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Welcome, Good Luck and enjoy the experience. Please come back and let us know how your Entrance to our Ancient and Honorable Fraternity was for you!

We had our May Stated Meeting last night and realizing all the Officers of the Lodge have been vaccinated for COVID we decided to finally take a photo of this year's Lodge Officers. Also included is a beloved Past Master who has been fighting Brain Cancer since last Spring. Our meeting was...

Things may vary by Jurisdiction, and I can only speak for Pennsylvania, but, here if you have petitioned one Lodge in the Grand Lodge, you are bound to that Lodge. You can't just petition another Lodge in the Jurisdiction. There is a question on the Petition asking if you have ever Petitioned...

Congratulations Brother.

I have helped out some of the Lodges in my District. I am not too far from you (I live in Gilbertsville.) If you are in a bind give me a holler.

Here in PA the apron used for Degrees is just for Degrees. You do not get your own apron at all. Each Lodge has aprons with Lodge Number on it that everyone except Officers, PMs and Grand Officers, DDGMs wear. Every jurisdiction has their own customs so this may just be the norm where you...

I love the differences. I would not be surprised in the Titles in PA are different than everywhere else. Everything is different in PA! (Actually AASR is pretty much the same as the rest of the NMJ. I can't speak for Shrine and Grotto. My wife informs me that OES differs as well.)

We can debate the merits of in-person meetings during these times, the efficacy of Virtual meetings, the wisdom of what is / is not allowed in virtual and in person meetings all we want. Here in PA at least, the Edict of the RWGM is Masonic Law and must be adhered to. Debate over whether we...

Last Night I was Elected and Installed as King of Lansdale Royal Arch Chapter No 301. We also Elected a new MEHP and Scribe. Unfortunately our new MEHP (Who is also my Senior Warden in Blue Lodge) is still recovering from COVID 19 he contracted over the week of Christmas. Hopefully next month...

I find it quite disingenuous that the GM of NY used the GL of PA as an example of a Jurisdiction "keeping their Grand Line in place" as we are not scheduled to hold Grand Elections until December 2021, as our Grand Officers were elected in December 2019 and serve a 2 year term. I know as I was...

Welcome Brother! The first steps of a wonderful Journey have now occurred!

This is awesome news! There has been amazing progress in the treatment of cancers and cures are achieved more and more. Much praise to the advancement in medicine, the spirit of the afflicted and the power of prayer to The GAOTU. Congratulations Brother and prayers that this chapter is fully...

I suppose some could do that. Myself, I am not prepared to have any meetings in violation of an Edict by the Grand Master.

I am still at a loss at how to assimilate this: With this: If you are in the position to deny someone an Officer's Chair or Not assign someone to a given role in the Work, WHY would you not assure their competency BEFORE they are put in the position to fail as dramatically as you state? To...

Absolutly. Firstly you shouldn't put someone in a position to fail. If they don't know the work, don't have them try to do it "live." If they DO know the work and "mess up" in the delivery realize - 1) We are all human and make mistakes. 2) It wasn't intentional. 3) The candiatate has NO...

It has been frustrating to say the least! We have been on again / off again with two seperate shutdowns of Masonic Actvity since last March. Initially we were shut down the day after our Stated Meeting for March, so I was able to be in the East for 3 meetings and sadly missed the District...

In my Lodge there undeniably some Brethren who struggle with the work, but I make sure that anyone playing a role in a Degree Conferal is proficient. Do mistakes happen?, yes none of us are perfect, but generally the work is done well. This means that perhaps someone who holds a specific Chair...

I would say it is a different perspective from the Ritul in YOUR Jurisdiction in the US. In PA only EA candidates are hoodwinked. After the obligation it is understood that the candidate has been brought from Darkness to Light and no longer should be put back into Darkness. One of the...