FVNews Daily. No 93. Wednesday, August 26, 2020
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UPDATED DAILY. What’s On
Please notify us about your event. Email: editor@FVNews.com.au
• Wednesday, August 26. 7.15pm. Lodge Fraternal. Includes Fraternal Trivia Night. LINK
• Thursday, August 27. 10.30am. Kyneton Gentlemen’s Association. All Welcome. Zoom. ID: 6070901923. Password: 9JNjZx
• Thursday, August 27. 7pm. Morwell Lodge. Zoom Meeting. Speaker: David Aubrey, about arguably Australia’s greatest poet and war correspondent, Banjo Patterson. Just who was Clancy of the Overflow? ‘All welcome. LINK
• Friday, August 28. 10.30am. ‘Other Orders’ Communications Planning Meeting. Zoom. By invitation.
• Friday, August 28. 7.30pm. Malvern-Waverley Lodge of MMM. Speaker: Adam Dymowski on ‘Freemasonry in Poland, a historical perspective’. Not restricted to MMM. LINK• Friday, August 28. 7.30pm. Victorian Lodge of Research. Talk: Brendan Kyne, ‘Foundations Stones and Early Lodge Buildings of Melbourne’. All welcome. LINK (Password if required – 510249)
• Monday, August 31. 11am. Membership VAT Leads Meet. Members.• Tuesday, September 1. 10.30am. Kyneton Gentlemen’s Association. All Welcome. Zoom. ID: 6070901923. Password: 9JNjZx
• Tuesday, September 1. 7pm. Mitchell River Lodge. Meeting, including visitors from the UK who greatly contributed to bushfire relief. All welcome. LINK
• Tuesday, September 1. 7pm. Old Melburnians Lodge. 3 talks. Freemasons, non-Freemasons welcome. LINK
• Tuesday, September 1. 7.30pm. Blue Lounge Social Club. Education Forum. ‘Beyond Craft Fremasonry – What’s the story and journey?’ All welcome. LINK
• Tuesday, September 1. 7.30pm. Masons Connect Online Social Media Workshop. Speaker: Matt Cameron. ‘How people make sense of what they see on social media.’ RSVP
• Wednesday, September 2. 10.30am. VAT Leaders’ Meeting. Members.
• Wednesday, September 2. 7.30pm. Wonthaggi Masonic Family Zoom Meeting. LINK• Thursday, September 3. 10.30am. Kyneton Gentlemen’s Association. All Welcome. Zoom. ID: 6070901923. Password: 9JNjZx• Thursday, September 3. 7pm. Doutta Galla Lodge. All welcome. LINK
• Thursday, September 3. 7.30pm. Ivanhoe Grammarians Lodge. All welcome. Link to come.
• Thursday, September 3. 7.30pm. Melbourne High School Lodge. 3 Guest Speakers. All welcome. EMAIL for Link
• Thursday, September 3. 7.30pm. Killara Lodge. Business meeting. Speaker: Barry Minster on Electric Cars, specifically Tesla. LINK
• Friday, September 4. 7pm. Combined Arc, Mark and Chapter Zoom Meeting. 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. Register for both: Morning Session (Part 1) LINK and Afternoon Session (Part 2) LINK
• Monday, September 7. 7.30pm. Lodge Garibaldi. Speaker: Dominic De Candia,Grand Secretary General (33°) of The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Australia. ‘Mosaic Pavement’. All welcome. LINK
• Tuesday, September 8. Colac Lodge. Speaker: Anthony Bucca. ‘Freemasonry and the American Civil Wat’. LINK to come.
• Saturday, September 12. 10 am-12 Noon. Preparation for Master course. Limited positions. Contact: Geoff Newby. EMAIL
Thursday, September 17. 7pm. Thursday, September 17. 7pm. Prospect Hill Mark Lodge. Meeting. Opening and closing.  Interview: Grand Master Elect, RWor. Bro Bill Jones will be interviewed by the Lodge Master, VWor. Bro Lionel May. Dress: Officers jacket and tie, all others smart casual. LINK
• Friday, September 18. 7pm. Bairnsdale Daylight Lodge. Meeting. All welcome. Link to come.
• Saturday, September 19. 10am-12 Noon. Preparation for Master course. Limited positions. Contact: Geoff Newby. EMAIL
• Monday, September 21. 7.30pm. Gippsland Lakes Lodge. All welcome. Link to come.

NEW. Videos
• Masonic Education. Origins of Freemasonry. (03:06) LINK
• 1960 Masons – ‘In The Hearts Of Men’. (25:46) LINK
• Starting The Conversation (2017). Mental Health Initiative. (26:30). LINK

Talks at Old Melburnians• Richard Burman of Old Melburnians Lodge advises of several talks at the 7pm meeting on Tuesday (Sept. 1). Freemasons and Non-Freemasons are welcome. The talks have been prepared specifically with Candidates and Prospective Candidates in mind, but will also be of interest all Freemasons. The talk will be of 10 -15 minutes with 15 minutes discussion after each.

