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Most Illustrious Grand Master, Tommy Chapman, welcomes you to the Official Web Site of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Master of Texas.  We hope you enjoy your visit and will come back often. New material is added to these pages on a regular basis.

If you need or want more information, please stop by our office or call us. The Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of Texas office is located in the Memorial Grand Lodge of Texas AF&AM building located on the corner of Columbus Avenue and 8^th Street, in Waco, Texas. The Grand Recorder, Orville L. O'Neill, and his Staff are there to help you and they delight in providing information to everyone who is interested in our fraternity. They can be contacted at (254) 753-6721 or by FAX at (254) 753-3432 or by e-mail at:  gractx@aol.com.  

Upcoming Dates for Grand Chapter/Grand Council
School of Instruction will be October 16 through October 18, 2008.
Grand Chapter and Grand Council will be October 19 through October 21, 2008

Recent Updates To This Web Site

Click Here for the new page of Grand Council History

Click Here for the Calendar of Events (Festivals, Degrees, etc)

PETITION AND AWARD FORMS

The forms below are either in Adobe Acrobat PDF format or in Microsoft Word DOC format and are also available from the Secretary/Recorder or from the Grand Chapter and Grand Council Office.

Petition Form (.pdf)
Cryptic Triangle Award Form (.doc)
Royal Purple Service Award Form (.htm)

WHAT ALL MASTER MASONS SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE AMERICAN YORK RITE

The American York Rite Consists of Four Distinct and Separate Sovereign Masonic Bodies:

• The Symbolic (Blue) Lodges, which are governed by the Grand Lodges.
• The Chapters of Royal Arch Masons, which are subordinate to Grand Chapters.
• The Councils of Royal and Select Masters, which are under the control of Grand Councils.
• The Commanderies of Knights Templar, which are governed by the Grand Commanderies under the authority of The Grand Encampment, Knights Templar of the United States of America.  More...