Join the Juneau Masons for a Civil Cup of Coffee

Mt. Juneau-Gastineaux Lodge No. 21 would like to treat the Capital City to a cup of coffee, beginning at 8 a.m. on July 29 at the Juneau Masonic Center, located at 9315 Glacier Highway.

While the coffee and assorted treats are on the Lodge, as with most things in life that are free, there is a catch: The Lodge asks the conversation that goes with the coffee remain civil.

Freemasonry encourages its members to act with civility in their daily lives and their interactions with all people. One essential element of that courtesy is the practice of polite conversation. On July 29, attendees will be asked to avoid the three “Ps” of uncivil conversation: Politics, piety (religion) and profanity.

“American society is rapidly losing its ability to have its members talk with each other,” said Charles Ward, Worshipful Master of Mt. Juneau-Gastineaux Lodge No. 21. “Instead, Americans are increasingly talking, or even yelling, at each other. We’re hopeful the people who attend our event enjoy a few minutes — or a few hours — of civil and polite communication, and find a way to have more and more of them in their daily lives.”

The Civil Cup of Coffee will kick off the Masonic Month of Kindness, which in turn is part of Juneau’s Year of Kindness initiative. Each of Juneau’s Masonic organizations will take a week to offer displays of kindness in the Capital City. In addition to the Civil Cup of Coffee, members of Mt. Juneau-Gastineaux Lodge No. 21 will commit, during its week, to display a civil presence in its online communications.

For more information about the Juneau Masonic Community, please visit Facebook.com/JuneauMasonicCommunity.

For more about Juneau’s Year of Kindness, please visit Juneau.Randomacts.org.

For more about Masonry’s commitment to civility, please visit MasonicCivility.org.

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