TERCENTENARY CELEBRATIONS HEAD FOR CHRISTCURCH The quarterly newsleer of the District Grand Lodge of the South Island AUGUST 2016 VOLUME 6, ISSUE 4 DEGREES SOUTH INSIDE THIS ISSUE: STRICTLY CONYERS 2 PHIL JACKSON 2 FROM THE NEW ASSISTANT DGM 3 FROM THE NEW DEPUTY DGM 4 IMPORTANT DATES Sat 20th August - Dunedin Lodge Installation, Blen- heim Sat 10th September - Greymouth Installation Mon 12th September - The Lodge of St John Installa- tion, Winchester Saturday 15th October - Southern Star Installation, Nelson Tuesday 18th October - Ashburton Installation Thursday 20th October - St Albans Installation, To celebrate the 300th anniversary of the founding of the United Grand Lodge of Eng- land, plans are well underway to hold an event to coincide with the 2017 Communi- cations meeting. It is intended that a formal banquet will be held at Christ’s College School on Saturday 13th May with a Service of Thanksgiving at the school chapel the following day. Communications will be held at the Freema- sonry Centre in Shirley earlier in the day than is usual, to allow for a special meeting of District Grand Lodge in the afternoon. During this meeting we will be joined by guests, both masonic and non masonic, for an Oration by our District Grand Orator, W Bro Karl Moen, giving a brief history of the United Grand Lodge of England. Registration Forms will be distributed with the November Issue of Degrees South and will also be available to download from the District website. W Bro Bruce Russell and his team will be inviting a number of dignitaries and hope to engage the services of an appropriate after dinner speaker for the event. W Bro Bruce says “To dine in such an atmospheric dining hall as Christ’s College is an event in itself. We are thrilled that the Principal and governing body have made us so welcome and we look forward to celebrating the 300th anniversary of the founding of UGLE in some style.” “Guests will enjoy pre-dinner drinks and canapes prior to the banquet. The timing of the event, in May, allows for members who may be travelling to London to join in Grand Lodge’s celebrations there dur- ing October. 13th May 2017
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TERCENTENARY CELEBRATIONS HEAD FOR CHRISTCURCH
The quarterly newsletter
of the District Grand
Lodge of the South Island
A U G U S T 2 0 1 6
V O L U M E 6 , I S S U E 4
D E G R E E S S O U T H
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :
S T R I C T L Y C O N Y E R S 2
P H I L J A C K S O N 2
F R O M T H E N E W
A S S I S T A N T D G M 3
F R O M T H E N E W
D E P U T Y D G M 4
I M P O R T A N T
D A T E S
Sat 20th August - Dunedin
Lodge Installation, Blen-
heim
Sat 10th September -
Greymouth Installation
Mon 12th September - The
Lodge of St John Installa-
tion, Winchester
Saturday 15th October -
Southern Star Installation,
Nelson
Tuesday 18th October -
Ashburton Installation
Thursday 20th October -
St Albans Installation,
To celebrate the 300th anniversary of the
founding of the United Grand Lodge of Eng-
land, plans are well underway to hold an
event to coincide with the 2017 Communi-
cations meeting.
It is intended that a formal banquet will be
held at Christ’s College School on Saturday
13th May with a Service of Thanksgiving at
the school chapel the following day.
Communications will be held at the Freema-
sonry Centre in Shirley earlier in the day
than is usual, to allow for a special meeting
of District Grand Lodge in the afternoon.
During this meeting we will be joined by
guests, both masonic and non masonic, for
an Oration by our District Grand Orator, W
Bro Karl Moen, giving a brief history of the
United Grand Lodge of England.
Registration Forms will be distributed with
the November Issue of Degrees South and
will also be available to download from the
District website.
W Bro Bruce Russell and his team will be
inviting a number of dignitaries and hope to
engage the services of an appropriate after
dinner speaker for the event. W Bro Bruce
says “To dine in such an atmospheric dining
hall as Christ’s College is an event in itself. We