To end the weekend of the 2022 Rameses Spring Ceremonial in St. Catharines a Drumhead Ceremony was conducted on Sunday, 12 June 2022 at the Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Conference Centre where the majority of our weekend events were held. This ceremony was well attended lead by Rameses Chaplain Illustrious Sir Noble Bevan Carrique.

A great ceremonial feast was held at the Holiday Inn & Suites Parkway Conference Centre in St. Catharines on Saturday, 11 June 2022 where the 2022 Spring Ceremonial was held. The food was excellent and the program memorable.

This was another busy day for many of us who worked at the information table to promote the 2023 Spring Ceremonial for Belleville. During the morning our ladies attended the Lady’s Program which was followed by the parade in St. Catharines.

On Friday we arrived for the fist Rameses Spring Ceremonial since the shutdown of all Masonic meetings and events during 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID pandemic. This day was memorable for our Club as we would learn how successful the St. Catharine’s Spring Ceremonial was to be. On this Friday there was registration during the day with a social in the evening. Our planning committee for the 2023 Ceremonial, which will be held in Belleville, was busy at our information table in the Flea Market area, supplying every interested Noble or Lady with maps, area brochures and responding to their questions.

On Wednesday evening 43 Nobles and Ladies were in attendance at our second dinner since the beginning of the COVID pandemic restrictions in March of 2020, the first for our Potentate. Present was our Potentate Illustrious Sir Noble Don Campbell and two of his Divan members Chief Rabban Joe Johnson with his Lady Joyce and High Priest and Prophet John Neil with his Lady Peggy. It was also great seeing many members of the Trent Valley Shrine Club in attendance as well as a representation from the Oshawa and Kingston Shrine Clubs. Everyone did their best to follow the rules for masking and distancing. Hopefully we can continue meet in our clubhouse to celebrate friendships and plan for the future.

Here is your elected members of the Belleville and District Shrine Club for 2022 with family and friends present.

President – Noble Jim Preston
1st Vice President – Noble Ken Campbell
2nd Vice President – Noble Bill Black
Secretary – Noble Stephen D. Shirk
Treasurer – Noble Ron Carter
Directors: Nobles Wayne McFaul (absent), John Bonnin (absent), Stephen Shirk, Brian Cook and Ralph Bullock
Trustees: Nobles Clarence Stevenson, Calvin Thomas and Rob Wigmore (absent)
Auditors: Nobles Leonard Bedford and Clive Allan

Congratulations and we wish you the best for 2022.

Our Shriners from Belleville and Trent Valley once again enjoyed an opportunity to make people smile when they attended the Belleville Santa Clause parade on Sunday.