Welcome to Friendship Masonic Lodge No. 160 A.F. & A.M.

A Guiding Light

What is Freemasonry? To many of its members, Freemasonry is a guiding light to those who wish to improve themselves — better fathers, better husbands, brothers, and ultimately, better members of society. Its principles and ceremonies inculcate the importance of introspection and manifestation of personal improvement to the world at large.

It’s also a haven for long-lasting and meaningful friendships among those who might otherwise have remained at a distance.

In short, it’s an organization that fosters fraternity, encourages personal improvement, and provides meaningful experiences.

The Modern Gentleman

Freemasonry has attracted men from many walks of life; those who not only have a sincere wish to be serviceable to society, but also to be a cut above the typical man and be part of the times. It is a haven for the modern gentleman to learn about the ways of the world.

If this sounds like something you’re interested in pursuing, then we invite you to learn more.

Friendship

Friendship No. 160 AF&AM is one of the many Masonic Lodges under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Oregon. We are currently based out of the Kenton Masonic Temple in the Kenton neighborhood of Portland. As a Masonic Lodge, our focus is on Fellowship, Education, Charity, and above all else Friendship, as our name would imply.

We meet essentially every Wednesday for something or another, and are always happy to have guests and visitors. If you’d like to see what we’re up to, please check out our Calendar of events!

January Stated

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Happy January everybody! We have had our first business meeting of the year, and already we’re off to a great start. We started with a delicious dinner from Pollo Bravo, provided by our Junior Warden. For business, the Lodge scheduled Matias’s EA Degree for later this month, and voted to accept the Petition of our long-term prospect Steven. The Worshipful Master ended the meeting by reading Five Masonic Thoughts by Brother William A. Carpenter, a Short Talk Bulletin. We retired to our Clubhouse downstairs, where we had a lively conversation about what makes someone virtuous. All in all, a wonderful kick-off to the year!

Dec 21

2024 Year End Dinner at Fogo de Chao

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We enjoyed our traditional year-end dinner at Fogo de Chao tonight to great effect! As always the food was tremendous and we had a wonderful time sharing Fellowship with each other. Sadly, our Worshipful Master and a few others couldn’t join us do to the flu, and they were missed. Here’s to a wonderful 2024, and hopefully next year will be just as great!

Dec 15

2025 Installation

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We have installed our Officers for the Masonic Year 2025!

A special shout-out to the Brethren of Mizpah Lodge #302 of Omaha, Nebraska who traveled over 1,400 miles to visit us at our Installation. Our incoming Master, Kevin Miller-Conley, lived in Omaha for a few years and was adopted by the Brethren of Mizpah who became close friends. They were excited to learn that when 5 masons visit a lodge in Oregon it’s customary to “steal” a gavel. Friendship had a special set of two matching gavels made from the same Oregon Myrtlewood Tree to celebrate the event, and represent the eternal bond of Fraternity.

Shout-outs as well to Right Worshipful Adam Bayer who was our Installing Master, Worshipful Jim Lamb who stepped in last second to be our Installing Marshal, and Worshipful Greg Carlson of Mizpah #302 and Milton #96 who was our Installing Chaplain. As well as all the Brothers who worked to make our Installation a success!