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ANTONIO COUNCIL NO. 14 CELEBRATES 150 YEARS!
San Antonio Council No. 14 R&SM will celebrate 150 years
of Cryptic Masonry on June 25, 2009, with a 1850's-themed party at the Buckhorn
Saloon and Museum in San Antonio. A representation of the Grand Council will
be opened at 4:00 PM at the nearby Scottish Rite Library and Museum, followed
by a social hour at 6:00 PM and dinner at 7:00 PM at the Buckhorn. An entire
evening of fellowship, music and entertainment are planned! For more information,
please see the Cover Letter
(Adobe PDF) and the Event
Flyer (JPG).
GRAND CHAPTER / GRAND COUNCIL DATES !!!!
School of Instruction Thursday -Saturday October 15-17. Registration 8:00 am Begins at 9:00 am
Grand Chapter and Grand Council Banquet 6:00 pm Sunday October 18.
Grand Chapter 160th Annual Convocation Monday and Tuesday 8:00 am October 19-20
Grand Council 103rd Annual Assembly Monday and Tuesday 1:30 pm October 19-20
Sad News
A beloved member of the Committee on Work
Alan W "Skip" Dees passed away on May 12, 2009
Updated History Link - Click Here
We now have the online, the proceedings of the Grand Royal Arch Chapter
of the Republic of Texas from 1841 through 1849.
And from the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of Texas
from 1856 through 1864
Super Excellent Master's Degree
will be held Saturday June 12th at the Dallas Scottish Rite Temple. Registration
at 10:00 am, Lunch at 12 noon, and the Degree at 1:00 PM. Petitions must
be turned in by May 31, 2010 to receive card, certificate and pin at conferral,
all others will be mailed to your Council Recorders for distribution after
the Conferral. Total Cost for the Degree is $45.00 including lunch for the
Candidate. All other meal tickets are $8.00 each in advance,
or $10.00 at the door. Make checks payable to:
Lyle L. Cross York Rite College #147
and mail to Tim La Vergne, P.O. Box 755
Bonham, TX 75418
For further information call Tim at: 903-421-2178
or email blueknight201@cableone.net.
CLICK HERE FOR A PETITION
The Super Excellent Master's degree beautifully tells of a period in history in which all Freemasons are interested, that period following the destruction of the first Temple. The essence of the degree is foretold in the presentation by the Principal Sojourner in the Royal Arch Degree when he makes reference "Zedekiah was one and twenty years old when he began to reign and he reigned for eleven years in Jerusalem, and he did which was evil in the sight of the Lord his God,"etc.
The Degree of Super Excellent Master is one of the best devised, most impressive, and beautiful degrees. It is most enlightening and relevant to one's daily life. In a display of exciting events, Biblical characters come to life exemplifying the historical drama of the Holy Bible. Here Nebuchadnezzar rules again; Zedekiah proves the results of his wicked life; Ezekiel and Jeremiah prophesy the promises of Almighty God.
the credit of the Explanation goes to Canton Council No 35 in Canton Ohio
Click here for Canton's Web Page
Online Grand Council Leadership program
Companions there is a free online leadership program available from the Grand Council of WI's web page.
After entering the program follow the on screen directions, and be sure to click on the icon after each topic for a more in depth examination of that subject. You can complete the program at your own pace.
Click Here for Discussion on the Leadership program and the link to it are about middle of the page.
The program was put together by Companion Scott Willi when he served their Grand Sentinel.
NOTE: It is a flash based file.
So, If the person trying to view it does not have flash installed to their system they will not be able to view it.
Here is an easy fix to that problem:
www.globfx.com/products/#swfplayers
Swiff player is a freeware program to down load and will play the presentation easily.
It is the 6th program on that page.
Click Here for the new page of Grand Council History
GRAND YORK RITE CONFERENCE SCHEDULES ADDED FOR 2008-2009!!!! --- Click Here !!!
Click Here for the Calendar of Events (Festivals, Degrees, etc)
- Through the Veils
All Capitular/Cryptic Masons in the state should have received
their premier edition by now.
The 2nd edition will be the last complimentary issue to anyone
who has not subscribed by August 15th.
There is no money in the budget to publish this newsletter.
It has to be by subscription.
The rate is $10.00 per year.
Donations above that are appreciated and donations of $50.00 or more
will receive special recognition in the 4th issue.
The Companions need to send me a check for $10.00 (or more)
made out to "Through The Veils" at the home address of M:. E:. Doug Collins
1215 High Point Ln., Spring Branch, Tx. 78070
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
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