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The head of Royal Arch is HRH the Duke of Kent who is known as The Most Excellent First Grand Principal. About UGLE United Grand Lodge of England is the governing body of Freemasonry in England, Wales, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man and Districts overseas Universities Scheme The Universities Scheme gives students and young people a great opportunity to make long-lasting friendships and increase their social interaction

On the other hand, the premier Grand Lodge officially did not recognise the Royal Arch and would have nothing to do with it. Despite this denial, there is evidence that many of their lodges did in fact work it alongside their normal ceremonies. Lodges who owed first allegiance to the premier Grand Lodge but who also embraced some of the Antients workings were known as “Traditioner Lodges”. (Lodge of Loyalty No. 86 (Modern) being a good example, where a member’s plate jewel, known to date from 1782-1797 clearly shows an Arch; the museum at Grand Lodge has Chapter minutes dated 1803 and lists of Chapter members dated 1807, long before the 1813 union which legitimised Royal Arch, but a Chapter Warrant was only applied for in 1851). Denslow, Ray and Everett C. Turnbull. History of Royal Arch Masonry Part One. Kessinger. ISBN 1-4179-5004-8. pp 194-5. UGLE Governance Find out more about the Governance at United Grand Lodge of England and its current Grand Master, HRH The Duke of Kent Foreign Grand Lodges Find out more information about foreign Grand Lodges Recognised by the United Grand Lodge of EnglandThe first part was set in Jerusalem about 520 BC at the time when the descendants of the children of Israel, led by Zerubbabel are returning from their captivity by the Babylonians only to find that the Temple erected by King Solomon had been completely destroyed and the city in ruins. Denslow, Ray and Everett C. Turnbull. History of Royal Arch Masonry Part One. Kessinger. ISBN 1-4179-5004-8. pp. 93-94.

Some Brethren prefer to join a Chapter where they are well known whilst others have a preference to join at a different Masonic Centre altogether. Whichever you choose, you will make new friends as more than just one Lodge supports each Chapter.

It is also true that we do not know just how the ceremonial part of Royal Arch came into being. Many theories have been advanced but none can be substantiated or proven to be factual. Early days of the Royal Arch The Royal Arch Degree under the Irish Constitution contains a legend based on the renovation of the First Temple under King Josiah, not the rebuilding of the second. The legend in this form has been worked under the Irish Constitution since 1864. The elaborate "Passing of the Veils" ceremony is essential to the Royal Arch Degree in the Irish system and after it is completed it is followed immediately by the Royal Arch degree itself, containing the story of the restoration of Solomon's Temple under King Josiah. The three presiding officers of a Royal Arch Chapter in Ireland are called the Excellent King, High Priest and Chief Scribe (not First, Second and Third Principal as in England and Wales). The Sojourners and Scribes were replaced by the 'Royal Arch Captain', the 'Captain of the Scarlet Veil', the 'Captain of the Purple Veil' and the 'Captain of the Blue Veil'. [36] Although not referred to as such in the ritual, the three principals are taken to be King Josiah, the High Priest Hilkiah and the scribe Shaphan. [37] Districts and Groups The United Grand Lodge of England has 32 Districts and four Groups that are located overseas

Proceedings of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the State of California at Its, Annual Convocation (1876)". 1876. Archived from the original on November 17, 2018. As one of the Sojourners you were given one of the implements of labour as you left the room. Figuratively you will prepare the ground for the foundation of the second temple when you return to the Chapter. The room still represents the Grand Sanhedrim but, the secret vault represented by the carpet and other equipment will now become the focal point of the story. The Sojourners, as members of the princely tribe of Judah, (the elite) were given the heavy and menial task of clearing the ground for the foundations of the second Temple.All of these offices are listed in, and regulated by, the constitutions or regulations of the various national Grand Chapters, including those of the 'mother' Grand Chapter, the Supreme Grand Chapter of England. [38] Within the 'York Rite' version of Royal Arch Freemasonry the Janitor may be known as the Tyler or Sentinel. Find your nearest Masonic Centre Enter your postcode to locate your local lodge where you live, work or study

Cyrus has issued his decree allowing the exiles to return to Jerusalem. You, as one of the three Sojourners, are about to arrive from your captivity in Babylon, having heard that the Temple is about to be rebuilt, to offer your services in that great and glorious undertaking.” The Reverential Sign in the Royal Arch is only ever used when entering or retiring from the Chapter and always given to the name on the pedestal – not to the Principals. The right thumb should always be DOWN (even during obligations and prayers) and the left thumb ALONG the forehead and not to the side. Thus, the thumb is always hidden. A Royal Arch Chapter is ruled by three officers known as Principals, who together constitute the Master, though each separately is considered to be a Master.In 1817, four years after the "Antients" and "Moderns" had united their Craft grand lodges, the new United Grand Lodge oversaw the formation of a "Supreme Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of England" to govern the Royal Arch in England and Wales. By that time, the Grand Chapter of the "Antients" had effectively ceased to exist (only a few meetings are recorded for the time after 1813), so their remaining members were simply absorbed into what had previously been the Grand Chapter of the "Moderns". I joined the Craft for the mystery and to share something new with my proposer, my father. As my interests and perspectives change, I can always find another aspect of Freemasonry to enjoy and another piece of ritual to unfold and see how it relates to my daily life. The Royal Arch has not only widened the circle of my Masonic friends, but has also allowed me a glimpse of the final destination of my Masonic journey, the resolution of the story that started at my Initiation. MORGAN TYE, HAMPSHIRE & IOW The VSL tells us that Zerubbabel and Joshua, (not to be confused with the Joshua who succeeded Moses) were instrumental in building the Temple at Jerusalem after returning from Babylon and Haggai was the Prophet who foretold the rebuilding of it.