The Metropolitan Masonic Lodge in Seattle, St. John's Lodge No. 9

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If you are a man of at least 18 years of age 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 2009 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-nine 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.

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 2008, Old Headlines page from 2009, and from our Lodge archive files under "Old Headlines."

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June Stated Communication

Our June Stated featured our Scholarship recipients who came to dinner. Bylaw changes were also considered and voted on.

Read about these events and more on our June Stated Communication 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.

Gale H. Kenney Installed as Grand Master

Our Brother, Most Worshipful Brother Gale H. Kenney, was installed as Grand Master of Masons in Washington at the 152nd Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge of Washington on the evening of June 12th. Most Worshipful Brother Kenney has been a mainstay of St. John's Lodge and will continue to attend as his schedule permits during his year in the Grand East. Come to the Lodge and pay your respects to this most deserving Brother.

Awards at Grand Lodge for St. John's Lodge No. 9 and Its Members

WB Darrel Womack with GM Douglas Tucker
WB Charles Tupper with GM Douglas Tucker

Worshipful Brother Darrel Womack was given the "Mason of the Year" award by Most Worshipful Brother Douglas E. Tucker, Grand Master, at the 152nd Annual Communication of the Grand Lodge and Worshipful Brother Charles Tupper was given the "Traveling Man" award for his attendance at the many visitations of our Grand Master during the past year.
Worshipful Brother Tupper also accepted the first place certificate which was awarded to the Lodge for having the "Best Website" for a Lodge in Washington. The Grand Lodge website will reflect this award throughout the year on the Roster of Lodges links page.

For a list of Grand Lodge team members from St. John's Lodge No. 9 for the year 2009-2010 go to our 2009 Grand Lodge Team Members page

June Trestleboard

The June Stated will feature our Scholarship recipients and the Lodge will vote on proposed By Law changes. Read about this meeting and a LOT more in the June 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.

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

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.

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 contained 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.