The Teifi Lodge Installation in 2014 was a little out of the ordinary. Here is the original story from the day. It was 3am on Thursday 9th October and W Bro Huw Forster’s phone was ringing. There was a major storm that night and the phone call was from the Fire Brigade to let W Bro Huw know that the Lodge building in Cardigan had been struck by lightening. As the storm subsided it became clear that the building needed some structural repairs to make it safe and the Teifi Lodge Installation meeting, scheduled for later in the day, would have to be either cancelled or change venue. All Installation meetings are important, but this one marked the 90 th Anniversary of Teifi Lodge; The Provincial Grand Master of West Wales, RW Bro Stephen Hookey was not only scheduled to officiate at the meeting, but also to address the Brethren of Teifi Lodge on the occasion of their anniversary and finally the Master Elect, Bro David Elliot was due to be Installed by his father and long s...
James Ross, Mojito in Hand! We don't have a 9 O'Clock Toast in my Mother Lodge. It used to hugely irritate my predecessor as Provincial Secretary when we gave the Toast "Absent Brethren" at the end of the Tyler's Toast 😉. During the current crisis, the 9 O'Clock Toast to "Absent Brethren" has taken on a huge significance to the whole organisation, especially on a Saturday Evening. I was delighted to be asked to propose the Toast at the Saint Padarn Quiz-Olation on Thursday 21st May 2020. Here's a nice little toast I adapted from something I found on the internet. Nine O'Clock Toast At nine o'clock we greet you - no matter where we stand We may be merely out of town, or in some far off land With melting hearts and brim-full eyes we'll steal a moment's leisure To call our distant greeting "Brother may I have the pleasure?" For we are bound together by a great eternal link To drink from that Masonic cup ...
Well what funny times we find ourselves in. I've gone from being really busy, travelling here, there and everywhere, to having a clear diary. The only things left to do are from my wife's "wish list" and I'm running out of excuses fast! With Freemasonry suspended, my inbox is pretty empty, well when I say pretty empty, I mean completely empty. We've done our best to keep the West Wales website up to date with the latest Government Guidance, but I am sure that we're all sitting at home watching the television, so no one is short of guidance, quite the reverse. All we have to do is make sure we follow it and keep our fingers crossed that the situation improves. We haven't made any firm decisions about when and where to reschedule the events which we have had to postpone. I think the time for that will be when the situation is a bit clearer. If you're one of the lucky ones who has received an appointment or promotion in Provincial Grand Lodge...
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