ISSUE No= 7OCTOBER 2006

MrcestershireSource

The Mq, slette, of Worcestershire Freemasons

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Brother or Companion who donates t100towards the Appeal over the next five years,will be entitled to purchase the Jewel for f 15.More details from your Charity Steward.There will be a Ladies' brooch version as well.

All Charity Stewards have been invited toattend Appeal Workshops to learn moreabout the Trust and how they can encouragetheir members to support us,

If you require any information on the Appeal,please contact the Chairman, W Bro JohnGorton, at j*hr:Smrtqrt(m-blqqnnect.So{fi , orthe Deputy Chairman, W Bro Bob Clark, atbmb.pauline@tescq"net, or write to them atAppeal 20tL, 94 Birmingham Road,Bromsg rove/ Worcestershire 86 1 0DF.

SID FALLS FOR THEFESTIVAL

Last year, W Bro Sid Moss of Lickey HillsLodge, undertook a sponsored parachutejump for his charity, the RNIB. He raisedover f 3000. A magnificent achievement,especially when you consider that Sid ispartially blind and BB years young !

Sid has volunteered to jump again forFestival 20tL If we all support himgenerously, we can make a significantcontribution to the Festival Appeal. It is

hoped that every Lodge will want tosupport Sid and all contributions will becredited to each Lodge's Festivalaccount, For more information contactV W Bro R C Vaughan ati nfo @r_o be rbrra u g h a n -qo 'uk

he Province is making good progressin its fund raising efforts to supportthe Royal Masonic Trust for Girls &

Boys.

Small blue lapel badges, designed by W BroKerry Parkes, are becoming a popular sight inthe Province. If you haven't managed to buyone y€t, at f3,00 each, speak to your CharitySteward.

W Bro Michael Woodcock from the Trustmade an impassioned speech at the annua-lmeeting of Provincial Grand Lodge appealingfor our support in helping the families ofd istressed Freemasons,

A very special Festival breast Jewel, with a

unique design, will be available shortly. Any

P G M AMBASSADOR FOR GRAND CHARITY

The Grand Charity has committed to donated E30,000 over the next two years toFriends of the EIderly.

Our Provincial Grand Master, R W Bro Richard Goddard, was asked by the Grand Charityto make an official visit on its behalf and the photograph shows his visit to the Friends ofthe Elderly, Alexander Gardens Day Centre, Malvern Link where he met Mrs SheilaBradley, who runs the centre, and both the Helpers and the Helped.

The PGM was taken on to the dance floor, one of the afternoon's activities, by KaylieBond, a Helper.

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The major works in the Library andMuseu 'are nearly finishe andbooks are already being placed onthe shelves of the new Library area.

The really big job will now be to geteverything else in place. This willenable the refurbished area to beopen for business within the nextmonth or so. This is a little laterthan was first estimated, that's true,but it will be worth waiting for. TheProvince will have the enlarged andimproved Library and Museum thatwas promised and which theBrethren supported so generously in

the Appeal.

Thanks are also due to those Libraryand Museum Representatives whogave so freely of their time to sit inas t'doorkeepers" whilst the workwas carried out; their efforts madethe task of the Library and Museumteam that much easier.

The next stage will be to implementthe scheme being developed by theLibrary and Museum Consultant,Chris Hudson. This, af necessity,will depend upon grant aid from theHeritage Lottery Fund, which maytake some time. Watch this space.

The first Consecration of a new Lodge inWorcestershire since 1997 took place atRainbow Hill, Worcester on Saturday l8thMarch when R W Bro Richard Goddardconstituted and consecrated the MorganLodge, No 9816.

The new Lodge has been established for allMasons with a particular interest in thatfamous marquee of sports car and will, ofcourse, regularly meet at Malvern, where thefactory producing the cars is established.

The Founders, from all over the country and

overseas, and over B0 guests, enjoyed a veryhappy occasion with Richard Goddardappropriately arriving for the occasion in hisdaughter's beautiful "plus 4".

