blue lodge proficiency award
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Blue Lodge Proficiency Award. Origin: WB Bob Fountain, Grand Lecturer Patterned after Proficiency Cardholder Program Awards: Basic Blue Lodge Proficiency Intermediate Blue Lodge Proficiency Advanced Blue Lodge Proficiency. Basic. 1. Recite from memory a portion of the ciphered work; - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Blue Lodge Proficiency Award
Origin:WB Bob Fountain, Grand LecturerPatterned after Proficiency Cardholder
ProgramAwards:
Basic Blue Lodge Proficiency Intermediate Blue Lodge Proficiency Advanced Blue Lodge Proficiency
Basic1. Recite from memory a portion of the
ciphered work;2. Host a “Basic School of Instruction”
3. WM must hold at least a “Basic Proficiency Certificate”
4. Exemplify from memory:
Basic4. Exemplify from memory:
A. Opening and Closing on all 3 Degrees, L&S;B. Calling from Labor to Refreshment & R-L;C. Announcing an Alarm;D. Calling the Lodge at Ease; and,E. Purging the Lodge when SW not satisfied.
Intermediate1. Successful Basic Requirements; and,2. Exemplification from memory any one of
the 3 Degrees.
Advanced1. Successful Basic Requirements; and,2. Exemplification from memory all Three
Degrees.
Rules1. The LEAA remains the “Gold Standard”;2. All from memory;3. Witnessed by any Custodial Deputy
Instructor;4. School of Instruction:
A. Lodge Installed OfficersB. Certified InstructorC. Invitation to other Constituent
LodgesD. Qualifies for Basic Cardholder
Proficiency
Rules5. SOI and Exemplification may be on
different days;6. All work to be done by the Lodge Installed
Officers; (See Section 206 Term of Office)7. Must achieve 99% Accuracy;8. Candidate Lecture NOT included;9. No carryover from one year to the next;10. Implementation Date January 1, 2012.
Frequently Asked QuestionsQ: Are the Degree Lectures included?A: Yes, but only the ciphered portion.
Q: Must an installed officer recite the degree lecture and the apron lecture?
A: No, but must be a member of your Lodge
Frequently Asked QuestionsQ: Must assorted wayfarers, fellowcrafts
and others be installed officers?A: No, but they must be members of your
Lodge.
Q: What is the “proficiency period”?A: The term of officers as specified in Sec.
206
Statement & FinallyThe installed officers must perform their
own parts. Any other parts may be filled by any of your own Lodge members. Per Section 203.4 the Chaplain, Organist and Tyler need not be members of your Lodge, but, if not, they may not participate in the ciphered work for this program.