| Event | Time |
|---|---|
| George Washington Meeting | Mon, 02/15/2010 - 7:30pm |
| MMRL Presentation | Mon, 03/01/2010 - 7:30pm |
| 3rd Degree – Practice Meeting | Mon, 03/15/2010 - 7:30pm |
The course is mandatory for new Fellow Crafts and recommended for all Brothers. All Brothers from outside the lodge are welcome to attend as well. Topics covered are as follows:
Proficiency
New Brothers to learn the Q&As of the FC Degree, under the tutelage of their Shepherd (or Mentor).
Q&As will be learned in their entirety to include the Obligations, words, signs and tokens, and certified by Brother appointed by the Master or in open Lodge.
LSOME Part III FC,
to be shown to Candidates by a Brother, using the ‘pause’ feature, with appropriate commentary.
6 February
Review of the sequence of the FC Degree to be presented to the new Brothers, by someone of competent knowledge, in a lecture and discussion format, encouraging the new Brothers to contemplate the ‘meaning’ of the various elements of the Degree and to present a short paper on their understanding of it. The importance of this Degree on an ‘experiential’ level is to be discussed.
Symbolism
An intermediate lecture on symbolism should be discussed to acquaint the new Brothers with the nature and usage of symbols in the ritual and those encountered in our daily lives, to include colors, historical usages in such contexts as science, advertising, dreams, philosophy, religion, government, art, architecture, music, and literature.
20 February
Seven Liberal Arts
A lecture on the role of these in the advance of a Brother in the Masonic Arts.
Masonic Geometry
A lecture and discussion on the speculative implications of why Geometry is the “Basis of Freemasonry,’ with experiential opportunities for the Brothers to participate.
6 March
District History
A lecture on the history of Freemasonry in the contiguous area of Onondaga County from its founding in 1799 to the present.
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