Junior Deacon’s Duties

• Assist the SD in welcoming the Brethren to Lodge
• See to the security of the Lodge during meetings
• Assist the SW as he may direct
• Serve as a Mentor to the SS

Junior Deacon’s Requirements

• Earn or possess a Silver Proficiency Card
• Be proficient in the ritual for JD
• Learn the ritual of SD
• Obtain a Florida Masonic Monitor (Blue Book), Florida Masonic Code, Handbook of Floor work Procedures and a Digest of Masonic Law of Florida
• Attend as many District Schools of Instruction as possible
• Attend as many Zone Schools of Instruction as possible
• Attend as many Masonic Education Workshops as possible
• Attend as many Masonic Leadership Training Workshops as possible
• Successfully complete Master Mason I test
• Successfully complete Lodge Officers Correspondence Course, Module I

Junior Deacon’s Information

• The duties, responsibilities and requirements of the JD are notably different and much more involved
• You will be called upon to serve the Lodge in other more responsible ways
• In this position you must examine and determine exactly what the length of your cable-tow is
• You should become proficient in the ritual of the JD and be able to perform the SD duties
• You will need to attend schools of instruction in order to gain the necessary knowledge
• Your path to becoming an Elected Officer is closing in – attend Masonic Education Workshops and become better versed in the Digest
• Your year as JD should be considered a crossroads, of sorts
• You will need to start making decisions:

– Can you be an effective leader and accept the responsibility and authority that goes with being a WM?
– Will you have sufficient time in the next four years to devote to being an officer and WM?
– Will your family understand the demands of these responsibilities and support you?

Source of information: G∴L∴ of Florida