The Masonic year tends to run from September until June, with July and August being our summer break. There are of course exceptions to every rule, and we do have the occasional summer meeting, but the majority runs September-June. This coming year looks like it could be a busy year for me.
I have therefore decided to blog a record of all my meetings this year, to give people an idea of what a busy Masonic year is like. I should point out that, this will be as I have already stated a busy year for me, and the average commitment to Freemasonry is a lot less than what I will be recording. I just imagined it may be of interest to some people. There are a lot of Freemasons who without visiting just have around eight meetings, and eight rehearsals a year.
So come along with me on a journey.
This evening was the Bishop Wilkins College Installation meeting. It was planned that we would also do a Grade III and Grade II. But, as they say "the best laid plans of mice and men……" The morning of the meeting, I received an email from our Grade...
This evening was Wynnstay Chapter's Christmas meeting. This evening was a special one because we had the Deputy Grand Superintendent, the 2nd and 3rd Provincial Grand Principles, and the team down. So to make sure the night went well, we had...
This cold and frozen morning, I got up early and popped over the border into equally cold England to attend the Provincial AGM for the S.R.I.A. Province of Western Counties and North Wales at Cheshire View. The Hall had laid out coffee and mince...
This evening was my first visit to Buckley Lodge, who now meet at the Masonic Hall in Mold. I had been planning on visiting this Lodge for a very long time, because I wanted to see the Masonic Hall in Buckley. NEVER PUT THINGS OFF! By the time I...
This evening was the first meeting of Wrexhamian Lodge since the new officers took their new places. We had an Initiation, which was a little bit tricky since out Chaplin, Junior Warden, and Junior Deacon were all missing. Luckily the people who...
This evening I had a little trip out to the coast out by Colwyn Bay to visit Dinorben Lodge for the first time. I had been booked to give a talk on behalf of the North Wales Association of Masonic Study (NWAMS). The NWAMS was formed 60 years ago...
Wrexhamian Chapter had a Committee meeting this evening to sort some admin out, (no matter what you are in, there is always admin involved). Unfortunately the Secretary was running very late, and nobody else actually knew what the agenda was, so...
This morning I popped along to sunny Rhyl to attend the AGM North Wales Freemasons Charity. The North Wales Freemasons Charity is the new name for The North Wales Masonic Benevolent Association (NWMBA). It was founded in 1871 and has been helping...
And it is that time again. This evening it was Wrexhamian Lodge Rehearsals, of which I had nothing to do. So again I got to sit and "advise" with a pint in my hand. Although by the end of the evening I had been "volunteered" to do the charge after...
This morning we went to Visit Old Ruthinian Lodge, who meet at a unique Masonic Hall in the cloisters Ruthin. Every year they move their November meeting to the closest Saturday to Remembrance Sunday. It was more special and moving this year since...