Grand Commandery of Virginia Downloads
Grand Commandery of Virginia Downloads Constitutions and Statutes Grand Commandery of Virginia Grand Encampment General Orders General Order #1 Decisions Dispensations Dispensation #1 Dispensation #2 Dispensation #3 Dispensation #4 Dispensation #5 Dispensation #6 Dispensation #7 Dispensation #8 Dispensation #9 Dispensation #10 Dispensation #11 Dispensation #12 Dispensation #13 Dispensation #14 Dispensation #15 Dispensation #16 Dispensation #17 Dispensation #18 Dispensation #19 Dispensation #20 Dispensation #21 Dispensation #22 Dispensation #23 Dispensation #24 Dispensation #25 Petitions and Applications Petition Affiliation Permanent Life Membership Member Education Membership Guidebook Templar Protocol Templar Title Usage Officer Education Expectations of the Grand Line Officers Guidelines, Junior Officers of a Commandery District Deputy Grand Commander & Officer Guide Expectations of Dais Officers Expectations of Commanders Expectations of Generalissimos Expectations of Captain Generals Expectations of Recorders Expectations of DIW Expectations of Committees District Deputy Grand Commanders Annual Report District Deputy Grand Commander Manual
Appendant and Affiliated Organizations
Appendant and Affiliated Organizations Grand Encampment of Knights Templar, U.S.A. Grand Lodge of VA MAHOVA Grand Chapter of VA York Rite Freemasonry KT SGP Canada Order of the Beauceant DeMolay Rainbow for Girls Job’s Daughters Scottish Rite
Honors and Awards
Honors and Awards Knight Templar Cross of Honor In accordance with the provisions of Section 237(b) of the Statutes of the Grand Encampment, as amended at the Triennialconclave, the meritorious service award known as the KNIGHTS TEMPLAR CROSS OF HONOR, shall be conferred by the Grand Master on behalf of the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar to deserving Sir Knights of Constituent and Subordinate Commanderies upon certain conditions hereinafter set forth. The KNIGHTS TEMPLAR CROSS OF HONOR Shall be awarded “only for exceptional and meritorious service rendered to the order, far beyond the call of duty, and beyond the service usually expected of an officer or member.” In deciding upon the award, precedents shall be entirely ignored and each case shall be decided upon its own unusual merits. No posthumous award shall be made, and no present or past elected Grand Officer of a Grand Commandery shall be eligible for the award. One nomination maybe made from a Grand Commandery membership, regardless of number of members, plus one additional nomination may be made from a Grand Commandery for each 5,000 members, or major fraction thereof, during any one year. Only one nomination may be made from the total of the Subordinate Commanderies during one year. Download FormEvaluation Criteria Grice Award This award was established by Sir Knight George B. Yeates, Right Eminent Grand Commander in 1984. It is awarded by the Grand Commander to a Sir Knight, or Knights who have made significant contributions to his Commandery over a two-year period in one of areas of ritual, administration, Eye Foundation, or Holy Land Pilgrimage. Up to two awards may be made each year at the discretion of the Grand Commander. MSM Required by: December 31 The procedure to be followed for making nominations for the MSM Award shall be as follows: Any Constituent Commandery desiring to make a nomination shall first adopt a formal resolution, setting forth the full name of its nominee, and the nature of the meritorious service upon which such nomination is based. Commander of such Constituent Commandery shall thereupon cause to be filled-in a Nomination Form to be supplied by the Grand Recorder, giving the date, full name of the nominee, address, Templar rank, name of his Commandery and a statement of the nature of the meritorious service upon which such nomination is based. Such Nomination Form shall be signed by the Commander of such Constituent Commandery and shall be forwarded by him to the Grand Commander for consideration. The Grand Commander shall consider all nominations made by Constituent Commanderies and shall select those qualified nominees, one (1) per Constituent Commandery per Grand Commandery year. It shall be the responsibility of the Grand Recorder to order the MSM Awards from the Grand Encampment Office; it shall be the Constituent Commandery responsibility for the cost of the MSM Award without any cost to the recipient. Presentation of the Grand Commandery Meritorious Service Medal shall be made at an appropriate ceremony of Grand Commandery or Consentient Commandery. Application Membership Cordons Required by: March 15 Any Knight Templar who, after May 10, 1985, as a first line signer secures and presents petitions of candidates to receive the Order of Knighthood shall be eligible to receive a membership award in the form of a shoulder