STORYLINE The 4th degree represents a Master Mason’s first steps on his Scottish Rite journey. In this degree, a Master Mason seeks divine guidance, and we learn to honor our relationships with God, family, country, and Freemasonry. PHILOSOPHY Brothers grow together in Scottish Rite. CORE VALUES Reverence for God, Integrity & Service to Humanity Find this Degree See the 4° - Builder at the Valleys below. Massachusetts Boston Secretary: Thomas U. Kenney, 32° MASONIC BUILDING, 186 TREMONT STREET, #705, BOSTON, MA, 02111-1014, 617-426-8228 • 617-426-8228 Connecticut Bridgeport Secretary: Thomas E. Beck, 32°, MSA LAFAYETTE CONSISTORY, P.O. BOX 309, STRATFORD, CT, 06615-0309, 203-375-0064 • 203-375-0064 Ohio Cleveland Secretary: Robert W. Thomas, 33° VALLEY OF CLEVELAND, PO BOX 888, CHARDON, OH, 44024, 216-432-2370 • 216-432-2370 Ohio Dayton Secretary: Jerome R. Clark, 33° 525 W RIVERVIEW AVE, DAYTON, OH, 45405-4702, 937-222-9103 • 937-222-9103 Indiana Indianapolis Secretary: Thomas A. Fallis, 33° 650 NORTH MERIDIAN STREET, INDIANAPOLIS, IN, 46204-1294, 317-262-3111 • 317-262-3111 Wisconsin La Crosse Secretary: Todd A. Wohlert, 33° 118 8th St. South, La Crosse, WI, 54601, 608-385-1923 • 608-385-1923 New Hampshire Lancaster-Littleton Secretary: Dennis A. Sheridan, 33°, MSA PO Box 621, Littleton, NH, 03561-0621, 603-444-7195 • 603-444-7195 Michigan Michigan Secretary: Timothey S. Marshbanks, 33°, MSA 907 Monroe St., Dearborn, MI, 48124-2309, 313-724-1907 • 313-724-1907 Pennsylvania New Castle Secretary: Randall L. Connell, 33° 110 E LINCOLN AVE, NEW CASTLE, PA, 16101-2472, 724-654-5800 • 724-654-5800 Connecticut New Haven Secretary: Jerry J. Gruenbaum, 32° P.O. Box 3879, New Haven, CT, 06515-3879, 203-580-4208 • 203-580-4208 Illinois Peoria Secretary: Edward E. Derry, 33°, MSA P. O. Box 5204, Peoria, IL, 61601, 309-676-4472 • 309-676-4472 Rhode Island Providence Secretary: Peter Iacobucci, 33° 2115 BROAD ST, CRANSTON, RI, 02905-3396, 401-461-2480 • 401-461-2480 Pennsylvania Scranton Secretary: Charles E. Knapp, Jr., 32° MASONIC TEMPLE, 420 N WASHINGTON AVE, Floor 3, SCRANTON, PA, 18503-1395, 570-346-4609 • 570-346-4609 Illinois Southern Illinois Secretary: Mark P. Maxwell, 33°, MSA 225 East A Street, BELLEVILLE, IL, 62220-1402, 618-235-3350 • 618-235-3350 Illinois Springfield IL Secretary: Craig A. Kennedy, 33°, MSA 1020 Rickard Road, Springfield, IL, 62704-1096, 217-793-7728 • 217-793-7728 Massachusetts Springfield MA Secretary: Patrick J. Lupien, 32°, MSA PO Box 1223, Holyoke, MA, 01041-1223, 413-533-1119 • 413-533-1119 Ohio Toledo Secretary: Michael E. Shobe, 33° 309 W. Sophia St, Maumee, OH, 43537-2169, 419-893-2942 • 419-893-2942 New York Troy Secretary: James A. Cobb, 32°, MSA PO Box 2079, Plattsburgh, NY, 12901, 518-569-9947 • 518-569-9947 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?