MONDAY 26th JUNE Welcome to First Rising – the official newsletter for members of United Grand Lodge of England. NEWS FROM GRAND LODGE PRO GRAND MASTER’S ADDRESS TO JUNE QC  ‘Brethren, I am enthusiastic about our prospects, I am encouraged by the way you are responding to the challenge, and I have no doubt we can succeed if we all work together to ensure we continue to thrive.’ Read the Pro Grand Master’s Address to June Quarterly Communications of Grand Lodge at the link below. READ THE ADDRESS HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MEMBERS’ PATHWAY EVENT IN LEICESTER At the start of June, thirteen Provincial Grand Masters and their Provincial Membership Teams came together in Leicester to learn more about the Members’ Pathway, discuss challenges and frustrations and share good practices. The Members’ Pathway provides a toolkit of good practice for Brethren to use in their Lodges to Attract, Engage and Retrieve members. It is a suite of ideas which have been developed from good practices already in operation across UGLE and seeks to provide the tools so we can Attract Members and Grow Lodges. The short film below gives some insight into what was learnt in Leicester.  Highlights of the Members’ Pathway event held in Leicester on 3rd June 2023 Any Brother can access the Members’ Pathway via the bUGLE website here. If this is the first time you are learning about the Members’ Pathway, this PDF booklet may be useful. The key to successfully using the Members’ Pathway in your Lodge is to establish a Lodge Membership Team, so as a group, you can work to Engage and have fun with current members, work to retrieve those members whose attendance may have lapsed or might have left but could potentially be encouraged back if his or the Lodge circumstances have changed and by reviewing and learning how your Lodge works best. Developing a plan and utilising the tools is an effective technique to explore ways to attract new members. WATCH THE VIDEO CRAFTCAST: THE FREEMASONS PODCAST The one about the Members’ Pathway  In this captivating episode of Craftcast, our hosts delve into the significance of the Members’ Pathway and its pivotal role in accomplishing UGLE’s Seven-Year Strategy. Join us for this enlightening conversation with Steven Varley, Ian Copestake, and Chris Hirst, members of the Members’ Pathway team, revealing its profound impact on Lodge and Membership Development. Discover how this comprehensive framework empowers Lodges to attract and embrace new members, fostering a sense of belonging and satisfaction. Our guests share valuable insights on engaging fresh faces and existing members, ensuring active participation and reducing losses caused by resignations, cessations, and exclusions. Tune in to this informative episode of Craftcast and unlock the potential of the Members’ Pathway as we navigate the transformative journey of Freemasonry together! Listen to the latest episode of Craftcast – The one about the Members’ Pathway – on UGLE’s YouTube channel or at the link below! LISTEN HERE SOLOMON LIVE Freemasonry and the foundation of the USA  Freemasonry and the foundation of the USA on Solomon Live on Tuesday 4 July at 19:30. Solomon Live is delighted to welcome Most Worshipful Brother Akram Elias, Prestonian Lecturer for 2023 and Past Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Washington, D.C., as he discusses the significance of the 1723 Constitutions to the Founding Fathers during the formation of the United States of America. SAVE YOUR SEAT You can now catch up on all episodes of Solomon Live through your favourite podcast platforms! Click here and listen to Solomon Live on Apple Podcast, Google Podcast or Spotify. 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2023 – 2024 Worshipful Master W Bro Thurstan Davies
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MONDAY 12th JUNE
Welcome to First Rising – the official newsletter for members of United Grand Lodge of England.
NEWS FROM GRAND LODGE
ORGANISATIONAL RESTRUCTURE AT UGLE
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| Organ Concert at Freemasons’ Hall |
| Richard returns to the Grand Temple to play a diverse and lively programme on Wednesday 14th June, with works by Arthur Sullivan, Eric Coates, Billy Mayerl, Edward German and more. Cameras trained on the console will ensure the audience feel very much part of this exciting experience. |
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Cole Court Closure
Brethren, please be aware that Cole Court closes for the summer period on Saturday 22nd July 2023 and re-opens on September 1st 2023, hence there will be no LOI or Lodge meetings during that period. Stay well, stay safe.
