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Membership in HOSJ is by invitation only.

All members of the Order are encouraged to participate in recruiting suitable candidates to join the Order.  The actual nomination must be made by a Knight or Dame.

These are the minimum requirements to join the Order:

  • Be a professing Christian, one testimony of which is membership in a recognized Christian denomination. (The Order will accept non-Christians who do good work as members of Merit.)

  • Comply with the requirements of the applicable Statutes and Regulations of the Order.

  • Have performed, or be prepared to perform, good services for the Order and for its works, in accordance with the mottos of the Order.

  • Be prepared and capable of attending as many Commandery events as possible, as well as the Investitures (held every two years - a Friday evening meet-and-greet, an Investiture ceremony on Saturday afternoon, followed by a gala dinner, held in a different area of Ontario or Quebec).

 

Preparing the application for the prospective member:

  • The applicant must download and fill out the Order Curriculum Vitae (CV) . This is to be completed by the postulant, giving all the information required on page 3 of the CV.

  • Provide a cheque payable to HOSJ for $150. (Application fee of $150.00) Note: we do not collect oblations or dues during the year of admission.

  • The Knight or Dame recommending the applicant must submit a letter of recommendation to their Commander.