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The Second section of the Fellowcraft degree, consisting of the "stairway lecture" and the "G lecture," is probably my favorite pieces of the Ritual. It was one of the first things I memorized when I was promoted to Senior Deacon, and I regularly do this one at our home lodge and other...

As others have noted, the waiting periods vary between jurisdictions. A candidate has his petition read in a stated (typically monthly) meeting, and an investigation committee is appointed and sent out with the expectation that they will report back at the next monthly meeting. Once they do, a...

We put out a donation box, with a usual donation of $5 per person. As Junior Warden this year, part of my year planning was to establish a kitchen/refreshment budget, and try to stick to it. Budgeting $5 per plate, and planning for 25 plates per stated meeting, 50 for degrees and family...

All the slides are somewhat dated, and may need a lot of work to match them up with your particular jurisdiction's adopted work and/or monitor. I wound up starting with a basic set of the "magic lantern" slides converted to PowerPoint, and had to tweak the arrangement and often some of the...

Maybe a better try with the new trick Blake explained...

The adventures of the kitchen committee....

The tokens and grips being a part of the "modes of recognition," I don't use these unless I'm certain/satisfied that the other fellow is a brother, and rarely in public. I made a promise some time ago "... and ONLY unto him or them..." There are better ways to test whether the other person...

Having been traveling to a few lodges where they ran out of the loaner aprons, I went to E-Bay and bought myself a plain white leather apron that I carry with me and use when I'm traveling away from my home lodge. At home, I wear my oficer's apron, but everywhere else I wear my white "traveling...

Check his dues card... ;-)

Depends on the individual lodges. Here in AR, we still have a fair number of lodges that have bi-monthly stated meetings (e.g., the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays), but the _norm_ is one stated meeting per month, with the other days used for ritual practice, candidate instruction, or just plain coffee...

I've got my Blue Lodge work transferred to PowerPoint, but am being asked to get a little more involved in the Chapter work, especially as Principal Sojourner. That's actually the chair I hold in one of my two chapters, but we have one fellow who's has been doing the degree for years and is...

The cards are issued by the various Grand Lodges to indicate that the holder has demonstrated word-perfect proficiency in specific parts of the ritual for that jurisdiction. Texas, for example certifies in increasing order of the volume of work, C, B, and A-level proficiencies. Arkansas has...

There is for Arkansas... not sure about other jurisdictions.

Went to the Grand Lodge and bought a copy on a thumb drive, then loaded that to my laptop, Kindle, and cell phone... ;-) The Lodge has a printed version that we use for general reference, but it's been much easier for me to use and to study, the PDF version.

Comparing to the Arkansas Monitor, it appears to be an expansion on the "G Lecture," given by the Master at the close of the second section of the Fellowcraft degree. Beautiful piece... I've copied it and stuck it in my Monitor for future use; I have a couple of Fellowcrafts coming up in...

We have our stated meetings once a month, on the first Thursdays. But then, there is something going on at the Lodge just about every day of ever week, except Sundays and some Fridays. Monday evenings are the stated meetings and sisterhood gatherings for the Rainbow Girls, alternating with a...

Does anyone have a set of the slides for the Royal Arch degree in Powerpoint that they would be willing to share? I'm starting to learn that part, with a degree coming up the end of next month...

Like Texas, Arkansas is one of those jurisdictions where cipher or code books are strictly prohibited. Mouth-to-ear is the only way to pass it on, with the exception of some very small parts that are printed in the state Monitor. Work one-on-one with a certified instructor or lecturer...

Yes... ;-) Having earned the "blue card" this past spring, you can recite all three proficiency lectures, open & close in all degrees, confer all three degrees plus the following sections, all at the drop of a hat ;-) My mentor used to (and still will test me by throwing out a random...

Friend, don't take for granted what you read in books or on the internet. Much of it is fabrication, or pure speculation. You will not find Freemasonry in books, blogs, web sites, or whatever. You find it by being "brought to Light" (e.g., e.g., experiencing the degrees and absorbing the...