Freemasonry in Riverside, Rhode Island
Jenks Lodge No. 24 F&AMThe world’s oldest fraternal society is where you can meet like minded individuals from all walks of life. A place to explore the path to reaching the best version of yourself.
Upcoming Events
March Stated Communication
Lodge will be opened in the Master Mason Degree at 7:00pm for its regular business.
RW DDGM Gilbert Fontes will be received for his official visitation at 7:30pm
Speaker for the Evening is RW Andrew Hammer author of Observing the Craft: a Treatise on the Method and Manner of Freemasonry as Practiced to its Optimal Effect on the Minds of the Brethren. Past Master of Alexandria-Washington Lodge #22
Dinner will be served at Six o’clock on the 27th for a cost of $15.00 Reservations are required.

We are pleased to announce the return of the Mrs McGrundy’s Bible Study class. Once again we will be holding our Bible studies here at St Andrew’s Temple, come hear the holy testimony of the Phoenix Fire, as they quote from Miles Davis, Nat King Cole Coltrane, Sinatra, and other luminaries of the age! Come dressed in your finest glad rags and celebrate the miracle which turned water into wine, and some stronger stuff ,if you get my meaning.
Date Saturday April 29th at 7PM
Cost $40 for one $75 for a couple.
Dinner and entertainment included.
Tickets are Limited and Sold out well in advance last year, so don’t wait. You can order your pin (ticket) by either speaking in person with a Jenks Lodge Officer, emailing me at JenksLodge@gmail.com or ordering online using the button below.



WHO WE ARE
Jenks is a vibrant and active Lodge consisting of a diverse group of individuals who have joined together to form friendships and spend time working to better themselves and the community in which we live. The Lodge is strengthened and supported by the families and friends of our members who join us at many of our events

Charity
One of the main tenets of Freemasonry is charity, the Brothers of Jenks Lodge are currently working to help support the Providence Food Bank, Rhode Island Special Olympics, and the Walk Out of Darkness Suicide Prevention event. The lodge also has a scholarship fund to help its members and their family pursue higher education.

Upcoming Events
Jenks News
February 2023 Master’s Message
Greetings Wardens and Brethren, Please join me in welcoming our newest Entered Apprentices. I am excited to announce that the officers and I along with RW Stephan Saraidarian, W Anthony Amaral, W David Sousa, and W Mark Lomastro filling in for various roles, over the course of two nights initiated 10 new Entered Apprentices, a large and diverse group of men, who I have no doubt will become excellent Master Masons and future leaders of the lodge. The officers and...
January 2023 Master’s Message
January Masters Message Wow! 2023 is here and what a great start to the year have we had! The Semi-Public Annual Communication was a phenomenal time! Over 120 people were in attendance. Brothers from all over the state, Family, Friends, a DJ, amazing food, a salty Bar Tender, and beautiful decorations in Japanese lanterns and handmade center pieces by the Ladies of Jenks. Not to mention a very touching and amazing Prologue delivered by W....
December 2022 Incoming Master’s Message
Greetings Brethren, I can’t believe the New year is almost upon us. It feels like 2022 just started and here we are in December. This year was filled with great events, charitable work, fraternity and the raising of six new brothers to Master Masons. As I look forward into next year, as the current “Wishful Master” and hopefully Worshipful Master, I hope to expand on each of these. The planned masonic year for 2023 will be focused on Unity. My goal is to increase...
November 2022 Master’s Message
This year has just flown by, it feels like I was just installed yesterday and I’m already writing my last Masters Message for the year. It’s been a fun year; we have hosted the District Deputy and the Grand Master, we have put on a Speakeasy and two Smokers, opened our Lodge in three different states, (Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Pensilvania), hosted some spectacular speakers at our meetings, and raised six new Master Masons! And through it all had fun doing it! Novembers...
October 2022 Master’s Message
Greetings Brethren, The year seems to be just flying by. It is already November and Jenks just finished raising all six of its candidates to the sublime degree of Master Mason. I could not be prouder of the officers of this lodge who devoted so much of their time to learn and perform the degrees this year. The degrees (both in Rhode Island and in New Hampshire) went well and our candidates are now on the last leg of their journey to becoming full members of Jenks in December...
September 2022 Master’s Message
Greetings Brethren, Summer is quickly coming to an end and Jenks Lodge is getting back into the swing of things. We hosted a successful family cookout at the Lodge a few weeks ago and Brother Bobby Frank hosted a fantastic Senior Warden Social on one of the nicest days we have had all summer. Thank you to all who worked to make these events successful and for all of you who came out to enjoy the days with us! We have some fantastic events coming up in the next month or so, Saturday...
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Our Location
18 Turner Ave
Riverside, Rhode Island
We meet the Fourth Monday of the month except July and August