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 Allentown Secretary: Bryan K. Fritz, 33° Address 1533 W Hamilton Street, Allentown, PA, 18102-4205 Phone: 610-433-3232 Connecticut Bridgeport Secretary: Bruce R. Bellmore, 33°, MSA Address LAFAYETTE CONSISTORY, P.O. BOX 309, STRATFORD, CT, 06615-0309 Phone: 203-375-0064 •Fax: 203-386-0828 Illinois Chicago Secretary: Eric M. Smith, 33° Address 383 E Lake St, Bloomingdale, IL, 60108-1191 Phone: 630-439-3400 •Fax: 630-439-3401 Wisconsin Eau Claire Secretary: Lyle N. Koerner, Jr., 33° Address 616 Graham Ave, EAU CLAIRE, WI, 54701-3838 Phone: 715-456-5081 •Fax: 715-552-3558 Illinois Freeport Secretary: Roy T. Grobe, 33° Address SCOTTISH RITE BODIES, 305 WEST STEPHENSON ST, FREEPORT, IL, 61032-4326 Phone: 815-233-0513 •Fax: 815-232-1369 Pennsylvania Harrisburg Secretary: John D. Cook, 33° Address PO BOX 2423, HARRISBURG, PA, 17105-2423 Phone: 717-238-8867 Connecticut Hartford Secretary: Andrew C. Work, 32° Address VALLEY OF HARTFORD, A.A.S.R., PO BOX 310198, NEWINGTON, CT, 06131-0198 Phone: 860-666-0712 •Fax: 860-666-5448 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 P.O. Box 3879, New Haven, CT, 06515-3879 Phone: 203-580-4208 New York New York City Secretary: Chad B. Ploth, 32°, MSA Address Attn: C. Ploth, 91 Hamilton Lakes Drive, Hamilton, NJ, 08619 Phone: 917-855-1439 Pennsylvania Reading Secretary: Herbert K. Swisher, 33° Address P.O. BOX 6013, READING, PA, 19610-0013 Phone: 610-373-0722 •Fax: 610-373-0795 Delaware Wilmington Secretary: Stephen M. Tucker, 33° Address 818 N. Market St 3rd Floor, WILMINGTON, DE, 19801-3077 Phone: 302-998-6475 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