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No. 172. Wednesday-Thursday, February 24-25, 2021
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Wednesday, February 24

• 7.30pm. Lodge Fraternal. At Freemasons Bayside. Limit: 40. BOOK

• 7.45pm. Wangaratta Lodge of St John. LINK Meeting ID: 836 1035 3398. Passcode: 327376 

Thursday, February 25

• TBA. Keysborough Lodge. Installation. 75-year Bar to George Raphael. At Keysborough Masonic Centre.
Friday, February 26
• 7pm: Tyle. 7.30pm: Visitors. Malvern-Waverley Lodge of Mark Master Masons. Talk: Kevin Fowler, ‘Military Freemasons – Were They or Weren’t They?’ All Freemasons invited to attend, attire: smart casual. LINK Meeting ID: 835 7236 1943. Passcode: 498288

Saturday, February 27
• 6.30pm. Earl of Dunmore Lodge. Talk: Tony Bucca, ‘The Masonic Time Machine’. LINK
• 7.30pm. Membership Volunteer Action Team. Ian Brown, ‘Lodge Engagement’. REGISTER
Sunday, February 28
• 3pm. Ivanhoe Grammarians Lodge. Extra Rehearsal: 1st Degree. At Ivalda Masonic Centre.

Monday, March 1

• 11am. Funeral Service for John Banfield. St Mary’s Catholic Church, Parade Place, Corowa. Masonic Service at Graveside.
• 7.30pm. Masonic Caravan Club. LINK Meeting ID: 763 8342 1746. Passcode: 4xYjAU
Tuesday, March 2
• TBA. Lodge of Commerce. Emergency Meeting. To obligate Master Elect.
• 7pm. Gippsland Lodge. At Sale Masonic Centre.
• 7.30pm. Old Melburnians Lodge. Double 1st. At Freemasons Bayside. RSVP essential for catering. 
Thursday, March 4
• 7.15pm. Ivanhoe Grammarians Lodge. First Degree. At Ivalda Masonic Centre.

Friday, March 5
• 7.30pm. Nagambie Lodge. Return of Warrant to Brendan Wallace, District Co-Ordinator. At Freemasons Keysborough.
Monday, March 8
• 7.30pm. Masonic Caravan Club. LINK Meeting ID: 763 8342 1746. Passcode: 4xYjAU

Tuesday, March 9
• 7.30pm. Marnoo Lodge. 1st Degree. At Stawell Masonic Centre.
Saturday, March 13
• TBA. Lodge of Commerce visit to Gippsland Lakes Lodge. Second Degree.
• 10am. Old Melburnians. Double First. Attire: Dark lounge suit. At Freemasons Bayside. Festive Board at Yagiz Turkish Restaurant: BOOK
Sunday, March 14
• TBA. Freemasons Victoria Cycling Special Interest Group. Fundraiser for Fiona Elsey Foundation at Ballarat. LINK
Monday, March 15
• 6pm. Melbourne St Clair Reunion Lodge. Installation by 2021 Team. At Freemasons Melbourne.
• 7pm. United Wimmera Royal Ark Mariner Lodge. 7pm. United Wimmera Lodge of Mark Master Masons. At Ararat Masonic Centre.

• 7.30pm. Masonic Caravan Club. LINK Meeting ID: 763 8342 1746. Passcode: 4xYjAU
Tuesday, March 16
• 6.30pm. Footscray St John’s Lodge. Installation by 2021 Team. At Sunshine Masonic Centre.

Wednesday, March 17
• 7.30pm. Quarterly Communication. At Freemasons Bayside. Details TBA.

Saturday, March 20
• 3pm. Star of the East Lodge. Installation by Gippsland Team with Richard Elkington. At Freemasons Omeo.
Monday, March 22
• 7.30pm. Masonic Caravan Club. LINK Meeting ID: 763 8342 1746. Passcode: 4xYjAU
Friday, March 26
• TBA. Grand Installation Rehearsal. At Freemasons Bayside.
Saturday, March 27
• TBA. Grand Re-Installation. 2021 Team. At Freemasons Bayside. Details TBA.

