FVNews
No. 223. Friday, August 26, 2022

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In This Issue

1. This Week
2. Pithy Paragraphs

3. Fun Newsletter

4. New Subscribers

5. Sincere Thanks

6. Please Send Your Summons

7. World News

8. Things To Do

9. What’s On (107 listings)

1. This Week

• Anthony Bucca, Deputy Grand Master, Acting Grand Master, will present awards at this weekend’s Victorian Masonic Convention being held at Freemasons Melbourne (East Melbourne). READ MORE
• Dozens of videos that were broadcast by Immediate Past Grand Master Richard Elkington during his 2½-year term have been archived at the TV section of the FVNews website. VIEW the videos HERE. There are also 30+ other interesting videos that can be accessed.
• The FVNews website has been updated. All 223 back copies of FVNews have been archived, and can be easily downloaded HERE
• 40 have already booked for the Constitution Transition ‘Have Your Say’ meeting to be held at 7.30pm on Wednesday (Aug. 31) at Freemasons Ivalda. BOOK HERE

2. Pithy Paragraphs

• Freemasons Foundation Chair Rodney Lavin has made an FVTV video. VIEW HERE

• Geoff Lowe will be presented with his 50-Year Service Jewel at the United Service Installation to be held at Freemasons Keysborough on October 10.

• The Battle of Long Tan Commemoration Meeting has been re-scheduled to 7.30pm on Friday, September 16 at Freemasons Ivalda.

• Trybooking reservations are required for the Police Legacy Fundraiser at 7.30pmon September 1. Live music by Adam Palmer. Attire: suit and tie, men; cocktail, women. 

3. NZ Newsletter

• Freemasons New Zealand  Fun Newsletter can be read HERE

4. 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 Have you signed on the newest Masons in your Lodge? 

5. Sincere Thanks

• Amongst those who assisted with contributions and encouragement have included: John MacDonald, Sudarshan Ramakrishnan, Peter Barrand, Colin McCowan, Craig Spendlove, Wayne Smith, Darrell Traplin, Philip Watson, Tony McDonall, Rob Gardiner, Ken Barnes, Shaun Gilchrist, Richard Burman, Len Baker, Peter Weeding, David Draffin, Bill Goodwin, Joe Lawrence, George Entwistle, Archie Alvarez

6. 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. 

7. World News• More than 40,000 Teddy Bears have been donated by Freemasons in Preston, UK. READ MORE
• Oreo ‘cookies’ include a Masonic cross, according to this INTERNET ITEM.
• Knights Templar have laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. READ MORE
• Hostages were taken at a Masonic Temple in Houston, Texas. READ MORE

8. Things To Do

•  WATCH a variety of Masonic videos.
• ‘Who’d be a Freemason?’ asks The Brussels Times.
• LEARN about Masonic Prince Hall Shriners with this short video.
• READ about a Lodge celebrating its 200-year anniversary.
 

9. What’s On (107 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.
Arrangements are subject to change at short notice. Please check with Lodge Secretaries.

Friday, August 26

• TBA. Victorian Freemasons Convention. At Freemasons Melbourne. READ MORE

• 1pm. Funeral Service for Wor. Bro. Vic Asbury. At Fawkner Memorial Park Crick Chapel.

• 7.30pm. Lodge of Research. Talk: ‘Talk and Development of Freemasonry in Canada’. Online.

• 7.30pm. Malvern-Waverley Lodge of Mark Master Masons. Talk by Lodge members on the Tracing Board. At Freemasons Waverley.

• 7.30pm. Sunbury Lodge. First Degree. At Freemasons Gisborne.

• 7.30pm. Victorian Lodge of Research. Talk: ‘The View of Self-Development amongst Freemasons in the 18th Century’, Martin Faulks. At Grand View Hotel, Fairfield.

Saturday, August 27

• TBA. Victorian Freemasons Convention. At Freemasons Melbourne.  READ MORE

• 11am. Lodge Integrity. Social Event. Guided Tour of Moorabbin Air Museum. 12 First St, Moorabbin Airport. Adult $10, child $5. BOOK• 3pm. Cobram Lodge. Installation of Craig Hall by 2022 Team. At Freemasons Cobram.

• 4.30pm. The Motorcyclists United Lodge. Full Opening and Closing with Working Tools. At Freemasons Rutherglen.

• 7pm. Maritime Lodge. Double Third Degree. At Freemasons Williamstown.

Sunday, August 28

• TBA. Victorian Freemasons Convention. At Freemasons Melbourne. READ MORE

• 8am-4pm. Dimboola Lodge. Bunnings Sausage Sizzle. At Freemasons Horsham.• 10am. Northern District. MAP1. At Freemasons Greensborough.

Tuesday, August 30

• 7.30pm. Central Highlands. At Freemasons Gisborne.

• 7.30pm. Constitution Transition. Bayside District. At Freemasons Bayside.

• 7.30pm. Warragul Lodge. Talk: ‘Whisky/Rum/Vodka Distilling’ and samples, Bob Dowal. At Freemasons West Gippsland.

