Welcome to Bro Dr Robert Hodge of Cleobury Lodge No 6972 who joins us as the Local Secretary for Shropshire. Robert can be contacted at contact@rjhodge.com and on 07540 467345.

We ae delighted to welcome John May as our Local Secretary for Alaska.

John currently works for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System’s Ship Escort Response Vessel System. He previously served as a Merchant Marine Officer, sailing in all positions of the deck department, including Master, aboard oil tankers, military auxiliary vessels, and articulated tub/barges. Masonically, he is a Past Master and the current Secretary of Valdez Lodge No. 4 under the Grand Lodge of Alaska; holds membership in the Grand Lodge of Maryland’s Concordia Lodge No.13 and Washington Lodge No.3, and the Grand Lodge of British Columbia and Yukon’s Yukon Lodge No.45; and is a founding member of Alaska’s first research lodge – Academia Lux Borealis – where he is currently Lodge Secretary. John is also a Past Grand Master of Alaska, the current Grand Treasurer, and serves on various committees for the Grand Lodge of Alaska. Alongside, John is a member of multiple side orders, including the York Rite and Allied Masonic Degrees, and currently serves as the Personal Representative of the Deputy of the Supreme Council for Alaska, Valdez Club, for the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, in which he is a 32°, Knight Commander of the Court of Honour.

John can be reached at jmay@alaska-masons.org or on (907) 255-1300.

The Grand Lodge of Alaska recently chartered its first research lodge – Academia Lux Borealis. Their first Autumnal Retreat is being held on October 11-13 at the Tonsina River Lodge, Tonsina, AK.

For information on this event and on the lodge more generally, click here.

V.W. Bro. Pichumani Venkatraman, Deputy District Grand Master of the District Grand Lodge of Bombay, PGSwdB, is our Local Secretary for Western India. Based in Mumbai, Bro. Venkatraman is a Mason of more than 30 years standing.  He was initiated into Lodge Silvery Dawn, No 7700 (EC).  Those wishing to make contact should do so at venkat.kanna@gmail.com.

We would like to thank Mike Ramos for his outstanding work over the past several years as Regional Secretary for North America and, at the same time, announce that Marty Cusing has agreed to succeed Mike in that role.

During his early career, Marty was involved in clinical research and therapy in the field of Gerontology and dementia for the Stanford University Department of Psychology, the Veterans’ Affairs Older Adult and Family Center, and the NASA AMES Research Center. He now owns and operates investments in residential and commercial real estate.

Marty is a past master of Burlingame Lodge No. 400 under the Grand Lodge of California, holds membership in Crocker Lodge No. 212 and Templum Rosae Lodge No. 212, where he is a founding member, and holds current office in Columbia Historic Lodge, Edwin Sherman Research Lodge and Sonora Lodge, UD. He also serves on various constitutional boards and committees for the Grand Lodge of California.

In York Rite, Marty has served as the principal office of the Chapter of Royal Arch, Council of Royal and Select Masters, and Commandery of Knights Templar. He was appointed to the grand progressive line of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of California. He is a member of Allied Masonic Degrees, Grand College of Rites of the United States of America, Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priests, Red Cross of Constantine, Royal Order of Scotland, Knight Masons, York Rite Sovereign College, and the Shriners. He currently serves as the Personal Representative of the Sovereign Grand Inspector General of California, Valley of Burlingame, for the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction and was crowned with the 33°.

Marty can be reached at NorthAmerica@quatuorcoronati.com.

Welcome to Dr Andrew Green, our new Local Secretary for Leicestershire.

Andy lives in Sileby, Leicestershire, and is a member and Master of multiple Leicestershire lodges and chapters including Wyggeston Lodge, No.3448, where he was initiated; Lodge of Research, No.2429; Leicestershire and Rutland Lodge of Installed Masters, No.7896; Granite Chapter, No.2028; and Leicestershire and Rutland Lodge of Installed First Principals, No.7896. He has been Assistant Provincial Grand Master for the Province since 2018 and is similarly active in the Mark, RAM and other orders.

Andy can be contacted at 07717 822282 and dr_andy_green@me.com.

We are delighted to welcome Bruce Wilkinson as our latest Local Secretary for London. Bruce is a PM of Lodge of Promise No 6192, which meets at FMH, London, and a member of Royal Crown Chapter No 3133, also meeting at FMH.

Bruce currently lives in Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire, but is in London frequently. A keen masonic researcher, he can be contacted on 07772 454616 and at wilkinson_b@yahoo.com.

Welcome to Miodrag Misha Stanic, our new Local Secretary for Serbia. Miodrag is one of the founders and the current secretary of the Quatuor Coronati Research Lodge in Serbia which was warranted in 2012 under the Regular Grand Lodge of Serbia. He is also an English Freemason, exalted into the HRA in London just over a decade ago.

An avid Masonic researcher, Miodrag’s main focus is on the Masonic territory of the former Yugoslavia. He has authored some 30 articles on freemasonry and is currently working on a book manuscript which he hopes to complete and publish shortly.

Bro Miodrag can be contacted at sekretar.qc.33@gmail.com.

Welcome to Joakim Wennberg, our newest Local Secretary in Sweden.

Joakim, a firefighter based at Lerum, outside Gothenburg, lives in Sjömarken and is passionate about historical research. Alongside his work Joakim is studying for a degree to become an archivist and in addition to local lodge membership, is also a member of the Swedish research lodge, Carl Friedrich Eckleff (CFE) and, of course, QCCC.

Joakim can be contacted at joakim.k.wennberg@gmail.com

Many congratulations to Adam Kendall who has been elected and installed as President of the Philalethes Society, which dates from1 October 1928. The Greek word filalêthês was used by writers such as Aristotle and Plutarch and means ‘a lover of truth’. The word came into Masonic circles through Robert Samber (1682–1745), whose pseudonym was Eugenius Philalethes. A Rite of Philaléthes was founded in Paris in 1772 devoted to the study of esotericism. The Philalethes Society took its name from this organisation. Fellowship is limited to 40, like the French Academy, but in emulation of QC & QCCC, the Philalethes Society also has a Correspondence Circle.