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The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio LODGE The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio 22nd MASONIC DISTRICT LODGE EDUCATION OFFICERS WORK BOOK Prepared by The Committee on Education and Information of the 22nd Masonic District of The Grand Lodge of Ohio First Edition 11.2019 Intention of this Booklet This booklet has been compiled by your 22nd District Leadership with the intention of assisting you with the fulfillment of bringing light to your Lodge. Contained in this booklet are ten (10) educational programs chosen from the many within Grandview. They are not mandatory but merely a convenience to you as Lodge Education Officer. Each is approximately five (5) to ten (10) minutes long and can serve as a foundation for a new educational program or stand alone. Your District Leadership Team has decided to openly encourage lodges to conduct more education with the conviction that education will help to retain membership and increase participation all while enlightening the brethren. This effort helps us live the direction set by our Grand Master as we collectively “Step into the Light” through education. Requirements All Lodges must provide ten (10) educational programs in the 2020 Masonic year. It is important to note that all educational programs must be logged into the minutes of the Lodge just as any other item of business would normally. The content of the programs are at the discretion of the Lodge Education Officer. Once again, this booklet is merely a convenience and we highly encourage you to seek out interesting programs that bring Light, happiness, and entertainment to the brethren of your Lodge. Consider Involve your brethren in your educational programs when possible. Open the floor to discussion or offer “after Lodge” discussions if necessary to continue a conversation. Encourage your brethren to participate, give feedback, or even present material. A topic that may be a five (5) minute presentation can easily become an hour of great discussion afterward. Find a way to foster that conversation and keep the topic alive. You are strongly encouraged to publish your topics to your Lodge (or even the District) in advance. You can ask your District Leadership to help facilitate the communication on a District level. Finally It is our hope that our combined efforts can “help the Brethren apply the lessons of Masonry to their daily lives.” Use this booklet as needed throughout your year as Lodge Education Officer. Success is the result of hard work and effort and we are here to help where and when possible. - Your 22nd District Leadership Team The Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of Ohio Education and Information Committee Bulletin 11 To All Lodge Education Officers— The following Bulletin has been prepared to give you—the Lodge Education Officer specific guidance on the use of only authorized Apprenticeship Program material. As the bulletin states, there is a great deal of difference between being an Assigned Master Craftsman and providing Lodge information. The Committee is in no way endeavoring to tell any Lodge what may be presented in the way of Masonic information to the Lodge membership as a whole. The Committee does, however, insist that only authorized material be used by the Assigned Master Craftsman. Please keep this bulletin in your permanent file for ready reference when necessary. BULLETIN NO. 11—APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM MATERIAL The preparation of this material was an arduous task. A large and enthusiastic group of Masons spent untold hours assimilating material, researching to assure authenticity, condensing for brevity, and molding a concise volume. The work was approved by the Grand Lodge of Ohio Education and Information Committee as being authentic and in compliance with its traditions and concepts, and is considered to be sufficient for presentation to candidates. However, many Lodge Education Officers seem to be of the opinion that new material should be forthcoming and in some cases, in an overzealous attempt to present an elaborate program, have recently used material from other Grand Lodges, or have written additional material. Some of the unsanctioned material proved to be much too voluminous for the Candidate to absorb, and some contained many inaccuracies. Many books on Masonry published in the mid 1800s and early 1900s contain theories long since disproved. Our approved material is basic and elementary, as it should be for Candidates. It is, therefore, the decision of the Committee that only the approved Grand Lodge of Ohio Apprenticeship Program materials; the “On the Threshold”, “The Entered Apprentice Degree”, “The Fellow Craft Degree” and “The Master Mason Degree” pamphlets and flip charts of the Grand Lodge of Ohio be used for the instruction of Candidates, and no other material employed without the Committee’s sanction. Contemporary books that are acceptable and available in local book stores and at various on line sources are “Freemasons for Dummies” by Christopher Hodapp and “The Complete Idiot’s Guide To Freemasonry” by