The BULLETIN The Order of St John of Jerusalem Knights Hospitaller THE GRAND PRIORY OF AUSTRALASIA Under the Royal Charter of HM King Peter II of Yugoslavia

THE PRIORY OF AND COMMANDERIES: , GOLD COAST, SUNSHINE COAST AND WESTERN

THE PRIORY OF THE

THE PRIORY OF VICTORIA

NOVEMBER 2018

Grand Master Profile 3

Investitures Darling Downs 4

Petit Conseil 11

Centenary of Armistice 12

Sunshine Coast: Malta 14

Vale Thomas Ledwidge 15

Two Commanderies: Malta 16

Victoria Church Parade 17

Western Australia Program 18

Life Flight Centre visit 19

Investiture Solemnity on The Darling Downs THE BULLETIN EDITORIAL

CHEVALIER CHARLES CLARK GCSJ MMSJ New Prior for Queensland Chevalier Professor Emeritus From the Editor’s desk George Kearney AM RFD ED GCSJ has completed his term as Prior for Queensland. Chevalier As I write in preparation for the next Christian Denominations are Charles Clark GCSJ MMSJ has issue of the Bulletin, All Saints and All represented in the three persons in been elected to take his place. Souls Days have just been celebrated, the foreground: a Catholic Bishop, A formal ceremony of hand- and Hallowe’en is becoming as a former Moderator of the Uniting over will take place before commercial as Christmas and Easter. Church, and a Canon Emeritus of an the Brisbane Commandery But the ghosts and lighted Anglican Cathedral. What could be Christmas lunch on 6th pumpkins of Hallowe’en are no more illustrative of the ecumenical December and a full report will match for the solemn celebrations nature of the Hospitallers? Though be included in the February commemorating the names of dearly not present here, there is also 2019 issue of the Bulletin. loved departed, just as the gifts a strong representation of the passed out at Christmas time are poor Lutheran Church in the Order in May we be ever conscious of substitute for the gift of Christ to the Queensland. world. This year many greeting cards So our thoughts are guided as this year we wish each other will say: ”Happy Holiday”, not “Happy to those characteristics which Christmas“fide” in the Greetings. motto of the Order Christmas”. drive us forward in our charitable Have you noticed something endeavours and set us apart My wishes for a happy special about the picture on the from all other worthy charitable and holy Christmas front cover? Three of the major organisations. go to all our readers.

PRO FIDE, PRO UTILITATE HOMINUM FOR THE FAITH, FOR THE SERVICE TO HUMANITY The Order of ‘The Bulletin’ is the official magazine Not signed up of the Order of St John of Jerusalem to the Members’ Saint John Knights Hospitaller, Grand Priory of Domain Yet? Australasia: ACN 147 338 501 The sign-up page comes of Jerusalem CORRESPONDENCE up at the beginning of Chevalier Charles Clark GCSJ MMSJ the Members’ Domain. Knights Hospitaller email: [email protected] Enter your email address as given in the Roll of THE GRAND PRIORY OF AUSTRALASIA EDITORIAL GROUP Honour and make up a The modern Order of Saint John of Chevaliers Charles Clark, Reverend Password which you will Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller, is a Dr David Pitman, the Reverend use from then on to log in. Christian, chivalric, ecumenical, and Canon Emeritus Bruce Maughan When you log in, your (Prelate), Robin Kleinschmidt, Garry email address is your international community directly descended from the Hospitaller activities Page, Dames Dawn Goodall and Donna Fraser, and Serving Sister Leith accreditation, and no one at the Hospice founded before the turn Robinson. elsebona-fide can get membership in using it of the 12th century by Amalfi merchants, unless they know your for pilgrims in Jerusalem. PRINTED BY password. If you have HEANEYS: PERFORMERS IN PRINT any problems, refer to Jerusalem 1048-1291 Cyprus 1292-1310 07 5539 4911 www.hpip.com.au Dame Dawn Goodall or Rhodes 1311-1523 Malta 1530-1798 Chevalier Charles Clark Australia 1969 (contact details in Roll of Honour). @ Australasia: osj.org.au Sovereign Order: sosjinternational.org

2 THE BULLETIN SOVEREIGN ORDER PROFILE

H.M.E.H. Grand Master Profile William Stein, GCSJ, MMSJ H.M.E.H. Grand Master resulting in the signing of the Memorandum William Stein, GCSJ, of Understanding with the Grand Priory of MMSJ was invested as a Australasia. Knight of Honor in the He has attended Sovereign Council Meetings Order at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco, Vancouver, Malta, Scotland, in San Francisco, Washington D.C. as well as and California, in 1993. Investitures in Vancouver, Victoria, Cleveland, After being promoted to Knight of Grace, he Palm Beach, San Francisco, Budapest, Greenock, was appointed to the Supreme Court of the Order and Dunblane Scotland. and subsequently served for several years as its Grand Master Stein is a fourth generation Chief Judge. He has served as Commander and Vice native San Franciscan, educated in the City’s Commander of the San Francisco Commandery. parochial and public schools. He received his As Chairman of the Rules Committee, he B.A. degree from San Francisco State University reformatted the Rules of the Sovereign Order of in 1962 and his J.D. degree from the University St. John, Knights Hospitaller, to make them more of California, Hastings College of the Law, in accessible and easier to use. 1965. After graduation, he joined the California His late wife, H E Conventual Bailiff Grand served as the Chief Deputy Attorney General in chargeAttorney of General’sits entire OfficeCriminal where Division. he ultimately PetitHospitaller Counseil. Janice M. Stein, GCSJ, was the first Dame As an attorney, he specialized in appellate to becomeHis wife, a DameBailiff Commanderand the first ofDame Grace to Suzanneserve on LeG. cases, appearing before the United States Tognazzini Stein DCSJ, serves as the Secretary on Supreme Court, the United States Court of the Priory Council for the Western United States Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, the California and for the San Francisco Commandery Council. Supreme Court and the California Court of Appeal. In 1984 he was appointed by the at the 2016 Sovereign Council meeting in Cleveland, Governor of the State of California to the ConventutalPrior to his election Bailiff Stein to the served office as of aGrand Lieutenant Marshal Superior Court for the City and County of San to the Grand Commander. In that capacity he Francisco and in 1988 was elevated to the travelled to London for meetings with the Grand California Court of Appeal. Prior of Great Britain and the Priors of Scotland He retired from that court in 2008 and and . continues to practise law as an Arbitrator, He was also involved in the negotiations Mediator, and Consultant. @

NOTE The proceedings of the Sovereign Council Meeting of the Sovereign Order of St John were fully reported in the August 2018 issue of the Bulletin. A very important item of business at the meeting was the election of a new Grand Master. Conventual Bailiff William Stein, formerly the Grand Marshal, was elected Grand Master in succession to the late Grand Master David Rolfe. The above, submitted by Conventual Bailiff David Petitpierre from Vancouver, gives us biographical details of the new Grand Master. See Page 11 for the newly-elected Le Peit Conseil.

