Oct 2016 Calendar of Activities

02 Oct, Sunday - District 25 Charity Sizzle Seven Hills
Bunnings Seven Hills [Abbott Rd entrance]
Starts at 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM [one or two hours shift]
Corner of Windsor and Abbott Roads, Seven Hills NSW 2147

02 Oct, Sunday - LJR Management Meeting
05:00 PM, Castle Hill Masonic Centre
Ladies invited, Pot luck

03 Oct, Monday Labour Day - District 25 Charity Sizzle Dural
Starts at 08:00 AM - 040:00 PM [one or two hours shift]
Bunnings Dural, 248/252 New Line Rd, Dural NSW 2158

06 Oct, Thursday - The Grand Master's Golf Challenge
In support of the GM's Charity: Prostrate Cancer Council Australia
12:00 noon pre game sausage sizzle
01:30 PM Tee off, Ambrose - shotgun start
Manly Golf Club, 38-40 Balgowlah Rd, Balgowlah NSW 2093
$195 player. Donation appreciated from non players.

06 Oct, Thursday - Lodge Burnside No 729 Passing
06:00 PM Tyling
Castle Hill Masonic Centre

07-09 Oct, Friday, Saturday & Sunday -
LJR Family Outing and Team Building Weekend
NSW Sport & Recreation Centre, The Vines Lodge
B53 Wangi Rd, Myuna Bay NSW 2264
From 04:00 PM Friday till about 04:00 PM Sunday
$200 per room plus food.

13 Oct, Thursday - Lodge Beecroft No 359 Installation
06:30 PM Tyling, $20 dining fee
Castle Hill Masonic Centre

14 Oct, Friday - Lodge Alpha No 970 Raising
Blacktown Masonic Centre
07:15 PM Tyling, $10 dining fee

15 Oct, Saturday - Lodge Galileo Installation
03:00 PM Tyling, Egyptian Room, Royal Arch Masonic Temple
23-25 New Canterbury Road, Petersham NSW 2049

15 Oct, Saturday - Lodge Education No 814 Initiation
Egyptian Room, Petersham Masonic Centre
07:00 PM Tyling, Ladies invited per Wor Master Pandes.

15 Oct, Saturday - The Sam Harrison Memorial Trivia Night
06:30 PM, Castle Hill Masonic Centre
$10 per adult

17 Oct, Monday - Lodge Axiom No 1047 Initiation
07:00 PM Tyling, Guildford Masonic Centre
corner Kane & Calliope Sts, Guildford NSW 2161
$20 Dining fee

21 Oct, Friday - Lodge Blacktown Kildare No 393 Passing
07:00 PM Tyling, Blacktown Masonic Centre
Corner First & Boys Avenues, Blacktown NSW 2148

23 Oct, Sunday - Charity Golf Tournament
The Australian Masonic Friends of the Philippines, Inc.
Registration: 05:30 AM, Shotgun start at 06:30 AM $50 per player
Fairfield Golf Club, Smithfield Rd [corner Beavors St], Prairiewood NSW 2175

24 Oct, Monday - Parramatta Hills Lodge of Instruction
07:30 PM, Castle Hill Masonic Centre
Smart casual with regalia.

26 Oct, Wednesday - Lodge Kilwinning No 13 Installation
06:00 PM Tyling, Oatley Masonic Centre, 11 Letitia St Oatley NSW 2223
Ladies invited at the Installation Banquet

27 Oct, Thursday - The Sir Walter Scott Lodge No 123
Mark Man Ceremony in conjunction with Chapter Federation No 11
07:00 PM Tyling [06:30 PM for MM candidates, $60.00 registration]
Auburn Masonic Centre, 7 Station Rd, [North] Auburn NSW 2144
Festive Board dining fee $20

29 Oct, Saturday - Lodge Horizons No 1032 Installation
Tyling 3:30 PM, Sydney Masonic Centre, 66 Goulburn St, Sydney NSW
Ladies invited in the Installation Banquet - 06:30 PM [$60 per person, RSVP only]
at Villaggio on George, City of Sydney RSL [Lev 2 565 George St Sydney NSW 2000

29 Oct, Saturday - Lodge Woronora No 414 Ladies Charity Night
07:00 PM, Club Grandviews, 821 Forest Rd, Peakhurst NSW 2210
$40 per person or $75.00 per couple, RSVP/Ticketed event

Sept 2016 Calendar of Activities

04 Sept, Sunday - Father's Day

Father's Day in Australia

Many Australians observe Father’s Day on the first
Sunday of September. It is a day for people to show

their appreciation for fathers and father figures.
Father figures may include stepfathers, fathers-in-law,
guardians (eg. foster parents), and family friends.

