Austin Lodge No.12

Masonry 101
2024-04-01 17:00 - 18:30, 2024-03-25 17:00 - 18:30, 2024-03-18 17:00 - 18:30, 2024-03-11 17:00 - 18:30, 2024-03-04 17:00 - 18:30, 2024-02-26 17:00 - 18:30 (America/Chicago)
Masonry 101, also known as Introduction to Freemasonry, is an in-person group meeting for interested people who want to learn more about Freemasonry. Join us every Monday from 5:00 to 6:30 pm to ask your questions and learn the truth about Freemasonry`s storied history, philosophy, symbolism and organization. This is open to all people including men, women, general public and current masons.
Learn more about our program at Masonry101.com

Easter
2024-03-31 00:00 - 23:59
Easter is a Christian holiday that celebrates the belief in the resurrection of Jesus Christ. In the New Testament of the Bible, the event is said to have occurred three days after Jesus was crucified by the Romans and died in roughly 30 A.D. The holiday concludes the “Passion of Christ,” a series of events and holidays that begins with Lent – a 40-day period of fasting, prayer and sacrifice – and ends with Holy Week, which includes Holy Thursday (the celebration of Jesus’ Last Supper with his 12 Apostles, also known as “Maundy Thursday”), Good Friday (on which Jesus’ crucifixion is observed) and Easter Sunday. Although a holiday of high religious significance in the Christian faith, many traditions associated with Easter date back to pre-Christian, pagan times.
https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/history-of-easter

Lodge Dinner
2024-03-25 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-03-18 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-02-19 18:30 - 19:30, 2024-01-27 18:30 - 19:30
The Stewards of Austin Lodge No. 12 will provide a delicious dinner.
Join us for food, fellowship, and fraternity each Monday from 6:30 to 7:30 pm.
Suggested Donation $10.00

Easter Family Dinner & Movie
2024-03-25 18:00 - 19:30
The Stewards of Austin Lodge No. 12 will serve a traditional Easter Dinner with sides in This Monday. Following the dinner a family friendly movie will be played in the Theater. Friends, family, and significant others are welcome to join us for the dinner. A movie will be screened for the guests in the theater after dinner. Dinner will be served at 6:30, and and the movie will start at 7:30.

Holi
2024-03-24 00:00 - 23:59
Holi ( /_ho_li_/) is a popular ancient Hindu festival, also known as the “festival of spring”, the “festival of colours”, and the “festival of love”. The festival signifies the triumph of good over evil. It originated and is predominantly celebrated in India, but has also spread to other regions of Asia and parts of the Western world through the diaspora from the Indian subcontinent.
Holi celebrates the arrival of spring, the end of winter, the blossoming of love, and for many it’s a festive day to meet others, play and laugh, forget and forgive, and repair broken relationships. The festival also celebrates the beginning of a good spring harvest season.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holi

Goliad Historical Observance
2024-03-23 08:00 - 11:00
Join the Grand Master, Trustees, Grand Lodge officers and many other Texas masons to celebrate the annual commemoration of this historic event.
https://www.goliadfreemasonry.com/goliad-masonic-history

Stated Meeting - March
2024-03-18 19:30 - 21:00
Austin Lodge No. 12 hosts its Stated Meeting on the 3rd Monday of each month.
Lodge opens at 7:30 pm in the Theatre. All regular masons in good standing are invited. Suggested dress code is coat and tie.An elegant dinner is prepared by our Stewards and served at 6:30 pm.

St Patrick's Day
2024-03-17 00:00 - 23:59
Saint Patrick’s Day, or the Feast of Saint Patrick is a cultural and religious celebration held on 17 March, the traditional death date of Saint Patrick (385 – 461), the foremost patron saint of Ireland.
Saint Patrick’s Day was made an official Christian feast day in the early 17th century and is observed by the Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion (especially the Church of Ireland), the Eastern Orthodox Church, and the Lutheran Church. The day commemorates Saint Patrick and the arrival of Christianity in Ireland, and celebrates the heritage and culture of the Irish in general. Celebrations generally involve public parades and festivals, ceilis, and the wearing of green attire or shamrocks. Christians who belong to liturgical denominations also attend church services and historically the Lenten restrictions on eating and drinking alcohol were lifted for the day, which has encouraged and propagated the holiday’s tradition of alcohol consumption.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick%27s_Day

