The Masonic Family in Edmonton

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Three Degrees:• Entered Apprentice• Fellowcraft• Master Mason

Grand Lodge of Alberta

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Masonic Foundation of Alberta

The Masonic Foundation of Alberta is an independent, non-profit foundation. Its purpose is to accept contributions and provide funding for public charitable activities of the

Masonic Fraternity in Alberta.

Masonic Higher Education Bursary Fund

The intent of the Masonic Higher Education Bursary Fund is to provide assistance to those students wishing to receive a higher education but lacking the ever increasing funds to do so.

27 Edmonton Area Lodges

Freemasons Hall (14 Lodges)Edmonton No. 7 Jasper No.14 Empire No. 63Commercial No. 81 Norwood No. 90 Patricia No. 91Saskatchewan No. 92 West Edmonton No.101 Dominion No. 117Ivanhoe No. 142 Evergreen No. 166 Exemplar No. 175Mystic Tie No. 188 Eastgate No. 192

Acacia Masonic Hall (5 Lodges)Acacia No. 11 Strathcona No. 77 Avon Glen No. 170Griesbach No. 191 Ye Olde Craft No.196

Highlands Masonic Hall (4 Lodges)Temple-Centennial No.167 Highlands-Unity No.168 Sherwood No. 183Redwood No. 193

Area (4 Lodges)Star of the West No. 34 Leduc Meridian No. 129 Stony Plain Baseline No. 198 Spruce GroveBalmoral No.185

YORK RITE

• Royal Arch• Knights Templar• Cryptic Rite Masonry and Royal Ark Mariner• Allied Masonic Degrees• York Rite Sovereign College• Knights of the York Cross of Honour• Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priests• Order of the Red Cross of Constantine• Knight of York Cross of Honour

Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Alberta

http://www.royalarchmasonsalberta.com/.

To become a Royal Arch Mason you must first be a Master Mason in good standing

Three degrees:

• Mark Master Mason• Most Excellent Master• Holy Royal Arch

Order of High Priesthood

• To qualify you must be a Past First Principal of a Royal Arch Chapter

• Meets inconjuction with the Annual Provincial Royal Arch Grand Chapter

Youth Endowment Fund

Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons of Alberta

• The Youth Endowment Fund was chartered to benefit youth in Alberta. It is not intended as a scholarship or bursary fund. It is not intended to replace the Masonic Foundation. Funds from the YEF have been used to supplement funds from the Masonic Foundation in some cases.

• The YEF is not a Registered Charity.

Edmonton Area Chapters

Acacia Masonic Hall• Northstar Chapter No.2• Norwood Chapter No. 18

Highlands Masonic Hall• Capital City Chapter No. 13

Cryptic Rite Masonry

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Cryptic Rite

Three Degrees:

• Royal Master• Select Master• Super Excellent MasterTo be eligible to petition you must first be a Royal Arch Mason

Cryptic Medical Research Foundation

Currently the Foundation is working with medical researchers to find agents to prevent atherosclerosis or more commonly known as hardening of the arteries. This work places thousands of dollars annually into the needed research to stop our nation's largest killer,

atherosclerosis and heart disease.

Royal Ark Mariner

• Royal Ark Mariner Lodges are “moored” to a Cryptic Rite Council

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• To become a member, in Canada, you must be a member in good standing of a Masonic Lodge, a Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, and a Council of Royal and Select Masters.

• Edmonton Lodge No. 2 Royal Ark Mariner, meets at Highlands Masonic Hall

KNIGHTS TEMPLAR

Sovereign Great Priory of Canadahttp://www.knightstemplar.ca/

To become a Knight Templar you must first be a Royal Arch Mason in good standing.

Three Degrees:• The Illustrious Order of the Red Cross• The Order of Knight of Malta• The Order of the Temple

Knights Templar Charitable Foundation of Canada

• The foundation is a registered and incorporated charity dedicated to the assistance of divinity students, widows, orphans and destitute persons. Where resources permit, support is also given to medical

research into diabetes and cancer.

There is One Preceptory in Edmonton

Highlands Masonic Hall

• Edmonton Preceptory No.46

Allied Masonic Degrees

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• This is an invitational organization which requires all members first be Royal Arch Masons.

• The Allied Masonic Degrees are detached degrees, some of which many years ago, were conferred under Craft warrants.