NOVEMBER 2018 3 DARLING DOWNS PRIORY

DAME DONNA FRASER DSJ

ST PATRICK’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL, , 7 SEPTEMBER, 2018 Order remains relevant The Order of Saint John in modern era of Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller is as important “Our Order today is a vibrant, Victoria in attandance together with today as ever Darling international, Christian non- the Commander of Sunshine Coast. Downs Prior Dr Jeff Prebble denominational group of men and told the September women who share fellowship and Grand Priory of Australisia Chevalier Dinner celebrating the serve the poor and the sick,” Prior The ReverendOfficiant was Canon Prelate Emeritus of the Bruce Jeff said in his Toast to the Order. Maughan OAM GCSJ MMSJ RFD. investiture of eight new He defined “Order” as “arrange- The Allocution was delivered by Knights and Dames. ment of things to each other, a Conventual and Sub-Prelate command or instruction”. of the Priory of Quensland Chevalier Acclamation by the Grand “Our Order, however, is defined The Reverend Dr David Pitman AM Prior. The choir “After Five” was as a group of people of similar GCHSJ. accompanied by Abi Bunch under religious, social and moral beliefs, In the absence, due to illness, of Choral Director/Cantor Calisa united in a formal way after taking Conventual Chaplain Chevalier Dr Walters. solemn vows.” Brian Sparksman, Chevalier The Chevalier Bill Barrett KSJ was The Prior congratulated new Reverend Fr Kerry Costigan KSJ Master of Ceremonies for the Knights and Dames, Rev. Rob attended as Deputy Chaplain. The Investiture Dinner at Picnic Point Callow, Graham Cooke, LT COL assembly was welcomed by Bishop of attended by 92 members of the OSJ Julian Turner, Dr Patricia Gillespie, the Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba, together with friends and family of Mary Woods OAM, Peter Brodie, The Most Rev. Robert McGuckin DD the eight new Knights and Dames. Horst Brosi and Joe Wagner, on MCL JCL and attended by St Patrick’s Responding to Prior Dr Jeff their investiture to the Priory of the Cathedral Administrator, the Prebble’s Toast to the Order, Darling Downs. Reverend Fr Michael O’Brian. Grand Prior Victor Feros gave Grand Prior HE Bailiff Adjunct The First Reading was given by an illuminating history of the Professor Victor Feros OAM GCSJ Investee LT COL Julian Turner and Order and spoke of its role and CMSJ, conducted the Friday evening the Second by Dame Sally Bligh DSJ. responsibilities in the modern era. Ceremony of Investiture at the A rousing fanfare by trumpeter Chevalier Keith Mathieson GCSJ Catholic Cathedral of St Patrick Alan Skerman heralded the proposed a toast to the new Knights in Toowoomba with the Priors of investiture of new Knights and and Dames which was responded to Darling Downs, Queensland, and Dames and Presentation and by Dame Mary Woods DSJ.

4 THE BULLETIN INVESTITURES 2018

NEW INVESTEES, LEFT TO RIGHT: Rev Rob Callow, Graham Cooke, Julian Turner, Dr Patricia Gillespie, Prior Jeff Prebble, Grand Prior Victor Feros, Mary Woods, Peter Brodie, Horst Brosi, and Joe Wagner.

I am reminded of the verse of Response to Toast to the Order Alexander Pope, in “Essay on Man, Darling Downs Investiture 2018 by the Grand Prior Epistle III”: For modes of faith, let graceless This year is the 970th anniversary As an Order of Charity, a zealots fight of the beginnings, in Jerusalem, of willingness to serve is the He can’t be wrong whose life is in this, the longest surviving Order requirement of Members and the the right of Chivalry and Charity. This strength of its membership. In faith and hope, the world will day, this very day, is the 453rd We are the Hospitaller Knights. disagree anniversary of the lifting of the The very concept of “hospital” is the But all mankind’s concern is charity. Siege of Malta, of Valletta, in 1565, enduring legacy of our Order, the In our Order, we elect to seek to when the Hospitaller Knights of gift of our knightly forebears – the serve, without discrimination, St John withstood the might of the very name “Hospital” – to humanity. openly yet quietly, independently, Otterman Empire and saved Europe Hospitality connotes inspiration, and with Christian purpose, – a mighty and sacred day in the comfort, peace. It transforms, gives without the coveting of recognition history of the Order. warmth, strength. or reward, those less fortunate Our Order is both an Order These are the ideals of the than we ourselves are – Our Lords of Chivalry and of Charity, and Hospitaller Knights and their the Sick and Our Lords the Poor. became, by necessity and the practices in continuing to serve We are gathered here tonight, imperative of history, a military humanity. We are the ecumenist in plain demonstration of our Order. Knights, derived from the willingness to so serve . As behoves chivalric and protection of Tsarist Russia, after As symbolised by our Maltese the expulsion at the close of the Cross of Four Arms, we strive in and courage are integral to an 18th Century of then Knights from support of the four Virtues: understandingmilitary Orders, of loyalty, the beliefs sacrifice, and Malta after 268 years of sovereignty Prudence, Temperance, Justice, commitments which underline the and prior to that, after more than Fortitude. very precepts upon which our Order 200 years in Rhodes. There are various was founded. On matters of charity and faith, continued on page 20

