Mid Kent First Principals present a demonstration of Passing the Veils.
Report by Paul Goodwin
Photos: Mark Howells
On the 7th March 2025 Companions of the Royal Arch were treated to an excellent and informative demonstration of the Ceremony of Veils, a historic ceremony that once formed an integral part of a Freemasons’ Masonic experience.
Today in England the ceremony is solely authorised for use in Chapters in Bristol but it is still very much part of the Royal Arch system in Ireland, the United States of America and in Scotland.
Over 80 Companions attended the presentation at The Franklin Rooms in Gillingham which was followed by an enjoyable festive board. The Deputy Provincial Grand Superintendent E Comp John Kennett Baker attended as well as Past Grand Superintendent Geoffrey Gordon Dearing.
A booklet to accompany the presentation was presented to the Companions.
If you were unable to attend all is not lost as arrangements for the next presentation in 2026 are already being made. Watch this space!
The veils in place for the presentation.
Following the demonstration the Deputy Grand Superintendent presented a Gold Certificate in recognition of Mid Kent First Principals Chapter’s contribution to the 2025 Festival.
