Unity!

from The Northern Light Winter 2022

HAUTS GRADES ACADEMY: My Own Nine Arches

History was made on September 7, 2022, when the Sovereign Grand Commanders of all four United States jurisdictions met at the House of the Temple in Washington, D.C. to sign a statement of unity.

This document, the first of its kind in United States Freemasonry, declares that the Supreme Councils of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, the Southern Jurisdiction, and our counterparts in the Prince Hall affiliation “compose the entirety of all lawful and recognized Scottish Rite activity within the United States of America and its territories.”

Additionally, it expresses the spirit of cooperation that will continue to exist between all signatory Supreme Councils “that our members may enjoy the benefits of our kind and gentle craft and the world at large may be convinced of its good effects.”

At the ceremony, Commander Samiec noted, “This morning we provide living proof that diversity and harmony are not exclusive but conjoined by the Brotherhood of Man under the Fatherhood of God. I’m proud and humbled to place my signature alongside those of my esteemed colleagues, in token of remembrance that on this, the 7th day of September 2022, we stand unified, not only by the principles inculcated in this document, but in our mutual support of each other and of Scottish Rite Freemasonry as practiced within our jurisdictions.”

To see this historic ceremony in its entirety, scan the QR code below.