East Central Regional Recorder\’s Meeting – April 14, 2021
Submitted by Stephen Balke, General Grand Recorder, Cryptic Masons International

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Photo Credit; MIC John Bridegroom

 

On April 14, a conference call was held with the East Central Regional Recorders. A summary of the call is below.

Indiana

• MIC David Ulrich – Car accident – getting out of the hospital tonight or tomorrow.
• MIPGM Charlie Horton – Passed March 17, 2021
• Indiana is open – MWGM opened with protocols.
• Degree work.
• Grand Sessions
  • In-person
  • April 22-23, 2021
  • Banquet on Friday night
  • Tom Taylor representing.

Ohio

• RIC Jerry Bell, Grand Marshal passed from cancer.
• Over 70% of those over 60 are vaccinated.
• MIGM – 
  • Meeting in person or virtually – not Hybrid.
  • Stressing communications – telephone, email, regular mail.
• Degrees – not too many Candidates
  • Some Councils are refusing to meet.
  • Royal Arch can now confer all degrees.
• Concerned with lack of habit of meeting.
• Education – Leadership, Ritual, Parliamentarians.
• Grand Assembly
  • October 3-5, 2021
  • Mason, OH
• School for Recorders last month.

East Central

• Conference last month.

General Grand Council

• Help your Lodge get into the Community
  • Youth Advocate Award
  • First Responder Award
• http://triennial.org 
  • Grand Recorders/Treasurers Conference Friday 9:00 AM
  • CMMRF – Friday Afternoon 
    • Dr. Michael Murphy speaking
    • Future goals review.
  • Session 1 General Grand Triennial Assembly

CMMRF

• $50K Challenge goal for April 1, 2021 – Previous high was 37K.
  • March 31, 2021 –  OVER $75K
• Special program at IU – in process – target amount for a purpose.