Will Highsmith

RPC Mark E. Irwin The General Grand Council has a long history of preserving the degrees and records of Masonry. The lessons taught in the Cryptic Degrees are important to complement the full York Rite Story. I embrace the preservation of Masonry, in particular the Cryptic Rite, and look to help it grow in the

RPC Sean H. McNorton Companions, I want to speak to you plainly — not just as a candidate, but as your Brother, a Brother who has walked this journey with you for many years. We have broken bread together, sat beside each other, helped one another, whispered and received friendly counsel, served alongside one another,

CMMRF Logo The 2025 year-end donations for CMMRF were recently finalized. Forty-seven states donated a total of $311,056.34. Indiana was the leader with donations of $65,535.75. Here are the donations ordered by amount: Rank State Sum of Paid Amount 1 IN  $                    65,735.75 2 FL  $                    33,148.84 3 GA  $                    21,443.00 4 AL  $                    18,260.75

RPC Keith Powell I am William Keith Powell, your current Deputy General Grand Master, and I respectfully request your support for the office of Most Puissant Grand Master. I was elevated to my present position on March 26, 2025, due to a vacancy, and was duly obligated and installed by Most Puissant General Grand Master

RPC G. Thomas Taylor My name is G. Thomas Taylor, and I am a candidate for the office of General Grand Master of Cryptic Masons International.  In 2020, I was elected and installed General Grand Principal Conductor of the Work.  In 2023, I was elected and installed Deputy General Grand Master.   During my tenure

CMMRF Logo   To all Cryptic Councils and Cryptic Masons where so ever dispersed over the face of the Earth,   In remembrance of the chartering of the Cryptic Masons Medical Research Foundation (CMMRF) on March 6, 1986, the CMMRF Board of Trustees has declard March 2026 as CMMRF Month. All Cryptic Councils are called

2025 General Conference of Grand Councils, PHA By RPC Corey Curtiss, General Grand Conductor of the Council   General Conference of Grand Councils of Royal and Select Masters, PHA, of USA and the Bahamas Inc holds their annual meeting and installs new officers!   On May 2-3, 2025 the General Conference of Royal and Select

MPC Bill SnyderGeneral Grand Master As some of you may have noticed, there have been a few announcements concerning candidacies for elected offices in the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar of the United States of America (GEKT-USA), the General Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons International (GGCRAMI), and the General Grand Council of Cryptic Masons

RPC William “Keith” PowellGeneral Grand Deputy Master, 2025-2026 The General Grand Principal Conductor of the Work 2023-2026, William Keith Powell, was duly installed as the successor Deputy General Grand Master 2025-2026 (DGGM) on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. By Cryptic laws, Right Puissant Companion (RPC) Powell immediately succeeded to the Office of DGGM upon the resignation

General Grand Council Logo The INITIAL Deadline for Submission of written Declarations of Availability for election to one of the five General Grand Elected Officer Positions listed below for publication in the DeCryption Newsletter is: June 1, 2025. At that time, all Declarations received bythe General Grand Recorder will be sent to the DeCryption Editor