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Post by pastmasterchris on Feb 8, 2008 15:55:13 GMT
I assume Chris Chapman refered to is "Past Master Chris" who posts here occasionally? Best wishes to her and her Brethren. I know the Lewes Masonic Hall as years ago I was in a RAM Lodge which met there. It's a lovely little place, an old Chapel if I am not mistaken and Lewes is a very interesting historic town. Guilty as charged! Yes there is a wonderful atmosphere in this temple and I' sure we 're going to be very happy there. We also use Rochford (Essex) Masonic centre for Nore Light Lodge no 35 and Cole Court (Twickenham) for our Rose Croix meetings.
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Post by pastmasterchris on Feb 6, 2007 13:42:56 GMT
The scabbard for my RC sword has seen better days as I received it second hand many years ago. The sword is fine. However would take sword and scabbard if offered.
Chris
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Post by pastmasterchris on Feb 28, 2005 13:56:42 GMT
Thomas I think the majority of members of HFAF whose partners are also masons, would say that they are happier developing their freemasonry separately but then, maybe that it is because we are always happiest with what we know best I have had lots of contact with men masons through organisations like the London Lunchtimers www.lunchtimers.org and other masonic forums, most notably the Compuserve Masonry Forum, which I believe is now defunct. Whilst I would be quite happy to visit (if it were ever to be allowed) my male masonic friends I dont feel the need for us to belong to a mixed Lodge. S & F Chris
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Post by pastmasterchris on Feb 13, 2005 14:35:02 GMT
Welcome PASTMASTERCHRIS, It's good to see more women on this forum. I'm not aufait with HFAF could you please spell it out for me. From the postings you are a female only lodge? I'm from the Eastern Order of International Co-Freemasonry which split from Le Droit Humain several years back. Is yours the english equivalent? I know some of them had trouble with Nordur and the French. Hubert We derive from LDH, in 1909 a UK order broke away to form an independent Grand Lodge, which is now the Order of Women Freemasons. HFAF (The Honourable Fraternity of Ancient Freemasons) broke away from this in 1913. A full history of HFAF can be found on our website - www.hfaf.org. Yes we are women only, but we were mixed in the beginning. S & F Chris
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Post by pastmasterchris on Feb 13, 2005 14:29:55 GMT
Chris In HFAF KT do you have similar regalia to Male only KT (if you know) or is it very different? Well as far as I can see from the regalia sites etc we use the same Chris
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Post by pastmasterchris on Feb 13, 2005 14:26:50 GMT
I'll second that, welcome to the forum Chris. I look forward to your posts. It will help to give a better balance with HFAF represented. And as you are Grand Librarian can we expect to be told to keep the noise down. Well Michael, you know what they say - " he who guards his tongue, guards his soul" Chris
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Post by pastmasterchris on Feb 13, 2005 14:25:02 GMT
We only use one craft ritual which is Universal. I believe members of OWF use it as well.
S & F
Chris
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Post by pastmasterchris on Feb 11, 2005 15:02:48 GMT
Thought I would give you my masonic background I joined HFAF in 1976 as a consequence of having both parents and my husband on the square. I suppose you could say I took to it like a duck to water. I reached the C of KS for the first time in 1983 and have been there three times in total. I have been through the Chairs in Mark, Chapter & Rose Croix. I am currently Secretary of my Craft Lodge and Preceptor of my Chapter. Those of you who have visted the HFAF website will have seen my name on the byline. For my sins I am also now Grand Librarian. I cannot imagine my life without Freemasonry and it has helped me through many difficult times as well as giving me much personal enlightenment. Look forward to reading more of your posts when I get the time
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Post by pastmasterchris on Feb 8, 2008 13:55:16 GMT
Bro. Philip, I've got more names now... Eileen Gray, Grand Master 1994 - 2002 Hi - I've only just picked up this thread, but I thought you might be interested in this potted biography of our fifth Grand Master Eileen Gray Eileen Gray ... 1946 Eileen with two others were the first women to ride for Great Britain - in Copenhagen. 1947 Served on London Centre National Cycling Union Committee at Herne Hill, where she lobbied and gained the first chance for girls to compete for their own National Titles on the Track. 1949 Women's Track Racing Association was formed. ... As the BCF did not intend to send a full team, Eileen organised a FUND RAISING to send two extra girls, making it a team of 6 riders. 1963 Eileen became the President of the WCRA and served until 1976. 1973 Eileen became the President of the British Cycling Federation and served until 1986. 1978 Eileen received the OBE for her work on behalf of the sport of cycle racing. 1984 The Olympics for women cyclists were gained due to Eileen's hard work. 1988 Eileen was the first women to become 'Vice Chair' on the British Olympic Committee. 1991 Mayor of Kingston, Surrey. 1997 Eileen received the CBE Eileen Gray is, and has been for 7 years now, the Chairman of London Heathrow Youth Games. She is also currently Vice President of her local arts. Not quite sure when this was written as I think she may still be involved with the London Youth Games and the British Olympic movement.
