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Grand Lodge of Cyprus, A. F. & A. M.
Freemasons Hall
59A Onasagorou Street
Nicosia 1011 – Cyprus
P. O. Box 23993
Nicosia 1687 – Cyprus
Tel : +357 22871171 +357 22871171 / +357 22376847 +357 22376847
Grand Lodge of Cyprus received this Travelling Gavel
8 th October 2006
The Gavel was presented to the
District Grand Grand Lodge of Cyprus
To the District Grand Master,
M.W. Bro. Totas Theodossiou, Grand Master
In Limassoi
2005
http://cyprus-freemasons.org.cy/
Under the Grand Lodge of England
As the District Grand Master I thank you for your interest and welcome you to this Web
Site. Freemasons, and those who are not members of the Craft, should find something of
interest in the following pages, particularly about Freemasonry in Cyprus. If you are
not already a Mason you will receive 121entioned121121 about who and what we are
and our objectives, This will assist you in deciding whether to make a serious inquiry
about becoming a member of our Fraternity.
At one time, it was common practice for men to think that they had to wait to be
asked to become a Freemason. In consequence, many who may have enjoyed a
fruitful Masonic life from earlier years made no approach and were thus denied the
privilege of belonging to our Fraternity. This stemmed from the fact that Freemasonry
did not go out of its way to solicit members and waited for a serious inquiry from a
prospective candidate, perhaps madeto a friend or relation who was a Mason, before
anything actually happened. Times have changed, and today, there is nothing wrong in a
Freemason taking the initiative and ’sponsoring’ a new member whom he thinks will be a suitable person to
enjoy our company and can live up to our high ideals and obligations. If you know a Freemason, who is quite
free to acknowledge the fact, do not hesitate to ask for advice and guidance about the way forward.
Undeniably, there are some men who become Freemasons for the wrong reasons, such as for what they believe
will result in social or business advantages, or as insurance against misfortune. We try to avoid such applicants
by careful scrutiny, and are mostly successful. Those in such a category who slip through the screening process,
soon find out for themselves that Freemasonry is about giving not taking, about sharing and caring, about
upholding the law and being a responsible member of society. Above all, it requires a belief in one God, the God
of the individual concerned, whom we refer to as the “ Great Architect of the Universe”.
The fact that any man of any faith, colour, creed or ethnic origin can become a Freemason shows the
universality of our appeal. We are not and do not seek to be a religion, a pressure group to confront government,
a self-interested benefit society or a dining club for the social elite. We do seek to inculcate in our members a
lifestyle which is just and upright, morally responsible and law-abiding. We hope that,when a man is known to