Welcome My Brothers,
Welcome to the home of Merritt Island Lodge #353, Free and Accepted Masons (F&AM). Merritt Island Lodge is located off South Tropical Trail on beautiful Merritt Island, Florida, just south of the Hubert Humphrey Bridge (Rt 520). Merritt Island is home to the John F. Kennedy Space Center. Kennedy Space Center is the site where man's greatest achievement - to travel to and return from the moon - began. That legacy continues with the Space Shuttle and, in the near future the Orion and Aries rockets. Rocket launches can be seen regularly from the front porch of the lodge.
Across the Banana River, only a short drive from the lodge, is Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The station is the site where Alan Shephard and John Glenn blasted off into history. Cocoa Beach is also nearby and boasts the nearest and cleanest beaches to the Orlando area.
Merritt Island Lodge has a rich tradition of giving and fellowship and is one of the most active lodges in the Space Coast area. We support numerous organizations, charities and events
such as the
Masonic Medical Research Laboratory,
Azan Shrine in Melbourne, the North and Central
Breverd Shrine clubs, the American Veterans, the Annual Toy Run and various others.
Whether you are a brother of the lodge, a brother of another lodge or a fellow traveler, we invite to visit our lodge. Come in a "set a spell" with your brethren. Make Merritt Island lodge your home away from home.
Fraternally yours,
Thomas R. Kruse
Worshipful Master
IMPORTANT NEWS...DONT MISS IT!!!
Brothers, this month we have two special events that I would like to focus your attention on.
First, in support of our flagship charity, the
Masonic Medical Research Laboratory, we have teamed with
Beef O'Brady's in Merritt Island to
donate 15% of their receipts oveer the weekend to support the MMRL. We encourage you over the Labor Day Holiday to visit Beef's and
enjoy a great meal with your family.
Whether dining in or taking out, present this
coupon to make your donation
to the MMRL.
Second,
this month the 26th District will host a
Masonic Education Workshop at Harbor
City Lodge in Melbourne.
The workshop includes breakfast and several different education programs. For
details see the above link or talk to your
Junior Deacon.
A headcount is needed by Sept 22, so be sure to get your seat early.