Utah No. 1 York Rite Bodies http://www.saltlakeyorkrite.org Mon, 03 Dec 2007 02:35:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5 en 2006 Calendar http://www.saltlakeyorkrite.org/2006-calendar/ http://www.saltlakeyorkrite.org/2006-calendar/#comments Tue, 07 Nov 2006 10:23:29 +0000 Administrator York Rite http://www.saltlakeyorkrite.org/2006-calendar/ Stated Meetings

Jan 11, Royal Arch
Feb 8, Cryptic Council
Mar 8, Commandary
Apr 12, Royal Arch
May 10, Cryptic Council
Jun 14, Commandary
Sep 13, Royal Arch
Oct 11, Cyptic Council
Nov 8, Commandary (Elections)
Dec 13, Commandary

Special Meetings

Grand York Rite Sessions: May 11-13
Spring Festival: Mar 4 (Ogden), Mar 11 (SLC)
Easter Sunday Observance: April 16
Acension Sunday: TBD
Grand Visiation: TBD
Christmas Observance: Dec 14

]]> http://www.saltlakeyorkrite.org/2006-calendar/feed/ Joining the York Rite http://www.saltlakeyorkrite.org/joining-the-york-rite/ http://www.saltlakeyorkrite.org/joining-the-york-rite/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2005 12:12:34 +0000 Administrator York Rite http://www.saltlakeyorkrite.org/joining-the-york-rite/ Complete Your Journey…

Entering upon the York Rite starts with the Capitular Degrees of the Holy Royal Arch, although in joining the York Rite, one may elect to receive only the Capitular Degrees and not the Council Degrees or Orders of the Commandery; however, completion of the Capitular and Cryptic Degrees is necessary for application for the Orders of the Commandery.

Royal Arch Chapter

To become a Royal Arch Mason, a brother must first have passed a suitable examination as to his proficiency in the Master Mason Degree.

Cryptic Masons

To become a member of a council of Cryptic Masons, a Royal Arch Masons must petition the Cryptic Council for member. The Council refers to its members a Royal and Select Masters.

Knights Templar

The nature of a Commandery of Knights Templar is of interest for Masons who hold Christian ideals. The prerequisites for membership are being both a Capitular and Cryptic Mason, and being agreeable to being a sword Knight of Christ. The Commandery Orders are the Order of the Red Cross, The Order of the Mediterranean Pass and Malta, and the Order of the Temple.

To join the Utah #1 York Rite Bodies, a Master Mason in Good Standing simply needs to petition for membership. This single petition can be used for one, or all York Rite bodies. In a Royal Arch Mason, or a Select Master seek to further their studies, they may use the same petition.

]]> http://www.saltlakeyorkrite.org/joining-the-york-rite/feed/ About the York Rite http://www.saltlakeyorkrite.org/about-the-york-rite/ http://www.saltlakeyorkrite.org/about-the-york-rite/#comments Fri, 11 Nov 2005 10:56:29 +0000 Administrator York Rite http://www.saltlakeyorkrite.org/about-the-york-rite/ The York Rite is a confederation of degree systems consisting of the Royal Arch Chapter, Cryptic Rite Council, and the Commandery of Knights Templar. As practiced in Utah, it is sometimes referred to as the American Rite of Masonry. While most of the degrees of the Ritual were nurtured in England, it is in North America that they have attained their highest development. It is only in America that there is a regular arrangement of the degree systems as a total Rite.

A Master Mason should be interested in Masonic advancement and the lessons exemplified in the York Rite degrees –lessons of honesty, charity, harmony, justice, spirituality, service, fortitude, hope, prudence, fidelity, truth, religion, faith, love, and toleration, become part of one’s life as a Mason. The York Rite becomes that teacher of the philosophy of the Blue Lodge Mason.

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