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No. 141. Monday, November 16-17, 2020

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What’s On (43 listings)
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Monday, November 16

• 10.30am.Footscray HRAC. Talk: Glenn Holibone, ‘Passing of The Veils in the EMM Degree’. LINK Meeting ID: 890 4074 3914. Passcode: 026179
• 7pm.Footscray St John Lodge. In conjunction with the FV Education VAT. Talk on Esoteric and Kabbalistic Study of the Lord’s Prayer. Attire: Black Tie, jacket is optional. LINK Meeting ID: 956 9302 0374. Passcode: 523275

• 7pm.Gippsland Lake Lodge. Talk: Origins of the Ceremony of the Unknown Soldier. Poem: The Fallen. Talk: Freemasonry during World War II in England and Europe. Partners and non-Freemasons welcome from 7.30pm. LINK Meeting ID: 811 058 3635

• 7pm.United Wimmera Royal Ark Mariner Lodge. Talk: Arthur Williams, Ark Mariners Tracing Board. For RAM members only. 7.45pm. United Wimmera Lodge of Mark Master Masons. No Mark Members to be admitted to the RAM meeting. LINK to come.
• 7.30pm. Cranbourne Lodge. Talk: Gary Bevern, Power Point presentation, 460 Squadron RAAF. LINK Meeting ID: 884 0614 9406. Passcode: 512400
• 7.30pm. Lodge of Good Companions. LINK Password: 479218
• 7.30pm.Masonic Caravan Club. LINK

• 7.30pm.Ringwood Mark Lodge. Quiz on the Mark and Craft, Leigh Norman. LINK Meeting ID: 863 8013 7911. Passcode: 306711
• 7.30pm.Warrnambool Lodge. Talk: Ian Brown and  Peter King, ‘Mentoring and Craft Engagement Programs within the Lodge’. LINK
Tuesday, November 17

• 7.30pm. Bayside Chapter. Talk: Greg Crew, ‘Story of The Two Scribes’. EMAIL for instructions to log in
• 7.30pm. Lowan Lodge. Talk: Rhys Webb, ‘St John Ambulance in Victoria’. Attire: Casual. LINK
• 7.30pm. St Andrews In The South. Talk: Peter Gumley, ‘Isolation Restoration’; Daniel Garcia, ‘Covid Life’. LINK Meeting ID: 899 0144 7739. Passcode: 276180

• 7.30pm.Trentham Lodge. Vacant Chair by Freemasons in US. Talk: Vacant Chair poem, song, meaning for people of the US. LINK

Wednesday, November 18

• 5pm. Freemasons Foundation Victoria. Annual General Meeting. LINK
• 7.30pm.Communications and Marketing Volunteer Action Team.Members.
Thursday, November 19

• 7pm. Prospect Hill Mark. Interview with Peter Gurr, First Grand Principal, Grand Chapter, by Lionel May. Attire: members jacket and tie, visitors smart casual. Open to non-Mark brethren. LINK
• 7.30pm. Albert Victor Lodge. Non-Ceremonial Meeting. Meeting ID: 84316667337. Passcode: AVL117

• 7.30pm. United Schools Mark Lodge. Talk: Lodge Liberte Cherie (Cherished Liberty) – The Masonic Lodge founded by imprisoned Belgium resistance fighters in 1943. LINK Meeting ID: 878 2473 8477. Passcode: 362309

• 7.45pm. Stewart Lodge of St Arnaud. Talk: Barry Minster, ‘Role of the Grand Almoner’. Attire: Neat Casual. LINK Meeting ID: 827 7280 1529.  Passcode: 799923 

Friday, November 20

• 7pm. Blue Lounge Social Club Education Forum: Allied Masonic Degrees and The Operatives. Presentation: Michael Burrell and David Yole. All Invited. Casual Dress. LINK
• 7.30pm. Bairnsdale Daylight Lodge. Talk: Daryl Cook, ‘Bringing Freemasonry into the 21st Century. LINK
• 7.30pm. Melbourne Chapter. Talk: Ian Brown, ‘Ceremony of the Banners’. LINK Meeting ID: 830 1351 3021. Passcode: MelbHRAC8

