Brick by Brick: Inside a Lodge-Building Boom
In this issue of California Freemason, we’re exploring what it takes to get new lodges off the ground, and how they define themselves within the landscape of Masonry in the state.
Making true friends,
improving ourselves, having an impact
Masonry is the world’s first and largest fraternal organization. It is guided by the enduring belief that each man has a responsibility to make the world a better place. For 300 years, Freemasonry has enhanced and strengthened the character of individual men by providing opportunities for fellowship, charity, and the search for truth – within ourselves and the larger world.
Island City Lodge’s mission is to promote personal growth and improve the lives of others. We take responsibility for the well-being of our brothers, our families, and the community as a whole. We value respect, kindness, tolerance, and our differences – religious, ethnic, cultural, generational, and educational, and strive for harmony in our individual lives, in our lodge, and in the global community.
Masonry is a community of men and their families who share similar beliefs and values. The fraternity finds it important to connect with other men of honor, compassion, love, trust, and knowledge, regardless of their race, color, religious beliefs, political views, sexual orientation, physical ability, citizenship, or national origin. We are friends and brothers, and are connected through this vital and uplifting organization of moral men.
Our continuing pursuit of truth, knowledge, ethics, and leadership skills makes us better men and brings more meaning to our lives. Learning the tenets of Freemasonry, paired with being an active part of our community, gives us the opportunity to develop leadership and organizational skills, and builds self-discipline through commitment and self-confidence.
As a member of the Freemasons, the Grand Lodge of California, and Island City Lodge No. 215, we are a part of a worldwide organization that values tradition, history, and timeless wisdom. The traditions and core values of our fraternity are meaningful today and will endure for centuries to come because of our direct impact in our community, through our charities, and on a personal level.
Island City Lodge membership is open to men 18 and older who meet the qualifications and standards of character and intention, and who believe in a Supreme Being. Men of all ethnic and religious backgrounds are welcome.
One of Freemasonry’s customs is not to solicit members – men must seek membership on their own initiative. Anyone is welcome to request information about the fraternity.
If you are interested in applying for membership to our lodge, now is a good time to start. Please contact us to schedule a visit during an event, or request more information.
Contact usMay 2, 2024
Stated Meeting & Dinner
May 2, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Schedule
Dress
May 6, 2024
📅 Oakland Scottish Rite stated meeting
May 6, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Oakland Scottish Rite stated meeting. For Scottish Rite members.
May 10, 2024
📅 Scottish Rite: Member's Night
May 10, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
If you are curious about the Scottish Rite, ask an active brother about this monthly event. It's a great chance to meet some brothers from other lodges, learn about the Scottish Rite, and visit a truly amazing architectural gem!
They usually serve a light buffet, and there is a cash bar in the member's lounge.
Attire: business casual
June 3, 2024
📅 Oakland Scottish Rite stated meeting
June 3, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Oakland Scottish Rite stated meeting. For Scottish Rite members.
June 6, 2024
Stated Meeting & Dinner
June 6, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Schedule
Dress
June 14, 2024
📅 Scottish Rite: Member's Night
June 14, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
If you are curious about the Scottish Rite, ask an active brother about this monthly event. It's a great chance to meet some brothers from other lodges, learn about the Scottish Rite, and visit a truly amazing architectural gem!
They usually serve a light buffet, and there is a cash bar in the member's lounge.
Attire: business casual
June 24, 2024
Nativity of St. John the Baptist
June 24, 2024
July 1, 2024
📅 Oakland Scottish Rite stated meeting
July 1, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Oakland Scottish Rite stated meeting. For Scottish Rite members.
July 11, 2024
Stated Meeting & Dinner
July 11, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Schedule
Dress
July 12, 2024
📅 Scottish Rite: Member's Night
July 12, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
If you are curious about the Scottish Rite, ask an active brother about this monthly event. It's a great chance to meet some brothers from other lodges, learn about the Scottish Rite, and visit a truly amazing architectural gem!
They usually serve a light buffet, and there is a cash bar in the member's lounge.
Attire: business casual
August 1, 2024
Stated Meeting & Dinner
August 1, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Schedule
Dress
August 5, 2024
📅 Oakland Scottish Rite stated meeting
August 5, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Oakland Scottish Rite stated meeting. For Scottish Rite members.
August 9, 2024
📅 Scottish Rite: Member's Night
August 9, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
If you are curious about the Scottish Rite, ask an active brother about this monthly event. It's a great chance to meet some brothers from other lodges, learn about the Scottish Rite, and visit a truly amazing architectural gem!
They usually serve a light buffet, and there is a cash bar in the member's lounge.
Attire: business casual
September 2, 2024
📅 Oakland Scottish Rite stated meeting
September 2, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Oakland Scottish Rite stated meeting. For Scottish Rite members.
September 5, 2024
Stated Meeting & Dinner
September 5, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Schedule
Dress
September 12, 2024
Hall Association Meeting
September 12, 2024 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
September 13, 2024
📅 Scottish Rite: Member's Night
September 13, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
If you are curious about the Scottish Rite, ask an active brother about this monthly event. It's a great chance to meet some brothers from other lodges, learn about the Scottish Rite, and visit a truly amazing architectural gem!
They usually serve a light buffet, and there is a cash bar in the member's lounge.
Attire: business casual
October 3, 2024
Stated Meeting & Dinner
October 3, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Schedule
Dress
October 7, 2024
📅 Oakland Scottish Rite stated meeting
October 7, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Oakland Scottish Rite stated meeting. For Scottish Rite members.
October 10, 2024
Hall Association Meeting
October 10, 2024 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
October 11, 2024
📅 Scottish Rite: Member's Night
October 11, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
If you are curious about the Scottish Rite, ask an active brother about this monthly event. It's a great chance to meet some brothers from other lodges, learn about the Scottish Rite, and visit a truly amazing architectural gem!