• 2pm. Huon Daylight Lodge. Installation by 108 Team. At Freemasons Wodonga.
Monday, March 29
• 7.30pm. Masonic Caravan Club. LINK Meeting ID: 763 8342 1746. Passcode: 4xYjAU

Wednesday, March 31
• 7.30pm. The Great Debate. NSW v Victoria. ‘Is a belief in a god necessary to be a good Freemason?’ DETAILS Meeting ID: 889 1705 1154

Thursday, April 1
• 7.15pm. Ivanhoe Grammarians Lodge. First Degree. Ceremony of the Vacant Chair. At Ivalda Masonic Centre.

Friday, April 2 – Good Friday
• All Day. Collections for Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal.
Saturday, April 3 – Holy Saturday
• Holiday Weekend

Sunday, April 4 – Easter Sunday
• Holiday Weekend

Thursday, April 8
• 6pm. Gordon Lodge. Installation by 2021 Team with John Rodrigo. At Essendon Masonic Centre.
Saturday, April 10

• 4pm. Benambra Lodge. Installation by 108 Team with David Keame. At Tallangatta Masonic Centre.
• 4pm. Duke of Connaught Lodge. Installation by 2021 Country Team with Chris Scott. At Korumburra Masonic Centre.
• 4pm. Stewart Lodge of St Arnaud. Installation of Neville Wharton by the 2021 Country Team. At St Arnaud Masonic Centre.
• 5pm. Lodge Concordia.  Installation by 2021 Team with Felix Pintado. At Latrobe Valley Masonic Centre.
• TBA. Gippsland Lodge. Installation by 2021 Team with Richard Elkington. At Freemasons Bairnsdale.

Sunday, April 11
• TBA. Earl of Dunmore Lodge. Installation of Tony Meechan by Rob McGregor. Richard Elkington at Festive Board. At Freemasons Bayside.
Monday, April 12
• 5pm. Carisbrook Lodge. Installation by 2021 Country Team with John McTaggart. At Freemasons Carisbrook.

Tuesday, April 13
• 10am. Allara Lodge. Installation by Magenta Team with Leonard Kelly. 
Thursday, April 15
• 9.30am. Sale Daylight Lodge. Installation by Gippsland Team with Chris Scott. At Sale Masonic Centre.
Friday, April 16
• TBA. South Australian Grand Installation.
• 6.30pm. Moorabbin Lodge. Installation by 2021 Team. At Bayside Masonic Centre.

Saturday, April 17
• TBA. South Australian Grand Installation.

• 4pm. Koo Wee Rup Lodge. Installation by South Gippsland Team with Paul Vassil. At Koo Wee Rup Masonic Centre.
• 4pm. Rupertswood Numurkah Lodge. Installation by North East Team with David Blake. At Shepparton Masonic Centre.
• 4pm. Zetland Lodge. By 2021 Country Team with Bob Jones. At Freemasons Kyneton.

Sunday, April 18
• TBA. South Australian Grand Installation.

Monday, April 19
• 10am. Eureka Daylight Lodge. By 2021 Country Team with John McTaggart. At Ballarat Masonic Centre.
Tuesday, April 20
• 6.30pm. Ballarat-Yarowee Lodge. Installation by 2021 Ceremonial Team. 75-Year Jewel to Bill Messer. 65-Year Jewel to Max Matters. At Ballarat Masonic Centre.
Friday, April 23
• TBA. Lodge of Research. Truncated Version.
Saturday, April 24

• 3pm. Garibaldi Lodge. Installation by 2021 Lodge with Matt Donato. At Freemasons Brunswick.
• 4pm. Prince of Wales Lodge. Installation by 2021 Country Team. At Smythesdale Masonic Centre.

Sunday, April 25 – ANZAC Day

• Throughout Day. Dawn Service, Marches across Victoria.

