FVNews
No. 212. Wednesday, April 6, 2022
• From the Communications and Marketing Volunteer Action Team, Freemasons Victoria

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In This Issue

1. Grand Master’s Doings

2. Comms Success Stories
3. Pithy Paragraphs

4. Fun Newsletter
5. New Subscribers

6. Sincere Thanks

7. Please Send Your Summons

8. World News

9. Things To Do
10. What’s On (124 listings)

1.  Grand Master’s Doings
• ‘Ask Any Question’ is the theme for Richard Elkington’s meeting with members at Wodonga this Saturday morning (Apr. 9).
• It will be a fast trip down the Hume Fwy on Saturday for the Grand Master to be at the Garibaldi Lodge.
• Richard chaired a combined meeting of the Masonic Council and Commercial Council last week at Freemasons Melbourne.
• TheGrand Master will meet soon with the members of the Constitution Transition Advisory Panel, chaired by Harry Jenkins AO, former Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives.

• Richard attended last weekend’s Grand Installation of Chapter and Mark.
• Richard Elkington will be joining Bill Jones (Grand Master of Mark Master Masons) and John Ives (Grand Principal of Supreme GrandChapter of Royal Arch Masons of Victoria) who will march (twice) through the streets of Maldon in full regalia at the Easter Fair from 10.30am on Monday, April 18. A barbecue will be held afterwards by the  St George Lodge of Dunolly and Southern Cross Lodge of Maldon.• Ron Brandy, President of the National Service Scholarship Foundation, has thanked the Grand Master for a $10,000 donation.

2. Comms Success Stories
• Charity practised by Monash Gully District and Freemasons Foundation Victoria to Interchange Outer East has featured on the front-page and inside the Knox-Sherbrooke News edition of The Local Paper. Thanks to Sashi Sanmugathas.

• The $200,000 donation by Freemasons Victoria and Freemasons Foundation Victoria received friont-page publicity in the Melbourne Observer newspaper.

• Suresh Marcandan, who has extensive experience with stakeholder relations with Rotary groups, is lending his support to the Freemasons Victoria Communications and Marketing Volunteer Action Team.

• Luke Potter last week delivered a discussion paper on Stakeholder Relations for Freemasons Victoria.
• The South Gippsland Sentinel Times published a feature article about Clyde William and Max Crawford at the celebration of Woodleigh Hall’s 100th anniversary. Max is a Past Deputy Grand Master.
• The Shepparton News has featured Freemasons Foundation donations to two local organisations. READ MORE

3. Pithy Paragraphs

• Jared Shaw advises that Jim Webster, formerSenator for Victoria and Past President of Board of General Purposes, has passed to the Grand Lodge above.

• White gloves have made a return to Lodge meetings after several years of COVID.

• A number of Grand Team members are making bookings for Brisbane (July 1-3)and New Zealand (November 11-13) Grand Installations.

• Many are mourning the passing of Sue Hatzimichalis at age 63. A true friend of Freemasonry. Condolences to her brother, Bob Jones.

• Grand Team members have been requested to wear masks.

• Lodge Secretaries are asked to include the location of their Lodge meetings on their Summons.
• David George was made a Past Deputy Grand Master at the Grand Re-Installation. Wife Margaret was recognised by the GM.
• The Grand Master’s Order of Service was presented to Roger Manderson at the Grand Re-Installation.

• Brian Farthing was presented with his 70-year jewel last month.
• A good word for … Peter and Deidre Crick, and their Gippsland East District Newsletter.

4. Fun Newsletter

• Freemasons New Zealand have published another Fun Newsletter. Our thanks to John MacDonald. READ MORE

5. 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 Stephen Norris.

