Worcestershire Provincial Grand Chapter News
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The Province of Bucks. visits Worcestershire
On the 24th June the Avon Chapter will act as hosts to receive E.Comp. Dr. R. J. Neale, ME Grand superintendent and other rulers from the Province of Bucks., accompanied by a contingent of Companions. The Avon Chapter (of which E.Comp. Dr. R. J. Neale is an Honorary Member) will hold their meeting at Evesham opening at 5.15pm, where it is hoped a number of Companions from Worcestershire will support this prestigious event. For further details, please contact the Scribe E. of Avon Chapter No. 3569, E. Comp. P.L. Bullock, on tel. 01386 860097.
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Provincial Appointments
The Most E. Grand Superintendent Richard B.W. Price is pleased to announce that at the meeting of the Worcestershire Installed First Principals Chapter No 6889, on Saturday 14th November 2009 he is to appoint;
Congratulations to them both for their well deserved promotion. I am sure we shall all look forward to seeing them out and about as they undertake their Provincial Duties in due course.
Also grateful thanks to the retiring Deputy Grand Superintendent E.Comp. C. E. S. Harris, P.G.Swd.B., (who retires at midnight on the 13th of November). I am sure a more detailed and personal tribute will be expressed to E.Comp. Harris, at this meeting.
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Provincial Grand Chapter Annual Convocation 18th April 2009
By Command of the Most Excellent Grand Superintendent E.Companion R. B. W. Price, BSc., the Annual Convocation of the Provincial Grand Chapter of Worcestershire was held in The Avon Room, The University of Birmingham, under the Banners of The Wyche Chapter No. 3638, Woodlands Chapter No. 6116, Chapter of The Holy Wells No. 6975, Weatheroak Chapter No. 7214 and Chapter of the Round Table No. 7961 on Saturday 18th April, 2009 at 10.30 am.
Present and Past Officers of Provincial Grand Chapter, being members of Royal Arch Chapters in the Province, were in attendance, wearing the clothing and insignia of their rank in the Order.
There was a good attendance by other Royal Arch Companions who are subscribing members of a Chapter.
The meeting was followed by a Luncheon, at which the M E Grand Superintendent presided, at The University Staff House at 1.15 pm.
Annual Convocation 2010
An invitation was announced for holding the next Annual Convocation of Provincial Grand Chapter on Saturday 10th April 2010 at Birmingham University.
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Other Dates for your Diary 2009 - 10
Provincial Grand Lodge 27th June 2009 at 2.00pm to be held at the University of Birmingham.
Cathedral Service Sunday 12th July 2009 at 2.15 p.m. to be held at Worcester Cathedral.
Annual Convocation of Provincial Grand Chapter 12th April 2010 - University of Birmingham.
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Promote the Appeal 2011 Online!
article by E.Comp. Richard Harper
I thought you may like to know that to date members of the province of Worcestershire have by using www.everyclick.com raised £353.29 just by using www.everyclick.com the ever improving search engine.
www.everyclick.com is one of the fastest growing websites in the UK and with more members signed up they can charge more per click to advertisers that enables them to pay more out to charities.Set out below is the url link for the WAMCO homepage at www.everyclick.com. Please ensure that you use this as your home page to raise maximum money for the charity at no cost.
How to promote our charity: This is your pre-configured Everyclick url: http://www.everyclick.com/worcestershire-masonic-charity-organisation/18179/0
All searches made through this link will be raising money for our charity. To those already registered many thanks for your support in helping to raise over £180 to date for the 2011 festival appeal! Please pass on the information to the Companions / Brethren in your Chapter and Lodges. With more members signed up we can raise more on our own searches and have a larger share of the general pot - it all helps to make the appeal a great success.
If you are not yet registered please follow the link and use 210408 as your registered charity and every click will then count to the appeal.
To make this your homepage click here.
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Total raised £618,000 - May 2009!
Need a Speaker for a forthcoming Meeting?
We will be glad to come along and talk about the Festival, the background to the Royal Masonic Trust for Girls & Boys and how your Lodge can become involved in helping the Province achieve a substantial total by 2011.
Hear of the wonderful support provided by RMTGB to assist children of Worcestershire freemasons in hardship or distress. In the past year alone over £100,000 has been provided, to support 23 deserving children in the Province.
Contact Details
Appeal Manager E.Comp. Howard Wilson 01564 778735.
Appeal secretary E.Comp. John Humphreys 01527 541607.
The Royal Masonic Trust for Girls & Boys. – the beneficiary of our fund-raising efforts. Currently they are supporting 22 families in the Province of Worcestershire at a total cost of £65,000 each year. The money you donate is directly helping local Masonic families.
Charity Stewards are reminded to please forward all donations to W.M.C.O. at Bromsgrove without delay. Please also continue to encourage Gift Aided donations wherever possible, this boosts the amount donated by 28%. Already we have recouped an extra £84,000 thanks to tax recovered through Gift Aid.
Our total continues to rise, but with just under two years left, we still have much to do, and many more events will be needed. On behalf of the Appeal Fundraising Committee – a big thank you and please, please, keep the donations rolling in!
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About Appeal 2011
Appeal 2011 – Helping Children of Distressed Families in Worcestershire
The Appeal within the Province of Worcestershire to raise funds for the Royal Masonic Trust for Girls & Boys is now well under way. The Provincial Grand Master hopes to generate a substantial total for the Trust by the year 2011.
With limited time remaining, there is an element of urgency in obtaining your support. Several Lodges and Chapters have already risen to the challenge magnificently, primarily due to the efforts of their very proactive Charity Stewards.
We cannot stress enough that the best way you can donate money to the Appeal is by the use of Gift Aid. This is a simple system whereby any money given by a UK taxpayer to a registered Charity is increased by a rebate from the Inland Revenue equal to the basic rate of tax you have paid on the donation. This means that, if you donate £10, the Inland Revenue will pay £2.82 on top of your £10, making your donation worth £12.82.
Charity Stewards are being asked to encourage every member of their Lodge/Chapter, who pays UK tax, to sign a Gift Aid form. Once completed, every penny a Brother gives over the next five years will benefit from the tax rebate. You can choose to make Gift Aided donations whenever and however you decide. There is a facility to pay monthly by standing order.
Remember – never donate to the Appeal without having first checked that it will be Gift Aided: the rebate the Charity receives from the taxman is so worthwhile, we would be foolish to ignore it!
If you do not pay tax, you cannot use Gift Aid, but you can still make donations.
Many Brethren have already obtained the superb Stewards’ Festival Jewel, which is being worn widely around the Province. Over 900 Festival Jewels have now been issued, and a Ladies' brooch is also planned.
£100, either by a one-off payment or by instalments, you can qualify to purchase a Jewel at a cost of £15.00.
An application form for the Jewel, and the other paperwork for use with the Appeal, can be downloaded from this website.
The theme of the Appeal is ‘Your Support – Their Future’. This encapsulates the whole purpose of the Appeal. The Royal Masonic Trust for Girls and Boys looks after the families of Freemasons who, sadly, have died, or families who are in financial distress. They are currently supporting 22 families in Worcestershire. Clearly, the Trust only has a finite amount of money available, hence their reliance on Provinces such as ours in raising funds to continue their good work.
Downloads - Appeal 2011 Remittance Sheet / Stewards' Festival Jewel / Regular Payment Form
Download Adobe Acrobat Reader here.