04  Sept, Sunday - District 25 Charity Sizzle
Bunnings Seven Hills [Abbott Rd entrance]
Starts at 08:00 AM - 04:00 PM [one or two hours shift]
Corner of Windsor and Abbott Roads, Seven Hills NSW 2147

04 Sept, Sunday - Lodge Jose Rizal Management Meeting
04:00 PM for 04:30 PM, Castle Hill Masonic Centre

05 Sept, Monday - Lodge Antiquity No 1
196th Anniversary & 200 Years of the petition to form
06:30 PM, Sydney Masonic Centre
[Banquet donation charge $40.00]

07 Sept, Wednesday - Lodge Burnside No 729
Address by MWBro R. L. H. Johnson, AM, CMH, PGM
06:00 PM, Castle Hill Masonic Centre

10 Sept, Saturday - Lodge Jose Rizal No 1045
05:00 PM for 05:30 PM, Red Kite Cheque Presentation
Regular Meeting - Past Masters Night
06:00 PM Tyling, Castle Hill Masonic Centre

14 Sept, Wednesday - UGL NSW & ACT Quarterly Communication
05:30 PM,   Sydney Masonic Centre
07:00 PM - Grand Proclamation [Ladies invited]
08:45 PM -  Grand Banquet [Ladies invited] $50.00 Dining fee

16 Sept, Friday - Lodge Blacktown Kildare No 393 1st Degree
07:00 PM, Blacktown Masonic Centre

16 Sept, Friday - Lodge Guildford No 321 Re-Installation
06:30 PM Tyling, Guildford Masonic Centre
Kane St, Guildford NSW 2161
Ladies invited, Dining fee $30.00

17 Sept, Saturday - Lodge Education No 814
Flight of the Winding Stairs, Egyptian Room
06:00 PM, Royal Arch Masonic Temple
Petersham Masonic Temple

17 Sept, Saturday - Southern Highlands Freemasons
Bowral Tulip Time Street Parade [13-25 Sept Festival]
02:00 PM, Bowral NSW 2576
Lounge suit, Craft Apron for MMs.

19 Sept, Monday - Lodge Axiom No 1047 Initiation Meeting
07:00 PM Tyling, the Guildford Masonic Centre
Corner Calliope & Kane Sts Guildford NSW 2161

20 Sept, Tuesday - Lodge France No 1021 Regular Meeting
07:00 PM Tyling, Turramurra Masonic Centre
1247 Pacific Hwy, Turrumurra NSW 2074
Lounge suit, RSVP for catering purposes to Lodge Secretary

21 Sept, Wednesday - Lodge Leichhardt No 133 Re-Installation
06:30 PM Tyling, Concord West Masonic Centre
315 Concord Road, Concord West NSW 2138
Installation Banquet fee $25

21 Sept, Wednesday - The Hills Lodge No 1025 Re-Installation
06:30 PM, Castle Hill Masonic Centre
Ladies invited, $20 dining fee.

21 Sept, Wednesday - The Cedars Lodge No 1041 2nd Degree Meeting
07:15 PM Tyling, Petersham Masonic Centre
Ladies invited, $30.00 Dining fee for Brethren

24 Sept, Saturday - Certificate Course in Masonic Studies [MM]
08:00 AM for 08:45 AM - 05:30 PM, The Egyptian Room
Petersham Masonic Centre, 23-25 New Canterbury Rd Petersham
$25 per person RSVP: 14 Sept, Neat casual, no regalia

28 Sept, Wednesday - The Queen's Lodge No 229 Re-Installation
06:15 PM Tyling, 6:30 PM Visitors, Orchard Hills Masonic Centre
Ladies invited, $20.00 dining fee.

28 Sept, Wednesday - Lodge Wahroonga No 674 Re-Installation
06:30 PM Tyling, Turramurra Masonic Centre
1247 Pacific Hwy, Turramurra NSW 2074
$30 dining fee.

