May 2017 Calendar of Activities

03 May, Wednesday - Lodge Burnside No 729 [Passing]
06:00 PM, Castle Hill Masonic Centre

07 May, Sunday - LJR Management & Rehearsal Meeting
05:00 PM, Castle Hill Masonic Centre

08 May, Monday - Lodge Galileo No 1019 Regular Meeting [Initiation]
07:00 PM, Sydney Masonic Centre

12 May, Friday - Lodge Alpha No 970 Re-Installation
06:30 PM, Hawkesbury Masonic Centre
731 George St, South Windsor NSW 2756
Ladies invited, $25 per person or $40 per couple dining fee

13 May, Saturday - Lodge Jose Rizal Regular Meeting [Raising]
06:00 PM, Castle Hill Masonic Centre
Ladies & friends invited in the Meeting Festive Board
Dining fee: $15 per person or $25 per couple, RSVP if possible.

16 May, Tuesday - Lodge France No 1021 200th Convocation
07:00 PM, Turramurra Masonic Centre
1247 Pacific Highway, Turramurra NSW 2074
$35 dining fee

17 May, Wednesday - Lodge Tranquillity No 42 Installation
06:30 PM, Bondi Masonic Centre
140 Bondi Road, Bondi NSW 2026
$35 Dinner fee, RSVP only at the Installation Banquet

17 May, Wednesday - The Cedars Lodge No 1041 [Passing]
07:15 PM, Petersham Masonic Centre

20 May, Saturday - District 25/25A Charity Sizzle
08:00 AM - 04:00 PM, Bunnings Seven Hills
Corner Old Windsor Rd & Abbot Rd [entrance] NSW  2147

22 May, Monday - Parramatta Hills District LOI AGM
07:30 PM, Castle Hill Masonic Centre

23 May, Tuesday - Blacktown Hawkesbury LOI
07:30 PM, Hawkesbury Masonic Centre
731 George St, South Windsor NSW 2756

25 May, Thursday - District 25/25A Association Meeting
07:30 PM, Castle Hill Masonic Centre
Smart casual.

27 May, Saturday - The Star of Australia No 200 Regular Meeting
06:30 PM, Castle Hill Masonic Centre
Ladies invited

28 May, Sunday - District 25/25A Charity Sizzle
08:00 AM - 04:00 PM. Bunnings Artarmon
71 Reserve Rd, Artarmon NSW 2153

December 2016 Calendar of Activities

01 Dec, Thursday - Parramatta City Daylight Lodge No 1014
Regular Meeting & Christmas Celebrations
10:00 AM, Castle Hill Masonic Centre
$10 per person, Ladies invited

04 Dec, Sunday - Lodge Jose Rizal Management Meeting
05:00 PM, Castle Hill Masonic Centre

05 Dec, Monday - Lodge Antiquity No 1 Regular Meeting/
Christmas Party [$40.00 per person dining donation, RSVP]
07:00 PM, Sydney Masonic Centre
All invited in the Christmas Festive Board

07 Dec, Wednesday - Lodge Burnside No 729
06:00 PM, Presentation of 50 Year Certificates
and Jewels and Christmas South [$25.00] Ladies Invited
Castle Hill Masonic Centre

08 Dec, Thursday - Lodge Beecroft Christmas Social Meeting
06:30 PM start, Castle Hill Masonic Centre
All invited, smart casual, dining fee $20.00 [adults]
Please RSVP to Lodge Secretary by 30th November.
If bringing a child under 12yrs old free but please bring a
wrapped gift not exceeding $20 for Santa to present.

09 Dec, Friday - Lodge Alpha No 970 Christmas Party
05:30 PM Tyling, Blacktown Masonic Centre
All invited to the party, $25 per adult. RSVP JW

10 Dec, Saturday - Lodge Jose Rizal Christmas Party
05:00 PM, Castle Hill Masonic Centre
Ladies, children & other Brethren & friends invited, Pot luck.

10 Dec, Saturday - Lodge Hellenic Arcadia No 177 Installation
04:00 PM, Egyptian Room, Royal Arch Masonic Temple, Petersham
Ladies invited, $40.00 Dining fee [RSVP only]

13 Dec, Tuesday - The Hills Lodge Annual Christmas Party
06:30 PM, [RSVP 3rd December, Lodge Secretary]
Castle Hill Masonic Centre
$20 per adult, children free [Santa will be there!]

