Annual Assembly of Grand College took place on Saturday 8 June 2013 at the Clarendon Suites, Edgbaston, Birmingham. After 27 years as an Officer of Grand College, M Ill Kt Pt Ernest Peter Donnison retired as Grand High Priest, a post he had held for seven years.
He installed his Deputy, M Em Kt Pt Christopher Gavin Maiden as his successor as Grand High Priest. M Ill Kt Pt Maiden then appointed, obligated and invested R Ill Kt Pt Ian Paterson Duff as Deputy Grand High Priest who now enjoys the title of M Em Kt Pt. The Grand High Priest then appointed and invested R Ill Kt Pt Michael Arthur Hadfield and R Em Kt Pt Dr Donald John Woodgate as Assistant Grand High Priests. Michael was previously installed as an Assistant in March on the retirement of R Ill Kt Pt J Alan Marchington. Donald will now enjoy the title of R Ill Kt Pt.
On Friday 7 June, at an Especial Assembly, M Ill Kt Pt Ernest Peter Donnison had the pleasure of appointing, installing and investing R Em Kt Pt Colin Birkbeck as Grand Superintendent for East Anglia, District No 7 as successor to R Ill Kt Pt Woodgate; R Em Kt Pt Andrew Lind McLelland as Grand Superintendent for Canada Central, District No 20 as successor to R Em Kt Pt Douglas Draker who retired after eight years as Grand Superintendent, and R Em Kt Pt Antonie Peter van Aartsen as Grand Superintendent for the Netherlands, District No 29 as successor to R Ill Kt Pt Bartel Smit who had completed nine years as Grand Superintendent. M Ill Kt Pt Ernest Peter Donnison rewarded Bartel by conferring upon him the Grand High Priests Award.
On Friday evening, at the Ladies™ Dinner, around 180 members and their Ladies were present. After M Ill Kt Pt Donnison had proposed the health of the Ladies, R Ill Kt Pt John Alan Marchington proposed a toast to Peter and presented him with a hamper containing six bottles of Speyside and Islay malt whisky, ranging from 8 year old to 21 year old, on behalf of members of the Executive Committee.
On Saturday, M Ill Kt Pt Christopher Gavin Maiden made the following appointmenmts
| Grand VII Pillar | Brian Muir |
| Grand VI Pillar | Melvyn Cross |
| Grand Treasurer | Paul Darley |
| Grand Recorder | Stephen Priestley |
| Grand Director of Ceremonies | Glyn Goddard |
| Deputy Grand Treasurer | William Summ |
| Deputy Grand Recorder | Eric Brown |
| Deputy Grand Director of Ceremonies | Toby Pratt |
| Assistant Grand Recorder | Paul Mycock |
| Assistant Grand Director of Ceremonies | Ronald Thomson |
| Raymond Ellis | |
| Robert Riches | |
| Brian Wisby | |
| Grand Conductor | Martin Levick |
| Grand V Pillar | Peter Layton |
| Grand IV Pillar | Alan Baverstock |
| Grand III Pillar | Leslie Grout |
| Grand II Pillar | Revd Andrew Eadie Paterson |
| Grand I Pillar | Frederick Thomas |
| Grand Banner Bearer | Malcolm Bryan |
| Grand Organist | John Warburton |
| Deputy Grand Organist | Matthew Burt |
| Frederick Handford | |
| David Adams | |
| Grand Keeper of the Inner Porch | Keith Waters |
| Grand Sentinel | Edward Belcher |
| Deputy Grand Sentinel | Gerald Barker |
| Thomas Thomson | |
| Grand Steward | Robert Wilson |
| David MacLennon |
A full report and details of Promotions and Appointments will appear in the 2013-2014 Yearbook which will be available in September.
Due to a typesetting error, the details of promotions to Past Rank for the retiring Active Officers were omitted from the Agenda booklet. All details will be in the Yearbook.