March 2023 Message
Brethren:
I hope everyone is well and eager to go as we enter March with longer days and hopefully muchwarmer weather and an end to the snow.
In February we had four Official Visits which were all well attended.
In March we have five Official Visits, please check your schedules:
•
March 1st
West Hill Lodge No. 670,
R. C. Legion Branch 345 with
late banquet.
•
March 2nd
The Beaches Lodge No. 473,
York Masonic Temple with
early banquet.
•
March 8th
Imperial East Gate
Lodge No. 543, York
Masonic Hall with early
banquet.
•
March 13th
Scarboro Lodge No.
653, R. C. Legion
Branch 345 with late
banquet.
•
March 20th
Acacia Lodge No. 430,
York Masonic Hall with early
banquet.
Also, on the schedule in
March we have:
•
March 16th
Alpha Tuscan Lodge No. 384
with be honouring 3 Past
Masters with their 25-year
service pins.
•
March 30th
Brougham Union Lodge No. 269
– Open House, please attend
so you can view with the
community of Claremont a
rare piece of history
preserved in one of the
older Masonic buildings in
Ontario.
WEDNESDAY MARCH 29th
~ 2023
FIVE DISTRICTS
MASTERS’ BANQUET
•
Celebrating 4 years (49th
- 50th Golden
Jubilee - 51st -
52nd )
•
Dinner at 7:00 pm -
reception at 6:30 pm
•
TICKET PRICE $70 By
email transfer to:
torontoandyorkmastersbanquet@gmail.com
or
Eventbrite Registration
•
Guest Speaker: V.W. Bro.
Thomas Carrique (OPP
Commissioner)
•
Chairman Contact:
W. Bro Alek Lemajic ~
Call/Text (416) 837-0307 ~
email
alek@lemajic.com
The
DISTRICT AWARDS
Package, which was prepared by
The District Awards Committee
will be distributed to all
lodges by The District
Secretary. I ask that each Lodge
check the list of awards and
look to your membership for
worthy Brothers to be nominated.
The Awards Committee will
require all nominations to be
submitted by April 30TH for
judging. Awards Night will be
held on Wednesday May 31ST at
The School of Fine Dining; it
would be great to see all Lodges
represented.
It has
also been very rewarding to see
that a good number of our Lodges
have taken advantage of the
Mentorship Program by utilizing
the material supplied by the
Mentorship Committee. Please
review other Grand Lodge
programs on the Grand Lodge
Website and take advantage of
them as well. If you need any
assistance, just contact your
District Chairman or The
District Secretary.
“The
symbolism of Masonry. Every symbol in a
Lodge is a teacher, the mute
teacher of morals and
philosophy. It is in its ancient
symbols and in the knowledge of
their true meanings that the
eminence of Freemasonry
consists. By its symbols it will
reign without a peer when it
learns again what its symbols
mean, and that each is the
embodiment of some great, old,
rare truth.”
By Bro. Carl Claudyn
I look
forward to greeting you all
personally this month.
May the Great Architect of the Universe continue to protect and guide us in all our endeavours.
Sincerly and fraternally,
R.W. Bro. Robert Kliaman,
DDGM, Toronto East District 2022~2023
INTEGRITY
♦♦ RESPECT
♦♦ FRIENDSHIP
♦♦ CHARITY