One of the Lodge's first items of business was,unusually, to elect all of the Provincial Officersof the Year who took part in the Consecrationas Honorary Members, a generous gestureappreciated by all the Officers.

We wish the new Lodge, its first WorshipfulMastel Richard Smith, and all its members a"clear road ahead".

THE PROVINCIAL GRAND WARDENS

The photograph shows the Provincial GrandSenior Warden, W Bro Robert E H Gameson/with his wife Valerie and the Provincial GrandJunior Warden, W Bro Alan Dally, with his wife,Loraine, at Worcester Cathedral on the day ofthe Provincial Cathedral Service.

This year's Provincial Senior Grand Wardenwas Initiated into Shenstone Lodge No 7037,meeting in Halesowen, in 19BB and wasWorshipful Master in 1996 and 1997. In otherOrders Bob has been through the Chair in Rose

Croix, Mark, RoyalArk Mariners and Chapter.

Bob was appointed Provincial Grand Stewardin 1998 and was promoted to Provincial GrandSenior Deacon in2002. He has ilso had actingProvincial rank in other Orders includingStandard Bearer in Mark; ADC in Chapter andhe will be remaining in the 'Z' Chair in Hope &Charity Chapter No 377 during September.

Due to his commitments, whilst remaining inProvincial Grand Stewards Lodge, Bob has hadto resign from K I Red Cross of Constantine,Secret Monitor and Rose Croix.

Whilst Bob is not at a Masonic meeting in somedegree or the other, he has had a driving schoolsince 1981 and his hobbies include Bowls,Guitars, his Ferraris and his family. Bob hasbeen married to Valerie for 35 years;they havetwo daughters, Sally and Wendy, and threegrandchildren.

Th is yea r's Provincia I

Junior Grand Warden wasInitiated into the Lodge ofSt John in Bedwardine No7458, meeting inWorcester, in 1984 andwas Worshipful Master in1990. He has remainedDirector of Ceremoniessince 1993.

Alan was appointed a

Provincial Grand Stewardin 1994 and was promotedto Provincial AssistantGrand Director ofCeremonies in L997 andthen to Past ProvincialGrand Registrar in 2000.

His skill at ritual having been recognised, Alanwas DC of Provincial Grand Stewards' Lodgefor 3 years before he was Worshipful Master in2005-2006. His enthusiasm for ritual led himto be a Founder Member of the ProvincialGrand Steward's Demonstration team.

In other Orders, Alan is a Member ofWenceslas Rose Croix, and will be a Founder ofthe new Wenceslas Craft Lodge. In addition tohis new Office and duties he is currently'Z' ofSabrina Royal Arch Chapter.

Alan is Head of Science at ChristopherWhitehead Language College where he hastaught since 1972. He has been married toLoraine, who is Director of AlternativeCurriculum at the same school, for 34 years.They have two children, Damien who is 32 andKirsten who is27, of whom they are immenselyproud,

Alan has always enjoyed sport. He trained atLoughborough t967-t970 - played a lot ofBasketball up to West Midlands area level andwas a first team member at Worcester RugbyClub in the early 1970s. now a regularsupporter!

He now enjoys DIY - the children keep himbusy with their houses as well!

THE M E GRANDSUPERINTENDENT OF

WORCESTERSHIRECONSECRATES NEW CHAPTER

IN ANDORRA

The Consecration and Installation ceremonieswere carried out by the Grand Superintendentof Worcestershire, E Comp Richard B W Price,and Officers of the Provincial Grand Chapter ofWorcestershire. In fact, the list ofConsecrating and Installing Officers is possiblyunique as it includes not only Rulers of theRoyal Arch in Worcestershire but also Rulers in

the Craft and a past First Grand Principal ofSpain who is also the current Third Principal ofthe Supreme Grand Chapter of France.

