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The BULLETIN The of St John of Hospitaller THE GRAND OF AUSTRALASIA Under the Royal of HM King Peter II of Yugoslavia

THE PRIORY OF QUEENSLAND AND : , GOLD COAST, SUNSHINE COAST AND WESTERN A centuries- old ceremony THE PRIORY OF THE DARLING DOWNS performed with grace and dignity, THE PRIORY OF welcoming 10 investees from three Queensland SEPTEMBER 2019 . Overseas Visitors 3 Pages 4-11 A Three-Priory Investiture 4 -11

Vancouver Meeting 2020 7

Elevations 2019 11

Victoria Investiture 12-14

Simulator for Life Flight 15

Brisbane Priory News 16

Footsteps of the Knights Tour 17

News and Events from WA 20

A Year of Celebration 22

Sunshine Coast News 24 THE BULLETIN EDITORIAL

CHEVALIER CHARLES CLARK GCSJ MMSJ weekend a cocktail party celebrated 50 years of the Order of John in Australia and a commemorative From the Editor’s desk was issued. A week later the Priory of Victoria held their Investiture Ceremony attended The three months be together. also by the Sovereign Order May to July this year have been In May the of representatives. All these unite an extra-ordinary time for the Western Australia was elevated to further our work for Christian Grand Priory of Australasia. It to Priory status, and so was the Charity. If it were not so, the writing has seen changes; changes in of the Sunshine Coast. about them would be futile. way things are done, changes in New Members’ Night, an event Planning continues for fund- attitudes. Not the least has been the introduced in Queensland and not raising and social events in all reaching out to our International held elsewhere, was given a face-lift areas and Knights and are neighbours in the Order of Saint in the Queensland Priory and the encouraged to travel a little to John as we seek to consolidate new Priory of the Sunshine Coast take part in those outside their our relationship with them, and held their own in conjunction with own areas. After all, it is not that their simultaneous reaching to us. the Vigil for New Members. The Hands clasped in friendship and Investiture Ceremony in St John’s the Sunshine and Gold Coasts, or co-operation when the three most was as spectacular and as ,difficult to go and from perhaps Brisbane the to use of senior Members of the Sovereign solemn as ever, more so graced by a small bus for group travel should Order of St John, the , the presence of the Sovereign Order be considered. Western Australia the Grand , and the representatives. It brought together and Victoria should be slotted in to Grand Hospitaller, visited Australia the investing of new Knights and holiday plans. in July. There was joy in meeting Dames of both Queensland and In September next year the SOSJ face to face and a determination to Sunshine Coast Priories. In the same Sovereign Council meeting will be in Vancouver. We are expected to attend. Having attended two Sovereign Council meetings of ‘The Bulletin’ is the magazine the former Order, in London and of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in Glasgow, I can say what a great , Grand Priory of experience it is to be there as an Australasia: ACN 147 338 501 observer and witness legislation The Order of CORRESPONDENCE in action. Then there are the post- Saint John of Jerusalem Chevalier Charles Clark GCSJ MMSJ conference tours being offered, a cruise to Alaska, and on the email: [email protected] Knights Hospitaller Rocky Mountaineer. Can travel THE GRAND PRIORY OF AUSTRALASIA EDITORIAL GROUP arrangements be organised for an Australian contingent? @ The modern Order of Saint John of Chevaliers Charles Clark, Reverend Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller, is a Dr David Pitman, Christian, chivalric, ecumenical, and Emeritus Bruce Maughan Web signing-on international community directly (), Robin Kleinschmidt, Garry Page, Dames Dawn Goodall and The sign-up page comes up at descended from the Hospitaller the beginning of the Members’ Donna Fraser, and Serving Sister Leith activities at the founded Domain. Enter your email Robinson. before the turn of the 12th century address as given in the Roll of by merchants, for pilgrims in PRINTED BY Honour and create a password Jerusalem. HEANEYS: PERFORMERS IN PRINT which you will use from then on to log in. If you have any Jerusalem 1048-1291; 1292- 07 5539 4911 www.hpip.com.au problems accessing the Members’ 1310; 1311-1523; Domain, ask Dawn Goodall 1530-1798; Australia 1969. or Chevalier Charles Clark for Australasia: osj.org.au assistance. @ Sovereign Order: sosjinternational.org

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GRAND HOSPITALLER HE MAY STORRIE CBE GCSJ MMSJ GCHSJ Jeff and Robyn Prebble (Darling Visit to the Grand Downs), Mel and Dame Prior Charles and Frances Clark (Queensland)andBette Tipper (Sunshine Prior JamieCoast), and Priory of Australia Pamela Edwards (Perth, Western Australia). On the morning of 7th July we travelled to Toowoomba for a barbecue with the members of the Priory of the Darling Downs, hosted by Prior Jeff Prebble and his wife, Robyn. The barbecue was held at the Preston Peak Winery, owned by the son of one of the members of the Priory of the Darling Downs. Once again, we received a warm welcome from around 70 members. Our discussions with the Council of the Grand Priory of Australia began on the 8th July at FROM LEFT – GRAND HOSPITALLER MAY STORRIE, GRAND MASTER WILLIAM STEIN, GRAND COMMANDER IAN REID the Queensland Club and continued on the 11th July. Wrap-up talks were held in . Grand On the 4th of July, the Grand Master, Five Dames and seven Knights Commander Ian Reid will be Grand Commander, and Grand were welcomed in to the Order. preparing a full report for Le Petit Hospitaller were warmly welcomed Following the service we enjoyed Conseil. to the Grand Priory of Australia by On the evening of the 8th July Prior Charles Clark and Registrar our host for dinner was David Rees and Grand Prior Victor overa gala 100 dinner members at the of Sofitel the Priory Hotel Commander Ray James of the Feros welcomed our Grand Master, ofin Queensland,Brisbane in the Priory company of Sunshine of Commandery of the Gold Coast; William Stein. We were transported Coast, Priory of the Gold Coast, Ray drove us the following day to the the historic Queensland Club Priory of the Darling Downs, Priory for coffee to the home of Knight which would be our home for the of Victoria and Priory of Western Commander Derek Murphy next nine days. Australia. and his wife, Yoshiko. We had On 5th July we attended the On the morning of 6th July an accompanied visit to the Investiture Service of the Priory the Grand Hospitaller met fascinating Currumbin Wildlife of Queensland and welcoming the with members of the Charities Sanctuary, where the Grand new Priory of the Sunshine Coast Committee and in the evening we Hospitaller had an encounter in the Cathedral of St. John the all attended a cocktail reception with a Koala and an owl, watched to celebrate the 50th Anniversary carefully by the Grand Master and of the Order in Australia where Grand Commander. We enjoyed ProfessorEvangelist, Victor Brisbane. Feros The OAM, presiding we were presented with a lunch with several members of the GCSJ,officer CMSJ was andH.E. the Bailiff service Adjunct was specially commissioned medal to Commandery at the Four Winds conducted by the , Chevalier commemorate the occasion. 360 Revolving Restaurant on top The Reverend Canon Emeritus Following the reception, Grand of the Crowne Plaza hotel, Surfers Prior Victor Feros and Dame Paradise. Reverend Doctor David Pitman, Marion Feros hosted a private Our hosts for dinner on the ChevalierBruce Maughan, The Right Chevalier Reverend The dinner with the of the Grand 9th July were Knight of Justice Jeremy Greaves and Chevalier Priory of Australia, Prior Martin Robin Hart and his wife Del The Right Reverend William Ray. and Stella Conlon (Victoria), Prior continued page 14

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Three Priories combine for 10 Queensland investees

