2024 Illinois Masonic Membership Visibility Day at Volo Auto Museum

Join the Brethren of King Oscar Lodge on Saturday, August 17, for the 2024 Illinois Masonic Membership Visibility Day at Volo Auto Museum in Volo, Illinois. Please RSVP on OLP > https://855-il.ourlodgepage.com/calendar_events/218126 This annual recognition in August provides an opportunity for us to visibly display our personal affiliation with the Fraternity with our Masonic Square and Compasses insignia on a hat, …

Masonic Funeral Service for Bro. White

Brethren, it’s with great sadness that we learned that Bro. Joseph White, past officer and proud member of KING OSCAR LODGE No. 855 A.F. & A.M., has dropped his working tools and has peacefully passed on to the Eternal East on Wednesday, August 7, 2024. Visitation is on Sunday, August 18, 2-4 P.M. The Masonic Funeral Service will be celebrated …

Eagle Scout project helps embellish JMT side yard

We had some help this summer by Pete who is working to achieve his Eagle. He has built some benches and side tables that will provide seating in the side yard of Jefferson Masonic Temple.A group of Brethren of King Oscar helped cleaning out the side yard by removing the over-grown vegetation and the old stuff sitting around. Here’s a …

Elmwood Cemetery Annual Clean up

Saturday, June 22, 2024, a group of volunteers made up of Brethren of King Oscar, prospects, and partners joined forces for our annual clean up at Elmwood Cemetery in River Grove where there are a few lots where are departed brethren are laid to rest. Here are some photos.

Illinois Masonic Academic Bowl 2024

What is the Illinois Masonic Academic Bowl? The Illinois Masonic Academic Bowl is a quiz-based competition between Illinois high school scholastic bowl teams that tests the players on a wide variety of academic subjects taught in Illinois high schools. This is an annual tournament sponsored by the Masons of Illinois and is coordinated through the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free …

2nd Degree Conferral

It was a snowy cold wintery night outside at Jefferson Masonic Temple, however inside there was much warm fraternal fellowship at KING OSCAR LODGE No. 855 A.F. & A.M. and, as the Full Snow Moon was hiding behind the clouds, we assisted our EA, Bro. Sergio, in advancing to the 2nd degree in #Freemasonry. Congrats and thanks to all those …

1st meeting with the new 2024 Lodge Officers

And so we conducted our first meeting with the newly installed officers of KING OSCAR LODGE No. 855 A.F. & A.M. as smoothly as it could be with W Bro. Lozich presiding in the East. We witnessed an excellent 1st degree proficiency examination in open Lodge by our newly initiated EA Bro. Sergio who received a triple applause from all …

Annual Stated Lodge Communication

HEARYE HEARYE! Due to the recent severe weather the Annual Meeting of the Jefferson Masonic Assn and KING OSCAR LODGE No. 855 A.F. & A.M. was rescheduled to Friday January 19th. And last night, after hearing the reports by WB Craig Stewart of the JMA Board, by KO’s Bro. Secretary, Treasurer, and Worshipful Master, the Election and Appointment of the …