On the evening of April 18, 1775, Paul Revere was summoned by Dr. Joseph Warren of Boston and given the task of riding to Lexington, Massachusetts, with the news that regular troops were about to march into the countryside northwest of Boston. Thirty-two years later, Warren Lodge No. 32, named for Brother and Revolutionary War hero Joseph Warren, was chartered June 10, 1807, by DeWitt Clinton, Grand Master of Masons in New York. It meets in Rhinebeck, New York. Aside from a noteworthy connection to the American Revolution, there is another unique feature that sets Warren Lodge #32 apart in New York State: the Lodge meeting dates are on a lunar schedule. Warren Lodge opens by lantern light, setting its monthly meeting date as the Thursdays before every full moon, rather than on a set calendar day.

Today, there are roughly 129 moon lodges in America, 14 of which are in Pennslyvania. Texas has the most with 19. Warren Lodge #32 is the last Moon Lodge in the State of New York.

I recently had the honor of attending a Moon Lodge and was equally proud to affiliate with Warren Lodge #32. Below are some of my photographs from the evening.