The New Mason’s Friend: Finding your feet on the Square

Kim March

The first book in theFriends Trilogyhas been expressly written to help new or inexperienced Brethren to find their feet in the Craft. The author takes aFast Masonic Educationapproach in sharing useful and practical foundation information with readers. For example, not every Brother is deeply interested in history, so this book literally provides a bird’s-eye view of key events, flying at pace. Those Lodge Officers concerned with Education may find this a useful induction tool to help newly Initiated members settle into Masonic life. Covid lockdowns also delayed the development of many new memb

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The New Mason’s Friend

The first book in the Friends Trilogy has been expressly written to help new or inexperienced Brethren to find their feet in the Craft. The author takes a Fast Masonic Education approach in sharing useful and practical foundation information with readers. For example, not every Brother is deeply interested in history, so this book literally provides a bird’s-eye view of key events, flying at pace. Those Lodge Officers concerned with Education may find this a useful induction tool to help newly Initiated members settle into Masonic life. Covid lockdowns also delayed the development of many new members – this book will help them to catch up in quick order.

The New Mason’s Friend – key features:

• Shares information with reader as a knowledgeable friend would.

• Designed for short reading sessions to assist the daily advancement ethos.

• Answers 25 foundation questions about Freemasonry.

• Explores the Craft’s medieval roots including the Master and Apprentice relationship.

• Summarises 50 key historical events from 1346 to 2020 via a Fast History bird’s-eye flight through time. Maximum information – minimum reading time.

• Step-by-step demystification tour through the Ceremony of Initiation.

• Explains the various Craft Lodge Offices and the attaching duties.

• First Degree Glossary cutting through the Craft’s archaic ritual language – 50+ entries.

• Sets out the questions and responses leading to the Ceremony of Passing (Emulation) in the 5-Minute Ritualist memory friendly format.

• Includes full colour Lodge layout floor plans and Officer places/situations. (two variants)

Invested in Masonic education? This book will get your EAFMs off to a flying start with its maximum information, minimum reading time construction.

CONTENTS:

Part 1 25 Questions about Freemasonry: Helping to lay solid foundations

Part 2 Fast History Timeline: A birds-eye view, flying over 50 key events

Part 3 Ceremony of Initiation Explored: Making sense of our Ceremony experience

Part 4 Medieval Apprentices and their Masters: Connecting with our Operative past