Scotland East, District No. 46 - News

V. Em. Kt. Pt. Alexander K. Russell

24/4/2019

The funeral for V. Em. Kt. Pt. Alex Russell, Immediate Past High Priest of Forth Valley Tabernacle No. 175, will be held on Monday 29th April at 2.00pm in Brucefield Church, 54 East Main Street, Whitburn, EH47 0RD and then at 3.00pm in West Lothian Crematorium, Starlaw Road, Livingston, EH54 8SF.

Forth Valley Installation

7/3/2019

V. Em. Kt. Pt. Cameron M. Fraser was installed as High Priest of Forth Valley Tabernacle on 02 March 2019. We wish him every success for his year in office.
Thanks and best wishes are also extended to V. Em. Kt. Pt. Alex Russell, IP High Priest, for his efforts during the last year.
The Installation and Ceremony of Admission were conducted by V. Em. Kt. Pt. David Smillie in a most accomplished manner.
Forth Valley's newest member, Kt. Pt. Donald I. Lyle, is warmly welcomed into both the Tabernacle and the Order.

A Visit to the KTs

4/2/2019

On Friday 01 February the Grand Superintendent, R. Em. Kt. Pt. W. Scott Sneddon, represented District 46 at the Quadruple Muster of the District Grand Priory of Tay Valley in Dundee. Many thanks to the R. Em. District Grand Prior Andrew C Brown for a warm welcome. A most enjoyable evening was had by all and congratulations are extended to Kt. George Lyall on attaining the KT Grade. A future candidate for Claverhouse Tabernacle perhaps?

New High Priest for Kingdom of Fife

3/9/2018

V. Em. Kt. Pt. Thomas Vickery (pictured with the Grand Superintendent) was installed as HP of Tabernacle 220 on Saturday 1st September 2018. We wish Tom every success for his year in office. Thanks are extended to the Immediate Past HP, V. Em. Kt. Pt. Robert Clark, for his successful year in office, during which he admitted 3 new Kt. Pts. into the Order and was an active visitor throughout the District.

175 Hits 25!

30/8/2018

Forth Valley Tabernacle no. 175 celebrated its 25th Anniversary last night in Linlithgow. Following the admission of a new Knight Priest to the Tabernacle, the Grand Superintendent conducted a Dedication Ceremony for the Tabernacle's newly acquired banner. The GS and the High Priest Alex Russell are pictured with the impressive banner. This was the second occasion on which a banner has been dedicated in Scotland.
The whole evening was a most happy and enjoyable occasion.

District Promotions

14/6/2018

Several Knight Priests from District 46 were given Grand Honours at the Annual Assembly of Grand College on 9th June 2018. Many congratulations to all concerned. The honours awarded were:-
Promotions

Robert B Gearie (143) - KHW
Thomas A Stockman (175) - PGVIP
Colin R Little (135) - PGVIP
Brian C Mackie (143) - PGVIP
Morton S McBurnie (135) - PGIVP
Robert D Melville (143) - PGIIIP

First Appointments

Raymond J Watt (220) - PGIIP
Robert DG Cook (143) - PGIIP
A David Page (175) - PGIP

GDPR

1/6/2018

The General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") came into effect on 25th May 2018. Accordingly, the following procedures must be adopted by Tabernacles:-

All Summonses must include the statement "The Data Protection Policy of the Order is available from the Recorder".
Please ensure ONLY the new Candidate Admission Form A and a new Joining Form J are to be used. The prospective Candidate or Joining member must also be given a copy of The Data Protection Policy and Data Protection Notice.
A copy of both The Data Protection Policy and Data Protection Notice must be sent to all current members and Honorary Members of your Tabernacle at the earliest opportunity.

District Information Leaflet

23/2/2018

District 46 now has a brief information leaflet designed for the benefit of both existing and prospective members of the Order. The leaflet can be downloaded by clicking here. A link can also be found on the welcome page of the website.

Installation at Forth Valley

23/2/2018

V. Em. Kt. Pt. Alexander K. Russell was installed as High Priest of Forth Valley on Saturday 17th February 2018. Given Alex's extensive masonic experience we are sure he will have a very successful year in office.
Grateful thanks are also extended to V. Em. Kt. Pt. David Smillie on the completion of his tenure as High Priest, during which he admitted 5 new members to the Tabernacle.

December 20th, 2017

20/12/2017

I advise with sadness of the death of of Ill. Kt. Pt. W. David H. Britton, PGIVP. The funeral will take place at Dunfermline Crematorium on Wednesday, 27th December 2017 at 1.15pm and thereafter to the function suite at East End Park, Dunfermline

New High Priest for Kingdom of Fife

8/9/2017

V. Em. Kt. Pt. Robert Clark was installed as High Priest of the Kingdom of Fife Tabernacle No. 220 on Saturday 2nd September. We wish Nobby every success for his year in office.

A Good Meeting at Forth Valley

2/9/2017

Forth Valley had their regular meeting on last Wednesday during which James O. Ferguson was admitted. We Welcome Kt. Pt. Jim to the Order and wish him happiness in his membership.
Ill. Kt. Pt. James G. Carmichael, DT, PGVP was awarded the honour of Companion of Holy Wisdom by the Grand Superintendent and we warmly congratulate Jim on this well deserved accolade.
V. Ill. Kt. Pt. Paul G. Miller, KHW, PGVIIP, having been awarded Knight of Holy Wisdom at the Annual Assembly of Grand College in June, was presented with his KHW Certificate and lozenge by the Grand Superintendent.
A most enjoyable evening was had by all.

District Promotions

12/6/2017

Several Knight Priests from District 46 were given Grand Honours at the Annual Assembly of Grand College on 10th June 2017. Many congratulations to all concerned. The honours awarded were:-
Promotions

William N Beckers (143) - KHW
Paul G Miller (175) - KHW
Michael WL Dennis (143) - PGVIP
T Gordon Mitchell (135) - PGVP
Brian J Wright (175) - PGVP
Robert H Wilson (135) - PGIVP

First Appointments

William MS Semple (220) - PGIIP
David Ure (175) - PGIP
Leslie Y Davis (135) - PGSB

Order of Holy Wisdom

29/5/2017

14 Aspirants were admitted to the Order of Holy Wisdom at the District Assembly on 27th May. Many congratulations to all those who joined the Order and grateful thanks to all of the Officers who participated and assisted in the ceremony.

Going Dutch

11/5/2017

The Grand Superintendent visited Horeb Tabernacle No.138 in Breda,The Netherlands last night. This was the Installation Meeting and V. Em. Kt. Pt. Roger Ottaway was installed as High Priest. A most enjoyable meeting was followed by a delightful dinner.
Fortunately, Horeb Tabernacle works in English making the proceedings much easier to follow. R. Em. Kt. Pt. Sneddon was accompanied by V. Em. Kt. Pt. Rob Sampimon, the High Priest of The Holy Rood Tabernacle no. 135.
Pictured from left to right are V. Em. Kt. Pt. Sampimon, the Grand Superintendent, V. Em. Kt. Pt. Ottaway and R. Em. Kt. Pt. Antonie P. Van Aartsen, Grand Superintendent of District no. 29, The Netherlands.