FVNews Daily. 
No 87. Friday, August 14, 2020
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UPDATED DAILY. What’s On
Please notify us about your event. Email: editor@FVNews.com.au
• Friday, August 14. 7.30pm. Gregorios Lodge. Business Meeting. Guest Speaker: Bro. Ioannis (John) Michanetzis on his Naval career, especially in the Hellenic Navy. All welcome. LINK
• Friday, August 14. 7.30pm. Lara Lodge. Talk: Simon Campbell, ‘Online Security’. LINK
• Saturday, August 15. 7.30pm. Lodge of Evolution. Speaker: John Molnar on ‘What Is Freemasonry For?’. All welcome. LINK
• Monday, August 17. 11am. Membership VAT Team Leads Meeting. Members.
• Monday, August 17. 7.30pm. Gippsland Lakes Lodge (Lakes Entrance). All welcome. LINK
• Monday, August 17. 7.30pm. King David Lodge. Speaker: Garry Sebo, ‘My Time as a Grand Master and a Freemason, A Retrospective’. All welcome. LINK
• Tuesday, August 18. 7pm. Earl of Dunmore Lodge.Speaker: David Gibbs (cousin of the Earl) will speak on the topic The WiderDunmore Clan. David is a director of the Freemasons Foundation. All welcome. LINK
• Tuesday, August 18. 7pm. Richmond Lodge. Paul Raye presents an interactive evening. Share about a member past or present, their role model. LINK 
• Tuesday, August 18. 7pm for 7.30pm. Admiral Collingwood Lodge. Online Social Meeting. LINK• Tuesday, August 18. 7.30pm. Membership Volunteer Action Team. Members only. 
• Tuesday, August 18. 7.30pm. St Andrews in the South. Speaker: Ben Quick, on establishing Sister Lodge relationships with like Lodges around the world. LINK
• Tuesday, August 18. 7.30pm. Hamilton Grange Lodge. First Virtual Business Meeting on Zoom. Speaker: John Patterson, Freemasons Foundation Victoria Limited Board Member. LINK
• Wednesday, August 19. 10.30am. VAT Leaders’ Meeting. Members.
• Wednesday, August 19. 7.30pm. Senior Grand Officers. Zoom. Members.
• Thursday, August 20. 7pm. Prospect Hill Mark Lodge. Talk by Kent Henderson: ‘English Mark and Ark, different, but the same.’ MMM welcome. LINK
• Thursday, August 20. 7pm. Rupertswood Numurkah Lodge. All welcome. Link to come.
• Thursday, August 20. 7.30pm. Geelong Lodge ofUnity and Prudence. Speaker: Myles King on his work with the Freemasons Foundation. All welcome. LINK
• Friday, August 21. 7pm. Bairnsdale Daylight Lodge. Including congratulations to David Provan on the presentation of his 60 years Service Award. All welcome. LINK
• Friday, August 21. 7pm. Lodge of the Golden Fleece. Chris Craven, Deputy Grand Secretary (NSW and ACT), will conduct an exclusive tour of the Museum of Freemasonry in Sydney LINK
• Saturday, August 22. 7pm. Victorian Lodge of Research. Open Lectures. ‘Freemasonry in the Colony of Victoria’ by Brendan Kyne. All welcome. LINK
• Saturday, August 22. 7.20pm. Central and Western Districts. Ladies’ Lockdown Dinner Night. $25 per couple for fundraiser. BOOK
• Tuesday, August 25. 7.30pm. Middle Park Lodge. Speaker: Richard Elkington, Grand Master, ‘Learnings From COVID-19’. Dress code: Black Tie/Dinner Suit. All welcome. Zoom LINK: (Meeting ID: 847 9037 4006, Password: 624473)
• Friday, August 28. 7.30pm. Victorian Lodge of Research. Talk: Brendan Kyne, ‘Foundations Stones and Early Lodge Buildings of Melbourne’. All welcome. LINK
• Thursday, September 3. 7.30pm. Killara Lodge. Business meeting. Speaker: Barry Minster on Electric Cars, specifically Tesla. LINK
• Saturday, September 5. 10 am-12 Noon. Preparation for Master course. Limited positions. Contact: Geoff Newby. EMAIL
• Saturday, September 5. 9.30am-3pm. Secretary’s Course. By Barry Reaper and Eric Williams. Morning Session LINK and Afternoon SessionLINK
• Saturday, September 12. 10 am-12 Noon. Preparation for Master course. Limited positions. Contact: Geoff Newby. EMAIL
• Saturday, September 19. 10 am-12 Noon. Preparation for Master course. Limited positions. Contact: Geoff Newby. EMAIL

