Grand Lodge Committee on WORK

 

Charter: The Committee on Work is the custodian of our beautiful ritual which must be preserved in a perpetual state of purity by constant supervision and schooling. 

 

Duties: The Committee shall conduct an annual "Exemplification" of the ritual work at our Grand Annual Communication, various area-wide and/or regional Schools of Instruction and encourage other such activities by districts and subordinate Lodges.

The Committee has responsibility for examining those seeking to qualify for any certificate of proficiency in the work, as taught by the Committee, which is required by Grand Lodge law.

Requirements for Warden's Certificate of Qualification

Requirements for Gold and Silver Card

 

Membership: The members of this Committee shall be appointed from each of the general geographical divisions of the state and, in addition, the Chairman shall be the Grand Lecturer, who shall not represent any division.  An Assistant Grand Lecturer may also be appointed at the Grand Master's discretion. 

GRAND LODGE REGIONAL DIVISIONS

Division	Region	District
I	Far Western	46 - 50
II	Western	40, 42-45
III	Blue Ridge	22–24, 39, and 41
IV	Southside	25–28, 37, and 38
V	Piedmont and Valley	6, 10, and 17 - 21
VI	Northern	2–5, and 7
VII	Northeastern	1A, 1B, and 54
VIII	Central Coast	8, 9, and 11
IX	Richmond Metro and Central	15A, 15B, 15C–16, and 29
X	Hampton Roads	14A, 14B. 31–34, and 57
XI	Tidewater	35A, 35B, 36 and 56
XII	Eastern Shore	12 and 13

 

Division Lecturers:  Masonic districts have been grouped into twelve regions.  Each region has a Grand Lodge committee member appointed as Division Lecturer.  The Division Lecturer's duties include, but are not limited to, acting as liaison and communication link between Committee Chairman and the District Instructors of Work.  They are to work with DIWs to ensure that each Lodge has the ability to perform the ritual and confer the degrees in a proper manner. 

District Instructors of Work:  District Instructors of Work are nominated by the District Deputy Grand Master, reviewed by the Committee Chairman and approved by the Grand Master. His duties include, but are not limited to, acting as a liaison and communication link between the Division Lecturers and the Lodge Instructor of Work.  They are to assist the Grand Lecturer and Division Lecturer, when requested, and especially in helping them to prepare for and conduct area-wide schools of ritual training.  DIWs are to assist Lodges to become self-sufficient in conducting the ritual by providing intensive, individual instruction to members who desire to learn a lecture or teach catechism.  DIWs are to help Worshipful Masters to train officers preparing for certificates of proficiency in the ritual, as well as visit Lodges periodically, on a routine basis, to identify common flaws and problems in executing the ritual and ceremonies.  They should plan and conduct frequent, district-wide, ritual training schools to perfect skill in smoothly executing the floor work and beautiful lectures of the degrees in a pure and impressive manner.  DIWs are also to provide direct support to the District Deputy Grand Master, as a primary member of the District Team, in matters related to execution of Masonic ritual and ceremony.

Lodge Instructors of Work: the Worshipful Master of his Lodge appoints Lodge Instructors of Work. His duties include, but are not limited to, acting as Lodge representative for all matters relating to Masonic ritual.

 

Committee Members:

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Hoen McGuire Edwards, Jr., Grand Lecturer, Chairman

Gerald Edward Burks (Dis. 14A, 14B & 57)

Edward Titus Conner (Dis. 22 & 39)

Barry Eugene Constant (Dis. 2 & 4)

Andrew Todd Day (Dis. 5 & 19)

Kenneth Thad Decker, Sr. (Dis. 36 & 56)

George Bernard Dungan, Jr. (Dis. 8, 9 & 11)

George Benjamin Filer (Dis. 20 & 23)

Robert Lewis Gibbs (16)

Marvin Jay Hubble (Dis. 44 & 46)

Thomas Randolph Jones (Dis. 48-50)

Ronny Lester Lewis (Dis. 37 & 38)

Andrew Kendall Linton, Jr. (Dis. 12 & 13)

Ronnie Wayne Meade (Dis. 45 & 47)

Steven Arthur Moss (Dis. 21, 24 & 25)

Ralph Monroe Nicholas (Dis. 17 & 26)

Franklin Delano Peters (Dis. 33 & 34)

William Joseph Schaffer (Dis. 31 & 32)

Kenneth Overbey Shelton, Sr. (At Large)

Jackson Crispin Simmons (Dis. 8, 9 & 11)

Robert Edward Simpson (Dis. 7, 10 & 18)

Ernesto Batinga Soriano (Dis. 35A & 35B)

Donald Franklin Strock (Dis. 40-43)

John Corbett Talton, II (Dis. 15A, 15B & 15C)

Charlie McArthur Taylor (Dis. 27-29)

Lokie Leo Voight (Dis. 3 & 6)

Charles Richard Walk (Dis. 1A, 1B & 54)

For further information on this committee please contact the committee chairman.