http://traditionalobservance.com A Resource for Masonic Lodges Tue, 17 May 2011 14:35:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://traditionalobservance.com/foundation-council/european-concept-and-traditional-observance-lodges/comment-page-1/#comment-52 My brothers on FMH - Page 3 - Freemason Hall Community Tue, 17 May 2011 14:35:05 +0000 http://traditionalobservance.com/#comment-52 [...] EC is European Concept. EC Lodges are very similar to TO Lodges with some differences. TO Lodges are all part of the MRF while EC Lodges are'nt joined to each other in any way. TO Lodges start with the American Ritual (whatever form your jurisdiction works) and use that as a base and add the traditional elements, an EC Lodge starts with the English Lodge model (usually Emulation Rite) and goes from there. For a short primer on the differences, I reccomend here: Masonic Restoration Foundation [...] [...] EC is European Concept. EC Lodges are very similar to TO Lodges with some differences. TO Lodges are all part of the MRF while EC Lodges are'nt joined to each other in any way. TO Lodges start with the American Ritual (whatever form your jurisdiction works) and use that as a base and add the traditional elements, an EC Lodge starts with the English Lodge model (usually Emulation Rite) and goes from there. For a short primer on the differences, I reccomend here: Masonic Restoration Foundation [...]

]]> http://traditionalobservance.com/foundation-council/european-concept-and-traditional-observance-lodges/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Articles - Front Page - Freemason Hall Community Tue, 17 May 2011 05:04:01 +0000 http://traditionalobservance.com/#comment-51 [...] It does have attendance requirements. But not so unreasonable that a Brother cannot retain his membership if he needs to move out of the area. And it's actually an EC Lodge, not a TO. Subtle differences. Here is the difference: Masonic Restoration Foundation [...] [...] It does have attendance requirements. But not so unreasonable that a Brother cannot retain his membership if he needs to move out of the area. And it's actually an EC Lodge, not a TO. Subtle differences. Here is the difference: Masonic Restoration Foundation [...]

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