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Holy Royal Arch

The Consecration of the Chapter of XV had been hotly anticipated in April 2020 as this would have been the first Chapter to have
been consecrated in Essex since the Daylight Chapter of Hutton in 2012. Sadly, this was another event that had to be postponed
but we look forward with excitement to the rescheduled date.
During the Lockdown
embers of the Royal Arch Executive have remained engaged in the Province and the APGPs maintained regular and
Mfrequent contact with their respective Chapters. We hope that you have enjoyed the Video Nuggets produced from
content available on the Solomon website as well as the contributions from our Provincial Orator all of which was made available
through social media channels and the Royal Arch web site. We look forward to further developing our communications
strategy and continuing these and other initiatives in the future. Guidance and advice has been and continues to be available
from the APGPs with regard to the resumption of meetings following the suspension, the adapted ceremonial and any other
issues.
The Royal Arch Executive extends heartiest congratulations to the following Essex Companions who received appointment and
promotion in Supreme Grand Chapter in April 2020:
First Appointments: Promotions:

Gerald Duncan Scott PGStB Nicholas James Franklin PGSwdB
Joseph Louis Shearer PGStB Raymond Keith Pascoe (per Suffolk) PGSwdB
John Arlett (per Met) PAGDC James Alexander McCreadie PAGSoj
Roger George Davis PAGDC Michael Leslie Scotchmer (per Met) PAGSoj
Christopher Hicks PAGDC David Peter Branch PGStB
Ian Christopher Marshall PAGDC
Keith William Taylor (per Cornwall) PAGDC
David Andrew Wilson PAGDC

Festival 2022 Appeal
The Royal Arch Executive express their grateful thanks to all those Chapters who have supported the Festival 2022 Appeal at the
same time recognising that most Royal Arch Masons are also supporting the Festival through their Lodges. The recent Coronavirus
pandemic has been a global disaster that has been devastating for many individuals and families as well as communities at large.
This has placed unprecedented demand on our charities and on our generosity as Masons and the COVIV-19 Appeal launched by
the Masonic Charitable Foundation has provided the opportunity to direct charity donations to where they are most needed whilst at
the same time supporting the Festival 2022 Appeal. We are especially grateful to all those Chapters and individual Companions who
have given their support in this way during this most difficult of times. We also hope that Chapters will continue to give their support
to the Festival 2022 Appeal over the remaining two years and help to achieve the target of £6million set by our late PGM/G.Supt. As
at 30th June 2020, we congratulate the Chapters that have qualified for honorific’s as follows:

Grand Patron:
Walden 1280, Liberty of Havering 1437, Epping 2077, Victoria 2184, Ixion 2501, Albert Lucking 2717, Seven Kings 2749, Roding 3090,
Ingrebourne 3345, Undine 3394, Nore 3610, Wickford 4220, Leigh-On-Sea 4708, Old Parkonians 4709, Thundersley 5225, Abbotts
Hall 6205, Earlham 7266, Chapter of Steadfast Unity 9128, Upminster Daylight Chapter 9788
Patron:
Chapter of St Mary 1312, Colne Valley 2154, Mistley 2339, Easterford 2342, St Clements 2442, Vigilance 3859, St Georges 4117,
Tollesbury 4738, Grey Friars 5169, Chapter of Friendship 5587, Chapter of Amnity 5753, Thames Mouth 6994, Peverel 7743
Vice Patron:
Patriotic 51, Chapter of True Friendship 160, Chapter of Hope & Unity 214, St. Johns 1343, Warner 2256, Earl of Warwick 2504,
Weald 2707, Harlow 2734, Chingford 2859, Le-Soken 2949, Benfleet 3798, Thames Estuary 4043, Abbeygate 4219, Epping Forest
4263, Hainault 4367, Pitsea 4837, Stanford-le-Hope 5217, St Katharines 5376, Shoeburyness 6665, Engayne 6831, Daws Heath 7466,
Crossed Keys 7808, Thomas Paycocke 8200, Tabula Rotunda 8607, Chapter of Borrowed Light 9054, St Helen and St Giles 9133,
Frederick Leistikow 9143, Belmont 9623
As we look ahead to this new masonic year in the Royal Arch, in the absence of our Annual
Convocation at Freemasons’ Hall, it had been hoped that circumstances would have permitted a
smaller investiture at a venue within the Province but unfortunately ongoing social distancing and
current restrictions have prevented this. Instead, a brief Convocation of Provincial Grand Chapter,
to transact administrative matters only, will be held on the 2nd of October 2020. Due to the
current restrictions, numbers are limited at what will be an extremely short Convocation and we will
unfortunately be unable to accommodate Companions attending other than those who have specific
Provincial duties to perform.
In the absence of an Investiture meeting this year, as of September 17th, those who have been
honoured with preferment in Provincial Rank for this coming year, will automatically assume their
new offices. On this date, after three years as Assistant to the Provincial Grand Principals, E.Comp.
Arthur Lucas will be retiring from office. The Royal Arch Executive are most appreciative of Arthur’s
hard work and dedication to the Royal Arch in Essex. E.Comp. Arthur will be succeeded by E.Comp.
John Crudgington who moves across from the role of Royal Arch Membership Officer and will inherit
E.Comp. Arthur’s portfolio of Chapters. We will also welcome E.Comp. Bruce Mapson (left) to the
Royal Arch Executive who is appointed as an Assistant to the Provincial Grand Principals and will
assume the role Membership Officer. E.Comp. Bruce will undoubtedly be a great addition to the team
and a worthy successor to E.Comp. John.

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