How is Masonry organized?
Each Lodge is governed by a Grand Lodge, which serves certain geographical areas. Each Grand Lodge is the supreme authority in its own jurisdiction or State, and owes no allegiance to any higher authority. Each Grand Lodge complies to the Ancient Masonic Uses and Landmarks, which come from past ages, adopts it’s own laws and rituals, sets it’s own standards of operation, and governs the Lodges and Masons within its defined jurisdiction. Of the various officers of the Lodge, some are obligatory while others are optional. A Blue Lodge, like our Lodge in El Paso, has a Worshipful Master (an English term of authority and respect), a Senior Warden, a Junior Warden, a Treasurer, a Secretary, a Marshal, a Senior Deacon, a Junior Deacon, and a Tyler. Other officers include our Chaplain, an Assistant Secretary, and Stewards.
