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

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Friends Program Planning

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

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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.

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How to Invite Friends

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

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Curious About Freemasonry?

• Power Point Presentation
• Dryfuss Movie
• Grand Lodge Movie
• Lodge History
• Masons who developed community
• Guest Speaker

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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

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Multi Letter Cipher

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

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A Masons Duty

• To God
• To Family
• To Self
• To Lodge
• To Community and Country
• To Neighbor

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Opening Lodge

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

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Examination

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

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Candidate Preparation

• EA
• FC
• MM

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Honors

• Public
• Private

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Officer Information

• Opening
• Closing
• Floor Work
• Degree Work
• Demeanor

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Ritual

• Ritualist Cards
• Proficiency Cards

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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

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Rod and Floor Work

• 31 explanations of the various rod and steps for
  each officer using rods.

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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!!