A warm welcome
By MW Bro Les Hicks, Grand Master
Welcome pack From 1 January 2022, each new initiate will be receiving an official Welcome Pack from the Grand Lodge, on receipt of the initiation fee from his lodge.
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hen a brother is accepted into this wonderful organisation, it is important that the entire experience is memorable, and this doesn’t only refer to the initiation process. When the brother is finally initiated after the qualification process is complete, we want to give him something substantial to signify to him that his journey has now truly begun.
with a masonic tie, a masonic lapel pin, discount vouchers for the Masonic Shop, various educational items stored on a USB drive, his very important Masonic Passport, a current copy of Freemason and a personal ‘welcome to the Craft’ letter from the Grand Master.
The welcome pack is a professionally designed and printed box. It will provide the candidate with a place to store his ritual books and sectional lectures as he receives them. When he receives the welcome pack, the new brother will also find that it contains a copy of the Book of Constitutions and Regulations, along
This welcome pack will serve as a constant reminder of that most important moment when the brother first became a mason. (In fact they will be available for any mason to purchase one from the Grand Lodge Shop.)
The first of the welcome packs are now being seen in lodges. I ask you to support this important initiative.
This is an opportunity for the lodge to include a name badge for the new brother.
This welcome pack will serve as a constant reminder of that most important moment when the brother first became a mason.
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March 2022
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