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Grand York Rite Magazine
The 10th

THE TEMPLE OF SOLOMON - Monthly Templar Education Newsletter

We are receiving a new monthly newsletter developed by the Knights Templar Education and Leadership Committee of our Grand Commandery of Florida. The committee has published 3 issues (see below). They are in MS Word format. Besides being very interesting, they are educational. Please take time out of your busy schedule and read them. When we read and learn, we can let the light of York Rite shine in 2009.

                 June 2009 Issue

                July 2009 Issue

                August 2009 Issue

issue of The Florida York Rite Mason magazine is now available for download as a PDF file or to view online.

York Rite The Continuation of Blue Lodge
Let York Rite Shine in '09

Fall York Rite Festival Petition for the Degrees & Orders

The Ocala York Rite Bodies announces their Fall York Rite Festival on the following days:

Chapter Degrees
Mark Master                            Saturday,. September 26, 2009    9:00 AM
Past Master                             Saturday, September 26, 2009    10:15 AM
Most Excellent Master          Saturday, September 26, 2009    11:00 AM
Royal Arch Mason                Saturday, September 26, 2009    Noon

Council Degrees
Royal Master                           Wednesday, October 14, 2009    7:30 PM
Select Master                           Wednesday, October 14, 2009    8:30 PM

Commandery Orders
Order of the Red Cross         Wednesday, October 21, 2009    8:15 PM
Order of Malta                          Wednesday, October 21, 2009    8:45 PM
Order of the Temple               Saturday, October 24, 2009         9:00 PM

Super Excellent Degree (Correction)

For those Ocala Cryptic Masons that are not yet Super Excellent Masters, the annual Super Excellent Master degree will be conferred on Saturday, October 17, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. at Tuscan Lodge No. 6, which is located at 320 S. Florida Ave in Bartow. Candidates, remember to bring your dues card! Registration will begin at 4:00 PM. Dinner will be served at 5:00 PM by the Ladies of the Bartow OES (donation $6.00). Please contact Joe K. West ( jkw20@juno.com) if you plan to attend and if you will be there for lunch. For more information, contact Most Illustrious Companion Richard Agster, KYGCH - phone 813-832-3939 (lawrsa@aol.com)

Grand Encampment of Knights Templar - 64th Triennial

The Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Florida attended the 64th Triennial jn Roanoke, Virginia from August 15th through 19th. Those attending were: S.K. Ideal Baldoni II, Grand Commander, S.K. Charles "Chic" Cicero, Deputy Grand Commander, S.K. David A. Aponte, Grand Generalissimo, S.K. Henry Adams, Grand Senior Warden, S.K. Charles Perez, Past Grand Commander, S.K. Leroy Fackler, Past Grand Commander, S.K. Frederick Piasecki, Past Grand Commander, and S.K. Robert Burleson, Past Grand Commander.
The Grand Encampment chartered 10 Romanian Commanderies and its Grand Commandery. They also chartered 3 Commanderies from Togo.
The following Sir Knights were elected for the Grand Encampment: S.K. William H. Coon II - Most Eminent Grand Master 2009 - 2012; S.K. David D. Goodwin - Right Eminent Deputy Grand Master; S.K. Sid C. Dorris - Right Eminent Grand Generalissimo; S.K. Duane Vaught - Right Eminent Grand Captain General; S.K. Lawrence Tucker - Right Eminent Grand Recorder; S.K. James McCrorry - Right Eminent Grand Treasurer. S.K. Terry Lewis Plemmons from Tennessee was appointed the Southeastern Right Eminent Department Commander.
The Grand Encampment has photos of the Triennial on their website .

Grand Encampment of Knights Templar - 64th Triennial

S.O.O.B. Dinner