Friday, December 2, 2011

Queensland Freemason Magazine

The November issue is now available.
Use the link on the right hand side of blog  under the "UGLQ Quarterly Magazine" heading.

Happy reading!

Melbourne Cup

It was another successful day on Sunday the 30th October.
34 Adults and 8 Children enjoyed another superb breakfast, at Lota park, which was kindly prepared by the brethren of the lodge.
The children enjoyed themselves and were excited when Santa , Wor Bro McKenzie,  gave out presents on behalf of the lodge.
Special thanks to Trevor and Thelma for the gifts for the children.

Cheque Presentation

Kianawah Lodge brethren presented a cheque for $2340 to the president of the Wynnum spring festival on Friday the 21st October.
Proceeds from a raffle conducted by the Lodge for that purpose over a 10 week period.
Special thanks to the 24 brethren and ladies who assisted.

Friday, October 21, 2011

Fragile X

On the 29th of July, 2011, the Kianawah Freemason's lodge presented the fragile x association of Australia (FXAA - QLD Branch) with a cheque for $3200. This donation was a combined donation of $1600 from the QLD Freemason's Benevolence fund and $1600 from the Kianawah Freemason's lodge, who sold a LOT of sausage sizzles at Cannon Hill Bunnings.

The FXAA will be using this donation towards FXAA workshop events being held in Queensland this year.

We are very grateful to the Freemason's, not only for this monetary donation, but for donating their time to this very important cause.

A special thank you goes out to Bob and Gloria Clark, Trevor Smith, John Castleton, Steven Lewis, Neville Ball, Alex Evans and to the Benevolence fund.

It is always very humbling and heart warming to know that there are people out there not directly affected by fragile x, but who are willing to donate their time and energy to the FXAA.

Thank you again to the Freemasons,



Mel Mikkelsen

Parent Support QLD - FXAA



Pictured: John Castleton, Steven Lewis, Neville Ball, Alex Evans, Melissa Mikkelsen (Fragile X Association of Australia), Bob Clark, Gloria Clark and Trevor Smith.

Friday, September 9, 2011

Freemasons Magazine

August's issue of the Queensland Freemason Magazine can be found on the right hand side of the web page under the "United Grand Lodge of Queensland Magazine" link.

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Proclamation

Another year and another Installation. This time however it was to be a Proclamation.

The W.M. Bro Mackenzie was to be proclaimed the W.M. for the second consecutive year.

There was a large turnout of Kianawah Members and visiting Brethren, which totalled 80 Brethren in the Lodge room.

This was a first for Kianawah, as this was to be the first time for many years that the Lodge had 5 Stewards invested (all Master Masons).
After the Ceremony all the Brethren made their way to the Waterloo Bay Leisure Centre for the festive board, where the visitors of the Lodge were waiting, which included Wives of the Members of Kianawah and their guests.

All in all this was a great night and we look forward to next year’s installation!

Kianawah's community work

Members from Kianawah agreed that they would sell raffle tickets to raise funds for the Wynnum Scouts, to allow them to purchase 5 new canoes. The scouts have been in Wynnum for 100 years, therefore the Brethren got to work to achieve this goal.

This was achieved by the Brethren, by selling the tickets in the local area, and to friends and family.

The below is an excerpt from the letter received from the Wynnum Scouts Group Secretary


"The Wynnum Scouts would like the thank the Freemasons, Wynnum for their support of the Group in way of their fundraising efforts that enabled us to purchase five brand new canoes complete with oars and lifejackets.  The youth members will have many years of enjoyment with them and wholeheartedly, once again thank the Wynnum Freemasons".

Monday, May 30, 2011

Queensland Freemason Magazine

It's that time again for the Queensland Freemason Magazine.
Just follow the link under the "UGLQ Quarteley Magazine" and you can view the magazine online.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

3rd of May and a 3rd degree.

This month saw another 3rd degree, and for the worthy Brother, it was a long time coming.

This was the last remaining Fellow Craft, who had started his Masonic journey back in February 2010, and now taking his Master Mason degree.

It was also a particularly memorable evening  for some newly raised M.Ms as they had a charge to perform.

The candidate received favourable words from the W.M. for the attention he displayed and the correctness of the test put before him, and the composure he showed throughout.

Afterwards followed with the usual festive board, were the Kianawah Brethren welcomed the visiting Brethren.

A good night was had by all.

Wednesday, March 2, 2011

A new month and a new candidate

This month we had a candidate for initiation.

The turnout was exceptional. This was capped by a Fraternal visit from Scotia Lodge, with the W.M. being accompanied by his officers and some Entered Apprentices.

The candidate showed great attention to all the charges that were delivered, and was congratulated by the way in which he conducted himself.

To finish the night we had the usual festive board allowing the members and visitors to share a joke or two.

I'm sure that the candidate will agree that this was a night that he'll remember for some time to come!

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Guestbook

The Kianawah Guestbook has now been updated.

This can be found on the right hand side of the blog site (see below picture)









To access this, select the "My Guestbook" link and this will open up and allow you to leave comments.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

New Year

Happy New Year!


2011 has certainly started, and in fact it feels like we're off to a flyer already.

As most of you know, we close our Lodge doors after the December meeting and re-open them again in February.

Since then there have been some major issues that have affected Queensland.

75% of the state has been declared a disaster zone after the recent flooding that affected, Rockhampton, Gladstone, Dalby, Toowoomba, Ipswich and Brisbane. These floods have been compared to the floods of 74.

Homes were devastated and in some cases destroyed completely. Some will take months to clean, and that's just the start of it. Then there is the loss of life. Homes can be replaced but lives can't.

If you would like to donate please do so by clicking on the below link. This is for the Premiers Disaster Relief Appeal.

Premier's Disaster Relief Appeal