Ramadan
2024-03-10 00:00 - 23:59
Ramadan is a holy month of worship, study of the Quran, prayer, and fasting. Ramadan occurs during the month in which Muslims believe the Quran began to be revealed to the Prophet Muhammad. It is a joyous celebration for Muslims. Fasting is one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Healthy adults are expected to observe the fast. During Ramadan, the fast helps believers purify their hearts, renew their faith, seek forgiveness, and increase self-discipline. It is also a time to focus on what is most important and positive in a believer’s life.
The Ramadan fast is absolute. Each day, from the time of Suhoor (the final meal before sunrise) until Iftar (the meal to break the fast), Muslims abstain from all food and water. Nothing may be consumed during these hours. Believers are also encouraged to abstain from anger and to show compassion. Fasting can be a way to increase awareness of Allah and to be more aware of the plight of those who are poor and suffering. Acts of charity are encouraged.
https://www.hfcc.edu/news/2020/what-ramadan-means

Grand Master Conference - San Antonio
2024-03-09 11:00 - 15:00
Join the Grand Master, Trustees and Grand Lodge officers for a conference in which important topics regarding Freemasonry in Texas will be discussed. Enjoy fellowship and meet new brothers.

Alamo Historical Observance
2024-03-09 08:00 - 11:00
Join Texas Freemasons to celebrate the heroes of the Alamo with a traditional reef laying ceremony.
This event is open to all Masons, including EA, FC and MM.
https://www.thealamo.org/remember/commemoration/the-alamo-observance

Called Meeting - MM Proficiency Examinations
2024-03-04 19:30 - 20:00
Austin Lodge No. 12 A.F. & A.M. has a brother turning in his proficiency examination. Please join us in opening up a called meeting to hear the brother recite his Master Mason catechism.

Texas Independence Day
2024-03-02 00:00 - 23:59
Texas Independence Day is the celebration of the adoption of the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2, 1836. With this document signed by 59 delegates, settlers in Mexican Texas officially declared independence from Mexico and created the Republic of Texas.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Independence_Day

Sangha Day
2024-02-24 00:00 - 23:59
Sangha Day is a traditional time for exchange of gifts; it has become a prominent festival among Western Buddhists even though it is less well known in the East. Celebrations vary, but can include chanting, meditation, the lighting of oil lamps, and the reaffirmation of people’s commitment to Buddhist practice.

Stated Meeting - February
2024-02-19 19:30 - 21:00

Valentine's Day
2024-02-14 00:00 - 23:59
Valentine’s Day, also called St. Valentine’s Day, holiday (February 14) when lovers express their affection with greetings and gifts. Given their similarities, it has been suggested that the holiday has origins in the Roman festival of Lupercalia, held in mid-February. The festival, which celebrated the coming of spring, included fertility rites and the pairing off of women with men by lottery. At the end of the 5th century, Pope Gelasius I forbid the celebration of Lupercalia and is sometimes attributed with replacing it with St. Valentine’s Day, but the true origin of the holiday is vague at best. Valentine’s Day did not come to be celebrated as a day of romance until about the 14th century. Valentine’s Day is celebrated on February 14.
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Valentines-Day

Black History Month
2024-02-01 00:00 - 23:59
To quote the Scottish Rite:
“Human progress is our cause,liberty of thought our supreme wish,freedom of conscience our mission,and the guarantee of equal rights to all people everywhere our ultimate goal.”

Robert Burns Day
2024-01-25 00:00 - 23:59
Burns supper is a celebration of the life and poetry of the poet Robert Burns (25 January 1759 Ð 21 July 1796), the author of many Scots poems. The suppers are normally held on or near the poet’s birthday, 25 January, known as Burns Night.

Grand Lodge Annual Communication
2024-01-18 00:00 - 2024-01-20 23:59
The Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Texas are a time when representatives of all lodges belonging to the Grand Lodge of Texas A.F.&A.M. meet in Waco. During that time incoming Grand Lodge officers get elected, and new laws voted upon.
Each lodge that belongs to the Grand Lodge of Texas, and all past masters, are allowed to vote.

Martin Luther King's Day
2024-01-15 00:00 - 23:59
King was the chief spokesperson for nonviolent activism in the Civil Rights Movement, which protested racial discrimination in federal and state law. The campaign for a federal holiday in King’s honor began soon after his assassination in 1968. President Ronald Reagan signed the holiday into law in 1983, and it was first observed three years later on January 20, 1986.

New Year's Day
2024-01-01 00:00 - 23:59
Have a wonderful start to a great new year, full of opportunities.
