2701 N Third St
Harrisburg
PA 17110
154th Anniversary of the Granting of the Warrant of Constitution to Robert Burns Lodge No. 464
Program: Bro. Robert Burns & The Seven Liberal Arts
Speaker: Bro. Mark Mattern, P.M., Mount Lebanon Lodge No. 226 and Brownstone Lodge No. 666
Brother Mattern grew up just south of Middletown in Dauphin County, Londonderry Township, and graduated from Lower Dauphin High School in 1984. During his senior year, he started volunteering with a local ambulance company as an Emergency Medical Technician, and eventually, Chief of the company. During this time, he also became a volunteer firefighter. In September of 1985, Brother Mattern began his career with Dauphin County Emergency Management as a 911 Dispatcher eventually becoming an Assistant Shift Supervisor. During his time with Dauphin County, he has held many certifications in his role as a Dispatcher and received his Emergency Management Professional Certification from the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency. Among other honors Brother Mattern was part of a group of dispatchers that received a Special Unit Citation from the Harrisburg City Police Department for their work during a large-scale incident that involved an active shooter firing at police officers while driving around the Capitol Complex. He retired from Dauphin County on November 1, 2020, after 35 years of service.
While working full time in the 911 Center, Brother Mattern also attended the Reading Police Department Police Academy in 1992 receiving his Act-120 for Law Enforcement and graduating with the High Academic Average Award. He went to work part-time for the Hummelstown Borough Police Department for 22 years and the Lower Swatara Township Police Department for five years. He also worked part-time for Life Lion Critical Care as an Aeromedical Communications Specialist for several years. Brother Mattern is currently serving on the Hummelstown Borough Civil Service Commission and volunteers for the Hummelstown Emergency Management Agency.
Brother Mattern started his Masonic journey in April of 2006. He was Worshipful Master of Mount Lebanon Lodge No. 226 in 2011, and then, as a dual member with Brownstone Lodge No. 666 in Hershey, he was Worshipful Master in 2019. Brother Mattern is a past presiding officer of all three York Rite Bodies in Lebanon. He is a Past Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Pennsylvania 2021-2022 and currently serves as Grand Recorder. Brother Mattern is also active in the Scottish Rite in the Valley of Harrisburg where he is a Past Thrice Potent Master of the Lodge of Perfection line and received the 33° in Louisville, Kentucky in August 2023.
Seating at 6:15 PM