6. Sincere Thanks

• Amongst those who assisted with contributions and encouragement have included: Anthony Borg, Richard Elkington, Ross Broad, Jared Shaw, Colin Randall, Keith Klooger, Len Burton, Paul Rigby, John Travers, Giorgio Migliaccio, Darrell Traplin, Ray Crellin, Rahim Samat, William Ellis, Peter Crick, Garry James, Ken Calder, Andrew Karaconstantis, Peter Harris, Ian Samuel, Silvio Mignone, Shaun Gilchrist, John McTaggart, Peter Weeding, Brian Coffey, Adam Woledge, Neil Cripps, Jason Gribble, John Rosenberg, Andrew Geary, David Draffin, Vuko Karov, Jim Jolly, Geoff Partridge, George Entwistle.

7. 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. 

8. World News• A Muslim group says it is relieved  to have secured a permanent place of worship after a decade-long search: it’s a former Masonic temple. READ MORE
• Instagrammers were invited to see inside a Masonic Lodge Room, winning social media publicity. READ MORE
• A northern Tasmanian Masonic hall built in the 1950s has sold for more than $1.3m.. READ MORE
• A Masonic Lodge in Chadwell St Mary has received over 1,000 Easter eggs to be distributed to local children and families. READ MORE
• The Police Service of Northern Ireland employs close to 400 officers who are members of fraternal organisations such as the Orange Order and the Freemasons. READ MORE
• READ MORE about the Reformed Scottish Rite.
• Nearly every iconic figure in Black America prior to 1920 was a Prince Hall Freemason, says this REPORT.

9. Royal & Select announcement

• V.Ill.Comp. John Travers, Grand Recorder, GCRSMV writes: Following the close of nominations on March 31, MWBro. Richard Elkington in the Craft is set to become the Most Illustrious head of the Royal & Select Order in Victoria when he is installed on October 22. R.Ill.Comp. Richard has previously served the Order in 2014-15 as its Grand Principal Conductor of the Work and in 2015/16 as its Deputy Grand Master, the third highest and second highest offices respectively in the Order.• As the M.Ill.Comp Grand Master, Richard will lead an Order of nearly 240 companions organised into 12 councils throughout Victoria. He is a member of the Mornington Council No. 21 and has been a member of the Order since August 1987. The Royal & Select Order links the Chapter, Mark and Craft Degrees. It consists of four degrees and in the second of its four degrees it has arguably one of the most beautiful monologues in Masonic ritual. Royal & Select has had many excellent Grand Masters since it became an independent order under its own Grand Council on August 27, 1982, and we look forward to Richard continuing that fine tradition.  

10. What’s On (124 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

Details below are published in good faith, according to latest available information. E&OE.
Because of COVID-19, arrangements are subject to change at short notice.
Please check with Lodge Secretaries.

Wednesday, April 6
• 7pm. Glenroy Lodge. First Degree. At Freemasons Essendon.
• 7pm. Old Scotch Collegians Lodge. Double Third Degree. At Freemasons Melbourne.

• 7pm. Whittlesea Lodge. At Freemasons Whittlesea.
• 7.30pm. Guiding Star Lodge. Second Degree. Obligation. At Freemasons Ballarat. 
• 7.30pm. Melton Lodge. Continuation of Third Degree Ritual and Ceremonial Instruction. At Freemasons Melton.
• 7.45pm. Avoca Lodge. Ceremony of the Vacant Chair. 60-year jewel to Lansell Pilgrim. At Freemasons Maryborough.

Thursday, April 7

• 10am. VAT Leaders Meeting. By Zoom.

• 6pm. Central District. Lodge Leaders Update and Social Drinks. At Freemasons Melbourne.

• 6.15pm. Victorian Naval and Military Lodge. ANZAC Service. Third Degree, At Freemasons Melbourne.

• 6.30pm. Point Nepean Lodge. Installation of Xavier Murtagh by Myles King and 2022 Team. At Freemasons Sorrento.

• 7pm. Doutta Galla Lodge. Double First Degree. At Freemasons Essendon.

• 7.30pm. Centenary Lodge of Instruction. At Freemasons Brunswick.

• 7.30pm. Ivanhoe Grammarians Lodge. Ceremony of the Vacant Chair,. Social Night. At Freemasons Ivalda.

• 7.30pm. Killara Lodge. Ceremony of the Vacant Chair. At Freemasons Greensborough.

