Letter from the Executive of the Sovereign Grand Lodge.

To: All Odd Fellows and Rebekahs in the Jurisdiction of Ontario.

The Sovereign Grand Lodge has issued a letter, mandating compliance. The letter is attached to this email.

Please share this notice with all Lodges in your District so Everyone is informed.

The letter further indicates the following:

1 This letter shall be read in its entirety on the floor, at the next regular meeting of every Local Unit in the Order, upon receipt thereof;

2 That the contents of this letter shall be recorded in the minutes of each Local Unit at the meeting of its having been read;

3 That each Local Unit in the Order shall within 90 days of receipt of the this letter, (August 31, 2025) notify each individual member of their Lodge to inform them of the contents of this letter; and

4 That each Local Unit shall certify completing the aforementioned tasks, in writing, to the Grand Secretary/Rebekah Assembly Secretary, of Ontario, within 60 days of completion, who shall then notify The Sovereign Grand Lodge of compliance. (October 31, 2025).

I have been instructed to send this Letter to everyone in the Jurisdiction of Ontario and will need your compliance.

Please, by August 31, 2025, email me, or send a letter indicating:

The letter has been read in its entirety on the floor of your Lodge.

The entire contents of this letter have been recorded in the minutes of your Lodge for the meeting on the date on which the letter was read to the membership.

That each member of your Lodge has been advised of the contents of this letter (you may simply wish to copy/print the letter and give it, or mail it, to each individual member of your Lodge.)

Yours in Friendship, Love, and Truth;

Brother John R. Nichols,
Grand Secretary.