cord. To qualify, the petitioner must receive the Order of the Temple and thereby become a member of a Virginia Commandery. All awards presented in accordance with this program shall be returned to the Grand Commandery when the recipient receives a subsequent award for additional petitions. However, the last award received by the recipient shall remain his property. Shoulder cords in the specified colors shall be a braided cord with a loop. The loop shall attach to a black button sewed on top of the left shoulder of the coat of a standard Templar Uniform and three and one-half inches from the shoulder seam. Such awards are worn on the left shoulder and under the sleeve and only one award shall be worn at any time by a Sir Knight. That award being the latest Shoulder Cord that has been presented to him. Sir Knights obtaining one hundred and three or more petitions may receive a white cord and thus begin to progress again through the award sequence above while retaining the black and white cord which in such cases shall be worn on the left shoulder over andoutside the sleeve. Application 3 – White 6 – Silver 9 – Gold 15 – Red 20 – Red and White 25 – Red and Silver 30 – Red and Gold 35 – Red and Purple 40 – Purple and White 45 – Purple and Silver 50 – Purple and Gold 55 – Green and White 60 – Green and Silver 65 – Green and Gold 70 – Green and Red 75 – Blue and White 80 – Blue and Silver 85 – Blue and Gold 90 – Blue and Red 95 – Blue and Purple 100 – Black and White Proficiency Ribbons Upon being certified as proficient in the conferral of the Illustrious Order of the Red Cross, the Order of Malta, and/or the Order of the Temple by the Grand Instructor General, Deputy Grand Instructor General, or the District Instructor, the qualifying Sir Knight shall be permitted to purchase a ribbon, distinctive to the Order in which he is deemed proficient, together with the following devices, if applicable, to be worn on the ribbon: A Gold Star for proficiency in conferral of the Order in full form for which the Sir Knight is qualified to confer from the East; A Silver Star for proficiency in the ritual of the Prelate in the Order of the Temple; the Marshal in the Order of Malta; and/or the Master of Infantry / Companion Conductor in the Illustrious Order of the Red Cross; A Bronze Star for proficiency in conferring the Illustrious Order of the Red Cross and/or the Order of Malta from the East in short form.
Recorders
Recorders New Sir Knight Packet The New Sir Knight packet is offered by the Grand Encampment and is intended for any new candidates once the Order of the Temple is conferred. Get Packet Here MMS Masonic Membership Solutions is used by Commandery Recorders and administrators to manage the Sir Knights of Virginia. This tool is invaluable to keeping a Commandery on track with dues, reports, and tracking of candidates. Visit MMS Website Christmas Observance One of the 4 religious celebrations that each Commandery should be holding each year, the Christmas Observance ceremony hosts toasts from the Grand Master of the Grand Encampment of the U.S.A., a response to his toast, and a toast from the Grand Commander of Virginia. Information will be provided when available for 2023. Resolution of Respect The Resolution of Respect is used for Sir Knights who have passed away. This will be used by Recorders so the Commandery can send something to the family to note their sentiments about the Sir Knight if they so choose. View Resolution DDGC Nomination Form Virginia C&S – Section 24(C)(7) Each Constituent Commandery will, no later than October 1 of each year, recommend to the Deputy Grand Commander a Past Commander to serve as District Deputy Grand Commander during the ensuing Chivalric year. The recommendation will be by letter and will include the name of the nominee, the year he served as Commander, and of which Commandery, and such other information as may be of use in determining the selection. (GC 2017) View Nomination Form By-Laws Template A template that Commanderies can use to create or update their By-Laws. Download Template Fredericksburg No. 1Charles Jarrett Frame, Jr. 123 Ferry RoadFredericksburg, VA 22405-5723 H: 540-373-2278cjmframe@aol.com Richmond No. 2Jacob Alan Crocker 27 S Stafford AvenueRichmond, VA 23220-5228 richmondcommandery2@gmail.com Charlottesville No. 3No Recorder Use Commander’s Emailpwileygarrett@embarqmail.com DeMolay No. 4Jonathan Alexander Giles 145 Buckhead Road, Apt 108Lynchburg, VA 24502-2888 C: 434-841-2789jonathanagiles@me.com Portsmouth No. 5Kyle William Strickland P.O. Box 6802Chesapeake, VA 23323-0802 C: 757-754-1671kwscommandery@gmail.com Appomattox No. 6Robin Craig Sowers 6001 Springbank RoadPetersburg, VA 23803-6401 C: 804-892-1169geezertech748@aol.com Stevenson No. 8Stephen Lynn Young 41 South Inglewood PlaceFishersville, VA 22939-2121 H: 540-451-2191 | C:540-480-2200s.l.young@comcast.net