Regional Deputy Conference Call – April 6, 2020
Submitted by Stephen Balke, General Grand Recorder, Cryptic Masons International

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On April 6, 2020, a conference call was held with the Regional Deputies. A summary of the call is below.
- GGC Updates
- Triennial
- Everything is a “Go” right now
- Contingency Plans are being explore
- COVID
- Another letter is going out – anticipating at least the middle of May
- Triennial
- Calendar Updates of York Rite Sessions (By Region)
- North Central
- Nebraska – Electronic
- North Dakota – Electronic – Postponed
- Minnesota – Electronic
- South Dakota – Looking at Options
- Iowa – Still scheduled (exploring options)
- Wisconsin – September 12
- Northwest
- Washington – July 2-4 – Planning live- La Quinta
- Oregon – August
- Alaska – Done
- Wyoming – No news
- Montana – No news
- Idaho – Electronic April 18 – Short business meeting
- Colorado – No news
- East Central
- Michigan – August 21 – Holding Fast
- Festival in June still on.
- Indiana – Cancelled Session – Tentatively Scheduled June 18-19 – Doing well.
- Kentucky – September – Full steam ahead.
- Ohio – Candidates – 31 May EOY Councils deciding, GA in OCT.
- Illinois – No Response. Still scheduled 30 July
- Michigan – August 21 – Holding Fast
- Southwest – We’re still here.
- Hawaii – Sessions in February
- Nevada – June still scheduled
- Utah – 9-12 July
- California 14-16 July
- Arizona August as scheduled.
- New Mexico – Cancelled – Exploring Options
- Southeast
- Alabama – Done
- Florida – Exploring Options
- Georgia – Cancelled – Exploring Options
- North Carolina– Cancelled – Exploring Options
- Mississippi– Cancelled – Exploring Options
- South Carolina – Done
- Tennessee– Cancelled – Exploring Options
- SE REGIONAL – Still Planned
- South Central
- OK – Constitutional Clause for emergency
- OK – Using the clause – advancing officers and have Jurisprudence approve budget. April 24
- Grand Master oked Video conferencing
- Arkansas – Postponed – 27-29 August
- Kansas – Limited Session last week of May
- Missouri – Holding regular date in June at this point.
- Louisiana – Done Last week of February
- 1 death
- 5 contracted the Corona Virus
- SOUTH CENTRAL – Still planned for September – Overland Park, KS
- Central America
- Mexico – Some Grand Lodges have shut down, including use of the Temples
- Estados Unidos de Mexico – Done 1st weekend of March
- Central America –.
- 5th of September
- GR Stuck in Ecuador.
- Puerto Rico – Shut down.
- Panama – Done – End of January
- Companion Manuel Arguello – Ascended to the GL Above.
- Full lockdown.
- South America
- Venezuela – GHP hospitalized – had a stroke
- Grand Council UD – Grand Lodge Shutdown
- Columbia – Requested help after travel is lifted
- To Greet 40+ Companions
- Ecuador – Bad with virus
- Venezuela – GHP hospitalized – had a stroke
- Northeast South
- New Jersey – Done
- Delaware – Done
- DC– Cancelled – Exploring Options
- Maryland– Mid-year Cancelled – Exploring Options
- OCT
- Virginia – NOV
- Pennsylvania – Cancelled
- NORTHEAST – ALL of NE in Fall (~Oct)
- Europe
- Cyprus – 3rd March – Done
- Croatia– Cancelled – Exploring Options – Grand Lodge
- Italy – Charter Suspended
- France – Public Transport – December cancelled
- Re-cancelled COVID
- ALL OTHERS CANCELLED until further notice
- North Central
- Questions and Answers
- AJ Johnson is working on history
- Annual Returns and Per Capita is on the regular schedule as directed by C&B
- Stay healthy and enjoy cabin fever until Louisville
- Our services (electronic and otherwise) to facilitate communications are available to all recognized Cryptic Bodies.