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Title: Friends Programming and the Cipher


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Friends Programming and the Cipher
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Friends Programming
  • Friends Programming manual
  • Guide for your Lodge

3
Friends Program Planning
  • Scheduling
  • Staffing
  • Source of Friends
  • Preparation
  • Program
  • Materials

4
Scheduling
  • Schedule more than one Friends night (day) per
    year.
  • Some ideas Golf outing (2 Masons-2 Friends in
    each foursome), Tailgate party in conjunction
    with Packer game, Kids fishing day, Day at the
    Ballpark, Fish Fry, use your imagination for your
    Lodge and community.

5
How to Invite Friends
  • Ask, ask, ask!!!
  • Letter from Lodge Master
  • Newspaper Ad
  • Planned event (remember that friends need not
    be prospective members)

6
Curious About Freemasonry?
  • Power Point Presentation
  • Dryfuss Movie
  • Grand Lodge Movie
  • Lodge History
  • Masons who developed community
  • Guest Speaker

7
Reference Materials
  • Masonic Videos and DVDs (not only to present, but
    also for your education)
  • Masonic Library in your Lodge and the Grand
    Lodge, MSA, Scottish Rite, York Rite, Shrine
  • Local Library
  • Lodge History
  • Lodge Activities

8
Multi Letter Cipher
  • A Masons Duty
  • Opening
  • Examination
  • Candidate Preparation
  • Public Grand Honors
  • Officer Information
  • Proficiency and Ritualist Cards
  • Suggested work Assignments

9
A Masons Duty
  • To God
  • To Family
  • To Self
  • To Lodge
  • To Community and Country
  • To Neighbor

10
Opening Lodge
  • Open at WM Order
  • Tile Lodge
  • Purge Lodge
  • Lecture

11
Examination
  • Who is examined?
  • What constitutes waver of examination
  • What is the Tilers Oath?
  • Who examines the examinee?

12
Candidate Preparation
  • EA
  • FC
  • MM

13
Honors
  • Public
  • Private

14
Officer Information
  • Opening
  • Closing
  • Floor Work
  • Degree Work
  • Demeanor

15
Ritual
  • Ritualist Cards
  • Proficiency Cards

16
Suggested Work Assignments
  • JS gives Charges learns EA Lecture
  • SS gives EA Lecture learns MM Lecture
  • JD gives MM Lecture learns Staircase
  • SD gives Staircase learns EA Degree
  • JW gives EA Degree learns FC Degree
  • SW gives FC Degree learns MM Degree
  • WM gives MM Degree

17
Rod and Floor Work
  • 31 explanations of the various rod and steps for
    each officer using rods.

18
Ciphered Work
  • EA - Opening 1st section, 2nd section, 3rd
    section, charge and closing
  • FC - Opening 1st section, 2nd section, charge and
    closing
  • MM - Opening 1st section, 2nd section, Historical
    Lecture, 3rd section, charge, Apron Address and
    closing

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Other Ciphered Items
  • Admission after Lodge is Open
  • GL Officer Reception
  • Grand Master Reception
  • Flag Presentation
  • Closing in one degree and opening in another
  • Calling up and down
  • Balloting
  • Optional prayers
  • Optional Apron Address
  • Dew Drop Lecture
  • Floor Work diagrams
  • Refresher Degree

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Thank you!!
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