Resources
The Fifth Masonic District
of the Grand Lodge of Masons in Massachusetts
| 5th Masonic District 2010 Manual |
Written by R.W. Paul Bushey, DDGM 5th Masonic District. Very informative information on all things useful to senior officers of Lodges. |
| Grand Master Visit Protocol - GLoM |
The proper and official protocol for receiving our Grand Master in Lodge. This reproduction is a little bit fuzzy (it's not your eyes); if anyone has a better copy, please forward to the Webmaster. May be best to save this to your desktop and open from there to have better control. |
| Protocol Manual - GLoM |
This is a complete protocol manual from dress, to dineer, to jewels, to correspondence, and beyond. |
| Retention Manual - GLoM |
EXCELLENT manual for all Lodge officers on how to retain our valuable members. Written by Past DDGM of the 5th Masonic District, R.W. Jeffrey Gardiner (now Grand Secretary). There are so many ideas in this manual that are real winners and will definitely improve retention while making every Lodge in our district active and useful to all members. |
| Recruitment Plans - GLoM | The whole concept of recruiting new members may seem foreign to many of us, especially long- time veteran members. But, it is one that Massachusetts Masonry must address if it is to remain in existence and vibrant. This is a brief set f lans that will kick-start any Lodge campaign to strengthen its recrutiment effort. |
| Membership Manual 2009 - GLoM | This is the whole kit and kaboodle (Google that). The purpose of this manual is to put forth some proven and successful ideas in order to assist lodges in their ability to recruit and retain new members, and just as importantly, to engage all of their existing members. |
| One-Day Class Booklet - GLoM | The One-Day Class format has become a valuable opportunity for those who can’t join in the traditional manner and be able to access our fraternity. A candidate can now take his degrees at his Mother Lodge, he can visit another lodge and take a degree as a courtesy candidate, and there is now the One-Day Class. This is a complete guide to producing a One-Day Class that is meaningful and dignified. |
| Genealogy of the 5th Masonic District | This ia an attempt to trace the lineage of the current Fifth Masonic District back through all the current Lodges to the earliset Lodge, Bethesda (1819). Definitely a work in progress. Corrections warmly embraced; please send to the District Webmaster . |
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