Warrior1256
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I have to agree with you there.No, they find it ludicrous. It does nothing to convey the image of a "Knight Templar."
I have to agree with you there.No, they find it ludicrous. It does nothing to convey the image of a "Knight Templar."
Agreed! I would like to see a change to this.No, that's not it at all. They would be happy to west the sash and mantle, both of which have crosses and are styled in a more chivalric manner.
Without the uniforms, swords, and military aspect, the Commandery would be just like every other appendant body.
Without the swords, you would have to rewrite every piece of ritual in the entire organization.
This is what I am doing now.You can't get new guys because they don't want to buy the uniform (mine was pieced together over time and through hand-me-downs).
No kidding! By the time that I get my entire uniform together I'll have a tidy financial investment in it.Old guys who have long since paid for their current uniform aren't going to buy something new.
Exactly!Without the uniforms, swords, and military aspect, the Commandery would be just like every other appendant body.
Without the swords, you would have to rewrite every piece of ritual in the entire organization.
Agreed, that's why I am buying new stuff a little at a time.It can, and eventually will, change. At least one US Grand Commandery has already done it.
The worst part of the hand-me-down method is that those uniforms look like hand-me-downs, which only makes the dead horse look worse.
Sounds like an expensive organization to be a part of. I have no idea why these organizations cause so much money.
I take the opposite view. Masonry has always had a reputation for being expensive. When I was handed my dues bill the night I was Raised I looked at the number and asked "This is per month, right?". Nope, dues per year.
Dues prices have not tracked with inflation but all other expenses have. When dues were a week of wages for a skilled laborer, it was all expensive.
I agree with both. Blue Lodge dues are very inexpensive as far as the ones that I know of. However, if these dues or those of an appendant body would cause even a slight financial burden then put off joining until you are in a better place income wise. Those that depend upon you come first.I have always been of the mind that if the cost of an organization gives you reason to pause, you honestly don't need to join. Paying your household bills is far more important in the grand scheme of things.
Everyone knows that dues are a yearly thing. I am by no means well off, I work for the govt after all..lol, all I do is set some aside and when dues come im good to go, Also tax time helps a lot!I agree with both. Blue Lodge dues are very inexpensive as far as the ones that I know of. However, if these dues or those of an appendant body would cause even a slight financial burden then put off joining until you are in a better place income wise. Those that depend upon you come first.
Some with the mantle in the US do provide. Providing the GEKT uniform would be somewhat difficult, due to sizing.A thing they do in many "Templar degrees / bodies" around the world is provide the clothing to the brethren. When you arrive there's a changing room where the necessary gear can be donned. Often they aren't as nice as if you had your own, but it usually works pretty well. Many of these places also wear hats, though not as fancy ones as the chapeau.
Not sure if that has ever been considered in the US.
I am very new to the York Rite having been knighted in the KT this past December. So there are some jurisdictions that use a mantle and no other official uniform?Some with the mantle in the US do provide. Providing the GEKT uniform would be somewhat difficult, due to sizing.