Pizza and Beer

Pizza and Beer

The Chronicles of St. Olaf: The Rebirth of the Lodge (2024 version) In the summer of 2024, as the golden rays of the Scottish sun fell gently upon Cruden Bay, the brethren of Lodge St. Olaf 1188 gathered not for ceremony or ritual but for celebration—a well-earned...
Presentation to Bro. Ewan Mackay

Presentation to Bro. Ewan Mackay

Pictured, Bro.Gordon Mackay PM, Bro Ewan Mackay IPM and Bro. Trevor Cooke RWM The Chronicles of St. Olaf: The Jewel of Friendship On the eve of March 23rd, 2023, beneath the timeworn rafters of Lodge St. Olaf 1188, the brethren gathered for their regular meeting. Yet,...
Burns Supper 2023

Burns Supper 2023

The Chronicles of St. Olaf: The Return of the Bard’s Feast After a silence spanning several winters—a silence wrought by the shadow of a great pestilence known to men as Covid-19—the brethren of Lodge St. Olaf 1188 gathered once more to pay homage to Scotland’s...
RWM Trevor Cooke – Installation

RWM Trevor Cooke – Installation

Office Bearers 2022 – 2023 R.W.M. Trevor Cooke I.P.M. Ewan Mackay D.M. Bill Murray P.M. W.S.W. Gordon Daly P.M. W.J.W. Sandy Tweddle Sec. Mark Dunn P.M. Tres. Doug Sheal Almoner. Derek Clark P.M. S.D. Chris Sime J.D. Richard Parker I.G. Joshua McLean Chap. James...
Remembrance Day 2022

Remembrance Day 2022

The Wreath of Remembrance: A Tribute to the Fallen In the waning days of autumn, beneath a sky of solemn gray, two valiant brothers of Lodge St. Olaf prepared to honor the memory of those who had journeyed before them into the shadowed lands of history. It was...