Author: AFLA Committee
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Save the Date: AFLA Biennial Reunion 2026
Mark your calendars for Saturday, 6th June 2026. The Anglo-Foreign Lodges Association is proud to announce that the next Biennial Reunion will be hosted under the banner of United Arts Rifles Lodge No. 3817, known as “The Brazilian Lodge.” Following the success of the Austrian demonstration in 2024, the 2026 Reunion promises to be one…
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Celebrate the Season: AFLA Winter Celebration 2025
The AFLA Committee is delighted to invite all members to join us for an exclusive Winter Celebration in the heart of Mayfair. As the year draws to a close, we invite brethren to come together with their wives, girlfriends, and partners for an evening of festive fellowship. This is a perfect opportunity to celebrate the…
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Saude! History Made as United Arts Rifles Lodge Performs First Ever Ceremony in Portuguese
History was made on Saturday 6th September 2025: for the first time in over a century, a ceremony was delivered in a new European language in London. The United Arts Rifles Lodge No 3817, The Brazilian Lodge, has been authorised to conduct all of its ceremonies in Brazilian Portuguese, starting with a quadruple raising ceremony…
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140 Years of La France No. 2060: A Historic Renaissance and a Radiant Future
It was in an atmosphere filled with emotion and fraternity that La France No. 2060 celebrated its 140th anniversary in late November 2025. This event made for the spectacular renewal of a historic Lodge. Founded in 1884 to offer a Masonic home to French brethren in London following the obediential ruptures of the era, La…
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125 Years of Friendship: L’Entente Cordiale No. 2796 Celebrates Historic Milestone
Founded in 1899 to embody the spirit of friendship between England and France, Lodge L’Entente Cordiale No. 2796 celebrated its 125th Anniversary this October with a meeting that perfectly balanced heritage, ritual excellence, and fraternal warmth. The Lodge, which received its Charter on December 3, 1899, has long served as a bridge between cultures, faithful…
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Vienna Comes to London: AFLA Reunion 2024
On Saturday, 15th June 2024, the grandeur of the Grand Temple at Freemasons’ Hall played host to a truly international spectacle as the Anglo-Foreign Lodges Association (AFLA) gathered for its biennial Reunion. Hosted by Lodge of Reunion and Fellowship No. 5625, the event epitomised the Association’s core mission: bringing together Masonic traditions from across the…
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Not One, Not Two, But Six! A Historic Night for the Brazilian Lodge
In April 2022, United Arts Rifles Lodge No 3817, better known as the “Brazilian Lodge”, made history by conducting a sextuple passing ceremony, the first in its history. Passing six candidates to the Second Degree in a single evening is a rare feat requiring exceptional coordination. To make the occasion even more special, the Lodge…
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Ritual in Focus: What is the Schroeder Ritual?
Most English Freemasons are familiar with Emulation or Taylor’s workings. But hidden within the Anglo-Foreign Lodges Association is a ritual gem that few have witnessed: the Schroeder Ritual. Worked exclusively in the United Kingdom by Pilgrim Lodge No. 238, the oldest German-speaking society in London, founded in 1779, the Schroeder Ritual (Schrödersche Lehrart) offers a…
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The Freundschaft on the Thames: A History of Pilgrim Lodge No. 238
The Unique Architecture of Anglo-German Freemasonry In the vast and intricate architecture of the United Grand Lodge of England (UGLE), where uniformity of ritual and adherence to established custom are often paramount, Pilgrim Lodge No. 238 stands as a singular anomaly. Consecrated in the late 18th century, deep within the Georgian era, it represents more…