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Congrats and welcome !

Main thing is to enjoy and many Grand Lodge officers have the goal of turning up at Lodges, giving them a great show and leaving a favourable and lasting impression. If you do that, I think you can say you're a success. The best GL officers are generous, instructive, supportive and helpful. The...

Congrats and hope it goes well for you. I am sure it will - especially if you make sure it does ! I assume you have been in Provincial Grand Teams before ? Oh - you have not. Double Congrats ! I've never been on a Grand Team before. They do A LOT if training here and I cannot commit the time...

Greetings and welcome !

Greetings and welcome WM !

Looks more like a rune than a masons mark..

Gee... I have not seen "UD" here in Victoria since pre 1889... We used to have a lot of "affinity" lodges and still have a few, mainly military, but those interested in the law (lawyers, police etc) established a new lodge last year here..

Ah well.. aim to have a conversation with local Freemasons about it.. Most of us balance, work, family and lodge. I've started a couple of businesses and two new careers while I've been a member :)

Ah buildings.. I think we need them, but they often provide a challenge. Ours is after state tax changes targeting single sex groups. (unless you are given an exemption.) The main thing is who is the legal owner. And if solely your Craft Lodge, what a terrible corporate governance system... and...

Let us know how you go !

Greetings and Welcome ! I've helped men in their 80's join.. never too late :)

Greetings and Welcome !

That sounds great.. but I always get confused by "High Priest" (here First Principal i believe) MEM - did you do that in Chapter (Holy Royal Arch) ? Was it the first bit ?? I've read a few versions, but here was hare Excellent Master Mason (today) but the EMM evolved from earlier things and...

Welcome !

Good point !