| Welcome to the homepage of the Sixteenth Masonic District Lodge of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana Free and Accepted Masons Klaus "Joe" Kueck P.M. D.D.G.M Germania #46 Ion I. Lazar P.M. D.G.L. Germania #46 |
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| The Sixteenth Masonic District Lodge is a constituent Lodge of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana, Free and Accepted Masons. The District Lodge meets quarterly and is comprised of ten "Scottish Rite" Blue Lodges from Jefferson and Orleans Parishes. Only ten Blue Lodges in the U.S.A. work in the Scottish Rite ritual; all are located in the New Orleans, LA area. |
| Welcome to the 16th Masonic District of the Grand Lodge of Louisiana Home of the Scottish Rite Blue Lodges For more information about our district, contact one of the following officers, listed below |
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| New Orleans Area LODGEFINDER 16th District Lodges only; for Districts 12, 14, 15, 17, and 18, click one of the following links: 12th Masonic District 14th Masonic District 15th Masonic District 17th Masonic District 18th Masonic District New Orleans Scottish Rite New Orleans York Rite Bodies Jerusalem Shriners |
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| Etoile Polaire Lodge # 1 Meets 1st Thurs. at 7:30 p.m. 1433 N. Rampart Street, New Orleans, LA 70116-1908 Lawrence J. Reed W. M. Robert Quave S. W. Quenten J. Buras, J.W. Joseph H. Andrus P.M., Secretary Fred J. Navailhon, Treas. Troy J. Gainley, M.E. David R. McCann Jr., M.C. David R. McCann Sr., S.D. Robert A. Quave, J.D. Anthony "Tony" Radosti P.M., S.S. John N. Guidry, S.S. Robert Forshee, J.S. Daniel Alexander P.M., Orator Warren A. Hintz P.M., Almoner Milton J. Bruce P.M., I.G. Willliam "Jimmy" Price, Tyler |
| Etoile Polaire Lodge # 1 (1st Thursdays) |
| Perserverance Lodge # 4 Meets 2nd Thurs. at 7:30 p.m. 4415 Bienville Avenue New Orleans, LA 70119-4515 Luther Lumkin III, W.M. Darren Smith, S.W. August Santosuosso, J.W. Milton Eiermann, Secretary Sidney Agnelly, Treas. |
| Pike Lodge # 376, Albert Meets 2nd & 4th Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. 946 Jefferson Highway Jefferson, LA 70121-2525 (504) 833-5117 Dave Ward, W.M. Robert Creel, S.W. Tom Smith, J.W. Cullen Peel, Secretary Peter Kastl, Treas. |
| Perserverance Lodge # 4 (2nd Thursdays Only) |
| Pike Lodge # 376, Albert (2nd & 4th Thursday) |
| Schneidau Lodge # 391, Paul M. Meets 2nd Wed. 7:30P.M. 946 Jefferson Highway Jefferson, LA 70121-2525 (504) 833-5117 Larry Plasance, W.M. Timothy Zay, S.W. Dave Dyer, J.W. Nick Randazzo, Secretary Raymond Johnson, Treas. |
| Schneidau Lodge # 391, Paul M. (2nd Wednesday only) |
| Cervantes Lodge # 5 Meets 3rd Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. 600 Daniel Street, Kenner, LA., 70062 (504) 467-5988 David E. Soriano., W.M. Anthony "Tony" Radosti P.M., S.W. Wilson Revelle P.M., J.W. Andrew N. Mims P.M., Secretary Jose Labrador, Treas. |
| Cervantes Lodge # 5 (3rd Wednesdays only) |
| Germania Lodge # 46 (2nd & 4th Wednesday) |
| Kosmos Lodge # 171 Meets 1st & 3rd Thurs. at 7:30 p.m. Lacomb, LA. (985) 863-3788 Joe Pacaccio, W.M. Randy Smith, S.W. Jay Saacks, J.W. Alvin Kirst, Secretary Daryl Maura, Treas. |
| Kosmos Lodge # 171 (2nd & 3rd Thursdays) |
| Union Lodge # 172 Meets 1st Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. 1801 Clearview Parkway Metairie, LA 70001-2451 (504) 885-7635 Carl W. Mixon, P.M. W.M. Gerry Matherne, S.W. Reggie McQue .M., J.W. Jim Wigstrom P.M., Secretary Paul Pic, Treas. |
| Union Lodge # 172 (2nd Tuesday only) |
| Dante Lodge # 174 Meets 1st Monday at 7:30 p.m. 4415 Bienville Avenue New Orleans, LA 70119-4515 Melvin Mims, W.M. Henry Sheeler, S.W. Scott Daussin, J.W. Pat Nichols, Secretary Jeff Rickerson, Treas. |
| Dante Lodge # 174 (1st Mondays Only) |
| Galileo-Mazzini Lodge # 368 Meets 4th Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. 4415 Bienville Avenue New Orleans, LA 70119-4515 Ray Canzoneri, W.M. Joe Metzler, S.W. Larry Chan, J.W. Lee Rackley, Secretary Tommie Ingersol, Treas. |
| Galileo-Mazzini Lodge # 368 (4th Tuesdays only) |
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| This website is provided and maintained free of charge for the Brethren of the Sixteenth Masonic District. For a complete directory of New Orleans area Lodges, see the NOLALodges page at www.geocities.com/NOLALodges |