Wednesday, August 31

• 7.30pm. Northern District. Constitution Transition Meeting. At Freemasons Ivalda.

• 7.30pm. Williamstown St Andrew Lodge. Master’s Last Night. At Freemasons Williamstown. 

Thursday, September 1

• 6.30pm. Victorian Naval and Military Lodge. At Freemasons Melbourne. RSVP: August 30. 

• 7.15pm. Ivanhoe Grammarians Lodge. First Degree. At Freemasons Ivalda.

• 7.30pm. Killara Lodge. Double Third degree. At Freemasons Greensborough.

Friday, September 2

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

• 7.30pm. Constitution Transition. Gippsland West District. At Freemasons Bairnsdale.

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

Saturday, September 3

• 9am-1pm. Western District. Plant-A-Tree. At 41 Pockpool Rd, Truganina.

• 4pm. Union Lodge of North Gippsland. Re-Consecration, 152 years. At Freemasons Bairnsdale.

• 6.30pm. Lodge of Evolution. Social Night. BOOK

• 7.30pm. Learmonth Lodge. Talk: Bill Walters, ‘Walk through of MAP1’. At Freemasons Learmonth.

Sunday, September 4
• 8am-4pm. Dimboola Lodge. Bunnings Sausage Sizzle. At Freemasons Horsham.

• 9am-4pm. Ivanhoe Grammarians Lodge. Bunnings Mernda Sausage Sizzle.

Monday, September 5

• 7pm. North Melbourne Lodge. Talk: Travis Trinca, ‘Mysteries and Privileges of Antient Freemasonry’. At Freemasons Melbourne.

• 7.30pm. Commonwealth Lodge. Open and Close in all three degrees. At Freemasons Mirboo North. 

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

Tuesday, September 6

• 7.30pm. Northern District. MAP 1. At Freemasons Brunswick.

• 7.30pm. Old Melburnians Lodge. Double Third Degree. At Freemasons Prahran.

Wednesday, September 7

• 7.30pm. Dimboola Lodge. Constitution Transition Meeting. At Freemasons Dimboola.

Friday, September 9

• TBA. Altona Lodge. Talk: Brendan Kyne, ‘Frenchmen, Chaps and Rogues – Freemasonry in Victoria in the 1800s’. At Freemasons Williamstown.

• 6pm. Bairnsdale Holy Royal Arch Chapter. Informal Meal. At Bairnsdale RSL.

• 6.30pm. Lodge of the Golden Fleece. Double First Degree. At Kelvin Club.

• 7pm. Gregorious Lodge. 60-Year Jewel to Ron Paterson. At Freemasons Melbourne.

Saturday, September 10

• 10am-4pm. ‘Conducting A Masonic Commemoration Ceremony’ Course. Fee: $25. At Freemasons Ballarat. RSVP by August 31: jglover@bigpond.net.au

• 2.30pm. United Wimmera Royal Ark Mariner Lodge. Enthronement.

• 3pm. Bairnsdale Holy Royal Arch Chapter. Installation. At Freemasons Bairnsdale. Banquet at Lake of China, $40.

• 3pm. Lodge Devotion. Installation of Roger McKay. At Freemasons Collingwood.

• 3pm. Plaridel Lodge. Obligation of Master-Elect. At Freemasons Western.

• 4pm. Lodge of Quest. Installation of Steve Simpson by 2018 Grand Lodge Ceremonial Team. Ladies in the South.

• 5.30pm. United Wimmera Lodge of Mark Master Masons. Installation. 

Sunday, September 11

• TBA. Freemasons to march in regalia in Grand Parade for Kyneton Daffodil Festival.

• 9am. Bairnsdale Holy Royal Arch Chapter. Breakfast. $5 each. At Freemasons Bairnsdale.

Monday, September 12

• 6.30pm. Lodge of Commerce. First Degree. At Freemasons Melbourne.

• 7.30pm. United Ararat lodge. First Degree. At Freemasons Ararat.

Tuesday, September 13

• 6.15pm. Victoria Mark Lodge. Double Advancement. At Kelvin Club.
• 6.30pm. University Lodge. Lyceum Night. At Graduate House, Carlton.

• 7.30pm. Constitution Transition. North-West District. At Freemasons Swan Hill.

• 7.30pm. Victoria Royal Ark Mariners Lodge. At the Kelvin Club.

Wednesday, September 14

• 6.45pm for 7pm. MAP1. Central District. At Freemasons Melbourne.

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

• 7.30pm. Fairfield Lodge. Obligation of the Master-Elect. At Freemasons Ivalda.

• 7.30pm. Lord Somers Australasian Chapter. EMM Degree. At Freemasons Melbourne.

• 7.30pm. Traralgon Lodge. Talk. At Freemasons Latrobe Valley.

• 7.30pm. United Memorial and Merebin Lodge. Full Open and Close in three degrees. Vacant chair. At Freemasons Irymple.

Thursday, September 15

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

• 7.30pm. Victorian Naval and Military Mark Lodge. At Freemasons Collingwood.

