An Invitational Masonic Body Honouring those who have Presided over both a Craft Lodge and a Royal Arch Chapter

M.Ill.Bro. Stephen M. Ayres JP
GRAND MASTER

R.Ill.Bro. George R. Haynes, PGReg
Regional Governor

Ill.Bro. Jackie W. Matthews
Assistant Grand Marshal

This Web Site relates to the United States of America Region of the Order.

Any enquiries relating to matters of this Region should be made to:

George R. Haynes, Regional Governor
opp.reggov.usa@gmail.com

Any enquries relating to matters outside this Region should be made to:
The Grand Secretary
315 Sarehole Road
Hall Green, BIRMINGHAM
West Midlands, England  B28 0AL
grandsecpilgrimpreceptors@gmail.com

Acting Officers of the Region

by direction of the Regional Governor

Bro.  Alan R. Beidel
Acting as Regional Secretary

Ill.Bro.  Wayne C. Faupel, PDepGMar
Acting as Regional Treasurer

Ill.Bro.  Bryce B. Hildreth, PDepGMar
Acting as Regional Bursar

Conclaves in the USA Region

Name & No.JurisdictionConsecration Date
Mayflower Conclave No. 8USA, peripateticConsecrated 14-Mar-2010
North Carolina Conclave No. 24North Carolina Consecrated 02-Feb-2019
Alfred the Great Conclave No. 25Tennessee Consecrated 02-Feb-2019
Triple Triangle Conclave No. 26PennsylvaniaConsecrated 02-Feb-2019
Holy Grail Conclave No. 27 Iowa   Consecrated 02-Feb-2019

Information Regarding activities at Masonic Week 2020

There will be a meeting of Mayflower Conclave No. 8 on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 8:00 PM at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City in Arlington, VA during Masonic Week.  All members of the Order are welcome to attend.  We will not be conferring degrees at this meeting.

The Masonic Order of Pilgrim Preceptors is an Invitational Masonic Order.  However, if you are qualified for membership by being a Past Master and  Past First Principal (Past High Priest) and are interested in membership, then please email opp.reggov.usa@gmail.com with your interest. 

History

While the ritual of the Order has its origins in the 1870’s, the Masonic Order of Pilgrim Preceptors dates its formal organization to 1984.  The Order is based on the story of how Freemasonry came from Jerusalem to England. Candidates are admitted to the degree of Pilgrim, which describes the journey of Freemasonry from Jerusalem to Rome.  The second degree is that of Preceptor, and explains the journey from Rome to England.

The History and Origin of the Order

Membership Requirements

The Masonic Order of Pilgrim Preceptors is an invitational Masonic Organization requiring that all candidates proposed for membership are required to be a current member of a Craft Lodge in a Craft Jurisdiction recognized by the United Grand Lodge of England and a current member of a Royal Arch Chapter in a Royal Arch Jurisdiction recognized by the Supreme Grand Holy Royal Arch Chapter of England; and further, that all candidates proposed for membership are required to be a Past Worshipful Master of a Craft Lodge and a Past First Principal, or Past High Priest, of a Royal Arch Chapter. 

Recognition

While the United Grand Lodge of England and the Supreme Grand Royal Arch Chapter of England do not formally recognize any Masonic organization beyond the Craft including the Holy Royal Arch, all members of the Masonic Order of Pilgrim Preceptors are required to be currently subscribing members of a regular Craft Lodge in a Craft Jurisdiction recognized by the United Grand Lodge of England and currently subscribing members of a regular Royal Arch Chapter in a Royal Arch Jurisdiction recognized by the Supreme Grand Holy Royal Arch Chapter of England.  The United Grand Lodge of England, the Supreme Grand Holy Royal Arch Chapter of England, and the Grand Lodge of Mark Master Masons of England acknowledge the existence of the Masonic Order of Pilgrim Preceptors and have expressed no objection to their members participating in this organization.  In the United States of America, formal recognition has been extended to the Masonic Order of Pilgrim Preceptors by the Grand Lodges and the Grand Royal Arch Chapters of the following Jurisdictions:  Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Tennessee, Iowa, and New Jersey.

All enquiries should be directed to: 
opp.reggov.usa@gmail.com