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A Message From The Grand Master
“The World Views Masonry through Our Actions"
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My Brothers, 
The 182nd Grand Lodge Communication proved to be another exciting year for Masons. It is always a pleasure to sit with the Brothers and exchange ideas and take part in planning the future of our Fraternity. It was great to have so many Brothers attend the installation ceremony and support the new Grand Officers Elected and Appointed and their families. Thank you one and all.
We have started our travels around the State visiting each District and looking forward to meeting as many Brothers as we can. I personally encourage the Officers and Brothers of each Lodge to attend these meetings so you can meet the Elected Grand Lodge Officers and hear their message and ideas to promote the Grand Lodge Programs passed by the Craft.
I am also pleased to introduce to everyone the two new levels of Perpetual Membership for those Brothers that are able to help their Lodge in a special way. You may become a Gold Perpetual Member by maintaining a balance in your perpetual account equal to 25 times your current Lodge dues and with a commitment to maintain that level until you receive your Grand rewards with the Great Architect of the Universe. For example if your Lodge dues are currently $100.00 annually, the cost of a normal Perpetual Membership would be $2,000.00. With all things being equal and you sought to become a Gold Perpetual Member your cost would be $2,500.00. If you currently have a normal or Standard Perpetual Membership and you desire to become a Gold Perpetual Member you would need to increase you account by 5 times your current dues, and this would require an additional $500.00 along with a Masonic commitment to maintain your account, at that level, including when your Lodge has a dues increase in the future.
We are also recognizing those Brothers that can maintain a level of 50 times their Lodges current dues and pledging to maintain that level as a Platinum Perpetual Member.
My Brothers, these two levels of recognition are designed for the Brother that wants to leave a small endowment for his Lodge. This money will be held and invested by Grand Lodge in the Brother’s Perpetual Membership account with a 5% return on the investment to be distributed to his Lodge each year even after the Brother is with the Great Architect and beyond.
The illustration below gives you an example of the donations necessary to become a Gold Perpetual Member or Platinum Perpetual Member. It also shows an example of the additional donation necessary to convert a Regular Perpetual Membership, to a Gold Perpetual Member or Platinum Perpetual Member, provided your Lodge dues have not increased since you purchased your Regular Perpetual Membership.
Annual Lodge Dues |
Regular
Perpetual Membership |
Gold
Perpetual Member |
Difference Regular Perpetual to
Gold Member |
Platinum
Perpetual Member |
Difference Regular Perpetual to
Platinum Member |
$50.00 |
$1,000.00 |
$1,250.00 |
$250.00 |
$2,500.00 |
$1,500.00 |
$100.00 |
$2,000.00 |
$2,500.00 |
$500.00 |
$5,000.00 |
$3,000.00 |
$125.00 |
$2,500.00 |
$3,125.00 |
$625.00 |
$6,250.00 |
$3,750.00 |
$150.00 |
$3,000.00 |
$3,750.00 |
$750.00 |
$7,500.00 |
$4,500.00 |
$175.00 |
$3,500.00 |
$4,375.00 |
$875.00 |
$8,750.00 |
$5,250.00 |
$200.00 |
$4,000.00 |
$5,000.00 |
$1,000.00 |
$10,000.00 |
$6,000.00 |
The illustration below gives you an example of the donations necessary to become a Gold Perpetual Member or Platinum Perpetual Member, if your Lodge dues have increased since your purchase of a Regular Perpetual Membership please review the examples
Dues at Purchase of Perpetual Membership |
Cost of Regular Perpetual Membership |
Current Dues of your Lodge |
Gold Perpetual Member |
Difference after dues increase for Gold |
Platinum Perpetual Member |
Difference after dues increase for Platinum |
$30.00 |
$600.00 |
$100.00 |
$2,500.00 |
$1,900.00 |
$5,000.00 |
$4,400.00 |
$50.00 |
$1,000.00 |
$150.00 |
$3,750.00 |
$2,750.00 |
$7,500.00 |
$6,500.00 |
$75.00 |
$1,500.00 |
$175.00 |
$4,375.00 |
$2,875.00 |
$8,750.00 |
$7,250.00 |
$100.00 |
$2,000.00 |
$200.00 |
$5,000.00 |
$3,000.00 |
$10,000.00 |
$8,000.00 |
Brothers, with your participation, you can ensure that your Lodge will be financially sound both today and in the future. Remember we are here to pass Masonry on unimpaired for the next generation of Brothers.
Thank you for your participation and your support.
Fraternally,
Jim J Harris
Grand Master
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