FVNews Daily  
COMBINED EDITION
No. 146. Wednesday-Thursday, November 25-26, 2020

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What’s On (28 listings)
UPDATED DAILY.

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Wednesday, November 25

• 7pm.Dimboola RAM and West Wimmera Mark Lodge. Talk: Craig Spendlove, ‘Following In The Footsteps of Noah’. Current and former MMM, Current and former RAM Masons ONLY. LINK Meeting ID: 898 0025 3466 . Passcode: 276944
• 7pm. 7.30pm: Visitors.Keystone Mark Lodge. Virtual tour of East Melbourne by Alex Thomson, Property Manager. LINK Meeting ID 817 4335 5221. Pass code  915526

• 7.15pm.Lodge Fraternal. Vacant Chair presentation, video. Talk: Robert Redman and Jack Aquilina, Royal and Select Masters Order,  LINK
• 7.30pm.Senior Grand Officers Meeting.
• 7.30pm.Werribee Mark Lodge. LINK Meeting ID: 825 3466 3419. Passcode: 095656 

Thursday, November 26

• 7pm. (Ravi Rajan). Talk: Joh Ives, ‘A Walk Through The Holy Royal Arch Chapter’. LINK Meeting ID: 923 0130 9126. Passcode: 739448
• 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. Leura Lodge. Talk: Neil Smith, ‘Winter In Norway’ with photos. LINK Meeting ID: 682 183 5181. Password: leura50

• 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.
Tuesday, December 1
• 7pm. Old Melburnians Lodge. Questions from candidates about Freemasonry and the Lodge. Video: Vacant Chair Ceremony. LINK Meeting ID: 827 8769 1733. Passcode: 179886  
• 7.30pm. Williamstown Lodge. Attire: Dinner jacket, white shirt, black bow-tie. LINK Meeting ID: 612 821 4334. Passcode: 105105
Wednesday, December 2
• 7.30pm. Edward Coulson Mark. Talk: David Barrett, Historical Origins of the Mark Degree. LINK Meeting ID: 856 9266 3168 Passcode: 17

• 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
Wednesday, December 9
• TBA. Williamstown Lodge. Christmas Dinner.
• 7.15pm. 7.30pm: Visitors. Northern United Chapter. Talk: ‘Brewing Beer’. LINK Meeting ID: 880 0425 1707. Passcode: 079118
Saturday, December 12
• 12 Noon.  Sale of Myrtleford Masonic Centre to Scouts Victoria. Media Event.
Sunday, December 13
• 6.30pm.  Mildura Lodge. Christmas Dinner. At Mildura Golf Resort. (Preceded by 1pm-5pm barbecue at Nowingi Place).
Sunday, December 13
• 6.30pm.  Wimmera Lodge. Christmas Dinner. Face-to-face at Horsham Sports and Community Club.
Tuesday, December 15
• 7.30pm.  Hamilton Grange Lodge. Talk: Scott Loxley, Major Fundraising Walk. LINK Meeting ID: 889 1992 2824
Wednesday, December 16
• TBA. Freemasons Victoria Quarterly Communication or Business Meeting.

Sunday, December 20
• All Day. Bunnings Mernda. Sausage Sizzle. Members of Ivanhoe Grammarians Lodge.

Sunday, December 27
• 7.30pm. Masonic Festival of St John. Speakers: Neil Morse, John Molnar, Richard Elkington, Ari Indra. LINK Meeting ID: 858 0585 9809. Passcode: 466048

Videos

• Masonic Ritual Music. (30:52) LISTEN
• Musica Masonica. (01:01:35) LISTEN
• Anti-Masonry. (06;33) WATCH

86 salute DGM Tony

• Some 86 Masonic friends attended the Lodge Amicus meeting last night (Tues.) to witness the 40-year pin presentation to Anthony Bucca, Deputy Grand Master, by Richard Elkington, Grand Master, and Bob Jones, Past Grand Master. Also in attendance were identities such as Garry Runge, Grand Secretary; Don Reynolds, Past Grand Master; and Peter Henshall, Past Grand Secretary. There were some enjoyable speeches including some happy memories about Tony’s four-decade productive membership.

Question about Interim CEO

• Don Cameron, The Lodge Metropolis, writes: “Going over some earlier FVNews Daily issues They make very interesting reading and show what progress has been made by the VAT (Ash Long). I note that in Issue 50 – Monday, June 22 – mention is made of the ‘appointment’ of an Acting CEO for a three-month term with an option for another three months. I have not seen any ‘evidence’ of the appointment, and wondered if it ever came about. Are you able to enlighten your readers?”
• Editor replies: “The Board engaged Jeremy Cattell as Interim CEO for three months in July 2020, as announced by Peter Clark, Acting President of the Board of General Purposes, at the June Quarterly. Mr Cattell was appointed for a further three months to December 31, 2020, in October 2020.”