Planning for the combined Priories’ ritual and music, and the presence of the senior SOSJ Members, made year began early in 2019 under for a memorable occasion. theInvestiture Chairmanship in Brisbane of Chevalier this Short biographical details and the Reverend Dr David Pitman, photographs of the new Investees when the Sunshine Coast was a are on pages 8-9. After the service Commandery and joined fully it was a short walk up the road to into the planning activities as a member of the Queensland Priory. This was a great social occasion, It was therefore appropriate butthe Sofitelnot without Hotel formality.for the Banquet. that, as it had become a Priory There were toasts, chief by the time of the Investiture, its of which was the toast to the Members should combine with Sovereign Order of St John of those of the Queensland Priory Jerusalem Knights Hopitaller given in the one Investiture. One new by the Grand Prior of Australasia, knight was invested on behalf of the Darling Downs Priory Victor Feros GCSJ CMSJ to which The Cathedral of St John the theHE Bailiffresponse Adjunct was madeProfessor by the Evangelist, in its now completed Grand Master HMEH William D. Gothic grandeur, was the venue Stein GCSJ CMSJ. There was also for the celebration on Friday evening, 5th July. The combination to the new Investees and to those of solemnity and splendour, with promotedthe awarding to higher of the ranks.Certificates

IMAGES: Top left: Procession with Priory banners Below: The ten 2019 Queensland investees. (Biographies pages 8-11) Opposite top Procession: Chevaliers Right Reverend William Ray and Right Reverend Jeremy Greaves. Centre: The Very Reverend Peter Catt of St John’s Cathedral, preceded by Sword Bearer Chevalier Robin Hart AM Below: Ceremonial Swords Far right: Grand Prior Victor Feros OAM, Grand Hospitaller May Storrie CBE, Grand Master William Stein and Grand Commander Ian Reid

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blessed in so many ways. As we rejoice in this night, I want to The Allocution focus on four words beginning

Ceremony of Investiture prophetic, and present. Friday 5th July, 2019. with the letter “P ‒ praise, person, St John’s Cathedral, praiseThe and first give words thanks commencing to God for Brisbane thewith Order the letter of St “P”John ‒ ofPraise. Jerusalem, We for the Knights and Dames, and tonight we rejoice that ten people will be invested into the Order. We also rejoice that the Order is worldwide and we have the three most Senior Members of the Sovereign Order with us. Tonight we have come to Chevalier The Right worship God in this beautiful Reverend William Ray Cathedral. Shortly, we have a

GCHSJ We will hear of the majesty and May the words of my mouth and beautyreading of from the Templethe Book and of Isaiah.the glory the meditation of our hearts be of God. Of one seraph calling out to acceptable in your sight, O Lord, another, “Holy, Holy, Holy, Holy is our strength and our redeemer. the Lord of hosts: the whole earth Amen. is full of his glory”. Isaiah also My focus this evening is on the acknowledged his uncleanness words from Psalm 118:24. “This is (as we must do) and his guilt was the day that the Lord has made, let taken away when the seraph takes us rejoice and be glad in it”. a coal and places it on his lips. This Today, tonight, we rejoice is followed with the voice of the that God has not only made Lord calling for someone to go for this day, this night, but we also us and Isaiah responded, “Here am acknowledge that we have been continued following page

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THE ALLOCUTION: THE RIGHT REVEREND WILLIAM RAY

continued from page 5 I, send me” and God give Isaiah the message. We are all people who are created in the image of God and each of us is a person in our own right - the second

Each person is blessed with their own gifts and skills. Alsoword webeginning were given with motivation“P” ‒ Person. to “sharpen” our skills, as well as having our own personality. For those of us who are members of the Order, and for the ten who will be invested shortly, we are called to be persons who not only know the Order’s motto, “Pro Fide; Pro Utilitate Hominum”, translated meaning, “For Faith, For Service of Humanity”, but to live out our motto daily in our lives. Each person who is invested, each follower of Christ, is called to show the love of Christ in action or as it is sometimes referred to “walking the talk”.

Corinthians, 13, are very familiar to many of us. “LoveThe words is patient; from the love reading is kind; of Paul’slove is first not letter envious to the or boastful or arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, but rejoices in the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never ends.” THIS IMAGE AND ABOVE: To help us explore how we can live into our motto and TEN NEW INVESTEES AWAITING THE ACCOLADE this text, I invite you to take out the word “love” and in its place add your own name. So for me, it would read,

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progress in that regard, “What about you?” As members of“Bill the is Order patient; we Bill are is individuals kind” etc. I whoam certainly work together a work for in Sovereign Council the common good. We cannot afford to be individualistic. Some people have mentors, that is, people they look up to who motivate and stimulate them in living out Meeting their lives. In living into the faith and ideals of the Order we have our patron saint, who in life is a mentor and in Vancouver This brings me to my third word starting with letter Begins 14th September 2020 inspires us, challenges us ‒ . his early life was clearly in the hands of God as we will The Planning Committee for the 2020 Sovereign shortly“P”, Prophet. hear, John John in the his Baptist ministry was prepared a prophet. the wayWhile of Council meeting has been diligently organising the Lord and also exhorted people to repent and be under the chairmanship of Chevalier Jack McGee. baptised. The Committee has been focusing on the In Scripture, a prophet is a person who proclaims details of hospitality, accommodations, scheduling, God’s message now. As members of the Order we too registration, volunteer needs, and communications. are called to be prophetic; not pathetic; to prepare the All while keeping in mind making this event both way for others through loving service and care. The fun and affordable. Accommodations have been

Sovereign Council meetings and activities. Present.question is often raised when are we to do this? The set Theat the event Pan starts Pacific on for Monday hotel guests September and official 14, with answerSo my is friends, now, ourthis finalis the word day, this beginning is the night, with that “P”, the Lord has made, let us not only rejoice and be glad in the Canada Place complex. On Tuesday the 15th, it, but may we continue to praise God as we seek to be therea welcome will be reception an optional at the day Pan excursion Pacific hotel to Victoria. within the person God has called us to be in serving others at On Thursday the 17th, there will be a dinner at a all times. Members of the Order, we must be prophetic well-known iconic destination location that offers a in our present age. The world is seeking to hear a clear wonderful view of the city at night. voice, seeking a clear way forward. The schedule has been divided into events As members of the Order we know that we must go included in the registration such as lunches, forward in faith and in the service of humanity with dinners, tours and receptions and also many love, care, and grace being that voice that is needed potential optional activities. The “formal” agenda today revealing the right direction. ends with an International Investiture Service So may we go forward rejoicing in each day and followed by a black-tie Gala dinner. in this night in particular, knowing we can make a While a full list of included and optional events difference in the Name of the and of the Son and will be posted closer to the date, to help you plan, of the Holy Spirit. Amen. @ two optional post-event tours have been organised for when the meetings and investiture are over: • Rocky Mountaineer 7 day train trip • Holland America 5 day Alaska cruise For your convenience special arrangements have been made with hotels and tour companies for all related events. To get the best price and ensure you are on the correct event program, please wait until you receive the registration package in October and make your payment to receive the SEM event codes. When payment is received, all the information you need will be sent to you so you can book directly. We are expecting hundreds of international members and spouses to join us and are looking forward to introducing them to what Vancouver FROM LEFT: PRIORS MEL TIPPER, JAMIE EDWARDS, has to offer! @ MARTIN CONLON, JEFFERY PREBBLE, CHARLES CLARK

