Seattle's Metropolitan Masonic Lodge
7910 Greenwood Ave. N. in Seattle, Washington
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Mailing Address: St. John's Lodge No. 9, PO Box 30069, Seattle, WA 98113-0069
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If you are a man over the age of 18 years and would like to find out how to become a member of St. John's Lodge No. 9 Please use the contact form to ask - A member of St. John's Lodge No. 9 will respond to your request within 24 hours.


St. John's Lodge Number 9 is a fraternal organization of men who are working to better themselves through Freemasonry. As Brothers, we work to subdue our passions, but are passionate about the good work we do in our community. We try to act in a diligent, prudent, temperate, and discrete manner in the discharge of our duties, but have as much fun as possible when we are together.

Want to read a good book? Take a look through the book database, pick one out and then e-mail the webmaster with the book title. He will bring the book to the next Stated Communication and you bring it back at the following Stated. This service is for active members of the Lodge.


Driving directions to St. John's Lodge No. 9 are found here.

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Memorials for departed Brethren for Lodge year 2008 are found here. No brother should ever go beyond the veil without remembrance from his brothers.

Other memorials, according to the Lodge year (since 2001), are found in the archives section of this site.

To learn about what Freemasonry is and what has been its history, read the articles listed in our Articles Section.

There are many stories which have been written to help the Freemason grow as a Freemason. An excellent collection of these is found in our Masonic Stories Section.
Our Vision:
“ St. John's Lodge No. 9 will be a recognized Masonic leader in personal growth through association, ritual excellence, education, and charity.”



St. John's Lodge No. 9 is the State of Washington's sixth oldest corporation. Chartered on September 4th, 1860 and receiving articles of incorporation on January 24th, 1861 by act of the Territorial Legislature we have been in continuous existence in the City of Seattle since that time. We have worked to make better men of ourselves and to help the community around us.

Secretary of State Sam Reed awarded St. John's Lodge No. 9 the Washington State Sesquitennial Celebration certificate of Territorial Corporation seen above. For one hundred forty-seven years we have worked and seen our city grow from a frontier settlement to the thriving metropolis it is today. The work continues and as things evolve and change we strive to evolve and change to meet the needs of our community.

As we work into the twenty first century we would encourage those men over the age of 18 years who would like to be part of an organization that is based on moral values and which works together to better the world around us to consider joining Freemasonry and our Lodge in particular.




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May Trestleboard
The May Trestleboard is now on line for you to read.

This month features the candidates for the Grand Lodge office of Junior Grand Warden. Remember that what you are actually voting for is the office of Grand Master for the year 2011 - 2012 unless some unforseen circumstance comes into play. It is important to get to know each of them in order to make an informed decision when the matter comes to the ballot box.


Turn off the Television. Join us for fun and fellowship. You will be pleased that you chose to spend the evening with the Brethren.

Stay informed - read the Trestleboard - and attend the meeting.

Annual Brunch a Success

photo by WB Charles Tupper

The Sunday of May 4th brought our annual Sunday Brunch. This year over 160 members and their immediate families gathered at Ivar's Salmon House at 10:00 AM to enjoy our annual morning feast. The time change from 8 AM was, we think, responsible for the high turnout and we will endeavor to keep the ten o'clock start time next year. Everyone had a marvelous time and it was wonderful to see so many teenagers and younger children in attendance.

For ages two to ninety-two there was good food to eat. The restaurant stocks just about anything anyone would want for breakfast or lunch at this affair. What makes it even better is that everyone has about three hours to leisurely eat all they wish and use as many plates as they want.

Until next year at the same time we will live with the memory of the good time we had at this one.


April Stated Communication

Our April Stated Communication was Youth Night. Youth from the Rainbow for Girls, Job's Daughters, and DeMolay attended and put on quite a show for the Brethren. The banner for the Mike Rust Memorial Picnic was unveiled and a lot of other business was addressed.


Read about these things and more on our report page.

If you live in the Seattle area, please plan on attending your Lodge's meetings.

The satisfaction of time well spent is worth your effort to make these Stated Communications. Also, when you (the members of the Lodge) come to the meetings you have direct input into what programs and charities the Lodge supports.



St. John's Lodge in the Community
St. John's Lodge No. 9 is active in the Community. We have something in which every member can become involved which will help others. We find these things to be personally rewarding and continue to look for new opportunities to help. Our Secretary has put together an excellent treatise on which charities, organizations, and educational programs we support at the present time. Find out what the Lodge does to help our city and our community - Read his report here


Masonic Education

Want to read a Masonic book but don't have one to read? WB Tupper is making his family's book collection available to active members of St. John's Lodge No. 9 to read. He is busily cataloging the collection and

you can pick out a book to read from the on-line database and then e-mail WB Tupper with the title of the book you wish to read and he will bring it to the next Stated Communication. Books are to be returned at the following Stated Communication. At the present time he has cataloged over five hundred books on Masonic, historical, religious, esoteric, fraternal, and philosophical subjects.

There are to be found in the listing the latest titles which are much in demand so e-mail early when you see a book you want to read.

WB Tupper's collection has been compiled by the past four generations of Masons in his family. They are a private collection. There are some titles in the listing which due to their rarity, value, or replaceability are reference at the collection site only.


St. John's Lodge Just Having Fun
St. John's Lodge No. 9 has a full slate of fun activities planned for 2008. From attending a movie to taking a bus trip to Leavenworth for an "Oktoberfest" Saturday there is something for everyone to attend and enjoy. The Lodge wants the membership to enjoy being together for both work and play. We find that those who play hard together work hard together. It is a nice way to break up the committee work and the Lodge work with something extra that everyone can have fun with.

To see what we have in store for the year read the report on what is planned.


New Games
We have a couple of new games in our "Games" section. First is is a multi level travel quiz about places in our world. How much do you know about the world you live in? Take the quiz and find out!

The second is "Find It!" This is a 'find the differences' game with 30 level and two pictures with differences. This is timed so you need to be quick.

Masonic TV Shows on the Internet

With the popularity of Dan Brown's books Freemasonry is getting an unprecedented amount of publicity in "expose" television. Most of the shows are well researched and well done. Some of the characterizations are far fetched and most of the shows are sensationalist but that's what sells tv today.

Most of these programs are now available for viewing on the Internet.

With this in mind we have assembled a page of links for your viewing enjoyment. Just click on any link found on the Television shows links page and you can watch the complete original show. This page will be updated periodically as new material becomes available and old is removed from circulation.


Lodge Headlines From The Past Year

If you would like to see what else has happened during the past Lodge year you can see the beginning of the year up until these headlines begin on our Old Headlines page from 2007, Old Headlines page from 2008, and from our Lodge archive files under "Old Headlines."


In order to make it easier for our membership to request Lodge financial support for the member's favorite charities we have put the request form on our website. Simply click the link, fill out the form, and click send. Our Lodge Secretary will receive the form and it will be acted upon with dispatch.


St. John's Desktop Images For Your Computer

We have designed and made desktop images of St. John's Lodge No. 9 for your use and enjoyment. They are contained in an executable file for you to download. Upon executing the file these images will be installed in your Windows directory for your use. Directions for making them your computer desktop screen are contined in the readme file in the installation package. Download them here. You should be aware that the Lodge does not own a "digital signature" before you download.


Outdated Articles, Trestleboards, pictures, etc. will be found in the Archives section or in the Site Index.



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