COVID-19 Update 10-12-2020

A zoom meeting will take place on January 13th 2021 with the "Heads of Orders" to discus the Covid-19 situation. Later that day the Most Em. & Rev. Grand Master will hold a zoom meeting with his District Grand Priors to review this.

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Draw for TEMPLAR RING

Due to Covid restrictions the draw will now take

place in the New Year when conditions permit.

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COVID-19 Update 11-08-2020

Dear Ftrs.

Christian greetings.

Following a zoom meeting on the evening of Monday the 10th of August with The Most Eminent and Reverend Grand Master and the other DGP's of the Great Priory of Scotland. It was decided, in accordance with the recommendations/proposals of the Grand Lodge of Scotland that The Great Priory of Scotland should continue with the suspension of musters /meetings until January 2021.

It was agreed, that as in the other orders all officers will remain in their current posts until such times as formal and correct nominations and installations can safely take place. Further zoom meetings are scheduled to take place in the coming months and the situation will be kept under constant review.

In closing Ftrs. May God bless you and please keep yourself and your families safe.

Yours Knightly and Fraternally

Rt.Em.Ftr. Edward F. Lawless

DGP of Ayrshire.

Message from District Grand Prior Edward Lawless 12th July 2020

Knightly, Christian & Fraternal greetings to all the ftrs of The District Grand Priory of Ayrshire.

Fellow Knights the past 4 months have been absolutely horrendous for us all, as we continue to try to cope with life as best we can under the scourge of this terrible pandemic.

As at the time of writing this short message I personally have had no phone calls, texts or emails advising me of any ftrs who have succumbed to this terrible virus. Although I would like to hope that if any such tragedy had befallen any ftr. then either myself or the Dist.Grand Secy would have been informed. So I prefer to be positive and optimistic and continue to hope that we are all still well.
I have unfortunately though been informed of the passing of family members of ftrs of the district over the past 3-4 months and I offered my sincere condolences on each of these sad occasion both as a friend and where applicable as the District Grand Prior.

Ftrs as at the time of writing this, as far as I know we are still in the suspension situation until Sept.at least.
Great Priory is in the same situation as all the other orders nothing can be done until there is a major change in the easing of distancing regulations and personally I can’t see that happening in the near future. The very nature of how our musters are carried out indeed how all Masonic meetings are conducted and the difficulties in delivering grades or degrees or whatever is going to prove, if not insurmountable then at least very problematical.

I received an email 24th of last month from Grand Secy. Asking if I had the ability to attend electronic communications via zoom. Unfortunately I’m not on zoom and despite several attempts to install it these have all resulted in failure. So if there are zoom communications I’m afraid I’m in the dark.
On a lighter note. It was a pity we had to cancel all our sporting events but restrictions on all the activities have been eased so we can at least get back out to the fishing, golf and bowling albeit in a somewhat restricted manner in golf and bowls.

Ftrs I said at the start this was just a short message of support and best wishes and perhaps a little indication of my own thoughts on the situation we are in.

So Ftrs All I can ask is that you look after yourselves and your own, keep safe and especially in these trying times maintain your Christian principals.

Yours Knightly and Fraternally
Rt Em DGP Edward F. Lawless