A New Local Secretary in Asunción, Paraguay.
We are delighted to welcome Fernando José Britez Sánchez as our latest Local Secretary. Fernando is a graduate in Geographical Sciences from the Faculty of Engineering of the National University of Asunción and a specialist in Integrated Water Management and Environmental Impact Assessment; and has worked across Latin America and globally. He was formerly a professor at San Carlos University and Columbia University of Paraguay.
Masonically, Fernando was initiated in 2013 and passed and raised in 2014 in Phoenix Lodge, under the Sovereign Grand Lodge of Paraguay. He was elected Worshipful Master in 2017. He is also a member of the Centennial Lodge “Libertad” No. 4, of the Symbolic Grand Lodge of Paraguay, recognized by UGLE and a member of the Inter-American Masonic Confederation.
Fernando is determined to promote Masonic education and research and believes that QCCC offers one of the best routes to achieve this goal. He can be reached at fernandobritez1982@gmail.com, by phone on +595983170511, or via Skype, at fernandobritez.
Martin Cox has agreed to become our Regional Secretary for the UK & Ireland. Martin is based in the west of Britain and is currently a roving Local Secretary for South Wales and Somerset. Among his many Masonic achievements, he is a Past Master of Royal Cumberland Lodge. No. 41, one of the oldest lodges in England, meeting at the Theatre Royal in Bath. He can be contacted at UK-Ireland@quatuorcoronati.com.
Welcome to David Chichinadze, MM, our newest Local Secretary in Lithuania. David is Secretary of the English-speaking lodge ‘Vilnius Arch’ in Vilnius, Lithuania, and will shortly be exalted into Royal Arch. He can be contacted on +995 595 90 77 70 (WhatsApp, Viber) or +386 40 55 00 44, or at chichinadze.david@gmail.com or dc@vilniusarch.lt.
George Dietrichsbruckner began his Masonic journey in 2017 and currently serves as Secretary of Bavaria Lodge No. 935, the oldest English-speaking Masonic lodge in Munich, Germany. The lodge is a former military lodge (established by Allied forces after WW2), and, unusually for a lodge in Germany, works under the Jurisdiction of the American Canadian Grand Lodge AF&AM within the United Grand Lodges of Germany. George is also a member of The Masonic Society (US). He can be reached at QuatuorCoronati@georged.de or secretary@bavarialodge.org.
The preliminary program for QC’s upcoming Conference in September 2020 is now available
QC Correspondence Circle
Member Update, 4 August 2019
Dear Member,
At this time of year we should look back and reflect on what has been an exceptional twelve months, and thank you for making it so. Members of QC Lodge have spoken nationally and internationally, not only in the UK and US but also across continental Europe, East Asia, and Australian and New Zealand. It has been a pleasure to meet with and get to know so many members of QCCC.
The feedback from our North American Conference in Alexandria was so positive that a follow-up Conference has now been organised. This will take place at the Grand Lodge of Massachusetts in Boston from 18–20 September 2020. The theme is ‘Freemasonry on the Frontier’, and preliminary details and a booking form are available on the QC website. The line-up of speakers is world-class and includes Bob Cooper, Curator of the Grand Lodge of Scotland; Brent Morris, editor of Heredom; Mike Kearsley, the ANZMRC and Prestonian Lecturer; Ric Berman, Master of QC and Prestonian Lecturer; Walter Hunt, Grand Historian of the GL of Massachusetts; Andreas Onnerfors, the incoming Master of QC and an Associate Professor at the University of Gothenburg, and other leading national and international speakers. The Conference will be enormous fun and all members are welcome and encouraged to attend.
The QC website continues to be upgraded and, as most members are now aware, subscription renewal is far easier than before, with a continuous payment option for members who pay by credit card. Simply tick the relevant box when renewing. UK members can also pay via direct debit. Your personal subscription account can be accessed online but if you have any difficulty, please let us know at subscriptionsmanagement@warnersgroup.co.uk with a copy to queries@quatuorcoronati.com so that we can follow up on your behalf. Virtually all members have now renewed but if you are one of the few yet to do so, please log on before the end of the membership year!
QCCC is an international association and membership is not just a matter of receiving AQC annually. Please take the opportunity to get involved in our activities by submitting papers or book reviews for publication, or by attending our meetings, conferences, and symposia and lectures. And do please act as ambassadors for QCCC by wearing the QC tie, lapel pin and breast jewel, and by acknowledging those who do.
Have a happy summer,
With our warm regards
Ric Berman & James Campbell
Aaron M. Shoemaker is a digital marketing leader working professionally with both digital and print media. Masonically, he has served and presided over local, state, and national masonic bodies. While Aaron enjoys all areas of Masonic research, his personal focus is the study of Masonic ritual and symbols, and he has presented papers before numerous Masonic bodies around the United States. Several of his papers have been published in national Masonic publications including Amicus, a publication of the Supreme Council, 33°, Southern Jurisdiction of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry; Miscellanea, the annual publication of the Grand Council of Allied Masonic Degrees of the United States of America); and the Journal of The Masonic Society. Bro. Aaron can be reached at qccc@aaronshoemaker.com.
Our newest Local Secretary in Texas is Gabriel Jagush, who was initiated, passed and raised in 2016. He currently serves as an elected officer of Fort Worth Lodge ?148, AF&AM. Gabriel is a co-host, co-writer, and lead audio engineer for the “Fort Worth 148 Masonic Podcast” and part of the Texas MasoniCon planning team. He serves as a Past High Priest of Texas Chapter ?362, RAM, and as a Past Thrice Illustrious Master of Texas Council ?321, R&SM.
Gabriel is currently an elected officer for Worth Commandery ?19, KT, and an appointed officer of Trinity York Rite College ?154. He is member of multiple degree teams within the Fort Worth Scottish Rite Valley, and is a proud member of his local AMD and Knight Mason councils. Gabriel is passionate about education, ritual, and spiritual development. He is a graduate of Texas A&M University (Petroleum Engineering, BS) and works as a plumbing designer for an architectural design firm in the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex.
Gabriel can be reached on texanmason@gmail.com.
Originally from Argentina, Eugenio Tschelakow has been living in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, since 1990. A lawyer by profession, Eugenio currently works in sales and marketing in the petrochemical industry.
Eugenio was initiated in 1997 into Liberdade Lodge No. 48, Grand Lodge of Argentina, and is presently a member of Liberdade Lodge No. 1 under the jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of Bahia. In that capacity he holds the Presidency of the Masonic Studies Center and works with the Grand Secretary of International Relations. Eugenio is also a member of the Amor e União Chapter No. 71 of the Sacred Royal Arch of Jerusalem, Grande Oriente do Brasil, and holds the 18th Degree in Old and Accepted Scottish Rite of the Supreme Council of Brazil.
An avid researcher, Eugenio has had several essays on freemasonry published by Editora A Trolha, Brazil.
We would like to welcome Eugenio as our QCCC Local Secretary in Salvador, Bahia; he can be contacted at etschelakow@uol.com.br.
David L. Peters is a longtime member of his mother lodge, Greenleaf Lodge No. 561 in Pennsylvania. He is a life member of Freedom Military Lodge No. 1775 in Washington, DC, and also a life member of the A. Douglas Smith Lodge of Research No. 1949 in Virginia. David is a member of most appendant bodies, including the Allied Masonic Degrees, and a member of the Circuit of Military Service Lodges (an association of British military lodges). He may be reached at localsec.qc.va@gmail.com.
