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Masonic Circle
A Circle of Seven Masons from India, the UK, and the USA
What does a Chartered
Accountant living in India have in common with a retired Car Plant Employee
living in the Mid West of the USA? Answer, they are both Freemasons and members
of the Masonic Circle
. The formation of the Masonic Circle was not planned ~~ it just came about
by Masons "meeting" in Cyber Space, and an accident occurring to
Jim
Nash! Please read on ~~~~~~~~~~.
In late 1997
W.Bro
Allan Bevan of Cornwall, UK, 'met' W.Bro
James G Nash of Indiana, USA, via the Freemasonry-List. The frequency
of their correspondence soon grew to a daily event. In early 1999 Allan
'met' Bro
Tejinder Singh Rawal (Bobby) of Nagpur, India, via the UKMason-List. Again,
regular correspondence ensued. Shortly after this 'meeting' Jim had an accident,
(he fell over his lawn mower!). From this unfortunate event something good
came about. Allan
told Bobby
of Jim's
accident and Bobby emailed Jim to wish him well. ~ Three way correspondence
between Allan, Jim and Bobby had commenced. It was decided to widen this group
of corresponding Masons. Bobby introduced W.Bro
Suresh Dixit and W.Bro
Adil Dalal, both Past Masters of his Lodge. The name, Masonic Circle ,
was born. Five Masons were then in regular contact. It was soon realised that
Seven make a Perfect Lodge and members of the Masonic Circle were asked to
suggest additional Masons that may wish to take part. Another correspondent
of Allan, Bro
Colin Frankland of Hull Old Grammarian Lodge, and a fellow PM of Jim 's
Lodge, W.Bro
John Roush, were asked to join, they accepted. The five existing members
held a ballot, and Colin and John were duly welcomed as members.
The Masonic
Circle had grown to seven. There are no plans to increase the membership ~~~~
but watch this space! Bobby soon became the Masonic Circle technical expert,
and thanks to his expertise correspondence now takes place using a mailing
list. Many varied items are discussed; Lodge events, photographs, experiences, family
events, even cooking recipes and jokes have been exchanged. Never wishing to
sit on his laurels, Bobby has now produced this web page, and the members of Masonic
Circle are certainly grateful that they have a knowledgeable and willing member
in their midst.
The seven Brethren/Bhaiyon
of the Masonic Circle are members of two Grand Lodges, (UGLE
and The Grand Lodge of Indiana),
and four of the World's great Religions, (Christian, Parsee, Hindu and Sikh).
They are from differing cultures and backgrounds but all share a great interest
in Freemasonry, and would agree that Freemasonry is truly universal. Strong
friendships have formed over a short period of time, yet very few of the members
have met each other! The three Brethren (Bhaiyon) in India are members of
the same Lodge, and the two Brethren in Indiana are members of the same Lodge.
Allan and Colin both live in England but are yet to meet. None of the Brethren/Bhaiyon
has yet crossed the Oceans to meet on the Square. Allan is anticipating a
visit to Indiana in May of 2000, and hopes, in company with Colin and the
Brethren from the USA, to one day visit the Indian Bhaiyon. Will all seven
members of the 'circle' ever sit in Lodge together? It would be a wonderful
occasion - but unlikely. Yet, in a sense they already do sit in Lodge together,
as they sit at their keyboards and correspond from the three continents in
which they live.
(PM
and Almoner, Beacon Lodge No 9425, Province of Cornwall.
The Seven Masons
Bro. Adil Dalal Bro. Allan Bevan Bro. Colin Frankland Bro. James Nash Bro. John Roush Bro. Suresh Dixit Bro. Tejinder Singh Rawal
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