St. Vrain Masonic Lodge #23

06/14/2026

The 24 Lodge Lock-In is complete.

On Friday at 7:00 PM, the Brethren of SV23 locked themselves in the building for a full 24 hours. The time was well spent and packed with meaningful and fun activities.

To kicked things off, we started with an EA degree, where WB Roger was able to initiate his little Brother into the fraternity. After the degree, we played board games, smoked ci**rs, shared stories and told jokes in the Lodge room, and participated in a Lakota ceremony at 1am in the morning. We didn’t get to sleep until 4:30 AM 😳

We woke up and enjoyed some breakfast burritos, played more games, watched movies, and did some cleaning. The evening concluded with a wonderful catered dinner and an amazing lecture by our guest speaker from the MW Grand Lodge of Texas, WB Robert William Marshall.

To end the event, we drew names to see who was the winner of our custom painted apron drawing - and the winner was Bro. Brett Banfe! He exercised true charity when he turned right around and gifted this beautiful apron to our guest speaker 🙏

We didn’t get everything accomplished that we had hoped/planned for this lock-in, but our goals should never (and will never) come at the expense of things which are more important. Personal and Mental Health is a priority for us, and we will continue to monitor ourselves and each other while we reach for greatness!

Thank you to everyone who came out and participated in all of our events thus far. I am extremely grateful for and proud of every member of this Lodge, and I am also grateful for all the friends I have made along the way. We have had an amazing first half to year - with an average attendance of 32 people per meeting! If anything is obvious to me, it is that St. Vrain is STRONG!

Enjoy the summer! We will resume our labors when we come back in September. God Bless Everyone and God Bless SV23!

- Lance WH
Worshipful Master 2026

05/15/2026

Star Wars Night was a huge success!

Tickets were sold out, and once again St. Vrain #23 was packed with Brothers, Family, and Friends.

We kicked off the night was a unique Star Wars style opening of Lodge and moved into the dining hall for same cantina food and star wars custom drinks! All the while listening to classic star wars cantina music. A big shoutout to our sisters from OES who came and ran the drink bar - the star wars drinks were a big hit!

After dinner we moved back into the Lodge room and were entertained by Bro. Brent Vander Pol, who gave a lecture on the Jedi Order. In true SW fashion, a lightsaber battle broke out - but good prevailed!

And of course, everybody walked away with their custom R2D2 Masonic Pin.

A big thank you to everyone who attended, especially you to Douglas #153 for taking their Fiat Lux Order on the road to join us - I always love seeing you Brothers.

I hope you all had a good time and we look forward to hosting you again for our upcoming events!

05/02/2026

May Trestle Board

04/01/2026

April 2026 TrestleBoard

03/03/2026

This past weekend, St. Vrain #23 hosted a very special event honoring our Prince Hall brothers for

We invited renowned author, speaker, and historian, WB Tehuti Evans - Grand Historian from the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of D.C.

Brother Tehuti gave an amazing lecture on the history and purpose of Prince Hall Masonry, and of Prince Hall himself. After his lecture, everyone reconvened for a delicious Prime Rib Dinner.

Thank you to everyone who came out to support this event and break bread together. We had over 70 guests - 5 Brothers from James L Eatmon Masonic Lodge came down from Nebrakska. We had Prince Hall Brothers from Cenntenial #4, Mt Evans 7, Western Star 6 from WY, and more, including several members from the PH Grand Lodge. We also had Brothers and their guests from all over Colorado to participate in this event. Representing our GL was RWB Bryant Harris.

At a time when some states are STILL denying recognition to Prince Hall Masonry, our bonds in Colorado are growing stronger by the day!

02/27/2026

A very emotional and unforgettable night at St. Vrain Masonic Lodge #23!

We had the extraordinary opportunity to surprise WB Rex Beistle with a plaque designating him as an Honorary Past Master of St. Vrain #23! There is no other man or Mason as deserving of this as WB Rex.

A huge thanks to MW Karl for coming up to share this evening with us - you definitely made it extra special for all involved 🙏

WB Roger Lawley also gave his first lecture ever, which was on the Kabbalah, and well delivered and well received 👏

All in all, a fantastic evening.

02/14/2026

St. Vrain Masonic Lodge #23 was featured in the latest Inside Longmont Magazine!

Photography by John Robson Photography

02/14/2026

An unforgettable night at SV23!

Last night we were joined by the Order of the Eastern Star for a Valentines dinner. Represented were the 3 northern chapters of the OES, as well as the Grand Worthy Matron and Grand Worthy Patron, who were joined by members from their chapter in Pueblo.

Bro. Ken Sowder gave an excellent presentation on Abraham Lincoln, and GWP and GWM talked about Eastern Star. I was impressed to hear how much the Stars focus on caring for our widows - something we can all be better at as Masons!

In a surprise move, Brothers Brent and Nick also handed in their petitions to join OES in Fort Collins!

It was a fantastic night, and I look forward to working more closely with OES in the future!

02/04/2026

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The Colorado Masonic Band Camp is a week-long marching band experience for talented Colorado high school students (grades 9–11). Held each summer at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, selected students receive intensive training from UNC’s acclaimed band faculty.​Since 2003, the c...