Tales From the Underground
Whether in underground caves or quarries, Masons have been known to meet in some unusual places. Learn more about how these underground meeting spaces elevated the lodge experience.
Making true friends,
improving ourselves, having an impact
Masonry is the world’s first and largest fraternal organization. It is guided by the enduring belief that each man has a responsibility to make the world a better place. For 300 years, Freemasonry has enhanced and strengthened the character of individual men by providing opportunities for fellowship, charity, and the search for truth – within ourselves and the larger world.
Eureka Lodge’s mission is to promote personal growth and improve the lives of others. We take responsibility for the well-being of our brothers, our families, and the community as a whole. We value respect, kindness, tolerance, and our differences – religious, ethnic, cultural, generational, and educational, and strive for harmony in our individual lives, in our lodge, and in the global community.
We meet the first Monday of every month where we enjoy dinner together and conduct our stated meetings. Everyone is welcome, from a visiting Brother, to the man who walks into a Masonic Lodge for the first time, we invite you to come enjoy our hospitality.
Masonry is a community of men and their families who share similar beliefs and values. The fraternity finds it important to connect with other men of honor, compassion, love, trust, and knowledge, regardless of their race, color, religious beliefs, political views, sexual orientation, physical ability, citizenship, or national origin. We are friends and brothers, and are connected through this vital and uplifting organization of moral men.
Our continuing pursuit of truth, knowledge, ethics, and leadership skills makes us better men and brings more meaning to our lives. Learning the tenets of Freemasonry, paired with being an active part of our community, gives us the opportunity to develop leadership and organizational skills, and builds self-discipline through commitment and self-confidence.
As a member of the Freemasons, the Grand Lodge of California, and Eureka Lodge No. 16, we are a part of a worldwide organization that values tradition, history, and timeless wisdom. The traditions and core values of our fraternity are meaningful today and will endure for centuries to come because of our direct impact in our community, through our charities, and on a personal level.
Eureka Lodge has been making great men for almost as long as California has been a state. It is a place where the highest standards for brotherhood and tradition have been practiced for more than 165 years.
It’s a place where generations of men from all backgrounds come together and share the best parts of themselves. Through the teachings of Masonry and the virtues we observe in each other, we become the best versions of ourselves. Our time together make us better Fathers, Husbands, Sons, and of course Brothers.
Contact us
September 21, 2019
Masonic Family Picnic
September 21, 2019 @ 11:00 am - 12:00 pm
October 2, 2019
Eureka #16 Officer's Practice -2nd Degree Practice Advanced Satations
October 2, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
October 9, 2019
Eureka #16 Officer's Practice -2nd Degree Practice Advanced Satations
October 9, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
October 16, 2019
Eureka #16 Randy Coffelt 2nd Degree
October 16, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
October 30, 2019
Eureka #16 Officer's Practice -3rd Degree Practice Advanced Satations
October 30, 2019 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 am
November 4, 2019
November Stated Meeting and Elections
November 4, 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
November 13, 2019
Eureka #16 Officer's Practice -3rd Degree Practice Advanced Satations
November 13, 2019 @ 8:00 am - 9:00 am
December 2, 2019
December Stated Meeting and Roll Call
December 2, 2019 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm
December 4, 2019
Eureka #16 Officer's Practice
December 4, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
December 11, 2019
Eureka #16 Officer's Practice
December 11, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
December 14, 2019
169th Annual Installation of Officers
December 14, 2019 @ 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
December 18, 2019
Eureka #16 Officer's Practice
December 18, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
Whether in underground caves or quarries, Masons have been known to meet in some unusual places. Learn more about how these underground meeting spaces elevated the lodge experience.
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Hello Brethren and Friends of Eureka #16! Please come join us for our 2nd Annual Chili Cook Off benefiting the Masons 4 Mitts Program. Hope to see you there!
