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. You 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. |