Bay Cities Lodge No. 337 » Come Visit Us at the El Sobrante Stroll

Members of Bay Cities Lodge #337, Mission Bell Eastern Star Chapter #205, and other masonic groups have regularly staffed the table across the street from the neighborhood Dollar Store every year on the third Sunday in September.

Visit us on this year’s Stroll on Sunday, September 21, between 10:00 am and 4:00 pm. We would enjoy meeting you.

Be aware that San Pablo Dam Road is closed to auto traffic during the El Sobrante Stroll. There is limited street parking west of the El Portal/San Pablo Dam Rd intersection, as well as east of the Appian Way/San Pablo Dam Rd intersection.

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