Final Mark Master One Day Class Numbers

Since the last Grand Master's class wasn't held until yesterday, I needed to wait to get a final count. I must also say that I think there are possibly several more that couldn't stay but signed up directly with a Chapter to join. In addition, I heard of numerous requests from Lodges to put on the Peculiar Stone Skit at a meeting as a Lodge Education program. Personally, I think the creation of 25 Peculiar Stone Skit teams may be a bigger benefit to Royal Arch Masonry and the York Rite than the numbers I am going to provide. If you see Most Worshipful Brother Norm Mick please thank him for the opportunity he gave to the York Rite. That being said here are some of the statistics. All but one District had at least one candidate for the Mark Master Degree and the District which had none is the smallest Masonic District in Ohio and had a total of 14 in the Grand Master Class. I should also note that several who joined Lodge in that District did indicate they may be interested in the near future to join. We also had 26 candidates who pre-signed up for local Festivals to receive all the York Rite Degrees. One Capitular District signed up 25 new members for their District and another Capitular District 21 new members. One Masonic District was able to have 17 who signed up to join Chapter. One person who joined Chapter was already a member of Lodge (an officer at that) but comes from a Lodge which really doesn't want their members to join any body except Lodge. He was so impressed with the Peculiar Stone Skit that he chose to join. In total, we signed up 166 persons to receive their Mark Master degree. We did have some logistical issues which hurt the totals in some Districts and in some Districts the candidates who received their Master Mason where released prior to viewing the Peculiar Stone Skit but in those areas we are going to try to follow up in the near future with those who joined in the Grand Master's Class. Now the work really begins to impress those new Mark Master's to go farther in their Masonic journey and most of all to get active in Chapter.