Ocala Council No. 22

Ocala Council No. 22 Royal & Select Masters

Welcome to the Ocala Council webpage. We invite sojourning Royal & Select Masters to join us for Cryptic fellowship. Our Stated Convocations are on the 2nd Wednesday of the following months: February, April, June, October and December. We meet at Belleview Lodge located at 5811 Baseline Road, Belleview, Florida. Election of Council Officers are on the 2nd Wednesday of December.

2009 Council Officers

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Ill. Larry Duff	Illustrious Master
Comp. William C. Wagner	Scribe
Comp. Wayne Sessa	Principal Conductor of the Work
Right Ill. James P. Rudman, PIM	Treasurer
Right Ill. David A. Aponte, PIM	Recorder
Ill. James Hughey	Chaplain
Ill. Steed Salls	Captain of the Guard
Comp. James Baker	Conductor of the Council
Comp. David Smith	Steward
Ill. Durward Eastman, PIM	Sentinel

Council Charities

Cryptic Masons Medical Research Foundation (CMMRF)
The Cryptic Masons Medical Research Foundation funds research, at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, Indiana, to find the causes and eventually a cure for arteriosclerosis and its complications. Need more information click here. If you wish to donate to all or any of these charities, please remit your donation to:
Ocala York Rite Bodies P. O. Box 292 Lecanto, FL 34460-0292

Cryptic Degrees

ROYAL MASTER
This Degree takes us backward in time to a day prior to the death of the builder, Hiram Abif, who is again the central character. He imparts sublime teachings of a useful labor on earth to the candidate and gives him instruction as to the preservation of our valuable secrets. This is one the most beautiful Degrees in all Masonry. Its lessons are so impressive that they are seldom forgotten. It is especially illustrative of the third and seventh Degrees.

SELECT MASTER
Historically, this Degree occurs also prior to the third Degree and deals with incidents that occurred at the building of the first Temple. It is closely connected with the Royal Arch Degree and affords the explanation needed for its perfect understanding. It is highly dramatic.

SUPER EXCELLENT MASTER
This degree deals with incidents in the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar when Zedehiah, the last King of Judah, was conquered and carried captive to Babylon. It enlarges upon the section of the Royal Arch having to do with the capture of Jerusalem by the Babylonian King, and teaches in most dramatic fashion the lesson of fidelity. (This degree, due to its complexity, is not normally conferred in Council, and is put on at Winter Haven and Jacksonville once a year).

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