Jim Steggles

What has the Mark Benevolent Fund ever done for us? [1]

At a time of year when our thoughts turn to those less fortunate than ourselves, and to those who may be experiencing difficult times, the Trustees of the Mark Benevolent Fund are pleased to share with you a leaflet on the support available through petitions to the MBF.

Very pleased that the MBF Trustees have approved this grant to @EGOArtsUK. I wish the charity every success with their work. #MBF #MarkMasonry #MagicoftheMark @MarkMasonsHall @dwcoleman888

The work of the MBF Petitions Committee, supporting members and their families in need, often goes unnoticed. Here is a comment from one letter following the award of a grant. #MBF #makingyouproud #HoldingHands #TouchingHearts #ChangingLives @MarkMasonsHall @dwcoleman888

This #RAMWednesday we leave you with the elegant words of our brother Matthew Christmas from a Freemasonry Today article in 2000. We hope that this series has encouraged you to join the RAM degree, and we look forward to welcoming you into our order. #Freemasons #Freemasonry

On behalf of the entire #Freemasons community, we extend our heartfelt wishes for a swift and complete recovery to His Majesty The King.

As we bid farewell to another year, we extend our heartfelt gratitude for your dedication, cooperation, and unwavering support. May the New Year bring continued success and shared triumphs for us all. Wishing you a joyful and invigorating start to the year ahead. 🌟

For all Mark Master Masons who are not yet Royal Ark Mariners to give a thought to in 2024.

Good to see our new West Yorkshire Mark Provincial Grand Master in the procession. Can you spot him ?

🌟 Meet the Trustees 4/12 🌟 Alex McLaren. Retired Operations Director for a multi-national IT Company. Freemason for 50yrs. President of the MBF 2021 Festival. Provincial Grand Master 2015 – 2021. Loves sports. @PresidentMBF

Mark Brethren. If you are not yet members of the Royal Ark Mariner degree , I urge you to give it your serious consideration. It is a simple and direct ceremony yet contains beautiful pieces of scripture and a message of eternal hope. I look forward to seeing you soon.

🌟Meet the Trustees 3/12🌟 @JimSteggles . Retired Regional Manager, British Telecom. Freemason for 42yrs. President of West Yorkshire Mark Charity since 2012. Member of the Mark General Board. Likes Travelling, Holidays  and Digital Video Editing. @PresidentMBF

What a great night @OrderWomen had with members of the UGLE Leeds and District Installed Masters and MW Bro Christine Chapman, Grand Master of HFAF, who gave a talk ‘women’s freemasonry - fact not fiction’. @UGLE_GrandLodge @Fmy4Women @pastmasterchris

Son of man, Mark Well. Hearty congratulations to the new Provincial Grand Master for West Yorkshire, R.W.Bro. J Trevor Bolton.

Congratulations to all the recipients of Provincial Royal Ark Mariner Grand Rank yesterday at the West Yorkshire Provincial Grand RAM Assembly.

Yorkshire Mark PGMs at the Inter-Provincial Golf Match yesterday. West Yorkshire v North & East Yorkshire. Match halved 3-3 so North & East retain the trophy (but Jim gets the gin).

No longer poor and penniless

Trustees on the Worthy Causes Committee have been busy recently, approving grants totalling £350,487. Whilst this is a figure to be hugely proud of, none of it would be possible without the generosity of all those who raise money for the M.B.F. Thank you! @MarkMasonsHall

Memories of a happy weekend with a lovely result after years of fundraising for the MBF! And we were so happy to support the wonderful work of the MBF. @westyorksmark @dwcoleman888 @JimSteggles