Re: Big Changes in Pennslvana Masonry
All-Star Teams Will Confer District-wide Degrees
I'm not sure I totally understand this one.
Members May Learn Our Ritual From Printed Manuals That Will Be Monitored Closely And Never Used in Open Lodge
Weak.
Opening and Closing of Meetings May Be Shortened
REALLY weak.
Some Masonic Districts Will Be Eliminated and Realigned
Great. This should happen down here, too.
A Masonic Congress Will Be Held in February 2010
--lol, sounds like what Grand Lodge should be.
The Legal Structure of Grand Lodge Will Be Assessed
Smart.
New Software Will Simplify the Lodge Audit Process
Phenomenal. Texas needs this. Desperately.
Grand Lodge Committees Are Restructured for Efficiency
Sweet mother of goodness.
The Dress Code for Masonic Meetings Is Relaxed
I don't like required ties, either. If I chose to wear one, it'll either be because my friends pressured me to, or my WM asked me to. And definitely not if someone in Waco demands I do.
Members Will Commit A Weekly Random Act of Kindness
LOL, what? How about treat EVERYONE by the golden rule ALL the time?
Lodges Will Raise Funds to Support Our Masonic Villages
Each lodge is expected to raise 2,000 dollars? Who's coming up with this? That's absurd.
Overall, I give these changes a B-. Some good intentions, but after a while of reading these, it sounds like he's trying too hard.