ESSEX CORNERSTONE CHAPTER
Following the success of the Essex Cornerstone Lodge, we are delighted to announce that we have now consecrated our own Royal Arch Chapter – the Essex Cornerstone Chapter.
As part of our commitment to building the most dynamic new and young masons’ club in England, establishing our own Chapter was the natural next step in our evolution.
Our Chapter is a ‘working’ Chapter, providing young masons with the opportunity to be exalted into the Royal Arch right here in Essex.
To make things as convenient and cost-effective as possible, our Chapter meetings will be held on the same day as our Cornerstone Lodge meetings. This means less pressure on your valuable free time and a joint Festive Board, keeping costs lower while enhancing the experience. This innovative approach is a first for the Province, and we believe it will be a hugely popular model.
To become part of this exciting Chapter, please contact Jonathan McDonald, Scribe Ezra, at jonm@essexcornerstone.com.
- Our Chapter is open to all current and past members of the Essex Cornerstone Club
- It provides young masons the opportunity to join the Royal Arch in Essex
- It is run by young masons, encouraging and supporting fellow young Masons in their masonic journey, promoting involvement in the Chapter and the Royal Arch generally
- It encourages involvement in running a Chapter
- It increases the Masonic education and the Masonic experience of all members
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Our Chapter FAQs
By providing a Chapter for Young Freemasons in Essex, we believe that we will attract more young members into the Royal Arch, and support them in completing their journey into pure and ancient Freemasonry.
- Increase Masonic education and the Masonic experience of all present and past club members.
- Offer opportunity for Young Freemasons to become a Companion of the Royal Arch in Essex
- Create a fun, young and vibrant Chapter
- Allow Club Members to stay connected
- Provide a gathering-place for all present and past Club members in familiar surroundings and a sense of belonging at regular dates
- Encourage and support young Masons in their masonic journey
We hold just two meetings a year. The meetings are held on the same day as our Cornerstone Lodge meetings in June and December. This reduces pressure on your valuable free time and also to help keep costs low.
The Chapter is open to all current and past members of the Essex Cornerstone Club only.
Yes.
Applications for Joining Membership will be accepted from any Companion of the Royal Arch in Essex, or any Companion of the Royal Arch under the jurisdiction of Supreme Grand Chapter, who is or ever has been a member of the Essex Cornerstone Club.
You will be welcomed into the Chapter at our next meeting.
Please contact Jon McDonald: jonm@essexcornerstone.com
Yes
Applications for Exaltation (initiation) Are accepted from any Essex Freemason, or Mason, who is or ever has been a member of the Essex Cornerstone Club, who fulfils the requirements for Exaltation as set out in the Book of Constitutions of Supreme Grand Chapter.
Please contact Jon McDonald for further information and to be added to the waiting list: jonm@essexcornerstone.com
We are very conscious to avoid putting undue financial pressures on our members and we will be looking at ways in which we can try to reduce the financial burden and keep subscriptions as low as possible.
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