S. Brent Morris. Another recent book that is well written is “American Freemasons” by Mark A. Tabbert. Two older classics are Carl H. Claudy’s “Introduction to Freemasonry” and Allen Roberts’ “The Craft and Its Symbols. Let it be clearly understood: the Committee has no objection to the use of other materials in talks to Members. Such material could, however, more often than not, confuse a Candidate. The pamphlets “On The Threshold” and a “Mason’s Lady” should be sent to the Candidate with the Secretary’s Notice of Election (Grand Lodge Form 24) along with a letter from the Master Craftsman assigned to him asking to meet with him and his wife or significant other, to begin his journey in Freemasonry. Revised 10/03/2015 The Tremendous 22nd Masonic District Education Award for 2020 The 22nd District Education Award for the 2020 Masonic Year is based on the Lodge earning points for the completion of pre‐defined activities. The period for consideration shall be from Nov. 16, 2019 through July 31, 2020. Points Earned Max Points Action/Activity District Education: Host at least (1) “More Light Event” as defined in the 50 LEO Resources section of Grandview and advertised throughout the 22nd District. (25pts per event) Lodge Education: (5) Points for every Lodge education program recorded in the minutes of the Lodge. 60 Signature of DEO: ___________________________________ Membership Education: (20) Points for each Officer and (10) points for 60 every Lodge brother (non‐Officer) that successfully completes the On‐Line Code Courses available on Grandview. ** Leadership: (5) Points for every Officer that attends a 22nd District 60 Leadership Meeting. Royal Scofield Society: (20) Points for each Lodge brother that achieves the 80 Fellows of the Craft level. Maximum possible points (Lodge must earn 175 points to win this award 310 in honor of our oldest Lodge’s 175th Anniversary) ** Only applies to brethren that have not completed the Code Courses in the last (3) years. Submitted by: _______________________________ Lodge Office: _____________________________ District Education Officer Approved: ______________________________________________ Date Approved: ______________________ Speaker’s Bureau Bill Carter – [email protected] Antimasonry Old Charges of Masonry Modes of Learning Tim Daley ‐ [email protected] Freemasonry and the Civil War The Masonic Library Cleveland Soldier and Sailor’s Memorial Rodney Dawson ‐ [email protected] The Chakras and Freemasonry Scott Phillips – [email protected] The Art of Memory Roman Vaynshtok (440‐668‐7902) –hiramwaygmail.com Freemasonry and Finances. (7pgs.) The Two Pillars (5pgs.) Masonic Apron (4pgs.) The Cable‐Tow (2pgs.) DEO ASSIGNED LODGE LIST 2019-2020 22ND MASONIC DISTRICT WB John Montgomery Cell: 440.832.2200 Email: [email protected] Wellington Lodge #127 North Star Lodge #638 University Heights Lodge #738 Oberlin Lodge #380 Lakewood Lodge #601 Golden Gate Lodge #245 Mid-Century Lodge #725 Harding-Concordia Lodge #345 LaGrange Lodge #399 WB Jason Stitak Cell: 440.258.5100 Email: [email protected] Clifton-Gaston Allen Lodge #664 Cleveland Lodge #781 Rocky River Lodge #703 Parkside #736 Quarry Lodge #382 Forest City Lodge #388 Stonington Lodge #503 Elyria Lodge #787 Dover Lodge #489 WB Franck T. Kakou Cell: 216.244.7262 Email: [email protected] Collinwood Lodge #582 Theodore Breck Lodge #714 Meridian Lodge #610 Acacia Lodge #651 J.W.Barkley Lodge #621 Black River Lodge #786 Blue Steel Lodge #791 Solon Lodge #757 East Gate Lodge #796 Freemason Symbols and Their Masonic Symbolism “Courtesy of Masonic-Lodge-of-Education.com”. The Square and Compasses is the single most universally identifiable symbol of Freemasonry. Due to slight Masonic jurisdictional differences around the world, this symbol does not always look exactly the same to all Freemasons. Some jurisdictions call this symbol the Square and Compass, (non-plural) and a few jurisdictions omit the "G" at its center. But, no matter its slightly different look, all Freemasons are in unison as to what this symbol means to them within the fraternity. Speculative Masonic Symbolism of the Square and Compasses In speculative Freemasonry, this emblematic symbol is used in Masonic ritual. The Square is an emblem of virtue in which we must "square our actions by the square of virtue with all mankind". The Compasses exemplify our wisdom of conduct,... the strength to "circumscribe our desires and keep our passions within due bounds". When these 2 Masonic tools are placed together with God (the Creator) as our central focal point... (just as King Solomon built God's Temple, first... and then built his house around it), peace and harmony is the result. The Information below may be found in Mackey's Revised Encyclopedia of Freemasonry, Volume 2, Page 963, 1929. A Short History About the Square and Compasses THE SQUARE...Morality THE COMPASS...Boundaries Trying Square: In the operative stone mason era, the 90 degree angle of the square was a necessary tool used to test the accuracy of the sides of a stone to ascertain that the stone's angles matched the square's "true" right angle.
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