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| In loving memory of those Americans who lost their lives, those who survived, and those who protect us in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on our beloved country on September 11, 2001. Your memory and courage are in our hearts forever. |
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| 16th Masonic District Officers, 2006 W.M. Scott Daussin P.M. - Dante #174 S.W. Thomas Smith P.M. - ?Albert Pike #376 J.W. Wilson Revelle P.M. - Germania #46 M.E. M.C. S.D. - J.D. Chaplain Orator - Secretary Alvin Kirst, Jr. - Kosmos #171 Treasurer Henry Thibodaux P.M. Etoile Polaire #1 Tyler - |
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SCOTTISH RITE BLUE LODGES by J. Chris Nungesser, P.G.M. FROM THE PAST . . . The Louisiana Freemason Vol. 1, No. 2 - November, 1949 The forty-nine Grand Lodges of the United States are of the York Rite and employ the Ritual of that Rite to confer the Symbolic Degrees. There are many variations in these Rituals between the Grand Jurisdictions but with few exceptions, there is general uniformity within each Grand Jurisdiction. Because Louisiana Masonry was born of a diverse parentage, its origin and early history had a marked effect on the esoteric work. Although Charters were granted Lodges in Louisiana by Grand Lodges working in the York Rite, nevertheless, the new Lodges continued to work in the Mother tongue and used Rituals largely derived from the French or Modern Rite. When the Grand Lodge of Louisiana was organized, there were Lodges working in the York Rite, the French or Modern Rite and one in the Scotch Rite under a Charter from the Grand Consistory of Jamaica. The divergent views held because of the several Rites during the early period of Masonry in Louisiana was the cause of much strife and dissension. In an effort to give each Rite proper recognition, the Grand Lodge was made up of Symbolic Chambers, one for the York Rite, one for the Scottish Rite and one for the French Rite. This chapter of the history of Louisiana Masonry is most interesting, and perhaps might well be the subject of a future article. After the adoption of the Constitution in 1850, the York Rite was the only official Rite recognized, but the old Lodges adhered to forms of the Scotch Rite and the French or Modern Rite. Even after 1885 when, through the work of R.W. Brother John C. Gordy, the esoteric work was made uniform, the Lodges mentioned continued to use the same rituals and have done so to this day with the permission of the Grand Lodge. It was not until 1921 that the Grand Lodge passed a resolution prohibiting any new Lodges except those working in the York Rite in which same year the last of the Scottish Rite Lodges was chartered. The ten Lodges in the City of New Orleans which do not use the York Rite and are commonly referred to as the "Scottish Rite Lodges" are as follows: Etoile Polaire No. 1 .(1794) (French) Perserverance No. 4 (1810) (English, formerly French) Cervantes No. 5 (1842) (Spanish) Germania No. 46 (1844) (English, formerly German) Kosmos No. 171 .(1864) (English, formerly German) Union No. 172 (1865) (English) Dante No. 174 (1866) (Italian) Galileo Mazzini No. 368 (1917) (English, formerly Italian) Albert Pike No. 376 .(1919) (English) Paul M. Schneidau No. 391 (1921) (English) The Lodges now working in English use the same Ritual but it is different from the ones they formerly used before converting to English. Neither is this Ritual a translation of either the French, Italian or Spanish Ritual and, therefore, there is no uniformity in Ritual among these ten so called Scottish Rite Lodges. Suffice it to say that the continuation of these various Rituals in Louisiana is unique, and Masons from other Jurisdictions who have witnessed the Degrees here, or in their own Jurisdictions when the work was exemplified by visiting teams, had naught but praise for their beauty, eloquence and profoundness of meaning. |
| Read about the Sixteenth Masonic District SCOTTISH RITE BLUE LODGES by J. Chris Nungesser, P.G.M. at the bottom of this page or at http://germania46.org |
| Germania Lodge #46 Meets 2nd & 4th Wednesdays at 7:00 p.m. 4415 Bienville St. New Orleans La. 70119 504-482-4080 Glenn Cupit - W.M. John Day III - S.W. Bobby Brandstetter - J.W. Mark Grouchy- M.E. David Brassieur - M.C. Klaus "Joe" Kueck P.M. - Secy Ian Cairns P.M. - Treasurer Donald Freeze - S.D. Derek Scheerer - J.D. Tony Freeze. - I.G. Warren Hawthorne P.M. Almoner Ray Steele P.M. - orator Mike Younger. - S.S. Ray Wochomurka. - J.S. Patrick Girard - tyler Wilson Revelle P.M. - Chaplain |