NEW. Videos
• Becoming A Mason (Part 3). Grand Lodge of Texas. LINK
• Famous Freemasons. LINK
• William Preston – A Freemason. LINK

Happy 99th Birthday, Don
• Mitchell River Lodge, Bairnsdale member Don McPherson, PM, turns 99 today (Aug. 14). He is a patient in Magnolia Ward at Opal Aged Care in Paynesville, phone 5153 8400. On this 75th anniversary of VP Day (Victory in the Pacific) it is poignant to note that Don was a commando in New Guinea during WWII. (Thanks to Jim Basham)

Preparation for Masters
• Geoff Newby, District Co-Ordinator for Gippsland East, says that response to the Preparation for Masters online courses have been well supported. From the feedback received thus far, a second group of sessions is being prepared and will be held from 10 am to 12 Noon on Saturdays,  September 5, 12 and 19. Places are filling fast. EMAIL

COVID Cookbook Success
• Wayne Motton says the COVID-19 Masonic Cookbook is coming together nicely. There is still an opportunity to contribute. Wayne says: “Perhaps a soup, a snack, a main meal or dessert that your Grandmother made you or something new you’ve discovered previously unused recipe books.”• “Those who submit a recipe item will receive an e-book of all of the recipes that we receive. There is no charge. Take a photo of the dish and forward it with the recipe and instructions with your Rank, Lodge Name and Number to EMAIL

Part of the Union
• The Union Lodge of North Gippsland held its first-ever Zoom meeting last night (Thursday). Some 21 Masons attended. Guest speaker wasAsh Long, Chair of the Communications and Marketing Volunteer Action Team.

Len’s 100th year as Master
• Tony McDonall of Samaritan Lodge, passes on the excellent COVID Communication (edited by Eddie Hutchinson), which notes that Len Jinnette intends to be Master of the Lodge in 2022, “his 100th year on the planet”.

What’s in the Water at Devotion?
• Damien Hudson of Lodge Devotion notes: “We have a baby boom at Devotion with three of our couples pregnant. “Congratulations to Emre Altipamak and his wife Fatmanur; Borris Zhao and Lisa; and also Stuart Shakespeare and Lisa (different Lisas!).”

World News
•The Daily Express (UK)has published a positive report, ‘Secret, sinister and controversial? Why Freemasonry is just misunderstood.” LINK

What’s On: How You Can Assist
• Lodges can assist be sending emails about every lodge meeting and event to editor@FVNews.com.au Please include us on your Lodge Summons mailing list.

Famous Freemasons
• Bradley, Omar Nelson (1893-1981) – A leading US general during World War II, Omar Bradley played a major part in the Allied victory inEurope. Following ‘The Battle of the Bulge’ in 1944-45, Bradley commanded the 12th Army Group, a force of 1.3 million men. Eisenhowerconsidered Bradley, “America’s foremost battle leader.” He was a member of West Point Lodge No.877, New York. – Timothy Horton

Masonic Knowledge
• As a Friday Flashback, watch this 2013 video (01:43) where the NSW and ACT Grand Master of the day, Greg Levenston, share his thoughts about a Grand Lodge of Australia. WATCH

Masonic Wisdom
•  “When you ain’t got no money, you gotta get an attitude.” – Bro. Richard Pryor.

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