{"id":383,"date":"2025-03-24T21:23:55","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T02:23:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masonsinva.org\/?p=383"},"modified":"2025-03-24T21:23:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T02:23:55","slug":"march-2025-stated-communication","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masonsinva.org\/?p=383","title":{"rendered":"March 2025 Stated Communication"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/masonsinva.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_4010-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masonsinva.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_4010-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/masonsinva.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_4010-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/masonsinva.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_4010-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/masonsinva.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_4010-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/masonsinva.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/img_4010-1.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At our March 2025 Stated Communication, we were honored to receive a fraternal visit from Kilwinning Crosse Lodge. 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