The North Carolina Mason

July/August 2021

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Page 6 The North Carolina Mason July/August 2021 R oar ahead on your lodge's quest to qualify for the Lion and Pillar Lodge of Excellence Award for 2022! You can identify new or changed requirements by looking for the RED type. Notice the boxes to the left of each item. Use them like a scorecard to check o what you've accomplished this year. is year in Categories 1, 2 & 3 in the event of Pandemic, natural disaster or other extenuating circumstances, contact the Lion and Pillar Committee no later than April 15th of the ensuing year and request special dispensation. e Chair of the Committee will respond for the Committee after consultation. Application deadline is June 30, 2022. 1. Implement the Lodge System of Masonic Instruction as a subordinate lodge or as a district, with participating lodges receiving credit. DDGMs will certify lodge participation. 2. Host a speaker from the Grand Lodge Speakers Bureau, a member of the Grand Lodge Committee on Masonic Education, a faculty member from Wilkerson College, a faculty member from the Davie Academy or a faculty member from the Middle Chamber for a program at a stated communication. 3. Have a deacon graduate from Wilkerson College. 4. Have a member complete a Davie Academy session. 5. Have a member complete a Middle Chamber session. 6. Establish a Masonic Book Club for the lodge and have members regularly provide a review and/or personal reflection of a book on Masonic Ritual, Symbolism, or Philosophy. 7. As a regular part of the stated communication of the lodge, have a member read a portion of the ritual, invite the brethren in attendance to contemplate and discuss what it means, and encourage them to consider it at a deeper, more personal level. 8. Document three lodge members viewing videos if produced by The Grand Lodge Committee on Masonic Education, Wilkerson College, Davie Academy, or Middle Chamber and posted or approved by the Lion and Pillar Lodge of Excellence Committee. CATEGORY 1 EDUCATION ÝÝÝ COMPLETE 3 OF 8 ITEMS CATEGORY 3 PHILANTHROPY COMPLETE #1, #2 AND TWO OF REMAINING 9 1. Make a donation and send a copy of your check or receipt to ALL THREE following Masonic Charities of any amount a. North Carolina Masonic Foundation b. WhiteStone, A Masonic and Eastern Star Home c. Masonic Home for Children at Oxford 2. Document a contribution to a charity of your choice IN YOUR COMMUNITY 3. Host a North Carolina Masonic Foundation development officer for a program at a stated communication, 4. Attend or host a program that includes a NCMF, MHCO, or WhiteStone develop- ment officer for a program 5. Document at least three members of your lodge visiting the campus at Oxford or Greensboro, taking a tour of the home, and making contact with at least one resident. Documentation should include photographs. 6. Assist a brother or his widow in getting financial assistance from the MESH LLC Outreach program (336-601-5593). 7. Contact the Masonic Home for Children and agree to sponsor a cottage for Christmas, a summer trip, send birthday cards throughout the year, or offer another service as directed by the MHCO.** 8. Contact WhiteStone and agree to sponsor a resident receiving financial assis- tance for a minimum of 1 year. ** 9. Document three lodge members viewing videos if produced by NCMF, MHCO, and WhiteStone: posted and approved by the Lion and Pillar Lodge of Excel- lence Committee. 10. Present, participate, or donate to a scholarship to a High School or College Student as a lodge sponsored through the NC Masonic Foundation. 11. Be creative. Request approval for your idea in this category from the Lion and Pillar Team. **The Masonic Home for Children and WhiteStone will provide the lodge with the information related to the financial obligations necessary to complete this item. ÝÝÝÝ 1. Recognize veterans at every meeting. 2. Organize a lodge visit to veterans in a nursing home. 3. Visit veterans in a VA hospital in Salisbury, Fayetteville, Durham or Asheville. 4. Have a Masonic Education on Masonic Service Association of North America (MSANA) Hospital Visitation OR volunteer in a VA hospital/clinic 5. Host a member of the National Sojourners for a program. 6. Hold a Masonic education program on the MSANA's Disaster Relief initiatives or contribute to the Disaster Relief as a lodge. 7. Host a meal for veterans and active military personnel at your lodge separate from a regular stated meeting. Include non-Masonic veterans, active military personnel, and local high school youth/JROTC interested in military careers at this event. 8. Support a "Wreaths Across America" or similar veterans projects. 9. Document three lodge members viewing videos produced by MSANA regarding VA Hospitals, National Sojourners, and the George Washington National Memorial in Alexandria and posted or approved by the Lion and Pillar Lodge of Excellence Committee. 10. Participate in a visible community-wide Memorial or Veteran's Day observance or remembrance program. 11. Be creative. Request approval for your idea in this category from the Lion and Pillar Team. CATEGORY 2 PATRIOTISM COMPLETE #1 AND 4 OTHERS ÝÝÝÝÝ LION & pillar 2022

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