9th International Masonic Town Hall

December 14, 2020

MW Raffy H Timonian 

Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of the F & AM of Lebanon

The Virtual meeting  was attended by 52 Brothers

Among the attendees:  

MW  Marc C David - Grand Master of Grand Lodge of Quebec

MW Headley Lewis - Grand Master of Prince Hall in Province of Ontario 

MW Richard Brown - Past Grand Master of Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan

RW Robert Dupel - Senior Grand Warden  of Grand Lodge of Quebec

RW Francis Pro Tempore - DDGM of District 6 of Grand Lodge of Quebec

RW Massoud El Baini - DDGM of  District 4 of Grand Lodge of Quebec

RW Camil Elias - DDGM of District 2 of Grand Lodge of Quebec 

RW George Homsy - DDGM of District 8 of Grand Lodge of Quebec 

VWB Henri Coussa - Past Grand Stewart of Grand Lodge of Quebec 

VWB Karim Issa  - Past Grand Tyler of Grand Lodge of Quebec 

in addition to 42 Brothers from the Grand Lodge of Quebec

Topic: History of Freemasonry in Lebanon

November 19, 2020

RW Mohamad Yatim, 33rd Degree 

Grand Educator of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey

The Zoom session was attended by 54 Brothers

Among the attendees:  MW  William Sardone, Grand Master of New York, RW Richard Kessler, Deputy Grand Master of GLNY, RW Charles Roberts, Grand Senior Grand Warden of GLNY,  RW Oscar Alleyne , Grand Junior Grand Warden of GLNY, RW David Menegon, Grand Junior Deacon of GLNY, RW Paul Huck, Judge Advocate of GLNY,  RW Camil Elias, DDGM Zone 2, Grand Lodge of Quebec, Illus. Mahmoud Patel, AASR  South Africa, ME Manuel Franco, PGHP of Mexico, ME Yves Etienne, Grand Commander of Knights Templar of New York, WB Edgard Baron, Provincial Grand Master, Grand Lodge of South Africa, in addition to many RW, RW, VW, WB and Brothers from the Grand Lodges of New York, Philippines, Quebec, Mexico, New Jersey, California and brothers from Lebanon, Canada, USA, Cyprus, Dubai, Abou Dhabi, Quatar and Kuwait.

2:40 Minutes of  valuable information...
RW Yatim  ---   Thank you  

Topic: Freemasonry and the Mystic Schools of the East

July 22, 2020

MW Javier Lopez 

Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Baja California

Past president of Zone 1 of CMI 

Candidate for the office of Executive Secretary of CMI

Topic: Confederacion Masonica Interamericana

June 30, 2020

ME Edmund Harrison, Past Grand High Priest , General Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons International presented a talk about Royal Arch Freemasonry.

The meeting was attended by 59 distinguished Brothers from 4 different continents.

MW, RW, ME, RE, VW, WB, Companions and Brothers from Brazil, South Africa, Bulgaria, New Jersey, Quatar, UAE, Mexico, New York, Canada and Lebanon all met on the Level.

MW William Sardone Grand Master, Grand Lodge of the State of New York 

MW Gregory J Scott Grand Master, Grand Lodge of New Jersey 

MW Gordon Fardoe, Grand Master, Grand Lodge of Manitoba 

MW  Raffy H Timonian Grand Master, Grand Lodge of the F & AM of Lebanon 

Ill. David A. Glattly, 33° Sovereign Grand Commander Scottish Rite NMJ 

M.E Edmund D. Harrison, General Grand High Priest 2011-14,

General Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons International

Ill. Ricky L. Swalm Supreme Council of the State of Delaware 

MW Bro Geoff Edwards OSM Immediate Past Grand Master, Grand Lodge of South Africa

