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.

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".

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.

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.

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!

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.