Mariners Stated Communication : April 2022
Wed, Apr 13
|Doric Room, 8th Floor
Masonic Talk by R W Ronald A Murad, "Masonic Symbolism - It's Meaning on a personal level to reach perfection.
Time & Location
Apr 13, 2022, 7:00 PM
Doric Room, 8th Floor, 71 W 23rd St, New York, NY 10010, USA
Guests
About the Event
R\W\Ronald A. Murad
PDDGM – 10th District, Grand Lodge of NJ
NJ Grand Lodge Trustee Vice President
Presentation: “Masonic Symbolism – It’s Meaning on a Personal Level to Reach Perfection”
What are symbols and allegories, how are they used in Freemasonry, and why are they used in Freemasonry? We constantly hear the phrase, “to make good men better,” but how do we, as Freemasons, accomplish this? After defining symbols and their impact on society, this presentation focuses on four interconnected Masonic symbols – the Third Rung on Jacob’s Ladder – Charity, the Three Steps (i.e. Stages) of Human Life, specifically the second step of Manhood, the industrious and social Beehive, and the use of Ethiopia in the Hiramic Legend.
Blue Lodge:
Raised 1982, Star of Hope Lodge No. 430, now Ridgewood No. 710, GLNY (2nd Kings District)
Dual Member – Scotchwood Lodge No. 295, now Atlas Pythagoras Lodge No. 10, GLNJ
Past Master - Scotchwood Lodge No. 295 (1995), Atlas Pythagoras Lodge No. 10 (2006)
Grand Lodge Trustee, 2019-2013, Vice President
District Deputy Grand Master – 10thDistrict GLNJ, 2017-2020
District Ritual Instructor
· 13thDistrict (NJ), 2001-2005
· 10thDistrict (NJ), 2010-2011, 2016-2017
Secretary to the Grand Master, 2012-2013
Daniel Coxe Award, April 2013
Grand Lodge Committees:
· Chairman, Audit Committee, 2013-present
· Ritual Committee, 2009-2011, 2013-2016, 2020-present
· Temple and Lodge Finance Committee, 2020-present
· Tax Committee, 2012-2013
Recipient of the Grand Lecturer’s Ritual Award of Excellence
Member – Grand Lodge Speakers Bureau
Fellow – Society of King Solomon – June 2019
Grand Representative to Arkansas – 2013
Appendant Bodies:
Corinthian Chapter No. 57, Royal Arch Masons
Haggai Chapter, Mark Master Masons
Adoniram Council No. 9, Royal and Select Masons
Trinity Commandery No. 17, Knights Templar
Valley of Northern New Jersey, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite
Harold Van Buren Voorhis Council No. 260, Allied Masonic Degrees
· Past Sovereign Master, 2002
Knight Masons of Northern New Jersey
St. Joseph’s Conclave, Red Cross of Constantine
Salaam Shrine
Masonic Kilties of New Jersey
Atlas Chapter No. 99, Order of the Eastern Star
Senior DeMolay
· Legion of Honor, Cross of Honor, Chevalier
· Past Master Councilor – Crusader Chapter No. 1905, Mineola, NY (1976)
· Charter Member of the Advisory Council, Union Chapter, Westfield, NJ (1996-current)