Scottish Rite 10th Degree

Scottish Rite, NMJ 10th Degree: Master Elect poster

STORYLINE

The 10th degree teaches tolerance of others through the story of King Solomon. King Solomon learns of his sentence from which there is no appeal. This degree teaches us that all people should have freedom of political and spiritual ideology, and it is our duty to respect this diversity of opinion.

PHILOSOPHY

The violator of his obligations to God will not go unpunished.

CORE VALUES

Reverence for God & Justice

Find this Degree

See the 10° - Master Elect at the Valleys below.

Indiana

Indianapolis

Secretary:

Thomas A. Fallis, 33°

Address

650 NORTH MERIDIAN STREET, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46204-1294

Phone:

317-262-3111
Delaware

Lower Delaware

Secretary:

John D. McDuff, 32°, MSA

Address

23 E Green Ln, Milford, DE, 19963-3774

Phone:

302-632-5802
Wisconsin

Madison

Secretary:

Scott R. Magnusson, 32°, MSA

Address

SCOTTISH RITE BODIES, 301 WISCONSIN AVE, MADISON, WI, 53703-2107

Phone:

608-215-4921
Pennsylvania

New Castle

Secretary:

Randall L. Connell, 33°

Address

110 E LINCOLN AVE, NEW CASTLE, PA, 16101-2472

Phone:

724-654-5800
Connecticut

New Haven

Secretary:

Jerry J. Gruenbaum, 32°

Address

P.O. Box 3879, New Haven, CT, 06515-3879

Phone:

203-580-4208
Massachusetts

Pittsfield

Secretary:

Joshua D. Hall, 32°

Address

P.O. Box 523, Lenox, MA, 01240

Phone:

413-464-4277
Maine

Rockland

Secretary:

Jeffrey W. Sukeforth, 33°, MSA

Address

47 Rawson Ave., Camden, ME, 04843

Phone:

207-691-2270
Illinois

Southern Illinois

Secretary:

Mark P. Maxwell, 33°, MSA

Address

225 East A Street, BELLEVILLE, IL, 62220-1402

Phone:

618-235-3350
Massachusetts

Springfield MA

Secretary:

Patrick J. Lupien, 32°, MSA

Address

72 Broad Street, Westfield, MA, 01085

Phone:

413-533-1119
Ohio

Toledo

Secretary:

Michael E. Shobe, 33°

Address

309 W. Sophia St, Maumee, OH, 43537-2169

Phone:

419-893-2942

Fax:

419-893-2962
Pennsylvania

Uniontown

Secretary:

Jason F. Craig, 33°

Address

PO Box 2028, Downtown Station, Uniontown, PA, 15401-1628

Phone:

724-833-2659

The Lodge of Perfection Degrees

The Lodge of Perfection is where a Scottish Rite Mason’s journey begins. This body confers the 4th through the 14th degrees. These degrees investigate and contemplate spirituality, and also amplify the Hiramic Legend and lessons from the Biblical era.

The Lodge of Perfection degrees are often referred to as “ineffable” degrees because they focus on the ineffable, or unutterable, name of God. Members will also see many references back to the three symbolic degrees of the Blue Lodge. The degrees in this first body are meant to amplify the core Masonic teachings and apply them to practical, everyday situations.

The name of the Lodge of Perfection refers to the belief of Scottish Rite Masons that while they know they are not perfect, there is a path to perfection. One of the key moral teachings in this body is that men must persevere and overcome difficulties in their progress toward perfection.