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While we are talking about “co-masonry” at freemasons.tribe.net/thread/...dd62dafe I thought of the..
“Honourable Fraternity of Ancient Freemasons"
“The Honourable Fraternity of Ancient Freemasons (HFAF) is a fraternity for women and organised by women. It was founded in 1913 and membership is open to women of any race or religion, who are able to profess a belief in a Supreme Being. Freemasonry is one of the world’s oldest secular fraternal societies. It is concerned with moral and spiritual values. Its members are taught its precepts by a series of ceremonies. Our Order has many Lodges throughout England and the Isle of Man, stretching from as far north as Carlisle and south to Lewes and Bournemouth and westwards in the Cotswolds. We also now have a Lodge in Gibraltar and two in Spain"
Source and more info www.hfaf.org/
“Honourable Fraternity of Ancient Freemasons"
“The Honourable Fraternity of Ancient Freemasons (HFAF) is a fraternity for women and organised by women. It was founded in 1913 and membership is open to women of any race or religion, who are able to profess a belief in a Supreme Being. Freemasonry is one of the world’s oldest secular fraternal societies. It is concerned with moral and spiritual values. Its members are taught its precepts by a series of ceremonies. Our Order has many Lodges throughout England and the Isle of Man, stretching from as far north as Carlisle and south to Lewes and Bournemouth and westwards in the Cotswolds. We also now have a Lodge in Gibraltar and two in Spain"
Source and more info www.hfaf.org/
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Re: Freemasonry - No Blokes Allowed !
Wed, April 9, 2008 - 5:43 AMHow does that work? Do their three principle officers represent the Queen of Sheba; Henrietta, Queen of Tyre; and the Widow of the tribe of Naphtali? -
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Wed, April 9, 2008 - 5:46 AMLOL.. I would think not..
I think they work something very very close to Emulation... -
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Wed, April 9, 2008 - 7:36 AMIsle of Man....Ironic. -
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Re: Freemasonry - No Blokes Allowed !
Wed, April 9, 2008 - 6:12 PMNo man is allowed but they call each other Bro.
And the site I quote "Website created and maintained by Bro Chris Chapman - Grand Inspector General"
Is that short for Christina??
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Re: Freemasonry - No Blokes Allowed !
Wed, April 9, 2008 - 9:17 PM<Is that short for Christina?? >
Probably ...
I kinda like the idea of woman using our ritual.. -
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Thu, April 10, 2008 - 7:49 AMI would like to help on the 3rd degree team. -
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Thu, April 10, 2008 - 4:19 PMlol would you like to be the 3rd as well? -
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Re: Freemasonry - No Blokes Allowed !
Fri, April 11, 2008 - 3:26 PMsecond half of the MM the 3rd person... that's all I can really say -
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Re: Freemasonry - No Blokes Allowed !
Sun, April 13, 2008 - 2:38 PMDifferent work but I am sure we are talking about the same "kind" of thing.
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Re: Freemasonry - No Blokes Allowed !
Sun, April 13, 2008 - 3:40 PM<<<second half of the MM the 3rd person... that's all I can really say >>>
I think (without diggin into my ritual for confirmation that they do that in Pa vs. NY differently? It's very "hands on" in NY. -
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Re: Freemasonry - No Blokes Allowed !
Sun, April 13, 2008 - 10:21 PMIn New Mexico it is too.
Glad to see I am understood with my way of saying things. -
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Mon, April 14, 2008 - 6:24 AMWell I try to read other rituals when I can....some are published after all.....I have not seen one for NY or NM but I all for hands on...haha..... -
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Re: Freemasonry - No Blokes Allowed !
Mon, April 14, 2008 - 11:50 AMI've only seen a couple MM degrees I think 4 actually, but they were all up close and personal.
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Tue, April 15, 2008 - 7:42 PMSome of the brothers at my Lodge went to England over a decade ago to perform the MM degree as we perform it here. The Brittish were aparently concerned that we were way too hands on. I enjoyed my MM degree and am quite happy it went exactly as it did.
From what I'm told PA has more in common with Brittish ritual than with the work done in most US grand lodges but I've never been there to find out. -
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Tue, April 15, 2008 - 8:12 PMWe have a Massachusetts Constitution Third Degree Demonstration Team here .. and their performance is very different.. I have heard it said they even have professional guys to do that work.. I have a cert saying I was raised as a Candidate by the Team :)
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Re: Freemasonry - No Blokes Allowed !
Thu, August 14, 2008 - 5:35 AMI found this by accident but I must reply even though it is some months since this was posted! I am Christine Chapman of the HFAF and I have been a freemason for 32 years. Our fraternity uses Universal ritual and although you may find it strange that we call ourselves Brother and not Sister, it was a decision that was taken in the early days because it was felt that Brother was a universal form of masonic address. There are two all women fraternities in the UK and 3 co-masonic movements.
S & F
Chris Chapman
HFAF
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Re: Freemasonry - No Blokes Allowed !
Thu, August 14, 2008 - 6:18 AMWell finally you found us.....
What is HFAF?
I assume you are in one of the all women lodges?
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Thu, August 14, 2008 - 9:04 AM“Honourable Fraternity of Ancient Freemasons"
See Bloke's first post.
Are you sure you came out of darkness and into light? LOL
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Re: Freemasonry - No Blokes Allowed !
Thu, August 14, 2008 - 5:10 PM<Well finally you found us..... >
Busted LOL
:)
Welcome Chris.
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Re: Freemasonry - No Blokes Allowed !
Tue, August 19, 2008 - 5:27 AMHFAF stands for the Honourable Fraternity of Ancient Freemasons and you can find our history on www.hfaf.org. But briefly we started in 1913. There are two all-women's Grand Lodges in the UK both of which orignally were co-masonic as men were able to belong to both UGLE lodges and these lodges but when UGLE decided that these male brethren could no longer have this dual membership it was agreed to limit all future membership to women only.
Our masonic practices are very similar to UGLE lodges.
s & f
Christine Chapman
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Re: Freemasonry - No Blokes Allowed !
Tue, August 19, 2008 - 9:29 PM<Our masonic practices are very similar to UGLE lodges. >
In some instances - I hear very much identical...
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Fri, August 22, 2008 - 3:18 PMI'm sorry but this is just plain not Masonry as it was intended...
Thank goodness I can still hold true to at least one part of the 3rd Degree Obligation from the Grand Lodge of California. -
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Re: Freemasonry - No Blokes Allowed !
Fri, August 22, 2008 - 9:13 PMHi Ariston !
I always find it funny that we bang on about tolerance and acceptance.. but seem to forget that when we speak on clandestine orders and such.
I would (could) not sit in a lodge with them - but does not mean I cannot wish them well in their pursuits and have such men (and woman) as friends.. -
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Re: Freemasonry - No Blokes Allowed !
Sun, August 31, 2008 - 1:14 PMI know I can't be present at, help aide or assist in making a woman a mason but I think I can talk to one. Perhaps not visit but still I think I can meet one. The day Masonry tried to over ride my constitutional rights to free speach and free assmbly then I will have a problem.
Thanks for the website.
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