Submitted by Most Illustrious Companion Kevin P. Wood, Past Most Illustrious Grand Master of North Carolina MIC Kevin P. Wood, MIPGM, Companion Rory Byers, RIC Bill Poteat, GPICW, and MIC Jeffrey York, Most Illustrious Grand Master (Right) On June 19, 2021, Past Most Illustrious Grand Master Kevin P. Wood the Simmons Jones Baker Award …
North Central York Rite Conference: October 22-24, 2021 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota General Grand Council Logo Registration Form Meetings, lodging and meals will all be at the Best Western PLUS Ramkota Hotel Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The hotel can be reached from Exit 81 on I-29, take ramp right for Maple Street / Russell …
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General Grand Master’s Fire-Side Chat: Sunday, September 26, 2021, at 3pm MDT (GMT-6) Most Puissant Companion Monty GloverGeneral Grand Master The General Grand Master’s Next Fire-Side Chat will be Sunday, September 26, 2021, at 3pm Mountain Time. See below for the registration link. The Fire-Side Chats have gone well and everyone had a great time. …
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General Grand Master’s Fire-Side Chat: Sunday, August 22, 2021, at 3pm MDT (GMT-6) Most Puissant Companion Monty GloverGeneral Grand Master The General Grand Master’s Next Fire-Side Chat will be Sunday, August 22, 2021, at 3pm Mountain Time. Most Illustrious Companion Daniel Hanttula will be speaking on “The Amazing Accomplishments of Cryptic Masonry”. The Cryptic Rite …
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Albert G. Mackey on The Legend of EnochProvided by the Oklahoma Chapter and Council Education E-Newsletter (https://okyorkrite.com/)Extracted from the According to Mackey Column in the March 2021 Issue Albert Mackey (Public Domain) The following entry appears on p. 245 of the 1912 edition of “An Encyclopaedia of Freemasonry and Its Kindred Sciences” by Albert G. …
COMMISSION ON INTERNATIONAL CRYPTIC MASONRY (CICM) TO BE APPOINTED!Submitted by Right Puissant Companion Bill Snyder, Deputy General Grand Master RPC Bill SnyderGeneral Grand Deputy Master In the International Sector of Cryptic Masonry and the American York Rite System, there continue to be areas of concern. In some jurisdictions, there are multiple Grand Lodges from which …
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Ritualistic Mistakes By Most Illustrious Companion John D. Barnes Past Most Illustrious Grand Master and Grand Treasurer, Grand Council of New Jersey Mistake (Public Domain) “The galleries are full of critics. They play no ball. They make no mistakes because they attempt nothing. Down in the arena are the doers. They make mistakes because they …
First Degree Work in Oregon Since COVID-19 By Companion Dale Imbleau Companions and Members in Attendance Champoeg York Rite College and VanPort York Rite College joined forces with Adoniram Council #9 Cryptic Masons in Albany Oregon to welcome 13 new Royal and Select Masters. This is the first degree work after the opening of Masonry …
Standing Outside the Fire By Most Illustrious Companion John D. Barnes Past Most Illustrious Grand Master and Grand Treasurer, Grand Council of New Jersey Fire (Public Domain) Life is not tried, it is merely survived; if you’re standing outside the fire.– Garth Brooks My Companion: A Country & Western song may seem to be a …
The Esoteric Meaning of the Cryptic DegreesWritten by RPC Robert G. Davis, General Grand OratorProvided by the Oklahoma Chapter and Council Education E-Newsletter (https://okyorkrite.com/)Extracted from the Articles and Papers in the March 2021 Issue Robert G. DavisGeneral Grand OratorPhoto Credit: Grand Lodge of Oklahoma There are many theories of origin for the Cryptic degrees of …