Blog Posts - Scotland East, District No. 46

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.

Next Meeting

29/3/2017

The next meeting in the District will be at The Holy Rood Tabernacle No. 135 at 10.30am on Saturday 22nd April 2017. Please note the change of venue for this meeting only to 26 Newbattle Road, Newtongrange, EH22 4AD.

A busy day at Claverhouse

12/3/2017

V. Em. Kt. Pt. William Workman was installed as High Priest of Claverhouse Tabernacle no. 143 on Saturday 11th March 2017. Hearty congratulations and best wishes are extended to Bill for a happy and successful year as High Priest.
Congratulations are also extended to V. Em. Kt. Pt. Thomas Lloyd on the completion of his year as High Priest.
The Grand Superintendent also carried out the Ceremony of Banner Dedication at the meeting. This was the first time a Banner Dedication has been worked in Scotland and the Ceremony seemed to meet with the approval of the assembled Kt. Pts.
Pictured with Claverhouse's splendid new banner are M. Em. Kt. Pt. Ian P. Duff, Deputy Grand High Priest, V. Em. Kt. Pt. Bill Workman and the Grand Superintendent.

Next Meeting

5/3/2017

The next meeting in the District is Claverhouse Tabernacle on Saturday 11th March 2017 at 11.00am. In addition to the Admission of candidate and Installation there will also be a Banner Dedication Ceremony conducted by the Grand Superintendent.

New High Priest Installed at Forth Valley

19/2/2017

V. Em. Kt. Pt. David Smillie was installed as the High Priest of Forth Valley Tabernacle No. 175 on Saturday 18th February.
Having worked his way up the ranks over many years, we are sure that David's experience will help him to have a most successful year in office
Hearty congratulations are also extended to V. Em. Kt. Pt. James Black who vacated the chair after an extremely fruitful year as High Priest, during which he admitted 6 candidates to the Tabernacle and hosted the M. Ill. Grand High Priest and a very large deputation from Grand College.