Traveling Men

WB Mike Burt of Vienna #205 said it best, "Traveling is one of the hidden jewels of Masonry."

Truer words have never been spoken. This has been for me a truly great week in Masonry. Ancient District 20 has a lot to be proud of.  The week started off with a MM at Linden #132, unfortunately I was unable to attend, word has it that it was a very good evening. Then Tuesday Mt.Morris #535 brought two new brothers to light, and at the same time Flint #23 brought two new brothers to light. Although two lodges in the same district did the same work they were both supported very well by the brothers of AD #20. The impressive part was that there was a lot of communication before-hand to ensure that both degrees were covered sufficiently. The brothers of AD #20 love traveling but they do it purposefully to make sure that the candidates however many get the best degree possible.

Wednesday night's focus was on Davison #236 who raised a brother to the sublime degree of a Master Mason. Again, the same process was employed and the response was over whelming, plenty of help to portray the degree in fine fashion.

To close the week out Grand Blanc #571 brought a new brother to light by conferring the EA degree. Again, an overwhelming crowd to ensure that the degree was portrayed in very fine fashion.

This week has truly been a fantastic week in Masonry in AD #20. The networking that is done gives purpose to the traveling of the brothers. Sure there are some who travel simply because they love the craft, but this traveling has some planning behind it in order to get the amount of work done that is currently required.

I just met with WB Larry Wright of Flint #23 and it is amazing how much work there is to be done just between our two lodges. The really neat thing is that this is county-wide. We have a virtual explosion of work in our area, a great sign of things to come hopefully. These are great opportunities (in the old days they were problems) to deal with, and the ultimate outcome is the growth of the fraternity.

This week has without a doubt been a great week in Masonry !!!