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WantToLearn
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Posted 02/09/2010 11:06:40
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Guys
Everyone i speak to tells me it takes up alot of time and effort to move through the different offices in the lodge. Id like to take an active roll in my lodge and wondered how many hours a week you guys dedicate to the craft?
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dp
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Posted 02/09/2010 12:07:52
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This is a difficult question as different Lodges meet a different number of times throughout the year. One of mine meets 7 times per year and the other 9. Some Lodges only meet 3 times per year.
Also some Lodges have practice nights and the number of these will again vary from Lodge to Lodge. Then you have committee meetings which at some point you will be eligible to attend. Given my two above Lodges the meetings are as follows.
Lodge 1.
7 meetings per year.
22 LOI (practice) meetings per year.
7 committee meetings per year.
Giving a total of 36 meetings per year.
Lodge 2.
9 meetings per year.
0 practice
0 committee
Giving a total of 9 per year.
So you need to speak to your proposer to get an accurate idea of the commitment that will be required from you.
I would suggest that if you wish to progress through office 30min to an hour per day should in addition be set aside to read your ritual book.
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sojourner
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Posted 02/09/2010 13:33:17
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The time taken to progress through Offices will also depend on the number of members a Lodge has, and whether P.M.'s are being 'recycled'. Generally a Lodge with plenty of members will take longer to progress than one with fewer members.It's still not a race.
Roy L."SELUME PROFERRE"
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BroPhil
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Posted 02/09/2010 13:52:46
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lol - every wednesday evening from September to May, plus learning in my own time.....:)
W. Bro. Phil Saunders
IPM, Northolt Lodge No 6565
1st Principal, Thames Mariner Chapter No 8628
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WantToLearn
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Posted 02/09/2010 19:57:54
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Thanks guys
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Mike Martin
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Posted 02/09/2010 23:06:57
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Everything in Freemasonry takes time to do properly. Even though you can go through your three degrees in 3 months it can take years and much contemplation to actually understand what you went through. Unfortunately at this time Freemasonry is lacking some visionary leaders to help the membership to focus on and come to terms with this fact.
MikeMersey Lodge No. 5434 WebsiteThe Freemasons'''' Grand Charity WebsiteSee my BALLS here
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Cheshire
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Posted 02/09/2010 23:42:32
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If it takes so much time to actually understand what we went through, then why not give accepted new candidates some ritual books to read thoroughly before their initiation ceremony? So we get a better understanding, before taking our oaths?
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Mike Martin
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Posted 03/09/2010 00:05:49
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I'm not following what you're suggesting. Every one surely knows that they can go and buy the Ritual books ad read through any time they want! I believe that is the wrong order though, which is why Mersey's Candidates are given the Ritual of each degree as they've taken it. This gives them the tools and the opportunity to start considering what happened straight after.
MikeMersey Lodge No. 5434 WebsiteThe Freemasons'''' Grand Charity WebsiteSee my BALLS here
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Cheshire
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Posted 03/09/2010 00:18:27
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Mike Martin (02/09/2010)
Everything in Freemasonry takes time to do properly.
Even though you can go through your three degrees in 3 months it can take years and much contemplation to actually understand what you went through. Unfortunately at this time Freemasonry is lacking some visionary leaders to help the membership to focus on and come to terms with this fact.
So would it not be better to inform new candidates to go and study the ritual through books that they can buy before hand? rather than study the ritual after they have taken part in it.
thanks for your reply Mike.
:)
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Tom Cherup
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Posted 03/09/2010 00:36:31
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As of today I have not gone through the line of Officers, and this month 37 years ago I was raised as a Master Mason. Like you I too learn something new about the craft every day.
All I have to say is take your time. Don't rush it, enjoy your lodge and the membership.
Tom Cherup 32°
Olive Branch Lodge #542
Dearborn, Michigan
Scottish Rite - Valley of Detroit
Detroit Masonic Temple - It''s bigger than yours!
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