13 Dec, Tuesday - The Royal Empire Lodge No 613
40th Frank Kensett Annual Memorial Luncheon
12:30 PM, The President's Dining Room, Parliament House,
Macquarie St Sydney NSW 2000
$150 per person, RSVP only ticketed event

13 Dec, Tuesday - Freemasons' Association 'Spirit of Christmas Lunch'
12:00 Noon, Sydney Masonic Centre
[A three course Yuletide Buffet Lunch, $45 per person, RSVP 07 Dec]

16 Dec, Friday - Lodge Woronora No 414 
Regular Meeting and Christmas Party
07:15 PM, Oatley Masonic Centre, 11A Letitia St Oatley NSW 2223
Ladies & family invited in the South, $20 per adult
[children under 15 years old free].

17 Dec, Saturday - District 25 Charity Sizzle Dural
Starts at 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM [one or two hours shift]
Bunnings Dural, 248/252 New Line Rd, Dural NSW 2158

17 Dec, Saturday - Quarterly Grand Communication UGL NSW & ACT
04:30 PM [seated at 04:45 PM, 05:00 PM start],
Brethren only [summer dress]
Grand Communication & Festive Function [07:00 for 07:30 PM]
Ladies & other guests invited, RSVP by 14 Dec, $65 per person,
$70.00 after 14 Dec
Sydney Masonic Centre, 66 Goulburn St, Sydney NSW 2000

20 Dec, Tuesday - Lodge Resurgo's Christmas Party
07:00 PM, Castle Hill Masonic Centre
All invited, $25 per adult. RSVP Wor Master or Lodge Secretary ASAP

30 Dec, Friday - Lodge Jose Rizal Commemoration of the Martyrdom of Venerable 
Brother Dr Jose Protacio Rizal Mercado y Alonso Realonda
05:00 PM - 09:00 PM [till late] Wor Bro Manny Santos' Residence
LJR Barong for the Floral Ceremony and smart casual thereafter.
Potluck and BYO. [Please note the start time change for this activity.]

31 Dec, Saturday - District 25 Charity Sizzle North Parramatta
Starts at 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM [one or two hours shift]
1-9 North Rocks Road, North Rocks NSW 2151

DGIW Handover: 4 Aug

The formal transfer of the Jewel of Office from the retiring District Grand Inspector of Workings [DGIW], VW Bro David Keelty, to his successor, VW Bro Paul Larbalestier, will take place at the next regular meeting of Lodge Burnside No 729 on Wednesday 4th August 2010.

The Worshipful Master of Lodge Burnside extends a fraternal invitation to the Worshipful Masters, Officers and Brethren of the Lodges of the District to attend this handover of office.

To assist us with our catering arrangements would you be so kind as to indicate the number of brethren that will be attending from your Lodge by Friday 30th July.

Please note that Lodge Burnside is a Twilight Lodge. The Lodge will Tyle at 6:00 pm. Dress is Lounge Suit, Business Shirt, Long Tie and Regalia.

District 32 Burns' Night: 3rd Feb

"Scotland’s national bard turned 250 last year and his native country has pulled out all the stops to celebrate. Burns, known as much for his sentimental lyrics (“My Love Is Like a Red, Red Rose,” “Auld Lang Syne,” etc.) as he is for his poetry, is so beloved that his birthday (Jan. 25) inspires elaborate feasts called Burns Suppers, featuring haggis, whisky and recitations of his poetry."

"The annual celebratory tribute to the life, works & spirit of the great Scottish poet, Robert Burns [1759-1796]. Celebrated on or about the Bard's birthday, January 25th, Burns Suppers range from stentoriously formal gatherings of aesthetes & scholars to uproariously informal rave-ups of drunkards & louts.

"Most Burns Suppers fall in the middle of this range, and adhere, more or less, to some sort of time honoured form which includes the eating of a traditional Scottish meal, the drinking of Scotch whisky, & the recitation of works by, about, and in the spirit of the Bard."

Lodge Burnside No 729 is hosting District 32's Burn's Night on Wednesday, 3rd February at the Castle Hill Masonic Centre [corner of Showground & Northern Roads, Castle Hill] after their Lodge Meeting [tyling at 6:00 PM]. Ladies are especially invited, dining fee is $15.00.

Piper is Bro Fraser Smith while WBro Alan Summers will give the Address to the Haggis and Tribute to Robert Burns.