We are the Freemasons of Canton:
We are a fraternal organization of skilled and educated men principally concerned with self-development, civic improvement, and mutual assistance. Our principle activities vary by the needs and opportunities at hand – but are rooted in traditions centuries old.
Before the days of smartphones and internet, before mail service and accredited degree programs, how would a group of skilled craftsmen positively identify each other as they moved from place to place working on different projects? They devised a series of signs and words and rituals that would immediately distinguish the authentic Master Mason from the pretender. Here, the work that we preform would be foreign to your experience, but in careful attention we teach a series of virtues, a philosophy for being, and tie a bond among men which through union makes strength.
We are the brothers you can count on, when there's nowhere else to turn.
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Reaching out
If you know a mason, ask. Or send us a message on social media. Or use the contact form below. You will then be invited to some informal events to meet people and get a feel for the lodge and our community.
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Application
There is an application process, known as petitioning, in order to join. After you have met with us, you may be offered a petition for membership.
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Background Investigation
A group of members will get together with you to get to know you more and you will have to get a background check done by Guarding the West Gate.
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Degree Work
If your petition is accepted, you will be conducted through a series of degrees. This is an initiatic experience and will be unlike anything you have experienced. It is this part of being a Mason that gives you a special connection to other Masons that you may meet while abroad in the world.
List of Services
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Even BetterList Item 1
How does a good man become even better? By working out? By working his way up the corporate ladder? Traveling the world? Or is it found in the power of integrity, service, and brotherly love? Watch our video to learn why in the Craft we say, "Not just a man. A Mason.”
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Nice GuysList Item 2
How does Freemasonry inform a man's sense of what it means to "be first"? Watch our video to find out.
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JudgeList Item 3
What a man wears on the outside can tell the world what he values on the inside.
Meeting Information
Meetings are open to all regular freemasons in good standing.
We meet on Tuesday nights at 7:30pm
First and Third Tuesday nights, September through December, March through June.
Please contact our secretary if you plan on attending.
Events
Every member of our Church has come with a calling. To bring love and faith, to heal and to listen, to find meaning in the world and to help discover meaning in this gift of life. Our calling is your calling. We are one with the Lord.
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Contact info
Physical: 2564 NY 68, Canton NY 13617
Mailing: PO Box 248, Canton NY 13617
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