Richmond RDA
A fortuitous conversation with our Lodge Visiting Officer advising the Lodge that to mark the 21st Anniversary of the sale of the Princess Alexander Home in Stanmore, which resulted in the founding of the MPRF, with the support of the Pro Provincial Grand Master, R W Bro Peter R A Baker, the Fund Committee have agreed to give each Lodge in the Province the opportunity to apply for a single grant of £500 to donate to a Registered Middlesex charity, or good cause of their choice.
Our Lodge was extremely pleased when advised that our application was granted and Riding for the Disabled Association (RDA) based at the Park Lane Stables, Richmond was our recipient.
Our Master Brian Cole, Secretary Ian Clabon & Charity Steward Thurstan Davies met with Natalie O’Rourke MBE and her team of volunteers with a number of horses. They were also privileged to be given the opportunity to observe a very uplifting experience of witnessing first-hand the centre helping a very young man with his personalised and first ever riding experience, he described the transformation and sight of shear joy and happiness of the young rider.
Our Photo with a 23 year old roan appaloosa gelding called “Spotty”
Presentation of the £500 cheque from Dalhousie And Call Sign Lodge No. 865
The Lodge was very pleased to receive the following reply from Natalie.
Dear All,
Just a note to say thank you so much for the very generous donation to our charity. It really means the world to us and enables us to keep making magic and paying our farrier!!
It was such a pleasure to welcome you all and introduce you to our 2 and 4 legged team.
I think we should definitely think about a summer barbeque too so I will be in touch with a suggested date.
Kindest Regards
Natalie and team
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 TUESDAY 6th JUNE Welcome to First Rising – the official newsletter for members of United Grand Lodge of England. NEWS FROM GRAND LODGE REMINDER ABOUT UPDATED TOAST LISTS FOR CRAFT AND ROYAL ARCH Dear Brethren and Companions, As a reminder, please find below the updated toast lists for the Craft and the Royal Arch. CRAFT TOAST LIST The King and the Craft * The Most Worshipful The Grand Master His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent KG, GCMG, GCVO, ADC * The Most Worshipful Pro Grand Master Jonathan Spence, DL The Right Worshipful Deputy Grand Master, Sir David Hugh Wootton The Right Worshipful Assistant Grand Masters David John Medlock, DL Arthur Steven Varley and the rest of the Grand Officers, Present and Past ROYAL ARCH TOAST LIST The King and Royal Arch Masonry * The Most Excellent The First Grand Principal His Royal Highness The Duke of Kent KG, GCMG, GCVO, ADC * The Most Excellent Pro First Grand Principal Jonathan Spence, DL The Most Excellent Second Grand Principal Russell John Race, DL The Most Excellent Third Grand Principal Gareth Jones, OBE and the rest of the Grand Officers, Present and Past Adrian Marsh Grand Secretary CRAFTCAST: THE FREEMASONS PODCAST The one about visiting Lodges  In this light-hearted episode of Craftcast, our usual hosts are joined by guest host Mitch Bryan to discuss one of the cornerstones of a Freemason’s experience: visiting another Lodge. Visiting is an integral part of Freemasonry. It provides an opportunity for Freemasons to connect and exchange ideas, knowledge, and experiences. Our hosts dive into their experiences as visitors and discuss their exposure to diverse perspectives, rituals, and customs practiced by different lodges, both at home and abroad. Together, they reflect on the camaraderie and friendships forged through their visits, and explain why they encourage all Freemasons to embrace the opportunity to visit other Lodges and expand their horizons. Listen to the latest episode of Craftcast – The one about visiting Lodges – here or at the link below! LISTEN HERE SOLOMON LIVE Freemasonry and the Suffragettes  Freemasonry and the Suffragettes on Solomon Live on Tuesday 13 June at 19:30. For Freemasons, there are four important values that help define their path through life: Integrity, Friendship, Respect and Charity. Author, editor, researcher and Freemason Philippa Lee discusses how these values were put into practice in the early 20th century, by both male and female Freemasons, to advance the cause of women’s suffrage. SAVE YOUR SEAT FIRST RISING FEEDBACK AND AMENDING YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS Did you enjoy this edition of First Rising? We highly value your feedback! Please let us know by emailing: newsletter@ugle.org.uk You can change your First Rising contact email address by clicking here.  