$8000 to Camp Breakaway

• The Central Coast Community News reports: “Freemasons on the Central Coast, along with the Lodges of District 21, have donated $8000 to support Camp Breakaway, a purpose built respite care facility for children and adults with disabilities. Camp Breakaway, located in San Remo, was established in 1982 and specialises in providing support, accommodation and planned programs for patients, carers, parents, and families.” LINK (Thanks to Barry Minster)

Stolen swords recovered

• The Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah (USA), reports: “Investigators have identified a person of interest in a weekend burglary at the Ogden Masonic Temple, an Ogden Police Department spokesperson said Monday. The temple, 1240 20th St., called Police Saturday to report a break-in and vandalism, Lt. Brian Eynon said. Officers said the door was ajar. Several ornate swords and other items were taken, the Freemasonry Golden Spike Lodge No. 6 said in a Facebook post.” LINK

‘Great Debate’ on Monday
• Kent Henderson (affirmative) and Harry Pitaro (negative) will captain teams that will conduct a ‘Great Debate’ at 7.30pm on Monday (Nov. 30) to be conducted by the Victorian Lodge of Research in association with the Education VAT. The topic: ‘That we should be able to read the ritual.” Meeting ID: 822 1742 2503. Passcode: 892911

Feast of St John
• Brendan Kyne advises that the Masonic Festival of St John’s Day at 7.30pm on Sunday, December 27. “The event will include the opening and closing of a lodge using a European St John’s Lodge ritual, as well as two short presentations on aspects of the St John Freemasonry tradition, one more historical and the other more symbolical/spiritual.” Speakers include Neil Morse, John Molnar, Richard Elkington and Ari Indra. St John Lodges are 14 – Beechworth Lodge of St John (Vic), 36 – St John Lodge Ballarat (Vic) , 66 – Wangaratta Lodge of St John (Vic), 71 – Footscray St John Lodge (Vic), 83 – Warrions St John Lodge now Colac Lodge (Vic), 73 – St John Biarra, Esk (Qld) , 33 – St John Davenport – Charters Towers (Qld), 01 – The St John Sportsmen Lodge – Kingsley (WA), 15 – Lodge St John No. 15 (incorporating the Lodge of Fortitude) – Strathalbyn (SA), 180 – Lodge St David and St John – Auburn (NSW), 16 – Lodge St John’s – Deniliquin (NSW), and 38 – Lodge Edinburgh St John – Mudgee (NSW). LINK

Yeti tablets for care homes

• In Your Area (UK) reports: “After a gruelling lockdown challenge to ride 1000 miles in 35 days on a turbo trainer bike, a Surrey Freemason has raised over £5000 in sponsorship to provide giant yeti tablets to the residents of two Surrey care homes. The yeti tablets, which were delivered to the James Terry Court and Shannon Court RMBI care homes, are just like normal Android tablets, except they are about the size of a giant flat screen TV.” LINK

World News

• The Red Bluff Daily News, California, reports: “Each year Vesper Masonic Lodge #84 makes a donation of turkeys or cash to the Red Bluff and Tehama County Salvation Army to help feed the hungry during the holidays. Worshipful Master Steve Engler and Treasurer Greg Rose met recently with Salvation Army Manager Teddy White to present her with a cheque for $2000. Masons believe in and practice faith, hope and charity.” LINK

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Sincere thanks

• Amongst those who assisted with contributions to this edition of FVNews Daily have been: John McTaggart, Barry Minster, Peter Barrand, Andrew Burman, Don Cameron, Kent Henderson, Craig Spendlove, Paul Rigby, Brendan Kyne, Ravi Rajan.
 

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Famous Freemasons
•  “Still, Andrew Taylor (1828-1917) – Andrew Still was a physician who, during the American Civil War, devised treatment of Osteopathy. By 1907 his ‘modern’ ideas of alternative medicine had spread to Britain, Australia and New Zealand.”
– Timothy Horton

Masonic Knowledge
• “Sixty four recipients of the Victoria Cross during the First World War alone were Freemasons, and 200 have been recipients of the rare and prestigious award since it was first instituted in 1856. It is estimated that Freemasons make up an astonishing 14 per cent of all VC recipients and this is put down to the type of person who wants to become a Freemason. They are by nature friendly and generous people, individuals who have an ingrained sense of duty to others and a heightened sense of selflessness and personal responsibility. These are the very traits that lead individuals to carry out the actions that are considered worthy of the Victoria Cross. The VC is only awarded for acts of conspicuous gallantry and courage in the face of an enemy. Since 1856, there have been 1358 VCs awarded.”
– HRH Prince Edward, Duke of Kent. Facebook page

Masonic Wisdom
• “I keep six honest serving men (they taught me all i knew); Theirs names are What and Why and When And How And Where and Who.” – Bro. Rudyard Kipling

The Last Word
• “He travels the fastest who travels alone.” – Bro. Rudyard Kipling

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