Grand Master’s Class
Posted by Adoniram on 15 Dec 2008 at 10:49 pm | Tagged as: DeMolay, Freemasonry
On Saturday, December 13, 2008 I had the honor and privilege of watching my younger son, Lucas, join DeMolay. We journied to Elizabethtown, PA for the degrees. I had not been there in over 20 years and boy has the place changed. Patton Campus hosts the Masonic Conference Center and is the headquarters for the Pennsylvania Masonic Youth Foundation. The Patton Campus sports a state of the art multimedia center and facilities that would be jealousy of any other youth organization in America.
The class was named in honor of the current Right Worshipful Grand Master of Masons in Pennsylvania, “Dad” Stephen Gardner.
The day’s events brought back many wonderful memories as a young DeMolay in the 1980s. I was surprised that I could recall most of the ritual work from memory, including major parts from both the Initiatory and DeMolay Degrees.
Looks like I’m going to be the new ritual advisor for Tenleytown-Chevy Chase Chapter in the District of Columbia. I’m really looking forward to it because ritual was “my thing” in DeMolay. Hopefully, Lucas will enjoy DeMolay and learn the valuable lessons that helped shape me over the years.
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I hope your son enjoys DeMolay. It changed my life.
Jim, PMC Chev and so on
Bro. Jim:
Thanks for the reply. The older I get, the more I realize how transformative DeMolay was for me.
Fraternally,
Val
Dear Brothers
There’s a special bonding among Masons,a special feeling which comes from having shared the same moving experiences, honoring the same ideals of truth, charity and brotherly love. It’s a good feeling, when that feeling is add to those which naturally exist between father and son, those of us who have been there can tell you there’s nothing like it, Masonry isn’t something which happens only in the lodge, but it happens in the heart.
Congratulations for all you beautifull and dedicated works
With a lot of brotherhood love and respect,
Br:. Tudor A. Otulescu
Master of Ceremonies,
183,” Stefan Golescu” Blue Lodge
Of The Grand National Lodge of Romania
Or:. Bucharest
tudor.otulescu@gmail.com
http://stefangolescu.webs.com/
Thank you, brother, for your comments.
I remember kneeling at the altar of DeMolay for the first time. I didn’t know it at the time, but DeMolay became a very important part of my life.
Not long ago, I had the opportunity to speak with an Executive Officer who informed me that to the best of his knowledge, no DeMolay chapter had been closed for lack of youth participation. It is a lack of adult advisors that is causing the Order to retreat — a retreat, I have to point out, that would have been repugnant to our Order’s namesake.
Thank you for doing what you can to preserve this wonderful institution.
You are most welcome. Thank you for taking the time to comment.