Masonically Speaking
Date: March 21, 2007
Instructor: Alan R. Heath
Type of Course: Lecture/Discussion
Length of Course: 7:00 - 9:30 PM
Location: Newport Masonic Hall, Newport, ME
Registration Fee : $15.00 (Includes a fabulous 100 page book by the speaker.)
Course Description:
This course will expand the participants' awareness of the rich meanings and nuances of the words we use in our Masonic ritual and how these meanings have grown and varied over the centuries.
Sources for such a study of word derivations and meanings will be introduced along with basic cautions and methods which should be employed in the study of our Masonic language.
Central in this course will be the introduction and use of a work prepared by the instructor, Masonically Speaking: The Words We Use...
Emphasis will be placed upon the importance words have in understanding and delivering our ritual. The need and fun of ongoing study will also be stressed.
Students will be encouraged to ask questions and discuss words of particular interest to them while employing the sources provided.
Finally the aim of the experience will be a combination of creating an awareness and a more lively interest in the language we as Masons use and the establishing of a foundation for an ongoing critical study.
Course Instructor:
Alan R. Heath <biography to follow>
DIRECTIONS:
From I-95, take Exit # 157. (If you're coming from the South, turn left at the stop sign and cross over I-95. If you're coming from the North, follow the exit ramp to the right.).
You may wish to stop at one of the several food chains located right at the exit including (in order) Dunkin' Donuts (L), Burger King (L), McDonalds (R), Subway (L), Irving (L) or (a bit further on) Wendy's (L) before you arrive at the meeting.
Continue to the traffic lights and proceed STRAIGHT thru on Route 7/100. Go approximately 2 miles and you'll see the hall on your right. It's a white building. Entrance/parking will be in the rear.
Important Note
The Maine Masonic College complies with the Americans With Disabilities Act. If any conference participant is in need of reasonable accommodation, please forward a written request to the College Secretary for consideration at least one month prior to the activity.
The opinions expressed by Instructors and Regents of the Maine Masonic College do not represent an 'official' position of Freemasonry or of the Grand Lodge of Masons in Maine. No one person speaks for Freemasonry. Only the Grand Master can speak for Freemasonry within his own jurisdiction and then only during his term of office.
Last updated Thursday, 22 March, 2007 8:32 PM
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