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Welcome to the fraternity Brother!

That's a good practice for all lodges to get into. I'll have to pass that along to my WM.

Personally, I think a WM should hold at least a "C" certificate. But I would think any self-respecting person would learn it before they got to the hot seat. That's why I like the tradition of the WM being "absent" from a meeting so the SW gets their feet wet. It's already the hottest seat in...

You will surprise yourself. When I was going through the degrees, when my lodge set my FC date they also went ahead and set my MM date 2 weeks later.

Welcome Bro. Adams and congrats!!

Like Bro. Benton, I agree wholeheartedly. The tiling of a meeting is symbolic as well as functional. If it was for everyone to see, the WM wouldn't purge the lodge room before the meeting and we would just keep the door open. That's why tiled meetings are called closed meetings instead of...

Congrats and what a day to learn you were accepted!!

That would be correct that non-Masons are not permitted to exemine the minutes. Art. 338. Inspection of Minutes: By Whom. The minutes of the Lodge are the private records of the Lodge and no copy of same or any part thereof, shall be made or used for other than Masonic purposes. They shall...

In Texas this year, the GM's message follows this line of thinking somewhat. He has put forth, "quality, not quanity", which I have to agree with. In Texas, about 10% attendence is average. The lodges that excede that are lodges that have usually embraced some form of what you stated above...

Nice!

And I'm sure the "No Smoking" during lodge policy is very strictly enforced.

Ok, not having a petition started or having met anyone from a lodge in Texas beforehand, I don't think you will be able to join a lodge here in Texas until you return to the states. So these will probably be your options: 1. Talk with your friend that you know is a Mason and see if he knows...

Thought it might be them. They are a good group of guys in Crawford. Looking forward to their outdoor degree this year.

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. Being in the area, I'll be sure to notify my lodge of this, and we'll ahve to go visit them in April. Which lodge are they temporaily moving their meeting too?

Especially on beans and cornbread night! And somewhere a Grand Trusty is reading this and has just figured out how the next Grand Communication will raise the money for the building reintovations. lol

Sounds like you were just assisting the DDGM by illustrating his point for him. lol I've actually heard of a former GM who before he became a GM used to teach decorum in the lodge by breaking it on purpose. I heard he would get up and walk between the altar and the WM at a preplanned time...

I believe they remind everyone at the start of the meeting to switch to stun. But from my understanding they used to have a big problem with taking calls during lodge and degrees.

I've heard of different lodges putting fines on people if their phone goes off during lodge. I know of one lodge where it's $50 if your phone goes off during a meeting, $100 if during a degree.

Welcome to the forums Wayne!! I have a few questions that might help in getting you correct information. First, did you visit any lodges around Ft. Hood before leaving for Afghanistan? If so, did you petitioned a lodge before leaving? Do you know of any Masons that are stationed near you...

And there are probably just as many coming from Administrators and Moderators giving support to GL. Most of the anti-GL comments come from different groups that are up in arms over something like the GM's Eddict concerning membership in the WS. They voiced their concerns and were given advice...