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2008 Grand Convocation The next Annual Grand Convocation of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the State of Illinois will be held on Friday, 1 August 2008, at Hotel Père Marquette. For more history, the Grand Convocation will be opened in form by LaFayette Chapter No. 2, using the fabled “Blackhawk Ritual.” Start making your plans now to join us at Peoria. This historic hotel is located at 501 Main Street, in Peoria. Par usual, the joint registration, golf outing and meetings of the various grand bodies’ committees and charities, as well as the state-wide degree work of Knight Masons U.S.A., will all be held on Wednesday, 30 July; the Annual Assembly of the Grand Council of Cryptic Masons of Illinois will come to order on Thursday, 31 July; and the Annual Conclave of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Illinois will be held on Saturday, 2 August. Details will be posted when published. General Grand Chapter’s East Central Meeting Held in Illinois
8 March was a landmark date for Capitular Freemasonry in the State of Illinois. The General Grand Chapter held their East Central meeting in Bloomington. The East Central Region consists of the Grand Chapters from Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia. Like Illinois, not all of these Grand Chapters are members of the General Grand Chapter, but are still considered part of the region. The meeting was held in conjunction with the corresponding East Central meeting of the General Grand Council. Our Grand Chapter officers met with General Grand King Emory “Smokey” Ferguson, Gen. Grand Scribe Ted Harrison, Gen. Grand Secretary James Hodge, Gen. Grand Treasurer J. B. Hitt, and other General Grand officers to discuss the possibility of Illinois rejoining the General Grand Chapter. While nothing was decided, the conversation allowed all sides to present their cases for and against membership. Your Grand officers of Illinois are thankful for the time that the General Grand officers spent explaining the benefits of belonging to the General Grand Chapter. The actual East Central meeting featured many officers from our sister jurisdictions, and there was a great deal of information shared by these companions. Our grand officers came away with many ideas that will be implemented over the coming years here in Illinois. Welcome
Our Most Excellent Companion, Bruce W. Rhinehart, Grand High Priest of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter of the State of Illinois, welcomes you to our website and invites you to avail yourself of our information and features. Please click here for the latest message from our Most Excellent Grand High Priest. For the benefit of our readers outside of the U.S., the Grand High Priest is the counterpart to your First Grand Principal. Please verify your chapter’s information on the directory page and the chapter history page! |
Grand Chapter Programmes Update Newsletter Competition: If your chapter plans to be a part of the newsletter competition, please be aware that you must submit at least three different issues of your newsletter to be considered. Each chapter that sends a newsletter (or a part of a combined newsletter) is eligible for the competition. Please send your entries to: REGS Ron Blue, 2002 Berrywood Ln, Bloomington IL 61704-2435.Arch of Excellence: The Capitular year is half over and each chapter should be well into completing their requirements for inclusion in the Arch of Excellence programme. The purpose of the Arch of Excellence is to help each chapter to make itself better. Keep track of your activities and you will find it easy to achieve this award. State-Wide Chapter Days Have You Found the Word?
Chapter Days continue to initiate new companions in the Capitular degrees of Freemasonry, as part of the Grand Chapter’s plan to exalt five hundred new companions in the 2007-08 capitular year. We hope that all companions will help achieve this goal, and show these men the true key to Freemasonry. Click here for a petition, and we hope you know a worthy Master Mason or two who would benefit from more light, to whom to give the petitions. If you are a Master Mason who desires more light, click here to find a Royal Arch chapter near you. Dates and locations follow: 10 May: Jacksonville Masonic Temple, 345 West College Avenue. Help is needed in filling out the slates. Email Woody Logsdon, EHP. September (date to be announced): Olney Masonic Temple, 405 South Fair Street. Email Leonard E. Stoecker, EGSen. Schedule of Events: registration: 8:00 Mark Master Mason: 9:00 Past Master (Virtual): 10:00 Most Excellent Master: 10:30 lunch: 11:30 Holy Royal Arch Mason: 12:30 Notice of Degree Work Most Excellent Grand High Priest Bruce Rhinehart requests that chapters please advise the Grand Webmaster, the Grand Secretary, and your District Deputy Grand High Priest whenever your chapter schedules the conferral of degrees. This will allow companions to re-witness the degrees, support your chapter & candidates by filling the sidelines, and offer assistance to you. It will also enable chapter secretaries to contact your chapter and arrange for additional candidates to receive the degrees more promptly than they might otherwise. Official Correspondence All correspondence, membership information requests and charitable donations must be transmitted through the Right Excellent Grand Secretary. [For the benefit of our readers outside of the U.S., the Grand Secretary is the counterpart to your Grand Scribe Ezra.] EDWARD E DERRY MEPGHP PO BOX 227 WASHINGTON IL 61571-0227 office phone: 309-444-7547 office fax: 309-444-4361 email: Grand Secretary KYCH Notice Any Knight of the York Cross of Honour who has prospective candidates for the KYCH, please get the names into Illinois Priory No. 11’s recorder, Dick J. Carroll, KYGCH, at 2207 Sunset Dr, Pekin IL 61554-5364, as soon as practicable. | |
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