Recent content by protectingthewestgate

Don't ask, don't tell...........

It won't matter in 10 years anyway.we are closing our own doors to our lodges.

Thank you for all your comments to this question, for those who have answered just close down, in 10 years your lodge will be closed as well. Here in Illinois, this year alone 30 lodges have closed their doors, several of those lodges have consolidated with other lodges, and they are no more...

Reviving the days of old ,and feeling good !!!!

I don't believe you know what I'm talking about, and that's fine, I'm sure you have hundreds of members who are active and masonic education is a 5 day a week session in your lodge, and you don't have 1 single member who has been worshipful more than once,

Why the big hurry ? Is it so you can get those dues ? We aren't teaching nothing about freemasonry to newly raised masons, they have become a freemason and that's about all they know, unless you can get one that shows back up to maybe take a chair. Most masons that I know still have no clue...

I think, we should do like England. You have to work and perform duties in between degrees sometimes up to 2 Years in between degrees, so you know what is expected of you, and you get to learn what you signed up for, not all 3 degrees in 1 day, slap you on your back and say welcome to the...

I live in Southern Illinois, before my stroke 2 years ago, we visited a handful of lodges for degree work.in my home lodge before I demited, we had an issue with members that was with the widow sons that would show up to degree work in full leather and chains. We finally had it and said if you...

I am currently serving as senior warden this year, having fun. Next June I will be master for the 1st time,only took 8 years. Lol. I think I will go around again after leaving the east. I had a brainstem stroke almost 2 1/2 years ago, and my lodge continues to be very encouraging and supportive...