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Bringing the ceremony and ritual within reach of more members

This section addresses how to break the ceremony and ritual into manageable parts to learn and deliver. This is an increasingly popular approach that also helps to involve more members. It also offers other practical advice on how to make minor adjustments to meetings so they become more understandable, more dramatic, and often more enjoyable for all those present.

What do we want (Aims) How do we get there (Steps) What to use (Resources)
Aim i) To consider examples of how the ceremony can be shared
  • Use the results of your surveys to decide how far to take this. This is an increasingly popular approach that many successful Chapters now adopt

Case Study: Sharing the Ceremony

Learning the Royal Arch Ritual

Tips for Learning Masonic Ritual

Sharing more without learning

Aim ii) To make the ritual more accessible, understandable, and enjoyable for everyone
  • By considering the use of the examples provided and following recent advice from SGC

Lectures after Exaltation

Regalia and Equipment

Readings and Pronunciation

Setting the Scene

Shorter more dramatic rituals

Case Study: ‘Project Transform’

Case Study: Savage Club Chapter


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