SEPTEMBER 2019 7 INVESTEES: PRIORY OF QUEENSLAND

Chevalier Gregory Hartay- Chevalier Russell Strong AC Dame Anne Cross AM DSJ Szabo KSJ KSL CMG PJN RFD KSJ Anne concluded her executive Greg Hartay-Szabo was born in Russell was born and grew up in career as Chief Executive of Uniting , where he began his organ northern NSW. He graduated in Care Queensland, one of Australia’s training at Pál Járdányi Music Dentistry at University and after marrying Judith, went late in 2017. She supplemented her to where he completed executivelargest not career for profit which organisations, spanned School in , with István his medical degree at London inBaróti, Europe). Organist of the National Advisory roles. BasilicaHis talent (the fifthwith largest the instrument cathedral working full-time as a pharmacist 30 Sheyears is witha Board, of the State Australian and soon had him deputising for his andUniversity, Russell financing part-time such in Dentistry. by Judith Institute of Company Directors teacher, later taking up studies He completed his training in and a member of the Institute’s surgery, returning to Australia Queensland Council since 2015. after 13 years. He was appointed as She is a member of the Senate of asat thea dual Bartók citizen Conservatory and studied in Surgical Supervisor at the Princess the University of Queensland and withBudapest.He Christopher later Wrench came to at Australia the Chair of Australian Regional and Queensland Conser-vatorium of where he remained for 31 years, Remote Community Services, a Music, earning an honours degree retiringAlexandra as HospitalProfessor in and Brisbane, Director of non-executive Director of Opera and winning the organ three Surgery at the end of 2003. Queensland, member of the AICD years in a row. He was at the forefront Queensland State Council and Greg was appointed Organist in surgery of the liver, was a member of the Community and Director of Music at Albert instrumental in many surgical Director’s Council. Anne’s Street Uniting in 2005, innovations including the leadership and achievements as well as providing music for introduction of liver transplantation were recognised when she was graduations at the Queensland in Australia, and trained surgeons, named the Telstra 2014 Australian University of Technology. He is in including 85 from overseas demand as a wedding organist, countries. He has been Visiting She is also a recipient of a 2016 soloist, orchestral and chamber Professor/Guest Lecturer on more UniversityBusiness Woman of Queensland’s of the Year. Vice musician, playing in a number than 100 occasions in 24 countries, ’s Alumni Excellence of local music festivals. He is a delivered over 26 eponymous . pioneer in the use of virtual organ lectures worldwide and the author In 2018 she was admitted as a technology (Hauptwerk) and has of some 300 publications in surgical Member of the Order of Australia played a crucial part in introducing literature. He has received a large for her service to the Community prominent pipe organs around the number of Honours and , through Government and non- world to Australia using Hauptwerk including Companion of the government sectors and to women. technology. Order of Australia, a Companion Greg is also a Knight of the Order of St and St George and of Szt Laszlo for his contribution to a Knighthood from the King of Hungarian culture.

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Reverend Dr David Dame Leonie Barnes DSJ Chevalier John Franklin Mackay-Rankin KSJ Leonie is the daughter of a crocodile Verity Haselwood KSJ David is a retired of the shooter, a child of the Northern John is a semi-retired farmer Uniting Church in Australia. He has Territory, a martial artist, a and grazier from the Tuckerang served the church in Victoria, Area between Warra and Queensland and the United female graduates of Australia’s Jandowae, Northern Darling Kingdom in a number of capacities, Royalmusician, Military and one College, of the Duntroon. first ever At Downs, Queensland, where his including Minister and age 22 she specialised as an Ammu- Grand Parents on both sides were Presbytery Chairperson. pioneering families from 1903. However, his career has been Australian Army Ordnance Corps. He was a Member of the focussed mainly on teaching. He nitionAfter Technical leaving Officerthe Army in theshe Royal Jandowae Graziers Association, taught Church History at worked with the Humanitarian Jandowae Grain Growers Theological College for many years Mine Action international arena, Association, AgForce, Apex and went on to become Principal. and is recognised as a world expert. and Rotary Clubs of Jandowae, David is a Church History She is a Member of the Austral- Jandowae Camp Draft Committee. scholar with a worldwide ian Institute of Company Directors He now lives on the Sunshine Coast reputation. He has published four and the Australian Institute of at Maroochydore. books in that academic area and a Training and Development, with He is a former Committeeman, Dalby Amateur Picnic Race Club, His current church membership and a Member, Jandowae and isfifth with will the be Centenary published Uniting soon. ina Master’s adult education Degree inand Business learning. District Show Society, retiring Church in Middle Park. AfterAdministration, twenty years and as qualifications a civilian from the Stud Cattle Section after He is married to Julie, a Peacekeeper with the United 54 years as a steward. at The Wesley . , in Sudan, Kosovo, Eritrea He has been twelve years and Ethiopia, also in Sri Lanka, as Chairman, Anglican Parish a daughter living in the UK with of Jandowae Stewardship twoHe has grandchildren. a son here in Brisbane, and she consults internationally in Committee, and ten years as specialisedMozambique, risk Nepal, management, India, Ukraine, Parish Representative to . humanitarian mine action, and His Memberships include the emergency response work with the Royal National Association Qld, World Health Organisation. Leonie Royal Flying Doctor Service is President of the Coolum and Sunshine Coast Auxiliary and Districts Australian Red Cross and the Queensland Club. He is still attends the Anglican Church of St Sporting Clays. Leonie is married to Carol and activeHe isas married Markman to atRos the with Brisbane togetherMark, Buderim. they are raising a lovely three adult children and six grand foster daughter on the Sunshine children. Coast.

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Chevalier Brent Mickelberg Dame Anne Stitz DSJ Gwendolen Betty Tipper KSJ Anne Stitz was one of seven (Bette) DSJ

Unfortunately, her father died and Drama. Her teaching career Brent and his wife Anna moved prematurelychildren raised when in Buderim. she was only beganBette is with a retired the Sisters Teacher of theof Speech Sacred istheir passionate young family about to making Buderim sure after Advent, at Saint Mary’s, Herberton, theirthe birth community of their firstis a safe child. place. and He on the family and, in particular, her and at Saint Catherine’s, Warwick. physiotherapisttwelve, putting significant mother. pressure Following overseas study at the After her schooling at Scienceis qualified (Animal with Studies).Master Applied FinanceHe started and Bachelor his working Applied life as and Nambour High, she graduated herBritish Studio Drama at Twelfth League Night she returned Theatre. a jackaroo on cattle stations out asBuderim a Registered Mountain Nurse State in 1969School and Sheto Brisbane joined the and permanent taught privately staff of in west and has a personal interest specialised in Paediatric Nursing in cattle breeding. He enlisted in and Oncology. and Drama, where she taught for the army in 2004. His service as an At the Royal Children’s Hospital 20Clayfield years untilCollege retirement. as Head of She Speech was she met her future husband, Dr Chairman of Speech & Drama for lessons in leadership, taking Russell Stitz, who was a Surgical responsibility,Army officer taught the importance him valuable of Registrar, they were married in Studies and an Examiner in Speech working in a team, and commitment July 1969 at St Mark’s Church in &the Drama Board for of Secondarythe Australian School Music to community. In 13 years of 1973 for further training, having served his country in Afghanistan, Buderim and moved to the UK in SecretaryExamination of Windsor Board. Meals on Eastservice Timor, as an and Army border officer protection he On returning to Australia mid WheelsIn retirement and with Betteher husband, was operations. Leaving the army in 1976,her first a daughter child in the and UK a son in late were 1974. found the site and built the new born. Anne continued to work as Crosby Park Meals on Wheels (PTSD) experienced by so many an RN, managed her husband’s Kitchen at Albion. She was heavily returned2013, Brent service suffered personnel the stresses and is busy surgical practice, and was involved in many fund raising determined to spread awareness heavily involved at the Wesley activities at her then Parish Church about the danger of PTSD for our Medical Centre for approximately defence and emergency services 40years. She was also an Advocate personnel, but also that too few men for Wesley Medical Research for Governorof Saint Mark’s, of the Clayfield.Anglican are willing to tell their stories of many years. After retiring in 2008, FoundationBette was for a Foundationthe Aged and struggling with mental health. Disabled, hosting annual fund involved in the activities of St Mark’sshe moved Anglican to Buderim, Parish, becoming as a Parish Hamilton. Since moving to the AssistantChevalier Minister Brent foris the Tourism State LNP Councillor and a member of the Sunshineraising dinners Coast, at she Bishopsbourne, has supported IndustryMember forDevelopment. Buderim, and His Shadow personal Finance Committee. She is also her husband, Mel, the Prior of the interests are in beef cattle breeding, Sunshine Coast, in many of the rugby league, and scuba diving. Foundation. Order’s fund-raising activities. an Ambassador for the Buderim

