Newsletter no.88 The 1st March 2008 Festive Board will be held at the Prince of Wales, Great Queen Street, London WC2

Due to the Bank Holiday, the May meeting has been moved to Saturday 17 May 2008.

Congratulations to W. Bro. Colin Hodge LGR who has been appointed in the Provincial Chapter of Surrey to the rank and Office of Provincial Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies - Well done!

There are still places available for the Architrave Ladies Night, 28 March 2008, Queen's Hotel, Southsea. W. Bro Derek Hopwood and his lady Christine will host the evening. Ticketss and details from W.Bro F.E.

A reminder that the LOI is held ebery Tuesday at Freemasons' Hall. Please try to attend especially Lodge Officers. Only the members support will keep the LOI going as a viable proposition.

The Officers' nights for the next meeting (Raising) will be held on the 19th and 26th February.

Newsletter no.87 Pam Worster would like to thank eberyone who supported her "Gentlemens' Evening" on 24 November 2007 at Southgate Masonic Centre. We had 115 people attend and raised a whopping £620.00 for McMillan Nurses. It was a huge success, thank you Five Orders for your support.

W. Bro Sheikhy and his lady are hosting a Ladies evening around May 2008 at the Percento Restaurant, Ludgate Hill. Details to follow from W. Bro Colin Hodge.

May 2007 Congratulations to W Bro Derek H who was installed in the Chair of our daughter Lodge, Architrave, on Saturday 21 April 2007.

W Bro David C (Architrave) received Senior London Grand Chapter Rank, and W Bro Martin W,  London Grand Chapter Rank on 29 April last at Great Queen Street, conducted by Metropolitan Grand Chapter.

There will be a Gentlemens' Evening on Saturday 24 November at the Southgate Masonic Centre. This event is being organised by Lodge Gothic no. 171, and hosted by Pam and Martin W. Everyone is most welcome and further details will follow shortly. There will be good food and drink, excellent entertainment for £28.00 per person. (Gents get a pressie as well!)

Martin and Pam W have just become grandparents for the third time - a whooping 10lb 2oz granddaughter born 19 April (M)

The Lodge AGM will be held Tuesday 14 August 2007

Any Brother who has ny item to include in the Newsletter, please inform W Bro Martin W. It is particularly welcomed by the Brethren who are not always able to attend meetings for different reasons.

March 2007 Following the sad loss of W Bro Stan Robinson, a total of £665.00 has been donated to the New Masonic Samaritan Fund to his memory through the Charity Chest.

September 2006 The Worshipful Master's Charity List for 2006 - 2007 is Dove House Hospice, Hull, East Yorkshire.

The Royal Masonic Variety Show 2006 is on Sunday 12 November 2006 at 7.30pm at the Prince of Wales Theatre, London W1. Tickets start from £25.00, to book tickets call the Theatre on 0870 850 9198.

W Bro H.F. has been promoted to Past Provincial Grand Junior Warden in his Berkshire Lodge. Many Congratulations!

W Bro D.C.'s chatity for 2005-2006 raised in excess of £6000, £5500 for the MacMillan Nurses Fund and £500 for the RMBI. The final figure will be announced in the January Newsletter. A great effort - well done to all the supporters! D sends his best wishes and thanks to all.

The L of I supper is planned for the 12 December 2006 at the Carvery Restaurant, Tower Hotel. Please inform MW to reserve a place. Approximate cost per person £32.00. Payable on the night.

August 2006 The September Installation Festive Board will be held at The Prince of Wales, Great Queen Street, London WC2

Many congratulations to W Bro David C on his appointment to London Grand Rank, and also to W Bro Mark C who also received LGR through our Daughter Lodge Architrave. Best Wishes to both Brethren from the members of Five Orders.

W Bro Charlie W has kindly provided a paper entitled "Veiled in Allegory and Illustrated by Symbols (Two)" which can be found on the "Research" page of this website. Many Thanks Bro Charlie for this informative lecture.

W Bro Colin H has arranged a guided tour of Freemasons' Hall on Sat 23 September 2006 (10.30am start). This will be followed by an excellent 3 course lunch at Wolfes Restaurant (opposite Freemasons' Hall), all for the sum of £25.00. Maximum numbers are 40 people and so far 32 have confirmed. Please contact Bro Colin at home.

The Ladies Night at Percento was a huge success. Many thanks to Colin and Karen H for all their efforts in organising a wonderful event. The raffle raised £600.00 which has been passed over to the Master's List.

