Orator

For the Orator: the annual report and the memory of the work

Sodalis prepares the Orator's moral report for the Masonic year, pre-filled from the life of the lodge and following the headings of the GLDF's official form. It also opens the Book of Architecture, the follow-up of papers and the lodge's regulations to him.

The moral report, pre-filled

For each Masonic year, Sodalis suggests the figures: meetings by degree, papers and their titles, initiations, affiliations, passings and raisings, resignations, exclusions and brethren passed to the Eternal East, membership at the start and end of the year, attendance, visitors received. The Orator's name comes from his record.

Every field stays free: when an entry differs from the calculated figure, a marker recalls Sodalis's suggestion, to be taken back in one click.

Close and print

The report moves from draft to closed. Closing it freezes its content and heading; it can be reopened for a correction.

The PDF is produced on each request, with the season dated in the Year of True Light, and is marked as a draft until the report is closed.

The lodge's papers

The Book of Architecture gathers the papers presented, with their document or summary. The meetings statistics show papers per speaker, brethren who have not yet presented one and meetings without a paper — enough to see, with the Worshipful Master, that everyone takes his share of the work.

Regulations at hand

The general regulations and the by-laws have their own folder in the lodge's binder, with earlier versions kept. Shared with all the brethren, they can be read from the home page; kept for the officers, they stay in the management area.

Your questions

Where do the moral report's figures come from?

From the lodge itself: the season's past meetings and their papers, members' records, attendance sheets and signed-in visitors. They are suggestions, which the Orator corrects freely.

Can a closed report be corrected?

Yes: “Reopen” sets it back to draft. It is closed again once corrected.

How is attendance calculated?

From the roll calls of the season's past meetings, according to each brother's degree on the day of the meeting, with and without apologies.

Does Sodalis also prepare the Treasurer's or the Almoner's report?

Not today: only the Orator's moral report is available. The season's financial figures can be consulted in the finance statistics.

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