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Here is the
July Stated Communication report .
Ask Us How To Join
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.
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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.
This link is a pop-up.
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.”
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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-eight 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.
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.
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Welcome letter to visitors from the Master of St. John's Lodge No. 9.
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August Trestleboard
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The August meeting will feature a presentation from the Secondary Academy For Success along with the necessary business connected with the 148th Anniversary Celebration. Read about these and a LOT more in the August Trestleboard! |
Turn off the Television. Join us for fun and fellowship. You will be pleased that you chose to spend the evening with the Brethren.
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Ride The Ducks Outing
On Saturday, July 19th, 36 of our members and family members met at Gasworks Park and got on one of the tour Ducks for a fun morning. Along with a lot of quacking from the "quackers" handed out when everyone boarded and an extremely humerous running commentary throughout the tour from the Duck Captain the participants were taken on a trip down the waterfront as far as Safeco Field. Then he drove up first avenue by Pioneer Square and by the Art Museum. Then it was off to the Seattle Center and up to the Lake Union boat ramp. Then the Duck took to the water for a look at Seattle from the lake, which is something most of us don't seem to have ever done.
After the water portion of the tour the Duck took everyone back to Gasworks Park and they offloaded into their own cars for a trip to Greenwood Temple for lunch. WB Charles Tupper put together an excellent meat and cheese tray lunch for sandwich making along with fresh vegetable trays and fruit trays. To top the lunch off was Raspberry/Cranberry juice and water.
It was a fun day for everyone and many were loathe to have it end. We will be doing a lot more of this type of outing in the future.
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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
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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 we are doing together.
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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.
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| 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 |
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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. |
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July Stated Communication
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Our July Stated Communication was Herb's Night and featured the Bonnie Birch Trio as well as Paul Dorpat and Jean Sherrard, Seattle and Washington historians. THe Trio played all through supper and then for those non Masons who attended while the Brethren were occupied at the Stated Communication. | |
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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.
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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."
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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.
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