Frequently
Asked
Questions
1. What exactly is HFAF ?
* HFAF stands for the Honourable Fraternity of Ancient Freemasons
* A masonic fraternity of women in the UK, organised by women for women.
2. Are there HFAF Lodges outside the UK?
* At the moment we have one Lodge in Gibraltar and two Lodges in Spain; one
in the
Calahonda area and another Lodge in the Costa Blanca area.
3. Enquiring from the USA?
* Although we cant help you directly, we can put you in touch with a women's
masonic organisation in the USA
* AWF
4. Membership requirements
* You must be able to profess a belief in a Supreme Being
* You must be a woman, aged 21 or over and resident in the UK
* How to apply to join
5. What's the difference between HFAF and Co-Masonry ?
* HFAF is purely for women, and as the name suggests Co-Masonry exists for both
men and women.
* If you would like further information on International Co-Masonry then visit
their website
-*There is also the newly founded Grand Lodge of Freemasonry for
Men and Women , visit their website
6. Can members of other masonic Orders or Fraternities visit an HFAF Lodge?
* No, that is not allowed, as there exists no formal recognition between the various
Orders. But informal contact is always possible.
7. What does UGLE think of Women's Freemasonry?
* UGLE issued a newsletter in March 1999, in which they stated that whilst they
could not "recognise" us, they nevertheless considered us to be
regular in our practices. Statement by UGLE
* There is a lot of contact between UGLE and HFAF on matters of mutual concern.
8. Forms of Address
* We address each other as Brother as we are member of a Fraternity, which is
part of a Universal Brotherhood and the
ritual we use in our ceremonies is taken from the men's ritual and mostly uses the
masculine form of address . A decision was taken back in the early
days not to change it, and now we would find it strange to use the feminine form
of address.
9. Charity
* We believe in giving to charity as part of our masonic teachings
* Through our registered charity we currently support many charities with
special emphasis on those for the relief of cancer sufferers,
particularly women and children. for
further details see our Charity page
10. How can I tell if Freemasonry is for me?
* No-one can say for sure until they join, but the same is true of any club or
organisation which you may join.
* Check out some of the Masonic websites on our Links page
* If you know anyone who is a Freemason, talk to them about what it has meant
to them.
* There are literally hundreds of thousands of Freemasons all over the world,
who have found that Freemasonry is indeed for them.
As always if you have any questions which have not been answered please
e-mail us at info@hfaf.org or write to the
Grand Secretary at:
HFAF
402 Finchley Road
Childs Hill
London NW2 2HR
2008
