To accommodate our international membership, The Order of Saint Joachim offers several methods for secure, on-line payments to the Order.
PayPal
The Order has a PayPal account for international payments to better serve our members. Members can choose to make payments to The Order using a credit 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.
Click here to access The Order’s PayPal account at https://paypal.me/saintjoachim. The email to use for PayPal payments is grandherald@stjoachimorder.org.
By clicking above, you will be taken to a secure on-line payment form hosted by PayPal. When making a payment, you can specify the currency (usually British pounds, American or Canadian dollars). Please remeber to also use the text field to notify the Order what the payment relates to (annual oblations, passages fees, specific insignia, etc.) so we can better track and process your payment.
Please note that to use PayPal to make payments to the Order, please add an additional 5% to your payment to cover PayPal’s standard processing and currency conversion fees.
Interac e-Transfer
For those in North America, Interac e-Transfers can be made directly into the Order’s main bank account at a lower cost than PayPal. For an Interac e-Transfer, funds should be sent to email address grandchapter@stjoachimorder.org.
Note that it is a different email address than used by PayPal.
Wire Transfer Information
Charitable Account
The Order of Saint Joachim operates a a registered charity in Canada, The Noble Hearts Foundation (Charitable Registration: 83471 3000 RR0001). It maintains a separate back account from the Order. There are three ways to make a donation to The Noble Hearts Foundation,:
Interac e-transfer of funds can be sent to: charity@stjoachimorder.org. If you are donating by e-transfer, please provide personal details in the message to receive a tax receipt.
You can also securely make a donation by credit card online through CanadaHelps.org, in which case your tax receipt will be issued directly by them: https://www.canadahelps.org/en/dn/46285. Please note that CanadaHelps deducts and keeps a small portion of your donation for their own administration, and so the full amount does not reach The Noble Hearts Foundation.
Cheques payable to The Noble Hearts Foundation can be mailed to:
The Noble Hearts Foundation
186 Gough Avenue
Toronto, ON
Canada M4K 3P1
Ordering Insignia
When ordering insignia, email Grand Chapter (grandchapter@stjoachimorder.org) to determine availability and the correct amount. If paying by PayPal, please add shipping and 5% to the amount to cover processing and currency conversion fees charged by PayPal.
Payments to Commanderies
Some Commanderies operate their own bank accounts and charities.
UNITED KINGDOM COMMANDERY
All payments including admission and passage fees, oblations and charitable donations for UK Commandery members should be made direct to the UK bank account or by cheque to the UK Treasurer. Email the UK Treasurer for details.
Donations to the UK Charitable Account should be made as indicated above. The UK Treasurer will forward donations to the Charitable Account as appropriate. If you are a UK taxpayer we can claim an additional 25% of your donation to increase its value to the Order.
The UK Commandery holds a small stock of insignia. Email the UK Treasurer for details as this will usually avoid international postage charges.
Please contact the Commandery if making a payment directly to them for investitures, local charity projects and other events.
UNITED STATES COMMANDERY
All payments including admission and passage fees, Commandery dues, oblations and charitable donations for American Commandery members should be made direct to the US bank account or by the Commandery’s PayPal account: http://paypal.me/OSJAmerica. Email the American Commandery for details.
Paying Entrance Fees, Advancement Fees & Annual Oblations
Entrance fees when joining as a new member are £100 plus first year’s annual dues of £50 (total £150, or £157.50 including PayPal fee if paying by PayPal). If you are a prospective new member, please do not send your entrance fee until you have completed your Petition for Admittance and have corresponded with Grand Chapter.
Annual Oblations for all members are £50 (£52.50 if paying by PayPal), which are due March 31st of every year.
Passage fees to Knight / Dame of £250 (£262.50 through PayPal).
Please consult with your Commandery to see if these fees are to be submitted to Grand Chapter or directly to the Commandery.