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Page 1 of 15 November 2019 Brethren of the Sudbury Manitoulin District: I have enjoyed a busy start to the Masonic year with a few visits to lodges and plenty of planning for the new calendar year. We have applied to host a couple of Grand Lodge seminars. Hopefully we will be able to provide at least one, soon to be booked in. We have also begun planning for a Friend 2 Friend night, and will have more information once that is firmed up. I want to thank those of you who attended the reception in September as well as the brethren who took the time out of their Thanksgiving long weekend to join me at Bethel Lodges official visit. Both evenings were an enjoyable and enthusiastic start to the year. This month we begin on Monday November 4 th with a district meeting at Belrock at 7:00 PM, then our district Veterans Appreciation Night hosted by Espanola Lodge on Friday November 8 th . This is an important evening not only for masons of the district but for all Canadians as we are reminded almost daily that many have made enormous sacrifices not only for our own wellbeing and futures but for many countries who are unable to protect their own values and citizens. Canada has always been there to protect and defend within and without and Masons themselves have been counted among those who unselfishly gave themselves during many conflicts and peacekeeping missions throughout the world. Please come out for the ceremony. Monday November 11 th will also see several locations for Remembrance Day services throughout the district. If you need a ride or advice on where the closest ceremonies are being held, contact your lodge secretary. I am sure they can assist. My next Official visit is to Gore Bay Lodge on Thursday November 14 th . I would like to see you attend, and if you haven’t been to their new lodge room, it would be a good reason to come and enjoy the new surroundings and the usual excellent hospitality Gore Bay Lodge is known for. I have also had the opportunity to discuss several matters that are affecting Masonry in general with other districts in our jurisdiction, and I am reminded at each interaction how fortunate we in the Sudbury Manitoulin District are to be a part of this district. Our support and friendship between the lodges is second to none. We are very well positioned to weather the challenges our fraternity face with the level of respect and dignity we show one another. I am proud to be a mason in our district and thank you all for demonstrating what we can achieve as a team. Fraternally, Robert J. Lipic District Deputy Grand Master 2019-20 Sudbury Manitoulin District

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NNoovveemmbbeerr 22001199

Brethren of the Sudbury Manitoulin District:

I have enjoyed a busy start to the Masonic year with a few visits to lodges and plenty of planning for the new calendar year. We have applied to host a couple of Grand Lodge seminars. Hopefully we will be able to provide at least one, soon to be booked in. We have also begun planning for a Friend 2 Friend night, and will have more information once that is firmed up.

I want to thank those of you who attended the reception in September as well as the brethren who took the time out of their Thanksgiving long weekend to join me at Bethel Lodges official visit. Both evenings were an enjoyable and enthusiastic start to the year.

This month we begin on Monday November 4th with a district meeting at Belrock at 7:00 PM, then our district Veterans Appreciation Night hosted by Espanola Lodge on Friday November 8th. This is an important evening not only for masons of the district but for all Canadians as we are reminded almost daily that many have made enormous sacrifices not only for our own wellbeing and futures but for many countries who are unable to protect their own values and citizens. Canada has always been there to protect and defend within and without and Masons themselves have been counted among those who unselfishly gave themselves during many conflicts and peacekeeping missions throughout the world. Please come out for the ceremony. Monday November 11th will also see several locations for Remembrance Day services throughout the district. If you need a ride or advice on where the closest ceremonies are being held, contact your lodge secretary. I am sure they can assist.

My next Official visit is to Gore Bay Lodge on Thursday November 14th. I would like to see you attend, and if you haven’t been to their new lodge room, it would be a good reason to come and enjoy the new surroundings and the usual excellent hospitality Gore Bay Lodge is known for.

I have also had the opportunity to discuss several matters that are affecting Masonry in general with other districts in our jurisdiction, and I am reminded at each interaction how fortunate we in the Sudbury Manitoulin District are to be a part of this district. Our support and friendship between the lodges is second to none. We are very well positioned to weather the challenges our fraternity face with the level of respect and dignity we show one another. I am proud to be a mason in our district and thank you all for demonstrating what we can achieve as a team.

