Bethel
Commandery #36, Knights Templar
CHARTERED OCTOBER 26, 1870, ELGIN, IL
455
W. Dundee Rd. Palatine, IL 60067
Mark Nokes, Recorder Stated Conclaves
640
Mohave St.
1st and 3rd
Wednesday
Hoffman Estates, IL 60169 Sept through June
Tel: 847-828-0273 7:30 o’clock P.M. Sir Knight:
Our
Commander, Sir Knight Ralph J. Palmer, and the Officers and Knights of
Bethel Commandery, cordially invite You and your Lady to attend the
Annual Inspection of Bethel Commandery #36, Knights Templar, on
Saturday, April 12, 2014. Our Inspection is under the direction of:
Sir Knight William E. Jegen
Past Grand Commander
Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of the State of Illinois
Please join us in welcoming Sir Knight Jegen and his Lady, Linda.
There
will be a Luncheon at 12:00 P.M., Full Form Opening at 1:00 P.M., Order
of the Temple at 1:40 P.M., Evening Work at 4:35 PM, and Dinner at 6:00
PM.
Your ladies are more than welcome. A Tea Table will be available and the Ladies may enjoy each others’ company.
The Luncheon will be $5.00 and the Dinner $12.00. Pay at the door. Following the events of the day, all are welcome to an Afterglow at the home of Russell and Micki
Schlosser, Deputy Grand Commander and his Lady. Directions will be available at the Inspection.
Reservations
are appreciated for the meals. You may respond to our Recorder, Mark
Nokes, at mnokes@ameritech.net or telephone 847-828-0273.
Please
note. The Palatine Masonic Temple is now at 455 W. Dundee Rd.,
Palatine, IL. It is on Route 68 just west of the intersection of Smith
Rd and W. Dundee Rd. It is a former firehouse. Parking is behind and
in front of the Temple.
Sincerely,
The Officers and Knights of Bethel Commandery #36, Knights Templar
RECENT HAPPENINGS:
Palatine
Chapter #206, R.A.M., has been sharing its recent meetings with the
Commandery for their practice for the Inspection coming up in April.
Palatine Chapter's next Convocation will be on April 16, 2014. We may
honor the Past Presiding Officers that night. We may also confer some
degree work depending on any new Petitions that may come in. Dinner
before
the meeting, of course.
Loyal
L. Munn Chapter #96, R.A.M., has also been sharing its meeting nights
with the Commandery. Our
next Convocation will be on April 2, 2014, where Bethel Commandery is
scheduled to confer the Order of the Temple. On May 7th, we will have
our Annual Convocation and Election of Officers. If we have Petitions
we will be doing some Degree work. That would be nice.
Cryptic
Council #46, C.M., has also been allocating its Assembly nights to the
Commandery for their preparation for their Inspection in April. We have
several candidates available for the Council Degrees. I believe we
will be conferring these in April or May. Stay tuned. The Super
Excellent Master Degree, previously scheduled for May 10th, has been
cancelled. It will be conferred at a later time. Too bad.
Bethel
Commandery has been having practices on the off Wednesdays. On the 5th
of March we conferred the Illustrious Order of the Red Cross and the
Order of Malta on 2 of our candidates, Alex Nawakowski and James Edgell,
plus one from Aurora, David Wright, son of George Wright, an old friend
from Evanston (now from Yorkville). I will try to put a photo of the
Red Cross
and Malta gang. Our Annual Inspection is coming up on April 12, 2014.
Several of our Sir Knights have been visiting other Commandery
Inspections through this winter. This past weekend Frank Del Giudice,
Gary Berenger, and Russell Schlosser visited Joliet Commandery #4. Brad
Baker visited Aurora Commandery #22. On March 1st, several of us
visited Apollo Commandery #1. Our Corned Beef and Cabbage dinner will
be over by the time you read this. Hopefully it will be a fine event.
We'll let you know.
On
a happy note, our good friend Lillian Fraser, mother of Sir Knight Ron
Fraser, and widow of Sir Knight Jack Fraser, will turn 101 years old on
April 22, 2014. If you want to send her a card, the address is: 2003
Cherokee Rd. Carpentersville, IL 60110.
Several
of our members went to AMD weekend in Reston, VA, this month. I missed
because of the bad weather. I did not want to get stuck there and miss
my Gardening School. I understand thye all had a good time.
As
a point of interest, we have heard that our good friend David P.
Miller, is in the Grand Lodge Line in Arizona. I believe as Senior
Grand Steward. Keep on truckin', Dave!
Ralph
Palmer is also having Commandery practices on the off Wednesdays to
prepare for our Annual Inspection on April 12, 2014. Ralph would like
all the work to be done by members of Bethel Commandery and by the
Officers in their Stations. Of course another way to learn your parts
is to attend some of the
Commandery Inspections on Saturday's throughout the winter and spring.
