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. Connecticut Bridgeport Secretary: Thomas E. Beck, 32°, MSA Address LAFAYETTE CONSISTORY, P.O. BOX 309, STRATFORD, CT, 06615-0309 Phone: 203-375-0064 •Fax: 203-386-0828 New York Buffalo Secretary: Bertram J. Woodside, 33°, MSA Address 2379 UNION ROAD, CHEEKTOWAGA, NY, 14227-2234 Phone: 716-668-2755 Ohio Cleveland Secretary: Robert W. Thomas, 33° Address VALLEY OF CLEVELAND, PO BOX 888, CHARDON, OH, 44024 Phone: 216-432-2370 Indiana Indianapolis Secretary: Thomas A. Fallis, 33° Address 650 NORTH MERIDIAN STREET, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46204-1294 Phone: 317-262-3111 Connecticut New Haven Secretary: Jerry J. Gruenbaum, 32° Address P.O. Box 3879, New Haven, CT, 06515-3879 Phone: 203-580-4208 New Hampshire Portsmouth-Dover Secretary: Jeffrey M. Brown, 33° Address 118 Railroad Ave, Seabrook, NH, 03874 Phone: 16039440123 •Fax: 603-474-9852 Rhode Island Providence Secretary: Peter Iacobucci, 33° Address 2115 BROAD ST, CRANSTON, RI, 02905-3396 Phone: 401-461-2480 •Fax: 401-461-7240 New York Rochester Secretary: Gary L. Burke, 33°, MSA Address 811 Ayrault Road, Suite 3, Fairport, NY, 14450-8964 Phone: 585-425-0033 New York Rockville Centre Secretary: Mark Berkson, 33° Address SCOTTISH RITE MASONIC HALL, 28 LINCOLN AVE, ROCKVILLE CTR., NY, 11570-5783 Phone: 516-659-1118 •Fax: 516-678-3232 Ohio Toledo Secretary: Michael E. Shobe, 33° Address 309 W. Sophia St, Maumee, OH, 43537-2169 Phone: 419-893-2942 •Fax: 419-893-2962 Ohio Youngstown Secretary: Timothy N. Flack, 33° Address PO Box 1420, Warren, OH, 44482-1420 Phone: 330-373-0890 •Fax: 330-373-0898 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. The Makings of the 17th Degree