Joining Unity Masonic Lodge and becoming a Freemason is a six-step process. Its purpose is to acquaint your with the lodge and allow Lodge members to get acquainted with you. This step-wise approach addresses concerns you or your family might have about membership and it helps Lodge members learn about you before you submit a petition for membership.
The first step is to meet with a brother, generally for coffee, and hear the process explained in more detail, as well as what FreeMasonry both is and isn't.A Master Mason can see details on Grand Lodge's Six Steps to Becoming a Freemason program by logging on to the Grand Lodge website at https://freemason-wa.org and going to the Resources page.
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- Be a man
- Be at least 18 years old
- Be a resident of Washington State
- Decide to become a Mason of “your own free will and accord”
- Believe in a Supreme Being, in whatever form or name
- Be determined to conduct yourself in a manner that will earn the respect and trust of others
- Desire to help others through community service and universal benevolence
- Be healthy mentally and physically
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Regularly scheduled meetings are called Stated Communications.
North Bend Masons meet on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 P.M., except for July and August when the Lodge is dark.
Fellowship begins at 6:30. Dress is business casual.
Click the Location button at the right for directions to the Lodge Hall.
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On Saturday, August 17, 2013, members of North Bend Mason’s Unity Lodge celebrated a century of service to the Valley with a moment of renewal. North Bend Masons struck a special coin for the occasion.
The lodge had been deconsecrated and darkened before then Grand Master of Washington, Bruce E. Vesper, ceremonially rededicated it for another 100 years of service with a symbolic presentation of oil, grain and wine.
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North Bend Masons sponsor the Masonic Bikes for Books program to encourage students to read. Each year North Bend Masons contribute bicycles to children participating in reading programs in local elementary schools.
Toward that end, North Bend Masons are happy to bring the Masonic Bikes 4 Books program to students in Snoqualmie Valley Elementary schools to establish a love for reading early in life. North Bend Masons sponsor the annual Bikes for Books program with the participation of Singletrack Cycles of North Bend.
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Over the past 3 years, the Laptops for Students program of Unity Lodge gave public school youngsters a good start in learning and keeping up with technology for their school work - ultimately so that each will have their highest level of success in their educations and beyond. This program is an expression of the principles we learn in Lodge meetings.
The Lodge provided a free laptop computer to qualified families with school-age children who don't have a computer at home for schoolwork. This program focuses on elementary schools in the Snoqualmie Valley School District and provides a reliable and easy-to-use computer for computer-assisted learning. Since the beginning of the program in 2016 the program has gifted 117 laptops. As the school districts began providing devices for students in 2020, we phased out the Laptops for Students program.
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Unity Lodge 198
North Bend, Washington
Contact us
To request general information about Unity Lodge or Freemasonry in general, send a message to info@unity198.org.
You can also direct a message to the Master of the Lodge.
Mailing address
PO Box 563
North Bend, Washington 98045-056
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On Saturday, August 17, 2013, members of North Bend Mason’s Unity Lodge celebrated a century of service to the Valley with a moment of renewal. North Bend Masons struck a special coin for the occasion.
The lodge had been deconsecrated and darkened before then Grand Master of Washington, Bruce E. Vesper, ceremonially rededicated it for another 100 years of service with a symbolic presentation of oil, grain and wine.
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Officers
UnpublishedWorshipful Master | W Jaime Speicher | master@unity198.org |
Senior Warden | W Ken Hearing | senior.warden@unity198.org |
Junior Warden | W Michael Cramer | junior.warden@unity198.org |
Secretary | W Dean Markley | secretary@unity198.org |
Treasurer | Bro. Samuel Allen McConnell | treasurer@unity198.org |
Senior Deacon | Bro. Joshua Coutts | senior.deacon@unity198.org |
Junior Deacon | Bro. Bryan Barker | junior.deacon@unity198.org |
Chaplain | Bro. Chad Kilburn |
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Worshipful Master Jaime Speicher
Jaime Speicher
Master for 2020-21
Unity Lodge #198
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The initiate
Musings of an initiate - one who has not yet learned the basics of Freemasonry and who brings a lifetime of independent development from a variety of social and religious experiences. Not an outsider in spirit, but yet to become an insider in fact.
These comments may show simple ignorance as well as, possibly, important insights to sharing Freemasonry with our contemporaries.
A Mason's Musings
In following posts I muse about the practices of Masonry as I have observed them over three years.