MOOSUP LODGE NO. 113, A.F. & A.M.

125 YEARS OF MAKING GOOD MEN BETTER

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The Quarry Rite

Moosup Lodge is renown for its theme events, most especially:

Ye Olde Table Lodge

and

The Quarry Rite

The Quarry Rite, held on or near either the Summer solstice or the Autumnal equinox, is a one-of-a-kind degree performed outdoors, by torchlight, in an operative quarry. Under the stars, standard Connecticut ritual is augmented by soliloquies written specially for the event. Seating is unlimited, and reservations are not necessary. Dress is extremely casual -- this degree is in an operative quarry -- bring a lawn chair and appropriate outdoor gear.

Typically, if performed at the Autumnal equinox, Lodge opens at Moosup Lodge, and all official recognition and reception is performed there. If performed at the Summer solstice, Lodge is opened at the Quarry. Either way, before travelling to the Quarry a supper is held in the Lodge dining hall preceding the degree.

Once fed, the candidates are taken to a remote quarry site and prepared. The craft follows about 10 minutes later, and lodge begins labor at the quarry. As the degree progresses, the only light shed is by 15 oil-burning torches placed about the quarry pit. Under the flickering light and the near-autumn skies, candidates are brought to light in an operative quarry.

Lodge closes at the quarry and the craft is invited back to Moosup Lodge for refreshments.

Begun in 1996 as an EA Degree, The Quarry Rite has now been performed as both an EA and an MM degeree, and has been visited by brothers from the neighboring jurisdictions of Rhode Island and Massachusetts, as well as by brothers from as far away as the Phillipines and Nova Scotia!

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or by writing to:

P.O. Box 53

Oneco, CT 06373