Bro. Berry
I would like to learn more about some of the things your lodge is doing. Could you maybe start a new thread and relate some of the things you are doing? I would like to institute some things in my lodge like what you have stated.
Okay so I am not Brother Berry but I would like to share some of the things 148 has done to really bond us to our older members and really get the ball rolling.
The main thing that had an effect I had not expected was the recognizing of real patrons of Masonry. We have presented 2 different Past Masters of our Lodge with a Masonic Bibles who did not receive one when they became Master Masons. We recently presented a Brother with membership and an endowment to our Lodge who mentored us through some rough times. We are currently planning in secret a "Cornerstone" award for our Lodge instructor. We are having two black pieces of marble in the shape of mini cornerstones engraved with the Square and Compasses and the phrase “Sam Levisee Cornerstone of Fort Worth 148." The efforts at showing our appreciation has really made up ground with the younger and older guys and made our Lodge one again.
An interesting newsletter also is a must and we have now realized the power of a good website. Our website has already in 2 weeks potentially given us a MM to associate, one petition and countless hits.
Spend time with the so called trouble makers, old timers or whatever they're called of your Lodge and give them plenty of opportunity to be a part of the process of change otherwise it is futile.
Remember also if someone does not have their panties in a wad you’re not progressing.
Brother of 148 or anybody please add to the list it will be good to get some of this out there.
I would like to learn more about some of the things your lodge is doing. Could you maybe start a new thread and relate some of the things you are doing? I would like to institute some things in my lodge like what you have stated.
Okay so I am not Brother Berry but I would like to share some of the things 148 has done to really bond us to our older members and really get the ball rolling.
The main thing that had an effect I had not expected was the recognizing of real patrons of Masonry. We have presented 2 different Past Masters of our Lodge with a Masonic Bibles who did not receive one when they became Master Masons. We recently presented a Brother with membership and an endowment to our Lodge who mentored us through some rough times. We are currently planning in secret a "Cornerstone" award for our Lodge instructor. We are having two black pieces of marble in the shape of mini cornerstones engraved with the Square and Compasses and the phrase “Sam Levisee Cornerstone of Fort Worth 148." The efforts at showing our appreciation has really made up ground with the younger and older guys and made our Lodge one again.
An interesting newsletter also is a must and we have now realized the power of a good website. Our website has already in 2 weeks potentially given us a MM to associate, one petition and countless hits.
Spend time with the so called trouble makers, old timers or whatever they're called of your Lodge and give them plenty of opportunity to be a part of the process of change otherwise it is futile.
Remember also if someone does not have their panties in a wad you’re not progressing.
Brother of 148 or anybody please add to the list it will be good to get some of this out there.
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