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2006 Masonic Educational Programs |
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Nov
2006 Program |
The Third Revered Sense - Feeling ~ While much of the body is sensitive to touch, it is the hand and fingers that are our most important instruments of this sense. |
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Oct
2006 Program |
The Gift of Sight - Seeing ~ It is in the Fellow-Craft Degree that the second revered sense, namely sight, is discussed and explained. |
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Sept
2006 Program |
To Hear ~ The ear is the avenue to the mind and with the other senses subdued, the sound of a word has its greatest impact and depth upon the initiate. To hear and to listen are paramount to the learning process. |
| To Work and To Labor ~ To our ancient Brethren, the lodge was a place where masons met to work. In fact, the lodge was a small building adjacent to the edifice, frequently a great church, where masons would assemble and prepare to build. Within the lodge, the tasks would be assigned and the craftsmen would begin their day. | |
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July
2006 Program |
Untempered Mortar ~ One important lesson can be found in the earliest degree in reference to "untempered mortar" and the cement uniting our Fraternity. |
| June
2006 Program |
Contention, Emulation, and Harmony ~ In the moral explanation of the Trowel is the reference to its use in spreading the cement of "brotherly love and affection" and our unity as "friends and brothers". In addition we are cautioned that "no contention should ever exist, but that noble contention..............." |
| May
2006 Program |
Three Steps to Learning - EA , FC , MM ~ Most of the Craft recognize that there are three degrees to being a Freemason, but the journey is much deeper than just standing proficiencies The progression from Entered Apprentice to Fellowcraft to Master should be understood as a lifetime effort, rather than rote renditions. Each level has obligations, lessons, and challenges to understand ourselves and our Fraternity. |
| April
2006 Program |
"Upon Your Honor" ~ Outside the Great Architect of the Universe and our obligations, the most common cement of the Fraternity is found in the various meanings and applications of the word "honor." |
| March
2006 Program |
" Most Desire?" ~ In the passage from Entered Apprentice to Master Mason, the question of desire, and, in particular, "most" desire is raised. Certainly this question an important part of our ceremonies, but it focuses upon a more serious aspect of what is to be gained from being a Freemason. |
| February
2006 Program |
The Mason's Hand ~ Within operative masonry the hand is a tool with which to build. From drawing plans to the actual edifice, the hand is an efficient instrument of construction, molding mortar, brick, stone and other materials into a creation of beauty and service. It brings feeling, strength, and purpose together to the builder's use. Great temples are testaments to the hands of the artist, the builder, and the Freemason. |
| January
2006 Program |
Challenge to the Entered Apprentice ~ The Entered Apprentice must recognize this degree, along with the others, is a journey to understanding and knowledge, not its conclusion. One illustration of this can be found in two parts of the degree and the meanings found in two homonyms, gage and gauge. |
| December
2005 Program |
The Place of Masonic Light ~ Within the Lodge room are found the ornaments of the Lodge, which are the Mosaic pavement, the Indented Tessel, and the Blazing Star, all of which reflect upon the moral and spiritual goals of our lives. This place of Masonic Light represents the source and wisdom through which we are to practice Brotherly Love and serve both the Craft and humanity. |
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