Provincial Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of Leicestershire & Rutland

I am delighted to welcome you to our website, where I hope you will find much interest in matters relating to the Mark and Royal Ark Mariner Degrees in Leicestershire & Rutland.

All our brethren thoroughly enjoy their Mark and Royal Ark Mariner masonry and after each meeting, go home with a big smile on their faces thinking about when they will next be together again. We enjoy taking part in the ceremonies in the lodge room and love to be active at the Festive Boards that follow, making them vibrant and hugely enjoyable for the candidate and all who attend.

The Mark in Leicestershire and Rutland is not only known as the ‘friendly degree’, but also the ‘family-friendly degree.’ You are encouraged to bring your partner, your wife, your children, and your friends to take part in our Mark Family Social Events. Whether it’s a quiz, bingo, a special meal, the Family Christmas lunch, a long weekend in Benidorm or our annual family weekend away, our brethren come to join the fun and have a wonderful time together.

I am humbled by the wonderful charitable efforts of our brethren which continue to bring so much relief and happiness to so many masons and non-masons across Leicestershire and Rutland, not to mention the ongoing kind and generous donations from Lodges and their memberships, which are the bedrock of our charitable disbursements.

I'm delighted to report that interest in both the Mark and RAM degrees, within the province continues to be strong and I'm very pleased to see a new growth of members with many more in the pipeline keen to join us.

The Mark Degree is the third largest in English Freemasonry and enjoys excellent working relations with the Craft and Royal Arch. Just as in olden times, the Mark should be viewed as an essential step in a Freemason's progression. Membership of the Mark Degree is open to all Craft brethren who have been Master Masons for at least four weeks. Full details of the Mark and the Royal Ark Mariner Degrees are available in leaflet format on this website. In addition, you can browse both the latest and all the back issues, of the Magic of the Mark magazine containing interesting news on Mark and Royal Ark Mariner events and happenings in the Province.

Sincerely and fraternally

Andrew S. Lee

Provincial Grand Master