Aug 2016 Calendar of Activities

01 August, Monday - Lodge Antiquity No 1 1st Degree
196th Anniversary & 200th Anniversary since
Petitioning to Form a Lodge
07:00 PM, Sydney Masonic Centre

03 August, Wednesday - Lodge Burnside No 729
Passing of our Bro Reggie Acre
06:00 PM Tyling, Castle Hill Masonic Centre
Lounge suit

05 August, Friday - Lodge Baulkham Hills No 958
Grand Lodge Demonstration Team
07:30 PM Tyling, Castle Hill Masonic Centre

06 August, Saturday - Lodge Education No 814
Lodge Management Training Seminar
01:00 -05:00 PM, Royal Arch Masonic Temple
25 New Canterbury Road, Petersham NSW
RSVP before 31st July to WM or Secretary [$10 per]

07 August, Sunday - LJR Management Meeting
04:45 PM, Castle Hill Masonic Centre

08 August, Monday - Lodge Galileo No 1019 Toastmasters
06:30 PM Tyling, Sydney Masonic Centre
Lounge suit, RSVP $40 per person

12 August, Friday - Lodge Alpha No 970 2nd Degree
07:00 PM Tyling, Blacktown Masonic Centre

14 August, Sunday - District 25 Charity Sizzle
North Parramatta Bunnings
08:00 AM - start - 04:00 PM - finish [an hour or two of your time]
1-9 North Rocks Road, North Rocks NSW 2151

14 August, Sunday - Lodge Jose Rizal Mentor Training Course
01:00 - 05:00 PM, Castle Hill Masonic Centre
Smart casual, $5.00 RSVP before Thursday, 11 August

15 August, Monday - Lodge Hellenic Arcadia No 177 2nd Degree
07:00 PM, Egyptian Room, Petersham Masonic Centre
23-25 New Canterbury Road, Petersham NSW 2049

17 August, Wednesday - Lodge Germania No 1036 Raising
06:30 PM, Sydney Masonic Centre
Lounge Suit, $45 Dining fee

17 August, Wednesday - The Hills Lodge No 1025
07:30 PM Tyling, Castle Hill Masonic Centre

17 August, Wednesday - The Cedars Lodge No 1041 2nd Degree
07:15 PM Tyling, Petersham Masonic Centre

19 August, Friday - Lodge Blacktown Kildare No 393 Re-Installation
06:00 PM, Blacktown Masonic Centre
Lounge suit, $25 Dining fee

20 August, Saturday - Prince Charles Edward Stuart Lodge No 1745 Consecration
02:00 PM [seated by 02:30 PM], Sydney Masonic Centre
Lounge suit

20 August, Saturday - Lodge France No 1021 195th Installation
05:00 PM Tyling, Turramurra Masonic Centre
Lounge suit

20 August, Saturday - Lodge Education No 814 Raising
06:00 PM Tyling, Petersham Masonic Temple
Ladies welcome.

22 August, Monday - Parramatta & Hills District Lodge of Instruction
Work: Installation Rehearsal as requested by Lodge Beecroft
07:30 PM Tyling, Castle Hill Masonic Centre
Smart casual with craft regalia

23 August, Tuesday - Blacktown Hawkesbury Lodge of Instruction
Work: The Business of the Lodge by VWBro Ross Partridge
07:30 PM, Hawkesbury Masonic Centre

27 August, Saturday - Australian Lodge of Fidelity No 101
Installation of Bro Darcy Calingao, Wor Master-Elect
06:30 PM, Petersham Masonic Centre

29 August, Monday - The Sydney Lodge No 1020 Triple Initiation
05:30 PM Pre-Meeting Canapes, 06:15 PM Tyling, 07:00 PM GL
South: Bistrot Gavroche French Restaurant, $140 Dining fee, RSVP only

30 August, Tuesday - Lodge Resurgo's 
Formal Family Dinner Function
07:00 PM, Castle Hill Tavern
25 Victoria Ave [corner Salisbury Rd] Castle Hill NSW 2154
$30.00 per person, Members: Dinner suit, Ladies After five
Gentlemen: Coat and tie.

