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Lecture Festivals

The Surrey Craft Lecture Festivals are held annually on Mondays in June at Croydon, Surbiton, Sutton or Nutfield and one of the Masonic Centres in South West Surrey, to demonstrate the Craft Lectures. Each Festival is sponsored by a Lodge of Instruction in the locality and presided over by a member of the Surrey Provincial Executive.

A Master Mason nominated by the sponsoring Lodge of Instruction acts as Master for the meeting and Master Masons to occupy the other officers are selected from other Lodges meeting in the vicinity.

Three sections of the Craft Lectures are worked in question and answer form by invited Brethren. Emulation Working is used for historical reasons, but many Master Masons from other Masonic traditions have taken part and found the Festival to be of great benefit to themselves and their Lodges. The meeting is followed by a traditional Festive Board.

The first Festival was held at Sutton in 1987, since when no fewer than 68 Festivals have been held. They have established themselves as instructive and enjoyable events which have raised many thousands of pounds for both Masonic and non-Masonic Charities.

Sponsorship of Festivals is open to all Lodges of Instruction in the Province of Surrey and all Master Masons and above are eligible to attend or to take part.



Lecture Festivals Sponsorship PDF Print E-mail

Sponsoring a Lecture Festival is well within the capabilities of most Lodges of Instruction. It is a team effort between the sponsoring L of I (encouraged and supported by the parent Lodge) and the Surrey Craft Lecture Festival Committee. The Committee will nominate one of its members to act as Organiser, responsible for administrative matters, and a Preceptor, responsible for the ceremonial aspects of the Festival.

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Lecture Festivals Previous Sponsors PDF Print E-mail
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Lecture Festivals Locations PDF Print E-mail

To facilitate a wider participation there are four groupings of lodges, based on their meeting places, namely:

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Lecture Festivals Purpose PDF Print E-mail

The purpose of the Festival, which is open to Master Masons only, is to work the Emulation Craft Lectures to as high a standard as possible.   The Emulation Lodge of Improvement, which was founded in 1823, originally worked only the lectures, using the traditional question and answer method of teaching the ceremonies, there being no ritual books in those days.

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