04 Annual Communication 2023
06 From the Grand Master:
Do We Need a Grand Lodge?
10 MHCO Races Into NASCAR
Sponsorship
12 The Boys of Summer: Pro Baseball
Players from Numa Reid Lodge #344
21 Homecoming 2023: Celebrating
MHCO's 150th Year
09 Never Forget: Brother Burton's Humble Beginnings
16 Coaching: Spiritual Development or Simple Repetition?
15 An Honorable Endeavor: Montfort Awards Night Dinner
18 Masonic Renewal and the Feast of St. John
22 Photo feature: Eagle Lodge 200th Anniversary
23 Photo feature: 2023 Pig Jig BBQ Cook-off
ON THE COVER: Our 11th Annual Masonic Homecoming Festival is set
for October 13–15, 2023 at the Masonic Home for Children at Oxford.
See article on page 21.
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