Mariners Stated Communication : April 2022

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)