• 7.30pm. Kyabram Lodge. Obligation of Master-Elect. At Freemasons Kyabram.

• 7.30pm. Macedon Ranges Lodge. Obligation. At Freemasons Romsey.

• 7.30pm. Southern Cross Lodge. Vacant Chair Ceremony. At Freemasons Maldon. 

• 7.30pm. Whitehorse Chapter. Exaltation. At Freemasons Box Hill.

• 7.30pm. MAP1. At Freemasons Ballarat.

Friday, April 8

• TBA. Grand Master’s Visit to North-East Victoria.

• 10am. Bairnsdale Daylight Lodge. Ceremony of the Vacant Chair. Obligation. At Freemasons Bairnsdale.

• 7pm. Gregorios Lodge. First Degree. At Freemasons Melbourne. South at Aegean Greek Tavern. BOOK

• 7.30pm. Altona Lodge. Third Degree. At Freemasons Williamstown.

• 7.30pm. Ivanhoe Ark. At Freemasons Ivalda.

• 7.30pm. Wodonga Lodge. Vacant Chair Ceremony. Grand Master in attendance.

Saturday, April 9

• 8.30am.  Ask Any Question of the Grand Master. At Freemasons Wodonga.

• 9am. Secretary’s Course. REGISTER

• 1pm. Ivanhoe Grammarians Lodge. Social Barbecue. At Yan Yean Reservoir.

• 1pm. Plaridel Lodge. Quadruple Second Degree. At Freemasons Western.

• 2pm. Moorabbin Lodge. Installation of Peter Kilfoyle by Anthony Bucca and 2022 Team. At Freemasons Bayside.

• 3pm. Gippsland Lodge. Installation of Lindsay Aldersea. Partners welcome.

• 4pm. Garibaldi Lodge. Installation of Charlie Magno by Richard Elkington and 2022 Team. Freemasons Essendon.

• 6pm. Walhalla Lodge. Walhalla Ghost Tour at 7.30pm. $35 for visitors. BOOK

Monday, April 11

• 9.30am. Eureka Daylight Lodge. Installation of Eric McCallum by Peter Bond and 2022 Country Team. At Freemasons Ballarat.

• 6pm. Commercial Council Meeting. Location TBA.

• 6.30pm. United Ararat Lodge. Third Degree. At Freemasons Ararat.
• 7.30pm. Brunswick Ark. At Freemasons Brunswick.

• 7.30pm. City of Abbotsford Chapter. At Freemasons Collingwood.

• 7.30pm. Ivalda Lodge of Instruction. At Freemasons Ivalda.

• 7.30pm. Maryborough Lodge. Obligation. At Freemasons Maryborough.

Tuesday, April 12

• 10am. Essendon Mark Lodge. Talk: Glenn Hollibone, ‘Royal Ark Mariner Degree’. At Freemasons Essendon.

• 7pm. Brighton District Lodge. Double Third Degree. At Freemasons Bayside.

• 7.15pm. MAP2. At Freemasons Keysborough.

• 7.15pm. Robbie Burns Phoenix Lodge. Second Degree. At Freemasons Western.

• 7.30pm. Duke of Abercorn. First Degree. At Freemasons Bacchus Marsh.
• 7.30pm. Lodge Northcote Lodge. Double Third Degree. At Freemasons Ivalda.

• 7.30pm. Marnoo Lodge. Talk. At Freemasons Stawell.

• 7.30pm. University Lodge. First Degree. At Freemasons Melbourne.

Wednesday, April 13

• 6.30pm. Letchworth Kilwinning Lodge. At Charles Napier Hotel,  Sovereign Hill, Ballarat.

• 7pm. Melbourne St Clair Reunion Lodge. Second Degree. At Freemasons Melbourne.

• 7pm. United Schools Lodge. Double Second Degree. At Freemasons Bayside.

• 7.30pm. Berwick Balcara Lodge. Third Degree. At Freemasons Berwick.

