The Eastern Star funeral service is one of the most beautiful services of any kind that a person could attend. Afterwards they will meet with the family and friends of the deceased, many who are probably Eastern Star members themselves of other chapters. Each individual part is rather short but putting them all together the actual service can run 15 to 20 minutes.Īfter the service is over the members of the chapter pay their final respects to the deceased and process out of the funeral home room. Each officer reads a part assigned to their station. The readings are done by various members of the fraternity who occupy specific stations as officers. In a Masonic service one person does the reading, but in an Eastern Star service there are many readers. This book contains the entire Eastern Star funeral service and must be read word for word. For one thing, where the Masonic service is memorized, the Eastern Star service is read from what is called a book of ritual. It is very similar to the Masonic service in some respects but very different in others.
After the draping at the chapter the members then proceed to the funeral home.Īt the home there is a special Eastern Star service. This is, in many cases, done just once during the year to commemorate all the members who have died that year. At this ceremony their alter is draped in black and a special opening of the chapter is then performed. This arrangement is in the shape of a five pointed star and with the mystical colors of the order.īefore the actual service takes place however, the members of the chapter meet at their chapter building for what they call a draping ceremony. When an Eastern Star member dies the chapter to which they belong sends a floral arrangement to the funeral home.
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Good standing means that their dues are paid up in full and have no Masonic charges filed against them.
So how does one qualify for an Eastern Star funeral service? Well, when a member of the Eastern Star in good standing, dies, they are entitled to this service. If this one condition is met and you then become a member of the Eastern Star you are then entitled to an Eastern Star memorial service. Your father or grandfather or husband or somebody in your family has to be a Mason himself. It was established by the leadership of the Theosophical Society at Adyar, Madras (Chennai), in order to prepare the world for the arrival of a reputed messianic entity, the World Teacher or Maitreya. The only requirement for becoming a member of the Eastern Star is that the woman has to be the descendent of a Mason. The Order of the Star in the East (OSE) was an international organisation based at Benares (Varanasi), India, from 1911 to 1927. However, there is an organization for women who want to be a part of the Masonic community. The reasons why, at least for this article, are unimportant. The reason for this is that a woman can't become a Mason. The Eastern Star organization is an offshoot of the Masons for women. In this article we're going to briefly discuss an offshoot of the Masonic service, one for women called the Eastern Star Funeral Service.
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