Fraternally,

Robert J. Lipic District Deputy Grand Master 2019-20 Sudbury Manitoulin District

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DDiissttrriicctt CChhaappllaaiinn’’ss OObbsseerrvvaattiioonnss

RR..WW.. BBrroo.. CCllaaiirr BBrraacckkeenn

DDiissttrriicctt CChhaappllaaiinn

TThhee rreeaall ffrreeeemmaassoonn iiss ddiissttiinngguuiisshheedd ffrroomm tthhee rreesstt ooff mmaannkkiinndd bbyy tthhee

uunniiffoorrmm,, uunnrreessttrraaiinneedd rreeccttiittuuddee ooff hhiiss ccoonndduucctt.. OOtthheerr mmeenn aarree hhoonneesstt

iinn ffeeaarr ooff ppuunniisshhmmeenntt wwhhiicchh tthhee llaaww mmiigghhtt iinnfflliicctt.. TThheeyy aarree rreelliiggiioouuss iinn eexxppeeccttaattiioonn ooff bbeeiinngg

rreewwaarrddeedd,, oorr iinn tthhee ddrreeaadd ooff tthhee ddeevviill,, iinn tthhee nneexxtt wwoorrlldd..

AA ffrreeeemmaassoonn wwoouulldd bbee jjuusstt iiff tthheerree wweerree nnoo llaawwss,, hhuummaann oorr DDiivviinnee,, eexxcceepptt ffoorr tthhoossee wwrriitttteenn iinn hhiiss

hheeaarrtt bbyy tthhee ffiinnggeerr ooff tthhee ccrreeaattoorr.. IInn eevveerryy cclliimmaattee,, uunnddeerr eevveerryy ssyysstteemm ooff rreelliiggiioonn,, hhee iiss tthhee ssaammee..

HHee kknneeeellss bbeeffoorree tthhee uunniivveerrssaall tthhrroonnee ooff GGoodd iinn ggrraattiittuuddee ffoorr tthhee bblleessssiinnggss hhee hhaass rreecceeiivveedd aanndd

hhuummbbllee ssoolliicciittaattiioonn ffoorr hhiiss ffuuttuurree pprrootteeccttiioonn.. HHee vveenneerraatteess tthhee ggoooodd mmeenn ooff aallll rreelliiggiioonnss.. HHee ddiissttuurrbbss

nnoott tthhee rreelliiggiioonnss ooff ootthheerrss.. HHee rreessttrraaiinnss hhiiss ppaassssiioonnss,, bbeeccaauussee tthheeyy ccaannnnoott bbee iinndduullggeedd wwiitthhoouutt

iinnjjuurriinngg hhiiss nneeiigghhbboouurr oorr hhiimmsseellff.. HHee ggiivveess nnoo ooffffeennccee bbeeccaauussee hhee ddooeess nnoott cchhoooossee ttoo bbee ooffffeennddeedd..

HHee ccoonnttrraaccttss nnoo ddeebbttss wwhhiicchh hhee iiss nnoott cceerrttaaiinn hhee ccaann ddiisscchhaarrggee,, bbeeccaauussee hhee iiss hhoonneesstt uuppoonn pprriinncciippllee..

[[tthhiiss aarrttiiccllee wwaass ttaakkeenn ffrroomm aa FFaarrmmeerr’’ss AAllmmaannaacc ppuubblliisshheedd iinn 11882233 iinn AAnnddoovveerr,, MMaassss..]]

IIttss ccoonntteenntt iiss aass ggoooodd aanndd aass ttrruuee aass tthhee ddaayy iitt wwaass wwrriitttteenn..

HHooww mmaannyy MMaassoonnss ttooddaayy wwoouulldd bbee jjuusstt,, iiff tthheerree wweerree nnoo llaawwss

ttoo kkeeeepp uuss wwiitthhiinn dduuee bboouunnddss??

LLeett uuss nnoott pprreetteenndd ttoo bbee MMaassoonniicc lliigghhttss..

LLeett uuss ggeett bbaacckk oonn tthhee ssttrraaiigghhtt aanndd nnaarrrrooww ttrraacckk.

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MMeennttoorr’’ss MMiinnuuttee

WW.. BBrroo.. RRoobbeerrtt TTaaiilllleeuurr

MMeennttoorr // EEdduuccaattiioonn LLeeaadd

AAllttrruuiissmm aass aa pphhiilloossoopphhyy ooff lliiffee iiss ffaaddiinngg iinn tthhiiss sseellff//sseellffiiee cceenntteerreedd ssoocciieettyy wwee aarree bbuuiillddiinngg ttooddaayy..

