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West Kent Rosecroix
(opens in a new tab)The Ancient and Accepted Rite for England and Wales and its Districts and Chapters overseas 🦅 originated in France, and is more popularly known as Rose Croix 🌹❌
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Why We VisitEvery Chapter has its own character.Its own traditions.Its own history.One of the pleasures of Rose Croix is discovering them.Visiting another Chapter isn’t simply attending another meeting.It’s meeting new friends… sharing new ideas…and strengthening the bonds across our District.Where will your next visit take you?#WestKentRoseCroix#DiscoverOurChapters#CeremonyFellowshipFriendship#TheSquareMagazine
Preparing for a New SeasonA beautifully prepared Chapter room.Candles unlit.Ritual books neatly arranged.Chairs ready.Nobody present.CaptionLong before members arrive… preparations are already underway.The room is prepared.The candles await their light.The Ritual Books are ready.Soon the room will once again be filled with ceremony, friendship and conversation.Sometimes… anticipation is part of the enjoyment.#WestKentRoseCroix#ceremonyfellowshipfriendship#ourchapters#theSquareMagazine
✨ Reflections on Rose CroixFew symbols have inspired reflection throughout history more than light.Across many cultures and traditions it has been associated with wisdom, hope, understanding and the pursuit of truth.Within the Ancient & Accepted Rite it has likewise encouraged many thoughtful interpretations.For some, light represents the gradual growth of knowledge.For others, it is a reminder that understanding is rarely gained all at once, but develops through experience, reflection and conversation.Perhaps one of its enduring lessons is that light is not something to be possessed, but something that continues to guide us throughout our lives.Like many of the symbols within the Ancient & Accepted Rite, this reflection is offered simply as one perspective among many.What does light encourage you to reflect upon?#WestKentRoseCroix#ReflectionsOnRoseCroix#CeremonyFellowshipFriendship#TheSquareMagazine
🌹 SUNDAY LUNCH WITH A DIFFERENCE — AND FOR A WONDERFUL CAUSE 🌹How better to spend a Sunday lunchtime than enjoying excellent food in the company of friends, whilst at the same time supporting an organisation providing vital cancer care to people throughout Kent, Medway and East Sussex?On Sunday 18 October, Money Chapter No. 76 will host a very special Charity Luncheon at the London Beach Hotel, Tenterden, in support of the Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells Hospitals Kent Oncology Charity Trust.The Inspectors General for both West Kent and East Kent, together with their wives, will be attending to support this wonderful occasion, and we very much hope that members from across both Districts will join us, together with their wives, partners, family and friends.And what makes this luncheon particularly special?✅ No raffle✅ No auction✅ No fundraising gimmicksJust good food, good company and friendship, whilst supporting a truly worthwhile local cause.Through a special charitable arrangement with the London Beach Hotel, the cost of the food is returned to Money Chapter No. 76 for onward donation to the Kent Oncology Charity Trust.In other words, simply by coming along and enjoying Sunday lunch, you will be helping to raise money for cancer care in Kent.The Kent Oncology Centre at Maidstone provides services for a population of up to two million people across Kent, Medway and East Sussex, caring for more than 150,000 patients each year and delivering tens of thousands of chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments.Behind those numbers are patients, families and friends whose lives have been touched by cancer, quite possibly including people known to many of us.📅 Sunday 18 October 2026📍 London Beach Hotel, Tenterden🥂 12.30pm Reception — 1.00pm Luncheon💷 £46 per person🍽️ Three-course luncheon, including tea and coffee🌹 HOW TO BOOK 🌹Places are limited to just 80 guests and will be allocated on a first booked, first served basis.To reserve your place, simply contact:Ill. Bro. Adrian WagstaffRecorder, Money Chapter No. 76📧 adrian.wagstaff@sky.comPlease include the names of those attending when you make contact.Come and join us. Bring your wife, partner, family or friends. Enjoy a leisurely Sunday lunch amongst friends old and new, knowing that simply by being there, you are helping to make a difference. 🌹Good food. Good company. A wonderful cause. What better way to spend a Sunday?#WestKentRoseCroix #EastKentRoseCroix #MoneyChapter76 #KentOncologyCharityTrust #CharityLuncheon #MasonicFellowship #CeremonyFellowshipFriendship #SupportingOurCommunity
Every Journey Begins SomewhereEvery member remembers his first Chapter meeting.No one arrived knowing exactly what to expect.For many, there may have been a little uncertainty. Perhaps even a few nerves.Yet, when they look back, what they remember most isn’t the ceremony itself…It’s the welcome.A friendly face.A reassuring conversation.The feeling that they had found somewhere they belonged.Every experienced Brother was once attending his very first meeting.Every journey begins with a single step.What do you remember most about your first Chapter meeting? We’d love to hear your memories in the comments.#WestKentRoseCroix#CeremonyFellowshipFriendship#OurJourney#TheSquareMagazine
Managed to get a rather unusual photograph of last night’s eclipse over West Kent… 🌒🌹I’m not quite sure NASA saw exactly the same thing, but from where we were standing the moon looked remarkably familiar! 😇Perhaps even the heavens are getting ready for the new Rose Croix season. 😉#WestKentRoseCroix#AncientAndAcceptedRite#RoseCroix#Eclipse#CeremonyFellowshipFriendship#TheSquareMagazine
🍂 COMING SOON — AUTUMN 2026 🍂The West Kent Rose Croix Autumn Newsletter is almost here, and this edition has plenty to discover.As we begin a new Masonic season, we look at the people, Chapters and ideas helping to shape the continuing story of our District.Inside this edition:🌹 E. & P. Bro Bob Sloper’s remarkable journey across West Kent📖 The launch of the new West Kent Chapter Guide🏅 Introducing the Most Wise Sovereign Legacy Programme📜 The story of Dr Robert Thomas Crucefix🍂 Our Symbol of the Season — The Harvest🤝 News, charity and service from around the District📅 Forthcoming meetings and opportunities to visit🕯️ And, as always, we remember those who have passed to the Grand Chapter Above.The Autumn Newsletter will be distributed shortly through Chapter Recorders and will also be available to view or download from the Members’ Area of the District website.There is much to look forward to as our Chapters return after the summer recess.Fourteen Chapters. One Rite. One District. Innumerable friendships.Coming soon… 🍂🌹
1,750 FOLLOWERS! 🌹👏What an incredible journey this page is having, and once again, a huge thank you to everyone who follows, comments, reacts and shares our posts.1,750 followers means that the positive message of the District of West Kent, Ancient & Accepted Rite is reaching further than ever, sharing the friendship, fellowship and values of Rose Croix with an ever-growing audience.And perhaps you can help us take it even further…If you are a member of the Order, why not encourage the members of your own Chapter to follow the page too? It is a wonderful way of keeping in touch with what is happening across West Kent and seeing what our Chapters and members are achieving.To all 1,750 of you, thank you for being part of our journey. 🙏🌹And to those who haven’t followed us yet… what are you waiting for? 😊#WestKentRoseCroix #AncientAndAcceptedRite #RoseCroix #DistrictOfWestKent #Freemasonry #1750Followers#ceremonyfellowshipfriendship
The Best ConversationsSometimes…the most memorable part of an evening isn’t the ceremony.It’s the conversation afterwards.The explanation you hadn’t considered.The story from someone who’s travelled the same path before you.Or simply sharing a drink with someone who has become a friend.Learning doesn’t end when the meeting closes.Often…that’s where it really begins.Who first encouraged you within Rose Croix?#WestKentRoseCroix#CeremonyFellowshipFriendship#RoseCroix#MasonicFriendship#Freemasonry#TheSquareMagazine