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David Woodrow AM Elevations 2019 Appointed Knight Commander of Grace The Grand Prior presented Jeremy Greaves Dame of Grace Dimity Dornan AO, followingCertificates the of Investiture Elevation to Ceremony Jane McIntyre, inKnights St John’s and Anglican Dames at Cathedral. the banquet Cherie Wortley, QUEENSLAND PRIORY Knight of Grace Appointed Knight of Justice Coates AM, Robin Kleinschmidt OAM, Mark de Wet, Derek Murphy, Peter Dornan AO, William Savage. Alan Musgrave Appointed Dame of Grace PRIORY OF VICTORIA The Grand Prior presented Chevalier Dr. Ross Appointed Knight of Grace Benise Lady Killen, Hetherington KSJ and Dame of the Priory of Victoria Ian Fraser OAM, Ross is a rural general practitioner Certificates of Elevation to Knights NicholasRobert Law Carter. SBS, working in Warwick for over 32 following the Investiture in St years. SUNSHINE COAST PRIORY John’sat the BanquetChurch, Eastin The Malvern: Gables In addition to his busy medical Appointed Knight of Appointed Knight of Grace practice, Ross is a member of Justice Graham Scott, the Darling Downs Health and Appointed Knight of Justice Appointed Knight Commander of Russell Brothers Rural Health Workforce Australia, Justice Appointed Dame Commander of Hospital Board, Board Chair of Robin Hart AM, GraceJohn Brownbill medical examiner, an aviation Board Chair of RHealth, a dive OAM. @ of Health Workforce Queensland, Valerie Sumner, Mary Tanner MBE medical examiner, Board member

Consulate, and clinical lecturer IMAGE LEFT: medical examiner for the Belgium at the Cunningham Centre, Presentation to Chevalier Derek Toowoomba. He continues to Murphy KCSJ (former Gold Coast advocate for and encourage rural Commander) of his Certificate of medical practice. He is married to Elevation to Knight of Justice, with Larissa and they have four adult the SOSJ overseas visitors in the daughters. Gold Coast Conventual Chapel of the Holy Spirit, at The Southport School.

Dame Mary Tanner MBE OAM DCSJ the Naval Association of Australia (NAA),MBE for and her in ongoing 1987 the work OAM with for her Mary Tanner (nee Ryan) was work with ex-service personnel. She born in 1921 and, after partly was invested into the Order of Saint completing a Medicine course at John in 2014 and rose to the rank Melbourne University, joined the of Dame Commander of Grace. For Physics Department (Optics) of the the past two years she was stricken Munitions Supply Laboratories. with ill health and died peacefully This led to her work in the Second on 25th August this year. World War until she joined the A comprehensive Vale will be Navy as a WRAN in 1944. published in the November 2019 In 1975, Mary was awarded the

Bulletin. SEPTEMBER 2019 11 PRIORY OF VICTORIA

Priory of Victoria Investiture

The Right Reverend Professor Victor Feros OAM GCSJ The Allocution John Parkes AM GCHSJ CMSJ,The Grand invested Prior, two H Enew Bailiff members Adjunct into the Order of Saint John at a “The past is a foreign country; they military order. Embodying the service in Saint John the Evangelist do things differently there.” Spirit of it united arms Anglican Church, East Malvern, on So famously wrote L. P. Hartley and religion to serve in the name of Friday 12th July, 2019. at the opening of his novel The Faith and Humanity. Go-Between. And I think Hartley Martin Conlon GCSJ, assisted and provides us with helpful text on This was the age of the Church theThe liturgical Prior ofarrangements Victoria, H E wereBailiff But this past is a foreign country. made by the Priory Chaplain, at the investiture of this Knight the name of Christ to establish Chevalier the Right Reverend John Rodneywhich to and ground this Dameour reflections Gail into the theMilitant, global fighting reign of and Christianity killing in in Parkes AM GCHSJ, and the Prelate, Order of Saint John of Jerusalem the face of Muslim expansionism. Chevalier the Reverend Canon Knights Hospitaller. Today’s world is unrecognisably Our Order has a history of more different. We live in a global GCSJ MMSJ. than a millennium. Its foundation context. The whole notion of EmeritusThe visitors Bruce from Maughan the Sovereign OAM crusade is foreign to the modern Order, Grand Master William Stein mind. Living in harmony with each GCSJ CMSJ, Grand Commander Ian dedicatedlay in the work to the of care of the Gerard, sick a other, embracing and even rejoicing andBenedictine the poor. who Crusader founded Knights a Hospice in our differences, engaging in of the 11th Century joined n the robust conversation, learning from Reid GCSJ MMSJ and Bar, and Grand Hospice’s charitable works. From one another, represents what is Hospitaller May Storrie CBE GCSJ best in our global village. The whole MMSJ,The attended, Allocution, having beginning flown on down this 1113 the Order grew as a Christian, idea of exterminating the other page,from Brisbanewas delivered the day by before.Chaplain ecumenical,its establishment chivalric, by Papal and sovereignBull in to strengthen self remains the Chevalier John Parkes. The two property of only a few self-deluded Investees are husband and wife, IMAGES fundamentalists. Chevalier Rodney Smith, and Dame Left, back row: Chevalier The Right So what do we who are citizens Gail Smith. Their brief biographical Reverend John Parkes AM GCHSJ, of this modern world take from details are on page 14 Grand Hospitaller May Storrie CBE, our medieval forbears? I want to Grand Master William Stein, Grand suggest that our inheritance is Commander Ian Reid. Front row: walk down the road at The Gables, a encapsulated in our motto, Pro Fide Prior Martin Conlon, Grand Prior The Banquet followed a short well appointed reception venue. The Victor Feros OAM, Dame Gail Smith, Pro Utilitate Hominum; For Faith Chevalier Rodney Smith. Far right: and for the Service of Humanity. to the new Investees and to several Chevalier Graham Michalanney, Pro Fide, for faith. We are a MembersGrand Prior who presented received certificates elevations Dame Patricia Holdenson, Chevalier Christian ecumenical Order. The to higher rank. @ The Right Reverend John Parkes Gospel gives us our very ground

