Welcome to the
Massachusetts Grand Chapter Membership Committee Website
Vision and Mission Statements
VISION: The Membership Committee of the Grand Chapter of MA is dedicated to promoting an annual 1% increase in membership.
MISSION: The Grand Chapter Membership Committee will promote increased membership by providing recruitment tools, sharing chapter successes, being visible through out the state and promoting and presenting the Robert Morris Jewel.
June 2008
One of the main goals of the membership committee is to provide you with suggestions that may help you grow active membership in your Chapter. This website contains valuable information and documents to help you accomplish your goal. We encourage you to carefully review the document and see what options or new ideas might work best for your Chapter. Our second goal is to be visible and available to you. A committee member would be happy to join you at a Chapter meeting and discuss ideas for increasing active membership. Please contact any one on the committee if you would like us to visit.
The state-wide membership meetings for the Stargazer's Year are scheduled:
Sunday November 16, 2008 - in the Central area, location TBD
Sunday March 1, 2008 at Dorothy Bradford Chapter, Hingham
Please mark these dates and invite theofficers, members and the Membership Representative from your chapter to attend. They will be informative and energetic afternoons where sharing of ideas will help spark the enthusiasm of your chapter membership goals. As the dates draw closer, the agenda for the meetings will be available.
"EACH ONE BRING ONE" membership pin
Sist Barbara Benton, MWGM and Brother Bill Owen, MWGP have established a new program for 2006 -2009. A person bringing in just one member may obtain one of these pins by sending $5.00 and the form to Bro. Brent Dart. You can be the first or second line signer on the petition to qualify for this pin. This pin may be bought by members or the chapter. Please note the form needs an attest by the Chapter Secretary and the Chapter Seal. Please see the flyer and form attached below for additional details. What a wonderful gift from the Chapter to their members who help generate new membership and promote the growth of our beautiful Order.
The Robert Morris Jewel Form for the 2006 - 2009 Triennium has been added below. Applications are now to be sent to Brother Robert E. McDuffie, GGCCM, PGP. Please feel free to print and copy this form! Let's have a record number of jewels this triennium.
The Massschusetts Robert Morris Jewel Hall of Fame for 2006 - 2009 will soon be posted below as a document. All members who recieved the jewel or a bar in this triennium will be listed. This group of people are a great resourse to find out how to approach potential canidates and inspire them to become members of our wonderful Order. Remember the word TEAM: Together Everyone Accomplished More.....
The Way of Life Brochure with a petition is available below. This was announced at the Grand Chapter Session in 2007. It is a 2-sided legal size document. The attached document is black and white. The committee has color copies available. In case you are not able to print legal size, the prior version of the Way of Life and the separate Petition is also available for your use.
Masonic Lodge of Instruction - The Open Meeting is a great presentation of Eastern Star at a Lodge of Instruction (LOI)! It takes about 45 minutes to 1 hour is you have lively open discussion before the closing. A copy of the text and program used at the 12th Lodge of Instruction in Billerica has been added below for your reference. The majority of the Eastern Star members that participated were from Chapters within the 12th District so new friendships and contacts could be formed.
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