FVNews 

No. 191. Monday, August 2, 2021
• From the Communications and Marketing Volunteer Action Team

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In This Issue

1. Watch Grand Master’s Video

2. Pithy Paragraphs

3. New Subscribers

4. Sincere Thanks

5. Please Send Your Summons

6. Videos

7. What’s On (95 listings)

1. Watch the Grand Master’s latest video

• Richard Elkington has recorded a video update for members. WATCH HERE

2. Pithy Paragraphs
• Does your Lodge Summons include the correct date, time and place?
• Half-year capitation fees are now $66 (annual fee $132).

• The New Initiates fee will remain the same at $250,

3. New Subscribers

• We are building FVNews to be a vital guide to Masonry in Victoria. You can have your free copy emailed to your inbox. Use the ‘Subscribe’ option at www.FVNews.com.au We welcome Josh Aburrow-Newman, Dushan Slavovic, Antony Cocker

4. Sincere Thanks

• Amongst those who assisted with contributions and encouragement have included: Jeff Cripps, Rahim Samat, Alan Jenkins, Peter Crick, Garry Runge, Adam Woledge, Steve Latimer, John McTaggart, Graham Berry, John Rosenberg, Jason Gribble, Harry Vagianos, Colin Randall, Neil Thornton, David Webb, Greg Crew, Stephen Measey, Ken Crouch, Peter Weeding, Andrew Geary, Nik Sakellaropoulos, Gary Miles, Stuart Chalmers, David Draffin, Max Paulet, Richard Parkin, Geoff Partridge, Harry Pitaro

5. Please Send Your Summons
• Lodges can assist FVNews by sending emails about every lodge meeting and event to editor@FVNews.com.au – please include us on your Lodge Summons mailing list.

 6. Videos

• Grand Master’s Video (July 30). WATCH HERE

7. What’s On (95 listings)
UPDATED EACH EDITION

Please notify us about your event. 
Please include date, time, talk details, attire, and a link or location.
Email: editor@FVNews.com.au
Monday, August 2• 9.30am. Essendon Daylight Lodge. Installation of Ross Beale by John Rodrigo. and 2021 Team. At Freemasons Essendon.• 6pm. North Melbourne Lodge. Talk: Education for the Entered Apprentice. At Freemasons Essendon.
• 7pm. Canterbury Lodge. Administrative Meeting. At Freemasons Waverley.
• 7.30pm. Commonwealth Lodge. 40-year pin to Leslie Hutchinson. Talk: Origins of Freemasonry. At Freemasons Mirboo North• 7.30pm. Garibaldi Lodge. Second Degree. At Freemasons Melboiurne.

Tuesday, August 3• 6pm. Lodge Amalthea. First Degree. At The Australian Club.• 6.30pm. 2021 Ceremonial Team. Information Session. At Freemasons Ballarat.
• 7.30pm. Lodge Liberation. Talk. At Freemasons Waverley.• 7.30pm. The Old Melburnians’ Lodge. Talk: ‘Last Four Sections of the Catechetical Lectures in the First Degree’. At Freemasons Prahran.
Wednesday, August 4• 6.45pm. Old Scotch Collegians Lodge. At Freemasons Melbourne.
• 7pm. Lodge Fraternal. Installation of Mark Lewis by Hillel Benedykt and Team of Past Masters. At Freemasons Bayside.
• 7.30pm. Lodge of the Golden Fleece. Talk on the Grand Lodge Library. At Freemasons Oakleigh.

Thursday, August 5• 6.15pm. Naval and Military Lodge. Second Degree. At Freemasons Melbourne.• 6.30pm. Doutta Galla Lodge. Installation of Aziz Abdul-Jaziz by Anthony Bucca and 2021 Team. At Freemasons Essendon.• 6.30pm. Ivanhoe Grammarians Lodge. Installation of Milton Tsaktsiras by Richard Elkington and 2021 Team. At Freemasons Ivalda.• 7.30pm. Kyabram Lodge. Double Second Degree. At Freemasons Kyabram.

Friday, August 6• 6.30pm. The Bank Place Lodge. Talk: Mary Shelley’s work on Freemasonry. At The Savage Club.• 7.30pm. Lodge of Rapport. Obligation of Master Elect. At Freemasons Waberley.

Saturday, August 7• 12.30pm for 1pm. DeMolay Chapter. At Freemasons Western.• 4pm. All Nations Lodge. Installation of Gordon Cameron by Matt Donato and 2021 Team. At Freemasons Clunes.
• 6.30pm. Lodge of Evolution. Double First Degree. At Freemasons Melbourne.
• 7.30pm. Learmonth Lodge. Talk: Peter Atkin, Symbols of the First Degree. 65-Year and 50-Year Jewels (Keith Hucker, Graham Findlay). Freemasons Learmonth.

