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    Results- 2013 Texas Grand Annual Communication

    I was there. My first trip to GL. It was interesting, and yes a lot of things I voted for didn't pass. LOL
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    Why is it so hard to get Masons to join the Commandery?

    I can't speak for anyone else, but for me it has been a matter of expense. I just don't make that kind of money. What with initiation fees, dues, and the uniform, I've been told it can get expensive fast.
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    Grand Lodge 2011

    Whatever happened to the meeting with the PHA GL that was supposedly going to occur this year? I've seen no more mention of it since last years GL Communication.
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    MM now where??? and how???

    I was a MM for over a year before I petitioned the Lodge of Perfection. If you don't study the philosophy behind the blue lodge, you're not going to get as much benefit out of the 4th-32nd degrees IMO. That's just me personally though. It's up to the individual mason to decide when he is...
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    Poll: Masonic Member Retention

    I don't know about your lodges, but I've seen a lot of infighting in some lodges. Older brothers just do not want to pass along responsibilities to younger brothers for one reason or another and a rift starts to form. I've seen a lot of good, newer, masons just stop coming to lodge entirely...
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    Beeville #261 150th anniversary

    Join us as we celebrate Beeville Lodge #261's 150th birthday! Friday June 10, 2011 at 6:00pm 207 1/2 W Hefferman Beeville, TX 78102 Special history progam and visit from Grand Junior Warden with dinner.
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    Can an EA or FC transfer?

    I did this when I was an EA. We didn't do the request for a certificate of dismissal until I was ready to be passed to FC though.
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    Candles or Bulbs

    I'd prefer real candles but we use the bulbs at our lodge and just about every lodge I've been to.
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    San Antonio Scottish Rite

    I was there at that reunion. I took my degrees. :D
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    alcohol

    Seeing as we are a fraternity that used to meet in taverns and ale halls, I've always had issues with the position that we should disallow alcohol entirely at masonic functions. As long as it's kept within due bounds I don't see it as a problem. It seems to be more of a prohibition in American...
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    Looking For Some Opinions On A Situation

    I know of at least one member of KoC that approached me about become a mason. He told me that KoC forbids its members from joining the lodge. I would assume it is because of the old animosity the church held toward us. My advice would be to do what you think is right for you. None of us...
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    Official DDGM Visit

    We have ours next month. Looking forward to it.
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    Freemasons For Dummies

    I just ordered this book from Amazon.com. Has anyone read it? Is it any good? I've been having trouble finding the decent masonic books to dig out from the pile of conspiracy theories and whatnot. I did read Born In Blood and found it to be very interesting.
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    Passing of Bro. John Hester

    Bro. John Hester, PM of Beeville Lodge #261, passed away this morning after a short illness. Funeral service dates are pending. Viewing for Bro. John Hester will be 02/10/11 from 5:00pm-7:00pm at Galloway Funeral Home 409 N Tyler St. Beeville TX with a prayer service and OES Closure to be...
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    Masonic Etiquette, Masonic Laws, Recognition, and "certainly friendly grip"

    I suppose it could. I've done both. It depends on who I'm talking to and where it is.
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