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So with the easing of some of the restrictions for the pandemic, last year saw me able to participate in some fundraising. I took the PoppyPledge to raise £1921 for PoppyScotland, the main Veterans charity here. The effort culminated in a sponsored walk of 16.5miles from Glasgow to Dumbarton. It...
Here in Scotland, there have been no lodge meetings for a year now. There are quite a few Zoom meetings, from social groups through to Masonic Education, so a lot of brethren keeping in touch with their lodge members, but we are all looking forward to the day we can get back to a proper lodge...
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old:
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
No official ceremonies on this Remembrance Sunday, just a walk to the village memorial to place a couple of crosses...
I joined at the age of 49, having said that, my lodge's latest candidate is 78, and he went through his first just before Scotland went into lockdown for the virus.
The main point they will recognise is that you want to return, as you realise the brotherhood is where you want to be now that your life is stable. After all is said and done, our obligation to family and work come before Lodge. Welcome back Brother.
You could ask your Worshipful Master about the Lodge of Research, I'm sure they will have some lectures / presentations that you could attend online, even as an EA. The subjects covered aren't always about the ceremonies, but about the history of various lodges, including different...
Zoom have greatly increased security in the face of increased usage during the pandemic. They now have 256 bit end to end encryption, most reported cases of meetings being gatecrashed are down to poor security on behalf of the meeting host, sharing the link and password in open social media...
I would suggest reaching out to your local Lodge of Research, I know a lot of them are putting on Educational talks and discussions during the lockdown, using social media and the likes of Zoom. I've been to a few of ours which have all been presented by guest speakers.