FVNews Daily  
No. 153. Friday, December 11, 2020

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Friday, December 11

• 7pm. Phillip Island Lodge. Christmas Dinner for Members, Partners and Friends. At Citrus and Vine Restaurant. Replaces Lodge Meeting. Contact: Colin, 0402 483 404.

• 7.30pm. Bairnsdale Daylight Lodge. Talk: Paul Brennand, ‘English Freemasonry during WWI and WWII’. LINK
Saturday, December 12
• 12 Noon.  Sale of Myrtleford Masonic Centre to Scouts Victoria. Media Event.
• 4.30pm-8pm.  Sunbury Lodge. Celebrating end of 2020. At Lions Park, Sunbury. Neil Addison, 0409 504 684.
Sunday, December 13
• TBA. Lodge Garibaldi. Lodge Picnic.Queens Park, Moonee Ponds.
• 11am. Gippsland Lakes. Installation Meeting, and Banquet and Widows function. Abbreviated Installation of Graeme Nightingale. At Lake Tyers Angling Club, Lake Tyers Beach Rd.
• 12 Noon. Argyle Lodge and Friends. Christmas Barbecue. At Boolarra Railway Park. BYO everything. Peter Lonie, 0423 269 415.
• 12.30pm. Central District and Blue Lounge Social Club. Christmas Barbecue. BYO food, drinks, chair. On the banks of the Yarra. No cost. RSVP with Name / Lodge / Mobile to secretary@central111.org via Trybooking.
• 6.30pm.  Mildura Lodge. Christmas Dinner. At Mildura Golf Resort. (Preceded by 1pm-5pm barbecue at Nowingi Place).
• 7pm.  Walhalla Lodge. Talk: Russell Griffiths on his tour of duty in Northern Ireland with the British Army. LINK Meeting ID: 998 3505 1792. Passcode: 647865
Monday, December 14
• 6.30pm.  Wimmera Lodge. Christmas Dinner. Face-to-face at Horsham Sports and Community Club.

• 7pm.  Yarraville Lodge. 7.30pm. Christmas night in the South. Talk: Members of the Lodge; “My Christmas overseas”, some carols.  All welcome to South. Attire: summer dress. Contact: Secretary, iansterritt@yahoo.com.au

• 7.30pm.  City of Abbotsford Chapter. Talk: Glenn Hollibone, ‘A deeper look at the Degree of Excellent Master Mason or Passing the Veils’.LINK Meeting ID: 996 9898 5630
Tuesday, December 15
• 7.30pm.  Hamilton Grange Lodge. Talk: Scott Loxley, Major Fundraising Walk. LINK Meeting ID: 889 1992 2824

• 7.30pm. Middle Park Lodge. Festive Social Night (Zoom). BYO Everything. LINK Meeting ID: 826 5537 9380. Password: 458962
Wednesday, December 16
• 7.30pm. Freemasons Victoria Quarterly Communication or Business Meeting. LINK TBA
Thursday, December 17
• 7pm. Prospect Hill Mark Lodge. Talk: Peter White, ‘Walking the Kokoda Track – A Personal Experience’. Dress: Lodge Officers: collar and tie, Visitors: smart casual. LINK Meeting ID: 857 0379 5106. Passcode: 951227
Friday, December 18
• 7pm. Bairnsdale Daylight Lodge. Christmas Luncheon. At Nicholson Hotel. Jim Jolly, 0427 458 833.

• 7.30pm. Seavic Lodge. Talk: Barry Minster , Grand Lodge Almoner, ‘A Life in the Media, Football, and a Grand Almoner’s reflections on the COVID-19 lockdown’. LINK Meeting ID: 838 8337 7083. Passcode: 169616

Saturday, December 19
• 1pm.Sunshine Wisdom Lodge. End of Year Late Lunch Celebration. Lunch served at 2pm. At Green Gully Soccer Club. Adults, $49; Children, Free. Booking: www.trybooking.com

• 6pm.Lowan Lodge. Christmas Party. At Rhys and Lem’s house/garden. RSVP 0410 232 996. 

Sunday, December 20

• All Day. Ivanhoe Grammarians Lodge. Sausage Sizzle. At Bunnings Mernda
• 11am. Lodge Walhalla. Working Bee.

Monday, December 21

• 7.30pm. Good Companions Lodge. Partners in the South Christmas Dinner Meeting. At Mulgrave Country Club. (No Lodge Meeting)
• 7.30pm. Williamstown Chapter. Talk: Ian Brown, ‘Who Were The Three Principals?’ LINK Meeting ID: 869 0109 9049. Passcode: 75

Saturday, December 26
• All Day. Union Lodge of North Gippsland. Bunnings Bairnsdale Sausage Sizzle.

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

Sunday, January 3
• 8am-5pm. Ivanhoe Grammarians Lodge. Sausage Sizzle. At Bunnings Mernda
Monday, January 18
• 7.30pm. United Wimmera Mark and Royal Ark Mariner Lodges Combined Meeting (Zoom). Talk: Len Lacey, new year theme. RSVP by EMAIL by Fri., Dec. 18 to Len Baker.

Videos

• A Tribute To Famous Filipino Masons. (06:37) WATCH
• Friday Flashback (2014): Meeting Deputy Grand Master Don Reynolds. (22:46) WATCH
• Freemasonry In Philadelphia. (56:10) WATCH

Vale Bruce Whitehead

• We regret to advise of the passing to the Grand Lodge Above of RWor. Bro. Leonard Bruce Whitehead, PJGW, at the age of 88, a member of Ivanhoe Grammarians Lodge. At his request, there is to be no funeral service. ‘Bruce’ joined Trinity Grammarians’ Lodge on August 11, 1960; was passed the following month; and raised on February 9, 1961. He served in a number of offices, including Worshipful Master in 1974-75, 1981-82 and 1987-88. After Trinity Grammarians’ Lodge closed in June 1990, he was one of a number of Trinity members who joined Ivanhoe Grammarians Lodge on November 1, 1990. Because of this five-month gap of membership, Freemasons Victoria records that he would have due for his 60-year service jewel on December 29, 2020. The Worshipful Master and Brethren of Ivanhoe Grammarians Lodge convey deepest condolences to Dorothy and the family on their profound loss.

Freemasons Hall Organ Concert

• This week saw the United Grand Lodge of England present an Organ Concert. (48:48) WATCH

World News

• ABC 25 reports on ‘Decline In Masonic Memberships A Concern In Central Texas‘.

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Sincere thanks

• Amongst those who assisted with contributions to this edition of FVNews Daily have been: Craig Spendlove, Colin Randall
 

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Famous Freemasons
•  Putnam, Israel (1718-1790) – One of four Major-Generals at the start of the American Revolutionary War, Freemason Israel Putnam was the only one to serve throughout. He is remembered for his famous shout to his soldiers at the Battle of Bunker Hill in 1775, “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes!” Although Putnam never quite attained the national renown of more celebrated heroes such as Davy Crockett or Daniel Boone, in his own time his reckless courage and fighting spirit were known far beyond Connecticut’s borders, through the circulation of folk legends celebrating his exploits. Putnam’s son also entered Freemasonry.
– Timothy Horton

Masonic Knowledge
•  The History Channel has published 7 Things You May Not Know About Freemasons.

Masonic Wisdom
• Masonic rings are particularly popular in the United States of America. One item ponders ‘What Is The Weight of the Masonic Ring?’. LINK

The Last Word
• “Live by this credo: have a little laugh at life and look around you for happiness instead of sadness. Laughter has always brought me out of unhappy situations.” – Bro. Red Skelton.

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