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DepPGM's Foreword

Brethren, the RW ProvGM’s treatment continues and he still
manages to represent this Province at the meetings of fifteen
Provinces with whom we inter-visit (both as ProvGM and again as
Grand Superintendent) and to attend Lodges & Chapters that are
celebrating significant meetings in the Province.
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The ProvGAlm, W.Bro Nick Clarke and his team, and in particular, W.Bro George Young,
have been working closely with Prof. Colin Booth and the prostate cancer charity CHAPS
8 HoLy royaL arcH to deliver screening events around the Province for the past couple of years. This year the
programme has been reviewed and there will only be one large-scale event, hosted at the
Essex County Cricket Ground in Chelmsford, which will be free of charge. There have been
12 new MaSonS a surprising number of brethren who have attended out of curiosity (who had no symptoms)
and who were found to have prostate cancer. I encourage you to read W.Bro Nick’s article in
this edition of the magazine and to make the effort to attend.
14 SPeciaL Feature As Master I look forward to welcoming thirty-three new members to Essex Masters’ Lodge
when we meet on 18th February, which will bring the total membership to 942; the largest
lodge in the English Constitution and probably anywhere in the world. W.Bro Mark Smith,
16 cHarity uPdate ProvGOrator will be treating us to a talk about the Battle of Waterloo. He weaves personal
stories and so many interesting details into his talks that he truly brings the events he describes
to life. I hope you take the opportunity to be there but we had a capacity attendance last
20 aLMoner uPdateuPdate time so please ensure you book-in with our Bro. Secretary.

Finally brethren, as we start a New Year can you please take a moment to think of a
22 eventStS Brother you know who is going through treatment for cancer and other life-threatening or
debilitating conditions (and who you probably keep meaning to call) and finally give them
a call to catch-up and see how they are doing.
26 additionaL orderS
Paul G. Reeves, DepPGM

29 Long Service
Dear Readers,
Welcome to Issue 87 of Essex Mason, the Official Magazine for the Province of Essex.
Firstly, congratulations to all brethren who have received preferment or Provincial First Appointment.
This issue features a report on the successful Provincial Grand Chapter Convocation held at Great Queen Street in September
2019 at which the Province was honoured by the attendance at the Convocation of the Pro Grand First Principal Peter Geoffrey
Lowndes; and a diverse range of interesting articles and topics including various Charity Fundraising events and Festival update,
Pathway and a feature by the Provincial Grand Almoner Nick Clarke who reports on the various objectives and initiatives which
he and the Provincial Almoners team will be focusing on in 2020.
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