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 QUEENSLAND AND COMMANDERIES: BRISBANE, GOLD COAST THE PRIORY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST THE PRIORY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA THE PRIORY OF THE DARLING DOWNS THE PRIORY OF VICTORIA MAY 2021 Investitures' notice 2 Vale Sir William Allen 3 Darling Downs gift to Clifton 4 Vale Desley Butters- Whitehouse 5 Soirée in Brisbane 6 Sunshine Coast News 7 Victoria revives 8 Trinity Pantry 9 Vale Allan Male 10 Prince Philip Memorial Exquisite playing by Service 11 harpist, Tijana Kozarcic, Positioning our Future 12 delighted guests at the Brisbane Commandery’s ‘Sunset Soirée' THE BULLETIN EDITORIAL CHEVALIER CHARLES CLARK GCSJ MMSJ In Western Australia, the Priory Members get out into the street alongside other charities who deal directly with the homeless. They put a photo in an earlier Bulletin From the Editor’s desk of a wrinkled old man with the Chivalry, Heraldry, Charity and we actually work with a charity and caption: “This face is a person, not a Christianity are major components get our hands dirty. number”. Here in Brisbane we now of our Membership of the Order The first form suits all or most have fourteen volunteers working in of Saint John of Jerusalem, as of us; we are effective in raising the Fortitude Valley Pantry directly Knights, Dames, Serving Brothers funds and putting them where most relating to the down-and-outs of the and Sisters. While Chivalry and benefit can be derived from them. city streets and low rental housing. Heraldry come to the fore at We also have an enjoyable social It can be rough. There will be other times of ceremony, though always time with many friends, there is no examples from other Priories. hardship in that. This is our main So, my question is: Do we want Charity and Christianity are shining charitable occupation and by this to stay in the background behind lightsinfluencing for our us behavior. from the background, the Order of Saint John is recognised the charities we support, in which And so to Charity: Charity takes as a charity by both the community case we will not be known to the on two quite distinct forms in our and the Government. community, or do we cultivate a Order, the one in which we organise We do not do much of the second practice of “being out there”? functions of a very agreeable nature, form, “at the coal face”. Our younger Or both? @ such as black tie dinners with members are in the work force entertainment from talented artists, and do not have the time. Older soireés, and visits to art galleries. members, in many cases, do not Investitures 2021 In this way we raise considerable have the energy of physical capacity. PRIORIES OF QUEENSLAND AND funds and donate them to charitable This kind of charitable work falls to SUNSHINE COAST: organizations of our choice. those in between these conditions. : Priory Vigil and New The other form is one in which But the demand is there. Queensland Members’ Night, St John’s Cathedral. Wednesday 26th May, 6:00 pm, ‘The Bulletin’ is the official magazine Sunshine Coast: Priory Vigil and of the Order of St John of Jerusalem New Members’ Night, Matthew Knights Hospitaller, Grand Priory of Flinders College, Monday 24th May. Australasia: ACN 147 338 501 Combined Investiture in Albert CORRESPONDENCE Street Uniting Church, Brisbane, The Order of Friday 11th June, 6:00 pm, Chevalier Charles Clark GCSJ MMSJ Banquet follows in the Pullman Saint John of Jerusalem email: [email protected] Hotel at 7:45 pm. Knights Hospitaller EDITORIAL GROUP PRIORY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA: THE GRAND PRIORY OF AUSTRALASIA Chevaliers Charles Clark, Reverend Dr Investiture in St George’s Cathedral The modern Order of Saint John of David Pitman, the Reverend Canon at the Service of Evensong, Sunday Jerusalem Knights Hospitaller is a Emeritus Bruce Maughan (Prelate), Robin 12th September, 5:00 pm. Christian, chivalric, ecumenical, and Kleinschmidt, Garry Page, Dames Dawn Banquet follows in the Weld Club, international community directly Goodall, and Donna Fraser, and Serving 6:30 for 7:00 pm. descended from the Hospitaller activities Sister Leith Robinson. PRIORY OF THE DARLING DOWNS: at the Hospice founded before the turn of PRINTED BY the 11th century by Amalfi merchants, for Vigil and New Members’ Night at HEANEYS: PERFORMERS IN PRINT pilgrims in Jerusalem. the Downs Club, Thursday 9th 07 5539 4911 www.hpip.com.au September, 6:00 pm. Jerusalem 1048-1291; Cyprus 1292-1310; Investiture in St Luke’s Anglican Rhodes 1311-1523; Malta 1530-1798; Church, Saturday 16th October 2021 Australia 1969. at 6:00 pm. Banquet follows in the Australasia: osj.org.au Allan Cunningham Room of Burke Sovereign Order: sosjinternational.org & Wills Hotel 554 Ruthven Street. @ 2 THE BULLETIN GRAND PRIORY VALE SIR WILLIAM