Monday, April 26

• 9.30am. Derrimut Daylight Lodge. Installation by 2021 Team with Richard Elkington. At Freemasons Sunshine.

• 6.30pm. Baxter Lodge. 2021 Team with Richard Elkington. At Frankston and District Masonic Centre.

Tuesday, April 27

• 6.30pm. Mt Franklin St George Lodge. Installation by 2021 Country Team with John McTaggart. At Freemasons Daylesford.

Videos

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Published Information

• Freemasons Victoria. Re-Opening Lodges: The Manual. Version 2. READ
• Freemasons Victoria. COVID-19 Modifications for Lodge Ceremonies. LOG INat Freemasons Victoria website

Vale John Banfield

• We regret to advise of the passing to the Grand Lodge Above of Wor. Bro. John Banfield (Aug. 28, 1941-Feb. 22, 2021), aged 79. John passed to the Grand Lodge Above in the early hours of Monday (Feb. 22) after a long illness. Always a cheery face in the temple, he will be sadly missed. John was a well-respected member at Wahgunyah Lodge No. 56 where he was the IPM.

• Funeral arrangements are:  St Mary’s Catholic Church, Parade Place, Corowa. 11am. Monday, March 1. A graveside Masonic service will be held.

Vale John Kurrle

• We regret to advise of the passing to the Grand Lodge Above of Bro. John Kurrle, Past Master of Outtrim Lodge. John passed on February 18, aged 88 years. John was a member from September 1984 until present, although his declining health saw him move to a Nursing Home in Korumburra and he was not able to attend. Funeral details are not yet known.  

Vale Travis Joe Sneddon

• Rodney Pilmore writes: “I had the privilege and honour to deliver the Masonic Funeral Service for PM – WBro. Travis Joe Sneddon – the Worshipful Master of the Enterprise Lodge No: 740 in 1996-97, ‘on the road’ with our WBro. Sam Guglielmino – a great Freemason who lived his life respected (89 yearss) and passed to the Grand Lodge Above regretted on January 30.

Vale Brian Tarrant

• We regret to advise of the passing to the Grand Lodge Above of RWBro Brian Tarrant PDGM (Feb. 11,1935-Feb. 19, 2021), aged 86. A Freemason 1956-2021. He was Grand Director of Ceremonies 1981 and Senior Grand Warden 1994. His son Wayne was an Army Apprentice, and Wayne retired last December after 44 years service. Condolences to Ann and all his family.

Integrity Unit Formed

• Peter Henshall, Murray Luxford, Peter Murdoch and Giorgio Migliacci are leading the Freemasons Victoria Integrity Unit. To read more, Visit https://freemasonsvic.org.au , click ‘login’, go to the Member Dashboard, click Integrity Unit.

Good Friday Appeal – April 2 (1)

• Gary Edwards, Taskforce VAT Chair, writes: “After regrettably missing the collection for the first time in more than 30 years due to the pandemic in 2020, Freemasons Victoria Lodges will be collecting for the Royal Children’s Hospital on Good Friday (April 2). The collection will again be undertaken jointly in association with the Uncle Bobs’ Club.

• “Each Lodge will be allocated one or more appeal collection sites for Good Friday. As in past years, these will be at 7-Eleven or Apco Service Station stores. Lodges are asked to develop a roster of two volunteer collectors for each store entry across the day, between 8am and 4pm-4.30pm. Brethren are encouraged to seek assistance with the collection from family members and friends. 

• “All volunteers will wear a tabard while collecting. Tabards will be provided, and as the collection is a joint venture, these will generally be one Freemasons Victoria, and one UBC tabard for each store entry. 

Good Friday Appeal – April 2 (2)

• “All collectors are required to hold a current Working With Children Pass. These are available free of charge to charity volunteers on-line or from major Post Offices. If a current WWC Pass is not held, please apply for one well prior to Good Friday. 