• 7.30pm. Fairfield Lodge. 50-year to Eddie Manuel. Ceremony of Vacant Chasir. Talk by Shane Rogers. At Freemasons Ivalda.

• 7.30pm. Phillip Island Lodge. Ceremony of the Vacant Chair. At Freemasons Cowes.

• 7.30pm. Traralgon Lodge. Obligate Master-Elect. Vacant Chair Ceremony. At Freemasons Latrobe Valley.

• 7.30pm. Williamstown Lodge. Vacant Chair Ceremony. Talk: John Glover, ‘Victoria’s Veteran Grand Masters’. At Freemasons Williamstown.

Thursday, April 14

• 7pm. Gisborne Lodge. Double Second Degree. At Freemasons Gisborne.

• 7pm. Lodge Devotion. Full Closing in Three Degrees. At Freemasons Collingwood.

• 7.15pm. MAP1. At Freemasons Ringwood.
• 7.30pm. Antient York Lodge. Third Degree. At Freemasons Preston.

• 7.30pm. Cohuna Lodge. Ceremony of the Vacant Chair. At Freemasons Cohuna.

• 7.30pm. Portland Lodge. Ceremony of the Chair of Memories. At Freemasons Portland.

• 7.30pm. Seaford Lodge. Third Degree.

• 7.30pm. South Yarra-Gardenvale Holy Royal Arch Chapter. Exaltation. At Freemasons Bayside.

• 7.30pm. Union Lodge of North Gippsland. 60-year jewel to Daryl Cook by Richard Elkington. At Freemasons Bairnsdale.

• 7.30pm. University Lodge. At Freemasons Melbourne.

• 7.30pm. Werribee Enterprise Lodge. Third Degree. Vacant Chair Ceremony. At Freemasons Werribee.

Friday, April 15 – Good Friday
• All Day. Royal Children’s Hospital Good Friday Appeal. (Collections at 7-Eleven stores have been CANCELLED.)

Sunday, April 17

• 4pm. Melbourne High School Lodge. First Degree. At Freemasons Bayside.

Monday, April 18

• 7.30pm. Lodge of Good Companions. Third Degree. At Freemasons Waverley.

• 7.30pm. Williamstown Chapter. Excellent Master Mason Ceremony. At Freemasons Williamstown.

Tuesday, April 19

• TBA. Kensington Lodge. At Freemasons Essendon.

• TBA. Williamstown St Andrew Lodge. At Freemasons Williamstown.

• 6.30pm. Ballarat Yarrowee Lodge. Installation of Greg Lamb by Peter Bond and 2022 Team. At Freemasons Ballarat.

• 7.30pm. Brunswick United Lodge. At Freemasons Brunswick.

• 7.30pm. Combermere Lodge. At Freemasons Ivalda.
• 7.30pm. Elrona Lodge. At Freemasons Greensborough.

• 7.30pm. Footscray St John’s lodge. First Degree. At Freemasons Western.

Wednesday, April 20

• 7pm. Presentation on charitable work of Fr Bob Maguire Foundation. At Freemasons Western.

• 7.15pm. MAP3. At Freemasons Frankston.

• 7.30pm. MAP2. At Freemasons Oakleigh.

• 7.30pm. Melton Lodge. Third Degree., At Freemasons Melton.

Thursday, April 21
• 11am. Samaritan Daylight Lodge. At Freemasons Ivalda.

• 7pm. MAP2. At Freemasons Melbourne.

• 7.30pm. Albert Edward Lodge. Second Degree. At Freemasons Alexandra.
• 7.30pm. St John’s lodge. Third Degree. At Freemasons Ballarat.

• 7.30pm. Victorian Naval and Military Chapter. At Freemasons Melbourne.

• 7.30pm. Werribee Lodge of Instruction. At Freemasons Werribee.

Friday, April 22

• 7.30pm. Lodge of Research. Talk: Andrew Timming, ‘Happy Potter and the Occult Philosopher’. At Freemasons Ivalda, and by Zoom.
• 7.30pm. Sunbury Lodge. At Freemasons Gisborne.

