{"id":84,"date":"2022-09-13T06:09:55","date_gmt":"2022-09-13T06:09:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/megcofpa.com\/?page_id=84"},"modified":"2025-06-20T20:18:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T00:18:18","slug":"grand-convocation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/megcofpa.com\/?page_id=84","title":{"rendered":"Grand Convocation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-0a9dd5a938f8e200db78aa58e2764cb9\" style=\"color:#1b6088\"><strong>205th Annual Convocation to be held at the Crown Plaza Hotel KOP<br>260 Mall Blvd 19406. The Convocation will convene on Saturday October 25, 2025<br>through Sunday October 26, 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"370\" src=\"https:\/\/megcofpa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/crowne-plaza-kop.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/megcofpa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/crowne-plaza-kop.jpg 960w, https:\/\/megcofpa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/crowne-plaza-kop-300x116.jpg 300w, https:\/\/megcofpa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/crowne-plaza-kop-768x296.jpg 768w, https:\/\/megcofpa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/crowne-plaza-kop-600x231.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-b065888b9ef777a370367383e9d948ba\" style=\"color:#1b6088\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Room Reservations<\/strong><\/span><br>Room reservations at the Crown Plaza Hotel KOP can be made by calling 1-610-265-7500 identify yourself as members of Most Excellent Grand Chapter Holy Royal Arch Mason. Room block name:<strong> Holy Royal Arch<\/strong>. <strong>Room rates are $139.00 per night, plus tax.<\/strong> <strong>The deadline for advanced registration is Friday, October 3rd, 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>REGISTRATION<\/strong><br><strong>Pre-registration fee for the Grand Convocation is $170.00 which includes lunch Saturday, and<br>one Dinner Dance Ticket. On-site registration is $185.00 and includes lunch on Saturday but<br>does not include a Dinner Dance ticket.<\/strong> <strong>The deadline for pre-registration is Friday, October 10th,<br>2025.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/megcofpa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Proclamation-3.pdf\" title=\"\">PROCLAMATION 3<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/megcofpa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Chapter-Pre-Registration-Form-No-1.pdf\" title=\"\">2025 CHAPTER PRE-REG<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/megcofpa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Gr-Chapt-Officers-Pre-Reg-Form-No-2.pdf\" title=\"\">REGISTRATION FORM No. 2<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">MEMORIAL SERVICE<\/span><br>The Memorial Service for our deceased Companions, during the year 2024-2025, will be held on<br>Friday October 24th, 2025, at 7:00 P.M. at the Crown Plaza Philadelphia Hotel 260 Mall Blvd<br>KOP Pa. 19406.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">ANNUAL DINNER DANCE<\/span><\/strong><br><strong><br>Our 205th Annual Dinner Dance will be held at the Crown Plaza Philadelphia Hotel, 260 Mall<br>Blvd, KOP, Pa 19406. We will be celebrating several community advocates. Tickets are $80 for<br>those who are not pre-registered. Deadline for all ticket purchases is Friday, October 15th, 2025.<br>To commemorate this Annual Dinner Dance, we will have a Souvenir Journal. Full page Ads &#8211;<br>$50.00; Half page Ads &#8211; $35.00; Quarter page Ads &#8211; $20.00; Back Cover Inside\/Outside $200<br>each. Deadline for Ads will be Monday October 6th, 2025. All Right Excellent Elected and<br>Appointed Grand Chapter Officers are expected to purchase at least one (1) full-page Ad and will<br>receive one ticket with their registration. They are encouraged to bring their spouse\/significant others<br>to dance and enjoy!<\/strong> <strong>All checks should be made payable to the M.E.G.C., Holy Royal Arch Masons And <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">forwarded to: <\/span><\/strong><br><strong>The Ticket Chairman, Right Excellent Grand Scribe Mark Wilson No.9: <br>Contact points &#8211; (267) 575-5166<br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">All Ad should be forwarded to:<\/span><br>Souvenir Journal Chairman, Excellent Grand King Agoi Ombima:<br>Contact points \u2013 (215-669-4764) regs@megcofpa.com or agoi.ombima@temple.edu,<br>4301 North Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19140.<br>The Ticket and Souvenir Journal Chairman or their representatives will be available via<br>telephone or email.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><em>PAYMENTS<\/em><\/span><\/strong><br><strong>You may use Cashapp to Pre-register for the Grand Convocation, you MUST put in the memo field \u201cPre-registration\u201d. \u00a0And pay the full amount.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"322\" height=\"418\" src=\"https:\/\/megcofpa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-570\" style=\"width:209px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/megcofpa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image.png 322w, https:\/\/megcofpa.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/image-231x300.png 231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 322px) 100vw, 322px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>The Grand Chapter Cashapp is $MEGCpha<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>You may pay for Pre-registration, AD money, Banquet Money (for additional\u00a0Tickets), etc. The catch is they\u00a0must\u00a0be separate payments so that we can easily track what is what. \u00a0The only receipt that you will get will be from Cashapp. \u00a0If you pay for an Ad through\u00a0Cashapp you must still submit your Ad per the instructions in Proclamation #3.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\"><strong>YOU MUST PUT IN THE MEMO FIELD THE FOLLOWING AS APPROPRIATE:<\/strong><br><strong><br>Pre-registration us\u00a0\u201cPre-Registration, Your Name or Chapter #&#8221;\u00a0as an example ADs use \u201c1 full page AD, Your Name or Chapter #\u201d as an example Banquet Tickets use \u201c4 Banquet Tickets, Your Name or Chapter #\u201d as an example\u00a0<br><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Reminders:<\/span><\/strong><br><strong>Please adhere to the deadlines, no exceptions! \u00a0<\/strong><br><strong>Deadline for pre-registration is Friday, October 10th, 2025<\/strong><br><strong>Deadline for all ticket purchases is Friday, October 15th, 2025<\/strong><br><strong>Deadline for Ads will be Monday October 6th, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>205th Annual Convocation to be held at the Crown Plaza Hotel KOP260 Mall Blvd 19406. 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