• Knight of Constantinople• Saint Lawrence the Martyr• Architect• Superintendent• Grand Tilers of Solomon • Master of Tyre• Excellent Master• Installed Sovereign Master• Installed Commander Noah• Red Branch of Eri• Ye Ancient Order of Corks• Secret Monitor

The York Rite Sovereign College of North America

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The York Rite Sovereign College of North America exists primarily to be of service to the York Rite of Freemasonry.

The prerequisite for membership, which is by invitation only, is good-standing in all four York Rite bodies: Lodge, Chapter, Council and Preceptory.

Knights of the York Cross of Honour

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• Knights of the York Cross of Honour is a Honor Group of York Rite Masons who are dedicated to serving the Masonic Fraternity as a Labor of Love.

• Requirements for invitation to membership are that each proposed candidate for membership must have presided over a Lodge as a Master, over a Chapter as First Principal, over a Council as Illustrious Master and over a Preceptory as Preceptor.

Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priests

Edmonton Tabernacle

To qualify to petition you must have served as Master of a Craft Lodge,

and be a member of Royal Arch and Preceptory

Order of the Red Cross of Constantine

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The Order of The Red Cross Of Constantine is an invitational organization. Candidates must be Royal Arch Masons

Societas Rosicrucias in Anglia

• Petitioners must be Master Masons• College meets at Highlands Masonic Hall

Scottish Rite of FreemasonryVALLEY OF EDMONTON

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Lodge of PerfectionEdmonton Lodge of Perfection

• 4° Secret Master5° Perfect Master6° Intimate Secretary7° Provost and Judge8° Intendant of the Building9° Elect of the Nine10° Elect of the Fifteen11° Elect of the Twelve12° Grand Master Architect13° Royal Arch of Solomon14° Grand Elect Perfect and Sublime Mason

CHAPTER OF ROSE CROIXMizpah Chapter of Rose Croix

15° Knight of the East or Sword16° Prince of Jerusalem17° Knight of the East and West18° Knight Rose Croix

CONSISTORYAlberta Consistory

• 19° Grand Pontiff20° Master ad Vitam21° Patriarch Noachite22° Prince of Libanus23° Chief of the Tabernacle24° Prince of the Tabernacle25° Knight of the Brazen Serpent26° Prince of Mercy27° Commander of the Temple28° Knight of the Sun29° Knight of St. Andrew30° Knight Kadosh31° Inspector Inquisitor Commander32° Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret

Scottish Rite Charitable Foundation

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The Foundation labours for the benefit of all Canadians, regardless of race or creed. Over the years millions of dollars have been disbursed to assist dedicated researchers in a search for the causes and cure of intellectual impairment.

Royal Order of Scotland

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• Each applicant must be invited, must have been a Master Mason for more than five years and must be a Trinitarian Christian by faith.

• He further should hold the 32nd degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite.

• The Royal Order comprises two Degrees, that of Heredom of Kilwinning and that of the Rosy Cross.

Order of the Eastern Star

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The Order of the Eastern Star is the largest fraternal organization in the world to which both men and women may belong.

• Worldwide, there are approximately 1 million members

• the Degrees of the Eastern Star are built around the lives of five Biblical women. They were Adah, Ruth, Esther, Martha, and Electa

Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine

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Shriners Hospitals for Children is a network of pediatric specialty hospitals, founded by the Shrine, where children under the age of 18 receive excellent medical care absolutely free of charge. There are 18 Orthopedic Hospitals, three Shriners Hospitals dedicated to treating children with severe burns,and one Shriners Hospital that provides orthopaedic, burn and spinal cord injury care Shriners Hospitals are located throughout North America

— 20 in the United States and one each in Mexico and Canada.

Al Shamal Shrine TempleEDMONTON

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Al Shamal Units

• Legion of Honour

• Arab Patrol• Directors Staff

• Clowns• Pipes and Drums• Ponoka Fire Truck

• Greeters

• Oriental Band• Motor Corps

• Patrol Arabs• TLC• Provost Corps

Daughters of the Nile

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DeMolay International

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DeMolay is an organization dedicated to preparing young men to lead successful, happy, and productive lives.

DeMolay opens doors for young men aged 12 to 21 by developing the civic awareness, personal responsibility and leadership skills so vitally

needed in society today.

International Order of Job’s Daughters

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The International Order of Job's Daughters is a premier organization organization for young women from ages 11 to 20, who are related to a Master Mason.

The Philalethes Society

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