Saturday, April 23

• 4pm. Albert Victor Lodge. Installation of Laurie Fitzpatrick by Craig Head and Northern Installation Team. At Freemasons Ivalda.

• 4pm. Gippsland Lakes Lodge. Ceremony of the Vacant Chair. 50-Year Jewel to A. Jenkins. 

• 7.30pm. Maritime Lodge. Third Degree. At Freemasons Williamstown.

• 7.30pm. Sturt Buninyong Lodge. 50-year jewel to Ray Hodder, ANZAC Commemoration. At Freemasons Buninyong.

Sunday, April 24

• 10am. MAP2. At Freemasons Greensborough.

• 12 Noon. Grand Ceremonial Team. Casual Social Barbecue. St Albans.

Monday, April 25 – ANZAC Day
• All Day. ANZAC Day.

• 6pm. Wimmera Lodge. Ceremony of the Vacant Chair. At Freemasons Horsham.

• 7.30pm. Lodge Metropolis. Ceremony of the Vacant Chair. At Freemasons Brunswick.

• 7.30pm. MAP3. At Freemasons Bayside.

Tuesday, April 26

• 6.30pm. Mt Franklin St George Lodge. Installation of Nick Pethica by Myles King and 2022 Metro Team. At Freemasons Daylesford.

• 6.30pm. Northern United Holy Royal Arch Chapter. Exaltation. At Freemasons Brunswick.

• 7.15pm. Middle Park Lodge. ANZAC Commemoration. Double First Degree. At Freemasons Melbourne.

• 7.30pm. Admiral Collingwood Lodge. At Freemasons Ivalda.

• 7.30pm. Djerriwarrh Lodge. Vacant Chair Ceremony. Talk: ‘Black Powder Muskets’. At Freemasons Bacchus Marsh.

• 7.30pm. Northern Chapter. At Freemasons Brunswick.

Wednesday, April 27

• 10am. Talbot Daylight Lodge. At Freemasons Maryborough.

• 7.30pm. Central District. Lodge of Instruction (Proposed). Deacons Training. At Freemasons Melbourne.

• 7.30pm. Weston Street United Lodge. At Freemasons Bayside.

Thursday, April 28

• 6.30pm. Lodge of Amity. At Freemasons Melbourne.

• 7pm. MAP1, MAP 2. At Freemasons Western.

• 7.30pm. Creswick Havilah Lodge. Third Degree. At Freemasons Creswick.

• 7.30pm. Revival Lodge. At Freemasons Greensborough.

• 8pm. MAP3. At Freemasons Western

Saturday, April 30

• 1pm. Southern Cross Chapter of Improvement. Demonstration of First and Second Degrees as practised by the Antient and Accepted Scottish Rite, At Freemasons Preston. Cost: $15 per person. BOOK: www.trybooking.com/BXLDY

• 4pm. Rupertswood Numurkah Lodge. Installation of Ronald Sutherland by David Blake and 2022 Team. At Freemasons Numurkah.

• 6.30pm. Prince of Wales Lodge. Installation of Allen Darragh by Peter Bond and 2022 Team. At Freemasons Smythesdale.

Monday, May 5

• 6pm. Bank Place Lodge. At the Savage Club.

Friday, May 9

• 5.30pm. Lodge of Commerce. Installation of Lewis Allan. At Freemasons Melbourne.

Saturday, May 10

• 6.30pm. Victorian Royal Ark Mariners Lodge. At the Kelvin Club.

Saturday, May 28

• TBA. Ivalda Lodge of Instruction. Master-Elect Workshop. At Freemasons Ivalda.

Saturday, June 25

• TBA. Ivalda Lodge of Instruction. Deacon’s Workshop. At Freemasons Ivalda.

Saturday, July 2

• TBA. Ivalda Lodge of Instruction. Master-Elect Workshop. At Freemasons Ivalda.

Saturday, July 23

• TBA. Ivalda Lodge of Instruction. Director of Ceremonies Workshop. At Freemasons Ivalda.

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