2016-2018 grand lodge staff officer training …report due @ regional training #2 survey the health...
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District Deputy Grand MasterGrand Lodge Staff Officer Training
2016-2018
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■ “If you always do what you’ve always done, you’ll always get what you’ve always got!”
■ Henry Ford
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Adapt, Change, Survive and Grow!
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Freemasonry
“What We Obtain Too Cheap We Esteem Too Little; It Is Dearness Only That Gives
Everything Its Value”.
Thomas Paine
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Grand Master’s Masonic Trestle Board 2016-18
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#1 Reshaping the Districts
“Building for the Future”
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Reshaping Districts
■ Every DDGM is a member of the Grand Lodge Reshaping Committee
■ DDGM to honestly survey the District & assess the situation
■ Talk with adjoining DDGM’s and see what will make a good fit
■ Report to the GM possible reshaping plans & scenarios.
■ Think outside the box! ie: Additional Staff Officer & AGL
■ Lodges can hop over to other districts
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Districts 100 years ago
1916■ 40 Districts ■ 250,000 Members ■ 6200 /District■ Poor Roads■ Model T Fords■ Trains
2016■ 54 Districts (was 60 2014) ■ 37,000 Members ■ 694/District■ Favorable Conditions■ Good Roads■ Good Autos
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PRELIMINARY REPORT TO THE DEPUTY GRAND MASTER
DDGM selectees to write an initial report about their perceived District Regional
Partners that might make a good pairing. Report due @ Regional Training
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#2 Survey the health of our Lodges
■ A Lodge needs to look like a Lodge
■ A Lodge needs to act as a Lodge
■ It needs to make and keep Masons
■ It needs to help each other and in the community
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Survey the health of our Lodges ■ DDGM to honestly
appraise the condition of the Lodges & report the same to Grand Lodge.
■ Record the Lodges last year’s attendance recorded in the in the sign in book!
■ New! DDGM shall observe that each Lodge can competently open and close the Lodge with its own elected and appointed Members.
■ Grand Lecturer to instruct AGL’s to practice w/ Lodge before observing the work.
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Survey the health of our Lodges
■ New! DDGM to personally verify that the IRS 990 have been filled out and current. Report the same to Grand Lodge.
■ Do they regularly open once or twice a month?
■ Are they stable?
■ Interesting programs?■ Do they have new
candidates?■ Are they training? ■ Mentors? NorthStar?■ LSOME, RTTE, MDC■ Condition of the Hall?■ Do they contribute to
the community?
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#3 Easier Consolidation
■ If a Lodge cannot rejuvenate, then the DDGM to encourage the distressed Lodges to seek consolidation.
■ Grand Lodge will facilitate easier consolidation.
■ GL will help w/ forms
■ Grand Lodge does not want the money! It needs to stay in the area.
■ Lodges that are consolidating or surrendering their Charter…shall NOT spend off their money!
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Easier Consolidation
DDGM to look at Lodges who may be candidates for merger
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Consolidations
50 Lodges most likely to consolidate into 25 Lodges next year
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#4 Guard the West Gate
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Guard the West Gate
■ Face Book■ Google■ New Back Ground
Check offered to Lodges
“We are a League of Extraordinary Gentlemen!”
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#5 NorthStar and The Grand Lodge
The Goal!
■ Emphasis on Membership Acquisition, Development & Retention
Why?
■ 37,000 members in 2016
■ 30,000 members in 2020
■ 20% reduction in membership in 4 years!
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Mandatory Work
DDGM
■ Appoint and Oversee the District Umbrella Chair
■ Names at Regional■ Two Success Coaches in
each Lodge■ Perform the Staff Officer
Duties if not appointed
Staff Officer
■ LSOME is utilized in every Lodge
■ Monitor and help with NorthStar catechism
■ RTTE■ Masters Chair■ MDC
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#6 MORI Seminars
■ 100 Lodges are not using MORI
■ More are just partially using MORI *
■ Goal: get all the Lodges on MORI
■ We will conduct seminars for MORI education
■ Contact RW Brother Charles E. Knapp Jr., 845-588-5360
■ [email protected] ■ To set up a seminar in
the district where a Lodge is not using the program
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#7 Continuation of existing GM granting DDGM to make dispensations
YES
■ Usual Dispensations ■ Six – 10 Candidates■ First Degree only as a
“Catch-up” Note: No skirting around the dispensation just to avoid the mother lodge conferral.
■ 1st Year only…not in the 2nd year.
NO
■ Remember: The DDGM cannot issue a Cross District Dispensation for degree conferrals.
■ Must be submitted to the Grand Lodge in writing in sufficient time frame.
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#8 Ladies Invitation Friday June 24, 2016
■ Carla Williamson is personally extending a request for your spouse/significant other to join her for a special brunch.
■ 9:30AM Fellowship Hall
■ Invitation to follow!
■ Sign up with Ladies at Desk
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#9 Friday Night Country Western Barbeque on the Great Lawn
■ Pulled Pork, Beef, Chicken and all the fixins’
■ Picnic Dress■ Wear a Cowboy Hat &
outfit■ Country Western Band■ Line Dancing■ Fun!
■ Please stay until we conduct the “Lights of Honor Celebration”
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#10 Grand Masters Day Camp Turk
■ Grand Master’s Day Camp Turk August 6, 2016
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#11 Grand Masters Cruise
Grand Master’s Cruise St. John’s New Brunswick
July 28-Aug 1st
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Ball & Journal RW John Haslam
■ Grand Master’s Journal All Proceeds Wiley Hall
■ Grand Master’s Ball October 22, Buffalo NY
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True Leadership
■ The best executive is one who has sense enough to pick good people to do what he wants done, and self-restraint enough to keep from meddling with them while they do it.”
“Theodore Roosevelt”
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A way of Life !