Worcestershire Provincial Grand Chapter News
New M.E. Grand Superintendent and Provincial Rulers
The New M.E. Grand Superintendent is E.Comp. Colin Peter Thomas Brown.
His Deputy is Geoffrey Reginald Weston, P.G.St.B., P.Pr.G H. (far left).
Michael George Taylor, P.G.St.B., Prov.G.H. (2nd left).
Michael Dexter Cox, P.A.G.D.C., Prov.G.J. (far right).
The new rulers commenced their duties on Saturday 10th April 2010.
The morning ceremony was presided over by Past Second Grand Principal Jonathan Spence (Deputy Grand Master in the Craft), commencing with the installation of E.Comp. Colin Peter Thomas Brown, P.G.St.B., as the new M.E. Grand Superintendent in and over the Province of Worcestershire. After which, the M.E. Grand Superintendent appointed Michael George Taylor, P.G.St.B., Prov.G.H., Michael Dexter Cox, P.A.G.D.C., Prov.G.J., and then his Deputy, Geoffrey Reginald Weston, P.G.St.B..
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With the conclusion of the ceremony, lunch was served to 160 Comps before the afternoon’s ceremony of Provincial Grand Chapter. This meeting was also well supported. The M.E. Grand Superintendent invested and promoted Companions before his final address to the convocation.
Download Afternoon Provincial Grand Chapter Address
The next meeting of Provincial Grand Chapter will be held on Saturday 9th April 2011.
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Supreme Grand Chapter Appointments and Promotions
At the Annual Meeting of SUPREME GRAND CHAPTER on the 29th April 2010, the following members of Provincial Grand Chapter received their honours.
Royal Arch Appointments:- C R West P.G.St.d.B. F K Minwalla P.A.G.D.C.
Promotions:-
M J Broome P.G.Swd.B. N J R Burden P.A.G.Soj. M W Guest P.A.G.Soj.
Warmest congratulations are extended to all of the above on their preferment.
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Other Dates for your Diary 2010 - 11
Annual Convocation of Provincial Grand Chapter 9th April 2011 - University of Birmingham.
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Promote the Appeal 2011 Online!
article by E.Comp. Richard Harper
www.everyclick.com is one of the fastest growing websites in the UK and with more members signed up they can charge more per click to advertisers that enables them to pay more out to charities. Set out below is the url link for the WAMCO homepage at www.everyclick.com. Please ensure that you use this as your home page to raise maximum money for the charity at no cost.
How to promote our charity: This is your pre-configured Everyclick url: http://www.everyclick.com/worcestershire-masonic-charity-organisation/18179/0
All searches made through this link will be raising money for our charity. To those already registered many thanks for your support in helping to raise over £180 to date for the 2011 festival appeal! Please pass on the information to the Companions / Brethren in your Chapter and Lodges. With more members signed up we can raise more on our own searches and have a larger share of the general pot - it all helps to make the appeal a great success.
If you are not yet registered please follow the link and use 210408 as your registered charity and every click will then count to the appeal.
To make this your homepage click here.
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Appeal Total Raised £891,330
The amount raised as at the end of June 2010 is £891,330 as we move steadily towards achieving the minimum target of £1m.
Within this total, RA Chapters have contributed nearly £60,000 to date. RA Chapters can also qualify for an Appeal Gavel by donating £100 per member and 4 Chapters have already exceeded this amount.
The Grand Draw was made at PGL in June with one lucky individual winning either a new car or £7,500.
Tickets for the Festival Celebration Dinner are selling at a steady rate with many Chapters booking group tables, but there are only a few rooms left at the Copthorne Hotel at the special rate of £50 per room including full breakfast. Booking forms are available on the Provincial Grand Lodge Website.
The Province is honoured to be hosting the RMTGB AGM on Wednesday 3rd June 2010 at Kings Heath, starting at 12 noon, and our Provincial Grand Master is hoping for a good attendance from Worcestershire Masons. The AGM will be followed by a series of short presentations explaining the work of the RMTGB and how it uses the money generated by the Festival system. Attendance is open to Masons and non Masons, and wives and partners are particularly welcome to attend. A buffet lunch at a cost of £8.50 is provided and Companions who wish to attend should notify the Provincial Office in order to assist the caterer with numbers.
Charity Stewards are reminded to please forward all donations to W.M.C.O. at Bromsgrove without delay. Please also continue to encourage Gift Aided donations wherever possible, this boosts the amount donated by 28%. A big thank you and please, please, keep the donations rolling in!
Appeal Manager E.Comp. Howard Wilson
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About Appeal 2011
Appeal 2011 – Helping Children of Distressed Families in Worcestershire
The Appeal within the Province of Worcestershire to raise funds for the Royal Masonic Trust for Girls & Boys is now well under way. The Provincial Grand Master hopes to generate a substantial total for the Trust by the year 2011.
With limited time remaining, there is an element of urgency in obtaining your support. Several Lodges and Chapters have already risen to the challenge magnificently, primarily due to the efforts of their very proactive Charity Stewards.
We cannot stress enough that the best way you can donate money to the Appeal is by the use of Gift Aid. This is a simple system whereby any money given by a UK taxpayer to a registered Charity is increased by a rebate from the Inland Revenue equal to the basic rate of tax you have paid on the donation. This means that, if you donate £10, the Inland Revenue will pay £2.82 on top of your £10, making your donation worth £12.82.
Charity Stewards are being asked to encourage every member of their Lodge/Chapter, who pays UK tax, to sign a Gift Aid form. Once completed, every penny a Brother gives over the next five years will benefit from the tax rebate. You can choose to make Gift Aided donations whenever and however you decide. There is a facility to pay monthly by standing order.
Remember – never donate to the Appeal without having first checked that it will be Gift Aided: the rebate the Charity receives from the taxman is so worthwhile, we would be foolish to ignore it!
If you do not pay tax, you cannot use Gift Aid, but you can still make donations.
Many Brethren have already obtained the superb Stewards’ Festival Jewel, which is being worn widely around the Province. Over 900 Festival Jewels have now been issued, and a Ladies' brooch is also planned.
£100, either by a one-off payment or by instalments, you can qualify to purchase a Jewel at a cost of £15.00.
An application form for the Jewel, and the other paperwork for use with the Appeal, can be downloaded from this website.
The theme of the Appeal is ‘Your Support – Their Future’. This encapsulates the whole purpose of the Appeal. The Royal Masonic Trust for Girls and Boys looks after the families of Freemasons who, sadly, have died, or families who are in financial distress. They are currently supporting 22 families in Worcestershire. Clearly, the Trust only has a finite amount of money available, hence their reliance on Provinces such as ours in raising funds to continue their good work.
Downloads - Appeal 2011 Remittance Sheet / Stewards' Festival Jewel / Regular Payment Form
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