PPeeooppllee lliivviinngg ffoorr tthhee ssaakkee ooff ootthheerrss……lliivviinngg aallttrruuiissttiiccaallllyy iiss rraarreellyy sseeeenn ttooddaayy,, bbuutt tthheerree iiss hhooppee iinn oouurr

ccrraafftt..

WWhheenn yyoouu ppiicckk uupp tthhee bbooookk ooff tthhee wwoorrkk,, lleeaarrnn ppaarrttss ooff tthhee rriittuuaall aanndd ddeelliivveerr tthheemm ttoo aa mmaann

bbeeccoommiinngg aa MMaassoonn oorr aa bbrrootthheerr aaddvvaanncciinngg iinn tthhee ccrraafftt tthhaatt iiss aann aallttrruuiissttiicc aacctt.. TThhee ttiimmee,, eenneerrggyy aanndd

hheeaarrtt iinnvveesstteedd iinn lleeaarrnniinngg aanndd ddeelliivveerriinngg wwoorrkk iiss aallttrruuiissmm……yyoouu aarree lliivviinngg ffoorr tthhee mmaann,, ffoorr yyoouurr llooddggee

aanndd MMaassoonnrryy..

AAss wwiitthh cchhaarriittyy aanndd mmeerrccyy,, aallttrruuiissmm bblleesssseess tthhee mmaann lliisstteenniinngg aass wweellll aass tthhee mmaann ssppeeaakkiinngg..

IItt iiss tthheerreeffoorree eesssseennttiiaall ttoo oouurr ggrroowwtthh aanndd tthhee vviittaalliittyy ooff MMaassoonnrryy tthhaatt wwee ccoonnttiinnuuee lleeaarrnniinngg nneeww

wwoorrkk,, aatttteenndd mmeeeettiinnggss aanndd ddeelliivveerr tthhaatt wwoorrkk wwhhiicchh wwee’’vvee lleeaarrnneedd..

FFoorr aassssiissttaannccee oorr ssuuggggeessttiioonnss ccoonnttaacctt yyoouurr ssppoonnssoorrss,, yyoouurr llooddggee mmeennttoorriinngg ccoommmmiitttteeee oorr tthhee ddiissttrriicctt

mmeennttoorrss..

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DDiidd YYoouu KKnnooww??

RR..WW.. BBrroo.. RRoobb FFlleemmiinngg

TThhee tteerrmm ““bblluuee llooddggee”” iiss ccoonnssiiddeerreedd iinnccoorrrreecctt wwhheenn rreeffeerrrriinngg ttoo aa LLooddggee iinn

OOnnttaarriioo......””CCrraafftt LLooddggee”” iiss tthhee ccoorrrreecctt tteerrmm..

NNoo mmaatttteerr hhooww wweellll iinntteennttiioonneedd tthhee ccoommpplliimmeenntt mmaayy bbee,, ccoommmmeennttiinngg oonn

tthhee ccaalliibbrree ooff tthhee WWoorrkk,, iinn ooppeenn LLooddggee,, iiss rreesseerrvveedd ffoorr tthhee WWoorrsshhiippffuull

MMaasstteerr ooff tthhee LLooddggee aanndd tthhee DDiissttrriicctt DDeeppuuttyy GGrraanndd MMaasstteerr ooff tthhee DDiissttrriicctt..

IInnddiiccaattee tthhaatt yyoouu eennjjooyyeedd tthhee eevveenniinngg aanndd ccoonnggrraattuullaattee iinnddiivviidduuaallss llaatteerr..

The title “Worshipful Sir” applies to everyone who has ever been installed as a Worshipful

Master, (and not achieved a higher office). So there can be several “Worshipful Sirs” in a

lodge, but there is only ONE “Worshipful Master”.

The Master of a lodge is therefore entitled to be – and should be – addressed by his proper title at all times – unless otherwise called for in our rituals and ceremonies.

He is the Worshipful MASTER. .

