Masonic Province of Yorkshire, West Riding

CALDER VALE

President:  E Comp  E Comp Derek J Binns PPGSN

Secretary: E Comp Michael J Littlewood PPGSN

Email: mjlitttlewood@btinternet.com

Joint Meeting to be hosted by The Wakefield Chapter No 495

on the17th May at Zetland Street. Wakefield

SHEFFIELD

President: E Comp  E Comp John Clifford PGStB, PPGSN

Secretary: E Comp D Russell Johnson, PPGSN

Email: djys10069@blueyonder.co.uk

Joint Meeting to be hosted by Fellowship Chapter 4069

On the 27th June at Tapton Hall, Sheffield

HUDDERSFIELD

President:  E Comp E Comp Eddie Holling, PPGSN

Secretary: E Comp Roy J Armitage, PAGSoj,

Email :  Roy.Armitage@goodfolk.net

Joint Meeting to be hosted by Chapter of Truth No 521

on the 11th November at Greenhead Masonic Hall, Huddersfield.

All Companions are eligible to attend the above meetings. For further information please contact the Secretary.

Posted in Holy Royal Arch Chapter on February 28th, 2011

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Criterion Chapter of Installed First Principals No 6220

Meets at Hoyle Court Baildon on the 3rd Tuesday in April, June and October.

Secretary: E Comp Roger Wilkins PPGSoj.

Programme 2011

Tuesday April 19th Speaker E Comp Harold Woodward PAGSoj ‘To Stand Firm for Ever’@

Tuesday June 21st Speaker E Comp John Webb PPDGSwdB ‘The Magnificent Mr Handel’

Tuesday October 18th Installation;
Speaker V W Bro John Hamill PGSwdB Director Special Projects Grand Lodge of England.
The talk is entitled ‘The Royal Arch In England’

South Yorkshire Chapter of Installed Principals No 9633

Meets on 4th Friday in March, June and September

Secretary: E Comp Carl Griffins PGStB

Programme 2011

Friday 25th March at Pontefract Masonic Hall. Daylight Meeting at 11.30pm
Speaker E Comp John Mandleberg ‘John Night-Royal Arch Ritual circa 1800’

Friday 24th June at Eastgate Masonic Hall Barnsley at 6.30pm
Speaker: E Comp C Powell ‘Royal Arch Jewell’

Friday 23rd September at Tapton Hall, Sheffield at 5.30pm
Installation
Speaker E Comp Bob Cooper, Curator of the Grand Lodge of Scotland Museum
‘The Royal Arch from a Scottish Perspective’

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All Past First Principals are eligible to join the Criterion Chapter of Installed First Principals No 6220. All Past Principals are eligible to join South Yorkshire Chapter of Installed Principals No 9633

For further details please contact the Scribe E or the Provincial Office.

Posted in Holy Royal Arch Chapter on February 28th, 2011

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In 2013 the Royal Arch will celebrate the full emergence of the Royal Arch as we know it 200 years ago. On the 16^th October 2013 there will be a luncheon in the Grand Connaught Rooms followed by a Celebratory Convocation in Grand Temple in the presence of the First Grand Principal, followed by a guest dinner to be hosted by him at the Savoy Hotel in the evening.

The Royal Masons 2013 Bicentenary Appeal has been established to help fund the Royal College of Surgeons of England – Surgical Fellowship Scheme. This scheme enables the brightest and best surgeons of each generation to explore treatments for conditions and injuries that effect millions of people worldwide. The Fellowships receive receives no direct funding from the NHS and relies completely on voluntary donations from individuals, trusts and legacies and requires more funding to continue the number of worthy projects.

Surgical research provides significant research in

• Hip and Knee replacements
• The prevention of strokes
• Reconstructive surgery for trauma and war wounded victims
• Less invasive surgery and quicker recovery
• Skilled operations to improve hearing and sight
• Cancer survival rates

Future innovations in surgery will be driven will be driven by research

The aim over the next three years is to raise a minimum of £10, plus Gift, from every companion. This is a little over £3 per year, but this would raise more than one million pounds. Gift Aid is worth nearly 30% added value to an individual donation, it hoped that chapter donations will incorporate this additional amount. The ME Grand Superintendent hopes that all Companions in the Province will consider donating and also that Chapters will also donate.

The donation form/appeal leaflet is available from the Provincial Office or can be downloaded from www.grandchapter.org.uk/news/2013BicentenaryAppeal.htm

Posted in Holy Royal Arch Chapter on February 28th, 2011

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The LEEDS & DISTRICT LODGE of INSTALLED MASTERS, No. 7918

 

 Bro. Peter J Smith PPJGW.   Master

 

W Bro Tony Baker PPSGW (Bristol) will deliver an illustrated lecture on:-

Walter Leslie Wilmshurst West Yorkshire’s Mystic Mason (The Founding Master of the Lodge of Living Stones, No 4957, Leeds)

 

at Castle Grove Masonic Hall on Thursday 24^th March, 6.30pm

W Bro Tony Baker is the present Senior Warden of The Lodge of Living Stones No. 4957 and Junior Warden of Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076, a member of the Masonic Study Society (London) and a Past President of the Bristol Masonic Society – in addition to having occupied the Chair in many other Orders.

His main interest is in what the Masonic Ceremonies might mean and what they are trying to tell us, rather than the history of the origins and administration of Freemasonry.

In this paper he outlines Wilmshurst’s masonic and mundane careers (he was a Solicitor in Huddersfield), considers both his masonic writings and his contributions in other fields and investigates Wilmshurst’s intellectual and spiritual background.

The paper concludes with a study of the response to Wilmshurst’s work engendered both within Freemasonry and among the anti-masons who have chosen to turn his work to their own ends.

ALL Masons are very welcome to attend – the Leeds and District Lodge of Installed Masters will be delighted to offer a warm welcome to all those who wish to hear W Bro Baker’s fascinating lecture.

 

Bookings to:- Bro Steven Sheard at 01943 468330 or steviesheard@yahoo.co.uk

The price of the meal will be £14

 

There is no darkness but ignorance – W.L. Wilmshurst

Posted in Area 5 on February 21st, 2011

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Charity	No of Grants Yr to 31/12/10	Value £	No of Grants Yr to 31/12/09	Value £	No of Grants Yr to 30/09/10	Value £
Freemason’s Grand Charity RMBI Annuitants	80 21	209380 18600	72 26	133611 23110	85 23	205535 19470
Masonic Samaritan Fund	11	53992	4	67775	5	23644
RM Trust for Girls & Boys	33	156537	24	92870	29	136616
RMBI	25	167510	28	134192	25	151310
Total Central Charities	170	606019	154	451558	167	536575
WRMCL Emergency Grants	28	25373	22	12565	26	16458
Grand Total	198	631392	176	464123	193	553033

key:

RMBI – Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution
RMTGB – Royal Masonic Trust for Girls and Boys
WRMCL – West Riding Masonic Charities Limited

Notes and links:

WRMCL, Fundraising within the Province of Yorkshire, West Riding on behalf of Freemasons, their dependants and other national masonic charities, non masonic charities and other worthy organisations

Posted in Charity News on February 15th, 2011

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