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of being. We take with profound The entire Gospel tells of a God the words of Jesus according to St seriousness the call of Christ Matthew: according to St John to strive for offering grace upon grace to us Then the King will say to those Christian unity. Praying for his withoutwho is profligate merit on inour generosity own part; – at his right hand, ”Come, you that disciples, Jesus says: generous because that is who God is, are blessed by my Father, inherit I ask not only on behalf of these, and not because of what we deserve. the kingdom prepared for you but also on behalf of those who will The splendid poem by Professor from the foundation of the world; believe on me through their word, Thomas Troeger of the Yale Divinity for I was hungry and you gave me that they may all be one. As you, School says it so much more food, I was thirsty and you gave me Father, are in me and I in you, may something to drink, I was a stranger they also be in us, so that the world A spendthrift lover is the Lord and you welcomed me, I was naked may believe that you have sent me. Whoeloquently never countsthan I can:the cost and you gave me clothing, I was in The glory that you have given me I Or asks if Heaven can afford prison and you visited me.” Then have given them, so that they may be To woo a world that’s lost. the righteous will answer him, one as we are one, I in them and you Our lover tosses coins of gold “Lord, when was it that we saw in me, that they may be completely Across the midnight skies you hungry and gave you food, or one, so that the world may know that And stokes the sun against the cold thirsty and gave you something to you have sent me and have loved To warm us when we rise. drink? And when was it that we saw them even as you have loved me. Still more is spent in blood and tears you a stranger and welcomed you, All who acknowledge Christ as To win the human heart or naked and gave you clothing? Lord are welcome to be with us. We To overcome the violent fears And when was it that we saw you may have brand differences but the That drive the world apart. sick or in prison and visited you?” substance of our identity is clear. Behold the bruises and thorn crowned And the King will answer them, We, as an Order, and individually face “Truly I tell you, just as you did it to as Members of it, seek to proclaim Of one who bears our scars, the least of these who are members Christ as we live as Disciples of And empties out the wealth and grace of my family, you did it to me”. Christ. It was St That’s hinted by the stars. To refuse to care for the sick who famously (and probably How shall we love this heart-strong and the poor is to refuse to care apocryphally) said: “Preach the God for Christ. The solemn obligation Gospel at all times, and if necessary Who gives us everything? of our mission as Members of this use words”. Whose ways to us are strange and odd venerable Order could not be more We are called to be living What can we give or bring? clearly spelled out. witnesses of the Lord Jesus. And Acceptance of the matchless gift Last thing to say: We are an Is gift enough to give, Order of . If our military out, is the way we love. The famous The very act will shake and shift history no longer dominates excerptthat which from identifies St Paul’s us, First marks Letter us The way we love and live. our present self-understanding, to the Corinthians spells it out. Our Which brings me to the second our standing in the tradition of worldly achievements, our spiritual Chivalry still lies at the heart of our gifts are nothing. We do not have being. Chivalry encompasses the love. It is love, a particular sort of lovepoint we of areour calledmotto on– in to the embody service , love, which we are called to live doesor for not the exist benefit in a of, vacuum. humanity. It is This in an ideal knight, namely, courage, out. The love, which in the words directed love. From the original honour,combination courtesy, of qualities justice, expected and a of St Paul, is patient and kind, not readiness to help the weak. envious or boastful, or arrogant or and affection of our love has been If the past is a foreign country, rude. It does not insist in its own directedexample ofto Brotherthe sick andGerard the thepoor. object It it can nevertheless offer profound way; it is not irritable or resentful; was Saint Teresa of Calcutta who insights to aid us in our present. it does not rejoice in wrongdoing, famously described the poor as but rejoices in the truth. It bears all Christ coming to us in his distressing a timeless ideal against which we things, believes all things, hopes all disguise. canAnd judge the qualities our present of Chivalry performance. reflect things, endures all things. And we So, my dear Gail and Rodney, Doesn’t it seem to you that our task come into this Order to love and in the person of Jesus Christ, who is toTake bring a minute the love to of reflect Christ on to that.the serve the Lord, and with us devote wasfind willingthe prime to giveexemplar all he ofhad, that even love sick and the poor? Teresa turns it on your knightly service to our Lords his life in the service of God. its head for us and in doing so echoes the sick and the poor. @

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continued from page 3 accompanied by the Prior of the Sunshine Coast Mel Tipper and his

Thewife, following Dame Bette, morning, who joined 10th July,the weOrder embarked at the Investiture on our journey in Brisbane. to the Priory of the Sunshine Coast where

beautiful home of Chevalier Garry Cantour first and stop his wife, was coffeeJennifer, at andthe in the company of a large group of members we enjoyed, among other tasty bites, the famous Anzac biscuits.

Dame Gail Smith DSJ Rodney H Smith KSJ we were treated to lunch at Sails Gail has had a long career in a Married for 46 years (and coun- RestaurantBefore returning on the beach to Brisbane at Noosa setting, teaching for ten ting), father of three, grandfather where a certain amount of envy years and then twenty-nine years was created in the SOSJ team by as a Primary Principal. During this Victoria. the swimming kids, sunbathers time, Gail has been involved with of five,Rod currentlywas a part-time living inhobby Fairfield, and surfers in the Australian the Catholic Primary Principal’s farmer in Panton Hill while children midwinter!!!! Association whose objective is to were at home. Having owned Formal talks continued on professionally support Principals several power boats and chartering Thursday 11th July before departure in their role as Catholic leader. Her numerous sailing yachts here and for Melbourne on Friday 12th. We personal interest of arts and drama overseas, he has now purchased his travelled with Grand Prior Victor have led to her role in producing own and looking forward to sailing Feros and his wife, Dame Marion; and directing productions for the Australian coast. and our home for the next two days Parishes and schools over the years. He has involved himself in many would be the Melbourne Club. In Further professional clubs: Water Polo, Swimming, Toast- the evening we attended the Priory development has led to studies in of Victoria Investiture at St. John’s Counselling and for many years (who knew it could be so hard?). Anglican Church, Malvern East masters,Rod is and, the fourthmost recently, generation Bridge children and families, supporting and Managing Director in a family Adjunct Professor Victor Feros, theirGail has needs worked in the in school this field and with home business; past member of the presidedwhere Grand and Priorthe service H.E. Bailiff of environment. This has led to many Australian Society of Accountants; Investiture was conducted by years of offering parent education a Fellow of the Australian Institute Chevalier the Right Reverend John classes to families. Also, more of Company Directors; Director for recent studies in coaching have 10 years, President 5 years and now assisted by the Priory been a part of her work as Principal Parkes, of to support staff and leadership Association Victoria and Director Chevalier the Reverend Canon teams in in the school setting. 4Life years, Member Vice Presidentof the Boating 1 year Industry of Chevalier John Brownbill and Now in retirement, Gail still the Australian Marine Industry The Gala Dinner followed at The works through parent education Federation. Gables,Emeritus East Bruce Malvern. Maughan (Prelate). on line and is keen to pursue this In community engagement he Everywhere we have travelled interest in different ways in the has contributed to Sacred Heart within the Grand Priory of Australia, future, and volunteers at a refuge Diamond Creek Finance Committee, we met some wonderful people, who centre dedicated to supporting been an Alpha Leader, a leader share with us in the SOSJ common families at risk. in Parish Cells of Evangelisation, values with our mission to assist Retirement has brought with it and currently warbles in the St the Lord’s Sick and the Lord’s Poor. time for family, especially grand- ’s Parish . Rod is We are extremely grateful to all our children and a chance to pursue looking forward to contributing her great love of sailing with her to the aims and mission of the their generous hospitality and for husband, Rodney. Victorian Priory. makingBrothers our and visit Sisters so memorable. in Australia @ for