The Grand Superintendent, the SecondProvincial Grand Principal E Comp RichardHoare and the Third Provincial Grand PrincipalE Comp Geoffrey Weston acted asConsecrating Principals; M E Comp Andr6Bassou P 1st GP (Spain), P 2nd GP, 3rd GP

(SGCF) as Consecrating SE (Andorra), theAssistant Provincial Grand Masters of the CraftProvince of Worcestershire acted as PS, 1st AS

and 2nd AS and the two Provincial Wardensacted as SN and Janitor. The Ceremony wasdirected by E Comp Henry France-Sargeant,Provincial GDC (Chapter) who had as hisDeputy E Comp Michael Cole, Provincial GDC(Craft). They were assisted by E Comp KeithEvans, Deputy Provincial GDC and E CompJohn Cameron, Assistant Provincial GDCrespectively of the Provincial Grand Chapter ofWorcestershire. E Comp Graham PerkinsAssistant Provincial GSE acted as ConsecratingSE (England).

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At the beginning of June this year a number ofmasons from the UK, dnd other jurisdictions,travelled to the Pyrenees to assist in thefounding of English-speaking Freemasonry in

Andorra.

Andorra has a large English-speakingexpatriate communiW and welcomes some tenmillion visitors each year, many of whom arealso English-speaking. It was thereforerecognized that there was a need for Masonry -

PROVINCE OF WORCESTERSHIRE PROMOTEENGLISH.SPEAKING FREEMASONRY IN ANDORRA

in Andorra to cater for this constituency. TheGrand Master of Andorra, M.R"Germi AntoniD'Ortad6 i Lloveras-Puig, also wished toestablish the Royal Arch in Andorra and it wasdecided to establish a Masonry UniversalChapter. The support of the United GrandLodge of England was obtained and the projectwas effectively "sponsored" by the Province ofWorcestershire and our Provincial GrandMaster, RW Bro Richard Goddard, At the sametime, the Supreme Grand Chapter of Englandgave its own support and encouragement tothe founding of the Order in Andorra and theGrand Superintendent of Worcestershire, E

Comp Richard B W Price, was authorized bySupreme Grand Chapter to act as theConsecrating Officer of the proposed Chapter.Supreme Grand Chapter also arranged for thewarrants of two moribund Chapters to betransferred to the GH, which will becomerespectively a Catalan-speaking and a French-speaking Chapter, thus forming a firmfoundation for the Royal Arch in Andorra.

With the help of the Craft and Chapter Rulers inpromoting the events and the wider audienceto be reached in cyberspace, applications weresoon received not just from Europe but frommany other regions of the world -support ofCountry Members is a very important part ofMasonry Universal Lodge and Chapter inAndorra.

The consecrations took place on Thursday 1stand Friday 2nd of June.

On Saturday afternoon, the Brethren presentwere privileged to be invited to the meeting ofthe Grand t-odge of Andorra, where the R WProvincial Grand Masteq Richard Goddard wasgiven Honorary Membership by the GrandMaster Antoni d'Ortado. At a Dinner for theLadies given in the evening R W Bro RichardGoddard and Mrs Helena Goddard were able toreturn the favour with a presentation to theGra nd Master f rom the Province ofWorcestershire.

PROVINCE OFWORCESTERSHIRE CRAFTRULERS INSTALL A NEW

MASTER AND INITIATE A NEWCANDIDATE IN ANDORRA

The Consecration of the Craft Lodge itselfwas carried out by the Grand Lodge ofAndorra with the Grand Master acting asConsecrating Officer assisted by theAssistant Grand Master and other GrandOfficers under the direction of the GrandDirector of Ceremonies R G Felip Janin,with W Bro Michael Cole acting as hisDeputy.

Following the Consecratioh, theinstallation of W Bro Adrian Leopard asthe first Master of the Lodge was carriedout by members of the Provincial GrandLodge of Worcestershire with the R WProvincial Grand Master acting asInstalling Officer, the V W DeputyProvincial Grand Master, Robert Vaughan,as Immediate Past Maste6 AssistantProvincial Grand Masters, W Bro PeterBand and W Bro Colin Young as Seniorand Junior Wardens, Assistant ProvincialGrand Master, W Bro Stuart Edwards asInner Guard. The addresses were givenby the R W Provincial Grand Master andthe Provincial Wardens, W Bro MaynardBurton and W Bro Kerry Parkes. TheWorking tools of an Installed Master werepresented by W Bro Andrew SkidmoreProv G Stwd, now Prov AGDC.

