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​Notice from Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons
​Suspension of all Masonic Activities
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   Brethren, reproduced below is the recent letter from the Grand Secretary detailing the current position with regard to all Masonic Meetings and is in accordance with similar advice from UGLE and the Supreme Council AAR.  
   All those of you with current, accurate email addresses as recorded by GLMMM would of received this letter from Grand Lodge by email. If any members of your Lodge don't have access to emails, please contact them by phone and inform them of the contents of the letter.
   Please be aware that the Provincial Grand Secretary will be involved in implementing the changes required and may not be able to respond to enquiries immediately. As soon as more information becomes available, it will be passed on to all Secretaries and Scribes, and also via Social Media.
   The Provincial Grand Master is waiting for further advice from Grand Lodge and all information will be passed onto as soon as possible

   Thank you for your help and understanding and we hope to see you all again once we are given the all clear.
   Also attached is general advice with regard to Installation Meetings in Essex. 
                                                          
Installation Meeting Advice
                                                                                                                                                                                   17 March 2020
 
To: Members of All Orders Administered from Mark Masons’ Hall
 
Dear Sir and Brother
 
                                                       Notice of a General Suspension of All Masonic Activity
 
   Throughout this period of national and international emergency, the well-being and safety of our members has been paramount. This is why the guidance we have issued so far has gone beyond that published by the UK Government and Public Health England. 
   For our members overseas, our guidance has supplemented that provided by the local Public Health Authorities wherever they live. 
   As a result of the latest advice given by the UK Prime Minister yesterday, backed by the Chief Medical and Scientific Officers, our existing guidance has been reviewed and updated. 
 
   The Grand Masters of the Orders administered from Mark Masons’ Hall have jointly agreed an immediate General Suspension of all Masonic Activity for a period of four months. This means that no masonic meetings or related social activities should take place until further notice. A similar Notice of a General Suspension is being issued today by the United Grand Lodge of England, the Supreme Council of the Ancient & Accepted Rite and the Grand Lodge of Scotland.
 
   Whilst regular masonic activity will now cease for the time being, the administration of our Orders will continue as usual with regular updates issued to let you know what is happening. 
   These are unprecedented times requiring unprecedented action and I feel sure you will agree that the suspension of all masonic activity now is the right thing to do. Our Orders are facing a considerable challenge as a result of the spread of the coronavirus and will do so for some months to come. So, it’s important that we do as much as we can to safeguard one another, maintain contact with one another by phone and email, and ensure that when the current emergency is over, we can fully resume the practice and enjoyment of our freemasonry.
 
With fraternal regards and best wishes.
 
R.W.Bro. Ryan A. Williams, P.G.J.W., Grand Secretary
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 that the waters should no more become a flood to destroy all flesh"
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