ALLEN GRAND PRIOR VICTOR FEROS OAM GCSJ CMSJ Vale His Excellency Sir William Allen GCSJ CMSJ His Excellency Sir William Allen his beloved Brisbane Club at a GCSJ CMSJ passed away on 21st celebration of these achievements April 2021. in March the following year. Sir William’s funeral service At Sir William’s attendance at was held in St Stephens Cathedral, Sovereign Council – the Order’s Elizabeth Street, Brisbane, supreme governing authority – in commencing at 2:00 pm on Ypres, Belgium, in August 2001, Thursday, 29 April. All Knights and he was elected Conventual Bailiff, Dames were invited to attend, robed Grand Hospitaller, the 3rd ranked and with insignia – particularly Knight in the Order, world-wide. members of the Queensland, Sir William regularly attended Sunshine Coast and Darling Downs Grand Priory Council Meetings in were inspecting one of his many Priories. They formed a Guard of Melbourne with me, his forthright outback properties – here we Honour at the conclusion of the advice on governance of the Order were in the then cultural capital of service. The Grand Prior, HE Bailiff always to the fore. He was awarded Europe – the whole precisely two- Adjunct Professor Victor Feros OAM the Medal of Merit, Saint John in hours of it; GCSJ CMSJ, delivered the eulogy on 2009 for meritorious service to the behalf of the Order : Order. Marion and I were in Harrow, His Excellency Sir William Allen At a personal level, Bill outsideAnd finally,London if attending I may, when some Bill, GCSJ CMSJ, Bailiff, Grand Priory of mentored me with great purpose, Order function which was Australasia, the Order of Saint John his business and organisational somewhat of a disaster, when just of Jerusalem Knights Hospitaller skills unsurpassed, with warmth – a most ancient Order of Chivalry and empathy – I say this with much take us all back to London, Bill did and of Charity, founded in 1048 in humility – to know Bill, as most if nota handful hesitate. of officialHe grabbed cars arriveda startled to Jerusalem to provide sustenance not all of you would know, he did Marion by the arm and hustled to Pilgrims on their long journey of not suffer fools gladly. her to the nearest vehicle, crying, faith, and for centuries devoted to Permit me a few personal “Marion, the race is to the Swift”. He service to our lords the sick and our insights: was ever the pragmatist. lords the poor – the longest serving Bill was always splendidly At his passing, his son Will such Order, now an ecumenical sartorially attired. We changed the poignantly expressed to me “Dad Order – served the Order most Order’s tie from polyester to silk, was immensely proud of the Order”. dutifully and with distinction. and a new design, at his insistence; I was so touched! I had the honour, together with Bill’s handwriting was copybook Sir William was, and always others, of being invested into the perfect; will be, remembered as a most Order with Sir William, “Bill”, in Bill was so punctual – fearsomely distinguished Australian, his 1989 at St. Andrews, Indooroopilly. so at times. I say this kindly; achievements many, his wisdom Promoted by the then Grand Marion, my wife and I will profound. Master, in December 2000, to the always remember a visit with Bill We, the Order, extend our senior-most rank of Knight Grand to Bruges, after Sovereign Council deepest sympathies to Sir William’s Cross of Justice and appointed in Ypres, accompanied by a senior family at their loss. Sir William Bailiff, Sir William was only the Belgian Knight. Bill was a man on will long be remembered by his second Queenslander in more than a mission. He strode across canal family of Knights and Dames of the twenty years to a Bailiwick, one bridges, down tortuous lanes, at Order. We are most grateful for his of only 20 Bailiffs, internationally. such a pace which threatened our gracious service to Humanity. He was subsequently feted at very wellbeing, no doubt as if he Resting at Peace, Risen in Glory. @ MAY 2021 3 PRIORY OF THE DARLING DOWNS ENABLING HEALTH PROTECTION DAME JANE TAIT DSJ WITH CHEVALIER ROBERT KRETCHMANN OAM KCSJ Temperature check stations and portable care unit gifted in Clifton Darling Downs Priory helps Clifton Hospital deliver on health protection strategy Clifton Private Hospital adopts new technology to further protect resident and patient health post-COVID. Clifton Community Health Services has adopted temperature screening as part of advances to its health protection strategy. The hospital receives limited government funding and is in a rural area. With the help of the Darling Downs Priory donation of $7500, it has installed four Images: Above: Chairman of the Clifton Co-Op Hospital Andrew Douglas, Member for Condamine Pat Weir, Robin A Murphy OAM from Canstruct, Reverend Father Kerry Costigan, and Clifton Community Health Services General Manager Brad Jones.