NOVEMBER 2018 5 PRIORY OF THE DARLING DOWNS

us that Jesus once said of John that Reverend Dr David Pitman no other man greater than he had ever been born (Luke 7:28). That, Allocution: Priory of it has to be said, was high praise! The Darling Downs It also encourages us to look more closely at the life and ministry of Service of Investiture this extraordinary man. He was, most certainly, a unique individual, very much a non-conformist, more than a little eccentric. John the Baptist: He reminds us that we should not think too highly of ourselves, but rather understand that our Patron Saint and calling as members of this Order of St John is not about status, Inspiration but rather about being servants of Christ in the life of the wider When I was a teenager in the I would also like to make community. Methodist Church, I belonged to an reference to another Knight. We All of us who have been organisation known as The Order know him as Don Quixote. He is received into the Order of St John of Knights. It was a Movement for the central character in a famous of Jerusalem understand that we young men with a strong focus on have joined an Order committed to Christian discipleship. It had as its the Spanish author, Miguel de service. Those of you who will be motto: Cervantesand influential Saavedra. book written by invested tonight will have to decide Live pure Don Quixote is a passionate, what that means for you into the Speak true courageous and eccentric individual future. If you are willing, there will Right wrong who sets out on a quest to live out be many opportunities for you to Follow the Christ, the King his conviction that he is a Knight offer service in support of those Else wherefore born? whose needs are so much greater You may know that the words for justice. The story was dramatis- than our own. come from a poem by Alfred Lord destineded in the earlyto right 1970’s wrong in aand musical fight Many parts of the Christian Tennyson about King Arthur and production called Man of La Mancha. family around the world honour the Knights of the Round Table, At one point, Don Quixote spells the Saints... outstanding men and called The Idylls of the King. out the vision that inspires his life women whose lives were given In the poem, the words are in the song we know as To dream over to the service of humanity. spoken by Gareth, a young prince, the impossible dream. Their stories inspire and encourage as he expresses his conviction that To dream the impossible dream us. They were uncompromising he must go and join King Arthur. His To fight the unbeatable foe advocates for the teaching To bear with unbearable sorrow and example of Jesus, not least not to go, persuades him to work for To run where the brave dare not go regarding the great commandment, amother, whole yearwanting as a tokitchen influence servant him To right the unrightable wrong to love God with all our heart in the Court of the King without To love pure and chaste from afar and soul and mind and strength disclosing his own royal status, To try when your arms are too and our neighbour as ourself. We hoping that this experience will be weary understand that it is in loving and so daunting he will abandon his To reach the unreachable star serving our neighbours who are in dream to become a knight and come John the Baptist, after whom our need that we best love and serve home to her again. However, Gareth Order is named, was actually a Don Christ himself. met the test and became one of the Quixote kind of person. He believed This is what the Saints, not Knights of the Round Table. in the possibility of a better world. least St John the Baptist, have In the process he learned the He confronted those who acted taught us. In the Order of St John of fundamental lesson that, whatever unjustly. He prepared the way for Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller, we else a Knight might be and do, he is the ministry of Jesus. are committed to following their Luke, in his gospel record, tells example. @ first of all a servant. 6 THE BULLETIN INVESTITURES 2018

We welcome eight new Knights and Dames 7 September 2018

PETER BRODIE HORST BROSI Peter was born in Nambour, grew Horst was born in Toowoomba and up on a farm at Dalby and after Around Australia primary school, spent a couple at the Toowoomba Foundry. He left years at boarding school at BBC, forqualified Canada as in a 1959Tool and and Die worked maker end of year Brisbane. He then attended Gatton as a maintenance engineer in the College and received a Diploma of timber and mining industries in Agriculture. British Columbia. His whole life has been involved He married a Canadian lady Functions in Agriculture from working and returned in 1967. Horst Queensland Priory in the Department of Primary became a partner and director Brisbane and Gold Coast Industries in a number of districts of the engineering business Commanderies Vettiger & Vidler Co. Pty Ltd. Thursday 6th December, in Toowoomba. In 1979, he was He is now retired. Horst was a 12 for 12-30pm: Lunch, fortunateto working to with partner Pacific with Seeds John member and past President of the Queensland Club. Philp to form a successful grain old Toowoomba Club, founding trading business. Over 30years member of the Police Citizens Sunshine Coast Commandery they developed export, food, and Youth Club Board, Chairman of Saturday 8th December, feed manufacturing businesses Downs Group Training for 10 years Drinks Party, which are now operated by the and board member for 14 years. Home of Dame Jan Jones. Brodie family and employ over 50 He was a member of the Board Western Australia people. of the Darling Downs Association Peter has two daughters, who Commandery for Advanced Education for eight Sunday 2nd December, are involved in the business. He years until it ceased to exist. He 2pm and 5pm: has continually been involved was a member of theAdvisory “A Colonial Christmas Carol”, in associations promoting the Board for TAFE for 2 years. Christ Church, Claremont. industry, and has been President Currently, he is a member and and a Life Member of Grain and past President of the Toowoomba Darling Downs Priory Oilseeds Associations. Golf Club, a Board member of the Thursday 22nd November, In 1979 he married Glennis Toowoomba Hospital Foundation 6-30 for 7pm: Dinner, and they have three children, Ben, since 1999, and has been delivering Downs Club. Catherine, and Andrea, and two for Meals on Wheels once a week grandchildren. As a family and in for the past 10 years. Priory of Victoria business they have been involved Sunday 9th December, in supporting charities, schools, 12 noon for 12-30pm: Lunch, sporting clubs, and district shows. @ Ascot House, Ascot Vale. They are part of the Darling Downs Dozen who, with Clive Berghofer, supported the original funding of The photographers were: Stan Carter at the service and Mark Osborne at the are strong supporters of Lifeline. dinner. Careflight in Toowoomba, and they

