A Very Special Visitor and Raising Ceremony at Earl Spencer Lodge No 1420
W Bro Gary Lonsdale, The Grand Tyler of The Grand Lodge of Antient, Free and Accepted Masons of New Zealand, was the guest of honour at Earl Spencer Lodge No 1420.
At their regular meeting on 24 September 2024, by request of the Master of the Lake
Lodge of Ophir No 85, NZ and under the supervision of VO W Bro James Walker, Earl Spencer Lodge, which recently celebrated its 150th year, was honoured to raise Bro Brendon Lonsdale.
Grand Tyler WB Gary Lonsdale is Bro Brendon’s father. He and W Bro Edis Embil, who is also a member of both Earl Spencer Lodge, Freedom Lodge of Istanbul and Lake Lodge of Ophir NZ, both travelled from New Zealand for the occasion.
During the raising ceremony, WM Ogün Sazova was delighted to invite the Grand Tyler to invest his son with the apron of the degree.
Bro Brendon went on to join the Earl Spencer Lodge at their November meeting.
This article is part of the Arena Magazine, Issue 56 Winter 2024 edition.
Arena Magazine is the official magazine of the London Freemasons – Metropolitan Grand Lodge and Metropolitan Grand Chapter of London.
Read more articles in the Arena Issue 56 here.