W. Bro Martin W's sponsored slim to date has resulted in 5 stone being shed with a completion date of 15 September for the sponsoring. Thanks to all the sponsors with whose help great encouragement has been given. It looks like in excess of £3000.00 for the McMillan Nurses fund up to the middle of August. (Last word from Pam: "Please do not encourage Martin to stray from his diet at the Festive Board, or you will be in serious trouble!")

May 2006 It appears that not every member of the Craft is receiving the MQ Magazine from Grand Lodge. If any members are not receiving the publication please let our Bro. Secretary know and he will advise MQ Magazine on your behalf.

Many Congratulations to W. Bro. David C. PAGDC of our Daughter Lodge, Architrave, on receiving Grand Rank on 27 April 2006 from the Grand Master who presided over the investiture. Best Wishes to David from all at Five Orders Lodge for this great achievement in Freemasonry.

Best Wishes to Colin and Karen H on the birth of their grandson, Alum William, born on 20 February 2006.

Many Congratulations to Bro Michael I on his marriage to Penny on Saturday 6 May 2006.

The A.G.M. of the Lodge will be held on Tuesday 22 August 2006 at 7.00pm at Freemasons' Hall, Great Queen Street. A full agenda will be sent out early August to all the members.

Prior to March 2006 Congratulations to Brethren who received the following promotions in the Craft - well done!
W Bro PG SLGR PPrG.Swd.B
W Bro MM LGR
Bro DC LR

The Strathearn Group have periodical initiates meetings at Great Queen Street - to include wives / partners - next meeting on  31st March 2006. Anyone interested please speak to W. Bro. Martin W for more information.

Lord Northampton has announced that the United Grand Lodge of England through the Grand Charity has made an initial payment to the Tsunami Appeal (Red Cross) of £100,000 on behalf of all Masons in U.G.L.E. There is a need to continue this appeal which has affected so many people.

Many congratulations to W. Bro. Charlie W on being appointed Senior London Grand Rank, a fitting tribute to mark 50 years in Freemasonry. Well Done!

It took a long time for them to find us, but the Lodge website can now be found using the "Google" search engine. Hopefully this will mean more visitors to our site, who may become Visitors at our Meetings. We therefore need to keep the website as informative and interesting as possible, and any original papers on appropriate subjects to be included would be most thankfully received. Please email W. Bro. Jerry Livings at fiveorderslodge@aol.com with any items which may be of interest.

Congratulations to W. Bro. Harold F on his Mark Masons Degree promotion to Past Provincial Grand Senior Overseer.

Congratulations to John and Kathy G on the birth of their third Grandchild in Thailand on St. George's Day (same birthday as the one year old twins George and Phoebe), he is named Zephyr G.

The Ladies Weekend at Sandbanks in April was a resounding success with 125 present at the Saturday night banquet. W. Bro. Derek H and Christine wish to thank all those who attended for their support and particularly Colin and Karen Hodge who organised the event so professionally. As a result of the raffle and quiz the sum of £350 is being donated to the Master's chosen charity, The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths.

A grand total of £2000 is being donated to the foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths. Well done to all concerned!

W. Bro David C has chosen the Macmillan Nurses charity for his Masters List.

The visit to Freemasons' Hall will be on Saturday 23 September 2006. It is only for a maximum of 50 people so I would greatly urge those who have shown an interest to confirm their numbers and hand over their £1.00 per head charge. The tour starts at 10.30am (assemble 10.15am) and photographic ID may be required. The tour lasts from one and a half to two hours so I would suggest we arrange a lunch for about 1.00pm, this would hopefully allow enough time for the matinee performance of a show for those interested. Please let me know which one of the following options you are interested in so I can get an idea of the requirements:
Option 1 - Visit to the Museum only.
Option 2 - Visit to the Museum and lunch
Option 3 - Visit to the museum, lunch and and a show
Please register with W. Bro Colin H contacted at home.

W. Bro John R exceeded his target of £6,000 for the RAF Benevolent Association and achieved £6,166. Many congratulations to John for his magnificent effort

Congratulations to W. Bro Harold F on his promotion to Senior LOndon Grand Chapter Rank, and W. Bro John G on his promotion to Past Provoncial Junior Grand Deacon. Both Richly deserved Honours.

Congratulations also to Martin and Pam W on the birth of their second grandchild Tristan Harry Worster on 7th February 2006.