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mimic a variety of medical events andThe willsophisticated be used by mannequin Life Flight’s can doctors to prepare them for actual emergencies. The simulator cost $45,000. Prior Jeff Prebble thanked all who contributed to the success of the OSJ Luncheon at Preston Peak Winery in 2019 where the funds were raised. He thanked the large attendance of Knights and Dames, their spouses and friends at the luncheon, the wonderful effort of Chevalier Mark and Mrs Fran Simulator for Life Flight Osborne who organised the event and their son Rick who, as owner and chef at the Winery, donated all the food, drink and staff service. On the 29th of August members of the Darling Downs Priory Prior Jeff praised the generous visited the Clive Berghofer Life Flight office and hangar in donations of $10,000 by Mr and Toowoomba to officially hand over a training simulator. Mrs Denis Wagner and $16,540 by Chevalier Clive and Mrs Conchita IMAGE ABOVE: from left to right. Dr Chris Jarvis (LifeFlight), Chevalier Clive Berg- hofer, Mr Rick Osborne (Preston Peak Winery), Chevalier Mark Osborne, Chevalier Armitage. Thus the full cost of the Clive Armitage, Prior Jeff Prebble. simulator was raised. @

SEPTEMBER 2019 15 BRISBANE COMMANDERY JOHN BAPTIST DAY AT HOLY TRINITY

LEITH ROBINSON SSSJ 2019 John Baptist Day at Holy Trinity Church

Sunday 23rd June is celebrated by the Church each year as the it influenced their lives and even Forerunner, and the Patron Saint presentedtoday how to it Theinfluences Parish us.Pantry for ofBirth the ofHospitaller Saint John Knights. the Baptist, This the theA work cheque they for do $25,000 with the was poor and needy. $10,000 of this amount was celebrated this special day at Holy donated with the direction that it be SERVING SISTER Trinityyear the Anglican Brisbane Church, Commandery Fortitude used to relocate the pantry from the LEITH ROBINSON WITH Valley, with a Church Parade. Parish Hall to the former Rectory. DAME LEANNE O’SHEA After the Communion Service commencement of the Service, we were invited by the Parish I thoughtAs I sat of quietly the many before Knights, the to a lovely morning tea with the over hundreds of years, who had parishioners. celebrated in this way, and what it Certainly a special day in the must have meant to them, and how Commandery calendar. @

LEFT FRONT: DAME KAY LANE, KEITH JARVIS, CHEVALIER RICK BARTON SERVING SISTER BACK ROW: REVEREND SUE BARKER AND REVEREND TERRY BOOTH SANDRA GRIFFITHS

PRIOR CHARLES CLARK AND CHEVALIER ROBIN KLEINSCHMIDT OAM THE REVEREND SUE BARKER AND CHEVALIER IAN AIREY AM

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CHEVALIER JEFF PREBBLE OAM KCSJ

A pilgrimage in the Footsteps of the Knights In the Footsteps of Hospitaller, to celebrate 50 years of the OSJ in the Knights Tour Australia.

Museum, Mt Hermon with the Rhodes for 213 years so there Dames, three Knights, two spouses ancient Roman city of is substantial evidence of their andOn Saturday eleven non-OSJ 25th May guests 2019 met five Philippi, , and we swam in the presence. Our hotel was located in Tel Aviv, , to commence Dead Sea. near the walled medieval city of the “In the Footsteps of the We visited the site of the Rhodes Old Town and we visited Knights Tour”. Organised and led the of the Grand Masters, by Chevalier Stan Klan the tour established in 1048, St John the the Hospital of the Knights of visited Israel, Rhodes, Malta and first OSJ hospice in Jerusalem St John (now the Archeological focussing on OSJ historical substantial remains of the Order’s Museum), the Avenue of the sites over the next three weeks. Baptist Church in Jerusalem, the Knights, , the Acropolis of Rhodes In Israel we visited many in the Galilee area overlooking with the Temple of Pythian the12th Golan century Heights, Belvoir and Fortress the city , and an ancient theatre and Mount, Garden of Gethsemane, of Acre with the Crusader Halls stadium. ViaBiblical Dolorosa, sites including Church of Temple the Holy and the underground tunnels and We were bussed to to Sepulchre in Jerusalem and, further pathways. Acre fell in 1291 and Christians were expelled from the Acropolis of Lindos. One day we , effectively marking the exploredsee the fortifications the lush western and the side of afield, Bethlehem, Nazareth, Cana, end of the . The Knights the island visiting the of JesusMount was of the baptised Beatitudes, in the Mount of Filerimos, built in the Riverthe Transfiguration, and the Sea of Galilee.the site Ourwhere 1309, to the island of Rhodes. Our by the Knights. guide helped us explore Tel Aviv, nextmoved stop briefly was Rhodes.to Cyprus then, in In 1522 the Ottomans ejected the old port of , the Holocaust The Knights remained in the Knights from Rhodes. They

Hapsburg Emperor Charles V gifted CRUSADER HALLS IN ACRE, ISRAEL themfled to the island until of 1530Malta. when Against the LEFT TO RIGHT: MARA BASANOVIC, JEFF PREBBLE, ROBYN PREBBLE, enormous odds, the Knights were SUE BAIN, JANE TAIT, CHRIS TAIT, KERRIE KLAN, STAN KLAN, AIRLIE victorious in the famous Siege of BELL, JANE MCINTYRE. Malta which lasted four months in 1565. The Order remained in Malta for the next 268 years. So to Malta

In Malta we started with a tour ofwe Valetta, flew. the capital city, named after Grand Master La Valette. Here we saw the breath-taking panorama of the ,

Co-Cathedral of St John (formerly the Conventualbaroque, lavishly Church decorated of the Order of St. John), the Grand Master’s Palace state rooms, the Armoury, Fort St. Elmo and the National War Museum. continued page 18

SEPTEMBER 2019 17 PILGRIMAGE

continued from page 17 The next day we explored the three walled towns of Vittoriosa, and , a boat ride in the colourful harbour, impressive Fort Sant Angelo from wherethe Inquisitors’ Grand Master Palace, La and Valette the led the defence of the island during the Great Siege. We visited the medieval city of , Malta’s old capital city. On Sunday after attending in the Co-Cathedral of St John, we were driven to , a small eastern coast of Malta, then a boat picturesque village on the south a visit to Hagar Qim, Malta’s main ST JOHN’S CO-CATHEDRAL pre-historicride to the Blue site. Grotto followed by (CONVENTUAL CHURCH OF THE ORDER OF ST. JOHN), VALETTA, MALTA In we viewed the Colosseum, CircusOur Maximus,final destination the Forum, was theItaly. The tour was an outstanding Pantheon, the Trevi Fountain, and success thanks to the organisation the Spanish Steps before dinner in hospitalpilgrims. and Gerard became Sasso the of leader Amalfi and leadership of Chevalier Stan the ever-exciting Piazza Navona. of(Blessed the community. Gerard) stayed In 1099 at hethe Klan. We learned so much of the Next day we visited St Peter’s established our Order. We visited history of the Order, of the features of the countries we visited and, of the Sistine Chapel. course, partook of delicious meals, Basilica,After athe high Vatican speed Museums, train to and remainingthe site of the of his home family of Blessed in Ravello. wine, and some souvenir shopping. Naples we spent a day touring the GerardOn the in Amalfilast day and of our saw tour evidence Stan declined personally to we visited the beautiful hillside accept any tips. His company Order of St John of Jerusalem. It village of Assisi, forever associated wasAmalfi a group Coast, of the pious birthplace merchants of the with the life of its most famous Ethiopia as its preferred charity inhabitant, Saint Francis, whose and,identified with generousthe Fistula contributions Hospital in in Jerusalem in the mid-11th example of poverty and humility from tour members, donated centuryfrom Amalfi to care who for set Christian up a hospital $3,895 to the hospital. @

reflects the ideals of our Order.

THE MEMORIAL STONE IDENTIFYING THE SITE OF THE AVENUE OF THE KNIGHTS, RHODES ORIGINAL HOSPITAL OF THE ORDER OF SAINT JOHN.

