December 22, 2018
TO: District Deputy Grand Masters, Principals and Secretaries of the Schools of Instruction in Region 2 (Districts 1, 2, 3, 7, 42) RE: The Region 2 Sectional School of Instruction for 2019.
Brethren, The 2019 Region 2 Sectional School of Instruction will be hosted by the Second District, and held at the Scottish Rite Cathedral, 2701 N. Third St., Harrisburg, PA on Saturday, March 30, 2019. Registration will be from 8:00 – 8:30 a.m., with coffee and donuts available (donation requested). The School will convene promptly at 8:30 a.m. with Introductions. The work for the day is as follows:
District Work Schedule Lancaster/Lebanon (1) Business of the Lodge Start at 8:45 a.m.
Shippensburg/Carlisle (3) First Degree Start around 10:00 a.m.
York/Gettysburg (42) Second Degree Start around 10:40 a.m.
Reading (7) Third Degree Start around 11:20 a.m.
The work will be exemplified under the supervision of the Director of Ritualistic Work, who will be assisted by
Regional Instructors.
A lunch NOT will be served, as we expect to be done by noon.
In preparation for the Sectional School, I will be conducting Spring Visits to work with each of the degree teams. Here is my tentative schedule (contact me if you need to make a change):
District Date Location
Lancaster/Lebanon (1) Monday, February 25, 2019, 7:00 p.m. Manheim Lodge
Harrisburg (2) Tuesday, February 26, 2019, 7:30 p.m. Harrisburg Consistory
Shippensburg/Carlisle (3) Monday, March 25, 2019, 7:30 p.m. Big Spring Lodge
Reading (7) Wednesday, March 20, 2019, 7:00 p.m. West Reading Masonic Temple
York/Gettysburg (42) Monday, March 4, 2019, 7:00 p.m. York Masonic Temple
I am asking that District Deputy Grand Masters promote the Sectional School in their respective Districts and Schools of Instruction. All Master Masons are invited to attend.
Sincerely & Fraternally,
Bro. Paul A. Sutcliffe, Jr., P.M.
Regional Instructor for Region 2
CC: Director of Ritualistic Work; Regional Instructors