A list of the Chicago area Inspections is at the bottom of this
article.
As
a result of Ralph Palmer's idea, we have been sending Birthday Cards to
the residents of the Illinois Knights Templar Home at Paxton, IL, this
past year. We are continuing each month. Thank you, Ralph. We also
sent Christmas Cards to all the residents in December, also at Ralph's
suggestion.
In
conjunction with our end-of-year events, Annual Meetings, etc, if we
have more candidate Petitions, we may confer Chapter Degrees to get a
running start on next fall. No sense dragging our feet. |
Bethel Commandery has come out with another belt
buckle for sale for benefit of the Knights Templar Eye
Foundation, Inc. This one is a Royal Arch
Chapter buckle, with the triple tau, and with the
infamous words "Holiness to the Lord"
emblazoned thereon. This buckle has been commissioned
in honor of Brother, Companion,
and Sir Knight David P. Miller, Past Grand High Priest
and member of the Palatine
York Rite. It will sell for $50, just as the Knights
Templar buckle did last year. We also we able to
obtain a few more Knights Templar buckles since we
had more orders than we could fill. Let me know if
you are interested.
Our
loyal Companion and Sir Knight Jim Newby has volunteered to coordinate
the degree work going forward. Thank you, Jim. He will also work with
the Officers of the four respective bodies. The following is what we
have printed for some time. "As a reminder, at our planning meeting on
April 4,
2007, we tentatively decided to appoint one member as
a
"Degree Czar" for each of the Palatine York Rite
Bodies. That would be four individuals. The thought
was that the number two man in each body would fill
that need. We need to get more people trained in our
Degree Ritual so we have a backup for each part.
Right now, if certain people are out of town, we are
stuck. This will also get some of our newer members
actively
involved in the affairs of our four York Rite
Bodies. This will also get the number two man in each
group more prepared for his year as Presiding Officer.
Planning and Preparation.
The York Rite offers many opportunities for us to
serve our fellow man and our communities. Each of the
Bodies has a charity or several charities that we
support. Membership in our York Rite Bodies
allows us
to fulfill our Obligations and Vows to help those who
are less fortunate. Let us keep this in our minds as
we go about our daily endeavors. There is a cloud
surrounding us, that has been built up over the
centuries, that we are a secret organization. Now is
the time to let those on the outside know who we are.
We should not keep our lamps
under the bushel, but
should let our Light so shine before men, that they
may see our good works, and glorify our Father, which
is in Heaven.
Palatine Chapter currently has 176 members. L L Munn has about 75 members. Bethel
Commandery now has 201 members. Of these, 94 are life
members and 13 are 50-year members and are exempt from
Dues.
As a reminder, the new Palatine Masonic Temple is all on one floor and at
ground level. Therefore it is wheelchair accessible. No ramp or chairlift
needed.
Our backlog of work is: Palatine Chapter #206-0;
Loyal L. Munn Chapter #96-0; Cryptic Council #46-3;
Bethel Commandery #36-4. Let's get those Petitions
in.
Sickness and distress: None Reported.
UPCOMING EVENTS:
1. 3-29-14 Medinah Temple Potentate's Ball. Also, St. Bernard Commandery and Albertus Magnus Commandery Annual Inspections. 2. 4-2-14 L L Munn, Cryptic, and Bethel meetings. Order of the Temple. Dinner at 6:30. Cryptic #46 Opens. 3. 4-4/5-14 Scottish Rite Reunion Chicago (Bloomingdale). 4. 4-9-14 Bethel Commandery practice at Medinah. 5. 4-12-14 Bethel Commandery #36 Inspection (That's Us!). 6.
4-16-13 Palatine and Bethel meetings. Past Presiding Officers
honored. Possible Council Degrees. Dinner at 6:30. Palatine #206
Opens. 7. 5-7-14 L L Munn, Cryptic, and Bethel meetings. L L Munn #96 Annual Convocation. Dinner at 6:30. L L Munn #96 Opens. 8.
5-21-14 Palatine and Bethel meetings. Palatine #206 Annual
Convocation. Possible Degree work. Dinner at 6:30. Bethel #36 Opens. 9.
6-4-14 L L Munn, Cryptic, and Bethel meetings. Bethel #36 and
Cryptic #46 Annual Meetings. Possible Degree work. Fresh Strawberries.
Dinner at 6:30. Cryptic #46 Opens. 10.
6-18-14 Palatine and Bethel meetings. Annual Steak Fry at 6:30 and
Installation of Officers to follow. Palatine #206 Opens. 11. 7-19-14 Grand Council Annual Assembly in Bloomington. 12. 7-25/26-14 Grand Chapter and Grand Commandery Annual Sessions at Normal, IL. |
Fraternally,
Bradley L. Baker, PHP, TIPM, PC, Correspondent
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