Degrees

17° - Knight of the East and West

Scottish Rite, NMJ 17th Degree: Knight of the East and West poster

STORYLINE

The degree dramatizes a picture of human failure, and social and moral behavior. The Book of Life is sealed.

PHILOSOPHY

We must seek truth in our way of life and should learn from, and avoid, repeating the errors of the past.

CORE VALUES

Reverence for God & Service to Humanity

Find this Degree

See the 17° - Knight of the East and West at the Valleys below.

Pennsylvania

Altoona

Secretary:

Lawrence J. Bilotto, 33°

Address

2200 Broad Avenue, Altoona, PA, 16601-1936

Phone:

814-935-5558
Massachusetts

Boston

Secretary:

Thomas U. Kenney, 32°

Address

186 TREMONT STREET, #705, BOSTON, MA, 02111-1014

Phone:

617-426-8228

Fax:

617-426-8229
Ohio

Cleveland

Secretary:

Brady M. Woodworth, 32°

Address

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

Phone:

216-432-2370
Ohio

Columbus

Secretary:

Fred S. Kile, 33°

Address

290 Cramer Creek Ct, Dublin, OH, 43017-2584

Phone:

614-766-2272

Fax:

614-766-1181
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

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

Phone:

203-580-4208
Maine

Portland

Secretary:

Michael J. Chambers, 32°

Address

415 Congress St, Suite 100, Portand, ME, 04101-3575

Phone:

207-772-7711
Indiana

Terre Haute

Secretary:

Stanley Abernathy, 33°

Address

8930 E. U.S. Highway 40, TERRE HAUTE, IN, 47803-3913

Phone:

812-234-3761

Fax:

812-238-8450
Ohio

The Firelands

Secretary:

Duane A. Kemerley, 33°

Address

PO Box 98, Tiffin, OH, 44883-0098

Phone:

567-376-9741
Connecticut

Waterbury

Secretary:

Daniel D. Sharkis, 32°

Address

531 Highland Ave, Waterbury, CT, 06708-3420

Phone:

2035653024

The Chapter of Rose Croix Degrees

The Chapter of Rose Croix confers the 17th and 18th degrees, known as the philosophical degrees.

These degrees make use of Christian symbols and historical settings, but their spiritual message is universal for all Masons, who are united in the belief of a Supreme Being. Both degrees use the Book of Life to advance the concept of avoiding the mistakes of the past.

The term “Rose Croix” literally means “rose cross,” and is derived from the symbol of the order of the Rosicrucians: a rose on a cross. Aspects of the Scottish Rite’s 18th degree, Knight of the Rose Croix, were inspired by Rosicrucianism.

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