To round off a very full Masonic day,officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge of

Worcestershire then conducted theceremony of Initiation for the firstcandidate of the Lodge, M. XavierAzalbert. V W Bro Robert Vaughan,acted as WM with W Bro Stuart Edwardsand W Bro Colin Young as respectivelySW and JW. W Bro Graham Perkins,Assistant Provincial Grand Secretaryacted as Chaplain, W Bro Iain SharrattProv G Std B as SD, W Bro Peter BandAssistant PGM as JD, W Bro AdrianLeopard as Organist and W Bro DavidEvans as Inner Guard. As with most ofthe day's events, the whole team werekept up to their paces by W Bro MichaelCole, in this instance assisted by W BroKeith Evans Prov AGDC. As is to beexpected the ceremony was superb andan object lesson in how ritual should beperformed. Not a hair was turned evenwhen it was discovered that a slipshodcould not be found and the candidatewas supplied with a complimentary hotelslipper, supplied by one of the eminentbrethren present. It is even rumouredthat the use of such a slipper may beestablished as a Lodge tradition.

The series of meetings which took place lastseason produced a great response from theBrethren, together with much discussionresulting in many ideas and suggestions aimedat "Secu ring the Futu re" of ou r Province.

The team, led by David Cowell, GerrardOldham, John Tapson and, latterly, John Linghave been working on collating the responsesunder a series of headings with a view tohelping the implementation of these ideas.The four headings are:- Meeting Places,WAML, Lodge Guidance Notes and Publicity.

The aim is to begin to see the benefits of theseideas working through the Province during thecoming season. Information will be sent to allLodges during the next few months.

It is not too late to get involved - in the firstinstance/ anyone who wishes to know moreshould contact the Provincial InformationOfficer on : - i nfo@ robertva ug ha n. co, u k.

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The 2AL1 Appeal now has a stock of2007 Masonic diaries for sale. Thediary covers from 2L" August 2006 to6'n January 2008 and includes a hostof other informatlon both Masonicand non Masonic. Each diary has theAppeal ZOLI logo on the front and isbeing sold for [6,50 in support of theAppeal. They are currently availablefrom W Bro Bob Clarke of MoseleyLodge No 5224 Tel. 012L7056156

OCTOBER 2006

CONSECRATION OF GEORGE TAYLOR LODGE NO 9819

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Lodge consecrations are not so frequentnowadays, two so far in 2006 is therefore quitesomething; but no-one who was at RainbowHill for the consecration of George Taylor willforget it. July 16th was as hot a day as any thissummer and many of the Founders arrived forthe 1p.m. rehearsal in T-shirts and othercasual attire. They were put through theirpaces by the Prov D C, W Bro Mike Cole, withhis inimitable blend of geniality, humour andunchallengeable authority. This having endedto Mike's satisfaction, he was rewarded with a

prolonged round of applause, then everyonedashed down to the car park, where Bro, DeanClarke, a Founder, had his ice-cream van; allproceeds generously going to the RMTGB

appeal, Never was such refreshment morewelcome.

The Consecration was, needless to say,immaculately performed by the R W Prov G Mand his team, with notable contributions fromthe small but beautifully balanced Provincialchoir under the direction of W Bro Tim Morrisand the Prov G.Organist, W Bro AdrianLeopard. One hundred and ten Brethren wereaccommodated in the Temple and someonehad had the foresight to organize four largeelectric fans in the corners; this, plus the factthat the emergency door in the south-eastcorner was propped open, made conditionsbearable! The Prov G M had also givenpermission for bottles of water to be broughtin, and numerous Brethren availed themselvesof this.