Saturday, November 21

• 12 Noon. Education Volunteer Action Team Freemasonry Series. Lecture: Ari Indra, ‘The Lord’s Prayer’. LINK Meeting ID: 885 3954 6483

Monday, November 23

• 6pm. St George Lodge, Dunolly. Family Gathering. RSVP
• 7.30pm.Masonic Caravan Club. LINK

• 7.30pm. South Gippsland Mark. Talk: Warren Gilbert, ‘Mark Masonry Before 1813’. LINK Meeting ID: 993 4347 5482  Passcode: 306566 

Tuesday, November 24

• 7pm. Lodge Amalthea. Talk: Chris White, ‘Freemasonry and the Goat’. LINK

• 7pm.Peace and Loyalty Lodge. Talk: David Howell, ‘Kokoda Track’. LINK

• 7pm. 7.30pm: Visitors.Pakenham Mark Lodge. Talk: Leigh Norman, ‘The Importance of the Mark Degree’. Craftsmen welcome. LINK to come.
• 7pm. 7.45pm: Visitors.Lodge Amicus. Presentation 40-year anniversary to Anthony Bucca, Deputy Grand Master, by Richard Elkington, Grand Master, assisted by Bob Jones, Past Grand Master. LINK Meeting ID: 811 8315 4173. Passcode: 152732
• 7.15pm for 7.30pm. Mount Scopus and Collegians Lodge. Talk: The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite In Australia and also the Universal Rite which is open to all Faiths.  Vacant Chair Ceremony. Attire: Dinner Suit or Lounge Suit and Tie. LINK Meeting ID: 882 7348 8384. Passcode: 348470
• 7.30pm. Middle Park Lodge. Talk: Ben Quick, ‘The Order of Free Gardeners’. LINK Meeting ID: 873 6016 3788. Password: 607640.

Thursday, November 26

• 7pm. Leura Lodge. Talk: Neil Smith, ‘Winter In Norway’ with photos. LINK Meeting ID: 682 183 5181. Password: leura50

• 7.30pm. Creswick Havilah Lodge. Talk: David Howell, ‘Bita Paka, our first engagement of the Great War; Rabaul 1914’. Attire: Neat Casual. LINK Meeting ID: 864 7865 4227. Passcode: 952808 

• 7.30pm. Mornington Peninsula Council No.21 Royal and Select Masters of Victoria. LINK Meeting ID: 860 4625 4883. Passcode: No21

Friday, November 27

• 7.30pm. Victorian Lodge of Research, with Old Scotch Collegians Lodge and Earl of Dunmore Lodge. Talk: Joseph Morrow, ‘Illustrated by Symbols – Masonic Heraldry in Scotland.’ Register enquiries prior to the event. Attire: Smart Casual. LINK

Monday, November 30
• 7pm. Oakleigh Council, Royal and Select Masters. Talk: David Yole. All members past and present of the Order, in addition members of other Orders. Attire: Casual. LINK
• 7.30pm. Citizens Marine Royal Ark Mariners. Talk: W. Jones. RAM Masons only. LINK
• 7.30pm. Great Debate. Teams led by ‘That we should be able to read the ritual’.. Teams led by Kent Henderson and Harry Pitaro. LINK Meeting ID: 822 1742 2503. Passcode: 892911.
Thursday, December 3
• 7pm. 7.30pm: Visitors. Killara Lodge. Talk: Bill Jones, Ararat Power Station. LINK Meeting  ID: 740 6248 2640. Password: 403265 • 7.30pm. Ivanhoe Grammarians Lodge. LINK to come
Saturday, December 5
• 5pm. Concord Mark Lodge. Talk: Craig Spendlove, ‘A Grand Mark is Born’. LINK Meeting ID: 926 1367 7906. Passcode: 333746
Saturday, December 12
• 12 Noon.  Sale of Myrtleford Masonic Centre to Scouts Victoria. Media Event.