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From the pilgrimage photo album Detail at right: Fresco of the young in the Basilica of St Andrew, Amalfi

THE HOSPITALLER’S 15TH CENTURY RHODES HARBOUR MONASTERY OF FILERIMOS, RHODES

L TO R: JEFF PREBBLE AND STAN KLAN AT THE AIRLIE BELL, JANE MCINTYRE, AND SUE BAIN SITE OF THE ORIGINAL HOSPITAL OF THE ORDER AT THE MOUNT OF BEATITUDES OF SAINT JOHN IN JERUSALEM

RHODES OLD TOWN FORTRESS. L TO R: CHRIS TAIT, TEL AVIV BEACH. MARA BASANOVIC, JEFF PREBBLE, ROBYN PREBBLE, L TO R: SUE BAIN, ROBYN PREBBLE, JANE TAIT JANE TAIT, STAN KLAN, JANE MCINTYRE, SUE BAIN, AIRLIE BELL.

SEPTEMBER 2019 19 PRIORY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

CHEVALIER ANTHONY HOWES KCSJ Identification with the Community

One of the specific aims of the Western Australia Priory is to build on links with the West Australian community. This is two-fold: it allows us to gain insights into community’s needs, and to ensure that the Order’s leadershippublic profile of theis seen Commandery, as ‘inclusive’ and now,and not the ‘exclusive’ Priory, has in continually any way. Past built on this premise. So it is that, today as I write, Spring in Perth has given us a gloriously sunny day to witness ABOVE, LEFT TO RIGHT: CHEVALIER ANTONY HOWES, CHEVALIER JOHN TICK, CHEVALIER BILL MUNRO (AS DEPUTY WARDEN WITH THE STATE WAR examples of our community links. It MEMORIAL) THE WARDEN OF THE STATE MEMORIAL, LT CMDR (RTD) is the day of the celebration of “The GREG BARTON RAN, DAME BEVERLY WATERS, AND PRIOR JAMIE EDWARDS. ”, and this morning members of the Maltese Association music, words and meditation Community in King’s Park at the talked at length with us, and spoke with the many members of Statethe Priory War Memorialjoined the to Maltese be reminded – WA the Maltese Community and the way into the Cathedral. It is so and the Allied Forces in ensuring WAspecifically, Priory might of the join ways in inpossible which importantthe community that wewho feel find we their belong freedomof the sacrifices for the Islandsof Maltese in World people projects for those in need. The in a worshipping community; War Two; and of the two other Commemoration inspired us all. a community disinterested in great battles for freedom, against I wrote above, that today has denominational boundaries. the and, later, Coming events Edwards, and I were privileged pm,witnessed Dames examples and Knights – plural processed – of Two major fund-raising events toNapoleon lay a wreath, Bonaparte. alongside Prior that Jamie of intoPriory/ St George’s Community Cathedral, links. Atour five are fast approaching. The Priory the Maltese Association. In his Conventual Church, to participate Quiz Night is to be held in the address, the Patron of the Maltese in Choral Evensong, which also very comfortable main building of Association of WA, Mr Antony commemorated the Siege Of Malta the Amherst Community Centre, Zammit, pointed to the faith in God Welcomed by the 2 Holmes St, Southern River, of the populace and the Knights of Perth, Kay from 7 pm on Friday, October of St John as being pivotal in the Goldsworthy AO, this evening’s 11th. Chevalier David Goode has heritage we have inherited from service is one of the Obligatory assembled a willing number of those historic struggles. Later, Services of the Priory observed Dames and Knights to assist him when he spoke, the President of throughout the year. Importantly, with the complexities behind the Association, Mr Albert Morris, all the services we attend in the any event consisting of the need thanked the Priory for its support Cathedral are part of the regular for , games to involve the round of worship occasions of date in Malta’s history. At the end our Conventual Church, and thus, and, of course, erudite but ofin the veryrecognition moving of ceremony, this significant Dames and Knights share prayer, multitudes, raffle co-ordination,

uncomplicated questions! Following 20 THE BULLETIN IDENTIFYING WITH COMMUNITY

THE PROCESSION DOWN TO THE MEMORIAL, IN FRONT: PRESIDENT OF THE MALTESE WITH THE MALTESE FLAG. ASSOCIATION WA, MR ALBERT MORRIS. the success of last year’s Quiz Night, November 22 at 7.30 pm and on hit musicals include the famous David has secured the services Saturday November 23 at 2 pm. “Charlie Girl”. “True Is Seeing of the indomitable and highly This will take place in the parish Within” follows the life and writings entertaining, the Honourable Alyssa church of Christ Church, Claremont, of this extraordinary author. with plenty of free parking in the Proceeds, as always, go to Tickets are $20 per person. Grammar School adjacent. assist the homeless of Perth and Hayden MLA, as quiz-compere. Leading thespians include Fremantle; all performers donate November 22nd and 23rd will their services in this annual drama/ seeEnquiries: our other [email protected] major fund-raiser Jarzabek. Yours truly is also playing music fund-raiser presented by before Christmas. “True Is Seeing aJenny role; and with Bernie music Davis, from someand Irene of the the Order and the parish of Christ Within” is the of new music original cast of the new musical Church, Claremont. Tickets are $20 and drama production drawn inspired by George Elliot’s “Silas (all concessions) and $25 (adults) from the writings of George Elliot, Marner” and composed by recently and available through Trybooking. whose 200th Anniversary of birth returned from London to live in is being celebrated on her birthday Perth, John Taylor, whose many they need each other! @ Community and Fund-raising – CHEVALIER JEFF PREBBLE OAM KCSJ Vale Chevalier Joe Hanna KSJ Sadly, Chevalier Joe Hanna the Middle East had escalated and with imminent passed away on 20th July 2019 danger Joe went to rescue his sister from the war- aged 80 years. He was born in torn country. He drove through , bribing his and at three months way through road blocks in Damascas and sneaking of age he and his parents sailed under radar lines under the cover of darkness until he to Australia and settled on the succeeded bringing them home to Australia. Downs. Joe was the eldest of 9 Joe transferred to the Goondiwindi business in children. He attended St Mary’s 1997 and retired to his lucerne farm in 2006. College, Toowoomba till aged 15 years. In 1956 he He was made a Knight of the Order of St John in opened Hannas Department store with Joe as manager 2001 and regularly attended meetings in Toowoomba for the next 50 years. This grew into a most successful until he developed health problems a few years ago. business. Joe and the business were very generous to In 2010 Joe and Judy with Geoff and Jennifer Makim charities, churches, schools, , sporting, and hosted a most successful OSJ Weekend in Goondiwindi. community organisations. Joe was buried in his Order robe. Grand Prior Victor Joe was married to Judy and they have one son, Feros and many Darling Downs Knights and Dames Robbie. Joe was very close and supportive of his family. attended his funeral and provided a guard of honour In the late 80’s Joe’s sister Elizabeth was living in Lebanon with her three young boys, the war in popular and friendly. He will be greatly missed. @ at the conclusion of the service. He was a fine man,

SEPTEMBER 2019 21 GRAND PRIORY A YEAR OF CELEBRATION

2019: a time of celebration

GATHERING TO WELCOME THE SOSJ VISITORS TO THE SUNSHINE COAST PRIORY AT THE HOME OF DAME JENNIFER AND CHEVALIER GARRY CANT

