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The Year of a Busy Mason – First Meeting

The First Meeting!

Today was the first meeting of my Masonic Year. This year kicked off with the Installation of Rhodri Fawr Chapter of the Ancient and Accepted Rite (AKA Rose Croix). This meeting was at Elwy Hall Rhyl.

Rhodri Fawr is the Past Sovereign Chapter for the District of North Wales, and since I have only been a member for a couple of years I currently have no office, which means I have nothing to do except turn up, enjoy the meeting and have fun in the festive board afterwards.

The Year of a Busy Mason – Introduction

The Year of a Busy Mason!

The Masonic year tends to run from September until June, with July and August being our summer break. This coming year looks like it could be a busy year for me, especially since I have had several events already and the year has not officially started yet. So far this month I have had committee meetings for The Maesgwyn Lodge of Installed Masters, Wrexhamian Chapter, and Wrexhamian Lodge, as well as rehearsals for Wrexhamian Chapter.

I have therefore decided to record my meetings this year, to give people an idea of what a busy Masonic year is like. I should point out that this will be as I stated a busy year, and the average commitment to Freemasonry is a lot less than what I will be recording. I just imagined it may be of interest to some people.

So come along with me on a journey.

 

Talk: Old Ruthanian Lodge – Widows Sons

The True Masonic Church.

This evening I attended Berwyn Lodge No. 7361 to give a talk on behalf of the North Wales Association for Masonic Study (NWAMS). This year is the 60th Anniversary of the NWAMS, so I will be pushing it as much as I can this year.

I decided to start the new year with a new talk, so I give “The True Masonic Church” for the first time. 

I need a few more talks to add to the NWAMS portfolio, so I need to get some ideas to start researching.

Amazon Best Seller

Widows Sons: Outlaw Bikers or Masonic Ambassadors.

This morning “Widows Sons: Outlaw Bikers or Masonic Ambassadors” is on the Amazon Best Sellers list at #1 in Freemasonry, and #3 in Motorcycles History,
I can now claim to be a Best Selling Author.

Book Info:

2018 marked the twentieth anniversary of the creation of the Widows Sons, with 2019 marking the fifteenth anniversary of the Widows Sons starting in the UK.

We are fully recognised, and approved by the United Grand Lodge of England, even featuring prominently on the main page of their website. We have had articles about us in multiple issues of “The Square Magazine”, as well as being often mentioned in “Freemasonry Today”, and were the main part of the third episode of Sky’s five-part documentary series “Inside the Freemasons”.

Even so, until recently, not many brethren had heard of us, or knew what it is we do, they may have just seen us an Outlaw biker gang. To be fair we do have some scary looking members.

To help spread word about us, especially in the Province of North Wales, I wrote a talk originally called “Widows Sons – Brotherhood Squared” which I would give at Lodge meetings as a brief introduction of where we came from, who we are, and what we do.

So, who are the Widows Sons?

Are we just a group of patch wearing “Outlaw Bikers”, or if not, how can we claim to be ambassadors for freemasonry if bikers cause so much fear and concern everywhere they go?

 

Amazon: #storytelleruk2022

Widows Sons: Outlaw Bikers or Masonic Ambassadors.

Amazon just dropped me a line saying that my book “Widows Sons: Outlaw Bikers or Masonic Ambassadors” has been entered into the nonfiction section of #storytelleruk2022.
 
I do not expect to be anywhere near the top of the final results, but just to be entered feels like a honor. And some great advertising for the Widows Sons Masonic Bikers/Riders Association and Freemasonry.

Book Info:

2018 marked the twentieth anniversary of the creation of the Widows Sons, with 2019 marking the fifteenth anniversary of the Widows Sons starting in the UK.

We are fully recognised, and approved by the United Grand Lodge of England, even featuring prominently on the main page of their website. We have had articles about us in multiple issues of “The Square Magazine”, as well as being often mentioned in “Freemasonry Today”, and were the main part of the third episode of Sky’s five-part documentary series “Inside the Freemasons”.

Even so, until recently, not many brethren had heard of us, or knew what it is we do, they may have just seen us an Outlaw biker gang. To be fair we do have some scary looking members.

To help spread word about us, especially in the Province of North Wales, I wrote a talk originally called “Widows Sons – Brotherhood Squared” which I would give at Lodge meetings as a brief introduction of where we came from, who we are, and what we do.

So, who are the Widows Sons?

Are we just a group of patch wearing “Outlaw Bikers”, or if not, how can we claim to be ambassadors for freemasonry if bikers cause so much fear and concern everywhere they go?

 

Amazon: #2 Hot New Release

Widows Sons: Outlaw Bikers or Masonic Ambassadors.

Amazon has listed “Widows Sons: Outlaw Bikers or Masonic Ambassadors” as #2 in the Amazon Hot new releases for Freemasonry.

Thank you Amazon, This is a great honor, one which I am sure I do not deserve!

Book Info:

2018 marked the twentieth anniversary of the creation of the Widows Sons, with 2019 marking the fifteenth anniversary of the Widows Sons starting in the UK.

We are fully recognised, and approved by the United Grand Lodge of England, even featuring prominently on the main page of their website. We have had articles about us in multiple issues of “The Square Magazine”, as well as being often mentioned in “Freemasonry Today”, and were the main part of the third episode of Sky’s five-part documentary series “Inside the Freemasons”.

