Bytown Bulletin 200609
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Bytown Bulletin 200609
Bytown Lodge A.F. & A.M. No. 721 www.bytown.ottawamasons.ca EDITOR WBro Robert Farrell Phone: 613-271-6428 [email protected] BULLETIN “THE FRIENDLY LODGE” Thirty-seventh year of Publication Number 5 May 2015 WORSHIPFUL MASTER WBro Mark Paine Phone: 613-612-1611 [email protected] Lodge News Regular Meeting 16 Apr 15 Since our WM was out of town on business, the IPM, WBro Jeff Hawkins sat in the east. We were pleased to have two visitors on our election night. Both are military officers but only one is a brother. Accordingly, after the routine business of the lodge was conducted, and the election of officers was completed, the lodge was called off for 20 minutes, and the non-Mason invited in for a period of Masonic education, given by your Editor. The text of the material presented can be found on the "Sunday Masonic Papers" page of our website, issue 744. We were please to see two members back in lodge after a long absence. WBro George Ingraham has been posted back to Ottawa from Halifax, where he has been serving with the Navy for the past three years. And WBro Keith Kemp has returned from his annual sojourn in the sunny south. With VWBro John Hawkins and WBro George Ingraham acting as scrutineers, the following officers of Bytown were elected by ballot for the ensuing Masonic year: Worshipful Master Senior Warden Junior Warden Treasurer Secretary Two visitors and the Brethren, at the close of our annual Election Night. Bro Joe Pound, the WM-elect, stands directly under the portrait of Her Majesty. Bro Joe Pound Bro Brodie Fraser WBro Jean-François Legault WBro Robert Farrell WBro Scott Macdonald WBro Nick Montero was elected by open vote to the position of Tyler for the 2015 - 2016 Masonic Year. Reminder Our Regular Meeting in April will be our Annual Installation of Officers. This is one of the most important meetings, and the last of the Masonic year. Every brother is expected to attend, if within he length of his CT. The Installation ceremony is a once-per-year event, and is different from any other meeting. It is also the oly time that you can hear the General Charge presented in its entirety. Finally, the pre-meeting banquet, given by the WM-elect is not to be missed. See you all there! Milestones We would like to extend our greetings to the members having anniversaries and birthdays over the summer months. Membership Name Initiated Affiliated Bytown Worshipful Master Bob Farrell 1 Nov 73 20 May 82 99-00 Mark Paine 5 Jun 00 18 Mar 10 14-15 Member Birthdays, Ladies’ Birthdays and Anniversaries Date Member Birthday Ladies Birthday 5 May 8 May Nicole & Brian Lebreton 10 May 14 May 16 May 18 May 24 May Anniversary Charles Alexander Louise White Patricia Lucas & Thitikorn Chuchinnawat Rose & Don Osborne Mark Frazier Helen Guigues 25 May Helen Gourlay 2 Jun June Moffatt Rebecca St. Pierre 4 Jun Carrole Orr 7 Jun 10 Jun Amanda Bennett (Clarke) Maja Maricic 15 Jun Sherryl Armstrong 16 Jun Tamara Macdonald Heather & George Ingraham 26 Jun Julie & John Hawkins 28 Jun Helen & George Gourlay 2 Jul 4 Jul Joanne Heinbuch Nick Montero 7 Jul Pixie Vradenburg 8 Jul Joyce Lee 16 Jul Myrtle Sage 18 Jul Olive Nelson 19 Jul Frances Alexander Helen Arbuckle 26 Jul 8 Aug 10 Aug Pixie & Bill Vradenburg Les Davis Marlyn Kemp Ann & Derk Duermeyer 12 Aug Tamara & Scott Macdonald 20 Aug Elizabeth Hood 23 Aug Barbara Craig-Paul 24 Aug Vera Heffel 29 Aug Patty Davis (Cerins) Patty & Les Davis . Wisdom of the General Charge: Although the General Charge is only heard at Installations, it contains much wisdom, and parts of it need to be repeated during the rest of the Masonic year. Consider the truth of the following quotation: “....for there is no right without a parallel duty, no liberty without the supremacy of law, no high destiny without earnest perseverance, and no real greatness without selfdenial.” We all need to ponder the meaning of this quotation, and apply it in our daily lives. Happy