Greetings and welcome to JPL's home on the Internet. We hope that you will find information of value here. Please let us know if there is something you want to know that is not addressed here. Go to the Officers & Committees page to select the person you want to reach.
New to Dallas?
Are you a Mason new to Dallas and are wanting to find a new lodge? We would love for you to come visit JPL. Maybe you are considering joining the Fraternity. We would love to answer your questions and see if we are a good fit for you.
We are very different from what you might expect. Most of us are young professionals 25 to 40 years old. Although Dockers and Oxford style shirts are the norm for our socials and informal meetings, suits and sport coats are to be expected at our Stated Meetings and degrees. We will, of course, welcome you to visit us in whatever attire you please. We just want you to know how we dress for our meetings.
We take our work seriously, and don't cut corners. So if you are looking for what we sometimes call Masonry "lite", let us know so that we can direct you to a lodge that will be more toward your liking.
JPL is named after the youngest Grand Master of Masons in Texas, and we continue to reflect his youth, competence and zeal. Click here to find out more about Bro. Lightfoot.
Stated Meeting Time
In order to clarify the issue of Stated Meeting times, the Worshipful Master would like to announce that the time for Stated Meetings will be 7:00 PM for every single Stated Meeting scheduled during this Masonic year.
Please plan to attend all of our Stated Meetings. If you would like an Internet Calendar (iCal, ICS) listing all of the Stated Meetings for this Masonic year, please follow these instructions:
To subscribe to the Stated Meeting calendar in Outlook 2007, copy the following into your Web browser's address line: webcal://www.dallasmasons.org/stated.ics.
For all other clients (except Outlook 2003), please use the following URL to subscribe: http://www.dallasmasons.org/stated.ics
Wardens' Retreat
There are two Wardens' Retreats scheduled for 2009. The first is on Aug. 1-2 and the second is on Aug. 8-9. Both are taking place at the Waco Socttish Rite. If you would like to register for this event, please fill out this form and send it in no later than July 15th 2009. Click here to see the address of the Waco Scottish Rite.
Festive Board Update
On March 19, we held a quarterly Festive Board at Morton's in downtown Dallas. In addition to the great food, a fun time was had by all. Congratulations to Bro. Proetz for most inventive toast of the evening.
Lodge trestleboard added
We now have a Lodge trestleboard. Take a look and let the Worshipful Master know what you think.
Volunteers Wanted
The Worshipful Master would like to ask any brother interested in producing a Lodge newsletter to contact him immediately.
Installation of Officers
On July 28, 2008, Jewel P. Lightfoot Masonic Lodge #1283 installed its officers for the 2008-2009 Masonic year.
Congratulations to all of the brothers who were installed, and especially to Worshipful Master Chad Cranfill for being elected to a second consecutive term as Master.
Special thanks go out to Harold Collum, Installing Officer and Steve Rankin, Installing Marshal.
Worshipful Cranfill has an ambitious agenda for his officers and the Lodge this year which will enable the Lodge to reach greater Masonic excellence.
5th Thursday Socials Scheduled
This Masonic year, Jewel P. Lightfoot Lodge will continue its 5th Thursday Socials.
VISITORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND OUR SOCIALS! Please check the calendar for details on where we will be holding the socials.
If you haven't been to JPL recently, you don't know how much fun you are missing.