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About The Team
Throughout the 125-year history of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police the Masonic Brothers within the Force would travel great distances to come together as a Degree Team to raise fellow RCMP members to the Third Degree of Masonry. In 1996 the Master of Saskatoon Central Lodge, a serving member of the RCMP, was asked to form an RCMP Degree Team to conduct a Third Degree in Las Vegas, Nevada. Since that first visit to the United States this team has received invitations to conduct Raisings in various Lodges in Canada and has been invited back twice to Las Vegas by Day Light Lodge and also to Laughlin, Nevada. Twice the team has conducted Raisings on the magnificent stage of the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles as guests of Al Malaikah Shrine Temple. In 2003 they performed their ritual at the beautiful Oakland Scottish Rite Convention Center, Oakland, California, sponsored by the Oakland Scottish Rite and Aahmes Shrine. In 2004 they accepted an invitation to visit the Northern Highlands of Scotland from Fort William Lodge No. 43. This lodge is located in Fort William, Scotland and was chartered in 1743. The Degree Team performs the work of the Grand Lodge of Saskatchewan, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, and receives dispensation from the Grand Lodge holding jurisdiction over the candidate being raised. In many instances the team members have paid their own personal travel and out-of-pocket expenses to take part in the degrees. On other occasions Shrine Temples and Potentates, as well as other Masonic Organizations and Lodges have extended invitations to the team and have financially sponsored the team’s fraternal visits making the team’s visit the high point of their Masonic or Shrine year. As well as providing a spectacular display of our ancient rituals, the Degree Team promotes the Fraternal Brotherhood of Masonry and act as good-will ambassadors from Canada. The team is arranging its schedule for the next few years and would welcome your invitation to perform anywhere in the Masonic world. |
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