We held a Master Mason degree last night for two Brothers. There were a lot of Masons on hand for the degree, the officers did a fine job, and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves. All in all, a very good night. I assigned a Past Master to sit in the East for this particular degree as his son was one of the candidates to be raised. There is something special about seeing a father raise a son in these degrees. We also presented Bibles to our newly raised Brothers, signed by the Craft, which they greatly appreciated.
This degree was also used as a prelude to an outdoor degree we are planning for next month (April 29th) which will be held jointly between my Lodge, Dunedin, and my old Lodge, Sutherland Lodge No. 174 in neighboring Palm Harbor. The Worshipful Master and I are old friends (I took an ACTIVE role in his MM degree years ago). He is also a good businessman with a lot of street smarts. Consequently, the two Lodges are starting to work together in degree work, including tonight's MM degree where the Sutherland Master served as Senior Warden for the degree.
If all goes according to plan, we will raise five Brothers in the outdoor degree (four short, one long). We are anticipating a fair turnout for it as well, about 75-100 people. Needless to say, we have devised a checklist denoting responsibilities of each Lodge and person. Because of the logistics of this degree, it will be important for several people to participate in its execution, not just the same few people who usually carry the load. We will also be holding some rehearsals prior to this in order to give the best degree we can. Should be interesting.
Until next time.
All the Best,
Tim Bryce, PM, MPS, MMBBFMN
timb001@phmainstreet.com
Dunedin Lodge No. 192 F.& A.M.
http:/www.dunedin192.org/
Dunedin, FL, USA
"For the Good of the Order"
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