Degree: Master Mason Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026 Time: 9am Lodge: Clarksville Lodge No. 323 Meal (Yes/No): Yes-8am Attire for Brethren: Coat and Tie I am the silence before the word, the pause before the light. What am I? Contemplation.
Degree: Entered Apprentice Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026 Time: 1pm Lodge: Blanchester Lodge No. 191 Meal (Yes/No): Yes-12pm Attire for Brethren: Coat and Tie I am a stone not quarried, yet I must be shaped. What am I? The rough ashlar.
Degree: Fellow Craft Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026 Time: 9am Lodge: Bloomingburg Lodge No. 449 Meal (Yes/No): Yes-Homemade Breakfast at 8am Attire for Brethren: Coat and Tie I am passed from hand to hand yet never spoken aloud. What am I? The grip.
Degree: Entered Apprentice Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026 Time: 1pm Lodge: Jeffersonville Lodge No. 468 Meal (Yes/No): Yes-A superior chicken dinner starts at 12pm Attire for Brethren: Coat and Tie I stand between columns, yet I am not seen. What am I? The initiate.
Degree: Master Mason Date: Friday, January 30, 2026 Time: 7pm Lodge: Fayette Lodge No. 107 Meal (Yes/No): Yes-6pm Attire for Brethren: Coat and Tie I am worn with pride, but never for vanity. What am I? The Masonic apron.
Degree: Master Mason Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026 Time: 9pm Lodge: Sabina Lodge No. 324 Meal (Yes/No): Yes-8am Attire for Brethren: Coat and Tie I am silent, yet I bind brothers together. What am I? The cable tow.
Degree: Entered Apprentice Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026 Time: 1pm Lodge: Wilmington Lodge No. 52 Meal (Yes/No): Yes-12pm Attire for Brethren: Coat and Tie I point upward yet keep you grounded. What am I? The plumb.
Degree: Master Mason Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026 Time: 9am Lodge: Yellow Springs Lodge No. 421 Meal (Yes/No): Yes-A fantastic breakfast begins at 8am Attire for Lodge Officers – Tux Attire for Brethren: Coat and Tie I am neither stone nor steel, yet I build temples eternal. What am I? The teachings of Freemasonry.
Degree: Fellow Craft Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026 Time: 1pm Lodge: Xenia Lodge No. 49 Meal (Yes/No): Yes-12pm Attire for Lodge Officers – Tux Attire for Brethren: Coat and Tie I divide the day but teach the balance of life. What am I? The 24-inch gauge.
Degree: Fellow Craft Date: Friday, February 20, 2026 Time: 7:30pm Lodge: New Holland Lodge No. 392 Meal (Yes/No): No Attire for Brethren: Coat and Tie I am held in the hand, yet I measure the heart. What am I? The square.
Degree: Fellow Craft Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026 Time: 9am Lodge: Pickaway Lodge No. 23 Meal (Yes/No): Yes-8am Attire for Brethren: Coat and Tie What is measured not in inches, but in integrity? The 24-inch gauge.
Degree: Entered Apprentice Date: Saturday, February 21, 2026 Time: 12:30pm Lodge: Heber Lodge No. 501 Meal (Yes/No): Yes-11:30am Attire for Brethren: Coat and Tie I rise with no sun, guide with no map, and shine without light. What am I? The compasses of wisdom.
Degree: Fellow Craft Date: Friday, February 27, 2026 Time: 7:30pm Lodge: Jamestown Lodge No. 352 Meal (Yes/No): Yes-6:30pm Attire for Brethren: Coat and Tie What is built without hammer or nail, yet stands eternal in the heart? The Temple of Solomon.
Degree: Fellow Craft Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026 Time: 9am Lodge: Fairborn Lodge No. 764 Meal (Yes/No): Yes-8am Attire for Brethren: Coat and Tie 8th District Officer's Association Elections after the inspection. I am worn but not weary, squared but not simple. What am I? The Mason’s apron.
Degree: Entered Apprentice Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026 Time: 12:30pm Lodge: Michael L Finnell Lodge No. 711 Meal (Yes/No): Yes-11:30am Attire for Brethren: Coat and Tie Before the meal and M.L. Finnell inspection: 8th District Officer's Association Elections. What has no beginning, no end, yet binds us all? The circle of brotherhood.
Degree: Master Mason Date: Friday, March 13, 2026 Time: 7pm Lodge: Beavercreek Lodge No. 753 Meal (Yes/No): Yes-6pm Attire for Lodge Officers - Tux Attire for Brethren: Coat and Tie "Be There and Be Square"