Welcome to the September 2023 edition of the Nominations, Deaths and Exclusions. This new format is being trialed and designed to create a more engaging website for your usage. Candidates for Initiation Nominations for candidates for initiation received by Lodges, a copy of which have been received by the Grand Secretary in accordance with the…
In Western Australia, we use the Western Australian Ritual, which in conjunction with the Manual of Rulings Lodge Workings is to be adhered too, to the best of our ability. On occasions, some brethren believe the ritual can be improved or enhanced and quite often I get verbal suggestions. Once a wise man said to…
My dear brethren,Spring has finally arrived and with the warmer & sunnier days, comes the rollout and commencement of several initiatives from Grand Lodge, not least of which is the release of IMIS, our new database management and CRM system for all lodges and members.We have communicated consistently over the past 12 months on the…
Dear Brethren – I hope this finds you well, despite the blustery winter weather over the last couple of weeks.I’m not sure if it’s the time of year, but a few people have been asking me recently about our membership strategy. We all know this is an ongoing challenge, so I wanted to share an…
Brethren,Over my time and the privilege as a Grand Officer and as a private citizen I have heard many a speech, proposal, or lecture – some awe-inspiring and some not. Public speaking does not come natural to me, in fact it terrifies me as a person who stutters; this said, I have over the many…
Welcome to the August 2023 edition of the Nominations, Deaths and Exclusions. This new format is being trialed and designed to create a more engaging website for your usage. Candidates for Initiation Nominations for candidates for initiation received by Lodges, a copy of which have been received by the Grand Secretary in accordance with the…
Book review (July 2023):The title” “Shakespeare, Creator of Freemasonry”Author: Alfred Dods (PM) Publisher: Rider, & Co, London; edition 1933GL Reference: A5.8Reviewed by: Ernst KraussShakespeare is known and renowned across the World as one of the greatest English poets and creator of modern drama and the art of the Theatre. Many a mystery surrounds this illustrious figure,…
Welcome to the July 2023 edition of the Nominations, Deaths and Exclusions. This new format is being trialed and designed to create a more engaging website for your usage. Candidates for Initiation Nominations for candidates for initiation received by Lodges, a copy of which have been received by the Grand Secretary in accordance with the…
The meeting of The Southern Cross Lodge on Saturday 24th June was the last meeting of Southern Cross in this format. As per the changes in the Manual of Rulings as circulated by the Grand Secretary on the 13th June 2023, The Southern Cross Lodge No.44 will know operate as a Lodge of Instruction under…
Library Corner “Josephus – The Complete Works” by Flavius Josephus; translated by William Whitson AM Reviewed by WBro Ernst KraussReligious ceremonies, sounds of armies moving and clashing, witnessing negotiations and smoothing differences of opinions, being banned into exile, and settling into a new life are pictures and soundbites invoked in the various books that Josephus ben Matthias…