• What is the Temple of King Solomon and what relationship does it have with Freemasonry? (David Manallack)

• Who are Operative Masons and how and why did Speculative Masonry evolve from them? (Zich Woinasrki)       

• What does a Mason believe? (Andrew Burman)

Mission of Masonry in a Changing World
• Tom Stirling passes on a US-based work entitled The Mission of Masonry In A Changing World. LINK

The Craft After COVID• The Craft After COVID is the topic of a Blue Lounge podcast coming soon. A ‘teaser’ video (01:35) is available HERE

Clarification
• In a contributed report published in FVNews Daily on Monday (Aug. 24), reference was made to charitable support being given to the Grand Lodge of Lebanon. This is incorrect. The Freemasons Victoria ‘Lockdown Ladies Dinner’ liaison has been with the District Grand Lodge of Lebanon, under the Scottish constitution.

Victorian Collection Assessment (1)
• History At Work has an internet post (date unknown): “Our latest Significance Assessment – for the fascinating Freemasons Victoria collection – has opened our eyes to the tradition, ritual, ceremony and symbolism of the organisation. Freemasonry in Victoria is almost as old as Melbourneitself, with the first meeting to propose forming a lodge held in 1839, just four years after the settlement was founded. However, its origins date much earlier. Most commonly traced to medieval English stonemasons’ guilds, modern Freemasonry was officially established in London in 1717, and from the formation of the Grand Lodge of England it spread first across Europe and then around the globe.• “The Freemasons Victoria collection is particularly rich in material relating to the development of the fraternal organisation in Victoria, documenting the earliest meetings to create the Lodge of Australia Felix and the growth of subsequent lodges, the consolidation of the English, Irish and Scottish Constitutions, and the successful formation of the United Grand Lodge of Victoria. It also holds important early Europeanmaterial – from bibles to Masonic regalia (the collar, jewel, apron and gauntlets [cuffs] worn by Freemasons) – that enable investigation into the adaption of Masonic traditions in Australia alongside its spread from Europe to the new British colonies.

Victorian Collection Assessment (2)
• “Many objects intrigued us, revealing as they did the centuries-long use of symbolism from the stonemason’s square and compass – the symbol ofFreemasonry worldwide – to the architectural motifs and natural elements (stars, clouds, the sun and the moon) found on a variety of objects and regalia. Others surprised us, such as the collection of Masonic philately depicting members of lodges around the world. On others still we admired artistic skill, including the beautifully-worked ceremonial trowels, jewels (the badges worn by office bearers) and hand-painted Masonic aprons. It’s a collection that will continue to surprise and delight, but also to reveal knowledge, ideas, stories and memories central to Freemasonry.” LINK

‘Remember When’sday 

• Pictured: The Masonic Club, Flinders St, Melbourne. Circa 1984.

World News
• “Historian John Dickie talks to BBC History Magazine’s Ellie Cawthorne about his new book charting the history of Freemasonry, fromEnlightenment ideals and influential networks to secrecy and satanic conspiracy stories.” LINK

Masons’ US Constitutional Observance
• Freemasons with an interest in American history may be interested that Clarence F. Smith Daylight Lodge No. 866, Free and Accepted Masons will celebrate the September 17, 1787, signing of the US Constitution with a presentation by one of its members at its upcoming Zoomfellowship meeting on September 4, 2020.  If interested, follow the link and use the contact information in the article.  Masons and Non-Masons are invited. Check the LINK and remember to convert to local Australian time.

£3000 for Food Parcels
• The Worcester News (UK) reports: “Hundreds of local people will be receiving parcels of food, thanks to a grant of £3,000 to the Worcester Foodbank from Worcestershire Freemasons. The grant has been used to purchase stocks of items for over 200 cooking parcels, to help individuals and families in crisis make better use of food stocks with items such as herbs, spices, condiments and cooking oil.” LINK

What’s On: How You Can Assist
• Lodges can assist by sending emails about every lodge meeting and event to editor@FVNews.com.au 
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Famous Freemasons
• Bruce, Andrew Douglas Alexander Thomas – 11th Earl of Elgin, 15th Earl of Kincardine (1924- ) – In addition to being the Chief of the Clan of Bruce, Andrew Bruce is the Convenor of the Standing Council of Scottish Chiefs, retired Brigadier General in the Scots Guard Reserve, and is a Knight of the Thistle. He is a former Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Scotland (1961-1965) and has been head of the Royal Arch Chapter in Scotland for many years. Additionally he is the worldwide head of the Royal Order of Scotland.
– Timothy Horton

Masonic Knowledge
• Steve Austin, Assistant Secretary of the Blue Lounge Social Club, advises of another round of education for Masons and non-Masons. ‘Beyond Craft Fremasonry – What’s the story and journey?’ will be held at 7.30pm-9.30pm on Tuesday (Sept. 1). LINK

Masonic Wisdom
• “Always forgive your enemies – nothing annoys them so much.” – Bro. Oscar Wilde

INFORMATION TO KNOW
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