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22 January 2012
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January Message
from the
Worshipful Master
"BETWEEN THE PILLARS"
The Avon Shirley Lodge No 185
Christchurch, New Zealand
Founded in 1896 as the Grand Stewards Lodge of Canterbury No 2627 English Constitution

    Fraternal Greetings,

    The Christmas and New Year celebrations have come and gone and we find ourselves about to
    start back into our regular meetings for another year.  

    Before moving forward I would like to share with you this letter I received, from Mrs Jan Cooper:  
    “Selwyn and I wish to thank you for looking after us during our visit to Christchurch to attend the
    celebrations put on by the Avon Shirley Lodge.
    What a great idea it was to combine the Christmas function with the other events- the investiture of R
    W Bro Graham Wrigley and the presentations of the Master Mason certificates to Bro’s Sullivan and
    Briggs.

    The book presented to me is going to be a well-used coffee table book - I suspect the humour
    expressed in it will be a great source of comment around our family.

    Congratulations to all who organised such a wonderful event. The Ladies pre-dinner gathering was a
    great success- so many ladies just wanting to talk!”

    I would like to say thank you to one and all for making our December meeting a great night. With
    over 90 booked in, it was always going to be a BIG event!

    The New Year Masters BBQ was also well attended and my thanks once again to Lesley for her
    wonderful preparation and also a big thank-you to Bro Jason Bates for his efforts on the BBQ. It
    was a real summer’s day in the garden, which has been a bit of rarity this year. I have asked R W
    Bro Secretary to include some photos from both of the above-mentioned events and I trust you
    enjoy them.

    Moving on we find ourselves with plenty of work for the coming year, with two Initiations (subject
    to the Ballot for David XXX and Scott YYY) a Third Degree (Bro Gordon Bates) and more. The
    Officers should have already made a start on ritual and be ready for our February Instruction
    night which will be a First Degree practice. Our February Regular meeting will be a lecture and it
    had been arranged for V W Bro Ron Hiscoke of Nelson to talk to us about Kirkpatrick House. It is
    with great regret that have to inform you that Brother Hiscoke has suffered a stroke and at the
    time of writing is very unwell. I hope to have a change in details for you soon and I have sent our
    best wishes to Ron and his wife from our Lodge.


    Fraternally

    W Bro M T Wooding

    Worshipful Master