Masonic Degrees/Orders Received and Offices Held

Craft Freemasonry
The dates on which I received the three degrees of Masonry are as follows:

2016/09/07: Entered Apprentice (1°)
2016/10/22: Fellowcraft (2°)
2016/12/17: Master Mason (3°)

I received these degrees in Saint George Lodge No. 33, which is subordinate to the Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of Utah. I was appointed/elected and did serve in the following offices in Saint George Lodge No. 33 F&AM for the following calendar years:

2019: Junior Deacon
2020: Senior Deacon
2021: Senior Warden
2022: Worshipful Master[*]

The highest degree in Freemasonry itself is 3° (that of Master Mason), no matter what degree, grade, or order one obtains later on in appendant, concordant, or affiliate groups.[†]

American York Rite[‡]
I received most[§] of the degrees/orders of the York Rite during the 2019 Colorado River Fall Festival; note that these degrees are not enumerated as in Freemasonry and some other appendant/concordant bodies (e.g., the Scottish Rite). The dates on which I received the degrees/orders of the three principal York Rite bodies are as follows:

Royal Arch Masonry
2019/10/21: Mark Master Mason
2019/10/21: Past Master
2019/10/21: Most Excellent Master
2019/10/21: Royal Arch Mason

Cryptic Masonry
2019/10/21: Royal Master
2019/10/21: Select Master
2022/04/02: Super Excellent Master[§]

United Religious, Military and Masonic Orders of the Temple and of St John of Jerusalem, Palestine, Rhodes and Malta
2019/10/22: Illustrious Order of the Red Cross
2019/10/22: Order of Malta
2019/10/22: Order of the Temple

Upon receiving these degrees, I became a member of St George Chapter No. 10 (subordinate to the Grand Chapter of the Royal Arch Masons of Utah), Zion Council No. 7 (subordinate to the Grand Council of Cryptic Masons of Utah), and Golgotha Commandery No. 7 (subordinate to the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Utah). I have served in the following local offices for the following calendar years:

Royal Arch Masonry
2020: Master of the 2nd Veil
2021: Master of the 2nd Veil[**]
2022: King[††]
2024: Excellent High Priest[‡‡][§§]

Cryptic Masonry
2020: Chaplain
2021: Chaplain[**]
2022: Conductor of the Council
2024: Conductor of the Council[§§]

United Religious, Military and Masonic Orders of the Temple and of St John of Jerusalem, Palestine, Rhodes and Malta
2020: Sword Bearer
2021: Sword Bearer[**]
2022: Senior Warden
2024: Junior Warden[§§]

American York Rite—Invitational Bodies

I was invited to and did accept invitations to the following bodies:

Allied Masonic Degrees
2023/04/20: Royal Ark Mariner
2023/04/20: Order of the Secret Monitor
2023/04/20: Saint Lawrence the Martyr
2023/04/20: Knight of Constantinople
2023/04/20: Grand Tilers of Solomon
2023/04/20: Excellent Master
2023/04/20: Architect
2023/04/20: Grand Architect
2023/04/20: Superintendent
2023/04/20: Masters of Tyre
2023/04/20: Ye Antiente Order of Corks

Allied Masonic Degrees is a research body that preserves Masonic ceremonies that are no longer in-use.

Upon receiving these degrees, I became a charter member of Patrick F. Bailey Council No. 585, which was constituted on the same day; this Council is subordinate to the Grand Council of Allied Masonic Degrees, USA. I have served in the following local offices for the following calendar years:

2023: Secretary
2024: Sovereign Master-elect

York Rite Sovereign College
2023/09/23: Order of York

The York Rite College exists, among other reasons, to be of service to and strengthen the Craft and York Rite bodies of Freemasonry (e.g., helping to fill in for degree ceremonies, etc.) and to reward outstanding service to these bodies.

Upon receiving this order, I became a member of Camp Floyd College No. 190. This College is subordinate to the York Rite Sovereign College of North America.

Grand College of Rites
The Grand College of Rites of the United States of America is a Masonic body that is dedicated to preserving the history and rituals of defunct and inactive Masonic orders.

2022/07/07: Fellow

DeMolay International
DeMolay International is a male-youth organization affiliated with Masonry, with the goal of transforming young men into citizens of the highest caliber. I joined as an advisor to help get a chapter started in Southern Utah. As of November 2022, it is St George Chapter U.D. ("under dispensation").

2022: Advisor
2023: Advisor
2024: Advisor


                                                                                    

As the years go by, I will be updating this post as applicable.

                                                                                    

[*] Worshipful is a term that is synonymous with respectful or reverential. It is an honorific traditionally and modernly used in England for mayors (just like how honorable is used in the United States of America for judges; see an example here).

[†] The only exceptions to this are 4° through 10° of the Grand Lodge jurisdictions that use the Swedish Rite; these exceptions do not have any equivalents throughout the rest of the Masonic community and do not have any authoritative bearing over 3° throughout the rest of the Masonic community.

[‡] York Rite refers to a grouping of separate bodies (which are Royal Arch Masonry, Cryptic Masonry, and the Knights Templar). This grouping is mainly had in the United States of America; most everywhere else, these bodies are not so grouped.

[§] The Super Excellent Master degree is not often conferred anymore due to the large number of cast members needed to perform its corresponding ceremony. It is therefore optional in many jurisdictions, including my own. I also got to experience the Feast of Belshazzar; both this degree ceremony and this feast which I experienced were put on by the Grand Council of Cryptic Masons of Utah, not by the Colorado River Fall Festival. At the point that I received this degree, I had then received all of the degrees available in the three principal American York Rite bodies (excluding chair degrees).

[**] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we did not get to participate in our elected or appointed capacities in our local York Rite bodies during the year 2020. We therefore all voted to keep everyone in the same offices for the year 2021.

[††] King is the title of the vice-presidential office/rank in a Royal Arch Chapter in the USA. This title is named solely in commemoration of the office held by Zerubbabel in ancient Hebrew writings (Old Testament, Esdras, and Josephus's works). It is not of any literal royalty. In Grand Chapter jurisdictions that do not use this title, the title "Second Principle" is used.

[‡‡] Excellent High Priest is the title of the presidential office/rank in a Royal Arch Chapter in the USA. This title is named solely in commemoration of the office held by Jeshua in ancient Hebrew writings (Old Testament, Esdras, and Josephus's works). It is not of any literal or theological priesthood. In Grand Chapter jurisdictions that do not use this title, the title "First Principle" is used.

[§§] I had originally been planning to move away in 2023 and therefore removed myself from the officer lines that year. However, after elections, I was given a job opportunity that kept me in the area. I was therefore re-inserted into the officer lines for 2024 wherever I was needed and without taking away opportunities from others who had advanced to where I would have moved. In the Royal Arch Chapter, the King who would have continued to the office of Excellent High Priest was still pretty new to the organization and wanted another year of experience before presiding over the Chapter; so, I accepted my election to serve as Excellent High Priest.

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