RW District Grand Master
Prof. Guy Charlesworth
Welcome to the website of the Masonic District of South Africa, North.
The District of South Africa, North falls under the authority of the United Grand Lodge of England, which was founded in 1717 and is the premier Grand Lodge in the World.
The United Grand Lodge of England is made up of several Provinces in England and Districts overseas. The District of South Africa, North is the largest District outside of England, with over 2500 members from all ethnic, cultural and social backgrounds that meet in 106 Lodges located mainly in the northern part of South Africa.
Address given at the Craft AGM October 2011
Brethren, welcome to you all to this our 116th Annual Meeting of District Grand Lodge and thank you for your attendance here today. I would particularly like to acknowledge and thank those Brethren of our lodges in Mauritius, Botswana and Swaziland who have travelled far to be with us today. It is also indeed a pleasure to acknowledge the presence of our RW Past District Grand Masters and I thank them for their attendance.
Address given at the Royal Arch AGM October 2011
Welcome to you all to this the 109TH Annual Convocation of District Grand Chapter, and in particular, to those who have travelled long distances to be with us. I extend a warm welcome to our distinguished guests and trust they have enjoyed our proceedings.
Address given at the Briefing Dinner August 2011
This address is based substantially on a paper presented by Lord Northampton, the Past Pro Grand Master in 2005 to the Cornerstone Society, London.
We belong to the biggest Grand Lodge in the world with a membership of some 272 000 Masons spread over the four quarters of the globe. Throughout Provinces, Districts and the London Metropolitan area, great efforts are being made by many Brethren to recruit, retrieve and retain our members (The Masonic “Three R’s”) with various schemes designed for that purpose. However, something is not right with our Anglo Saxon Freemasonry. The overall picture is far from satisfactory as you will appreciate from the following figures.
The Annual Charity Banquet
Held at the Wanderers Club, Friday 23rd March 2012
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The Cornerstone District Newsletter
December 2011 Issue
June 2011 Issue
June 2010 Issue