The group meets six times a year on Saturday mornings for Breakfast /Discussion Meetings at 7:30 am. The meetings alternate among various Masonic Temples in the Chicago area with individual lodges as sponsors or hosts. Currently more than 25 lodges are represented at the Discussion Group's Meetings and notices of our meetings are mailed to the approximately 200 Master Masons who have attended at least one of the meetings in the past two years. Although originally established to provide a forum to discuss lodge problems and ideas to solve them, the Masonic Fellowship Discussion Group has embarked on a number of special projects, most of which came out of discussions at its regular meetings. Among these activities:

• Sponsorship of floats in local parades to enhance the public image of the fraternity by emphasizing Masonic charities for children. 
• Members of the group have participated in Masonic Funeral ceremonies when called upon to assist lodges.
• Sponsorship of busses and transportation to events at the Illinois Masonic Homes in Sullivan.
• Regularly promotes and explains important Grand Lodge Programs to attendees and encourages them to bring this information back to their lodges. Special guest speakers are often invited to conduct the discussion portion of the meetings. Major presentations have been made on the IL CHIP program, membership, Masonic Community Days, Masonic Homes Endowment Fund, Intender Program, officer proficiency and the Pillar Program.
• One of the highlights of the annual agenda is a "preview" of each Grand Lodge Annual Communication (usually at the September meeting) and a reviews of actions taken at the subsequent meeting in November.
• Discussion topics are generally announced in advance, but members are urged and encouraged to introduce any topic of Masonic interest at the meetings.  

The Masonic Fellowship Discussion Group is completely self-supporting and relies on contributions from its members and participating lodges.

 
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