GGrraanndd LLooddggee ooff CCaannaaddaa iinn tthhee PPrroovviinnccee ooff OOnnttaarriioo WWeebbssiittee

hhttttppss::////ggrraannddllooddggee..oonn..ccaa

SSuuddbbuurryy –– MMaanniittoouulliinn DDiissttrriicctt WWeebbssiittee

hhttttpp::////wwwwww..ssmmmmaassoonnss..ccoomm

SSuuddbbuurryy –– MMaanniittoouulliinn DDiissttrriicctt BBlloogg

hhttttpp::////ssuuddbbuurryymmaanniittoouulliinnmmaassoonnss..bbllooggssppoott..ccoomm

SSuuddbbuurryy SShhrriinnee CClluubb BBlloogg

hhttttpp::////ssuuddbbuurryysshhrriinneerrss..bbllooggssppoott..ccoomm

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AArroouunndd tthhee DDiissttrriicctt

BBeetthheell LLooddggee NNoo.. 669999 –– OOffffiicciiaall VViissiitt ooff tthhee DD..DD..DD..MM..

CCiittyy ooff LLaakkeess –– BBrroo.. AAnnddrreeww NNuutttt aacchhiieevveess tthhee FFeelllloowwccrraafftt DDeeggrreeee –– GGoooodd jjoobb BBrroo.. NNuutttt

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RR..WW.. BBrroo.. LLiippiicc pprreesseennttss bbootthh tthhee WW..JJ..CC.. NNoobbllee

BBlloooodd DDoonnoorr aanndd tthhee JJoouurrnneeyymmaann’’ss AAwwaarrdd WW..

BBrroo.. DDoonn GGrraavveellllee –– WWoorrsshhiippffuull MMaasstteerr

CCiittyy ooff LLaakkeess LLooddggee NNoo.. 553366

....aanndd tthhee JJooee LLeesssseerr EEffffiicciieennccyy AAwwaarrdd ggooeess ttoo

FFrriieennddsshhiipp LLooddggee NNoo.. 669911......rreecceeiivviinngg tthhee

aawwaarrdd oonn bbeehhaallff ooff tthhee LLooddggee......

WW.. BBrroo.. AAllaann FFeeyy WWoorrsshhiippffuull MMaasstteerr

NNiicckkeell LLooddggee NNoo.. 442277 IInniittiiaattiioonn oonn PPaasstt MMaasstteerrss NNiigghhtt

WWeellccoommee BBrrootthheerr BBrroo.. TTrreevvoorr KKuunnttoo

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NNiicckkeell LLooddggee’’ EEmmeerrggeenntt MMeeeettiinngg ssaaww BBrroo.. SSttaann MMaaccNNaabbbb aass aa nneewwllyy mmiinntteedd

FFeelllloowwccrraafftt –– CCoonnggrraattuullaattiioonnss

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TTThhheee SSSuuudddbbbuuurrryyy aaannnddd DDDiiissstttrrriiicccttt LLLooodddgggeee ooofff PPPeeerrrfffeeeccctttiiiooonnn IIInnnssstttaaallllllaaatttiiiooonnn

OOOffffffiiiccceeerrrsss fffooorrr ttthhheee 222000111999 ––– 222000222000 YYYeeeaaarrr

wwiitthh IIlllluussttrriioouuss BBrrootthheerr DDaavviidd AA.. BBeennnneetttt 3333°°–– LLiieeuutteennaanntt GGrraanndd CCoommmmaannddeerr ((22nndd rriigghhtt ffrroonntt))

TThhrriiccee PPuuiissssaanntt GGrraanndd MMaasstteerr –– IIlllluussttrriioouuss BBrrootthheerr TThhoommaass KKiinngg

((aanndd tthhee rreeaassoonn tthhee II..PP..TT..PP..GG..MM.. IIlllluussttrriioouuss BBrroo.. RRyyaann LLiippiicc ccaann’’tt ssttoopp ssmmiilliinngg))

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OOkkttoobbeerr aatt tthhee SSuuddbbuurryy SShhrriinnee CClluubb

TThhee OOccttoobbeerr MMeeeettiinngg wwaass hheelldd iinn LLiittttllee CCuurrrreenntt –– TThhaannkk yyoouu HHaawweeaatteerr UUnniitt!!!!

TThheeyy’’rree aatt tthhee ppoosstt.......... ......tthheeyy’’rree ooffff ....aanndd tthhee ddrroommeeddaarryy ddiivvaa

wwiinnnneerr iiss.... LLaaddyy NNoorrmmaa

TThhee OOkkttoobbeerrffeesstt ffoooodd aanndd ccaammaarraaddeerriiee wwaass ggrreeaatt!!!!!! ....bbuutt tthhee ddeesssseerrtt wwaass BBEETTTTEERR

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