Grand Orange Lodge of England

Southampton LOL 1977 annual service today led by Portsmouth Accordion Band
Brethren and sisters from Devises Plymouth Medway Portsmouth Bristol and Coventry London and Sussex attended to support the lodge. This was also attended by the Deputy Grand Master Bro W Ramsay HDGM.

Well done to all involved.

Brothers /Sisters Monkton True Blues LOL226 have had this Jewel made to celebrate our 150th Anniversary these are numbered 1-100
If you would like to purchase one £25 or with postage £30
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Brother Alan Clements
LOL226

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We have been asked to post this message from No 3 District North (Liverpool Province)

🎉 Thank You – No. 3 District 150th Anniversary Parade, Service & Family Afternoon 🎉

The church parade and service took place to Salop Street in Liverpool today.

What a fantastic day celebrating the 150th Anniversary of No. 3 District.

We would like to extend our sincere thanks to MWGM Bro Tim Lords HDGM and his officers, Liverpool PGM Bro Steven Kingston HDGM, his Officers and RWGM Sis Gillian Rimmer and her attending officers for joining us and helping make this milestone celebration so special.

A huge thank you also goes to the Duke of Lancaster's Band for once again leading the District with such professionalism and pride throughout the parade.

Our gratitude extends to all of the marshals who worked tirelessly to ensure everyone moved safely and smoothly throughout the day.

Finally, thank you to all the members of the District, their families, and friends who turned out in such great numbers. Your support, fellowship, and enthusiasm made this a truly memorable occasion and a fitting celebration of 150 years of No. 3 District.

Here's to our proud history, our strong present, and the next 150 years of No. 3 District!

👏 Thank you all for being part of this historic day.

Also our congratulations to Bro T Mutch who received his 60 years service bar from the Most Worshipful Grand Master . Well done Brother.

From No 3 District Master Bro Ian Leybourne HDGM and his officers.



Well done to all involved

A Suggested Bible Reading for Lodge Meetings in June 2026
Psalm 2

As our blessed Redeemer, the Lord Jesus Christ, fulfils the threefold offices of being our prophet, our priest and our king, and in this Messianic psalm, we find prophecy concerning the kingship of our Lord and Redeemer.

The psalmist here declares to us the certainty of the Lord Jesus Christ’s kingdom, and he links your eternal destiny to trusting in him for salvation. There is always opposition to true biblical religion, and people try to suppress the truth of the word of God, but God sits on his throne in heaven, and he rules in heaven and here on earth.

God the Father sent his Son to purchase redemption for us, but is Jesus Christ your Lord and your Saviour? Do you hear his voice and follow him, showing that you are a subject of his kingdom? “Blessed are all they that put their trust in Him.”

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Some more photos of the parade in Newcastle today.

“ The Response”

Today Monkton True Blues LOL 226, along with the Northern Provincial Grand Orange Lodge hosted a parade through the City of Newcastle.
Wreaths were placed at “the Response “ a memorial dedicated to the Men of the City who joined the service battalions of the Northumberland Fusiliers.

In attendance was the Most Worshipful Grand Master Bro T Lord HDGM. The Deputy Grand Master Bro W Ramsay HDGM. The Grand Mistress Sis G Rimmer and Deputy Grand Mistress Sis P Tunney. As well as the Northern Provincial Master Bro A Boyd the Manchester Provincial Master Bro S Kerr
and Bro W Lorrimer HDGM along with Bro J Jenkins Deputy Grand Secretary.

Also today the quarterly meeting of the Grand Lodge Junior Committee took place with Bro S Marshal in the chair attended by the Grand Treasurer Grand Secretary and Grand Lecturer as well as the Ladies Treasurer Grand Junior Superintendent and Lecturer. An enjoyable meeting was had by all in attendance.

Well done to all involved in both events.

Pentecost

Pentecost is the great outpouring of the Holy Spirit and the beginning of the Church’s bold public witness. The disciples who had waited in prayer were filled with power from above. Wind and fire speak of God’s living presence: unseen, holy, and mighty.

These Bible verses remind us that the Church is not sustained by tradition alone, organisation alone, or human strength alone. We need the Holy Spirit to make Christ known, deepen our worship, strengthen our unity, and send us into the world with courage.

Pentecost is not only a past event; it is a continuing call for the Church to be renewed by the Spirit and faithful to the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Bible Verses: Acts 2:1–4, KJV
And when the day of Pentecost was fully come, they were all with one accord in one place. And suddenly there came a sound from heaven as of a rushing mighty wind, and it filled all the house where they were sitting. And there appeared unto them cloven tongues like as of fire, and it sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Liverpool Provincial parade today, marking the sailing of King William from Hoylake to Carrickfergus then onwards to the Battle of the Boyne.

The Metropolitan Provincial Grand Orange Lodge held their meeting in the city of Portsmouth today, where the Rt. Worshipful Brother Ian Stacey HDGM received a Special Certificate noting his 35 years of exemplary leadership of the Metropolitan Provincial Lecture Class. We extend our appreciation and thanks.

Upper Room Prayer

After the Ascension, the disciples returned to Jerusalem and gathered in prayer. This is the Church waiting for Pentecost: not noisy, powerful, or self-assured, but obedient, united, and prayerful.

Acts shows us a community marked by common prayer, shared discernment, and trust in God’s guidance. This pattern speaks strongly to Christian life, where prayer, Scripture, order, and fellowship shape the Church’s witness.

Even the choosing of Matthias was not treated as mere administration. It was placed before God as part of the apostolic witness to Christ’s resurrection.

The gathered Church teaches us that renewal begins in humble dependence. Before there was public preaching at Pentecost, there was prayer in the upper room.

Bible Verse: Acts 1:14, KJV
These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication, with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brethren.