• “Lodge Secretaries, or their Lodge’s Community and Charity Work Co-Ordinator/Taskforce Representative are requested to read out this notice at their Lodge’s next Second Time of Rising, seek and roster volunteers, and to include the Good Friday Appeal on their Lodge’s calendar for 2021.

• “Advice regarding CALVID safe collection methods will be provided when confirmed. Other details and Collection Kits will also be provided in due course. 

With the support of us all, the 2021 Good Friday Appeal will be a great success, helping many sick and needy children. 

• “For information, contact your Lodge’s District Co-Ordinator or RWBro. Bernard Henry, Deputy Chairman, FV Taskforce VAT, and UBC Liaison.

bernardhenry@hotmail.com   0418 345 672

Masonic Mailbag
• Dennis Middendorp writes: “Thanks for the latest news, which always carries items of interest, and sometimes sadness. I’m referring to the passing to the Grand Lodge Above of Milton Alexandrakis. Milton and I had played together for Installations a few times and he impressed me not only with his skill as a trumpeter, but also as a true gentleman. Milton always offered a friendly greeting and assisted me with advice in my early days as a Grand Lodge  organist. He contributed greatly to Freemasonry Victoria.”

Masons donate $200,000

• Nurses who want to return to work through Oklahoma’s nurse refresher course can now get assistance, thanks to a donation from the Masonic Charity Foundation of Oklahoma, reports the Tahlequah Daily Press. The Foundation has donated $200,000, which translates into 100 scholarships of $2000 each – the cost of the revised nurse refresher program. READ MORE

World News

• The upcoming lecture, The Lost Empire: Black Freemasonry in the Old West (1867-1906), is now open for registration. Historian James R. Morgan III will discuss his award-winning debut book, which tells the history of African American Freemasonry in the Old West as seen through the lens of Captain William D. Matthews and the King Solomon Grand Lodge of Kansas. The virtual event will take place on Sunday, February 28 at 2pm (Kansas time). Advanced registration is available at https://tinyurl.com/BlackFreemasonryOldWest For more information: email balchlib@leesburgva.gov.

Next Issue on Friday
•  Our planned publishing schedule for FVNews Daily next week sees our next combined issue on Friday (Feb. 26).

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Sincere Thanks

• Amongst those who assisted with contributions (and encouragement) to this edition of FVNews Daily have been: Len Baker, Gary Edwards, Neil Thornton, David Aubrey, Dennis Middenthorp, Craig Spendlove, Sam Lewin, Richard Burman, Ken Barnes, Barry Minster, Gary Reeve, Glenn Coster.

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Famous Freemasons
• Richard John Seddon PC (June 22, 1845-June 10, 1906) was a New Zealand politician who served as the 15th Premier (Prime Minister) of New Zealand from 1893 until his death.• 
• In office for 13 years, Seddon is New Zealand’s longest-serving head of government. Sometimes derisively known as ‘King Dick‘ for his autocratic style, he has nonetheless been lauded as one of the greatest, most influential, and most widely known politicians in New Zealand history.

Masonic Knowledge
•  Ken Barnes writes: “The Masonic Cycling Group will be riding in Ballarat on Sunday, March 14, to support and raise funds for research into cancer which is surely the most odiose blot on mankind. There are a variety of rides and activities for everyone and I have selected the 160Km ride which is known as the “Spud” 100 in honour of Spud Frawley who was a regular participant. Donations can be made at www.balaratcycleclassic.com.au or look for my gofundme on my Facebook home page.

Masonic Wisdom
•  ““To enlarge the sphere of social happiness is worthy of the benevolent design of a Masonic institution; and it is most fervently to be wished, that the conduct of every member of the fraternity, as well as those publications, that discover the principles which actuate them, may tend to convince mankind that the grand object of Masonry is to promote the happiness of the human race.” – Bro. George Washington

The Last Word
•  “Life is no brief candle but a splendid torch made to burn ever more brightly.” – Bro. Sir Weary Dunlop

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