July 2016 Calendar of Activities

06 July, Wednesday - Lodge Burnside 1st Degree Walkabout
06:00 PM Tyling, Castle Hill Masonic Centre

09 July, Saturday - Freemasons Open Day
10:00 AM - 04:00 PM, Orchard Hills Masonic Centre

09 July, Saturday - Freemasons Annual Multicultural Exchange Meeting [FAME] LJR Hosting this annual meeting. Third Degree Exemplification.
05:00 PM Tyling, Castle Hill Masonic Centre
Ladies, EAs, FCs invited in the FAME Banquet [please RSVP ASAP LJR Secretary]

16 July, Saturday - District 25 Charity Sizzle Bunnings 
North Parramatta Bunnings
08:00 AM -start - 04:00 PM finish [an hour or two of your time]
1-9 North Rocks Rd, North Rocks NSW 2151

16 July, Saturday - Celebrating 75th Anniversary of the Provincial Grand Lodge NSW Royal Order of Scotland
05:00 PM, Concord Masonic Centre,
315 Concord Rd, Concord West NSW 2138
[Master Masons invited to attend Lodge Meeting with Craft Aprons, Ladies & guests are invited to attend the three course banquet after the meeting. $20 per person RSVP].

17 July, Sunday - District 25 Charity Sizzle Bunnings
North Parramatta Bunnings
08:00 AM -start - 04:00 PM finish [an hour or two of your time]
1-9 North Rocks Rd, North Rocks NSW 2151

23 July, Saturday - Lodge Oorana No 1053 Consecration
02:00 PM, Padstow Masonic Centre
Lounge suit

26 July, Tuesday - Blacktown Hawkesbury Lodge of Instruction
Talk: The Business of the Lodge by VWBro R Partridge
07:30 PM Tyling, Hawkesbury Masonic Centre
731 George St, South Windsor NSW

28 July, Thursday - District 25 Masonic Association
Biennial [7:15] and General [7:30] Meetings
07:00 PM, Castle Hill Masonic Centre

09 July, Saturday Open Day

REGION 2 OPEN DAY

Brethren, their families and friends are cordially invited to the Region 2 Open Day to take place from 10:00am to 4:00pm on Saturday, 09 July 2016 at the Orchard Hills Masonic Centre, Homestead Road, Orchard Hills NSW.

The focus of this Open Day is to present Freemasonry to the community at large and promote membership.

The Grand Master, MW Bro James Melville, will be in attendance, along with representatives from the United Supreme Grand Chapter of Mark & Royal Arch Masons of NSW & ACT, Great Priory of NSW & ACT (Knights Templar) and the Order of DeMolay.

This special event will have various activities throughout the day, including a Lodge Meeting, free BBQ with soft drinks, and the Rural Fire Service (RFS) will also participate on the day showing their wares.

For further information, please contact RW Bro Robert Moore PJGW, Regional Grand Counsellor, Region 2.

PUBLISHED ON THURSDAY, 05 MAY 2016 14:40

June 2016 Calendar of Activities

04 June, Saturday - Lodge Taralga's Annual Visit 
to Lodge Burnside No 729 - Raising Meeting
06:00 PM, Castle Hill Masonic Centre

08 June, Wednesday - Quarterly Communication UGL NSW & ACT
07:30 PM, Sydney Masonic Centre
Entry to Grand Lodge not permitted before 06:45 PM.
See Freemasons NSW & ACT website for further details and agenda for the night.

11 June, Saturday - Lodge Jose Rizal Emergent Meeting, 1st Degree
06:00 PM, Castle Hill Masonic Centre

18 June, Saturday - District 25 Charity Sizzle Bunnings
North Parramatta Bunnings
08:00 AM start - 04:00 PM finish [an hour or two of your time]
1-9 North Rocks Rd, North Rocks NSW 2151

18 June, Saturday - Lodge Woronora No 414 Re-Installation
05:00 PM, Oatley Masonic Centre
11a Letitia St, Oatley NSW 2223
Ladies invited, dining fee $35 per person [RSVP 4 June]

19 June, Sunday - 155th Birth Anniversary of Dr Jose P Rizal

25 June, Saturday - Lodge Sydney St George No 269 Installation
05:30 PM, Campbelltown Masonic Centre
101 Wickfield Circuit, Ambarvale NSW 2560
Ladies invited, dining fee $25 ticket holders only [Pls RSVP]