Carpools will leave Dascomb Road (Andover) Park N Ride at 4:00 P.M.

PHILOSOPHIC CHAPTER of ROSE CROIX
CHARTERING CEREMONY

Saturday, June 13, 2026
7 High Street, Andover, Mass.

• 4:00pm: Social Period

• 5:00pm: Chartering Ceremony & Installation of Officers

• 5:45pm: Dinner

• There is no charge for the meal, but Reservations are required by Saturday, June 6th
  email: Ill. Kevin J. Buckley, Jr., 33°, MSA

The much-anticipated chartering ceremony for our Philosophic Chapter of Rose Croix will take place at the Andover Masonic Building on Saturday, June 13, 2026.

A social get-together will start at 4:00 P.M. with hors d’oeuvre served to the arriving Brethren and guests. At 5:00 P.M. the ceremony will begin. A suite of officers from Massachusetts Council of Deliberation will be received to present the charter and install the Chapter’s first officers. A complimentary dinner will be served to all attendees in honor of the occasion.

All members of the Valley who wish to attend may bring a guest. Ladies will be welcome at the ceremony and dinner. RESERVATIONS ARE A MUST TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE SUFFICIENT SEATING AT THE CEREMONY AND THAT ALL ARE PROPERLY ACCOMMODATED AT DINNER. PLEASE CONTACT ILLUSTRIOUS KEVIN BUCKLEY at kjbjrafam@gmail.com or (978) 420-5375 TO MAKE RESERVATIONS.

Philosophic Chapter is the first Scottish Rite body to be established in the Valley of the Merrimack since Zion Council of Princes of Jerusalem was chartered in 1961.

Because of the anticipated heat wave, the event has been relocated from Haverhill to the Andover Masonic Building, 7 High Street Andover, where air conditioning is available.

Feel free to join us for a bite beforehand downstairs at la Pizza di Forno

Dear Brethren,

The Valley of The Merrimack is hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive on Friday, May 15th. Did you know? Massachusetts Freemasonry was named the Red Cross "Premier Partner of the Decade" for collecting 65,000 pints. Let's keep that legacy of relief going at our next drive!

Date: Friday, May 15, 2026
Time: 9:00am to 2:00pm
Location: Haverhill Masonic Building, 111 Merrimack St, Haverhill

To Schedule an appointment:

• Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767)

• Visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter Haverhill

Please see the attached flyer for more information.

Election and Installation of Officers

Presentation of the Fourth Degree — Builder and the Eighteenth Degree — Kinight of the Rose Croix of H.R.D.M.

Scotch Tasting Event to support Lowell Children’s Dyslexia Center.

Contact Brother Dan Burns for tickets and information

Mount Calvary Chapter of Rose Croix will confer the Eighteenth Degree — Kinght of the Rose Croix of H.R.D.M.

Dinner to follow

One Day Class

Via Zoom call.

The meeting will conclude with a watch party for an episode of Thursday Night at the Rite.

The Secretary will email Zoom instructions prior to the meeting.

• Saturday, March 14th in Lexington

6:00 Social and Registration of Candidates. Fourth Degree video presentation, if needed

6:30 PM. Presentation of Sixteeth Degree — PRINCE OF JERUSALEM — and dinner

• Social Period: 5:30 pm

• Dinner: 6:00 pm “Deconstructed chicken pot pie.”

  • Dinner $25; Reservations are a must: email Bro. Jay Rivera, 32° or Ill. James Fergola, 33°, MSA, HGA

• Open 6:45 pm

  • Educational Program: Full form opening, Merrimack Valley Lodge of Perfection

  • Other necessary business

  • Video Degree presentation 14th Degree

Via Zoom Call. The Secretary will send a link before the meeting.

American Red Cross Blood Drive

• Monday, January 26

• 2:00pm to 4:00pm

• Haverhill Masonic Building

• Call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter: Haverhill to schedule an appointment.

Japanese Dinner & Sake Tasting
Saturday, January 24th, 1:00pm
Mootone Fine Japanese Cuisine
15 Railroad St, Andover
$75 per person

Join the Valley for our next installment in our beverage tasting series: Sake

Reservations are required by Wednesday, January 21st to Bro. Nicholas Collins, 32°

• 1st Course: Miso Soup & Wakame Salad
  Hot Sake

• 2nd Course: Steamed Gyoza
  Honjyozo, Kimoto

• 3rd Course: Hamachi Sushi, Maguro Sushi, and Salmon Sushi
  Junmai Ginjyo, Hakushika

• 4th Course: Chicken Teriyaki

• Nigori (unfiltered) Sake

Via Zoom Call. The Secretary will send a link before the meeting.

Rite on the Road Event

6:30 Social

7:00 Open

Presentation of Fourth and Fifteenth Degrees

Dress for Masons: Suit, tie, apron.

Assemble at Hunking School, near Bradford Fire Station

Sponsored by John Greenleaf Whittier Chapter Order of DeMolay

Shuttle to parade assembly point after the breakfast

Open to: All Members of the Valley

Dress: Business Casual

At this special reunion of the Valley we will be honor members of The Valley of the Merrimack for their leadership and accomplishments.

Past Heads Richard W. Pettengill, 32° and Christopher P. Gugger, 32°

Meritorious Service Award - Brother Paul Bruk III, 32°

Thirty-Third Degree - Illustrious Kevin J. Buckley, Jr. 33° and Illustrious Michael T. Hargreaves 33°

The evening will aslo feature a program honoring our veterans under the direction of Brother Richard W. Pettengill, 32°

A Collation of hot & cold heavy apps to follow
$25 for Scottish Rite members, free for guests

CHARITABLE OPPORTUNITY: Please bring donations of disposable diapers for the Anchor of Hope program. Sizes 5 and 6 are needed especially.

A light dinner will be served at the conclusion of the ceremony. PLEASE MAKE DINNER RESERVATIONS with Junior Wardens Jay Rivera Alameda, 32° or James F. Fergola, 33°

Open to: Members of the Valley of the Merrimack and their guests.

Open to all members of the Valley of The Merrimack

Registration of Candidates

Dinner

Presentation of the Thirteenth Degree - MASTER OF THE NINTH ARCH

The Feast of Tishri

6:00 PM Social

7:00 PM Dinner and Program

Open to Members of the Valley and their Guests

Suggested Dress: Business Suit