always,
beware the Ides of March. Caesar didn’t.
Lastly, in April, just a short month from now, SJ1P will once again host the final Visitation to the districts of any sitting District Deputy Grand Master (DDGM) prior to their assignment to the Grand Council. All DDGM visits are special, but this one even more so as SJ1P receives our very own R∴W∴Mazen Alsabe to give him a proper send off as he continues his journey to the Grand East. I’m beyond honored to have this occurrence fall during my time in the
East since it was Br. Mazen who appointed me to the Officer Line.
Objective and constructive feedback is always welcomed.
W∴Robert James Larrabee
Robert James Larrabee
Master, St. Johns No. 1 Providence
