Scottish Rite 14th Degree

Scottish Rite, NMJ 14th Degree: Grand Elect Mason poster

STORYLINE

The final degree of the Lodge of Perfection, the 14th degree embodies the essences of Symbolic Masonry. The meaning of this degree is that perfection can only be achieved once human knowledge and divine knowledge are united. We should strive to be true to ourselves and our God.

PHILOSOPHY

Members are encouraged to worship God at the altar of their choice.

CORE VALUE

Reverence for God

Find this Degree

See the 14° - Grand Elect Mason at the Valleys below.

Ohio

Cincinnati

Secretary:

Michael A. Himes, 33°

Address

317 E FIFTH ST, CINCINNATI, OH, 45202-3399

Phone:

800-561-3579 x1600

Fax:

513-562-2661
Ohio

Cleveland

Secretary:

Brady M. Woodworth, 32°

Address

19885 Detroit Road Box 103, Rocky River, OH, 44116-1815

Phone:

216-432-2370
Pennsylvania

Coudersport

Secretary:

Steven E. McDowell, 33°

Address

111 E 2ND ST PO Box 69, COUDERSPORT, PA, 16915-0069

Phone:

814-274-8490

Fax:

814-274-0212
Indiana

Fort Wayne

Secretary:

Larry L. Chapel, 33°, MSA

Address

5907 STONEY CREEK DR, FORT WAYNE, IN, 46825-4401

Phone:

260-423-2593
Indiana

George Rogers Clark

Secretary:

Richard K. Barton, 32°

Address

4016 S. CRANE CT., Bloomington, IN, 47403-8725

Phone:

812-322-1020
Wisconsin

La Crosse

Secretary:

Jacob R. Schultz, 32°

Address

118 8th St. South, La Crosse, WI, 54601-4108

Phone:

608-778-5610
Wisconsin

Madison

Secretary:

Scott R. Magnusson, 32°, MSA

Address

301 WISCONSIN AVE, MADISON, WI, 53703-2107

Phone:

608-215-4921
Michigan

Michigan

Secretary:

Timothey S. Marshbanks, 33°, MSA

Address

907 Monroe St., Dearborn, MI, 48124-2309

Phone:

313-724-1907

Fax:

313-724-1996
Connecticut

New Haven

Secretary:

Jerry J. Gruenbaum, 32°

Address

PO Box 3879, New Haven, CT, 06515-3879

Phone:

203-580-4208
Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh

Secretary:

David W. Morgans, 33°

Address

3579 MASONIC WAY, PITTSBURGH, PA, 15237-2700

Phone:

412-939-3579

Fax:

412-939-3579
Pennsylvania

Scranton

Secretary:

Daniel-Jay A. Barrett, 32°

Address

420 N WASHINGTON AVE, Floor 3, SCRANTON, PA, 18503-1395

Phone:

570-346-4609
Ohio

Steubenville

Secretary:

Timothy L. Walters, 33°, MSA

Address

227 N 4th Street, Steubenville, OH, 43952-2103

Phone:

740-282-1391

Fax:

740-282-3260
Ohio

The Firelands

Secretary:

Duane A. Kemerley, 33°

Address

PO Box 98, Tiffin, OH, 44883-0098

Phone:

567-376-9741
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, 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.

What is the Lodge of Perfection?