Be a Pennsylvania Mason - One Day Class

ONE DAY CLASS Saturday, October 30th, 2010 A One Day Masonic Journey is a unique opportunity for men who want to join the Masonic fraternity, but who don’t have the usual time it takes to go through the degrees over a period of several months due to their jobs, family, or other circumstances. This opportunity hasn’t been offered since 2005 and doesn’t happen every year. If you have been thinking about joining Freemasonry, but the time commitment hasn’t been convenient, this might be your best opportunity to become a part of the world’s oldest and greatest fraternity! Depending on your interests, finances and time, you may also want to join the Scottish Rite, a philosophical branch of Freemasonry that confers the 4th through the 32nd Degrees, and the Shrine, which is probably the best known social and philanthropic organization connected with Freemasonry. You could become a Master Mason, a Scottish Rite Mason, and a Shrine Mason all in one day! Costs for joining a Lodge vary by location, but in general, there will be an initiation fee of several hundred dollars and pro-rated annual dues for the last two months of the 2010 year. To determine your exact cost, you will need to file a petition and have it accepted by a local Lodge. We can help you make that local contact and start you on your Masonic journey. Please refer to the information on our HOW TO JOIN page. The One Day Masonic Journey will be held in 13 different locations across the state, and the ritual presentations will be conferred by “all-star” teams, so you will be sure to see the very best work the Masonic fraternity has to offer. Although you will be taking your degrees with hundreds of other candidates, you will participate, and a mentor will be assigned to work with you and see you through the ceremonies, answering your questions and guiding you throughout the day.	The tentative schedule for the day looks like this, and changes are not anticipated at this time: TIME SCHEDULE 6:00 - 7:45 a.m. Registration of Candidates (coffee and donuts provided) 8:00 - 8:05 a.m. Grand Lodge Opens, in each location 8:05 - 9:05 a.m. Entered Apprentice Mason Degree Conferral 9:05 - 9:25 a.m. Entered Apprentice Education 9:25 - 9:45 a.m. Break 9:45 - 10:30 a.m. Fellowcraft Mason Degree Conferral 10:30 - 10:50 a.m. Fellowcraft Education 10:50 - 11:05 a.m. Break 11:05 - 12:15 p.m. Master Mason Degree Conferral 12:15 - 1:00 p.m. Lunch 1:00 - 1:20 p.m. Master Masons Education 1:20 - 1:30 p.m. Grand Lodge Closes 1:30 - 1:45 p.m. York Rite Information Session 1:45 - 2:00 p.m. Break 2:00 - 3:25 p.m. Scottish Rite Class, for those who wish to join 3:25 - 3:40 p.m. Break 3:40 - 5:05 p.m. Shrine, for those who wish to join
LOCATIONS AND COORDINATORS Valley of Allentown 1533 Hamilton Street, Allentown PA 18102 Coordinator: Larry Newhard Valley of Altoona Broad Ave & 22nd, Altoona PA 16603 Coordinator: Mark A. Pine Valley of Bloomsburg 150 Market Street, Bloomsburg PA 17815 Coordinator: Henry Lesher, PDDGM Valley of Coudersport 111 East 2nd Street, Coudersport PA 16915 Coordinator: John Wells Zem Zem Shrine Ctr. 2525 West 38th Street, Erie PA 16506 Coordinator: Kim W. Jeffreys, PDDGM Valley of Harrisburg 2701 North Third Street, Harrisburg PA 17110 Coordinator: Ken Beard, PDDGM Valley of New Castle 110 Lincoln Avenue, New Castle PA 16101 Coordinator: Robert Marziano, Jr., PDDGM Lu Lu Shrine Center 5140 Butler Pike, Plymouth Meeting PA 19462 Coordinator: Gary Davis, PDDGM Valley of Pittsburgh Soldiers and Sailors Hall, 4141 Fifth Ave, Pittsburgh PA 15213 Coordinator: Thomas M Gasmire, PDDGM Valley of Reading 310 South Seventh Avenue, West Reading PA 19611 Coordinator: L. Donald Loos, Jr. Valley of Scranton 420 North Washington Avenue, Scranton PA 18503 Coordinator: Gordon Coniff, PDDGM Valley of Uniontown Penn State, Fayette Campus, One University Drive, Uniontown PA 15401 Coordinator: Timothy L Shumar Valley of Williamsport 348 Market Street, Williamsport PA 17703 Coordinator: Ronald A. Aungst, Sr., RWPGM