Notices and reflections from the Grand Council and the Commanderies.
Dame Rosalind Achterberg reflects on forty years of the Charter and on what it means to keep a Rule in an age of distraction. The text of the address given at the Thirty-Ninth Convocation.
Read the addressThe Grand Council has granted a charter to a new Oratory, the first body of the Order to be established in the western hills, under the sponsorship of the Commandery of the Rose and Cup.
Read the noticeThe Warden of Studies announces the fourth revision of the First Degree curriculum, following three years of consultation with the Preceptors of the Commanderies.
Read the noticeThe Convocation is held at Harrowmere. Dame Sunniva Hark, Sir Peregrine Ashdown and Dame Lucasta Rowe are elected Councillors. Eleven Pages, six Squires and four Knights and Dames are received during the year.
The catalogue of the Ashby Collection is completed by the Keeper of the Library after four years' work. The catalogue is available to members and to scholars on application.
The Vigil is kept at Vellacourt and in each Commandery. The names of the departed brethren are read.
The Grand Council announces that the Fortieth Convocation, in September 2027, will include a public programme of lectures and an exhibition from the Library, open to all enquirers.
The Spring Chapter of Commanders meets at Kingsreach. A petition from members at Caer Wyvern for a charter as an Oratory is received and referred to the Rose and Cup for sponsorship.
The Winter Chapter and Feast of Lights are held at Harrowmere. The Grand Prior gives the winter instruction on the Twelfth Article.