Lynn No. 9Daniel Hufford Surface, Jr. P. O. Box 1127Marion, VA 24354-1127 C: 276-783-2992vaghp2017@gmail.com Old Dominion No. 11Michael Thomas Huff 1563 Mary Ellen CourtMcLean, VA 22101-5022 H: 703-303-7951Huff.gcova@gmail.com Winchester No. 12Dr. James Massie Gillispie, Ph.D. 210 Stephens Run StreetStephens City, VA 22655-2883 C: 910-590-6354jaygillispie01@gmail.com Johnson No. 14Larry Curtis Huff 125 Spring Valley RoadBristol, TN 37620-5459 C: 423-383-7842larrychuff@aol.com Bayard No. 15Skye Matthew Blackwell 624 E. Calhoun StreetSalem, VA 24153-4326 H: 540-598-0053smblackwell01@gmail.com Grice No. 16Ariel Ilano Alcantara 441 Cronin RoadVirginia Beach, VA 23452-2424 H: 757-904-5129Aalcan2345@yahoo.com Hampton No. 17John Richard Rawls 103 Brokenbridge RoadYorktown, VA. 23692-4711 H: 757-898-4484C: 757-630-7774richard@rawls.com Luray No. 19Jimmy Dale “JD” Davis 17091 Timberview DriveTimberville, VA 22853-2615 C: 540-333-2006ceotsrs@gmail.com Clinch Valley No. 20Robert Darrell Maxwell 7923 Brown Mountain RdJewell Ridge, VA 24622 H: 276-881-8160C: 276-210-2210darrellmaxwell03@gmail.com Graham No. 22Devin G. Hamden 2045 Lee AveBluefield, VA. 24605-1039 H: 304-308-3560devinragc@gmail.com Alleghany No. 23Ronnal David Bostic 105 Ash AvenueCovington, VA 24426-6313 H: 540-862-0738C: 540-691-3047ronbostic@ntelos.com Piedmont No. 26Jason Daniel Matchett 47163 Chambliss CtSterling, VA 20165-3520 H: 703-433-1160matchetts@gmail.com Moomaw No. 27Timothy Lester Thorman 2157 Maple AvenueBuena Vista, VA 24416-2319 tthorman@hotmail.com Arlington No. 29Kevin Edgar Torres 2161 Jennings StreetWoodbridge, VA 22042-3520 C: 917-607-9337kevin.torres01@gmail.com New River Valley No. 32D. Cole David 250 Patricia Lane NEChristiansburg, VA 24073-4932 C: 540-922-2152dcoledavid@gmail.com Penn-Neck No. 33Arthur James (Jim) Phillips 326 Taliaferro LaneGloucester, VA 23061-3637 H: 804-693-3714C: 804 695-4892ajphil@cox.net Turner Ashby No. 35James Elwood Thayer 16363 Prosit LaneRixeyville, VA 22737-2321 H: 540-349-1755vajetpwr1@gmail.com Virginia Beach No. 36Ryan Nathanial-Fitzgerald Yakstis 925 Brandon Ave Apt A4Norfolk, VA 23517 C: 757-270-3674govna@protingumas.org Sinclair No. 37 U.D.Michael Thomas Huff 1563 Mary Ellen CourtMcLean, VA 22101-5022 H: 703-303-7951
History of the Grand Commandery of Virginia
History of the Grand Commandery of Virginia On Thursday, November 27, 1823, A.D., in the era of Knights Templar 705 A.O., an assembly of delegates from several Virginia Encampments of Knights Templar met in the Masons’ Hall in Winchester, Virginia. The following Sir Knights in were attendance: Daniel W. Thomas, Warner Throckmorton, Conrad Kremer, and Samuel H. Davis from Winchester Encampment. Jacob R. Thomas, John R. Hayden, Robert Blanchard, and Timothy Herrington from Warren Encampment. Henry Seevers, William B. Whitney, Sutton I. Harris, and William Blanchard from Mt. Carmel Encampment. At the meeting Sir Knight Daniel W. Thomas was elected chairman and Sir Knight Sutton I. Harris secretary of the assembly. The chairman briefed the object of the meeting, with a preamble, and a resolution to establish a Grand Encampment of Sir Knights and the Appendant Orders (Red Cross and Malta) in Winchester, Virginia, for the State of Virginia, and for the government, therefore. It was further resolved that the constitution of the Grand Encampment of the State of Virginia was to be framed by Winchester Encampment. On Friday, November 28, 1823, the resolutions were ratified by the delegates and the Grand Encampment of the State of Virginia was organized with the following officers and to serve for the next twelve months: M.E. Sir Daniel Walker Thomas – Grand Master E. Sir Warner Throckmorton Deputy – Grand Master E. Sir Jacob R. Thomas – Grand Generalissimo E. Sir Henry Seevers – Grand Captain General E. Sir George Reed – Grand Prelate E. Sir Conrad Kremer – Grand Senior Warden E. Sir Samuel H. Davis – Grand Junior Warden E. Sir Sutton I. Harris – Grand Recorder E. Sir Peter Lauck – Grand Treasurer E. Sir Samuel H. Lauck – Grand Standard Bearer E. Sir Fountain Beckham – Grand Sword Bearer E. Sir Nahum W. Patch – Grand Warder E. Sir James Foster – Grand Sentinel It was resolved that Winchester Encampment No. 1 would continue to work on the governance of the Grand Encampment of the State of Virginia. The resolution also granted the Subordinate Encampments and numbers until the next meeting of the Grand Encampment of the State of Virginia: Winchester Encampment No. 1 Warren Encampment No. 2 Mount Carmel Encampment No. 3 From the Mists of Time From the Mists of Time is a deep dive into the historical beginnings of the Grand Commandery of Virginia. Below you will find the History of Templar Masonry in Virginia, a shorter version, and then the full version “From the Mists of Time”.
VA Insert
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