NOVEMBER 2018 7 DARLING DOWNS PRIORY

REVEREND ROB CALLOW GRAHAM COOKE DR PATRICIA GILLESPIE Arising from his faith convictions, Graham and his wife, Narelle, live approximately 5 kms north of was schooled at Loreto Convent at foremost as a child of God and Jondaryn where they operate a Coorparoo.Pat, the youngest She studied of five children,medicine followerRob describes of Christ. himself first and mixed grain and grazing property at the University of Queensland In addition to this, Rob is in conjunction with their eldest son and then worked at Princess husband of Nicole and father of and his family. Alexandra Hospital. Grace and Bethany as well as son, Graham served for 36 years While there, she was sent brother, friend, and neighbour. on the Urban Division of the to Chinchilla to do a 12 week After high school Rob completed an Queensland Fire and Rescue relieving term. She fell in love with engineering degree and worked for (Emergency) Service. He remains a rural life and also with her future many years in the petro-chemical volunteer with the Jondaryn Rural husband, Bob, a GP in Chinchilla. industry. Fire Brigade. They stayed nearly 12 years and The “call of God” redirected Rob He is chair of the North still run a cattle farm just to the into ordained ministry through East Downs Landcare Group, north of Chinchilla. the Uniting Church in Australia; Landcare Natural Member with Pat and Bob moved to his current position is minister at Condamine Alliance, Committee Toowoomba to work together in Middle Ridge Uniting Church in Member and Vice Chair of general practice. Pat’s other interest Toowoomba, Queensland. Queensland Murray Darling has been medical education. Over the years, Rob has been Committee, Community Member She has supervised medical involved in a range of community with the Condamine Catchment students and trainee GPs in her activities including fundraising Management Association, Acting practice, completed a Master’s in for Type 1 Diabetes research, and Chair Darling Downs Regional Medical Education, and currently support for people living in rural Landcare, Member of South Myall works as Associate Director of and remote Queensland. Catchment Landcare Group, Chair Training for General Practice of the Jondaryn Hall Committee, Training Queensland, and runs chair of the Mine Reference Group the rural training arm for that (New Hope Acland), Chair of the organisation as well as working for Priory of Queensland Jondaryn Emergency Co-ordination the University of Queensland Rural Investiture Photo Book Sub Group, Parish Warden and Clinical School. Chair of the Oakey Anglican Parish An attractive Photo Book, as Pat has been involved in Zonta Council, and co-ordinator of the in Toowoomba. She became a record of the Investiture, Oakey Show Society winter crop involved in the RACGP Qld Faculty is produced each year. A competition. Board, GP Connections Board selection of the photographs and Downlands College Board. taken at this Investiture Currently she serves on the Board will be used in the 2018 of the Darling Downs and West Australasia: www.osj.org.au Investiture Photo Book. Moreton Primary Health Network Details on the website, Sovereign Order: and the SevenSprings Medical Private Members’ Domain. @ www.sosjinternational.org Centre Board. Pat and Bob have four children.

8 THE BULLETIN INVESTITURES 2018

LT COL JULIAN TURNER JOE WAGNER MARY WOODS OAM Julian joined the Australian Army Educated at Downlands College Born in Detroit, USA, Mary in 1976 and attended the Royal Toowoomba, Joe and Helen were came to Australia in 1965 and Military College, Duntroon. He married in 1998, and moved married Geoff in 1974. Together joined the Royal Australian Signals to in 1999 then they have worked the family Corps and has served in the United Townsville in 2001 where he property, “Coorangy”, a grain Kingdom, , North Africa, successfully set up and operated a farming operation, at and Sarajevo. concrete business in both areas. He near Goondiwindi. They also run In 1996 he was appointed as was involved in the local Lions Club 250-300 Angus/Santa Gertrudis the Australian Army’s Director of and the Goondiwindi Picnic Race breeders. Electronic Warfare and Special Committee. Mary is a Bachelor of Arts Intelligence; in 1998 he was appoin- (English/History major) and with the Wagner Group of has a Diploma of Education, and the 7th Signal Regiment; and in CompaniesJoe has filled over manythe years positions including has participated in numerous 2001ted as was the appointedCommanding to the Officer Defence of project management, divisional community organisations. This has Staff at the Australian Embassy management and Managing included Landcare and Catchment in Washington DC. He developed Director for two years. Joe is also a Management, several government and implemented a family welfare member of the Australian Institute advisory committees, and she was and support system for deployed of Company Directors. chairperson of the Queensland soldiers and their families. Joe is currently heading up Murray-Darling Committee. She In 2005 he transferred to the project to commercialize a was the inaugural member of the inactive Army Reserve and ground-breaking geopolymer Waggamba Landcare and worked commenced teaching in Chemistry concrete which is trademarked for many years with the Isolated and Science at Fairholme College, EFC (Earth Friendly Concrete). Children’s Parent’s Association. Toowoomba. Here he also initiated This has seen him win awards and Mary co-founded the Tie Up and organised service activities acknowledgements worldwide, in the Black Dog Committee, and such as leading small groups to particular, the United States and continues organising community work in an orphanage in India, Australia, for its sustainability and events to improve awareness of home building in Cambodia, rubbish structural performance. He travels mental health disorders. collection and ecological awareness extensively overseas to markets In 1997 Mary and Geoff were on the Great Barrier Reef. such as India, the Middle East, and jointly awarded the Waggamba Julian is chairman of the Elders Germany. Joe currently sits on the Shire Citizen of the Year Award. In Committee of St Stephens Uniting Wagner Board and the Board of 2001 Mary was awarded an Order Church, Toowoomba and has been the Toowoomba and Surat Basin of Australia Medal for services chairman of the Festival of Football Enterprise. to Landcare and Catchment Committee, a member of the College He has been closely involved Management; in 2003 a Community Council of The Scots PGC College with Life Flight, Angel Flight, Regional Achievers’ Award; and in in Warwick, and a member of the the Variety Club, and is a loving 2012 a Queensland Mental Health Rotary Club of Toowoomba. husband and father of four children. Week’s Individual Award. Julian is married to Nerida and His hobby is farming – he currently Mary and Geoff have two has two sons. operates three properties. children, Katherine and David. @

NOVEMBER 2018 9 DARLING DOWNS PRIORY INVESTITURES 2018

Investiture Dinner at Picnic Point After the moving solemnity of the Investiture Service, the dinner at Picnic Point Restaurant was a joyous event. It was well-attended, with 92 members of the OSJ together with friends and family of the eight new Knights and Dames. Joining in the celebrations were: FROM TOP, LEFT TO RIGHT: Dame Jane Tait and Chevalier Chris Tait CENTRE Mrs Bette Tipper and Chevalier Commander Mel Tipper; Mrs Fran Osborne and Chevalier Mark Osborne LOWER Chevalier John Blakeney and Mrs Kay Blakeney; Chevalier Merv Bond and Mrs Bev Bond @

