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Passaic Lodge # 67 F & AM
169
Park Avenue
Rutherford,
NJ 07070
Call
lodge secretary at 201-652-9353
Many
have asked what masonry is,
and
perhaps you've herd things like...
"I think my grandfather was one, but I'm not sure what it means."
"Yeah, my dad and uncle both used to go to Masonic meetings I remember Uncle Fred coming by to pick him up. But I don't know where they went or what they did."
"I think they wear those funny hats."
"I remember when I went away to college, my father showed me his ring and told me, if I ever needed help, I should look for a man with a ring like that and tell him I was the daughter of a Mason, but he never told me much about it."
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Passaic Lodge is committed to answering your questions concerning
Freemasonry, who we are, and what we do. We welcome you to our site and
encourage you to browse it's various sections. If you have any questions
or comments, feel free to direct them to
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Freemasonry
Fast
Fact:
HOW DOES A MAN BECOME A MASON?
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Some men are surprised that no one has ever asked them to become a Mason. They may even feel that the Masons in their town don't think they are "good enough" to join. But it doesn't work that way. For hundreds of years, Masons have been forbidden to ask others to join the fraternity. We can talk to friends about Masonry. We can tell them about what Masonry does. We can tell them why we enjoy it. But we can't ask, much less pressure, anyone to join.
There's a good reason for that. It isn't that we're trying to be exclusive. But becoming a Mason is a very serious thing. Joining Masonry is making a permanent life commitment to live in certain ways. We've listed most of them above -- to live with honor and integrity, to be willing to share with and care about others, to trust each other, and to place ultimate trust in God. No one should be "talked into" making such a decision.
So, when a man decides he wants to be a Mason, he asks a Mason for a petition or application. He fills it out and gives it to the Mason, and that Mason takes it to the local lodge. The Master of the lodge will appoint a committee to visit with the man and his family, find out a little about him and why he wants to be a Mason, tell him and his family about Masonry, and answer their questions. The committee reports to the lodge, and the lodge votes on the petition. If the vote is affirmative -- and it usually is -- the lodge will contact the man to set the date for the Entered Apprentice Degree. When the person has completed all three degrees, he is a Master Mason and a full member of the
fraternity
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