August 2022

September 5, 2022 Triennial Session Two Agenda and Registration General Grand Council Logo Monday, September 5, 20225:00 PM MT Agenda Call to Order Opening Prayer (General Grand Chaplain) Pledge of Allegiance (General Grand Marshal) Declare Open (General Grand Master) Welcome (General Grand Master) Sickness and Distress (General Grand Chaplain) Officer Reports General Grand Treasurer Budget …

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General Grand Council First Responder Award When a General Grand Council Award is presented, the presenter can send information on the award presentation in for the web site and Decryption. This is strongly encouraged as it recognizes our Companions a little further, encourages Companions by seeing other Companions recognized, and encourages other Companions to nominate …

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Adoniram: The Fourth Grand Master RIC Charles Varn by RIC Charles Varn, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work, Grand Council of South Carolina In the present landscape of Freemasonry, Adoniram is most important to the Scottish Rite, particularly the Southern Jurisdiction. Adoniram may appear in every version of the Southern Jurisdiction’s Lodge of Perfection in …

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Two Weeks Until September 5, 2022 Triennial Session Two General Grand Council Logo PDF of Announcement The Triennial Assembly Session II of the General Grand Council of Cryptic Masons, International is coming in less than two weeks! Monday, September 5, 20225:00 PM MT This is a virtual meeting being held via Zoom. This meeting is …

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General Grand Council Seal During the May 2022 Fire Side Chat, Most Puissant Companion Dick Eppler spoke on The Origins of Cryptic Masonry. The presentation covered the sources of the Cryptic Degrees, and how the Rite was put together.  This video is now available at the link below: Origins of Cryptic Masonry Video About MPC …

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Adoniram: The Fourth Grand Master RIC Charles Varn by RIC Charles Varn, Grand Principal Conductor of the Work, Grand Council of South Carolina There are many characters in the legends of masonry that we have become familiar with: King Solomon of Israel appears in a great number of degrees and is the anchor of many …

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Albert G. Mackey on The Triple Triangle (or Pentalpha)Provided by the Oklahoma Chapter and Council Education E-Newsletter (https://okyorkrite.com/)Extracted from the Articles and Papers Column in the August 2022 Issue Broken Triangle and Ark of the Covenant by Cliff C. Cameron, D.D. This article originally appeared under the title “What Do You Know About the Square, …

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Albert G. Mackey on The Triple Triangle (or Pentalpha)Provided by the Oklahoma Chapter and Council Education E-Newsletter (https://okyorkrite.com/)Extracted from the According to Mackey Column in the August 2022 Issue Albert Mackey (Public Domain) The following entry appears on p. 553 of the 1912 edition of “An Encyclopaedia of Freemasonry and Its Kindred Sciences” by Albert …

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Albert G. Mackey on the Broken Square and Alpha and OmegaProvided by the Oklahoma Chapter and Council Education E-Newsletter (https://okyorkrite.com/)Extracted from the It’s Monitorial Column in the August 2022 Issue Albert Mackey (Public Domain) The following monitorial instructions on the Royal Master degree appear on pp. 23-24 and pp. 30-31 of “Cryptic Masonry: A Manual …

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