Dear Brethren, 

Welcome to the September 2024 edition of the St. Nicholas Bugle! I hope you have all had an enjoyable summer and managed to enjoy some of the fine weather. I know our Worshipful Master has been out and about in his caravan making the most of it. In case you didn’t know, he enjoys caravanning! 

September not only marks the end of Summer and the beginning of Autumn but the resumption of a full Masonic calendar. As our meetings are held first, we set the bar high at our meeting Wednesday when we passed Bro’s Alex Blackman and Heath Samples to the second degree in a double ceremony. We are getting used to these doubles! Both were exemplary in their conduct and questions and answers, and they answer perfectly in sync too! Congratulations to both of them.