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I have been in blue lodge for coming up 3 years and I am just now thinking about petitioning Royal Arch... We'll see how things go!
I saw a presentation on York Rite at Lodge of Instruction a few months ago. The presenter, who was wearing a very impressive hat, told us that if we wanted to recover the word that was lost we would have to join York Rite as they know it.I think the big question is what are you looking to get out of joining an appendant body? If it's about joining another club, or for social reasons... have at it. If you think that you will learn some secret that the BL doesn't offer, I'd say you may want to consider putting off joining for a while.
The Shrine is certainly well known for their philanthropy, but for the sake of discussion I respectfully submit that freemasonry in every state has it's own charity. All of the bodies have a charitable cause of some sort. In the end, do what makes you happy. Those little cars the Shriners drive are cool too.I wanted to get involved in the charity work for the children which Shriners do. It has nothing to do with further education, secrets or the like. It's purely to join a group which does a large amount of good for others.
Sounds like an awesome sales pitch. I've recovered the word via my study in the BL and I'm not a YR Mason.I saw a presentation on York Rite at Lodge of Instruction a few months ago. The presenter, who was wearing a very impressive hat, told us that if we wanted to recover the word that was lost we would have to join York Rite as they know it.
I saw a presentation on York Rite at Lodge of Instruction a few months ago. The presenter, who was wearing a very impressive hat, told us that if we wanted to recover the word that was lost we would have to join York Rite as they know it.
From my somewhat limited personal experience as well as discussions I've had with other brothers about the level of BL charity work, trying to compare BL to Shriners in the field of charity is not valid. I'm not complaining; many would say (and have) the role or specialty of BL is education while Shriners specialty is charity work for children. They each have their purpose, and for me personally, they each fill their own void which the other is incapable of filling.The Shrine is certainly well known for their philanthropy, but for the sake of discussion I respectfully submit that freemasonry in every state has it's own charity.
No kidding! I'm already trying to find out how much a trailer would cost and how I could get the wife to agree to it..Those little cars the Shriners drive are cool too.
Jay-{snip}Sorry, the Oxford home is one of my favorite charities and after going there for a visit, love what it is doing.