(20180616) Consecration of the GL AF&AM of Macedonia (+GAL)

On June 16, 2018 in the City of Skopje during a Consecration Ritual, Light was brought to the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Freemasons of Macedonia (AKA Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Freemasons in Macedonia). The festive event was held by the Mother Grand Lodge – the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free and Accepted Freemasons of Bulgaria. Part in the ritual work took the Most Worshipful Grand Master Bro. Plamen Mateev, the Most Worshipful Grand Master Bro. Atanas Yalamov (Grand Lodge of Bulgaria), the Most Worshipful Past Grand Master Bro. Rumen Ralchev (GLAFAM of Bulgaria), the the Most Worshipful Grand Master Bro. Nikola Aleksandrov (GLAFAM of Bulgaria), the Right Worshipful Past Vice-Grand Master Bro. Dragutin Zagoratz (Grand Lodge of Serbia), the Right Worshipful Grand Orator Bro. A.T. (Grand Lodge of Bulgaria), the Right Worshipful Lodge Master Bro. John J. Mullin (LaGuardia Lodge 1130, GLFAM of the State of New York, USA), another 7 Grand Officers, 15 Masters of Lodges and also 85 Freemasons from the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Bulgaria, the Grand Lodge of Bulgaria and the United Grand Lodge of Bulgaria.

Prior to the ritual it was announced that a fraternization was established between craft lodge “Slantze 2017” (part of GLAFAM of Bulgaria prior to the ritual, and now part of the GLAFAM of Macedonia) and the LaGuardia Lodge 1130 (GLFAM of the State of New York, USA), as well as between the craft lodge “Ehnaton” (GLAFAM of Bulgaria) and LaGuardia Lodge 1130 (GLFAM of the State of New York, USA). 

The Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Ancient Free & Accepted Masons of Macedonia was installed Bro. Venco Sokolovski. Gifts were exchanged and all the Brothers took part in the festive table lodge afterwards.