10 THE BULLETIN SOVEREIGN ORDER 2018

SOVEREIGN ORDER OF ST JOHN OF JERUSALEM, KNIGHTS HOSPITALLER Le Petit Conseil

Le Petit Conseil (the Little Council) who, together with the Grand Master,consists see of five to the elected governance members of the Order in the two year period between the Sovereign Council meetings. The LPC elected at the Sovereign Council Meeting of 2018 is, from left to right, (All Conventual Bailiffs) Grand Counsellor David J. R. Petitpierre MEMBERS OF LE PETIT CONSEIL ELECTED BY THE SOVEREIGN COUNCIL 2018 GCSJ MMSJ, Grand Commander Ian Reid GCSJ MMSJ and Bar, The Grand Master William Stein GCSJ MMSJ, Grand Hospitaller May Storrie CBE GCSJ MMSJ, Grand Conservator Joe H E Conventual Bailiff Grand C. Rudé III GCSJ and Grand Master Emeritus HOSJ, Grand Marshall Commander Ian Reid GCSJ, Richard D. Earthy GCSJ MMSJ. @ Profile MMSJ & Bar Conventual Bailiff Ian Reid was written various manuals for Coming next issue: invested into the Vancouver commandery management Commandery in 2004. He relating to recruiting and Profile of Chevalier served as Almoner and a the Very Reverend Dr Director of the Commandery Ian’s career was in software for a number of years. systemsfinancial development management. and Brian Sparksman KCSJ Ian was one of four managed his own consulting Chevalier the Very Reverend principals primarily involved in company. He currently sits Dr Brian Sparksman KCSJ, a the planning, development, and on the Boards of a number of Member of the Order of St John fundraising for the 14 bed St. community organisations. of Jerusalem since 1993, and John Hospice in Vancouver built Ian is married to Dame Conventual Chaplain to the by the Vancouver Commandery. Viviane Reid, DCSJ, who was Priory of the Darling Downs, For his efforts he was awarded Registrar General of the moved to the Grantham Wing the Medal of Merit. Sovereign Order from 2012 to at St Vincent’s Aged Care Ian Reid also chaired the 2016. (Lourdes), Toowoomba, earlier committee responsible for a this year. Ordained to the total revision of the Sovereign See Page 3 for profile of the Catholic Priesthood in 1970, Order’s website. Grand Master, Conventual Bailiff Fr Brian, as he is affectionately For this he was awarded a William Stein. Profiles of the known, was an ardent supporter Bar to his Medal of Merit. remaining Members of LPC will be for ecumenism. @ Bailiff Ian Reid has also included in future Bulletins. @

NOVEMBER 2018 11 BRISBANE COMMANDERY

CHEVALIER SQN LDR DENNIS DEERING KCSJ A splendid Military Dining-In for the Centenary of Armistice

The Brisbane and Sunshine Coast Commanderies hosted a formal dinner at the historic Victoria Barracks Officers and Sergeants Mess on Saturday 27 October 2018.

As the dinner was conducted along the line of a formal Military Dining- In, the Master of Ceremonies Chevalier SQNLDR Dennis Deering KCSJ provided an explanation, to inform those non-military members present, of the traditions and protocols surrounding a “MON CHE” ENTERTAINS THE GUESTS dining-in, piping in of the Colours During this presentation, the some of our own Knights and Dames. that they would be witnessing. guests were provided with a He thanked them all for their time, andFollowing finally, piping the formal in of the welcome port, poignant display of memorials that thought, and energy, in arranging by the Commander of the Brisbane now exist throughout Europe and and delivering such a splendid and Commandery, Chevalier Ric Barton the Middle East. meaningful occasion. @ KCSJ, the Flags and Banners were paraded through the dining prizes were on display and Dame IMAGES, OPPOSITE PAGE room lead by Pipe-Major Rolly LeanneSignificant O’Shea donations and her assistance of raffle TOP LEFT: Left to right Mrs Nancy Low McCartney from the National were very busy early in the evening Choy, Chevalier MAJGEN Darryl Low Servicemen’s Pipes and Drums with ticket sales, which raised Chow AM MBE RFD, Mrs Helen Barton, Chevalier MAJGEN Stephen Golding Memorial Band. $1,065. AM RFD The evening culminated in TOP RIGHT: Chevalier David Muir, Ms entertained by the wonderful toasts to Australia and the Queen, Brigid Muir, Mrs Veronica Muir, Mrs musicalThe guests talents were of a groupfirstly of four the Order, and to the Fallen. Anne Halliday. young ladies called MON CHE. In a note to Members of Brisbane CENTRE LEFT: From left, clockwise: Frances Clark, LTCOL Michael Hansen, Following the main course, Commandery, the Commander, Mrs Olga Hansen, Mrs Helen Barton, the Director and Manager of the Chevalier Commander Ric Barton, Chevalier John Barton, Chevalier Army Museum South Queensland, said that Chevalier Dennis was Stephen Golding AM RFD Captain Adele Catts provided an enthusiastically assisted through- CENTRE RIGHT; Mrs Christine out the organisation and delivery McCartney, Mrs Judy Deering days of the Great War leading of the evening by Chevalier Rob De LOWER: Chevalier Philip Andrews, Mrs Judeen Airy, Chevalier Dr Ian upinsightful to the Cease address Fire, on and the thefinal Martini KCSJ, and by Captain Adele Airey, Chevalier Ian Russell AO OBE, ultimate signing of the Armistice Catts and other Members of the Dame Leanne O’Shea, Chevalier Cdr Agreement. Officers and Sergeants Mess, and by Ric Barton.

12 THE BULLETIN BRISBANE COMMANDERY ARMISTICE DINNER

In The Footsteps of The Knights

A 2019 tour to celebrate 50 years of the Order of Saint John in Australia.