Much to Celebrate received one should speak to their There has been much to in 2020. So there was grand and Prior/Commander. celebrate in 2019 in the Grand solemnworked religiousout towards celebration, its fulfilment there was partying, there was travelling, Darling Downs Priory funds raised for charity, the and above all, there developed Hosts Lunch elevationPriory of Australasia,of two Commanderies significant a great understanding between On Sunday, 7th July, a lunch was to Priory status, 50 years as the Sovereign Order and the organised by the Darling Downs an Order in Australia, then a Australians. Priory in the restaurant of the Preston Peak Winery, just south of concentration of celebration as we Fiftieth Anniversary welcomed the three most senior Toowoomba. The Chef, the son of Members of the Sovereign Order Celebratory Cocktail Party Darling Downs Member Chevalier of St John, the Grand Master, the 6th July saw a cocktail party Mark Osborne, sat us down to Grand Commander, and the Grand to celebrate 50 years of the Order Australian culinary delights under Hospitaller, in July. of Saint John of Jerusalem Knights @ Coincident with their visit were Hospitaller in Australia. It was also a relaxed opportunity for local the heading of “Aussie BBQ”. Queensland and Sunshine Coast Members of the Australian Order Priories,the Investiture the 50th in BrisbaneAnniversary for the to meet the Grand Master, Grand Cocktail Party, the Luncheon on Commander, and Grand Hospitaller. the Darling Downs, as well as A slide presentation compiled visits to the Sunshine Coast and by Chevalier Michael Halliday Gold Coast, and a week later, the and his wife Anne gave a historic Investiture in Melbourne for the overview of the OSJ in Australia. Victorian Priory. A commemorative medallion Central to the visit were the had been struck for the 50th discussions bringing the OSJ and Anniversary and these were the SOSJ closer together as the distributed at the function. THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY Memorandum of Understanding is Any Members who have not COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL

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Chevalier The Very Reverend Arthur Grimshaw GCSJ

Arthur Grimshaw studied for the to the Order was during the turbulent periods in Priesthood in St John’s College, Morpeth, and worked in parishes recently as Prelate Emeritus, attending events as his in Victoria, then as of St healththe 80s allowed. and 90s. He He died has afterenjoyed a brain a quieter injury time on 6thmore George’s Cathedral, Perth. He came September. The regard in which he was held in the community Order of St Lazarus in 1973 and the was evident at his funeral in Holy Trinity Church, Orderto Brisbane of Saint in John1968. of He Jerusalem joined the Fortitude Valley, which was packed to capacity. It Knights Hospitaller in 1986 when he replaced was attended by the Governor, His Excellency Paul Chevalier the Reverend Phillip Newell as Chaplain to de Jersey AC, seven including the of the Priory of Queensland. It was the time of a serious Australia, and many fellow clergy of the Anglican and rift between elements of the Order and Chevalier other churches. Fourteen Members of the Order of Arthur was appointed Ambassador to Le Petit Conseil Saint John and twelve of the Order of St Lazarus sat to try to prevent a breakdown. Many Members, together in robes and regalia. including Arthur, went to the Sovereign Order Our sympathies, thoughts and prayers are extended to his wife, Mary, and their four sons and The great contribution that Chevalier Arthur made families. May he rest in peace and rise in glory. @ headquartered in Vancouver, but to return later.

DAME DONNA FRASER DSJ

’ TWAS THE NIGHT BEFORE INVESTITURE 2019 ... and Queensland Prior Charles Clark was addressing one of the last, but not least, of his responsibilities. As Director of Choral Music, in

GRAND HOSPITALLER, HE BAILIFF MAY STORRIE CBE GCSJ MMSJ, SUNSHINE COAST PRIOR MEL TIPPER, his choristers and musicians,the face managing of flu and eventually the to DAME JEAN LEDWIDGE AND CHEVALIER DR RUSSELL cobbleschool holidays,together aCharles group ofhad “friends difficulty who rallying can sing”. STITZ We can only imagine Prior Charles sitting up in bed, armed with vocal score and headphones streaming from U-Tube the anthem composed for the 1947 Honours Recipient marriage of the then Princess Elizabeth and Philip For Service to Youth Mountbatten. Of concern was how to conduct a work unknown to Chevalier Damien Atkinson OAM KSJ many and rarely performed by any of his choristers; Chevalier Damien was the recipient of the Medal then there was the problem of how to balance his only of the Order of Australia in the Honours List in two tenors against six bass voices.

too far advanced to be able to include a note, so articulated We wait for Thy Loving Kindness should June.this opportunityThe layout of is the taken issue to of congratulate the Bulletin him was emergeWho aswould a memorable have guessed moment then of that the the 2019 exquisitely Investiture on receipt of the award “For service to youth”. Ceremony. He works through, and is a fund raiser for, Chain Reaction Challenge Foundation, AEIOU Foundation who really can sing. With not a healthy trumpeter in for Children with Autism, Ronald McDonald House town,Bravo, voicing Charles, of fanfares and bravo deferred your veryto the talented pipes of friends, the South East Queensland, Micah Projects Pty Ltd, and Organ of St John’s with Cathedral Organist Andrej other charities. Congratulations Damien! Kouznetsov delivering all pomp and ceremony due the occasion. @ Graphic: Donna Fraser

SEPTEMBER 2019 23 PRIORY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST NEWS AND EVENTS

Continues a well-established round of charitable and Active new Priory social activity

The new Priory of the Sunshine Coast was inaugurated on 19th May at an impressive and moving service and ceremony in the presence of a congregation

Darling Downs, as well as the loyal local contingent. The newwhich Priory included has representativescontinued the busy from round Brisbane of charitable and the and social activity which it established as a Commandery. for investiture at St John’s Cathedral on 5th July. They The Priory was pleased to present five new members are Dame Leonie Barnes, Chevalier John Hazelwood, WELCOME TO NEW MEMBERS: SUNSHINE COAST PRIORY VIGIL AND GATHERING toChevalier the Priory Brent on Mickelberg,Monday 3rd Dame July at Anne a Vigil Stitz, in theand chapel Dame atBette Matthew Tipper. FlindersThe five hadAnglican been introduced College, followed and welcomed by an informal supper gathering in the college boardroom. On 10th July, a perfect Queensland winter’s day, it was a great honour and a considerable pleasure for the Priory to host our international visitors from the Order of St John in the USA, Canada and the . of Chevalier Garry and Dame Jenny Cant to welcome theMembers Grand ofMaster, the Priory William gathered Stein, the at theGrand Buderim Commander home Ian Reid, and the Grand Hospitaller, May Storrie, to the Sunshine Coast and to hear of the work of the Order they represent. CHEVALIERS RUSSELL BROTHERS AND raised approximately $22,000, which was devoted to the MARK DE WET, DAMES MELANIE DE WET AND FRAN MATLOCK AT ST MARK’S CHURCH. purchaseThe highly of a vehiclesuccessful suitable True Blueto transport cocktail renalparty dialysisin April patients from their homes for treatment. Many of those suitable and affordable transport. At a ceremony on 7th Augustrequiring the dialysis volunteers treatment of the do Kidney not have Support ready accessNetwork to gratefully accepted the donation of a bright shiny red car, whoand informed raise money the forgathering a good ofcause the manydo not difficulties see the tangible faced resultsby those of who their require efforts, regular and on dialysis. this occasion Very often those those who were present found it particularly gratifying to see the direct outcome of their hard work and to understand its

The Priory celebrated the Lifting of the Siege of Malta withbenefits. a service in the Stella Maris in Maroochydore, where members were warmly welcomed to Mass by Father Joe Duffy and the members of the Parish. Father Joe had researched the Order of St John of Jerusalem Knights Hospitaller, and presented to the congregation a most informative background to the history of the Order. The service was followed by CHEVALIER THE VERY REVEREND CHRIS WHITTALL a relaxed and enjoyable lunch for members and their BLESSES THE CAR FOR KIDNEY DIALYSIS PATIENTS partners at the River Shore Resort in Diddillibah. @

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