They usually serve a light buffet, and there is a cash bar in the member's lounge.
Attire: business casual
November 4, 2024
📅 Oakland Scottish Rite stated meeting
November 4, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Oakland Scottish Rite stated meeting. For Scottish Rite members.
November 7, 2024
Stated Meeting & Dinner
November 7, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Schedule
Dress
November 8, 2024
📅 Scottish Rite: Member's Night
November 8, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
If you are curious about the Scottish Rite, ask an active brother about this monthly event. It's a great chance to meet some brothers from other lodges, learn about the Scottish Rite, and visit a truly amazing architectural gem!
They usually serve a light buffet, and there is a cash bar in the member's lounge.
Attire: business casual
November 14, 2024
Hall Association Meeting
November 14, 2024 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
December 2, 2024
📅 Oakland Scottish Rite stated meeting
December 2, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Oakland Scottish Rite stated meeting. For Scottish Rite members.
December 5, 2024
Stated Meeting & Dinner
December 5, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Schedule
Dress
December 12, 2024
Hall Association Meeting
December 12, 2024 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
December 13, 2024
📅 Scottish Rite: Member's Night
December 13, 2024 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
If you are curious about the Scottish Rite, ask an active brother about this monthly event. It's a great chance to meet some brothers from other lodges, learn about the Scottish Rite, and visit a truly amazing architectural gem!
They usually serve a light buffet, and there is a cash bar in the member's lounge.
Attire: business casual
December 27, 2024
Feast of St. John the Evangelist
December 27, 2024
January 2, 2025
Stated Meeting & Dinner
January 2, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Schedule
Dress
January 6, 2025
📅 Oakland Scottish Rite stated meeting
January 6, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Oakland Scottish Rite stated meeting. For Scottish Rite members.
January 10, 2025
📅 Scottish Rite: Member's Night
January 10, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
If you are curious about the Scottish Rite, ask an active brother about this monthly event. It's a great chance to meet some brothers from other lodges, learn about the Scottish Rite, and visit a truly amazing architectural gem!
They usually serve a light buffet, and there is a cash bar in the member's lounge.
Attire: business casual
February 3, 2025
📅 Oakland Scottish Rite stated meeting
February 3, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Oakland Scottish Rite stated meeting. For Scottish Rite members.
February 6, 2025
Stated Meeting & Dinner
February 6, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Schedule
Dress
February 13, 2025
Hall Association Meeting
February 13, 2025 @ 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
February 14, 2025
📅 Scottish Rite: Member's Night
February 14, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
If you are curious about the Scottish Rite, ask an active brother about this monthly event. It's a great chance to meet some brothers from other lodges, learn about the Scottish Rite, and visit a truly amazing architectural gem!
They usually serve a light buffet, and there is a cash bar in the member's lounge.
Attire: business casual
March 3, 2025
📅 Oakland Scottish Rite stated meeting
March 3, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Oakland Scottish Rite stated meeting. For Scottish Rite members.
March 6, 2025
Stated Meeting & Dinner
March 6, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Schedule
Dress
March 14, 2025
📅 Scottish Rite: Member's Night
March 14, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
If you are curious about the Scottish Rite, ask an active brother about this monthly event. It's a great chance to meet some brothers from other lodges, learn about the Scottish Rite, and visit a truly amazing architectural gem!
They usually serve a light buffet, and there is a cash bar in the member's lounge.
Attire: business casual
April 3, 2025
Stated Meeting & Dinner
April 3, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
Schedule
Dress
April 7, 2025
📅 Oakland Scottish Rite stated meeting
April 7, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Oakland Scottish Rite stated meeting. For Scottish Rite members.
April 11, 2025
📅 Scottish Rite: Member's Night
April 11, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 10:00 pm
If you are curious about the Scottish Rite, ask an active brother about this monthly event. It's a great chance to meet some brothers from other lodges, learn about the Scottish Rite, and visit a truly amazing architectural gem!
They usually serve a light buffet, and there is a cash bar in the member's lounge.
Attire: business casual
In this issue of California Freemason, we’re exploring what it takes to get new lodges off the ground, and how they define themselves within the landscape of Masonry in the state.
Discuss your Masonic experience with others easily by downloading the simple guide to Freemasonry and brushing up on the basics.
Say hello to a series of brand-new web resources for prospects and new members available on freemason.org, the online home of the Masons of California.
Between July 10–21, we’re asking all members who are comfortable doing so to post a short message on Facebook or Instagram saying why Freemasonry is important to you.
In the Magic Issue of California Freemason magazine, we’re casting a light on some of those similar connections between magic and Masonry.
Maybe you’ve seen the square and compass logo on buildings around town or wondered about the meaning of emblems like the Masonic trowel. What’s the history behind Masonic symbols, and how do they factor into what happens in a lodge?
Most people know that there are two things that Masons don’t discuss in the lodge room: politics and religion. Instead, they focus on the things that bind them, not that divide. Could that be a model for a more harmonious world outside the lodge?
In this issue of California Freemason Magazine, we’re casting our gaze anew at our fraternal home, the California Masonic Memorial Temple in San Francisco.
Explore some stunning examples of this fraternal craftwork through the ages in From the Hands of Fellowship, a new virtual exhibition from the Henry Wilson Coil Library and Museum of Freemasonry.
In this special issue of California Freemason, we take a Masonic road trip south of the border to learn about the long history of Freemasonry in Latin America.
These Masons working with death have an intimate familiarity with the other side.
A tiny, sandy cove, San Francisco’s Aquatic Park is one of the most reliably sunny spots in town. Yet clues of the city’s distant past are still there.