Tel Aviv . Galilee . Jerusalem . Rhodes . Malta . Rome

The tour may be taken as a 22 day tour including Israel, commencing in Tel Aviv on May 25, 2019, or as a 15 day tour excluding Israel and commencing in Rhodes on June 1, 2019. The Tour Director is Chevalier Stan Klan KSJ, of Toowoomba, a Church Historian, a former School Principal, and the owner/operator of Great Trains of Europe Tours. Contact Chevalier Stan on 0488 423 848 for a booking form.

NOVEMBER 2018 13 SUNSHINE COAST COMMANDERY SIEGE OF MALTA

ROBIN KLEINSCHMIDT OAM KSJ

One of the high points in the calendar of the Celebrating the Order is the celebration of the relief of the Siege of relief of the siege Malta. The Sunshine Coast Commandery Chevalier Dr Mark de Wet and areas, and some still have family once again celebrated this Dame Melanie de Wet offered members working properties there. important event with a Church to host the event at their home, It was decided that the Parade on 9th September in St which they had made festive with Commander should direct part Mark’s Anglican Church at Buderim. appropriate banners. It proved to of his Discretionary Fund to this Members of the Commandery be a happy alternative to the usual robed and paraded at the 10.15 arrangements, and members and from the Relief of the Siege of Malta am service, which was conducted their guests spent a most enjoyable luncheon.purpose. Added Advantage to it was was the then profit by the Parish Priest, the Reverend afternoon. taken of the Coles offer to match Mother Moira Evers scp. Members This event also generated a dollar for dollar any donations of the Commandery participated in happy side effect. The Commandery to the Drought Relief Appeal to aspects of the service. had previously been considering be administered by the Country Mother Moira and the deacon, how it could offer support and Women’s Association, and with a the Rev. Deb Bird, then joined assistance to those stricken by supplement of $1,000 in gifts from members and their spouses for a drought, since the plight of those in two members, a donation of $7,000 delightful luncheon. Traditionally drought-declared areas was dear to was made to the Drought Appeal. this has been held at a local the hearts of many members. Many A strong feature of the life and restaurant, but on this occasion of them originated from those rural continued following page Images courtesy Jan Jones Images courtesy

READY FOR THE CHURCH PARADE WITH THE DAME MELANE DE WET, DAME JENNY PARISH PRIEST, MOTHER MOIRA EVERS. CANT, DAME NGAIRE ROBERTS.

GEOFF MATLOCK, DAME FRAN MATLOCK, DAME NGAIRE ROBERTS, DAME JANE MCINTYRE

CHEVALIER DOUG CUSTANCE, CHEVALIER RUSSELL STITZ, MRS ANNABEL CUSTANCE, MRS ANN STITZ MRS BETTE TIPPER

14 THE BULLETIN VALE THOMAS LEDWIDGE

Vale Chevalier Professor Emeritus

Thomas Ledwidge KCSJ By Robin Kleinschmidt OAM KSJ Thomas Ledwidge was born in Higher Diploma in Electrical Engin- excellence in leader- Motherwell, Scotland, on 19th ship and commit- August 1931, the oldest of three career that led to an Honours ment to the values brothers. The family moved, degreeeering, inthe Pure first Mathematics step in an academic and a of Friendship Force. and he grew up in Yorkshire, PHD in Nuclear Physics. In retirement he where he completed the School Tom and Jean married in was able to indulge August 1953, and together they his love of hiking. He particularly Certificate and took up an raised a family of four, Mark, enjoyed hiking in the Yorkshire Dales apprenticeship as an electrician. Vivien, Alyson, and Fiona. After of his boyhood, which he was able He found the study so fascinat- some years of employment with to visit again in the last year of his ing that he began studying for the the Coal Board, he took his family life. He and Jean also hiked walking to far north Scotland, where he trails in the , Alaska, activity of the Sunshine Coast worked at the Dounreay Research Vietnam, and especially in Tasmania Commandery is the obvious Facility in Thurso. 1970 brought a and New Zealand. camaraderie and friendship among life-changing decision. The family Tom was inducted into the Order the Members and their partners. moved to Australia, and Tom took of St John of Jerusalem Knights This is no coincidence. There is up a position at the Lucas Heights Hospitaller as Knight of Honour in an intentional effort to create and Atomic Energy Commission. Toowoomba in 1993. He and Jean foster those bonds, not least by Four years later he came to were asked by the Prior to foster the a program of luncheon functions Queensland, where he became the work of the Order in the Sunshine in the homes of members. The Head of Electrical Engineering Coast region. Tom was the driving generosity of the hosts is a sound at the Darling Downs Institute of force in building membership and foundation for the program. The Advanced Education in Toowoomba, in efforts to achieve Commandery accompanying fundraising provides which evolved over twenty three status. funds for the Commander’s years to become the University of When the Commandery was app- Discretionary Fund, which enables Southern Queensland in 1992. roved by the Grand Priory in 2002, support for smaller charity needs He also served as the Deputy Director of the DDIAE. He remained His commitment to the ideals and Function for 2018 was held in at that growing institution, where principlesTom became of theits first Order Commander. and his strong Octoberas they arise. at the The home final of suchChevalier Social he became a valued and respected support for its activities resulted in Alan and Kathy Musgrave, who colleague and leader, until his his elevation to the rank of Knight provided a splendid luncheon and retirement at the end of 1991. Commander of Justice in 2005. another opportunity for happy His advancement culminated in He participated in the activities social interaction. the positions of Pro Vice-Chancellor of the Sunshine Coast Commandery The members of the Comman- and then Interim Vice-Chancellor of until the last weeks of his life. dery were saddened by the passing the university in 1990-1991 when Chevalier Thomas Ledwidge of long term member Chevalier it became the University College KCSJ died on 10th October 2018 Emeritus Professor Tom Ledwidge. of Southern Queensland. His long at the age of 87. @ See Vale, this page. and distinguished service to the As evidence of the respect and university and its antecedents was affection in which he was held, recognized by his being made a Dame Jean Ledwidge wishes there was a large representation Fellow of the University. to record her appreciation of robed Knights and Dames, In 1992 he and Jean set up their and thanks for all the support including some from beyond the retirement home at Mooloolaba, she has received. She feels Sunshine Coast, at his funeral in where they became active in truly and wonderfully Maroochydore on Friday 19th community life. Their contribution upheld by the community October. Sincere sympathy is to Friendship Force was recognised of the Order of Saint John of extended to his widow, Dame Jean in 2013 when at the World Confer- Jerusalem. Ledwidge. @ ence they received a joint award for

