Essex Lodge#7

Free & Accepted Masons.
Making Good Men Better.

Lodge Information

Location & Meeting Times

8 Smull Ave. Caldwell, NJ 07006
Regular Communications:
1st & 3rd Tuesdays @ 7:30 PM

Lodge Officers

2008

Rowland L. Francis
Worshipful Master
Robert A. Bowen Jr.
Senior Warden
Michael A. DeMiro
Junior Warden
Lewis H. Wefferling
Treasurer
Richard Ames
Secretary
Christopher S. Bollotta
Chaplain | Historian
Jack Darakjy
Marshal
David Kramer
Senior Deacon | Proxy
Marcello S. Vide
Junior Deacon
William L. Preuninger
Senior Master of Ceremonies
John L. Farrell
Junior Master of Ceremonies
David A. Johnson
Senior Steward
Robert E. Albert
Junior Steward
Pasquale Lagazino
Organist
Ronald F. Brown
Tyler

District Officers

2008

R.W. Frederick I. Waldron
District Deputy Grand Master
R.W. Tyrone West
District Ritual Instructor

About Us

Who We Are.

about us

Freemasonry is a fraternal organization that arose from obscure origins (theorized to be anywhere from the time of the building of King Solomon's Temple to the mid-1600s). Freemasonry now exists in various forms all over the world, and has millions of members. The various forms all share moral and metaphysical ideals, which include a constitutional declaration of belief in a Supreme Being.

The fraternity is administratively organized into Grand Lodges each of which governs its own jurisdiction, which consists of subordinate (or constituent) Lodges. Grand Lodges recognize each other through a process of landmarks and regularity.

Freemasonry uses the metaphors of operative stonemasons' tools and implements, against the allegorical backdrop of the building of King Solomon's Temple, to convey what has been described as "a system of morality veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols."

Though the name has changed over time, Essex Lodge has been serving the Masonic Brotherhood and our Community since 1820. We have several charitable programs that our lodge is involved in. These include blood drives, educator of the year, participation in community events, etc.

If you are interested in the Masonic Fraternity and our Lodge specifically feel free to contact us online, or at 973-226-0059.