Masonic Symposium St. Cloud Minnestoa

       Rex,Sean and Art are coming to Minnesota April 28th, and this is an opportunity you don't want to miss.

  Personally I know the works of Arturo de Hoyos, and Rex Hutchens. For I have spent most evenings for the past two years studying their works. I have also had the greatest of pleasures to have met both of them. Art is the recipient of the  Duane E. Anderson Excellence in Masonic Education Award from the Grand Lodge of Minnesota in 2011. I had the honor to presented the same award to Rex in 2012.

It should be a day of first class masonic education, and great discussions, and of course Brotherhood.

But leave it to Helios Lodge #273 to be able to put this all together. They are not just a little lodge that has one of the biggest Masonic Libraries in the state. The Brothers live after their Lodges name...Helios which means Light.

So save the date, and I encourage to attend. Please call Worshipful Master of Helios Lodge       Andrew Barrett 612-709-7603 to reserve your place. Just click on the image to expand the view to see the days activities.
           
 Oh did I mention that they are providing lunch?  I hope to see you in St. Cloud.

It will be great to hear if Rex bought a new Bike, and  how Arts shooting is coming along.

Masons at Sea

Just a few days ago I was sitting in the solarium on the Royal Caribbean Oasis of the Seas. I was drinking coffee and writing an outline for a Royal Arch education program. As I was twirling my pen searching for a better word to use I gazed around the ship. My eyes came upon a gentleman near me reading. Being a lover of books, and a hellacious reader I was wondering what book he was reading.
As I took a closer look I realized it was " Capitular Development Course by Piers Vaughan.
 I walked over to him and said " Brother is that Piers Vaughan book? I then introduced myself, and we shook hands. Meet Richard Petty the Right Excellent Grand King of the Royal Arch Masons ot Tennessee.Him and his wife were on vacation, and Richard was getting caught up on his reading.
If tradition prevails Richard will be elected as Grand High Priest in less than a month.
During the cruise we had a several conversations and of course they were all about our favorite subject...The Craft.
Also on the cruise I met a group of Brothers from Franklin Tennessee. They had brought their newest Entered Apprentice and one of their goals was to help him learn his ritual. I thought that was a great idea. 

HAPPY TO MEET, SORRY TO PART, AND HAPPY TO MEET AGAIN

A Little Vacation reading

I always travel with a Ritual when I go on vacation. Yesterday I just returned from a week long cruise from the lower Caribbean. There is nothing more relaxing than sitting on the beach or on a ship contemplating the esoteric meanings of our Rituals. Its those trips that seem to charge my batteries, and inspire me to write a paper or an education piece.
It was my intent to write an article for Commandery and to study it further.My Royal Arch manual has been to two different continents, and eight different countries with me.
I was very surprised when I pulled out both my copies of the Royal Arch Manual that morning. I have all my Rituals on one shelf. I meant to grab my Commandery Manual and my Royal Arch.
 But I did manage to write a very nice education piece, and I also started an outline for a book.
So traveling does have its many benefits.