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District Chronicle September Edition No District ‘C’hronicle November 2009 Hamilton Masonic District C Edition No. 15 Instruction team under the direction of the Custodian of the IN THIS ISSUE Work has also paid a visit to this area on Oct. 15 which will From our District Deputy Grand Master ...................... Pg. 1 further add to our ceremonies. I would thank all the brethren From The Grand Master ............................................... Pg. 2 for making the effort to attend these sessions. From The Deputy Grand Master .................................. Pg. 2 Chip Clinic Totals ........................................................ Pg. 3 I had the pleasure of joining with brethren from the The “Lost Symbol” ...................................................... Pg. 3 District and beyond on a tour of the Detroit Masonic Temple Masonic Licence Plates ................................................ Pg. 3 on Oct. 3. The travel and tour I am sure you have heard made Planning Banquet Menus ............................................. Pg. 4 for a terrific day. More details are found in the Chronicle for The Hamilton Cemetery Tour ...................................... Pg. 5 your reading but special thanks are extended to W. Bro. John Trip to Detroit, a Fantastic Success .............................. Pg. 8 Johnston for handling boarding and passport details, R.W. Bro. Shooting the Bull. ......................................................... Pg. 9 Wayne Elgie for arranging the dinner spots and Temple The Beef and Corn Roast ............................................. Pg. 9 contacts, and W. Bro. Damon Allan for the transportation Masonic Funeral ........................................................... Pg. 9 coach. Questions and Answers. ............................................... Pg. 10 District News. ............................................................... Pg. 10 We have also had an opportunity to co-host with District A and B, the G .L. Resource Manual and Cornerstone Lodge project session. The information presented to us by the Resource team (R.W. Bro. David Dainard, and V.W. Bros. Iain Wates and Bill Brimer) should prove to be valuable material for lodges to utilize in the upcoming year. Please ask to see the contents of this binder or look to the District Web- site where we hope to have added this material shortly. At the Hamilton Districts’ Board of Relief Fall Divine Service held at the Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church on Sunday Oct. 18, it was rewarding to see our Masonic families together for such a good cause. Thank you for your participation. FROM OUR DISTRICT DEPUTY GRAND MASTER From the Oct. D.D.G.M. communiqué by the Grand Master: “All Canadians are deeply conscious of the sacrifices We often hear of Masonry being explained as a fraternity being made daily by the members of our armed forces serving of fellowship and an education of good men which becomes a under fire in Afghanistan. As a small token of encouragement way of life. This direction has been widely seen in the recent and a gesture of support, I am asking the Masons of Ontario to month by a number of events. contribute to providing “Coffee for our Troops” through Tim At the Masters and Wardens Association workshop hosted Horton’s swipe cards to be sent oversees before Christmas.” by Dufferin Lodge No. 291 on Sept. 29th, R.W. Bro. Peter Details on this project will be available in Nov. Mouriopoulos conducted a very informative session which focused on the Deacons’ floor work. As the participants return Fraternally, to their duties at lodge, such practice will be more visible and R.W. Bro. Wm. (Bill) MacPherson add to the work being conducted. The Grand Lodge of D.D.G.M. - 1 - The DISTRICT CHRONICLE is published monthly and will be available for download on the district website at http://www.hamiltondistrictcmasons.org. Please forward submissions to this newsletter through the contact details on our website. Please note: The opinions and views expressed in any article in the District ‘C’hronicle are those of the writers and therefore do not necessarily reflect the opinion of Grand Lodge. The editor reserves the right to edit submissions. FROM THE GRAND MASTER FROM THE DEPUTY GRAND MASTER The recent publication of Dan Brown’s latest fiction “The Your Board of General Purposes has a busy month ahead. Secret Symbol” has aroused and stimulated much interest in The Lodge of Instruction team has completed its fall schedule Freemasonry. Generally speaking, Mr. Brown, while not a as will the Lodge Resources team. In addition, the D.D.G.M. Freemason, has portrayed Freemasonry in a positive light, Orientation team begins their series of workshops. Please although he treats some of our rituals with literary licence. As ensure your District is represented based on the criteria in his former novels (“Angels and Demons” and “The established by R.W. Bro. John Green ([email protected]). DaVinci Code”), he has raised questions and brought The Communications Committee has been busy with the historical concepts to the attention of a vast reading audience distribution of calendars and the notifications of many that would otherwise have never have attracted interest. Mr. upcoming events. In addition, we have a couple of major Brown has always been honest enough to describe his literary initiatives underway, including the planning for a Grand works of fiction as ‘A Novel.’ I have been pleased to give Lodge ‘Intranet’ server and the upgrading of the Grand Lodge several interviews to the press and television, and consider the membership database. Both these initiatives are aimed publication of this novel an opportunity to explain ultimately at improving communications and our service level Freemasonry and its impact on society – quietly working for to the Districts and Lodges. the cause of good and the welfare of our fellow man. I will post a review of the book on the Grand Lodge website shortly. We are also exploring the potential for audio conferencing All Canadians are deeply conscious of the sacrifices being capabilities for our Grand Lodge Committees in an effort to made daily by the members of our armed forces serving under increase the level of communication (allowing for more fire in Afghanistan. We are saddened by the too frequent news frequent meetings) and reduce the cost of time and travel for bulletins reporting the death of another soldier and watch the Committee members. evening news with emotion as the body is returned to his homeland along the Highway of Heroes. As a small token of The fall season also has brought a full schedule of encouragement and a gesture of support, I am asking the MasoniCHIP events around the jurisdiction. The demand is Masons of Ontario to contribute to providing ‘Coffee for our increasing for these clinics and R.W. Bro. Ray Dobbs and his Troops.’ There are approximately 2,700 men and women team are looking for Lodges to host these events. If your currently serving in Afghanistan. A voluntary contribution Lodge can assist, please contact Ray at from the members of every lodge in Ontario would enable us ([email protected]). to purchase the Tim Horton’s swipe cards to send overseas to arrive before Christmas. As November is ‘Remembrance It would appear from all reports that the recently month’ when most lodges hold remembrance observances, completed Masonic participation at the International Plowing detailed information on this project and the collection process Match in Earlton was a great success and we thank all the will be sent to each District Secretary for distribution to all Brethren who helped organize that event. lodge secretaries for insertion in the November Summons. We encourage the District Chairmen to make full use of Many questions on Masonic Protocol we receive can be their Grand Lodge counterparts. quickly and authoritatively answered by referring to the two standard textbooks published by Grand Lodge: “THE I trust that various Grand Lodge Chairmen have been MASONIC MANUAL” (revised 2007) and “MEETING THE contacting the D.D.G.M.s and the District Chairmen to let CHALLENGE” (revised 2007). Every officer of the lodge them know what services are available and I trust that the should be in possession of these authorized reference books. D.D.G.M.s and the District Chairmen are letting the Grand They are available and may be ordered by post from the Grand Lodge Committees know what they need. Secretary’s Office. Brethren, I remind you that regardless of whether we are SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT . talking about a service provided to our Brethren in Lodges by “The best part of having experience is sharing it.” a District Committee, or whether we are talking about a (Advertising slogan TD Waterhouse) service provided to the Districts by a Grand Lodge Committee – a service is of value only if it satisfies a ‘real’ need and not a Raymond S. J. Daniels ‘perceived’ need. D. Garry Dowling Visitation is one of the silent growth hormones of One thing you can’t get back is the time you waste Freemasonry - 2 - THE “LOST SYMBOL” Dan Brown was asked to address the Scottish Rite-SJ's annual gathering in Washington DC, but because of his schedule, could not be there. You might be interested in his letter. It reads, in part: In the past few weeks, as you might imagine, I have been repeatedly asked what attracted me to the Masons so strongly as to make it a central point of my book. My reply is always the same: “In a world where men do battle over whose ANCASTER FAIR definition of God is most accurate, I cannot adequately express the deep respect and admiration I feel toward an CHIP CLINIC TOTALS organization in which men of differing faiths are able to ‘break bread together’ in a bond of brotherhood, friendship, Friday-22; Saturday-82; Sunday-100; Grand Total-204 and camaraderie." I would like to take this opportunity to express my deep thanks for all your diligent work to make this such a successful event. Please accept my humble thanks for the noble example Thanks to you, 204 children were processed through our you set for humankind.
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