2015


June 26th Emergent Meeting - Sixty Year Members Presentations

In this photo; left to right: V.W. Bro. Raymond Barlow, Grand Steward; W. Bro. Stephen Fleming, Worshipful Master; W. Bro. Grant Boyce, Recipient with his certificate; Bro. Jack Kallio, Recipient with his certificate; Bro. Jack Kallio, son of Recipient; R.W. Bro. David A. Hodgins, CD, FCF, D.D.G.M.

W. Bro. Grant Boyce, receiving his certificate from W. Bro. Stephen Fleming, W.M.

W. Bro. Grant Boyce with Family celebrating his 60 year membership in Masonry.

Bro. Jack Kallio, receiving his certificate from W. Bro. Stephen Fleming, W.M.

Bro. Jack Kallio with Family celebrating his 60 year membership in Masonry.


56th Reciprocal Visit from Friendship Lodge

Following the November - Regular Meeting, Nickel Lodge Officers joined W. Bro. Ryan Lipic, the Worshipful Master of Friendship Lodge and his Officers after they Initiated Bro. Johnathon Levesque into Nickel Lodge at the first half of the 56th Reciprocal Visit of the Lodges.

Bro. Johnathon Levesque with his sponsors Bro. Michael Lalonde and R.W. Bro. Robert J. Fleming.


Regular Meeting of January 2016

Following the January 2016 - Regular Meeting, Nickel Lodge Officers celebrated the Raising of Bro. Larry Paguandas.

Bro. Larry Paguandas with W.Bro. Stephen Fleming and his sponsors R.W. Bro. Robert J. Fleming and Bro. Michael Lalonde.

Nobles of the Sudbury Shrine Club joined the Worshipful Master and the D.D.G.M, R.W. Bro. Clive D. Stephenson after the Raising of Bro. Larry Paguandas to the Sublime degree of a Master Mason.

On January 19th 2016; Bro. Mark Kapitan, the Secretary/Mentor Coordinator of the College of Freemasonry attended Algonquin Lodge No. 536 on the occasion of the Official Visit of R.W. Bro. Clive D. Stephenson and presented him with his certificate as a "Fellow of the College of Freemasonry". Our Grand Lodge offers an education program for Master Masons called the "Masonic Arts & Sciences for Master Masons", through their College of Freemasonry.The F.C.F. designation is acheived after successfully completing seventeen modules. The cost of the program is $135.00. Further details are available on the Grand Lodge website.


Nickel Lodge makes 56th Reciprocal Visit to Friendship Lodge

Led by W. Bro. Stephen Fleming, our Members travelled to Friendship Lodge No. 691 and were greeted by the Worshipful Master, W. Bro. Ryan Lipic, for the second half of the 2015-2016 Reciprocal Visit at which time they Passed Bro. Richard Larson to become the newest Fellowcraft of Friendship Lodge.


The Official Visit of the D.D.G.M. to Nickel Lodge

On March 2nd, our District Deputy Grand Master, R.W. Bro. Clive D. Stephenson made his Official Visit to our Lodge to witness W. Bro. Stephen Fleming lead his team officers in the Passing of Bro. Johnathon Levesque to the Fellowcraft Degree.

At the Official Visit, Brethren of Sudbury-Manitoulin District attended in great numbers to support R.W. Bro. Clive D. Stephenson. Many members of Espanola Lodge No. 527, whose Regular Meeting falls on the same evening as our Lodge, chose to return the favour of visiting Nickel Lodge. Nickel Lodge had attended the Official Visit to their Lodge in December.

The Worshipful Master, W. Bro. Stephen Fleming, stands with sponsors Bro. Michael Lalonde, the newest Fellowcraft in the District - Bro. Johnathon Levesque and R.W. Bro. Robert J. Fleming.


Food Bank presentation on behalf of Nickel Lodge

For a few years, our Lodge has been collecting funds at each of our light lunches that follow our meetings. Such funds are designated to help feed the hungry. This year, the members chose to give the funds collected in the past twelve months to the food bank fund at the Parish of St. Mathews and St. Timothys. Their catchment area has recently expanded. Our Junior Warden, Bro. John Reynolds presented $534.40 to the Parish on behalf of the Lodge.