Even so, until recently, not many brethren had heard of us, or knew what it is we do, they may have just seen us an Outlaw biker gang. To be fair we do have some scary looking members.

To help spread word about us, especially in the Province of North Wales, I wrote a talk originally called “Widows Sons – Brotherhood Squared” which I would give at Lodge meetings as a brief introduction of where we came from, who we are, and what we do.

So, who are the Widows Sons?

Are we just a group of patch wearing “Outlaw Bikers”, or if not, how can we claim to be ambassadors for freemasonry if bikers cause so much fear and concern everywhere they go?

 

Book Launch: Widows Sons: Outlaw Bikers or Masonic Ambassadors

New Book Launch:

 

Widows Sons: Outlaw Bikers or Masonic Ambassadors.

After a conversation on Twitter where the merits of the Widows Sons Masonic Bikers/Riders Association was called into question, I decided to convert a talk I have given in Masonic Lodges across the UK into a small book. And today “Widows Sons: Outlaw Bikers or Masonic Ambassadors” was published.

It is available as a paperback, and on Kindle as an ebook.

Book Info:

2018 marked the twentieth anniversary of the creation of the Widows Sons, with 2019 marking the fifteenth anniversary of the Widows Sons starting in the UK.

We are fully recognised, and approved by the United Grand Lodge of England, even featuring prominently on the main page of their website. We have had articles about us in multiple issues of “The Square Magazine”, as well as being often mentioned in “Freemasonry Today”, and were the main part of the third episode of Sky’s five-part documentary series “Inside the Freemasons”.

Even so, until recently, not many brethren had heard of us, or knew what it is we do, they may have just seen us an Outlaw biker gang. To be fair we do have some scary looking members.

To help spread word about us, especially in the Province of North Wales, I wrote a talk originally called “Widows Sons – Brotherhood Squared” which I would give at Lodge meetings as a brief introduction of where we came from, who we are, and what we do.

So, who are the Widows Sons?

Are we just a group of patch wearing “Outlaw Bikers”, or if not, how can we claim to be ambassadors for freemasonry if bikers cause so much fear and concern everywhere they go?

 

Article: Square Magazine – THE WIDOWS SONS UK

THE WIDOWS SONS UK.

My article “Brethren, Bikers, Brothers” that first appeared in The Square (June 2019)  has been republished in the New and Improved Digital version of The Square.

 

The updated article can be read here.
Additionally you can also download a copy of the original article from Academia, or from here.
 

Raise a glass and give huge congratulations to the UK Widows Sons Masonic Bikers Association as they celebrate 15 years of riding and raising funds for charity!  You guys rock!

…And we have a fantastic article – ‘Brethren, Bikers and Brothers’ – in the June issue of the Square by Widows Sons member Wayne Owens.

Pip Lee

Editor, Square Magazine

Widows Sons

The Widows Sons are quite simply a motorcycle-riding club. We are a non-brand specific riding Association so no matter what brand of motorcycle you ride, so long as you are a Master Mason in good standing you are welcome as a member.

We also have associate membership open to non-riding Masons. We are an internationally based group of independent Masons who have joined together to simply share the thrill of riding with other members of our fraternity.

We are not a 1% club. We are just a social riding club, which happens to have set one of its membership requirements to include being a Master Mason in good standing.

Article: Square Magazine – Brethren, Bikers, Brothers

Brethren, Bikers, Brothers.

I have written an article on The Widows Sons Masonic Bikers Association for the current (June) issue of The Square Magazine.
 
You can download a copy of the article from Academia, or from here.

Raise a glass and give huge congratulations to the UK Widows Sons Masonic Bikers Association as they celebrate 15 years of riding and raising funds for charity!  You guys rock!

…And we have a fantastic article – ‘Brethren, Bikers and Brothers’ – in the June issue of the Square by Widows Sons member Wayne Owens.

Pip Lee

Editor, Square Magazine

Widows Sons

The Widows Sons are quite simply a motorcycle-riding club. We are a non-brand specific riding Association so no matter what brand of motorcycle you ride, so long as you are a Master Mason in good standing you are welcome as a member.

We also have associate membership open to non-riding Masons. We are an internationally based group of independent Masons who have joined together to simply share the thrill of riding with other members of our fraternity.

We are not a 1% club. We are just a social riding club, which happens to have set one of its membership requirements to include being a Master Mason in good standing.

Talk: Old Ruthanian Lodge – Widows Sons

Widows Sons.

The members of the Old Ruthinian Lodge contacted me saying they had nothing on for their November meeting, and they wondered if I would attend to give a short talk on the Widows Sons.

I had never given a talk before, but since they are a small friendly Lodge I agreed.

Everyone seemed to enjoy the talk, and had many questions at the end, which proved they had been paying attention.

They even gave a donation of £50 to a charity of my choice, I selected Blood Bikes Wales.

Widows Sons

The Widows Sons are quite simply a motorcycle-riding club. We are a non-brand specific riding Association so no matter what brand of motorcycle you ride, so long as you are a Master Mason in good standing you are welcome as a member.

We also have associate membership open to non-riding Masons. We are an internationally based group of independent Masons who have joined together to simply share the thrill of riding with other members of our fraternity.

We are not a 1% club. We are just a social riding club, which happens to have set one of its membership requirements to include being a Master Mason in good standing.