THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
AND ITS DISTRICTS AND CHAPTERS OVERSEAS

SPECIAL CEREMONY AT MAGUNCOR CHAPTER ROSE CROIX MEETING

The Maguncor Chapter Rose Croix No:191 meeting on Thursday 15th of September was the scene for a very special occasion when the Inspector General for Lincolnshire, V.III.Bro. Geoffrey Moore Cooper 33°, was presented with the renewal of his Patent by the Grand Captain General, Most Illustious Brother Guy David Alsager Elgood 33°, of the Ancient and Accepted Rite for England and Wales and its Districts and Chapters Overseas.

V.III.Bro. Cooper 33°(left) receives the Patent from M.Ill.Bro. Elgood 33°

LtoR: Ill.Bro. David Sprawson 31°, Recorder Maguncor Chapter; Ill.Bro. Raymond Windsor, 32°, District Recorder; Ill.Bro. Andrew Tayler 31°, Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies; Ex.&P.Bro. Rev John Spriggs, Most Wise Sovereign, Maguncor Chapter; M.Ill.Bro. Guy Elgood 33°, Grand Captain General; V.Ill.Bro. Geoffrey Cooper 33°, Inspector General for Lincolnshire.

Following the presentation of the Patent, a short address was given regarding the workings of Supreme Council and it was pleasing to note the numbers of questions being asked of the Grand Captain General. The evening culminated with an excellent repast at the Festive Board, with short speeches and a reasonably early night.

A big thank you to the Maguncor Chapter for hosting this important occasion in such a splendid manner.

ILL.BRO. DEREK CLOUGH RECEIVES 31° CERTIFICATE

At the meeting of Sancta Maria Chapter Rose Croix No. 167, Lincoln in April, 2011, the Inspector General of Lincolnshire, Very Illustrious Brother Geoffrey M. Cooper 33°, presented Ill. Bro. Derek Clough with his Supreme Council 31° Certificate recognizing Derek's 50 years in Rose Croix Masonry.

Ill. Bro. Derek was Perfected into Hartley Chapter No178 in Oldham in October 1960 and joined Sancta Maria Chapter in December, 1998. Derek's wife had an accident which prevented him receiving the Certificate direct from the Grand Secretary General H. E. at the Centenary Meeting in December. The Inspector General paid tribute to Derek's work for the degree over the years.

SANCTA MARIA CHAPTER ROSE CROIX CELEBRATES ITS CENTENARY

On the 8th December 2010 Sancta Maria Chapter Rose Croix No:167 held a wonderful Centenary Meeting at the County Assembly Rooms in Lincoln.

To mark this very special occasion, the Grand Secretary General, H.E., M. Ill.Bro. R.E. Furber 33°, of the Supreme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Rite for England and Wales and its Districts and Chapters Overseas, was in attendance

Left to right: Ill.Bro. J.L. Packard 31°, Chapter Recorder; Ill.Bro. A. Taylor 31°, ADC for the Grand Secretary General; V.Ill. Bro. G.M. Cooper 33°, Inspector General for Lincolnshire; Ex.& P.P. Mel Barrowcliffe, Most Wise Sovereign of Sancta Maria Chapter; M.Ill.Bro. R.E. Furber 33°, Grand Secretary General; V.Ill.Bro. R.L. Ringrose 33°, Past Inspector General of Lincolnshire; Ill.Bro. N.S. Levick 31° Chapter Prelate; Ill.Bro. N.S. Carlyle 30°, Chapter Director of Ceremonies.

During the ceremony the Minutes of the Consecration Ceremony of 1910 were read by the Recorder, Ill.Bro J.L. Packard 31°; a brief history of the Chapter was given by Ill.Bro. G.N. Watson 31°; the Centenary Warrant was presented by M.Ill.Bro R.E. Furber 33° along with a talk on the work of Supreme Grand Council - following which he was presented with a memento of the occasion and a copy of the Chapter history; and a new Altar cloth was presented by Ill.Bros. J.L. Packard 31° and G.N. Watson 31°.

Following the splendid ceremony, a most convivial Festive Board was served before the many members and guests returned home suitably warmed despite the atrocious weather conditions.

ILLUSTRIOUS BROTHER KEITH SAVAGE RETIRES AS RECORDER AFTER 25 YEARS AT ALEXANDRA CHAPTER ROSE CROIX NO:638

The Very Illustrious Inspector General for Lincolnshire for the Antient and Accepted Right, Geoffrey Mawer Cooper, recently presented an inscribed decanter and tumblers to Ill.Bro. Keith Savage of Alexandra Chapter Rose Croix No:638, Long Sutton to mark 25 years service as Recorder of the Chapter.

Ill. Bro. Savage retired last May and is seen centre with the V.Ill Inspector General, Geoffrey Mawer Cooper - left, and the Most Wise Sovereign of the Chapter, Ex.& P. Bro. J.R. Garner - right.

Our congratulations to Keith on his 'retirement' and thanks to Ill.Bro. Les Penney for the article.

THE ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED RITE FOR ENGLAND AND WALES AND ITS DISTRICTS AND CHAPTERS OVERSEAS.

It is practised in Rose Croix Chapters and candidates must have been Master Masons for at least a year.

The ceremony is consistent with the Christian faith, and in its teaching it expresses the figurative passing of man through the darkest vale, accompanied and sustained by the theological virtues.

Rose Croix Collar 18th Degreee

In a subsequent degree of some seniority, the candidate's attention is particularly drawn to a philosophical interpretation of the Masonic system.

In Lincolnshire there are thirteen Rose Croix Chapters based on Lincoln , Grantham, Grimsby (2), Skegness, Scunthorpe, Spalding, Cleethorpes, Long Sutton, Sleaford, Boston, Louth, and Gainsborough.