New Citizen
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On June 23, 2017, the latest new citizen from the Grand Commandery of the South’s citizenship program swore his Oath of Allegiance to the United States. Mr. Seidu came to the United States from his native Mauritania by way of Senegal. As result of civil strife in Mauritania, he was never able to go to school to learn to read or to write, much less to learn English. For two years, he worked with us as well as with an English as a second language program at a local Baptist Church to learn to read, write and speak English.
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Probably the most significant project yet undertaken by the Western Cape Commandery to date has been the desperately needed complete upgrade and refurbishment of both the MOTHERS ROOM and the MILK ROOM at Sarah Fox Children’s Hospital in the heart of one of Cape Town’s visibly marginalised communities.
The Mothers Room was a cluttered, unfriendly space and has been thoroughly cleaned up and refurbished by Commandery women - using their own resources and crowd funding - and turned into a welcoming, comfortable room where mothers from often the most deprived homes are able to stay close to their children for a short while; -for some, their last days.
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The Commandery of Wales (Grand Priory of England & Wales) reports on a recent emergency appeal in Samburu, Kenya, towards which the Commandery raised over £1,800. The Commander of Wales, Chev. Dr David Woolf KLJ, writes: “It is worth remembering that in Biblical times, and even much later, it was not just Mycobacterium leprae that was called leprosy. Many other contagious, untreatable and poorly understood skin conditions were often generally classified by the generic term leprosy. Page 6 of Mr Morris’ report gives a very graphic example of a young man who in former years would have been labelled as a leper.”
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The International Pilgrimage of the Order in June was a great success, increased by the attendance of the Grand Master and the Grand Master Emeritus, and everyone attending was very appreciative of the work and effort that had gone into preparing for the event. The weather was perfect: not too hot, with glorious sunshine throughout. It would be difficult to choose better locations anywhere in Italy. Both Palermo and Monreale are filled with magnificent ancient monuments and churches steeped in history. The atmosphere among members attending was formal where required, but generally relaxed and very confraternal.