Monday, August 9
• 6.30pm. United Press Lodge. Installation of Gary Nixon by Hillel Benedykt and 2021 Team. At Freemasons Box Hill.
• 7.30pm. City of Abbotsford Chapter. By Zoom.• 7.30pm. Ivalda Lodge of Instruction. At Freemasons Ivalda. • 7.30pm. United Ararat Lodge. Talk: Walkthough/Demonstration of Third Degree. At Freemasons Ararat.

Tuesday, August 10
• 9.30am. Lawson Poole Daylight Lodge. Installation of Damon Craig by Richard Elkington and 2021 Team. At Freemasons Cranbourne.
• 10am.Essendon Mark Lodge. Talk: A Guided Walk Through the Advancement Ceremony. At Freemasons Essendon.
• 6.30pm. University Lodge. Installation of George Markopoulos by Anthony Bucca and 2021 Team. At Freemasons Melbourne.
• 7.30pm. Brighton District Lodge. First Degree. At Freemasons Bayside.
• 7.30pm. Golden and Corinthian Lodge. Obligation of the Master Elect. At Freemasons Bendigo.
• 7.30pm. Marnoo Lodge. General Discussion. At Freemasons Stawell.
• 7.30pm.St Andrews in the South Lodge. First Degree. At Freemasons Geelong.

Wednesday, August 11• TBA. Lodge of Welcome. Installation of Andrew Nichols by Rick Burra and Unanimity Team. At Freemasons Bayside.• 7.30pm. Berwick Balcara Lodge. 60-year jewel to RWBro. Edward Stephens by Richard Elkington. At Freemasons Berwick.• 7.30pm. Monash Lodge. Cheese and Port Lodge. At Freemasons Waverley.
• 7.30pm. Traralgon Lodge. Talk: C. McCowan, ‘Lewis Device’. At Freemasons Traralgon.
• 7.30pm. Williamstown Lodge. Talk: Masonic Education. At Freemasons Williamstown. 

Thursday, August 12• 6.30pm. Seaford Lodge. Installation of Jason Hodgart by John Rodrigo and 2021 Team. At Freemasons Baxter.• 7pm. Antient York Lodge. First Degree. At Freemasons Preston.
• 7pm. Lodge Devotion. Double First Degree. At Freemasons Collingwood.
• 7.30pm. Victoria Lodge. Talk. At Freemasons Waverley.

Friday, August 13• 7.15pm. Gregorios Lodge. Double First Degree. At Freemasons Melbourne.
• 7.30pm. Altona Lodge. Second Degree. At Freemasons Williamstown.
• 7.30pm. Brae Dale Lodge. First Degree. At Freemasons Belgrave.
• 7.30pm. Lara Lodge. Presentation of three jewels by Anthony Bucca. At Freemasons Lara.

Sunday, August 15• 4pm. Melbourne High School Lodge. First Degree. At Freemasons Bayside.

Monday, August 16• 6.30pm. Williamstown Chapter. Installation of Greg Todio. At Freemasons Williamstown.• 7pm. King David Lodge. Double First Degree. At Freemasons Bayside.
• 7pm. United Wimmera Mark Lodge. Special Meeting. Advancement. 
• 7.15pm. Melbourne St Clair Reunion Lodge. Double First Degree. At Freemasons Melbourne.
• 7.30pm. Lodge of Good Companions. First Degree. At Freemasons Waverley.

Tuesday, August 17• 6.30pm. Elrona Lodge. Installation of Jay Castillo by John Rodrigo and 2021 Team. At Freemasons Greensborough.
• 6.30pm. Maritime Lodge. Installation of Stephen Newel by John McTaggart and 2021 Team. At Freemasons Williamstown.
• 7.30pm. Henty Lodge. First Degree. At Freemasons Waverley.
• 7.30pm. Trentham Lodge. First Degree. Grand Master to attend. At Freemasons Trentham.

Wednesday, August 18
• 10am. Warraweee Park Lodge. At Freemasons Oakleigh.
• 7.30pm. Grand Mark Quarterly. At Freemasons Bayside.
Thursday, August 19• 9.30am. Samaritan Daylight Lodge. Installation of Shorsh Ahmad by Richard Elkington and 2021 Team. At Freemasons Bayside.• 7pm. MAP1. At Freemasons Melbourne.
• 7.30pm. Victorian Naval and Military Chapter. At Freemasons Melbourne.

