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We take up our journey in August of 2022 right before one of our regular Executive Committee meetings and the whole reason why we wanted to record these conversations.

We do repeat ourselves again on a few topics because some of what we had to present just overlaps.

Our Executive Committee meetings were every 4 to 6 weeks and normally at Jeff Gibson's house.

At the EC meeting, we learn what all the complaints are all about.

Symbolic Blue Lodge is King.

“If we play nice with a certain appendant body, all will go

January 28th, 2023, the Master of Palm Springs

Several officers resigned due to the belief that Grand Lodge was being less than truthful and being economical with certain information.

I will let you just listen to the rest of this episode so that

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But what is a Charter?

Where did this idea come from?

Can a Masonic lodge truly be a Masonic lodge without a

What happens to a lodge whose charter has been suspended? What

Let’s delve into this and find out.

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Darkness and I got a good workout while we watched the Monday Night Football game between the Bills and Broncos, and I came up with the idea to read an article about the skull and bones.

Then I read an article called 'The Symbol of the Skull and Bones and Its Masonic Application" by Sir Knight P.D. Newman.

I then read a document from the Grand Lodge of California about the use of the Chamber of Reflection in California lodges.

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Our lodge leadership has an emergency meeting on March 18th, 2020, to discuss COVID-19 because we had just heard from one of our brethren from an east coast lodge that the New York Grand Lodge was going to lockdown all lodges and that everyone would follow suit. We do repeat some points from the last issue because it’s still fresh in our minds.

The Grand Master of California issues his edict and locks down all lodges. Thousands of masons become angry and question the Grand Masters' authority.

My grandmother passed away during covid and we could not be there with her.

We began to have regular Zoom meetings, do wellness checks, and share toasts, Grand Lodge would have a Grand Masters Toasts every Saturday.

Zoom does have a place in Freemasonry.

We will not flatten the curve in 15 days.

We began to use Zoom to utilize our time efficiently and plan for the future.

Grand Lodge creates a Virtual Script so lodges can pay

Weird things begin to happen during Zoom meetings all over the world and at lodges.

Most people who attended Zoom were not wearing pants and many lodges had their Zoom meetings hacked.

Grand Lodge formulates a Virtual Installation Ceremony for all lodges.

The Masonic Lodge was laid out for members to be socially distanced.

We get accused of having secret clandestine meetings during Covid.

We have our first stated meeting after COVID-19.

We need toilet paper for pandemics.

Our degrees are different.

We will not do double degrees.

The Trivium discussion group picks up again.

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In this episode, I ask listeners if they know if any of the early strongmen of the 1900s through 1950s were Masons.

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I then read a small portion of the Catholic Encyclopedia on Freemasonry to share what it says. Although it is from 1910, this article was very well written according to the available documentation of the times.

Univeral Manual of Freemasonry by Hanbach.

Mackey's Encyclopedia of Freemasonry

Henry Coils Encyclopedia of Freemasonry

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Rainman tells us all the hats he wore during the first two

A quality meal always lifts morale, and we always have quality 3-course meals before a stated meeting for $20.

We had a host who would escort you to your seats. The brethren, prospects, or visitors would help serve and clean up afterward.

Rainman and the chef would argue all the time before starting meeting dinners.

Rainman quit his posts, but other brethren stepped up and locked shields with us.

What meaningful degrees mean to Rainman.

Some of the pitfalls of a progressive line.

No solemnity or decorum during degrees.

Jeriel Smith from South Pasadena #290 Observant Lodge came down for a first degree and immediately postponed their degree because of what they saw that night. That’s how impressed they were.

A meaningful member experience. Have decorum, be solemn, be respectful, and above all bring back the mystery.

The magnet that holds it all together

The members that we have are invested in the success of our lodge.

The 3 to 5 Year Plan is different for every lodge because Freemasonry is different.

Are we volunteers in Freemasonry?

Being financially responsible.

Covid hits and stalls every lodge's progress for the next three years.

A Past Grand Master was going to get cubed if tried to affiliate with our lodge.

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In part 3 of our tale, Rainman and I continue to delve into the challenges a group of brothers faced when we committed to helping our lodge get back to health and the unexpected speed bumps we came across.

 A microburst of bad weather hits Palm Springs and our lodge gets flooded, so we have to stop all activities while we take care of these issues.

Rainman spearheaded this whole project and in the middle of all of this, the Grand Lodge Project manager was switched.

The five of us continued to hold the whole thing up while we trained members to begin to assume some of these responsibilities.

The roof caving in was symbolic of us wanting to make the lodge in our image.

2016 was all about our lodge being investigated, charges of unmasonic conduct being filed, and cleaning house.

In 2017 all five of the MMs that committed to help wore many hats because that’s all we had.

All this hard work caused us to get closer together and

In 2017 we had to suspend over 30 members for non-payment of dues and Grand Lodge audits us because of this. The next year we suspended about 12 more for the same reason and we got audited again. We get audited over 5 times in two years.

Rainman loses it because of the Trivium discussion group and all the questions the prospects have.

Pick a night for Trivium, pick a night for Hall meetings and everything else.

Rainman wanted to drop “F-BOMBS” and the prospects would not permit this.

Tuesday night is Lodge night!!!

We create a 5-Year Plan

Join us for part 4 next week this Sunday.

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Rainman and I pick up where we left off last week with a

We need five good MMs to make this happen.

We begin to meet at Gibson’s house to discuss the possibility of lifting the lodge back to good health.

You must consider the many distinct aspects of lodge life and how you will address each one of them.

You also have to consider family life, work promotions, work schedules changing, and economic situations.

Everyone must commit and dedicate the necessary time, effort, and resources.

Is five a magic number?

If we do this, we can’t just abandon it.

Our secretary quits in the third month of 2017.

We confer a third degree and have a special 8-course festive board. It was way too much for one evening.

Please RSVP!!!!

The bar was set high from the beginning. Where value is clear, decisions are easy.

We have a meaningful degree for the first time in over three years.

It’s in the budget is masonic lore and myth! You have to

Transparency was crucial – we did not join Freemasonry to make money or hide money.

We went to Grand Master and the Retreats if needed.

Be prepared because things will happen, and you must adjust.

Grand Lodge Communications was not what it seemed like.

Our Inspector was crucial to our success.

From Ask 1 2 1 to the Eight Steps to Excellence. We continue to raise the bar.

The 8 Steps to Excellence became almost overwhelming to many officers.

What’s in your heart is what matters and making a lodge in your image.

We share a secret or two on how to create excitement and retain membership.

And so much more.

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We introduce Rain Man to you and hear him talk about what the lodge was like back in 2001, who was there, what type of events we had, and some of the members who led our lodge.

Leaders of the Symbolic Blue Lodge were also the leaders of the shrine, Scottish rite, Eastern Star, and anything else that happened at the lodge.

Brother Arthur Riccelli told me that if I got elected to

Stay Strong

Keep exercising

Keep studying the mysteries of Freemasonry.

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