Newsletter from the July 2011 Communication

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Contents

  1. GRAND CHARITY FOR BOYS AND GIRLS
    • The Chief Executive of the Royal Masonic Trust for Girls and Boys (RMTGB) in England, W. Bro. Leslie (Les) Hutchinson B.A. (Hons), MBA, MCMI will arrive in Kingston, on Thursday 21st July 2011 to promote Grand Charities among the Lodges in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands....
  2. NEWLY INSTALLED MASTERS: January 2011 – July 2011
  3. WELCOME! - NEW MASTER MASONS: January 2011 – July 2011
  4. OBITUARIES: January 2011 – July 2011
  5. UNIVERSITY SCHEME CONFERENCE
  6. A WORTLEY HOME FOR 100 YEARS 
    • The Wortley Home located in Constant Spring on lands donated to the Anglican Church in Jamaica by the Farquharson family was founded in 1918 by Rev. Canon E.J. Wortley, Rector of St. Andrew Parish Church Half-Way-Tree from 1900 to 1921.
  7. REPORT ON THE 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE HISTORY OF FREEMASONRY
    • The 2011 Conference was held at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial, Alexandria, Virginia USA,over the weekend of 27 - 29 May 2011, under the Patronage of...
  8. THE CHANGING FACE OF FREEMASONRY
    • Long ago, a wood carver named Matsugoro found himself gazing at The Tall One. Standing proud and almighty, this tree cast the longest shadow in the village. Because of its indomitable presence throughout hundreds of years, it became the hub of this village. With a sigh, he stared at it every day while carting his wares to sell on the streets...
  9. FRIENDLY LODGE No.383 REACHES OUT TO MONTEGO BAY
    • Freemasonry depends on growth, interest and participation to be sustainable. Already three candidates have been initiated in the Friendly Lodge No. 383 with two to come by year-end. The mentorship programme is well on the way and very soon one person in our lodge will be charged with the responsibility to assist new initiates and young Masons...
  10. UNIVERSITY LODGE AND THE UNIVERSITIES SCHEME
    • The University Lodge of the West Indies No. 7128 has been accepted as the first Lodge outside of England to be a Participatory Lodge in the Universities Scheme which was started six years ago under the aegis of the United Grand Lodge of England...
  11. MASONIC CHARITY & GRATITUDE "60 YEARS ON"
    • Talk about the nine---who never returned to say thanks…. Well a ten-year old girl --- .Ms. Joyce Wilkinson --- daughter of Bro Herbert James Wilkinson --- now a retired English Lady --- Mrs. Joyce Wreford --- returned to Jamaica recently --- to say thanks to her benefactors --- Friendly Lodge No. 239 and St. Thomas Lodge No. 4338 --- after sixty seven years....
Freemasonry: a peculiar system of morality, veiled in allegory and illustrated by symbols.