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  Dinners Move to Fellowship Nights

  Mar 26, 2016

  The smell of garlic is in the air, wafting up from the ovens on the floor below.  As you listen to brothers chime in, one after another on some issue, ypur thoughts increasingly turn to your stomach, hoping to hear the words "Let us proceed to close."  Such was our tradition for several years.  At the end of each business meeting we would conclude with a meal.  It made for great fellowship after the meetings, but it also sometimes made for eating dinner at 10pm.

  At our first meeting in March we proposed moving our meals to our Fellowship nights on the 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month (still reserving the 5th Thursday for special outings).  The benefits would be that dinners would be served at a more resonable hour, the people doing the cooking wouldn't need to miss the business meetings (a particular problem this year as most of our cooks are officers), and it would be easier on the cooks as they could serve the food on a predictable schedule instead of trying to have it ready at the end of a meeting of indeterminate length.  Consequently at our second meeting in March we approved the resolution.

  The first such meal took place this past Thursday in conjuntion with the Socrates Cafe.  It seemed to work out well as we had approximately 21 brothers and 4 prospective members present.  We had a good discussion on the role of beauty in our lives, weaving it together with strength and wisdom. We also had a great meal of homemade lasagna, salad, and breadsticks.  

  In the meantime, we will of course still continue to have stated communications which will be followed by a snack and coffee rather than a meal.  The next meal will be April 14th in conjunction with the introduction of Franklin's Academy.  On that night we will feature a speaker from an organization called the Face It Foundation who will be speaking on depression and how it affects men in particular.  The event is open to all Braden members, prospective members, and members of other lodges who wish to visit.

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