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Post by pastmasterchris on Feb 11, 2005 14:01:43 GMT
She is very jealous of our ability to visit so frequently as, with so many fewer lodges, lady masons are very restricted in comparison. The SW of my Mark lodge is married to another member of OWF Wayne Wayne et al Just to let you know that I have finally found my way onto this particular forum. As a member of HFAF I can honestly say that I vist and attend far more meetings than my partner who is a member of UGLE. Apart from my Craft Lodge, I also belong to Mark, Chapter, RAM, Rose Croix & KT and visit many other of our Craft Lodges.
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Post by pastmasterchris on Sept 15, 2006 12:58:07 GMT
No Stewart it is not just you I had a similar conversation yesterday with one of my very close friends who is the IPM of his lodge. To say that we were frustrated with the fact that so many seem to think that the Ritual is verging on mumbo-jumbo would be an understatement! (and for the avoidance of doubt - whilst I do not rule the more fanciful interpretations out totally - I tend not to be too far on the esoteric side, believing that there is more of a moral/philosophical aspect to what we are exposed to in the Ritual) Wayne Let us be honest, we all know that there are plenty of Knife and Fork masons who enjoy the Festive Board more than the meetings. But surely that is because they are enjoying the fellowship which belonging to a Lodge entails. I'm sure that just getting together for a meal and a drink at regular intervals might be nice but surely no more than that. If you take away the ceremonies I think they would soon realise that there was something missing from their festive boards. Perhaps the people who profess to enjoying the FB most are bored by the ceremonies or maybe feel excluded from the activites in the Lodge? I have always found that people gain different benefits from masonry. Some enjoy the social aspect, some enjoy getting involved in organisations, others love the ceremonies and will make every effort to learn the ritual. Others will look below the surface of the ceremonies for deeper meanings. I'm sure that there are more masons of the type to be found posting on these forums than there are of the knife and fork variety. S & F
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Post by pastmasterchris on Sept 7, 2006 12:57:02 GMT
My vote goes to Julian !!!!!!!!!!!!
S & F
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Post by pastmasterchris on Sept 7, 2006 12:54:30 GMT
Lads the jobs mine
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Post by pastmasterchris on Jun 20, 2006 10:57:07 GMT
So, I don't think members of GL will be a rush to join us - this jurisdiction is not in their control. Wayseer - why do you assume that officers in Grand Lodge do not post on the internet or participate in forums. Isn't that a somewhat prejudiced view? I have been a freemason for thirty years, and am now a Grand Officer but I have been posting on masonic forums since the days of the Compuserve masonry forum. I enjoy learning about other GL's and their different interpretations of masonic ritual. In another ten to twenty years time ( well I was always taught to be cautious), I can envisage every freemason being online and we will look back and wonder what the problem was S & F
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Post by pastmasterchris on Jun 20, 2006 10:35:46 GMT
So, I don't think members of GL will be a rush to join us - this jurisdiction is not in their control.
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Post by pastmasterchris on Mar 16, 2006 13:40:41 GMT
Chris 1986 or thereabouts was when it was. The penalities are still communicated to the Candidated - they have not been removed from the ritual. In HFAF the decision was taken to follow UGLE in respect of the traditional penalties used in the Craft degrees, but I think it was more a question of expediency as we used Universal ritual and obviously the ritual books were changed. However it may interest you to know that we still use the Ancient Penalties in both Mark and RA and we still give the Mystical Lecture explaining the 3fold word. s & f Chris Chapman
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Post by pastmasterchris on Mar 14, 2005 13:22:38 GMT
[I was exalted tonight to the Supreme Degree of Holy Royal Arch, thanks to my proposer TheGnostic. The ceremony involves darkness & light again, and some digging...
It's so much bloody hard work that my guest for the night (Taylorsman) had to work for his meal, so we placed him as an Inner Guard for the meeting !!!
All in all a very beautiful & colourful ceremony which I recommend to any qualified Brethren, after a year or so of being MM's.
3X3...[/quote]
Andrew
Congratulations on your exaltation. HRA is my favourite degree and I can thoroughly recommend it. Indeed I like it so much I am going into the Chair of Z for a second time tomorrow ;D
S & F
Christine
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Post by pastmasterchris on Feb 11, 2005 14:44:13 GMT
Thought you might like to know that in the HFAF we include the Passing of the Veils in our Royal Arch ceremony. We use the "Complete" ritual.
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