dpk Shah
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In Sweden all meetings consists three parts
1) Pre-lodge: Members meet and socialize, put om regalia etc.
2) The lodge meeting wich is bound by ritual.
3) A meal after the lodge.
Its exactly same here in Australia
In Sweden all meetings consists three parts
1) Pre-lodge: Members meet and socialize, put om regalia etc.
2) The lodge meeting wich is bound by ritual.
3) A meal after the lodge.
No wonder why, it is so difficult to miss a meeting.My lodge has festive boards after every meeting and as far as I know all lodges in my state have festive boards. I would say its the norm here Down Under
No wonder why, it is so difficult to miss a meeting.In Sweden all meetings consists three parts
1) Pre-lodge: Members meet and socialize, put om regalia etc.
2) The lodge meeting wich is bound by ritual.
3) A meal after the lodge.
As discussed Australia is the same for the average punter 3-4 hours however if you hang back and are doing dishes for example it could be up to 6 if everything is slow that day.No wonder why, it is so difficult to miss a meeting.
How long (hours) you have to be at the Lodge to be involved in all of 3 parts?
When I was pledging in a college fraternity, what I did most was washing dishes by hands. The Lodge is probably using a dishwasher machine for efficiency. Is this volunteers are for everyone to help out?As discussed Australia is the same for the average punter 3-4 hours however if you hang back and are doing dishes for example it could be up to 6 if everything is slow that day.
Personally I and some other brothers get togeather prior to the first part and enjoy each other’s company at a venue next door that we don’t have to clean
Hahaha yes it’s all volunteer and we do have a dishwasher and I try to do my bit there as I travel a bit so I also get my share of meals brought to me.When I was pledging in a college fraternity, what I did most was washing dishes by hands. The Lodge is probably using a dishwasher machine for efficiency. Is this volunteers are for everyone to help out?
From now on, Lodge knows where to find David612, maybe next door!
It sounds great and should be a guide for best practices.Hahaha yes it’s all volunteer and we do have a dishwasher and I try to do my bit there as I travel a bit so I also get my share of meals brought to me.
I always make an effort to invite lots of my brothers next door for a cheeky beer ahead of lodge, it’s well received alway make sure the initiates know they are welcome too, it’s a fun low pressure way to get to know the brothers.
It sounds great and should be a guide for best practices.
BTW, do you know why the EA and FC degrees don't have a word Mason in it, but they are still considered Mason?
BTW, do you know why the EA and FC degrees don't have a word Mason in it, but they are still considered Mason?
In the UK, they type it Nasa when referring to the agency.Nuclear Aircraft Carrier doesn't have the word Navy in it. International Space Station doesn't have the word NASA in it. Public cloud doesn't have the words Linux servers in it. I could type in examples like this as long a list as you like.
I am just curious because all 3 degree: EA, FC, and Master are distinguishable degrees. They all are considered Masons, right? Do you refer each degree as EA Mason, FC Mason, and Master Mason? I was thinking when do you call a brother as a Mason or a Mason as brother. Another words, if EA and FC are not Mason yet until they become Master Mason, or can they stop as an EA or FC and still have right and privileged, funeral ritual, etc?Hmm. I am aware of rituals which do so. However, what is your explanation?
Thanks for pointing that out. I know what you meant, and I am not disagreed with you. I am just trying to understand how the process of degrees work, and when do you stop or you have to go all the way to 33 degrees.Nuclear Aircraft Carrier doesn't have the word Navy in it. International Space Station doesn't have the word NASA in it. Public cloud doesn't have the words Linux servers in it. I could type in examples like this as long a list as you like.
But you already claimed “BTW, do you know why the EA and FC degrees don't have a word Mason in it, but they are still considered Mason”. So, I’m confused. You already instructed us that the first two degrees don’t have the word Mason in them.I am just curious because all 3 degree: EA, FC, and Master are distinguishable degrees. They all are considered Masons, right? Do you refer each degree as EA Mason, FC Mason, and Master Mason? I was thinking when do you call a brother as a Mason or a Mason as brother. Another words, if EA and FC are not Mason yet until they become Master Mason, or can they stop as an EA or FC and still have right and privileged, funeral ritual, etc?
I think it is pretty common here in Indiana.Thanks Andy, sounds great! As we are getting older, family and friendships are very important especially friends that you can trust and will be there for you.
Is the socializing among brothers is only encourage in your Lodge, or it is the norm everywhere? Thanks.
All are masons, once initiated you are a Mason but you are an Entered Apprentice, the lowest level, entry level if you will. Like joining a trade union, you are a member of that union, but you are an apprentice - a learner, in Star Wars terminology a Padawan, a Jedi but just learning.I am just trying to understand how the process of degrees work, and when do you stop or you have to go all the way to 33 degrees.
Dinner is at 6:30 so the brothers start showing up between 6:00 and 6:30, our meetings are over between 9:00 and 9:30 depending on how much business we have to attend to. So no average 3-4 hours but I find myself wanting to spend even more time together, hence the reason for going out for a drink and a snack after the meeting.No wonder why, it is so difficult to miss a meeting.
How long (hours) you have to be at the Lodge to be involved in all of 3 parts?
We use paper plates and plastic knives and forks and all we do is throw them out so no washing dishes.As discussed Australia is the same for the average punter 3-4 hours however if you hang back and are doing dishes for example it could be up to 6 if everything is slow that day.
Not the most environmentally friendly but god would I love that at times, we are lucky to have a stocked kitchen so we cook but I can’t help but feel that it may not be our strongest skill however when I am able to stay I try to sit with a brother I do not know and chat which is great fun.We use paper plates and plastic knives and forks and all we do is throw them out so no washing dishes.
But do you get a light sabre as an EA?All are masons, once initiated you are a Mason but you are an Entered Apprentice, the lowest level, entry level if you will. Like joining a trade union, you are a member of that union, but you are an apprentice - a learner, in Star Wars terminology a Padawan, a Jedi but just learning.