Chicago Council No. 4

Welcome to Chicago Council No. 4

disp. 27 September 1854; chartered 26 September 1855

Cryptic Freemasonry provides an opportunity for Holy Royal Arch Masons desirous of further light to explore some of the deeper mysteries of the Craft. The cryptic degrees are truly among the most profound and impressive in all of Freemasonry and provide continuity for what otherwise would be a significant void in the complete story of the York Rite.

The cryptic degrees in the United States are Royal Master, Select Master, and Super Excellent Master. The first two degrees are known as the “Degrees of Preservation” because they recount the concealment and preservation of the treasures revealed in the ritual of the supreme degree of Holy Royal Arch Mason.

Click here for a combined petition for degrees.

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The following events are scheduled through the the 2024-2025 cryptic year:

• 15 April 2025: Stated assembly; degree rehearsal.

• 20 May 2025: Stated assembly; degree rehearsal.

• 31 May 2025 (Saturday): Conferral of the Royal Master and Select Master degrees (8° & 9°) by August N. Gage Council No. 124, at 1450 Lehigh Avenue, in Glenview.

• 17 June 2025: Annual assembly, election & installation of officers; degree rehearsal.

• 12 July 2025 (Saturday): Special assembly; degree conferral.

• 15 July 2025: Stated assembly.

• 19 August 2025: Stated assembly.

• 16 September 2025: Stated assembly.

• 21 October 2025: Stated assembly.

• 18 November 2025: Stated assembly.

• 16 December 2025: Stated assembly.

• 20 January 2026: Stated assembly.

• 17 February 2026: Stated assembly.

• 17 March 2026: Stated assembly.

• 21 April 2026: Stated assembly.

• 19 May 2026: Stated assembly.

• 16 June 2026: Annual assembly, election & installation of officers.

We hope to see you with us.

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Assembly schedule & location

Chicago Council’s monthly assemblies are held on the third Tuesday evening of each month.

Unless otherwise stated, dinner begins at or about 6:30 p.m., with the assembly opening an hour later.

The stated and regular special assemblies are conducted at:

Jefferson Park Masonic Temple

5418 West Gale Street, Chicago

Our temple is easily accessible from the Kennedy Expressway (I-90), Milwaukee Avenue, the CTA’s Blue Line, and Metra’s Union Pacific Northwest Line.

Post mail to:

PO BOX 7123

CHICAGO IL 60680-7123

Send email to our Recorder, Companion Patrick B. Jones, TIPM.