| Instruction Class. The Lodge Instruction Class appears to be going from strength to strength under the guidance of Bros. Robert Abercrombie and David Shaw, Past Masters. Two Instruction Classes have now been held and the enthusiasm and commitment of the new Brethren to the class is very encouraging. If you are interested in learning Ritual or would like to learn more about Freemasonry in general, then who not attend the next meeting on Wed. 17th. March.
Birmingham Visit. Lodge St. Bryde No. 579 have been invited to attend St. Peter`s Lodge in Birmingham and as St. Peter`s Lodge meet on the same night as 579 as Special Meeting has been arranged for Saturday 8th. May 2010. St. Peter`s will be conferring an E.A. Degree. If you are interested in attending please see the notice on the notice board. It is hoped that our Deputation would travel on Saturday, stay overnight and return on Sunday morning. This will be the first official visit to an English Lodge by our Lodge for many years.
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Death
Bro. James McClair, Past Master, Worshipful Senior Warden.
It was with great sadness that we heard of the death of Bro. Jim McClair and, although we knew that he had been fighting a terrible illness, the loss of a Brother held in high esteem as a Past Master of the Lodge and holding the high Office of W.S.W. is a loss deeply felt by all our members. Jim joined Lodge St. Bryde on 22nd. May 1985, having been proposed and seconded by Bro. George and Lindsay Cuthbertson and he followed other family members into the Craft. He progressed through the Offices in the Lodge to become R.W.M. in 1992, Bros. Ronnie McCarney and Jim Vasey being his Installing Masters. Jim was an excellent Degree worker and was soon tempted back into Office and was at his death our Worshipful Senior Warden. He was also skilled in the works of Robert Burns and was often called to recite poems. Jim and his wife Bridie were great supporters of the Lodge social evenings and our sincere sympathy is extended to the McClair Family at this time.
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Central South Africa visit. Bro. James L. Jack, Provincial Grand Master attended the Installation of Bro. Robert Law as District Grand Master on Saturday 20th. February in Boksburg , South Africa in his capacity as Proxy District Grand Master. The Installation was conducted by Bro. Charles Wolrige Gordon, Grand Master and Bro. David Begg, Grand Secretary and over 350 Brethren from all over Southern Africa attended. Bro. Jack also attended the Regular Meetings of Lodge Unity No. 1006 in Pretoria and The Transvaal Volunteer Lodge No. 1007 in Johannesburg . The District Grand Master extends his best wishes to the Brethren of Lodge St. Bryde and hopes to attend our Installation in November with a Deputation from South Africa .
Birmingham Visit. Would Brethren wishing to visit St. Peter's Lodge in Birmingham on Saturday 8th. May please append their names on the sheet on the Notice Board by Friday 9th. April. The Meeting starts at 6p.m. and overnight accommodation will be booked in the Travel Lodge nearest to the Masonic Centre on a Room Only basis. It is thought that Brethren attending the meeting will travel by car. St. Peter's Lodge Brethren will be demonstrating various items of ritual from the E.A. & F.C. Degree.A Formal Dinner will follow the meeting. Bro. James L. Jack, Provincial Grand Master has been invited to be the 41st. President of the Meeting of Instruction, a great honour for our Lodge St. Bryde.
Eyemouth Visit. Bro. Alasdair Dunlop, R.W.M. lead a Deputation of sixty Brethren to Lodge St. Ebbe No. 70, Eyemouth on Saturday 20th. March. Included in the Deputation was W. Bro. Martin Parrack , W. Master and four Brethren of St. Peter's Lodge,Birmingham who had made the journey north to attend the meeting with us. The Brethren were warmly welcomed by Bro. George Donnelly, P.G.M. of East Lothian & Berwickshire who is a Member of No. 70 and Bro. Stuart Warner , R.W.M. of No. 70 and the Brethren of the Lodge. Bro. Alasdair Dunlop, R.W.M. and the Brethren of the Lodge worked an excellent F.C. Degree, which was of the highest standard. The Brethren of Lodge St. Ebbe extended excellent hospitality to our Deputation and they were delighted to see their historic Temple filled to capacity.
New Book. The Better Angels of Our Nature by Michael A. Halleran. Freemasonry in the American Civil War. This is a very important new book which documents actual events from the Civil War which have a confirmed Masonic connection. Not to be missed by all Civil War enthusiasts
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