Internet
Lodge
No. 9659
Internet Lodge No 9659
How to Join
Dear Brother,
This page provides information on how to join Internet Lodge. You may wish to print it out and read it off-line because, as well as filling in the form for Part 1, there are other details that you are required to send by snail mail that are essential to joining the Lodge.
It is recommended that persons seeking to become Freemasons join a Lodge that is local to where they live. For assistance with finding a local lodge please send an e-mail to Enquiries at Internet Lodge.
Qualifications for Joining Members:
 | Applicants to become joining members must be Freemasons in the United Grand Lodge of England, or members of a Grand Lodge that is recognised by and in accord with the United Grand Lodge of England |
| All members of the Lodge must have an e-mail address - Please note: this is the only formal means of communication from the Secretary to the members, e.g. for notification of meetings |
The joining fee is £50.00 and the annual dues are £45.00
About INTERNET LODGE.
Internet Lodge No 9659, was Consecrated on the 29th January 1998. The Lodge is in the Province of East Lancashire and is under the jurisdiction of the United Grand Lodge of England. The Lodge will meet as a normal Masonic Lodge three times each year on the third Saturday in March (Installation) and the second Saturdays in August and October. The Lodge's regular meeting place is Freemasons' Hall, Bridge Street, Manchester. It is intended, however, that the two meetings, apart from Installation, will be held in various locations. The fiscal year of the Lodge starts on the 1st day of March. The URL of the Lodge Web Page is http://internet.lodge.org.uk/.
The Lodge Aims:
| L1 | To foster and encourage a wider and appropriate use of all means of electronic communication within Freemasonry in general. |
| L2 | The Lodge will meet three times a year to receive papers by keynote speakers. These meetings will be held in differing locations so as to allow the members of the Lodge to physically meet to build a spirit of Fraternity. |
| L3 | The Lodge, while having some aspects of a Research type of Lodge, will concern itself not only with historical research but also with matters of Masonic education and sociological trends in society as they affect Freemasonry both today and in the future. Relevant contributions will be sought not only from Masons within United Grand Lodge but from around the world. |
Application for Membership.
There are four stages to becoming a member of Internet Lodge:
Complete the form in Part 1 and submit it. The information will be sent to the Membership Secretary.
Send certificates and joining fee listed under Part 2 below by snail mail to the Membership Secretary.
After clearance by the Provincial Grand Secretary and/or the Grand Secretary you will be sent a Form-P application form which has to be completed and returned to the Membership Secretary (please refer to Part 3).
You will then be proposed in open Lodge at the next regular meeting and balloted for at the following meeting. After a successful ballot the first annual membership dues will become due (please refer to Part 4).
PART ONE:
Your Name (in full) |
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Your date of birth, (dd/mm/yy) |
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Your e-mail address |
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Residential address |
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Home telephone number |
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Masonic Rank |
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Date when you attained the above rank (dd/mm/yy) |
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Date when you became a Master Mason (dd/mm/yy) |
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| The name, number and Grand Lodge of the CRAFT Lodge that you were initiated in | |
The names, numbers and Grand Lodges of all the CRAFT Lodges that you are or ever have been a member of (please include town where lodge meets) |
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Only Brethren from Grand Lodge's in accord with the United Grand Lodge of England may join. Is your Grand Lodge so in accord? |
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If you are a past master, the date when you were first installed in the Chair and the Lodge name and number (dd/mm/yy) |
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Your occupation. Please state the nature of your business (e.g. "MD" will not be sufficient. If retired, give your previous occupation) |
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| Your Employer's Address (or previous address if retired) |
PART TWO:
Please provide the Clearance Certificate(s) and Joining Fee as detailed below by snail mail to the Membership Secretary: Please note: |
Don
Hyde |
| A Clearance Certificate must be supplied from each Lodge (or Grand Lodge) that you are, or ever have been, a member of. Overseas Brethren may not have a form of Clearance Certificate, in which case a letter from the Lodge Secretary to say you are in good standing with the Lodge, together with a copy of your current dues, card will suffice. | ||||||||
| The Joining Fee of £50.00 (UK Pounds) or $US 85.00 (US Dollars).
The joining fee will be returned if your application is unsuccessful. All cheques and
drafts should be made payable to "Internet Lodge No 9659". Suitable methods of
payment are:
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PART THREE:
When your application has been cleared by either the Provincial Grand Secretary or the Grand Secretary as the case may be, the Membership Secretary will send you an application form "Form-P" from the United Grand Lodge of England in the post. This must then be filled in be yourself and returned to the Membership Secretary at the above address.
On receipt of the completed form your name will be added to the list of joiners waiting to be proposed in open Lodge.
PART FOUR:
After a successful ballot and when the Treasurer has received your dues for the first year you will become a member of Internet Lodge.
NOTE:
Joining members who were not previously members of a Lodge under the English Constitution will be required, under rule 163(f) in the Book of Constitutions of the United Grand Lodge of England, to sign a declaration that they will adhere to the Book of Constitutions and promise due obedience to the Grand Master. This declaration must be completed within one year of the ballot and before being admitted for the first time as a member of the Lodge.
A Grand Lodge Certificate will be sent to joining members who were not previously members of a Lodge under the English Constitution.
Thank you for your interest in this very new Masonic Adventure.
Fraternal Greetings, Don Hyde, Past Provincial Grand Superintendent of Works, Founding Junior Warden and Membership Secretary of Internet Lodge No 9659 in the register of United Grand Lodge of England in the Province of East Lancashire.
