John E. Mair Lodge No. 729 Mars, PA

06/23/2026

Brethren - Dallas Lodge will be holding a Masonic Funeral Service for Brother Fred Shoemaker this Thursday evening, 7:30pm at Paul Henney Funeral Home in Bethel Park. Details are below. If any JEM members are available to assist, they could use our help. May his memory be a blessing.

Celebrate the life of Fred Shoemaker and join others in sharing memories, stories, and condolences.

06/23/2026

Join us, Brothers, for our next luncheon!

06/17/2026

Brethren, assist us in welcoming our newest Master Mason, Dante! Congratulations brother, and welcome to our fine fraternity. Excellent job by brothers Paul and Tony in conferring degrees this evening. Thanks to all the members and visitors who made it a special evening for us all. ….By the way, if you haven’t purchased your tickets to the Syria Shriners Sportsman‘s Bash this Saturday, June 20 you better head over to www.syriashiners.org and get yours before they are gone!!! Several of our members sit on the bash committee and have worked tirelessly for the last year to plan the biggest one ever, don’t miss it!

06/10/2026

Hall Association President John Watson spotted giving his commentary at the recent meeting to discuss the merger of Mars and Adams! 👀

06/10/2026

We were honored to welcome Brother Austin Shifrin to John E. Mair Lodge to deliver a most interesting presentation on the fundamentals of Freemasonry for those assembled at our June Stated Meeting. Thank you, Brother! Enjoy the summer, Brethren, and we will see you again in September.

06/08/2026

Brethren - 4 announcements for you as we approach our June meetings and our expected summer hiatus from Labor:

[1] At this week's Stated Meeting, we welcome local Masonic writer and raconteur, Brother Austin R. Shifrin, who will be presenting a collection of 4 themes from his book “More Light” for our evening's program. It is not to be missed!

[2] This past Saturday we held our referendum vote and the results were unanimous in favor of the resolution. Please join us at our Stated Meeting for more details about what the future holds for our Lodge.

[3] Our degree conferrals on Tuesday, June 16th will be a big night, kindly make a point of joining and welcoming our new Master Masons.

[4] Lastly, Saturday June 20th is the annual Syria Shriners Sportsman's Bash. Several of our Lodge members are on that event's committee, and we usually enjoy a large turnout from JEM. Learn more and get tickets before they are gone at: https://www.syriashriners.org/

06/01/2026

A brotherly reminder of the 2nd edition of our Brotherhood Luncheon! 🍔 It will be this Wednesday June the 3rd at 11am at Bennies 9 Diner in Cranberry Twp. The address is: 1185 Freedom Rd. (it's near the Shop-N-Save).

It is open to all Masons, but please be sure to RSVP to Joe Holland by phone or email so we can secure a large enough table for us all. Let Joe know you’re coming, reach out to him at: 724-612-7412 or [email protected]

05/28/2026

A brotherly reminder of the 2nd edition of our Brotherhood Luncheon! 🍔 It will be next Wednesday June the 3rd at 11am at Bennies 9 Diner in Cranberry Twp. The address is: 1185 Freedom Rd. (it's near the Shop-N-Save).

It is open to all, but please be sure to RSVP to Joe Holland by phone or email so we can secure a large enough table for us all. Let Joe know you’re coming, reach out to him at: 724-612-7412 or [email protected]

05/25/2026

Today, on Memorial Day, we come together with family and friends, inspired by the selfless sacrifices of those who've paved the way for our liberty and pursuit of happiness.