NOVEMBER 2018 15 BRISBANE AND SUNSHINE COAST COMMANDERIES MALTA

REVEREND BISHOP EMERITIS NOEL NOAK GCHSJ Address to the Siege of Malta SUNDAY 16 SEPT 2018 Commemoration UNITING CHURCH, GRACEVILLE

1565, after four months of bitter together in the recognition that siege, the Banner of the Order of the Lord, to whom they had committed themselves, had given St Elmo, on Malta. The fort lay in them victory – albeit a very costly ruins.St John, But again victory flew wasover celebrated. the fort of one in terms of human life. Only The surviving brave and tenacious this faith can ultimately explain Hospitaller Knights and the the motivation for the courage community of Malta gathered in and tenacity of the Knights. They worship in Birgu in the Conventual believed the Lord had called them Church of St Laurence to give to faith and obedience. Such faith REVEREND BISHOP EMERITUS NOEL NOACK thanks to God. They did this by founded on Christ and his Word, singing the ancient hymn of praise was nurtured by living under the and thanks to God – Te Deum. rule of St Benedict and later that of Jesus taught his disciples We praise thee, O God: we St Augustine. saying: “You are the salt of the acknowledge Thee to be the Lord. In our remembrance today I earth”; ”You are the light of the All the earth doth worship Thee, world” Matthew 5.13-16 the Father everlasting. … to the spiritual origins and nature Today the Order of Saint John ofwant our to Order briefly and call its your relevance attention for remembers with thanks to God O Lord, let Thy mercy lighten us today. I do this with the thought the lifting of the siege of Malta uponAnd us: finishes as our trustwith theis in words: Thee. that our life as Christians is very which contributed greatly to the O Lord, in Thee have I trusted: let much under siege from those who continuing security of Christian me never be confounded. oppose Christ and his followers. Europe. On the 8th of September In such words they joined continued on page 20

Two Commanderies Remember Malta

On Sunday 16th September 2018, GCHSJ, celebrated the service and delivered the Brisbane and Gold Coast Commanderies sermon, and Chevalier Commander Ray James, commemorated the relief of the Siege of Commander of the Gold Coast, read the Gospel. Malta with a church service at Graceville Chevalier Michael Halliday KCSJ gave a very Uniting Church, and luncheon in the informative and historical address during the Tennyson Room of the Brisbane Golf Club. lunch, assisted by his wife, Anne. @ The Commandery Chaplain, Chevalier the Reverend Bishop Emeritus Noel Noack Leith Robinson SSSJ

16 THE BULLETIN PRIORY OF VICTORIA CHURCH PARADE

BAILIFF MARTIN CONLON GCSJ No rain on this parade

The Priory of Victoria held its annual Church reading. The service was well attendedPast Prior, by delivered our Members the first and their Parade on Sunday, wives, two Donats, and the Prior 23rd September 2018 of Queensland, Chevalier Charles at St Paul’s Cathedral, Clark GCSJ MMSJ. After the service, we enjoyed Melbourne. morning tea with members of the The day dawned with rain and congregation, including special the weather forecast was for “Maltese Cross” cupcakes brought rain all day. However, the rain along by Dame Val stopped at 10 am and held off until Sumner. We then all late afternoon. Sighing a breath lunched at the RACV of relief, we robed and lined up Club until 3.00 pm, outside the cathedral and paraded rounding off an in with the attending clergy and enjoyable day. @ choir at precisely 10.30am. During the service we were IMAGES, FROM TOP: Dame Val Sumner; by the Dean, the Very Reverend Lunch at the RACV; Andreasofficially Loewe,welcomed and to were St. Paul’s invited Assembling for the Priory Annual Church Parade at St Paul’s of our Priory, Chevalier Graham Anglican Cathedral Michalanneyto give the first KCSJ, reading. our immediate On behalf Melbourne. Images courtesy StellaImages Conlon courtesy

NOVEMBER 2018 17 COMMANDERY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA A BUSY PROGRAM

CHEVALIER ANTHONY HOWES KCSJ WA sick and homeless to benefit from quiz night and ‘Radio Play’

The commemoration the Order does in the service of the this significant result. of the Siege of Malta sick, the poor, and the needy”. The As I write, final preparations are High Commissioner’s letter was being made for a big fund-raiser is always one of those printed in full in the Cathedral pew for 2018; our WA Commandery ‘bitter-sweet’ times – a booklet for the service. Quiz Night. Chevalier David Goode, time of mourning for lives Commander Jamie returned to together with willing helpers of the lost in the Great Sieges of Perth in time to present a cheque Order, have mounted an exciting for $5,000 to aid the work of evening, with prizes, raffles, the Islands, and a time of “Street Friends” and “Grief Centre”. silent auction, and a short video celebration in our Order’s Our funds will go towards presentation highlighting our work heritage. extending the results of some hard for the sick and homeless. work undertaken by (in particular) Some 200 guests will vie for All this was doubly so for the the Commander, our Hospitaller, champion status in the “Quiz writer, as I was entrusted with the Chevalier John Picton-Warlow and Stakes”. Chevalier David and his role of Acting Commander, while Dame Michelle Dunlop, which has team move into the South Perth Chevalier Jamie was absent from resulted in a building in the heart Civic Centre on Friday November the State. of the city being made available 9, to set up the venue, prepare This year, the Commandery and specific for the betterment of the food and make sure that all is strengthened its ties with WA’s the homeless. ready. Maltese community by accepting Our Dame and Knights are to the invitation of that community be congratulated on working with takes place in the parish church of and the RSL, to speak at, and lay a the Perth City Council and stake- ChristOur Church, final fund Claremont, raiser for at 2018 wreath at the State War Memorial holders in the property, in bringing continued following page on the morning of the feast day. In return for this invitation, we invited the Maltese Association members to attend with us the Siege of Malta Service in St George’s Cathedral, that evening. Another unexpected focus on the day came to the Commandery in a letter from Her Excellency, Julienne Hince, Australian High Commissioner to Malta, recalling the Commandery’s pilgrimage to Malta of last year. Her letter concluded with these comments: “On this very special occasion of the “Siege Of Malta” feast, I wanted to acknowledge your efforts which have contributed to the good will and friendship between Australia and Malta. I have much respect for all

