Hartford Lodge #83 A.F & A.M

Hartford Lodge #83 A.F & A.M Hartford lodge meets every first Thursday of the month at 6pm Dinner and 7pm Stated meeting. Every third thursday as fellowship.

Every 3rd Saturday we have our monthly pancake breakfast 

Come join us tonight for dinner!
12/18/2025

Come join us tonight for dinner!

Come on down and grab some spaghetti!!
11/21/2025

Come on down and grab some spaghetti!!

Come enjoy some spaghetti tomorrow (Thursday) night!! The community is invited and welcome!!
11/19/2025

Come enjoy some spaghetti tomorrow (Thursday) night!!
The community is invited and welcome!!

Come get some Flap Jacks tomorrow morning!
11/14/2025

Come get some Flap Jacks tomorrow morning!

No tricks last night, just treats as we welcome our newest Master Mason: Brother Ray Avila!What a full night and Lodge r...
11/01/2025

No tricks last night, just treats as we welcome our newest Master Mason: Brother Ray Avila!

What a full night and Lodge room with the Shrine Past Masters and so many guests!

AMAZING food and fellowship!!

Honored to have the Most Worshipful Grand Master Wade E. Sheeler and Grand Senior Warden Scott Hall in attendance!

10/17/2025

Due to busy schedules the Pancake Breakfast tomorrow, Saturday October 18th, is cancelled.

Thank you for supporting all of our meals!! See you next month!

In support of our Grand Master's Challenge, we will be accepting non-perishable food and toiletries during any of our ev...
10/13/2025

In support of our Grand Master's Challenge, we will be accepting non-perishable food and toiletries during any of our events or meetings to support P.E.A.C.H. communities' food pantry.

Brothers:

One of our community involvement projects this year is the "Square Meals Initiative". Food insecurity is an issue in many of our communities. No one in this great state should ever have to go to bed hungry.

I am encouraging the Masons of Iowa to get involved this year in various projects to better their communities. The "Square Meal Initiative" is an easy way that we as Masons can help out in our local communities.

It is as easy as setting out a plastic tote in your lodge and encouraging brothers to bring a couple of canned food items with them when they come to a lodge event. Fill the tote up and donate the items collected to your local food pantry. I hope you can fill that tote many times during this coming year.

If possible, weigh the items or count the number of cans before you make the donation. I hope that the Masons of Iowa can donate at least 50,000 pounds of canned food items over the next year to help with this need in their local communities.

Brothers, thank you in advance for your help with this initiative, and thank you for the honor of serving as your Grand Master.

Wade E. Sheeler
Grand Master

Come join us this Thursday (October 16th) for a Spaghetti Dinner!5:30-730 - Free Will OfferingThe Community is Invited!*...
10/13/2025

Come join us this Thursday (October 16th) for a Spaghetti Dinner!
5:30-730 - Free Will Offering
The Community is Invited!
*While Supplies Last*

10/03/2025

Interesting Masonic history… Thank you for sharing Bro. Craig Long!

Did you know why some Masons wear a forget me not pin ?

Many Freemasons wear a lapel pin featuring a blue forget-me-not flower—a symbol with a poignant history rooted in pre-war Germany. When the N***s rose to power, Freemasonry was declared an enemy of the state. In 1934, Wilhelm Frick, Reich Minister of the Interior, threatened to eliminate Masonic Lodges entirely.

That same year, the German Grand Lodge of the Sun replaced its traditional Square and Compasses pin with one bearing a blue forget-me-not. Originally adopted in 1926 for its resemblance to Masonic regalia, the flower later served a deeper purpose. In 1938, the same pin design was used by the N**i Party’s welfare branch for a charity campaign, reportedly because it was Hitler’s favorite flower. This coincidence allowed Freemasons to wear the symbol discreetly, avoiding persecution.

As N**i control intensified, Masonic Lodges across Germany and occupied territories were forced to close. Freemasonry was suppressed not only in the Third Reich but also in Fascist Italy, Spain, and Soviet Russia. It’s estimated that over 200,000 Freemasons died under N**i rule, with many more persecuted in Stalinist Russia.

The threat Freemasonry posed to totalitarian regimes was best described by Reinhard Heydrich, head of the N**i secret police, who wrote in 1938 that Freemasons represented a “supra-national spiritual movement” promoting unity across race, religion, and politics—values antithetical to fascist and communist ideologies.

Despite these efforts to destroy it, Freemasonry endured. In 1947, the Grand Lodge of the Sun reopened in Bayreuth, and the following year, the United Grand Lodges of Germany adopted the forget-me-not as their official emblem. Today, it stands as a symbol of resilience and remembrance for those who died defending their beliefs.

Stop by and get your breakfast this morning!!
09/20/2025

Stop by and get your breakfast this morning!!

Join us Thursday September 18th for a Spaghetti Dinner!!5:30-7:30 for a Free Will OfferingThank you!
09/12/2025

Join us Thursday September 18th for a Spaghetti Dinner!!
5:30-7:30 for a Free Will Offering
Thank you!

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110 North Vine Street
Hartford, IA
50118

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