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Alpha Feb 22: The Three Ruffians and the Psychology of Initiation
Alpha Mar 22: The Volume of Sacred Law: More Than a Great Light
Agape — 6:00 PM
Baked or basted cod, scalloped potatoes, peas and corn, garden salad, rolls, and butter.
Alternate meal: White fish dinner.
Procession and Opening
Procession at 7:00 PM. Opening at 7:15 PM. The Lodge will open on the Third Degree unless otherwise noted.*
Program
The Volume of Sacred Law: More Than a Great Light — What it means that the Volume of Sacred Law is furniture of the Lodge: a philosophical and comparative exploration of scripture, revelation, and Masonic divine wisdom.
Presenter
To be announced
If you would like to escort an Entered Apprentice or Fellow Craft Mason to Alpha Lodge, please inquire with our Junior Warden.
For March, I would confirm whether the alternate white-fish meal is actually different from the cod entrée; otherwise, omit the alternate-meal line.
Alpha Apr 26: William Preston and the Education of a Mason
Agape — 6:00 PM
Italian meatballs and ziti, roasted broccoli, garden salad, rolls, and butter.
Alternate meal: White fish dinner.
Procession and Opening
Procession at 7:00 PM. Opening at 7:15 PM. The Lodge will open on the Third Degree unless otherwise noted.*
Program
William Preston and the Education of a Mason — The man who systematized Masonic ritual in eighteenth-century England and helped build the intellectual backbone that Traditional Observance lodges are recovering today.
Presenter
To be announced
If you would like to escort an Entered Apprentice or Fellow Craft Mason to Alpha Lodge, please inquire with our Junior Warden.
Alpha May 24: Masonic Esotericism in New England: A Local History
Agape — 6:00 PM
Beef lasagna, green beans and peppers, garden salad, rolls, and butter.
Alternate meal: White fish dinner.
Procession and Opening
Procession at 7:00 PM. Opening at 7:15 PM. The Lodge will open on the Third Degree unless otherwise noted.*
Program
Masonic Esotericism in New England: A Local History — From the founding lodges of Boston and Providence, through the Anti-Masonic period, to the Traditional Observance revival: a consideration of where Alpha Lodge fits within this regional Masonic story.
Presenter
To be announced
If you would like to escort an Entered Apprentice or Fellow Craft Mason to Alpha Lodge, please inquire with our Junior Warden.
Alpha Jun 28: Where Do We Go From Here? A Socratic Conversation
Agape — 6:00 PM
Pot Luck Dinner
Alternate meal: White fish dinner.
Procession and Opening
Procession at 7:00 PM. Opening at 7:15 PM. The Lodge will open on the Third Degree unless otherwise noted.*
Program
Where Do We Go From Here? A Socratic Conversation — A facilitated round-table discussion to close the year with intention: What is Alpha Lodge for? What kind of Masons do we want to become?
Facilitators
Alpha Lodge Officers
If you would like to escort an Entered Apprentice or Fellow Craft Mason to Alpha Lodge, please inquire with our Junior Warden.