At our meeting on the 10th of October we held our first initiation since 2018!
It was a great night for our candidate Phil (now Brother) Lord who was treated to a ceremony of initiation second to none. He was supported by the attendance of 41 brethren, including being honoured by the presence of the Deputy Provincial Grand Master, Very Worshipful Brother Jonathan Mark Mitchell Smith accompanied by 11 active Provincial Officers.
Phil was surprised to find several of his friends in attendance who he had no clue were members of our fraternity; as a Lodge we were supported by many friends from other Lodges who took part in the ceremony and enabled us to deliver a fitting and memorable first step into Freemasonry for Brother Phil, for which we thank them most sincerely.
We enjoyed a typical high quality Tickton Grange festive board and had a thoroughly joyous and fraternal time, The toast to our newly made brother was given, the Entered Apprentices song was sung and the symbolism of the Masonic Chain was explained, which was something that a few of our visitors hadn’t witnessed before and was of great interest to them.
All in all a splendid night and reminiscent of the days before Covid19, when we and our fellow Masons could mingle freely and enjoy each others company, just as it should be.
Our newly made Brother performing the important duty of picking the winning raffle numbers!
The Worshipful Master proposes the toast to the Very Worshipful deputy Provincial Grand Master
The Deputy Provincial Grand Master Responds
