Resurgam Lodge #31, A.F. & A.M.

112 East Fifth Avenue, Mitchell, South Dakota U.S.A.

Home of the World's ONLY Corn Palace


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Stated Meetings
Resurgam Lodge #31 meets at 7:30 p.m. on the second Tuesday of each month, except for July and August. Quite often we'll meet at 6:30 for dinner prior to the stated meeting. So come by early - if there isn't dinner you can be sure there will be a few Brothers visiting and drinking coffee. Both dinner and the stated meeting are held in the Masonic Temple at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Lawler Street, just one block south and one-half block east of the World's Only Corn Palace. Our Temple is architecturally accessible and readily available to persons of all physical abilities.

 

Third Thursday Discussions

On the third Thursday evening of each month, September through May and barring conflict with holidays, a group of Brothers meets at 7:00 p.m. for informal discussion on various topics of Masonic interest.  In short we “converse on Freemasonry.”  The program is led by our Lodge Education Officer, or his proxy, and has ranged from viewing a popular movie with Masonic themes to discussing the esoteric effect of initiative rituals.  Any brother Master Mason is welcome to attend and weigh in on the ideas being bandied about.  You might well be very surprised at what you’ll learn, both about yourself and your fraternity, and your brothers!

 

First Friday Films

On the first Friday evening each month, September through May, you and your family are welcome to join other brother Freemasons and their families for a relaxing evening in the 2nd Floor Lounge of the Masonic Temple.  The “curtain goes up” on movie night at about 7:00 p.m.  Sometimes it takes a little longer to get organized…but be there around 7:00 and you’ll be close enough to on time! Through an arrangement with the Motion Picture Licensing Corporation Resurgam Lodge #31 is licensed to show most popular movies available at rental stores or for retail purchase.  There are no fees or charges and everyone is welcome to bring their favorite snacks and refreshments.  Often a number of folks bring films and we select the evenings entertainment by consensus.  Bring yourself, your spouse and kids, a movie, and enjoy an evening of fellowship and inexpensive entertainment!  We have a large screen, stereo television and VCR and DVD players.

 

The Masonic Temple
Built in the first half of the 1920's and dedicated in 1924, the Mitchell Masonic Temple has been extensively renovated over the last several years and was rededicated to the work of Freemasonry by the Grand Lodge of South Dakota in May, 2004, on the 80th Anniversary of the original dedication ceremony. Our three story, historically significant, structure was, from the symbols inlaid in plaster mouldings to the door hardware cast with the Square and Compasses, specifically designed for Masonic activities. The Temple boasts two spectacular Lodge Rooms reserved exclusively for fraternal activities; a modern commercial kitchen; a Dining Room seating up to 100 persons; a Ballroom suitable for weddings, receptions, dances, dinner theater, meetings and activities for groups up to 300 persons; and a large, two story Lounge tastefully decorated in English Club style and overlooked by the Billiard Mezzanine.  Our entire Temple is architecturally accessible, having ramp and elevator access, and is readily available to persons of all physical abilities. Steam heated for winter comfort and with main floor air conditioning in the Dining Room, Ball Room, and kitchen for summer use, our Masonic Temple is fast returning to its tradtional role as the premier venue in Mitchell for meetings of all kinds.

 

Mitchell Masonic Bodies

Mitchell is also home to Starlight Chapter #41, O.E.S.; Mitchell Chapter #16, R.A.M.; Mitchell Council #8, C.M.; St. Bernard Commandery #11, K.T.; the Sigmund F. Schirmer Scottish Rite Club [Valley of Yankton, A.A.S.R. ]; and the Corn Palace Shrine Club & Corn Palace Hillbilly Clan #161 [El Riad Shrine, Sioux Falls, SD ]. All Masonic bodies use the Masonic Temple for meetings and activities. Eastern Star meets the first Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. The York Rite bodies meet the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. The Scottish Rite Club meets intermittently and holds its annual Ceremony of Remembrance the Wednesday before Easter. The Corn Palace Shrine Club meets the last Thursday of each month with an Oasis at 6 p.m. followed by meeting and dinner at 7:00 p.m.

Most Recent Revisions - June 20, 2009