RECENT HAPPENINGS: Check our Web Site: www.palatineyorkrite.org Lots
of good information and historical newsletters. If you want to add
anything contact our Webmaster, Jim Newby. jamesn.newby@gmail.com Palatine Chapter #206, R.A.M., met on May 16th, 2018. The night was used for the Order of the Temple by the Commandery. We are getting set for Chapter Degrees most likely starting in the Fall. Bring those Petitions in. Our new Officers will be reported in the next issue of Temple Topics. Our Installation of Officers will be on June 20th at our Annual Steak Fry. Loyal
L Munn Chapter #96, R.A.M., met on May 2, 2018. We will report on our
new Officers in the next issue of Temple Topics. We are getting set for
more Chapter Work in the Fall. Let's get some Petitions in!. Our next
Convocation will be on June 6, 2018. We are getting set to sell
Vidalia Onions again this year. Good fund-raiser for us. Our
Installation of Officers will be on June 20, 2018, at our Annual Steak
Fry. Cryptic
Council #46, C.M., had a stated Assembly on May 2, 2018. It was the
Annual Convocation of Loyal L Munn Chapter. We still have a couple
candidates that need the Work. Hopefully we can get that done before
the summer. Our Annual Assembly will be on June 6, 2018. D-Day. Also
my grand daughter's Birthday. Our Installation of Officers will be on
June 20, 2018, at our Annual Steak Fry. Bethel
Commandery #36, K.T. met on May 16, 2018. We conferred the Order of
the Temple on James Michael Geiman. He has been a candidate for many
years and his work has kept him too busy to come out. Looks like we
finally got it done. Good for Mike and good for us! However, we still
have six candidates in waiting for the Order of the Temple. So, I guess
the heat is not really off. There is no reason we cannot confer some
Orders in May and June, 2018. Annual Meetings do not have to take a
long time. Our Annual Conclave is June 6, 2018. Our Steak Fry and
Installation of Officers is June 20, 2018. Silangan
Commandery #93, in Chicago, will be conferring the Order of the Temple
on four candidates on Saturday, May 26, 2018, at the Mont Clare Temple.
They will need some help. This will be a good opportunity for us to be
present and help. Our Annual Sessions will be on: Council July 12, 2018; Commandery July 13, 2018; Chapter July 14, 2018. Start making plans. We
congratulate Mark Nokes in being Installed as Worshipful Master of
Palatine Lodge #314. Also congratulate Frank Del Giudice on completing
his year as Worshipful Master of Palatine Lodge #314. Good going, guys! Our
own Andrew Michyeta is the Grand Commandery Membership Chairman for the
year for the state of Illinois. We wish him well in his endeavors. I
cannot talk enough about how the Officers and Sir Knights of Bethel
Commandery #36 have demonstrated our principles and beliefs as we have
supported our noble Order. God Bless all of you! It might be nice, sometime in the Summer or Fall, on a Saturday, to have a York Rite Day at Palatine. Something to think about. I
am repeating this because it will be the same for this year, we are
told. Last year we were all enjoying the new 10 man Opening for
Commandery. We did it in Templar Uniform (as we all should have been
doing forever). The key to this is that we can open with 10 men (or 9
if necessary). The Grand Encampment Full Form Opening takes about 16-18
Sir Knights to accomplish. Most Commanderies do not have that many at
their conclaves. This is a workable way to get back to the basics of
our chivalric fraternity. It is our understanding that this Opening
will be used again this year. It is being slightly revised and updated
and will be labelled 10-Man Opening 2015. The latest Version is dated
11-15-15. However, it was pointed out by the Grand Commander this year,
that if we have enough Sir Knights at an Inspection, we should do the
Full Form opening. My two cents, practicing both types of Opening, plus
the Order of the Temple, becomes a little much to practice. But, it
can be done. We will see what next year brings. Well, as an addendum,
we are told that we will be expected to do the Regular Full Form Opening
at our Inspection. The
Grand Commandery has come out with a new award, called the Cross and
Crown Award. This is available to a Commander who performs certain
functions and reaches certain goals during the year. It is our
understanding that this Award will be available in 2016/2017, as well.
Two years ago our own Gary Berenger won that Award. The only recipient
in the State of Illinois. Congratulations, Gary! 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. 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 315 members. L L Munn has 52 members. Cryptic Council has 315 members. Bethel Commandery now has 368 members. There will be some minor adjustments as we deal with plural members from the mergers. 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 chair lift needed. Our backlog of work is: Palatine Chapter #206-0; Loyal L. Munn Chapter #96-0; Cryptic Council #46; 3 Bethel Commandery #36-6. Let's get those Petitions in. Sickness and Distress: Received a call from Marcus Harris that his mother, Maryann Harris, passed away on May 8, 2018, at the Illinois Knights Templar Home at Paxton, IL. Maryann was the wife of Sir Knight Max Harris who was a very active member of the Palatine York Rite Bodies for decades. Maryann travelled with Max to Commandery Inspections and other events for years. She was 88 years old. There will be a Memorial Service in late July at their church in Elgin. Will keep you posted on that. UPCOMING EVENTS: 1. 5-26-18 Order ion the Temple at Silangan Commandery #93 in Chicago. 2. 6-6-18 Dinner at 6:30 and Annual Meetings of Cryptic Council and Bethel Commandery. 4. 6-20-18 Steak Fry and Installation of Officers. 5. 7-12/14-2018 Grand York Rite Session in Normal, IL. Council, then Commandery, then Chapter. Bradley L. Baker |