PHILOSOPHIC CHAPTER of ROSE CROIX
CHARTERING CEREMONY

Saturday, June 13, 2026
111 Merrimack Street, Haverhill

• 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 Freemasons Hall in the Haverhill Masonic Building on Saturday Evening, 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.

All members of the Valley of the Merrimack will automatically become members of Philosophic Chapter. Reduced dues will be offered to members who wish to retain membership in their original Rose Croix Chapter.

In the event of excessive heat, the event will be moved to the Andover Masonic Temple where air conditioning is available. If this becomes necessary, several days’ notice will be given.