Back to work brethren

Back to work brethren

Thursday 15th October 2026 Of the Rekindling of the Hearth at St. Olaf, and the Ascent of Brother Mitchell When the autumn air lay mild and gentle upon the earth, and the leaves of October began their slow gold-turning, the ancient doors of Lodge St. Olaf swung open...
Jock Warrander

Jock Warrander

Jock Warrender was initiated into Lodge St Olaf on 31st October 1946, following in the footsteps of his younger brother Fred, who had joined the Lodge the previous year. Together, the brothers devoted a lifetime of loyal and active service to the Lodge, becoming two...
Doug Sheal Lodge Treasurer 1994 – 2026

Doug Sheal Lodge Treasurer 1994 – 2026

Douglas William Sheal was initiated into Lodge St. Olaf on 4th November 1982, during a period when many young men were relocating to the North East of Scotland in search of employment opportunities in Aberdeen’s expanding energy industry. Having settled in the coastal...
Lodge Branding Update – 2026

Lodge Branding Update – 2026

Friday 1st May 2026 For more than four decades, Lodge St. Olaf has been proudly represented by its now familiar Viking logo—an emblem that has become instantly recognisable to members and visitors alike. Rich in character and symbolism, the design reflects both the...
Caring and Sharing: Brotherhood in Action

Caring and Sharing: Brotherhood in Action

Wednesday 25th March 2026 On the eve of the five-and-twentieth day of March, in the year two-thousand and twenty-six, when winter’s shadow was thought to have waned, there came a stirring among the Brethren of St. Olaf. Word had reached them from the fair township of...
The Stormbound Quest for the Travelling Trowel

The Stormbound Quest for the Travelling Trowel

Monday 23rd March 2026 In the far northern reaches of the realm, where the grey seas of the east crash against the stonebound shores of Peterhead, there came upon a night of storm and shadow a band of seafarers – yet not by ship did they arrive, but by the hard...