The Grand Chapter of Maryland has scheduled a one-day Degree Festival for April 18, 2026. It will be held at the Frederick Masonic Temple, located at 6816 Blentlinger Road, Frederick, Maryland, on Saturday, April 18, 2026.

It is hoped this will help our smaller chapters and resolve issues for candidates who have been waiting to receive their degrees across the state.

The current plan is to confer the Mark Master, Past Master, and Most Excellent Master Degrees in the morning, followed by a lunch break, and then conclude the day with the conferral of the Royal Arch Degree. Lunch will be provided by the Valley of Frederick, Knights of St. Andrew Ladies Auxiliary for $20.00 per person. It is suggested that the chapter cover the candidates’ lunch.

REGISTRATION FORM

To ensure a successful day and proper candidate reporting, each chapter sending candidates must do the following.

·  That all candidates for the class have been voted upon in their respective Chapter, prior to the degree Class.

·  That the Chapter Secretaries have properly entered the candidate(s) in the MMS, which will be finalized upon successful completion of the Degrees.

·  That the attached registration form is completed and sent to the Grand Secretary, with a copy also sent to the attending mentor.

·  That each Chapter has a designated mentor to accompany the candidate(s) from their respective Chapter.

·  That the Chapters have provided a Chapter Coin and a Mark Card for each candidate.

·  That the mentors report back to the local Secretaries on which candidates attended and transmit the Mark Cards back to the Chapter Secretary.

Tentative schedule for the day:
8:00 – Coffee & Donuts & Registration
8:30 – Mark Master Degree
10:00 – Past Master Degree
11:00 – Most Excellent Master Degree
12:00 – Lunch
1:30 – Royal Arch Degree
3:30 – Finished

It is very important that you do not tell someone of the degree class and to “just show up.” All candidates must have been balloted on prior to the class and entered into the Membership Management System. We will not accept walk-in candidates.

To support Grand Lecturer Bruce Colburn, the MEGHP requests all chapters to submit a list of members qualified to perform any degree work in the four degrees. This will be used to seek assistance with the 18th and future degree work. Please send the names and any parts they know. Your help is greatly appreciated.

REGISTRATION FORM

Fraternally,

William Eppig
Grand Secretary