Brother_Steve
Premium Member
Lodge is for the purpose of making masons and work that needs to be voted on. We have 200 members. We get 30 out a night. The issue is the spectrum of those 30 men is very wide. It is tough to have esoteric discussions if half the people find that just as boring as opening, paying the bills and closing. Esoteric discussions happen over dinner and after lodge over a beer. It is when Brethren of the same cloth can sit and discuss masonry without boring anyone.Basically, I think Masonry is as esoteric as you want it to be. If you want to be in a good ol boys club that eats KFC off paperplates, votes on paying the bills and whether or not to let 'Steve's boy' in or not and then close, so be it. That's what's best for you. If you want more on the esoteric side of things, do some research and find the right place for you. You may have to drive a little, but it's better to drive an hour or so once every month or two than to go sit in lodge twice a month and gain nothing from it.
For me, I would love to have a "What's going on with you this week?" program where we go around the lodge room member by member and let them just talk about their day or themselves. We do announcements for upcoming programs, but Some of us do not see each other for two weeks at a time so there should be something to catch up on.
For example, Brother Steve, What's going on with you? I could talk about my week or differ if I wish. We should be interested in our member's lives.