The Grand Master to Retire
Having served 4 years as a Provincial Grand Master, 5 years as an Assistant Grand Master and 3 years as the Deputy Grand Master, I was elected as the Grand Master during May 2020, during the Covid lockdown period. As there was no certainty regarding my installation date, MW Bro David Duncan OSM, the current Grand Master whose term of office ended during that year, retired in June 2020 and I became the Acting Grand Master. To ensure that our members remained active and positive, we became acquainted with zoom or similar technologies and I increased the usual 4 physical Grand Committee meetings per year to virtual meetings every 6 weeks. We also introduced virtual appointments of Presiding Masters where necessary and encouraged our Lodges to hold their monthly meetings on virtual platforms.
The Square and Compasses No 135 April 2023