The Consecration over/ there was a shortintermission; then the Lodge's Oratoq W BroJeremy Mallin, addressed the Brethren withsome observations on the choice of theLodge's name. George Taylor was a memberof Hope & Charity Lodge and in 1BB1 was thefounding Worshipful Master of LechmereLodge, now Lechmere Volunteer, No. 1874,which in those days met in Kidderminster. He

was the brains behind the Exhibition ofMasonic memorabilia held in the WorcesterGuildhall in August 1884. After the success ofthis, the Province offered to acquire George'slarge personal collection, which he sold at costand that was the original basis of the ProvincialMuseum.

The Master-designate, W Bro John Hart, thepresent Curator of the Museum, was theninstalled by W Bro. Stuart Edwards, Asst P G M,

in a most gracious manner. AII but three of theProvince's meeting-places were represented inthe ranks of the officers invested, as well astwo other Provinces.

Ninety eight Brethren sat down to the FestiveBoard, The Charity Steward, W Bro DerekTaylor, had very efficiently solicitedcontributions from the Founders in advanceand these, added to the ice-cream takings, thecollection taken from visitors and the nominalfines levied from those Founders who omittedto wear thelr jewels, realised a total of wellover f1,000 which was presented to theProvincial Grand Master. An evening toremember!

John Hart

NEWS IN BRIEF

STECHFORD LODGE CENTENARY

On Saturday 13'n January 2007 StechfordLodge No 3185 will be celebrating itsCentenary at its meeting at MoseleyMasonic Hall, Kings Heath, For furtherdetails and to arrange a visit, pleasecontact the Lodge's Secretary, Harry Rockon 0L793 876L34 or ath rock@ btopenworld. com

LADIES GIFT FUND XMAS FAYRE

This year the Ladies Gift Fund ChristmasFayre will be held on Saturday 1B'n

November at the Clarendon Suite, StirlingRoad, Edgbaston starting at 10.30 am.

NEWS UPDATE !!

Do you keep up to date ??? Do you knowwhat information is on the website ???

Go to wlyw,woneestershErepsl,*rff " u.F< and

you keep yourself up to date. In additionto the News from Province, there is anEvents Calendar letting you know what is

going on in YOUR Province. Take a look;browse; be enlightened/ informed andentertained !!!

PROVINCIAL TRAINING AND EDUCATTOT{ SEMENAR.S

Following on from the success of Securing theFuture and the feedback we have receivedafter the last few years' seminars, the T&EGroup has put. together the followingprogramme for this season. Please dopublicise this in your Lodges and ensure thatthe relevant Brethren can attend,

The use of Information Technology in PrivateLodges, in Communication, and for Lodge andrelated masonic websites:

Wed nesday 10 Ja n ua ry at 7.30pm atHalesowenMonday 15 January at B,00pm at Kings Heath

Mentoring Workshops, continuing theoutstanding training sessions for Mentors:

Monday, 9 October at 7.30pm at StechfordTuesday, L7 October at 7,30pm at Halesowen

Developing the role of Freceptors in the Lodge,WAML and in wider Provincial activity:

Monday, 13 November at 7.30p.m, at KingsHeathTuesday,28 November at 7.30p.m, atWorcester

Master Masons " A seminar with buffet forMaster Masons below the Wardens' chair todiscuss wider Masonic life available to them in

the Province. Venure and date in December willbe announced soon.

Secretaries - A new seminar for Secretaries tohelp keep up with changing procedures andsystems. Date In early 2AA7 and venue will beannCIunced soon.

Senior Wardens'/Master Elects' Dinner - The R

W Provincial Grand Master will host this dinnerfor next year's Masters in the Spring anddetails will be announced.

Masters' Dinner - The R W Provincial GrandMaster will host a dinner for this year's reigningMasters on 23 March 2A07

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Initiates'Lunch - The annual luncheon forrecent Initiates and their Ladies, hosted by theR W Provincial Grand Master will be held atRalnbow Hill, Worcester on Sunday Z?April.

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