Friday, September 16

• 7.30pm. Army Lodge. Battle of Long Tan Commemoration Meeting. Non-Masons, and partners welcome. Attire: Mess Dress, Uniform, Dinner Suit. Fee: $45.  At Freemasons Ivalda. Book: jpwatson@optusnet.com.au

Sunday, September 18
• 8am-4pm. Dimboola Lodge. Bunnings Sausage Sizzle. At Freemasons Horsham.

• 6pm. Zodiac Knights Masters group. Old Time Movie Night. All funds to United Minds Community Services, Yarrambat. Adults: $15. Soup and Sandwiches. At Freemasons Preston. Contact: Marie, 0411 152 296.

Monday, September 19

• 7.15pm. Melbourne St Clair Reunion Lodge. Second Degree. At Freemasons Melbourne.• 7.30pm. Gippsland Forest Lodge. MAP2. At Freemasons West Gippsland (Warragul)

Wednesday, September 21

• 7pm. Grand Lodge Team Ladies. Dinner. At Sandringham Yacht Club. RSVP: September 9.

• 7.30pm. Quarterly Communication. At Freemasons Bayside.

Thursday, September 22
• 7.15pm. Omega Group. At Carmelo’s Pizza, Brunswick East.

Friday, September 23

• 7.30pm. Lodge Bharat. First Degree. At Freemasons Melbourne.
• 7.30pm. Victorian Lodge of Research. Talk: Nicholas Lane, ‘History and Development of Freemasonry in Canada’. At Grand View Hotel, Fairfield.

Sunday, September 25

• 10am. Northern District. MAP2. At Freemasons Greensborough.

Monday, September 26

• 6pm. Lodge Amalthea. At The Australian Club.

Tuesday, September 27

• 6pm. Lodge Amalthea. Second Degree. At The Australian Club. 

• 7pm. Lodge Amicus. At Freemasons Melbourne.

• 7.30pm. Middle Park Lodge. Third Degree. At Freemasons Melbourne.

Wednesday, September 28

• 7.30pm. Keystone Mark. Double Advancement. At Freemasons Melbourne.

• 7.30pm. Victorian Naval and Military Royal Ark Mariners Lodge. Education Night. At Freemasons Collingwood.

Saturday, October 1

• 5pm. Lodge Liberation. Installation of Ron Ferdinads. Cost: $40 including drinks. At Freemasons Waverley. BOOK

• 6pm. Ivanhoe Grammarians Lodge. Social Dinner at Young and Jacksons, Ghost Tour of Melbourne CBD. 

Tuesday, October 4

• 7.30pm. Northern District. MAP2. At Freemasons Brunswick.

Wednesday, October 5

• 7pm. Old Scotch Collegians Lodge. Second Degree. At Freemasons Melbourne.

Friday, October 7

• 6.45pm. Bank Place Lodge. At The Savage Club.

Saturday, October 8

• 4pm. Dimboola Lodge. Installation. At Freemasons Dimboola.

Monday, October 10

• TBA. United Service Lodge, Installation. 50-Year Jewel to WBro. Major Geoff Lowe RFD PGStedB GLHer. At Freemasons Keysborough.

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

Tuesday, October 11

• 6.30pm. Combermere Chapter. Installation of Geoff Harrison. At the Kelvin Club.

Sunday, October 16

• 4pm. Melbourne High School Lodge. Location TBA.

Wednesday, October 19

• 7.30pm. Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Victoria. Grand Convocation. At Freemasons Bayside. BOOK

Thursday, October 20

• 6.45pm for 7pm. MAP2. Central District. At Freemasons Melbourne.

• 7pm.  Almoner and Mentor Training. At Freemasons Melbourne.

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

Sunday, October 23

• 10am. Northern District. MAP3. At Freemasons Greensborough.

Thursday, October 27

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

Friday, October 29

• TBA. Concord Lodge of Mark Master Masons. Re-Enactment of Consecration. At Freemasons Bayside. BOOK

Tuesday, November 1 (Melbourne Cup Day)

• 7.30pm. Northern District. MAP3. At Freemasons Brunswick.

Thursday-Sunday, November 10-13

• TBA. Freemasons New Zealand. Grand Installation.

• 7pm. Union Lodge of North Gippsland. Third Degree. At Freemasons Bairnsdale.

Wednesday, November 16

• 7.30pm. United Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of Victoria. Grand Communication. At Freemasons Bayside. BOOK

Friday, November 18

• TBA. Army Lodge. Visit by Victorian Naval and Military Lodge.

Sunday, November 27

• 10am. Northern District. MAP1. At Freemasons Greensborough.

Thursday, December 1

• TBA. DATE CLAIMER. Ivanhoe Grammarians Lodge. Christmas Meeting. At Freemasons Ivalda.

Saturday, December 17

• TBA. DATE CLAIMER. Lodge of Australia Felix. Christmas Dinner. At Box Hill Golf Club.

Friday-Sunday, March 24-26, 2023

• TBA. Grand Installation. At Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre.

Friday-Sunday, April 14-16, 2023

• TBA. Supreme Grand Chapter and Grand Mark. Grand Installations. At Pullman Hotel, 65 Queens Rd, Melbourne.

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