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4 seals ! Nice !!!

Agree @Matt L . We could blame the officers.. or the leaders of the lodge could take some responsibility for the culture which developed where the OP is talking about financially incentivizing officers to attend. That culture needs to change. The conversation you speak of is standard in any good...

Agree. However, I will comments that I saw a travel letter this week, which was unusually very good looking. In colour and well designed, and to it were affixed both the GL Seal (Blue) and Lodge Seal (red) and the text was worded in a lovely way.. it had our standard template wording, but...

I am bias and approach this from a certain position as a Secretary. It is common here for Lodge Secretaries not to pay dues if the a Lodge has passed a motion the Sec does not pay dues. That motion is common. However I pay my dues for 2 reasons: My dues support the lodge, and everyone lifting...

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Welcome Khalil !

And I like this one "Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything -- all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of...

Sorry Brother -I just saw this but a google search will always turn something up. Hope the night went well ! (or it might be happening right now. Not sure where it came from but: " Someone to blend the plaster, Someone to carry the stone, Neither the man nor the master, Ever can build alone."

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Do you get together much between those meetings ?

Six ! ? Tell me more Brother ! (And before 1813 ?) I did google (but not very hard) and found this https://www.lodge-of-friendship-no44.co.uk/the-eight-grand-lodges-of-england I find the "Wigan Rebellion" aka Wigan Grand Lodge (and I think it depends on your view) very interesting. I've done a...

Putting aside any questions on the 1717 date (and shortened names).... Do you think I am grossly incorrect if I say: "The first modern Grand Lodge was founded in 1717 and today, it is called the United Grand Lodge of England" I often wonder about this.. but it is a continuous line (methinks)...

Welcome !

Sounds like your timing for joining was perfect ! :) We've had a lot of Post WW1 lodges turning 100 recently, one of them put on an amazing 3 day spectacular ! I only went to the Installation and Dinner, but it was a very memorable night. No idea how many were there for dinner (with partners and...

Greetings and welcome ! What brought you to England ?

Greetings and welcome !

One day classes are certainly controversial and excite the passions. We don't do them. We also recently removed a time lapsed requirement between degrees, being not less than 12 weeks between first and second degree, and not less than 52 weeks having needed to pass between first and third...

Yes. We use black and white spheres and not cubes. Indeed, I have never seen cubes in Victoria Australia -but am sure they are out there somewhere. Our Constitution actually speaks of "black balls" 225. No person can be made a Freemason if, on the ballot, three black balls appear against him...

Thank you Brother - it is great to have your knowledgeable contributions here.