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Being in Arkansas, the Shrine is clandestine for me, so I have no hopes or ambitions there. I've done both York and Scottish Rites, and am active in the Royal Arch chapter, though not so much in the Council or Commandery, and I am strictly a knife-&-fork Prophet. Of them all, I guess I...

As of November, I have my Officer's Proficiency card in hand. Polishing now to test for the Certified Instructor ("blue") card toward the end of this winter. Then start working to master the "Red" card, which covers the 2nd section of the Master's degree. Arkansas offers four levels of...

I am one of the two primary lecturers for our lodge. As in Texas, ciphers are strictly prohibited and all work, save for the answers pertaining to the working tools, are learned mouth-to-ear. Learn the correct wording. Get the EA proficiency down first, and it will make things much easier...

The proficiency lectures weren't all that hard... It took me a little longer (about 6 weeks) to turn in my MM proficiency, as my lecturer had family problems at the time and wasn't available. It wasn't all that hard to start learning the conferral parts either, save the 7 arts & science in the...

Re: Why is it so hard to get Masons to join the Co Locally, it's not so hard to get people to join the Commandery... in my experience, it's hard to keep them active or keep them coming to meetings once they are knighted. When I first joined a year ago, I was excited to be a Knight Templar. I...

I have a nice little signet ring, purchased a few months after I was raised, but what I wear on a routine basis these days is my 14th Degree ring... plain, simple, classy, and with a little story behind it ;-)

I went with a dark brown, Indiana Jones-style fedora. I'm not one for a stingy brim. Debating on getting myself one of the colonial tricorn hats (Harry Truman was pictured presiding in one of these at one time), or maybe a nice Confederate beehive hat for when I spend more time in the East...

I wore mine a time or two while out traveling, but quickly put it away for safekeeping and special occasions, and bought a white leather apron with the white ribbon trim and a belt that I wear whenever I travel to other lodges, or for certain degree work. I made a small modification by adding a...

Here is Arkansas, the secretary of the lodge does complete a criminal background check on all new petitioners. The results of that check are shared only with the investigating committee and the Master, and then only if something adverse comes up. Otherwise the results are considered simply...

The council degrees are pretty derned cool, and add a lot more light into the previous Royal Arch degree. With things going on, I haven't able to be as active in the council as originally planned, but will in a couple years when my blue lodge duties should ease off a little bit.

Not un-Masonic, but authorized under the Digest. I wish some few folks had taken a little more time to whisper good council, but that was a problem of the times. The records are freely available there in the 2012 & 2013 Proceedings, and the expulsions were upheld by the Grand Lodge at the...

The answer is no. Shriners International is a clandestine organization within the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Arkansas.

Sometimes the Grand Lodge has some pretty specific rules about who you can rent the lodge hall to, and for what purpose... this is why ;-) ...and somebody ought to check the Digest, 'cause charters have been arrested for a whole lot less.

Don't let yours get rusty...

Alternative 1: Silence and Circumspection. If confronted, I'll ask the classic question, "Are you a Msaon?" If the answer is "No", then my reply is, "Then how do you know?";-)

Our lodge does a meal for the (monthly) stated meeting, for each degree, and a monthly breakfast fundraiser. AR doesn't provide for "stewards" (we appoint 'masters of ceremonies' instead) so the kitchen and refreshment responsibilities usually fall to the Junior Warden & friends. I...

Should be, all you need is a current dues card from your home valley...

Senior Deacon; will move up to JW at the first of December. (Our lodge calendars start with St. John the Evangelist, rather than the Baptist...)

Nope... all them gals is off-limits for me ;-)

Morals & Dogma is more or less a commentary on the Scottish Rite degrees, and is some pretty deep reading even then. I would wait until you've gone thru the AASR reunion and seen the degrees, at which point M&D will make a heck of a lot more sense.