Multi-District Educational Program
Here is the final program for our Multi-District Educational Program on Saturday, September 9, 2000, at Kena Temple (in the smaller Annex Building) from 8:00 – Noon. It features 11 speakers in a fast-paced program designed to stimulate your thinking and add to your store of Masonic knowledge. In addition, here is an opportunity to enjoy the fellowship of Masons from the more than 40 lodges in our surrounding area.
Mark your calendars and hope to see you there.
Fraternally,
Edmund Cohen, PDDGM
DEO District 4
Agenda for Multi-District Educational Program
Saturday, September 9, 2000, at Kena Temple
| 0800-0830 | Registration, Coffee and Donuts |
| 0830-0845 |
Welcome Kena Temple - Ill. Jim Riley, Past Potentate Welcome and Invocation - Rt. Wor. Tom Blizzard, Grand Provost Welcome and Pledge of Allegiance - Rt. Wor. Bill Sheads, DDGM #4 |
| 0845-0900 |
Keynote Address - Rt. Wor. Edmund Cohen Freemasonry: Rebuilding the Public Perception |
| Masonic History | |
|
0900-0915 |
Rt. Wor. Douglas Jordan Freemasonry: From England to the Colonies to the USA |
|
0915-0930 |
Wor. Frank Dunaway The Early History of Grand Lodge of Virginia |
|
0930-0945 |
Wor. Stephen Law History of Our Masonic Ritual |
|
0945-1000 |
Break |
| Masonic Leadership | |
|
1000-1015 |
Wor. John Shroeder The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Masons |
|
1015-1030 |
Wor. Charles Wagner Planning Lodge Programs: The Key to Participation and Attendance |
|
1030-1045 |
Mt. Wor. Richard Fletcher Accepting the Challenge |
| Masonic Law and Lore | |
|
1045-1100 |
Rt. Wor. Walter Scott Downs What You Need to Know About Masonic Law |
|
1100-1115 |
Rt. Wor. Richard Thompson Masonic Etiquette and Protocol: The Glue that Holds the Fraternity Together |
|
1115-1130 |
Break |
| Masonic Philosophy | |
|
1130-1145 |
Wor. Roger Firestone Lost Words: Some Thoughts on Masonic Philosophy |
| Wrap Up, Discussion, and Benediction | |
|
1145-1200 |
Rt. Wor. Thomas Franklin Blizzard Where Do We Go From Here? |
Directions to Kena Shrine Temple
Kena Shrine Temple is located off Rt. 50 (Arlington Blvd) between Gallows Road and Fairfax Circle in Merrifield, VA.
To get to Rt. 50:
Take I-95, or I-395 to the Capital Beltway (Rt. 495N), and get off 495 at exit 8, Rt. 50 East (toward Fairfax).
If you use the Dulles Toll Road, Rt. 66, or the George Washington Parkway, get off at the Beltway (Rt. 495 South) and get off 495 at exit 8, Rt. 50 East (toward Fairfax).
On Rt. 50 East, go six traffic lights and turn left on Barkley Drive (Community called Mantua) and then make an immediate right on the service road paralleling Rt. 50 which ends at the Kena Shrine Temple parking lot. Go to the back part of the lot to the second building, which is the annex where the conference will be held.
If you are coming from Manassas or Centreville on Rt. 29-211North toward Washington, get on Rt. 50 West and make a right onto Barkley Drive (5 lights from Fairfax Circle). Make an immediate right onto the service road that leads to the Kena parking lot.