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Doubly embarassing since I was present at the installations and didnt catch the photo mismatch....

You are correct... I went back and looked at the Grand Chapter and Grand Council web pages and they've updated the "Welcome" paragraph with the new Grand presiding officer names, but the pics are left from last year. My mistake- thought that since they'd updated the Welcome statement, the pic...

Agree with most of the brothers so far and I would add that we also do not do a good job informing/reminding brothers that if they need to "drop" for financial or personal reasons that they can request a demit and protect their options. The number of suspensions is up, particularly in the York...

The new Grand Officers for the York Rite in Texas, installed on Tuesday, October 18th for the 2012 Capitular and Cryptic Year. The Most Excellent Grand Chapter of York Rite Masons of Texas: http://www.texasyorkrite.org/chapter/Officers-Grand-Chapter.php The Most Illustrious Grand Council of...

Brownwood Commandery No. 22 in Boerne, Texas will confer the Commandery Orders on Saturday morning, October 29th at Kendall Masonic Lodge #897. Please arrive by 8:30AM for an anticipated 9:00AM start. Brownwood Sir Knights should anticipate a short-form open for the purpose of balloting on...

I will see you in Boerne! Some Companions from Helotes York Rite will receive their orders too! Congratulations Brother!

Very good recommendations brother, very good!

Look me up at either Helotes Lodge #1429, also home of Helotes York Rite! Our Y.R. has a Facebook page, but FaceBook has had it down for "maintenance" for the last several hours- facebook.com\helotesyorkrite S&F BroBill

Ah, I understand brother. I'm afraid it's a good news-bad news thing; the books I recommend are history-based, but they necessarily refer to the degrees and how they evolved. Unfortunately, many of the books on the history of the York Rite will be similar since much of the Y.R. history...

My actual recommendation is to go into the degree work without reading ahead and I recommend this for two reasons; first, depending on where the author did his esoteric work, it may vary some from what we do in Texas, second, it takes the mystery out of the degree work and your experience will...

I recommend "The History and Symbolism of Royal Arch Masonry" by Edward R. Graham. Here is my review that is posted in various places here on the forums: The History and Symbolism of Royal Arch Masonry by Edward R. Graham is an excellent book that clearly explains the Royal Arch degrees (Mark...

The History and Symbolism of Royal Arch Masonry by Edward R. Graham is an excellent book that clearly explains the Royal Arch degrees (Mark Master, Past Master, Most Excellent Master, and Royal Arch Mason), how they came about, their correct chronological order when integrated on a timeline with...

"The History and Symbolism of Royal Arch Masonry" by Edward R. Graham is an excellent book that clearly explains the Royal Arch degrees (Mark Master, Past Master, Most Excellent Master, and Royal Arch Mason), how they came about, their correct chronological order when integrated on a timeline...

Yes there are also books you can read and I've reviewed two under the Education forum- Royal Arch Matters and Tell Me More About the Mark Degree. I'm reading a series of books on the YR and KT and hope to post a review for each. I also agree you should attend and participate in the degree work...

This is a terrific book for the Royal Arch Mason who wants to learn the heritage and history of the Masonic fraternity. It sheds important light on the history of the Mark Degree. Before I read it I wondered why the Mark Degree warranted a study of it's own. After reading the book, I now...

This is an excellent book which actually serves as a brief history lesson of Royal Arch Masonry. I say brief because it comes in at 46 pages but the author, Roy Wells, uses those 46 pages very effectively. The writing style is excellent and easy to follow and I used the term "history" because he...

This is an excellent book which actually serves as a brief history lesson of Royal Arch Masonry. I say brief because it comes in at 46 pages but the author, Roy Wells, uses those 46 pages very effectively. The writing style is excellent and easy to follow and I used the term "history" because he...

Sir Knights, Brownwood Commandery #22 will hold its October Conclave this Wednesday, October 5th at Kendall Masonic Lodge in Boerne, Texas. We dine at 6:00 and we open at 7:00. Sir Knights are welcome. S&F S.K. BroBill

Just finished reading "Tell Me More About the Mark Degree" by Revd Neville Barker Cryer. Very good book that clearly explains the unique place the Mark Degree holds in Masonic history. When I saw the book I wondered why the Mark Degree would warrant its own book and special study- now I know...

Eventually you'll likely find the one you enjoy most and then it gets somewhat easier prioitize and divive your time. I gravitated to York Rite and I make all those meetings (Chapter & Council), then I try to make at least Blue Lodge Stated, and then its a matter of hitting other meetings as my...