2023 Reid James Simmons Academy for Masonic Ritual.

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My Brethren,

Your Grand Lodge Committee on Work is pleased to bring you the 2023 Reid James Simmons Academy for Masonic Ritual. This is a state-wide school, sanctioned by the Grand Lodge of Virginia, and conducted by the Committee on Work. It is open to all Master Masons, and I encourage all Master Masons to attend, especially Lodge Officers from Junior Stewards to Worshipful Masters.

The Academy is an opportunity to improve your ritual and to further your Masonic education. You can learn a catechism or learn to teach a catechism. You can learn or improve your parts as an officer in opening/closing Lodges or conferring degrees. You can work on a lecture or prepare for the Warden's Certificate examination. Silver and Gold Card examinations will be conducted. All three degrees will be exemplified by the Committee on Work. The Committee on Masonic Education will provide an opportunity for you to take one or more Correspondence Courses onsite.

This year the Academy is being held again at the Roanoke Scottish Rite Temple, 622 Campbell Avenue SW, Roanoke, Virginia 24016, on August 11-12, 2023. Go to www.risacademy.org to find more information and to register for the event and to see how you can donate to support this event. If you need a hotel room, you can book your own room at the event hotel, which is Hampton Inn & Suites, Roanoke Airport/Valley View. A link to this hotel is provided on www.risacademy.org to obtain a discounted rate.

The Reid James Simmons Academy for Masonic Ritual si one of the best schools for learning our beautiful Ritual. Come and be challenged. Come and enjoy the fellowship. Take this opportunity to improve yourself in Masonry! As Grand Master, I strongly urge you to attend.

Sincerely and fraternally,

Most Worshipful Donald E. Strehle

Grand Master of Masons in Virginia