Friday, August 20• 7.30pm. MAP. At Freemasons Oakleigh.
Saturday, August 21• TBA. Williamstown Lodge. Installation of Peter Plytus by Anthony Bucca and 2021 Team. At Freemasons Williamstown.
• 2pm. Bhart Lodge. Consecration and Installation of Ravi Rajan by Richard Elkington. At Freemasons Bayside.
• 2pm. Sunbury Lodge. Installation by Norman Bickerdyke and Highlanders Team. At Freemasons Gisborne.
• 2.30pm. Yarrawonga Lodge. Installation of John Greasley by John McTaggart and 2021 Team. At Freemasons Yarrawonga.• 2.45pm. Mitchell River Lodge. Installation of Kel Waites by Peter Crick and East Gippsland Team. At Freemasons Bairnsdale.
• 4pm. Seymour Lodge. Installation by David Blake and North-East Team. At Freemasons Seymour.
• 6.30pm. Brunswick United Lodge. Installation of Tom Ioannau by Keith Murray and 2021 Team. At Freemasons Brunswick.

Sunday, August 22• 8am. Oakleigh Lodge of Instruction. First and Second Degree Work. At Freemasons Oakleigh.
Monday, August 23• 7.30pm. Baden Powell Lodge. Second Degree., At Freemasons Waverley.
• 7.30pm. Duke of Sussex Lodge. Second Degree. At Freemasons Melbourne.
Tuesday, August 24• 6pm. Lodge Epicurean. Talk: History of the Geelong Club. Tickets: $80. At the Geelong Club.
• 6.30pm. Sir John Quick Lodge. Installation of Dwayne Stevenson by Anthony Bucca and 2021 Team. At Freemasons Bendigo.• 6.30pm. Middle Park Lodge. Installation of Peter Grounds by Richard Elkington and 2021 Team. At Freemasons Bayside.
• 7pm. Peace and Loyalty Lodge. First Degree. At Freemasons Ferntree Gully.

Wednesday, August 25• 9am. Keysborough St Andrews Daylight Lodge. Installation of Mike Jenner by John Rodrigo and 2021 Team. At Freemasons Keysborough.
• 4pm. Lodge Belvoir. Installation of Martin Bohum by Bill Schultz and 108 Team. At Freemasons Wodonga.
• 6.30pm. Weston Street United Lodge. Installation of Richard Heron by Anthony Bucca and 2021 Team. At Freemasons Bayside.
• 7.30pm. Waverley Centre Lodge of Instruction. At Freemasons Waverley.
• 7.30pm. Wimmera Lodge. Double Second Degree. At Freemasons Horsham.

Thursday, August 26• 5.30pm. Senior Grand Officers Meeting. By Zoom.• 6pm. Cobram Lodge. Installation of Craig Hall by John McTaggart and 2021 Team. At Freemasons Cobram.
• 6.30pm. Lodge of Amity. At Freemasons Melbourne.• 7.15pm. Lodge of Observance. Second Degree. At Freemasons Oakleigh,.

Friday, August 27• 6.30pm. Sturt Buninyong United Lodge. Installation of John Dunstan by John McTaggart and 2021 Team. At Freemasons Buninyong. • 7.30pm. Malvern Waverley Mark Lodge. Advancement. At Freemasons Waverley.
• 7.30pm. Victorian Lodge of Research. Talk: John Molnar, Neo-Platonism and its Influence on the Craft. At Freemasons Ivalda/Zoom.

Saturday, August 28• TBA. Cobram Lodge. Reconscrecration by Richard Elkington, assisted by Don Reynolds. At Freemasons Cobram.
• TBA. Grand Priory of Victoria. At Freemasons Bayside.
• 2pm. Timboon Lodge. Installation of Cliff Pert by John Patterson and Bellarine-Otway Team. At Freemasons Timboon.
• 4pm. Motorcyclists United Lodge. Installation of John Reygars by John McKernan and 108 Team. At Freemasons Rutherglen.• 4pm. Zetland Lodge. Installation. Unanimity Team. Banquet at Shamrock Hotel, Kneton. $45 per person. RSVP: Ken Porter, 0427 571 961.

Wednesday, September 15
• 7.30pm. Quarterly Communications. At Freemasons Bayside.
Friday, October 29• 5.30pm. Maryborough Highland Society. Charity Night to support Freemasons scholarships for primary schools. “Funds raised are doubled by Freemasons.

INFORMATION TO KNOW
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