To support our international nature, The Order of Saint Joachim has developed secure, on-line payment facilities through PayPal® to better serve our members. Members who find it difficult to forward international money orders in foreign currencies can now choose to make payments to The Order using your credit card, debit card, or bank account. PayPal uses state of the art encryption and security technology to allow individuals to make secure purchases without revealing credit card numbers or financial information.

Why have we chosen to use PayPal?

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By clicking on the buttons below, you will be taken to a secure on-line payment form hosted by PayPal. You can now pay directly by credit card even if you do not have a PayPal account. None of your financial information is provided to us or stored.

With a few clicks you can now easily pay your fees and oblations to The Order. Payments can be made to The Order by members for a variety of things:

  • Entrance fees
  • Annual dues
  • Passage fee to knighthood
  • Commandery fees
  • Purchase of Insignia
  • Tickets to dinners and events
  • General donations

Please note that to use PayPal to make payments to the Order, please add an additional 5% to your payment to cover processing and currency conversion fees.

To make a payment to The Order of Saint Joachim:

  1. Determine the amount of the payment you wish to make to The Order of Saint Joachim. If in doubt, please email Grand Chapter or the Grand Prior to determine the correct amount. Please add 5% to the amount to cover processing and currency conversion fees charged by PayPal.
  2. Choose the appropriate currency. (Our Grand Chapter dues, fees and oblations are set out in UK Pounds Sterling. PayPal will automatically do the conversion for you from your currency into UK Pounds. All other payments or if you are in North America should use the Canadian dollars payment button below. Your payment will be converted into Canadian dollars.)
  3. Click the appropriate button below to be taken to The Order's PayPal site. Follow the directions to create a free account for yourself or make a direct payment by credit card. You can make several separate payments - there is no additional charge to you or the Order.
  4. You will be asked on the PayPal form to fill in the appropriate amount you wish to pay to The Order.
  5. If you haven't already, please notify the Grand Chapter that a payment has been made.
  6. Grand Chapter can also send you an electronic invoice by email for payment of any amount on request.
  7. Notify Grand Chapter of any problems in using this form.
  8. Instead of using the buttons below, you can also go directly to the PayPal website by clicking on www.paypal.com and choose to make any payment to the account named "grandherald@stjoachimorder.org" in the currency of your choice. For payments specifically in Canadian dollars, please click here or on the button below.

Get your copy of NOBLE HEARTS: The Order of Saint Joachim. This book was published in 2005 for the 250th anniversary of the founding of the Order. It examines the early history of the Order through original documents and references.

Reproduced in this illustrated and heavily annotated volume are several articles about The Order of Saint Joachim's early history, including an inquiry into its founding members, its early rules and regulations, and how an approach by the Order to George Washington inadvertently shaped the young American nation. Also included is the complete text of Sir Levett Hanson's 1803 chapter about the Order's history and its ceremonies.

It is available for $25 CAN + $5 shipping through The Order, or you can also order directly from the publisher by clicking here.

Entrance fees when joining as a new member are £50 (£52.50 if paying by PayPal). Please do not send your entrance fee until you have completed your Petition for Admittance and have corresponded with either the Grand Prior or Grand Chapter.

Passage fees to knighthood may also be paid through this site.

Annual Oblations are £15 (£16 if paying by PayPal), which are due March 31st of every year.
Canadian Commandery annual dues are $50 CAN, due January 1st of each year.
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