Regular Grand Lodge of England

'''To all concerned masons

Masonic High Council for England and Wales ANCIENT AND HONOURABLE FRATERNITY OF FREE AND ACCEPTED MASONS'''

A group of Regular Master Masons, disillusioned, disappointed and concerned on the state of the Administration and Management of the Masonic Order in general and the Craft in particular, have decided to assemble at Freemasons Arms, Convent Garden in London. In order to put forward their legitimate concerns, to discuss and debate those issues being ignored by the Craft Administration. This Assembly with the assistance of some Old Brothers, Consecrated and Constituted a Masonic High Council for England and Wales in Due Form on the day of 25th January 2005.

The Masonic High Council for England and Wales, is a de Jure and de Facto a Sovereign Masonic Body. With Jurisdiction over the Craft in England and Wales and the MHC has issued warrants for the Creation of its first Lodge named Grand Lodge N.1 at the orient of London. Three other regularly established Lodges have requested to join the Masonic High Council for England and Wales.

Once this process in completed it is the aim of the MHC to establish a Regular Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of England in Accordance with the Old Constitutions.

The MHC/RGLE is truly an independent and self-governing body, with authority over Craft Freemasonry. On the symbolic degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft and Master Mason. Having it's own jurisdiction in both England and Wales. It is independent and does not subject its self to any other Masonic body.

The MHC/RGLE is a male only organization.

The MHC/RGLE requires all its members a believe in a Supreme Being or Creator.

The Volume of the Sacred Law is present and open in all its Lodge meetings, and all oaths are made upon it.

The Masonic light and symbols are present in all of its Lodges meetings.

The discussion of religion and politics within MHC/RGLE Lodges are prohibited.

The MHC/RGLE observes the Ancient Landmarks and Old Constitutions and insist on them being observed within all of its Lodges.

“THE ACT OF REGULARITY”

1 – The Reinstatement of the full wording on the delivery of the Masonic Penalties.

2 – The freedom and right of a Lodge to Practice its Masonic ritual of choice, such as Bristol Rite, Emulation, Taylors, Universal, Logic, York, Scottish, French, Ancient and Accepted, Ancient and Primitive, Adoniram, Swedish, Rectified Scottish Rite etc…

3 – The right of every master mason to use and chose and apron design as long it is decorated with symbols that relate to the craft.

4 – No non-interference of the craft in the so-called high degrees and vice versa.

5 – An equilibrium between Masonic work and instruction and Masonic science and all charity and social duties.

6 – The option of reading the Masonic ritual in Lodge.

7 – Greater autonomy for the Symbolic Lodges.

8 – Better and more transparency in Grand Lodge decisions and affairs.

9 – Devolution of the Masonic Library, Museum and archives to the Craft legal owners.

10 – To allow the aspect of the Esoteric Masonic Tradition, such as symbols words uses and costumes.

11 – Freedom of association outside of the craft.

12 – To promote the spirit of Brotherhood among Freemasons.

Points of Principle :

1.1 - The reinstatement of the Mark Master degree as a complement to the Craft degrees.

1.2 - To allow the creation of a Sovereign Grand Lodge of Wales of Free Ancient and Accepted Masons.