MW Roger Quintana, Past Grand Master, Grand Lodge New Jersey 

MW Jason A. Jefcot, Past Grand Master, Grand Lodge of Mississippi 

MW Plamen Mateev, Past Grand Master, Grand Lodge of AFAM Bulgaria 

RW John Smith OSM/MSA DGM and Grand Master-Elect, Grand Lodge of South Africa 

RW Richard Kessler Deputy Grand Master, Grand Lodge of the State of New York 

RW Pratap Karan Paul Assistant Grand Master, Grand Lodge of India 

RW Avron Jacobson Assistant MSA Grand Master, Grand Lodge of South Africa 

RW Thomas William Hardiman, Provincial Grand Master (SD) GLSA 

RW Keith Hutton, Provincial Grand Master (ECD) GLSA 

RW Brian Rossouw OSM Grand Senior Warden, Grand Lodge of South Africa 

RW Viswanathan Ganesan Past Senior Grand Warden, Grand Lodge of India 

Jun 27, 2020 10:00 AM EDT (US)/ 4PM SA / 8PM INDIA https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85719705412 

Meeting ID: 857 1970 5412 

MASONS ONLY 

Shirt Collar required / Jacket recommended 

Check-in from 09H45 EDT / 15h45 SA / 19h45 INDIA (June 27th) Online Conference room will be open 15 minutes before start 

 On June 24, 2020, Adonis Lodge # 4 hosted RW Moises Gomez, Grand Historian of the Grand Lodge of New Jersey,  who presented a lecture entitled:

                                      " Freemasonry and the Civil Rights "

The Zoom session was attended by 55 Brothers from 4 different continents.

Among the attendees:  MW  Oscar de Alfonso Ortega, Grand Master of Spain and Executive Grand Secretary of the World Conference of Grand Masters, MW Clifford Stamm, PGM of Connecticut, RW Yiva Badohu, Deputy Grand Master of Togo, in addition to other RW, VW, WB and Brothers from the Grand Lodges of New York, Quebec, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, California and brothers from Lebanon, USA, Canada, Cyprus, Iraq, UAE and Kuwait.

The lecture topic  being very relevant to present times,  was elaborately presented by RW Gomez and well received by the attendees, who interacted with him in a series of Q/As after the lecture.

Team Badger  ---    Thank you 

 On June 17, 2020, Euclid Lodge # 2 hosted RW Richard J Kessler, Deputy Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of New York ,  who presented a lecture entitled:

                           " King Athelstan and the Development of the York Rite "

The Zoom session was attended by 52 Brothers from all over.

Among the attendees:  MW  William Sardone, Grand Master of New York, MW Michael Nicholas, Grand Master of Washington DC, Grand Master Jeffrey Williamson, Past Grand Master of Grand Lodge of New York, in addition to other RW, VW, WB and Brothers from the Grand Lodges of New York, Quebec, New Jersey, California and brothers from Lebanon, Canada, Cyprus, Dubai, Quatar and Kuwait.

Very interesting topic explicitly covered and presented in details by RW Kessler.

RW Kessler  ---    Thank you 

 June 22nd 2019, MW Raffy Timonian visited the Masonic Medical Research Institute in Utica , NY where under the leadership of Dr Maria Kontaridis, scientists are working on building a comprehensive cardiovascular research enterprise that focuses on areas of cardiac developmental disease, hypertrophy and heart failure, diabetes and metabolism, cardiac immunology, and electrophysiology. As well, in the process, acquire and build excellence in innovative technologies, such as pluripotent stem cells, genetics, signal transduction, in vivo animal model systems, and development of drug delivery platforms to be used for treatment of disease. 

June 20th to June 23rd 2019, the Grand Lodge of the F & AM of Lebanon was represented by MW Raffy Timonian at the Grand Lodge of the F & AM of the State of New York's St John weekend at the Masonic Medical Care Community in Utica, NY.

 On June 22nd, 2019,  MW Raffy Timonian, deposited a lapel pin representing the Grand Seal of the Grand Lodge of the F & AM of Lebanon in the "Time Capsule" that the Grand Lodge of the F & AM of the State of New York prepared to be opened 100 years from now.