by Dennis N OaklandAmbassador to Alaska Great things are happening in the Alaska Grand Council Jurisdiction. As our Grand Assembly approaches, our 3 Councils will be well represented at the 36th Annual Assembly on March 2nd 2018 at Fairbanks Alaska. We have a sound financial foundation to keep our York Rite bodies functioning well into …
by Norman R. Draine Regional Deputy General Grand Master for Europe Monument to the DiscoveriesLisbon, Portugal,Erected 1960 The position of Regional Deputy for Europe brings the unique challenges of working with nine different countries, Austria, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal and Romania, all with different religions, languages and cultures that must be respected. …
by Gary Wyne General Secretary, CMMRF The Cryptic Masons Medical Research Foundation, (CMMRF), was incorporated in the state of Oklahoma, March 6, 1986. The driving force behind this new corporation was Most Puissant General Grand Master Ben Mandlebaum, of the General Grand Council, Cryptic Masons International. Today, CMMRF funds research at the Indiana University School of …
Cryptic Education Course by Curtis Alan Banks NYS Grand Master Cryptic Masons CRYPTIC EDUCATION COURSE Greetings and Salutations from the current wintry temperature State of New York! The Education Manual Course that was discussed at our 193rd NY Grand Assembly when I was GPCW and then fast forward two years after discussed again at the …
From the Deputy General Grand Master by RP Monty J. Glover Deputy General Grand Master Aloha Companions, I’ve just returned from my trip to Indianapolis where we had the Annual Cryptic Mason Medical Research Foundation Board of Trustees meeting. This year we had the pleasure of being hosted by our partners at Indiana University …
Welcome to the East Central Region! by Steve Striggow RDGGM, East Central US Of the East Central Region, Michigan is the only Jurisdiction that requires the Super Excellent Master Degree for membership. To accomplish this, several festivals are held throughout the state each year with the Grand Council doing the Super Excellent Master Degree. These …
Delaware by William Lott M.I. Ambassador for Delaware In Delaware, we are proud of the fact that we are the first state. We are also the second smallest, second only to Rhode Island. While Rhode Island is smaller than Delaware size wise, their population exceeds ours by approximately 100,000 people. In 2017, Delaware’s population was …
by David Grindle General Grand Master Here we are five weeks into producing the weekly newsletter, Weekly Decryption. We have increased our subscribers by approximately 100 over what we started with. We’re still trying to smooth out the process and give some good lead time for the editors and the techs to prepare the articles …