Fantastic meeting last night. We welcomed the 2016 Prestonian Lecture Dr Ric Berman who presented his talk “Foundations” and we were honoured with a visit from the Provincial Grand Master who presented Bro Stephen Goulden with his 60th Year Certificate & promoted him to PProvJGD.
Our meeting on 3rd April is set to be a special night. We are hosting Dr Ric Berman, WM of @CoronatiQuatuor Lodge & Prestonian Lecturer who will deliver his riveting Prestonian lecture ‘FOUNDATIONS’ with a banquet afterwards. If you would like to reserve a seat, get in touch.
The Provincial L& D team are giving a talk about Solomon at Northumbrian Masters Lodge on Thursday 7pm at fern avenue Jesmond. https://t.co/Y0EHqnYYx4
Our Assistant Provincial Grand Master WBro @BrianDenton6723 gave a really interesting talk about Solomon, the new @UGLE_GrandLodge online learning platform at our Lodge this week. Excellent evening and superb initiative.
“Imagine lodges being visible in the community – volunteering to help with what matters to them” – The Grand Secretary Dr David Staples outlines the bold progress made since his appointment, as well as big plans for the future of the Craft → https://t.co/ItluB2QeY0
The @bankofengland are seeking a scientist to adorn the new £50 note 💷
How about Sir Alexander Fleming, who discovered penicillin? 🔬
Fleming was initiated into Sancta Maria Lodge No. 2682 in 1909.
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Officers from St Gabriel Lodge will be occupying all of the offices of Sandyford Lodge this evening to pass our Brother, Andy Forster, to the Second Degree. The meeting starts at 7pm at Byker Masonic Hall. Please come along and support Andy.
At our annual meeting on Thursday the Provincial Grand Master, RW Bro Ian Craigs, presented WBro Paul Crockett from the @Masonic_Charity Foundation with a cheque for £300,000. That is money raised from Northumberland Freemasons which will all go to good causes.
St Gabriel Lodge Brethren have enjoyed a lovely day at the Annual Provincial Meeting. WBro Reg Pattem and Bro Tom Frazer received their first Provincial appointments and our WM was part of the Grand Stewards work in the Lodge.
A gaggle of St Gabriel brethren visited St Nicholas Lodge tonight and we enjoyed a really interesting talk about the Lodge’s history by Bro Trevor McBean. Great night!
Congratulations to our W.M. who is also in the Chair of our daughter Lodge, Oriental 9371. Sounds like the meeting tonight was a great success (nice to see our SW in attendance too) #StGabrielVisits
Great evening at Oriental Lodge tonight with a superb talk by the @NorthumberlanL1 Light Blues Club followed by an excellent demonstration of the First Degree Tracing Board. The Festive board afterwards was a delicious Chinese banquet held at Liu’s Dining #FreemasonryIsFun
Rare back view of our Memorial Casket at @FreemasonsHall, containing the Roll of Honour: a continuous scroll listing those #Freemasons who fell during WWI. Designed by Freemason Walter Gilbert, four kneeling figures representing the armed services guard the scroll at its corners
We enjoyed a lovely evening at our installation meeting last night with fantastic support from our visitors and a warm and well received visit from the representative of the PGM, WBro Bill Thornton.