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Welcome to the
Connecticut
Elks Association
Ritualistic
Committee Page
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PER Roulette Contest, Burlington
Vermont
The PER Roulette Contest will take place on Sunday
September 16th in Burlington Vermont. If you are a PER from
Connecticut you can compete in the Roulette Contest. To
participate please contact Chairman Peter Nelson as soon as possible.
There is not much time and rooms are limited at the Windjammer Inn.
Connecticut & Rhode Island Hold
Joint Judges Clinic
We will be holding a joint Judges Clinic with Rhode
Island. We are in need of floor Judges, Word Judges, and Computer
Room Judges. If interested please contact anyone on the
Ritualistic Committee and let them know. Time and location have
yet to be determined.
National Ritual Contest, Charlotte NC
Congratulations to Danielson Lodge for their performance at the
National Contest. They came in with a score of 94.705 which was
good enough for 12th in the East and 3rd in Area One behind
Maine, and R.I.
Area-1 Ritual Contest 2007
Congratulations to Danielson Lodge #1706 for coming in second in
the Area 1 Ritual Contest, held Sunday June 24th in Taunton,
Massachusetts.
What is this Ritual? Why is it so important? It is our
roots and how we all became Elks. Unique and ornate, it distinctly
separates us from other organizations. It was our first inkling that this
Order into which we joined was organized and professional and one which we would
strive to help in its endeavors.
Learning the officer's parts for the initiation does take a
little time, some chairs more than others. Be sure to think of it as
LEARNING your part not MEMORIZING
it!! Just consider for a moment how young you were when you learned the
Pledge of Allegiance or perhaps your bedtime prayers. It takes a little
commitment and the Ritualistic Committee stands ready to assist any Lodge or any
member. Remember,
you will never have another chance to make a good first impression on your new
members! If you want them to be active and further propose new
members, here's your chance to set them off right!
Some tips in learning the Ritual:
Read your part over a few times and take the meaning from
it before trying to commit it to memory. It is much easier to learn
and convey something which you understand rather than memorizing and
regurgitating. If you should happen to stumble in some area, you can
still give the intended meaning of the passage and the candidate will still
be impressed.
Make a cassette tape / CD for yourself which you can use
on your drives to work, to the store, etc. Familiarity is the easiest way to
learn.
Make arrangements to meet with other officers and do some
"run-throughs". It's a lot different in front of someone than it is in
your car and its more beneficial to all!
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Ask your district Ritual Committeeperson to come down to
your lodge and help pull things together; that's his job!
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For your District Deputy Visitation: ask the DD for an
outline from the District Deputy detailing his required protocol. Meet
with the Esquire to the District Deputy and/or your Ritual Committeeperson
to go over these requirements.
Jay Niland, PER, PDD
Meriden Lodge #35
1996 All-American Lecturing Knight
This Page Last Updated:
February 16, 2008
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