18 THE BULLETIN PRIORY OFTHE DARLING DOWNS LIFE FLIGHT CENTRE

PRIOR JEFF PREBBLE OAM KCSJ

Still Bigger than Biggles

On 23rd October, 22 members Toowoomba. In particular we service. The Darling Downs of the Darling Downs Priory were shown the new hangar and Priory has in the past had a were guests for morning tea offices and the new helicopters. major fund-raising dinner and an inspection of the Clive Life Flight provides a “Bigger than Biggles” to assist Berghofer Life Flight Centre in wonderful rescue and retrieval Life Flight, donating $50,000. @

2 pm and 7 pm on December 2. “A accompanied by seasonal music Colonial Christmas Carol” will take from the Phillips Chorale. Tickets audiences back to ‘the Golden Years - $25 adults / $20 all concessions of Australian Radio’ whereby the — for the performance-recordings audience will see the picturesque are with trybooking.com; all and historic Christ Church become proceeds for the homeless of Perth a radio studio to present the and Fremantle. Dickens story at the heart of a The broadcast will be heard colonial experience in a radio play! during Christmas on Capital It is Christmas 1872 and some Radio 101.7 FM & Capital Digital. convict workers at Government Finally, with the Advent season House in Perth are preparing to propelling our thoughts towards entertain the Governor with a the momentous event to follow – play based on the new novel by the birth of Christ – we here in the Charles Dickens that has taken the West wish you all the most joyous world by storm. The play will be and holy Christmas possible. @

IMAGES, FAR LEFT, FROM “A COLONIAL CHRISTMAS CAROL” Cast in rehearsal at Government House, Perth. THIS PAGE: Actor/director Anthony Howes, tussles with actor Bernie Davis.

NOVEMBER 2018 19 GRAND PRIORY Continuing RESPONSE AT INVESTITURE

continued from page 5 to knighthood. This is an exciting time for your interpretations of the symbolism To you who have been invested entry into our home, as we strive of the eight points of the Maltese this evening I bid you the warmest together , as Sisters and Brothers Cross of the Hospitaller Knights of of welcomes. in Saint John, with fortitude, with Saint John of Jerusalem. They do We embrace your goodness, your justice, without intemperance, symbolise the Beatitudes; they do values, and we look forward with and to persevere for the good of also, by tradition, denote the eight much anticipation upon your entry the Order, so that the Order may chivalric virtues of the heraldic into the Order, perhaps mindful continue to strive to do good. knights including: of the words of the founding May I, in conclusion, cite the Loyalty, Piety, Frankness, Commander of the Cleveland, Ohio, informally adopted standing order Bravery, Glory, Honour , helpfulness Commandery, Mary Herrick : “First towards the Sick and the Poor, and an Aspirant, then a Perspirant”. – the words credited to a former Respect for the Church. In September 2016 in Ohio, Grandof our affiliatedPrior of the Sovereign Americas, Order Bailiff As symbolised by the colour Cleveland , we, the Grand Priory Emeritus Al Wagner, of Vancouver: red, the principal colour of the of Australasia, re-asserted our “To protect our faith in God to help Order, connoting the presence and internationality, forging links with those less fortunate … and to have the power of the Holy Spirit. Also our Brothers and Sisters in Saint the colour of blood, symbolising John, in Europe, and throughout Which words I thoroughly North America – the Sovereign commendfun doing the– to first all Knights two”. and beheading of our Patron, John the Order of St John of Jerusalem Dames of our Order, old and new. Baptist.sacrifice and martyrdom, the Knights Hospitaller, headquartered For the Faith, for service to It is not happenstance that in Vancouver, Canada. This Humanity. when one enters our Order it Victor G Feros OAM GCSJ CMSJ is with the rank of Honour, the June 2018, in Tampere, , to Grand Prior fundamental ingredient in aspiring takeaffiliation full effect was furtherin 2020. confirmed in Grand Priory of Australasia. @ continued from page 16 In certain respects we are his structured around regular times Our life in Christ begins in Holy heirs. The rule of St Benedict was for reading, meditation, and for Baptism. In Baptism we have been like a constitution (and is regarded prayer. As such, the chapel was united with Christ. St Paul puts it as the model for all constitutions), the central facility of the monastic this way in Romans chapter 6: … governing the lives of those who community. don’t you know that all of us who lived in an ordered community. We are not a monastic were baptised into Christ Jesus The Order of St John is just that … community, but we are a Christian were baptised into his death? and an Order. The Order of St John was verse 4: We were therefore buried founded as a Benedictine monastic spiritual strength in Christ, with him through baptism into order dedicated to the care of andOrder, are and inspired as such, by find the lifeour and death in order that, just as Christ Christian pilgrims to the Holy proclamation of our patron saint, was raised from the dead through Land, particularly the sick and the forerunner of Christ, John the the glory of the Father, we too may the poor and soon after dedicated Baptist. live a new life. Romans 6.3-4. to keeping the Holy Land safe for As the victorious Knights We are called to be the servants Christian pilgrims. gathered, giving praise and thanks and ambassadors of Christ in this While today we are to our Lord, by singing Te Deum, let world. But how can we do this? The us be a people of praise and thanks rule of St Benedict is still helpful. military victory, it must never be to God. Let us daily and in an Shocked by the licentiousness of forgottenremembering that thisthe primesignificant reason for ordered manner, give regular times Rome, St Benedict retreated as the existence of the Order was the for reading and mediating on the a young man to live alone in the care of the sick and the poor. Word of God and for prayer. In so hills east of Rome. There he wrote The rule of St Benedict was a doing, may we continue to respond the Rule of St Benedict in order call to live an ordered life (it gives to the call of our Lord and let our to give a framework (or order) to detailed instructions about every light shine before others, that they the life of a monk . St Benedict is aspect of monastic life), drawing may see our good deeds and glorify recognised as the father of western strength from the Word of God. our Father in heaven. monasticism. The day of the life of the monk is Matthew 5.14 @

20 THE BULLETIN