CHARITY
within the Province of Down
Within the Masonic Province of Down there are nine District Charity Committee and to each is allocated a Provincial Grand Steward of Charities and a Provincial Grand Almoner as follows :-
District |
Provincial Grand Lodge Steward of Charities |
Provincial Grand Lodge Almoner |
Ballymacarrett |
W.Bro. Nigel Henderson |
W.Bro. Mervyn Russell |
Banbridge |
W.Bro. James Woods |
W.Bro. Joseph Thompson |
Bangor |
W.Bro. Samuel McCullough |
W.Bro. John Lindsay |
Downpatrick |
W.Bro. W. James Blackwood |
W.Bro. Wilbur Calvert |
Holywood |
W.Bro. James Kilpatrick |
W.Bro. Barry Brewster |
Newry |
W.Bro. Kenneth Hassan |
W.Bro. George McMurray |
Newtownards |
W.Bro. Samuel Snodden |
W.Bro. Brian Eve |
Rosetta |
W.Bro. Trevor McCaughey |
W.Bro. John Moore |
The Mount |
W.Bro. John Oakley |
W.Bro. Christopher Gordon |
The main Masonic Charities supported by the Province of Down (in alphabetical order) are :-
Belfast Masonic Charity Fund - to assist deserving and destitute Freemasons or their families
Belfast Masonic Widows Fund - to assist widows and families of deceased Freemasons from Lodges within a 6 mile radius of Belfast or anywhere in the Province of Antrim and subscribing to the fund
Down Masonic Widows Fund - to assist deserving, destitute or indigent Widows and families of Freemasons who have been subscribing members of Lodges in the Province of Down but outside a 6 miles radius of Belfast
Masonic Boys Benefit Fund - give provision for the cost of maintenance, education, advancement and benefit of sons of deceased Freemasons or financially distressed Freemasons
Masonic Girls Benefit Fund - give provision for the cost of maintenance, education, advancement and benefit of daughters of deceased Freemasons or financially distressed Freemasons
Masonic Welfare Fund - for Brethren and Dependents in need whose circumstances prevent them being helped under other Masonic Charities
Victoria Jubilee Masonic Benevolent Fund - for distressed Freemasons, their spouses and/or widows
