Comments on: Walking the Walk

By: carl

carl — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:49:57 +0000

Sounds right on the nail to me.

We even had an older brother come in and do a speil about planning/marketing the lodge… at that point I realised my brethern didn’t even know how to apply their own masonic “tools” to the task at hand.

C. (a soon to be ex-mason)

By: Tom Accuosti

Tom Accuosti — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 19:51:31 +0000

This post actually got me thinking in a different direction — not about walking the walk, but about the boring lodge meetings. My own lodge (much like Tyler’s) is generally a fun place in which visiting bros have a good time, and new members keep coming back. Our ritual work is excellent, but we don’t let the seriousness of that overshadow the desire for good fellowship.

Coffee and stale cookies? Only on an off night, if then.

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By: Tyler

Tyler — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 06:50:24 +0000

I guess my Lodge just isn’t like that…and I guess I’m pretty glad!

Some gents in town might look a tad askance at us, I suppose, all the laughter and enjoyment we derive; but in the meantime, we’re doing good stuff, working hard to have strong ritual, and initiating mostly younger guys.

I think we all just need to remember that the Lodge doesn’t “belong” to any particular set of officers or Brothers. More recent or younger brothers shouldn’t feel like they necessarily have to fall in line, in one way or other. If you’re a member, it’s your Lodge, too, and if you want to have a different kind of time there then get going with it. If you feel like you might have to sheepishly apologize to any friend of yours you bring in, then there’s is definitely something that needs either tightening or loosening in your Lodge. Make it great!