Council August Article

OFFICIAL VISIT:

Both RI DDGM Jim Dickenson and Illustrious Grand Steward H. Warren Almand, Jr., have scheduled an official visit to Orlando Council No. 5 on 13 AUG 2009.   We will have a dinner at 6:30 p.m. prior to opening Orlando Council No. 5.

YORK RITE ONE-DAY CLASS:  

All Degrees/Orders are now set for Saturday, 26 SEP 2009 (7 a.m. - 4 p.m--at EOLA Lodge; Orlando, FL).   Lunch will be provided ($5).  All master masons are eligible to apply.   We will do courtesy work for all eligible petitioners.  Relay this information to all masonic members.  For a petition, call our RECORDER, John Fletcher (407-851-8456).  TOTAL COST:  $180.  "YORK RITE--the best-kept secret in Masonry."

YORK RITE HISTORY: 

Symbolic Degrees of EA, FC, and MM as conferred in the USA are degrees of York Rite Freemasonry.  [The first three Blue Lodge degrees are only a preparation for higher degrees].  Royal Arch Masonry became popular as more Masons sought to complete their Masonic knowledge.  Conferral of the first Knight Templar was in 1769.  Little evidence of this Order was seen until 1796 when the first encampment (now commandery) was formed in Connecticut.  The General Grand Chapter of New England States was formed in 1796.   (The PLUMBLINE, Summer, 2009).

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Council July 2009 Article

My Fellow Companions:

Official Visit:

On June 11th, Orlando Council No. 5 officially received our R.I. Companion James Dickenson DDGM. He notified all present of his 2nd round visit scheduled August 13th.

On November 12th, a District Council meeting is planned for 7:30 pm at Eola Lodge #207, Orlando. There will be a dinner at 6:30 pm -- ladies are invited. No cost for the dinner. Please plan accordingly.

Table Council:

A fund-raising Table Council to be hld at Eola Lodge on October 8th (2nd Thursday) has been scheduled to honor our M.E. Companion Wayne E. Parks, Past Grand High Priest. Mark your calendar to make this event a fun-filled event.

Basic details: $15/person ($25 per couple). Tickets will go on sale about this month.

Council (Cryptic Rite):

Although the Council was originated in America in 1818, the degrees came to the U.S. through France. The ritualistic color of the Council is purple, emblematic of perfection. The degrees are primarily concerned with building activities at King Solomon's Temple.

Sam Tish, I.M.

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Council June 2009 Article

My Fellow Companions:

FLAGSHIP CHARITY--CMMRF:

Orlando York Rite Council No. 5 held a brief convocation on 14 May. Several companions had the pleasure to meet at Eola Lodge and communicate with Grand Chaplain Robert Moore (Tampa area). Before departing, Grand Chaplain Moore relayed a brief message from our Most Illustrious GM: Participation is key to success which includes fraternal pageantry, spiritual growth, and charity support. The flagship charity for the Council includes Cryptic Masons Medical Research Foundation, a research organization designed to treat circulatory problems.

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Council April 2009 Article

My Fellow Companions:

Membership:

"York Rite - the best-kept secret in Masonry".

Don't keep York Rite a secret!! A One-Day Class will be held at Eola Lodge on Saturday, 19 sep 2009. Spread the word. Any Master Mason is elegible to petition for York Rite - but they won't come if you don't ask. You now have experience as a "Companion" and "Sir Knight" - think of other Blue Lodge Masons who would enjoy our activities.
Total cost to join Orlando York Rite is $180 for all three bodies, Chapter, Council and Commandery. For info, there are four different Masonic York Rite organizations in our 5th District. Orlando, Sanford, Eustis and Daytona Beach.

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Council March 2009 Article

My Fellow Companions:

Degree Work:

The word is out - we have 9 candidates who took the 4 Chapter degrees at Orlando York Rite (Eola Lodge). They finished the Royal Arch Degree on Februrary 19th (let's hope they all continue with the 2 Council degrees and 3 Orders in Commandery by the end of March).

Declining Masonic Membership:

According to the Plumbline (Scottish Rite Research Society, Spring 2008), research documents the last year of growth for the Shrine, York Rite Royal Arch Masons and Knights Templars took place in 1926. The last year of membership growth for Master Masons was in 1928.

Let's hoppe we all can make a difference !!!

York Rite Convention:

Remember to fill out your registration form for the 2009 York Rite Convention - scheduled to convene 4 April 2009 at the Orlando Marriott (Lake Mary, FL). Registration cost: $30. Make your check payable to: Grand York Rite Convention Fund. New York Rite members will also be eligible to attend this convention.

Sam Tish, I.M.

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Freemasonry - Ancient York Rite Grand Lodge

The symbolic degrees of Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft, and Master Mason, as conferred in the United States, are degrees of the York Rite. York Masonry is the oldest and best known of all Masonic Rites. It takes its name from York, England, where the earliest known record of Masonry exists, dating from about A.D. 923. Masonry´s first written record is centered around York, the seat of the Ancient York Grand Lodge. In 1813, this Grand Lodge merged with another group called the Modern Grand Lodge, to form the United Grand Lodge of England. This is the basis upon which our present system of Symbolic Lodge Masonry is built.

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Basics For Joining Orlando York Rite

YORK RITE DEGREES & ORDERS

by Sam Tish, E.H.P.

Much of the information about York Rite Freemasonry seems to be quietly discussed. Details about our York Rite bodies tend to be the "big secret" in masonry. Masonic brothers in Blue Lodge know York Rite exists, but little basic information reaches those who might be interested.
Total cost for candidates to join the three bodies (CHAPTER, COUNCIL, and COMMANDERY) is: $180.
Annual dues are less than $65. Any one or all of the degrees/orders may be taken as a "fast class–usually 2 days" or slow class stretched out over 2 or more months.
Payments may be made in three increments: CHAPTER = $85; COUNCIL = $40; COMMANDERY = $55.

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