 Sibelius Lodge
9448. Proud to be one
of Essex's Lodges.
Our Worshipful Master Eric Stephens welcomes you to the web site of
Sibelius.
Sibelius is a
Freemasons Lodge within the Province of Essex.
On these pages you
will find information about Freemasonry in general and this Essex Lodge
in particular. For too long we have been regarded by the world at large
as a secret society of some sort and this site has been created in such
a way as to be open and visible to the world. There is a Members Area
which you can see linked at the top of this page and this contains news
and events exclusively for our Lodge members, but everything else is
open to all.
Sibelius Lodge is
an Essex Lodge warranted by the provincial Grand Lodge of Essex and is
one of the newer Essex Lodges having been formed as recently as 1991.
In the eighteen
years since it's founding Sibelius Lodge has raised many thousands of
pounds for charitable causes, both Masonic and non masonic.
On any Masonic site
you will see pages about charity and indeed it is a cornerstone of our
order.
Our Worshipful
Master Eric Stephens lives in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, but still
travels down to visit the lodge for each meeting. Hailing from
Yorkshire, Eric chose the 'Dickie
Bird Foundation' as the Master's
Charity for 2009, and recently presented Dickie with a cheque for
£1,000 from Sibelius.
Is
Freemasonry a secret society?
Far from being any
kind of secret society our accounts are published and anyone examining
them may be surprised to discover that the money distributed to charity
by Freemasons in the UK comes second only to the National Lottery.
Sometimes we are
asked who can be a Freemason? Do you need to be a
professional or successful in your career? The answer in each case
being no. With an estimated membership of five million Freemasons
worldwide we have members across the whole spectrum.
Apart from the fact
that you must be at least twenty one years of age there is only one
absolute requirement to becoming a Freemason and that is a belief in a
supreme being. It matters not one bit what you might call this supreme
being and we take pride in the fact that at any Masonic meeting you are
likely to find a wide range of religions represented.
If you are already
a Freemason you will know that there really is no financial advantage
to you in business from being a Mason but if you would like to do
something essentially good and spend some of your time helping others
less fortunate than yourself, then perhaps you should consider becoming
a Freemason yourself.
You can learn more
by clicking this link which will automatically create an e-mail to the
Secretary of Sibelius Lodge who will furnish you with more information.
Tell
me more about becoming a a Freemason
Sibelius
has raised more than £30,000 for Masonic and non-Masonic
causes and gained the following Masonic honors:-
- Essex 2000
Festival Gold Award
- Essex 2011
Festival Grand Patron
- Patron of the
Masonic Samaritan Fund
- Patron of the
Royal Masonic Trust for Boys and Girls
- Patron of the
Freemasons Grand Charity
- and Grand Patron
of the Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution.
A
link to Jean Sibelius in Wikipedia
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