New books arrived today (and I'm picking up one old one)

 Three new Masonic books arrived today thanks to Amazon. I saw reference to them on Chris Hodapp's Masonic News page here (Freemasons For Dummies). The Southern California Research Lodge published a list of best books of the new millennium back in September. I'm looking forward to a little Christmas Break Masonic reading so I thought I'd pick up three of them. I'm not sure I can wait until next week when our school vacation starts!

Oh, and I picked up my old "A Guide to Iowa Masonic Ritual." I've decided to start over with the ritual. I passed the Entered Apprentice and Fellow Craft tests in 2015 and the Master Mason in 2018, but it's been so long I need to start over. More to come!

What did the old, past-secretary say to the new Master Mason?

 

What did the old, past-secretary say to the new Master Mason? I don't know, but I'm looking forward to my answer! The transition to our new secretary is complete, or as complete as such a transition can ever really be, I suppose. Tonight I dropped off at Lodge the last of the paper records I had from my four years as Secretary; I shared the electronic records with secretary-elect several weeks ago. Our December Stated meeting is four days away and it's at that meeting that newly elected officers take their position in our Lodge, informally. But informally counts. At least in my minutes.

Anyway, hope to be posting more in the near future as my secretary days are over, and perhaps the posts will even reflect the optimism of my early days as a Freemason. I have aged, in more ways than chronological, as a past-secretary. Here's to the return of brotherly love, relief, and truth!