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PGM's Foreword

Brethren,
May I commend to you the importance of using our Essex Mason Shop
which via the Essex Mason Trust is a registered charity and supports
our broader Essex charitable efforts on a regular basis. A full range of
masonic regalia, cases, jewellery and ritual books are available at the
shop itself in Colchester or can be purchased online and it is important
that we support this as all profits go to charity.
4 ProvinciaL newS At our forthcoming Provincial Chapter meeting, we will be launching the new Essex Royal Arch tie to
complement that for the Essex Craft. This attractive new red tie can be worn at any Chapter or Craft
meeting in Essex or when representing the Holy Royal Arch Province of Essex or an Essex Chapter
at a Convocation in another Province. The only exceptions are that I shall expect the Craft tie (or
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Grand Lodge or Black tie) to be worn at Provincial Grand Lodge, Essex Masters Lodge, North Essex
Masters Lodge or Essex Provincial Grand Stewards Lodge. I and the Members of the Royal Arch
Executive will choose to wear the new Royal Arch tie at the Provincial Convocation, at meetings of
12 HoLy royaL arcH Essex First Principals Chapter and at meetings of Essex Provincial Grand Stewards Chapter or when
representing Essex at neighbouring Provincial convocations.
The former Essex Provincial tie (the polka dot tie) will no longer be an approved tie as from 1st
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The new tie will available exclusively from Essex Mason as from 1st August and they will have a stall
at Freemasons Hall on 20th September. All profits from the sale of these ties will go explicitly to the
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2022 Festival and the ties may be worn as from 1st September.
Brethren, by now you will have seen the introductory leaflet explaining the new Members’ Pathway
scheme. It provides a structured approach for Lodges to follow in order to attract and encourage
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potential new members, while at the same time retaining and adding value to the existing membership.
United Grand Lodge of England have successfully introduced this Pathway into a number of Provinces
22 SiDe orDerS and, now that we know it works, I am delighted to announce that this will now be rolled out in the
Province of Essex.
We will be looking for a number of Lodges to volunteer to become an “Essex Pathway Lodge”. More
24 aLmoner uPDate information and applications for Lodges to sign up will be available soon.
The scheme will be overseen by the Provincial Membership & Mentoring Teams,
working together as a Pathway Team, and to enable them to meet the challenge
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we are now seeking enthusiastic Brethren to strengthen those respective teams.
Rodney L Bass ProvGM/GSupt
Essex Mason Ltd
Dear Reader,
President
We do hope that you enjoy reading this ‘new look’ issue of the
R.W.Bro. Rodney Lister Bass OBE - Provincial Grand Master
magazine and we would like to thank everyone who sent in
Directors articles for inclusion, in fact we have had such an overwhelming
W.Bro Tony White - W.Bro Peter Hollingsworth amount of copy submitted that we have had to carefully select
W.Bro Graeme Lockwood - W.Bro David Boylan what we have been able to include within the limitations of
W.Bro Michael Flynn - W.Bro Jeff Cripps the available space and we apologise if your article wasn’t
included in this issue.
Essex Mason Magazine
This issue features a Q&A with Jack Gilliland the Provincial
Membership Officer, which gives an interesting insight into
Editorial Team
the work of the PMO and his team and the success that the
W.Bro Peter Low - W.Bro Graeme Lockwood - W.Bro David Boylan
Province has enjoyed with the number of new brethren joining
Advertising Essex Lodges which has arrested the decline in membership
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W.Bro Michael Flynn 01206 242191 or 07968 137057
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W.Bro David Boylan - W.Bro Paul Masters your feedback and comments on how the magazine can be
improved or what would like to see featured in future issues of
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