The First Annual

Colorado Masonic
Symposium

Nov. 22 & Nov. 23

Colorado Masonic Center

1130 Panorama Drive, Colorado Springs

www.coloradomasonicsymposium.org

Christopher Hodapp

Freemasons for Dummies

Rex hutchens

Bridge to light PGM Az 33GC

John Palmer

Editor KT Magazine PGM TN

brought to you by the MWGLCO Education Committee

Timothy Hogan

Novo Clavis Esoterika

Scott Ammerman

Colorado Research Lodge

register today
space is limited
150 participants only

Let there be light

First Annual

2014 Colorado Masonic Symposium

Saturday and Sunday Nov. 22 and 23

at The Colorado Masonic Center, 1130 Panorama Drive in Colorado Springs

Registration Fee $75

To Register for the Symposium and to Reserve a Hotel Room go to:

www.coloradomasonicsymposium.org
Includes All Sessions Saturday and Sunday
Includes Breakfast and Lunch both days, and a Festive Board Dinner Saturday Evening

Registration is Limited to 150 Masonic Brothers

This Inaugural

Colorado Masonic Symposium

is sponsored by the Colorado
Grand Lodge for the essential
purpose of engaging, exciting,
and educating the members
of our Craft to produce,
promulgate, and perpetuate
meaningful Masonic experiences
in our lodges and our lives.

Accommodations~

A special price has been negotiated at the nearby Colorado

Springs Marriott to accommodate Brothers from outside the
Colorado Springs area. Go to
the above website to make your reservation or call
1-800-932-2151 and ask for the Grand Lodge of
A.F & A.M. Block Rate ($89/night). Reservations
need to be made by 10/31/14.

Schedule~

The Symposium will begin with

a social hour and light breakfast Saturday morning followed
by a day of Lectures and Presentations as well as a Breakout Session in the afternoon
with eight topics from which to
choose.
Lunch will be served at noon
and the afternoon session will
feature a Grand Masters
Debate on a controversial
topic. Dinner in the evening
will be a traditional Festive
Board banquet providing an opportunity to combine
toasts, food, and fellowship with Freemasonry.

2014 Colorado Masonic Symposium

Featured Speakers

Br. John L. Palmer, Overview of the Supposed Origins of the Fraternity

MWB Palmer served as the Grand Master of Masons in Tennessee in 1997 and as Grand
Secretary from 2005 until 2007. He is currently a member of the steering committee for
the Masonic Information Center of the MSA. He has served on the board of the George
Washington National Masonic Memorial and as chairman of the Committee for Information
and Recognition of the Conference of Grand Masters of North America. He is the
Managing Editor of the Knight Templar magazine and teaches leadership seminars for the
three national Grand York Rite bodies.

Br. Christopher Hodapp, The Future of Freemasonry

WB Hodapp is a Past Master of Broad Ripple Lodge #643 and of Lodge Vitruvian #767,
both in Indianapolis. He is a 33rd degree Mason in the Scottish Rite.
In the York Rite, he is a Knight Commander of the Temple.
He is the author of Freemasons for Dummies and The Templar Code. His latest book,
Deciphering the Lost Symbol, explores Dan Browns fiction from a Masonic point of
view. He is a founding fellow of the Masonic Society research organization, and the Editor
Emeritus of their quarterly journal.

Br. Timothy Hogan, Cathedrals and Architecture of the Operative Craft

WB Hogan has written the books The Alchemical Keys to Masonic Ritual, Entering
the Chain of Union, Novo Clavis Esoterika, and Revelation of the Holy Grail. He
has published articles in both The Scottish Rite Journal and Heredom, as well as Masonic
Short Talk Bulletins, and articles in the Masonic Society Journal. He is a former District
Lecturer for the Grand Lodge of Colorado, a Past Master of East Denver #160, and a
member of Enlightenment Lodge #198, under the Grand Lodge of Colorado.

Br. Scott Ammerman, The Plumb

WB Ammerman is arguably the most published Past Master of Research Lodge of

Colorado and its current Secretary. He has written and presented scores of papers ranging
in topic from the symbolism behind The White Lambskin Apron, to various individual
working tools such as The Plumb, to the linking of quantum mechanics and the duality
of our existence in The Matrix of Masonry. All of which will be compiled in his
upcoming book Exploring the Hidden Mysteries.

Br. Rex Hutchens, Topic to be Announced

MWB Rex Hutchens is a Past Grand Master of Arizona, a Most Excellent Past Grand
High Priest, a Thrice Illustrious Past Grand Master, a Right Eminent Past Grand
Commander, 33, Grand Cross, and author of A Bridge To Light, the book given to every
Scottish Rite Mason upon his attaining the 32.

Breakout Sessions
~~~

An Item of Jurisprudence, Stephen Munsinger, PGM

Order of Priority in Entertaining Motions, Kevin Hintz, PM
An Item of Tax and Accounting Interest, Steven Hubbard, PGC
An Item of Royal Arch Masonry, Ron Birely, MEGHP
Sword Manual for Knights Templar, Jaymie Vaughn, GSB, and Ben Williams, GCG
An Item to Improve Performance of Masonic Ritual, Aaron Klostermeyer, PM
Flash Talks (a fast paced session with a series of 5 minute presentations on a variety of Topics)

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Schedule of Events
Featured Event Saturday at 1:30 pm
Debate and Rhetoric

A Disagreement between Grand Masters

John Palmer, PGM of TN and Rex Hutchens, PGM of AZ

will debate a controverial topic of Masonic interest.
Moderated by Stephen Munsinger, PGM of Colorado

Topic: On the proposition that Masonry is a Religion

Saturday November 22, 2014

9:00 am: Social hour, juice, coffee, donuts, fruit
10:00 am: Welcome, Introductions
10:15 am: SPEAKER: Scott Ammerman, PM
11:00 am: Break
11:15 am: SPEAKER: Timothy Hogan, PM
12:00 noon: Lunch
1:30 pm: GRAND MASTERS DEBATE
2:30 pm: Break
2:45 pm: BREAKOUT SESSIONS
3:45 PM: Break
4:00 pm SPEAKER: Christopher Hodapp, PM
5:00 pm: Q&A
6:30 pm: FESTIVE BOARD DINNER
9:00 PM: Masonic Movie

Sunday November 23, 2014

9:00 am: Social hour, juice, coffee, donuts, fruit
10:00 am: Welcome, Announcements, Introductions
10:15 am: SPEAKER: John Palmer, PGM
11:00 am: Break
11:15 am: SPEAKER: Rex Hutchens, PGM
12:00 noon: Lunch
1:30 pm: BREAKOUT SESSIONS
2:30 pm: Closing Comments
3:00 pm: Matinee Masonic Movie