About St. Matthews Lodge

St Matthews Lodge is in the 12th District of the Massachusetts Grand Lodge. The lodge has a proud tradition and history dating back to its charter in 1822.

The Master, Wardens and Members of Saint Matthew’s Lodge welcome you to  Saint Matthew’s Lodge web site. This site is about freemasonry. It is written  for Masons and non Masons alike.

Here we hope to inform and educate you  about Masonry. We hope that you enjoy or effort and come back often to  learn more about our organization.

In The Farmers Almanac for 1823 published at Andover, Mass.,  the following was printed under the heading, “Character of a Freemason: “The real Freemason is distinguished from the rest of Mankind by the  uniform unrestrained rectitude of his conduct.

Other men are honest in  fear of punishment which the law might inflect; they are religious in  expectation of being rewarded, or in dread of the devil, in the next world.

A Freemason would be just if there were no laws, human or divine  except those written in his heart by the finger of his Creator. In every  climate, under every system of religion, he is the same.

He kneels before  the Universal Throne of God in gratitude for the blessings he has received  and humble solicitation for his future protection. He venerates the good  men of all religions.

He disturbs not the religion of others. He restrains  his passions, because they cannot be indulged without injuring his  neighbor or himself.

He gives no offense, because he does not choose to be  offended. He contracts no debts which he is certain he cannot discharge,  because he is honest upon principal.”

If after reading the information on this web site you are interested in  becoming a Freemason please contact one of the following members of St.  Matthew’s Lodge.

  • If you live in the Andover, MA area contact: Frank Gouveia or leave message (978) 409-2140
  • If you live outside the Andover area call to receive help in contacting the proper Lodge:  978-994-5716 Frank Gouveia

We would welcome the opportunity to help you learn more about Freemasonry and to help you find a local lodge that suits you best.