Let’s Make our Festive Board Truly Festive!
By show of hands, have you ever been to a Lodge meeting where there was no education, no meaningful business, no singing, no humor, no entertainment, no good food, no proper toasts, no fun, in fact no real reason to be there at all? Now let’s find out who the honest Brethren are – did this ever happen at your own Mother Lodge? It’s painful to admit, but my hand is still up.
And we wonder why so many of the brethren we initiated, passed, and raised no longer attend. I hear so many Brethren who are desperate to attract new Candidates to their Lodge, but are giving their current members no reason to keep coming back. There are some interesting studies that indicate that we do not have a problem with a lack of new members. We have a huge problem holding on to those we already have. Read More »