We Welcome Our Fellow Brothers and Men Interested in Joining the Fraternity 

Are you a Mason in good standing? If so, please visit and meet your brothers in St. Augustine.   Ashlar Lodge No. 98 meets every first and third Thursday of the month.  We have dinner and fellowship at 6:30pm with our meetings to follow.

Are you interested in learning more about Freemasonry and/or joining the fraternity?  If so, stop by and join us for dinner any first or third Thursday.  Make sure you introduce yourself as someone interested in learning about Freemasonry.  We'd love to meet you and tell you about the work we do.  Freemasonry is a journey, and takes hard work and commitment. 

​Get to know more about us and the work we do by visiting with us.  We welcome you!


​How to Become a Freemason: the Step-by-Step way to join a Lodge

Scottish Rite Freemason Maynard Edwards explains the step-by-step process of becoming a Freemason, and includes some resources for men interested in taking the next step into the fraternity. ​ (YouTube Channel Name: Scottish Rite of Freemasonry SJ-USA Direct Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YS5YXJDm6RY)

If you are interested in connecting with a Masonic Lodge in your area, visit www.beafreemason.org

If you are a Master Mason, interested in joining the Scottish Rite visit www.scottishrite.org OR email membership@scottishrite.org

Welcome to Ashlar Lodge No. 98's Website

Located in Downtown St. Augustine


Ashlar Lodge No. 98 F&AM was chartered on January 18, 1887, however, Freemasonry has been in St. Augustine far longer than that.  Read more here.  

You may have heard that Freemasonry is an "invite only" organization.  This is not true...  

While we do have a petitioning process, we do not actively recruit members.  You may have heard the old saying: 
"2B1, ASK 1" 

As Freemasons, we prefer to have our members join because they are interested in becoming a Freemason as opposed to joining because they are being pressured to by other members. 

We also want to make sure you fit in our lodge, as each lodge is different.  We want to know you and have you get to know us before you petition to become a member.  Being a Mason takes a lot of work, and isn't something that happens very quickly.  It will take commitment and is something you have to want to do.

​If you are interested in becoming a Freemason or at least in knowing more, feel free to join us on a first of third Thursday of the month for dinner at 6:30pm and get to know more about us.
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In addition, the Elite 11th District has a new website that you can find here.

Desiderata - Words to Live By

One of our Brothers pointed out that the poem Desiderata incorporates our Masonic principles, and suggested we share it. This poem was written by Max Ehrmann in 1927, and its parallels to Freemasonry are undeniable.

Stated Communications

We have regularly scheduled stated communications every first and third Thursday of the month.

Members start arriving between 5:30pm and 6:00pm.

Dinner starts at 6:30pm

Meetings starts at 7:30pm.

We invite anyone interested in learning more about Freemasonry and membership to join us for dinner.

Location

We are located at 4 M L King Ave in downtown St Augustine.  

​The Lodge is located across Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. from the post office,  and a  couple of blocks west of Flagler College.

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