Degree Team - GRACMA

Grand Royal Arch Chapter of Massachusetts
March 13, 1798

Your Degree Team for 2008 - 2009 As of September 15, 2009

Purpose
The Grand Royal Arch Chapter Exemplification Degree Team maintains a superior level of quality in the exemplification of Capitular Ritual. Each year the Team exemplifies all four Chapter Degrees under the direction of the Grand Lecturers. Membership on the Team is at the invitation of the Grand Lecturers. Appointments are for a one year term.

The Team holds a series of rehearsals beginning in late October on successive Saturday mornings. Chapter officers are strongly encouraged to attend these rehearsals to see how the Ritual should be performed.
For details and location of rehearsals see Calendar below.

REHEARSALS are held at the Norwood Masonic Building,86 Day Street, Norwood, MA 02062
from 9 a.m. until 12 noon on Saturdays:

October 17th	Mark Master Mason & Past Master
October 24th	Mark Master Mason & Most Excellent Master Degrees
October 31st	Past Master & Most Excellent Master Degrees, Royal Arch Opening
November 7th	Royal Arch Degree & Mark Master Mason Changeover
November 14th	Royal Arch Degree & Mark Master Mason Changeover
November 21st	All four Degrees with Changeovers

DEGREE TEAM DAY:(all four degrees conferred)
will be held at the Needham Masonic Apartments, 1101 Highland Avenue, Needham, MA 02494 on Saturday, December 5, 2009 from 9:00a to 6:00p with a dinner following. More information forthcoming later from the York Rite Boston Office.

The Team is available, subject to Team members schedules, to confer the Capitular Degrees in local Chapters, and welcomes invitations from Chapters. Furthermore, Team members may be available on an individual basis to assist Chapters in conferring degrees. Contact the Chapter Grand Secretary at the York Rite Boston Office to inquire about individual Team member assistance, or, see information below on "How to Invite the Team"

How to invite the Team
Send a letter to the Grand Royal Arch Chapter Grand Secretary at the York Rite Boston Office inviting the Team to confer the "particular Degree" on "state day of week", "Month", "Date", "Year" and "Time". The invitation should be received at least 2 months in advance of the desired date to allow ample notification of Team members; however, shorter time frames can sometimes be accommodated. Do not let the 2 months lead time deter you!

It is customary, but not required that the Team be the guest of the Chapter, if a dinner is being planned. Chapters are expected to make a donation to the William Foster Clark Memorial Fund for the services of the team.

Team 2009 Membership

Grand Lecturers:

Peter W. Ham,.. Senior Grand Lecturer, ... Adoniram-Fairhaven Royal Arch Chapter

Peter J. Andrews, .. Grand Lecturer, ............... Mystic-Woburn Royal Arch Chapter

Francis P. Mitrano, .. Grand Lecturer, ......................... Waverly Royal Arch Chapter

Grand Lecturers Emeritus:

Bob Rudy Homberg, ............................Mystic-Woburn Royal Arch Chapter
Paul W. Rolston, .....................................................Triad Royal Arch Chapter
Bruce H. Stanford, .........................................Wareham Royal Arch Chapter

Assistants to the Grand Lecturers:

Charles R. Austin, ................................................Holten Royal Arch Chapter
Donald W. Carriger, Jr., .................................Cambridge Royal Arch Chapter
David W. Catten, Jr., ............................................Orient Royal Arch Chapter
Walter D. Catton, Jr., .................................Mount Horeb Royal Arch Chapter
Arthur D. Dill, ...................................................Adoniram Royal Arch Chapter
Manuel Ferreira, III............................................Fall River Royal Arch Chapter
Jeffrey L. Gardiner, ......................................Mt. Vernon Royal Arch Chapter
John M. MacNeill, .....................................St. Stephen's Royal Arch Chapter
Robert Peete, ................................................Leominster Royal Arch Chapter
Donald H. Plant, ........................................,....St. Marks Royal Arch Chapter
Dale S. Prentiss, ...........................................Leominster Royal Arch Chapter
Charles W. Smith, Jr. ........................................Waverly Royal Arch Chapter
Mowry E. Tennant, .............................................Rabboni Royal Arch Chapter
Stephen D. Whitmore, ..................................St. Stephen's Royal Arch Chapter
George A. Wiseman, ................................Mystic-Woburn Royal Arch Chapter

2008-2009 ORGANIZATION as of April 2, 2009

Lodge Office	Mark Master	Past Master	Most Excellent	Royal Arch	Chapter Office
R.W.M	Mitrano	Andrews	Mitrano	Ham	High Priest
W.S.W.	Austin	Austin	Austin	Austin	King
W.J.W.	Carriger	Carriger		Carriger	Scribe
Treasurer	MacNeill	MacNeill	MacNeill	MacNeill	Treasurer
Secretary	Plant	Plant	Plant	Plant	Secretary
Chaplain	Catton	Catton	Catton	Catton	Chaplain
Marshal	Andrews	Ham	Ferreira	Mitrano	Captain of the Host
Senior Deacon	Peete	Peete	Peete	Andrews	Principal Sojourner
Junior Deacon	Ferrreira	Ferrreira	Gardiner	Ferrreira	Royal Arch Captain
Master Overseer	Gardiner	Gardiner	Andrews	Peete	3rd Veil
Senior Overseer	Catten	Catten	Catten	Catten	2nd Veil
Junior Overseer	Smith	Smith	Smith	Smith	1st Veil
Senior Steward	Tennant	Tennant	Tennant	Tennant	Senior Steward
Junior Steward	Whitmore	Whitmore	Whitmore	Whitmore	Junior Steward
Organist	Wiseman	Wiseman	Wiseman	Wiseman	Organist
Tyler	Dill	Dill	Dill	Dill	Tyler
Exemplar	Prentiss	Prentiss	Prentiss	Prentiss	Exemplar
Alternate				Gardiner	Alternate
Alternate				Rolston	Alternate