Happy 102nd Birthday, Bro. Stan• Stan Nelson has been a Freemason since 1948, when he was initiated into Clunes Lodge, following in the footsteps of his father. Stan still enjoys attending Lodge meetings, although the past nine months have been difficult as Zoom meetings are a little difficult with his failing eyesight. He is looking forward with great enthusiasm to going back to a lodge meeting in 2021 at his daylight lodge, Warrawee Park.• George Stanton Nelson will turn 102 years old on Tuesday (Nov. 17). He has lived his life to the full, with more still to come. He has lived through changes in history we couldn’t begin to understand. Over the past hundred years from 1918 to 2020, Stan has seen it all: war, the Great Depression, drought, strikes, technology advancement, the terrible fires of 1939, 1944, 1983, 2009, 2020, women getting the vote, the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1918 and now the pandemic of COVID-19.
• In Stan’s words: “I feel I have achieved all in my life I possibly could have. I had a wonderful marriage, and on Peg’s passing, I started another life embracing the world of travel. Throughout my many years in the Craft I have felt privileged to be a Freemason and enjoyed Freemasonry in countries all around the world.
(Contributed by Brent Rodrigues)

Looking towards 2021 (1)
• Garry Runge, Grand Secretary, advises: “Freemasons Victoria continues to cautiously plan for the re-opening of Masonic Centres and Lodgesin 2021. The Board of General Purposes met last night (Thu., Nov. 12) to consider the unanimous recommendations of the Freemasons Future Recovery Team (FFRT). The decision to have all Masonic Centres closed until at least December 31, 2020, continues. Subject to the announcement of Government restrictions over the coming months, it is hoped to adopt a three-stage approach:• Stage 1. January 1–31, 2021. Prepare Masonic Centres for re-opening, subject to thorough guidelines to be published in a FV Manual to be released prior to Christmas 2020.• Stage 2. February 1, 2021. Masonic Centres and Lodges can re-open for administrative and educational purposes only, subject to strict observance of Government regulations, and our own additional precautions.• Stage 3. Date to be announced (with hopes to be as early as March 1, 2021). Lodges resuming some ritual, subject to distancing and other regulations. The FV Ritual and Ceremonial Committee is currently considering what ritual will be able to take place, and any modifications that might be required.”

Looking towards 2021 (2)
• Garry Runge continues: “In the meantime, Lodges are encouraged to hold social gatherings at outside or commercial locations. It is only 10 weeks to the start of February, and it is important that as many of our members be involved socially, especially across the festive season. It is also time for Lodges to be in contact with applicants/candidates, and for these men to be warmly welcomed to social gatherings. We need to tell them how keen we are for their involvement in the time ahead; we want to give them the best possible Masonic experience in 2021 and forward.• “Our approach is cautious. All dates are subject to confirmation. Given that the average age of our membership is 68, and that many of our members are in the vulnerable health category, we continue to put the wellbeing of them and their families as our top priority. It is going to be an exciting time in 2021 as Masonic friends begin to see each other again in person. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to responsibly return to Lodge.”

Musical assistance wanted
• Neil Gannon writes: “Cohuna 227’s Wor. Bro. Tony Richardson requires assistance in his duties as Lodge Organist. He wants to slow down the Bombers theme song to enable the DC and Deacons to keep time with him. It was recently reported that his grandson, Jye Caldwell, was considering a change from the Giants to the Bombers. This was confirmed Thursday. All assistance appreciated, the words to the new Masonic beat music will be distributed at Lodge meetings in due form.”

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Famous Freemasons
•  “Pullman, George Mortimer (1831-1897) – George Pullman was the Freemason who designed and built the luxury sleeping cars for trains that became the standard to beat throughout the world. He made so much money that he built his own town, which he modestly called ‘Pullman‘, to accommodate his workers. His Masonic lodge is recorded as being Renovation Lodge No. 97, Albion, New York.”
– Timothy Horton

Masonic Knowledge
• “You admit that it is not in the power of any man or body of men to make innovation in the body of Masonry.”  – Antient Charges and Regulations, Book of Constitutions, Freemasons Victoria.Masonic Wisdom
• “When dealing with people, remember you are not dealing with creatures of logic, but with creatures bristling with prejudice and motivated by pride and vanity.” – Bro. Dale Carnegie

The Last Word
• “Repetition of the same thought or physical action develops into a habit which, repeated frequently enough, becomes an automatic reflex.” – Bro. Norman Vincent Peale

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