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District Grand Master’s Column February 2012
Happy New Year to all Brethren and their Families and Friends.
2012 is another important year for Freemasonry and our future. We have two Installations in March for Waikato Research and Tokoroa Lodges. Do come along and support the Lodges as visitors are made welcome and they add to our meetings. I look forward to seeing you there.
To give you and your Lodge early notice, the Northern Division Conference for 2012 will be held at the Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts, Waikato University, Hamilton on Saturday 26 May 2012.
Kevin Allen Dist. G.M. Geyserland 11
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Fraternally...
V W Bro Kevin Allen
District Grand Master
Geyserland District No 11.
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Geyserland District's News
The February 2012 Geyserland District Lodge Meeting Notice is available to download
2012 Geyserland District Almoner's Association AGM
The Geyserland District Almoner's Association AGM for 2012 will be held at the Rotorua Masonic Centre on Friday March 2nd.
2012 Northern Division Conference
The Northern Division Conference for 2012 will be held at the Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts, Waikato University, Hamilton on Saturday 26 May.
Geyserland District Communications Role - 2012
Brethren, with the passing on of VW Bro Alan Foster, PG Lec, the role of Geyserland District Communications is now in the hands of Bro Kevin Carroll. Communications from the District Grand Master and others will be notified via email and / or this website. Would Masters and Secretaries please ensure that any Brethren, that do not have Internet or Email access, receive a printed copy as necessary. Thank you.
Geyserland District Social Functions
The current Social Functions for Geyserland Lodges are listed on the District Notice Paper and specified on the relevant Lodge's page on this website. The District Notice Paper has clickable links to each Lodge's page.
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Bereavements
Geyserland Daylight Lodge No 462 and Lodge Rotorua No 153
Worshipful Masters of both these Lodges request the attendance of Brethren at the Funeral Service of Worshipful Brother Bruce Cornick on Friday 6th January at 2pm at Osborne's Funeral Home Chapel, 197 Old Taupo Rd, Rotorua.
E C Burgess, Actg. Secretary
January 1, 2012: Brethren All:
It is with sadness I report the passing of Wor. Bro. Bruce CORNICK a member of Lodge Rotorua 153. I understand he was with his family at Wellington and celebrated New Years Eve but passed away in his sleep.
A funeral is being arranged and will most likely be this Friday at Rotorua.
Kevin ALLEN District Grand Master Geyserland 11
VW Bro Alan Foster, PG Lec
Geyserland District regrets the passing of VW Bro Alan Foster, PG Lec, to the Great Lodge Above in late November 2011. His funeral was arranged and affairs taken care of by W Bro Frits Wedzinga GS, and Alan's funeral was well attended by over 50 Freemasons.
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Other District's News
Wickliffe District 31 welcomes Masters Games to Dunedin
Dear Brother Secretary,
I am aware that most lodges are not yet up and running for the new year, however if you know of brethren from your lodge that are travelling to Dunedin for the Masters Games at the beginning February could you please pass on this message inviting them to join us at breakfast on the morning of 4th February 2012.
Wickliffe District Freemasons Breakfast Date: 4 February 2012
Time: Drop in anytime from 8.00am until mid-morning
Venue: Ironic Café and Bar, Dunedin
The Ironic Café is at 9 Anzac Avenue, near by the iconic Railway Station and across the street from the Saturday morning Farmers market. To those attending the opening ceremony at Forsyth Barr Stadium the café is just at the other end of Anzac Avenue, a pleasant walk following the opening.
Who should attend: Competitors, families, friends and support crews are all invited.
You are welcome to join us on this occasion as local members of Dunedin Lodges, wives, families and friends gather for their regular once a month breakfast or coffee fix. They enjoy each other’s company and discuss matters of topical interest on the craft. The Wickliffe District Breakfast Get-togethers are now into their fourth year.
For more information contact me by e-mail at
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Or text or phone 0274 382 482. Not essential but a call to me to let the café know numbers would be appreciated.
Yours fraternally
Alistair Church Dist GDC
Lodge Planning and Development Advocate
Supporting Wickliffe District 31
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District Almoners Association meeting
2012 Geyserland District Almoner's Association AGM
The Geyserland District Almoner's Association AGM for 2012 will be held at the Rotorua Masonic Centre on Friday March 2nd.
ALL WELCOME
Further information will be published as details are finalised.
W Bro Geoff Mather (Chairman)
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Welcome to Geyserland District No 11, Freemasons New Zealand.
The object of this website is to bring to the public the modern face of Freemasonry, to dispel myths and to promote the many positive aspects of Freemasonry. All Freemasons throughout the ages and throughout the world must believe in a supreme being according to the member’s religious belief. Freemasonry practices Benevolence and Charity to those in need. The guiding principle of Freemasonry is the philosophy of ‘Making Good Men Better’ and to this end Freemasonry promotes within each member "Truth, Honour and Virtue".
 Freemasonry has accepted the need for change to many of it’s procedures to enable the organisation to survive in today’s modern society. The advent of technological communications such as Websites, E-mail and Mobile phones has allowed the dissemination of information to reach many people. It is our fervent wish that the information available to the public contained not only in this website, but also through the "net" itself will allow those with a genuine interest to freely approach Freemasonry using the contact phone numbers of the various Lodges not only of the Geyserland District as listed within this site, but also the official website of Freemasons New Zealand.
Your queries will be most welcome.
V W Bro Thomas A Becker
Past District Grand Master (2006-2010)
Geyserland Masonic District No 11
Australian and New Zealand Masonic Research Council
Lodge Arawa No 406 in association with the Waikato Lodge of Research No 445
proudly presented the 2011 Verrall Lecture, delivered
by W Bro Rodney E Grosskopff
W Bro Rodney E Grosskopff
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When Father Rode The Goat
The house is full of arnica,
And mystery profound;
We do not dare to run about
Or make the slightest sound;
We leave the big piano shut
And do not strike a note;
The doctor’s been here seven times
Since father rode the goat.
He joined the Lodge a week ago -
Got in at four A. M.,
And sixteen brethren brought him home,
Though he says he brought them.
His wrist was sprained and one big rip
Had rent his Sunday coat -
There must have been a lively time
When father rode the goat.
He’s resting on the couch to-day
And practicing his signs -
The hailing sign, working grip,
And other monkey shines,
He mutters passwords ‘neath his breath,
And other things he’ll quote -
They surely had an evening’s work
When father rode the goat.
He has a gorgeous uniform,
All gold and red and blue;
A bat with plunges and yellow braid,
And golden badges too.
But, somehow, when we mention it,
He wears a look so grim
We wonder if he rode the goat
Or if the goat rode him.
(Anonymous,
Contributed by:
Kevin Allen)
Literary references to riding the goat—in poem, song, prose and drama—abound in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The anonymous poem, When Father Rode The Goat, is clearly intended as a jocular burlesque and not as an exposure of actual lodge practice.
The Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon has further information on where - or when - the expression "Riding the Goat" originated. |
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