| Conferral of the Pilgrim Degree of Merit, Loyal Order of Moose House of God, Mooseheart, IL 12 Noon - Saturday, June 1, 2019 |
One of the basic precepts of the Loyal Order of Moose is that "no institution that labors for self
and self alone can remain great and mighty, and serve posterity." Therefore, the two highest
degrees conferred on members of the Moose Fraternity are bestowed as a reward for devotion
and service to the philanthropic programs of the Order. These are the Fellowship Degree and
the Pilgrim Degree of Merit.
When a man is enrolled into the Loyal Order of Moose, he automatically becomes a member of
the first degree, and becomes eligible for advancement to the Second Degree, the Moose Legion.
Once enrolled as a Moose Legionnaire, he is eligible to wear the maroon Moose Legion blazer,
striped tie and lapel pin, and to participate in the celebrations and other activities of his Moose
Legion Unit.
If a member has demonstrated his leadership ability by giving of his time and effort to serve on
various Lodge and/or Moose Legion committees and by being a loyal, enthusiastic and active
member of his Lodge and Moose Legion, he may be granted the honors of the third degree--the
Fellowship Degree of Honor. He is then able to wear the Fellowship regalia and the Fellowship
lapel pin. Conferral of the Fellowship Degree takes place at the International Moose
Convention and at state and provincial association conventions and authorized special meetings.
The first full week in December is set aside each year as "Fellowship Degree Honor Week," and
all Lodges throughout the Moose domain are requested to conduct appropriate activities to pay
tribute to their members of the third degree.
The highest and most coveted degree of the Order, the Pilgrim Degree of Merit, is conferred on
roughly 150 to 200 Moose members each year, and only once a year, in a solemn and impressive
ceremony held in late May or early June in the House of God on the Mooseheart campus.
Only those who have compiled an outstanding record of meritorious service to the Order over a
period of many years receive this distinction. Pilgrims are entitled to wear the gold Pilgrim
jacket and tie, and the Pilgrim lapel pin.
One of the most colorful rituals in the Moose is the Pilgrim regalia presentation ceremony.
When a new Pilgrim is named, his home Lodge sponsors a ceremony in which Pilgrims in the
area convene in their regalia to invest him with his Pilgrim apparel.
The regalia of the Moose Legion, Fellowship Degree of Honor, and Pilgrim Degree of Merit can
be worn at any authorized Moose function--but must be worn in their entirety; it is improper to
wear a degree jacket without its correlating necktie, or vice versa.
Members of the Fellowship Degree and Pilgrim Degree are recognized throughout the Moose
organization as fraternal leaders because they have earned the respect of their brother
Moose by their service to the Order.
and self alone can remain great and mighty, and serve posterity." Therefore, the two highest
degrees conferred on members of the Moose Fraternity are bestowed as a reward for devotion
and service to the philanthropic programs of the Order. These are the Fellowship Degree and
the Pilgrim Degree of Merit.
When a man is enrolled into the Loyal Order of Moose, he automatically becomes a member of
the first degree, and becomes eligible for advancement to the Second Degree, the Moose Legion.
Once enrolled as a Moose Legionnaire, he is eligible to wear the maroon Moose Legion blazer,
striped tie and lapel pin, and to participate in the celebrations and other activities of his Moose
Legion Unit.
If a member has demonstrated his leadership ability by giving of his time and effort to serve on
various Lodge and/or Moose Legion committees and by being a loyal, enthusiastic and active
member of his Lodge and Moose Legion, he may be granted the honors of the third degree--the
Fellowship Degree of Honor. He is then able to wear the Fellowship regalia and the Fellowship
lapel pin. Conferral of the Fellowship Degree takes place at the International Moose
Convention and at state and provincial association conventions and authorized special meetings.
The first full week in December is set aside each year as "Fellowship Degree Honor Week," and
all Lodges throughout the Moose domain are requested to conduct appropriate activities to pay
tribute to their members of the third degree.
The highest and most coveted degree of the Order, the Pilgrim Degree of Merit, is conferred on
roughly 150 to 200 Moose members each year, and only once a year, in a solemn and impressive
ceremony held in late May or early June in the House of God on the Mooseheart campus.
Only those who have compiled an outstanding record of meritorious service to the Order over a
period of many years receive this distinction. Pilgrims are entitled to wear the gold Pilgrim
jacket and tie, and the Pilgrim lapel pin.
One of the most colorful rituals in the Moose is the Pilgrim regalia presentation ceremony.
When a new Pilgrim is named, his home Lodge sponsors a ceremony in which Pilgrims in the
area convene in their regalia to invest him with his Pilgrim apparel.
The regalia of the Moose Legion, Fellowship Degree of Honor, and Pilgrim Degree of Merit can
be worn at any authorized Moose function--but must be worn in their entirety; it is improper to
wear a degree jacket without its correlating necktie, or vice versa.
Members of the Fellowship Degree and Pilgrim Degree are recognized throughout the Moose
organization as fraternal leaders because they have earned the respect of their brother
Moose by their service to the Order.
| The Minnesota Moose Association is proud to announce the newest Pilgrim in the state: Mike Danielson from Ortonville Lodge #407 Congratulations Brother Mike- Well Earned! PPC Date: Saturday, August 31, 2019 American Legion Post 229 14521 485th Ave, Big Stone City, SD Time: 2:00 p.m. Social hour 3:00 p.m. Ceremony 5:00 p.m. Dinner Ortonville Moose Lodge will be open afterwards. Please RSVP by August 17, 2019 to the Ortonville Moose Lodge 320-839-2904. (10 rooms have been blocked under 'Moose Lodge' at the EconoLodge in Ortonville for Saturday, August 31 & Sunday, September 1) |
| NOTICE: THERE IS A 3 MILE DETOUR TO THE AMERICAN LEGION. JUST FOLLOW THE SIGNS. IF YOU GET LOST, CALL MIKE AT (Cell) 920-808-0104. |