FacebookTwitterWebsiteInstagram Copyright 2023 United Grand Lodge of EnglandYou are receiving this because you are a Freemason under the United Grand Lodge of England. Our mailing address is: United Grand Lodge of England Freemasons’ Hall 60 Great Queen Street London, Eng WC2B 5AZ United Kingdom Add us to your address book Update preferences here or unsubscribe here The United Grand Lodge of England, Freemasons’ Hall, 60 Great Queen Street, London WC2B 5AZ. For more information about The United Grand Lodge of England, please visit our website http://www.ugle.org.uk/. CAUTION: This email is confidential and may be privileged or otherwise protected by law from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, please telephone +44 (0)20 7831 9811 or email the sender immediately and delete this message and any attachments from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy this message or attachments or disclose the message or attachments to any other person. This email and any attachments have been scanned for viruses prior to delivery. The United Grand Lodge of England accepts no liability for any loss or damage which may be caused by viruses or any other malicious code and you are responsible for carrying out your own virus checks before opening the email and any attachment. Where this email is unrelated to the business of UGLE, the opinions expressed in this email are the opinions of the sender and do not necessarily constitute the opinions of UGLE. |
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View this email in your browser  Whether its the friendships, charity, ritual, tradition, self development or the fun of it all, Freemasonry is special to us all. Now it’s your turn to make someone else feel what you already love. We’d like you to join us and attend our events. Why? 1) It should be in every lodges interest who wants to have new unsponsored candidates introduced to them to attend (once at the least). 2) It provides an informative evening and ‘soft landing’ to help members ‘break the ice’ and introduce people they feel may be potential initiates to their own lodges.in an informal and relaxed setting, It will give confidence and a method for those who genuinely feel awkward or it difficult to broach the subject of introductions to masonry. 3) It is highly relevant to the specific responsibilities of Lodge Mentors, Lodge Membership Officers (and Secretaries/W.M.) alike, to see how the process works, and feed this back into their roles and units. 4) It will be of interest to new EA’s and FC’s as well 5) You will enjoy the evening too! Do you know anybody your lodge/chapter could bring along to an event about Freemasonry? Do you have any potential Candidates “in the pipeline”? Our next events are: 27th June 20237.00-9.30pm Cole Court, 150 London Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 1HD 11th July 20237.00-9.30pm Harrow District Masonic Centre Northwick Circle, Kenton, Harrow Middlesex, HA3 0EL Dress code is informal, so come as you are! BOOK HEREWant to get involved yourself?We’re always looking for Entered Apprentices, Fellowcrafts and newly made Master Masons to come along and share their experience with the audience – 2-3 mins short talk. We’re also looking for volunteers who want to be ambassadors for new and potential Freemasons and help organise, support and manage our events. Email daniel.graham@pglm.org.uk if you’re interested.Join the Communications TeamDo something different – make your contribution to Freemasonry in skills you may already have. Familiar with social media, websites, video or writing? Able to use Canva, Mailchimp or other software? Join the team that does the news gathering, editing and distribution behind it. Manage our social media, emails or web pages. Be part of the driving force that wants to make Middlesex look and feel as good as it is, and make for happy, engaged and well informed masons. . Email daniel.graham@pglm.org.uk if you’re interested.Digital Content Uploading news stories to the website. Social Media Experienced users in Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok or YouTube Video Content ManagerCapturing and editing short video content Virtual Events ManagerCan run and manage online zoom lectures or moderate forums. Events ManagerCan assist in the running of Discover Freemasonry events at masonic centres Email MarketingExperience of using Mailchimp and sending and managing newsletters – content creation and delivery Writers & EditorsAble to put together 100-300 word write ups on masonic meetings, events, lectures as required. Press OfficerAble to build relationships with local journalists, and with the gravitas and experience to understand how to best present us and garner media coverage. Website ManagerWordPress skills and more technical knowledge in either SEO, development or site maintenance. This email is being sent to all Members of the Provincial Grand Lodge of Middlesex on behalf of the Provincial Communications Team – Please do not Unsubscribe from this List, otherwise you will receive no further Provincial communications.Copyright (C) 2023 Provincial Grand Lodge of Middlesex. All rights reserved. Website Link : https://www.pglm.org.uk Email Provincial Office : updates@pglm.org.uk Phone Provincial Office : 020 8891 3300 Our mailing address is: Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe |