INITIATORY RITUAL SHORT VERSION DEMONSTRATION

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1 INITIATORY RITUAL SHORT VERSION DEMONSTRATION

2 Contest Committee CONTEST - INITIATORY RITUAL SHORT FORM Contest Committee Exalted Ruler Leading Knight Loyal Knight Lecturing Knight Chaplain Esquire Station Word Judge Floor Judge Lectern Station Altar Station Floor Judge Candidates Chair Word Judge Floor Judge Station

3 NCD OFFICERS PERFORMING DEMONSTRATION RITUAL SHORT VERSION Exalted Ruler, Larry Berger, PDDGER Leading Knight, Jim Warrick, PDDGER Loyal Knight, Helena Scherrer, NCD Vice President Lecturing Knight, Bob Brotherton, PDDGER Chaplain, Kathy Cobb, PER Esquire, Jeffie Moffet, DDGER Candidate, Kathy Buell Photos/Choreography, Ron Howell, PDDGER Photos, Jim Buell, DD Designate Power Point & Narration, Ron Howell, PDDGER

4 All OFFICER S & CANDIDATE ENTER LODGE ROOM ASSEMBLE IN FRONT OF THE ALTAR GRADED ON APPEARANCE WHILE IN FRONT OF ALTAR CONTEST CHAIRMAN DELIVERS TEAM INSTRUCTIONS

5 AFTER INSTRUCTIONS, OFFICERS PROCEED TO INITIATORY CHAIRS CANDIDATE PROCEEDS TO DESIGNATED CHAIR LOCATED TO THE RIGHT OF THE LECTURING KNIGHT S STATION

6 OFFICERS ARE SEATED IN UNISON INCLUDING CANDIDATE ESQUIRE RISES,PROCEEDS TO CANDIDATE S LOCATION CONDUCTS CANDIDATE TO A POSITION TWO PACES FROM FRONT OF THE ALTAR FACING THE EXALTED RULER

7 AFTER POSITIONING CANDIDATE ESQUIRE RETURNS TO HIS/HER INITIATORY CHAIR AND IS SEATED ALL OFFICERS ATTENTION TO PERFORMING OFFICER (ESQUIRE) AFTER ESQUIRE IS SEATED, ATTENTION NEUTRAL

8 ESQUIRE IS SEATED EXALTED RULER RISES STEPS FORWARD ONE PACE LOOKS AT GAVEL GIVES THREE RAPS

ALL OFFICERS RISE IN UNISON ATTENTION TO EXALTED

LEAD US IN PRAYER ATTENTION TO THE CHAPLAIN WHO

DELIVERS PRAYER ALL EXCEPT CHAPLAIN SAY AMEN

9 ALL OFFICERS RISE IN UNISON ATTENTION TO EXALTED RULER AFTER EXALTED RULER SAYS THE CHAPLAIN WILL LEAD US IN PRAYER ATTENTION TO THE CHAPLAIN WHO PROCEEDS IN ORDERLY MANNER TO THE LECTERN AND DELIVERS PRAYER ALL EXCEPT CHAPLAIN SAY AMEN CHAPLAIN TURNS SCRIPT PAGE RETURNS TO INITIATORY CHAIR CHAPLAIN REMAINS STANDING

10 EXALTED RULER AT HIS/HER STATION DELIVERS THE OBLIGATION ALL OFFICERS ATTENTION TO THE EXALTED RULER ALL FIVE OFFICERS SAY AMEN IN UNISON

11 AFTER EXALTED RULER SAYS AT EASE ALL OFFICERS FACE FORWARD CONTEST CHAIRMAN CAUSES CHIMES TO STRIKE ELEVEN AFTER ELEVENTH STROKE, ATTENTION TO ESQUIRE ESQUIRE: IT IS THE HOUR OF RECOLLECTION ALL OFFICERS ATTENTION BACK TO EXALTED RULER ALL OFFICERS EXCEPT EXALED RULER SAY: TO OUR ABSENT MEMBERS EXALTED RULER INSTRUCTS ESQUIRE EXALTED RULER GIVES ONE RAP

12 ALL OFFICERS EXCEPT ESQUIRE ARE SEATED IN UNISON OFFICERS ATTENTION TO ESQUIRE ESQUIRE PROCEEDS TO LECTERN AND DELIVERS CHARGE

13 ESQUIRE INSTRUCTS CANDIDATE IN THE PROCEDURES OF THE ORDER DEMONSTRATING: THE HAILING SIGN CIVILIAN SALUE TO THE FLAG VOTING SIGN EXPLAINING THE RAPS OF THE GAVEL

14 THE GAVEL IN THE HAND OF THE EXALTED RULER.. EXALTED RULER AT HIS/HER STATION RISES, STEPS FORWARD ONE PACE LOOKS DOWN AT GAVEL, DELIVERS THE REQUIRED RAP, LOOKING UP AFTER EACH RAP (SEE NEXT SLIDE)

TO INTRODUCE THE ESTEEMED LECTURING KNIGHT FOR FURTHER

16 AFTER THE DIALOGUE WITH EXQUIRE, EXALTED RULER STEPS BACK AND IS SEATED ESQUIRE CONTINUES: I WOULD NOW LIKE TO INTRODUCE THE ESTEEMED LECTURING KNIGHT FOR FURTHER INSTRUCTION AT WORD INSTRUTION, LECTURING KNIGHT RISES

17 AFTER ESQUIRE IS SEATED ATTENTION TO LECTURING KNIGHT LECTURING KNIGHT DELIVERS CHARGE INTRODUCES LOYAL KNIGHT WHO RISES LECTURNING KNIGHT TURNS PAGE OF SCRIPT AND RETURNS TO INITIATORY CHAIR AND IS SEATED ATTENTION TO LOYAL KNIGHT

18 AFTER LECTURING KNIGHT IS SEATED ATTENTION TO LOYAL KNIGHT LOYAL KNIGHT PROCEEDS TO LECTERN DELIVERS CHARGE

19 LOYAL KNIGHT INTRODUCES LEADING KNIGHT WHO RISES LOYAL KNIGHT TURNS SCRIPT PAGE, REURNS TO CHAIR

20 LOYAL KNIGHT IS SEATED, ATTENTION TO LEADING KNIGHT LEADING KNIGHT PROCEEDS TO ALTAR DELIVERS CHARGE INTRODUCES EXALTED RULER WHO RISES LEADING KNIGHT RETURNS TO CHAIR AND IS SEATED

21 AFTER LEADING KNIGHT SEATED, EXALTED RULER STEPS FORWARD LOOKS AT GAVEL, GIVES THREE RAPS ALL OFFICERS RISE, ATTENTION TO EXALTED RULER

22 EXALTED RULER SLOWLY RAISES FLAG EXALTED RULER LAYS GAVEL DOWN AFTER ALL OFFICERS RISEN UNISON EXALTED RULER LOOKS AT FLAG SPREAD ON HIS/HER STATION EXALTED RULER: PLEASE SALUTE OUR FLAG

23 EXALTED RULER GRASPS FLAG IN UPPER CORNERS SLOWLY RAISES FLAG WHILE LOOKING AT CANDIDATE ALL OFFICERS SALUTE IN UNISON AS FLAG IS RAISED

24 ALL OFFICERS AND CANDIDATE SALUTE THE FLAG

25 EXALTED RULER HOLDING RAISED FLAG PROCEEDS WITH ESQUIRE TO THE CANDIDATES LOCATION IN FRONT OF ALTAR EXALTED RULER STOPS NEAR CORNER OF ALTAR IN FRONT OF CANDIDATE ONE PACE AWAY ESQUIRE CONTINUES ON TO THE CANDIDATES LEFT SIDE

26 EXALTED TAKES ONE HALF STEP FORWARD WHILE PRESENTING THE FLAG PRESENTS FLAG TO CANDIDATE STEPS BACK AFTER DIALOGUE TURNS TO HIS LEFT AND PROCEEDS BACK TO HIS/HER STATION

27 EXALTED RUTURNS TO HIS/HER STATION WHILE EXALTED RULER IS PROCEEDING BACK TO HIS/HER STATION ESQUIRE TURNS CANDIDATE FACING EXALTED RULER

28 EXALTED RULER FINISHES DIALOGUE GIVES ONE RAP OF THE GAVEL ALL OFFICERS ARE SEATED IN UNISON EXCEPT FOR THE ESQUIRE AFTER SEATED, ALL OFFICERS ATTENTION TO ESQUIRE

29 ESQUIRE CONDUCTS CANDIDATE TO HIS/HER CHAIR ESQUIRE SEATS CANDIDATE STEPS BACK ONE PACE, TURNS AND PROCEEDS TO HIS/HER CHAIR.

30 ESQUIRE RETURNS TO HIS/HER CHAIR AND IS SEATED CONTEST IS CONCLUDED WHEN ESQUIRE IS SEATED ALL OFFICERS ATTENTION FORWARD OR NEUTRAL POSITION

31 AFTER A MOMENT, ALL OFFICERS AND CANDIDATE RISE ASSEMBLE IN FRONT OF ALTAR AFTER CONTEST CHAIR GIVES NECESSARY INSTRUCTIONS OFFICERS AND CANDIDATE THEN RETIRE FROM THE ROOM

32 LODGE INITIATION (OPTION S) Candidate(s) remain in the anteroom After all Officers are in their initiatory positions, the Esquire will rise, proceed to the anteroom, conducts the candidate(s) into the Lodge room, to a position in front of the Altar ONE CANDIDATE Esquire will position Candidate as in a contest. TWO OR MORE CANDIDATE S Esquire will position Candidates in front of Altar, THREE STEPS AWAY, facing the Exalted Ruler. Esquire will resume His / Her seat. When presenting the Flag to Candidates, Exalted Ruler will not stop at the corner of the Altar but continues to a position in front of a Candidate(s). Esquire stops to the left of the first Candidate and assists Exalted Ruler with presenting the flags. AFTER COMPLETING THEIR CHARGE S The Officers: Chaplain, Lecturing Knight, Loyal Knight, and Leading Knight shall proceed in a direct and orderly manner to their respective STATIONS. The Esquire shall return to His / Her initiatory chair.

33 Exalted Ruler LODGE INITIATION ROOM SET UP - SHORT FORM Leading Knight Loyal Knight Lecturing Knight Chaplain Esquire Lectern Station Altar Lecturing Knight Station Loyal Knight Station Leading Knight Station Inner Guards Chair

34 THIS INITIATORY RITUAL SHORT FORM PRESENTATION IS DEDICATED IN MEMORY OF PVP HELENA SCHERRER, DISTRICT RITUAL TRAINING CHAIR AND MEMBER OF THE NORTH CENTRAL DISTRICT RITUAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE. HER CONTRIBUTIONS HELPED MAKE THIS RITUAL DEMONSTRATION POSSIBLE Ron Howell, PDDGER

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