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Produced for the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Indiana.
Created by Christopher Hodapp, author of Freemasons For Dummies and the Templar Code For Dummies.
While the degrees in all concordant bodies have much inherent value and beauty, those of the York Rite are especially impressive.
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It is the first step in York Rite Masonry. Here within the Chapter you will receive the necessary instruction and information to fill in some of the missing pieces from the Masonic history taught in the Masonic Lodge. The Chapter is referred as Capitular Masonry, providing a member with the opportunity for further advancement within the brotherhood.
Every Chapter within the Province of New Brunswick falls under the jurisdiction of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of New Brunswick. To become a member of a Chapter, you must first be a Mason, and then you may apply for an application. Once accepted you will receive three Degrees:
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Royal Arch Masons who profess the Christian faith may petition a Preceptory of Knights Templar. The Order of the Red Cross is based upon Old Testament events and is thus pre-Christian in its focus. This order has much in common with the 15th and 16th degrees of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite.
St. John de Molay No. 3A –
Presiding Preceptor: Em. Kt. Derrick G. Walsh
Registrar: Sir Kt. Corey Steward
Ivanhoe No. 36 –
Presiding Preceptor: Em. Kt. James A Buchanan
Registrar: R. Em. Kt. Chris Kitson
The York Rite Sovereign College of North America exists primarily to be of service to the York Rite of Freemasonry. Constituent colleges must declare fealty to the Grand Lodge of their respective jurisdictions. The pre-requisite for membership, which is by invitation only, is good-standing in all four York Rite bodies: Lodge, Chapter, Council and Preceptory. They provide a resource of ritualists for the other York Rite Bodies for special occasions. There is one college in New Brunswick and it is Loyalist College # 98. Their main Degree is that of The Knight of York.
THE YORK RITE
The York Rite takes its name from the Ancient English city of York, around whose minster, or cathedral, cluster many Masonic traditions. Here , these traditions tell us, Athelstan, who reigned more than a thousand years ago and who was the first king of all England, granted the first charter to the Masonic guilds. Here, in 1705, a Grand Lodge in London, to whose constitution the Grand Lodge of England later appealed as the true source of authentic Freemasonry. Though early disappearing from the Masonic scene, this Grand Lodge left an indelible impression upon the institution, and its name — York — will survive as long as Freemasonry continues.
Loyalist College #98
Governor – Timothy C. Yates
Secretary – Thomas G. Roberts
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This group admits members by invitation only who are subscribing member of their Craft Lodge, Royal Arch Chapter and Knights Templar Preceptory. The HRA-KTP have control over thirty degrees but usually confer only the ‘Holy Royal Arch Knight Templar Priest’ degree. There are two Grand Colleges, one in the UK and the other in the USA.
The local Tabernacle for New Brunswick is NORTHUMBRIA TABERNACLE #111 and meets in Moncton.
Northumbria Tabernacle #111
High Priest – Timothy C. Yates
Secretary – Chris Kitson
McLeod Moore No. 1:
Most Puissant Sovereign:
Em. Kt. Comp Mark Walsh
Recorder:
Kt. Comp. Eric Johnson
St-Anne No. 27:
Most Puissant Sovereign:
Em. Kt. Comp Mike Crofts
Recorder:
Kt. Comp. Joel MacDonald
Royal island No. 28:
Most Puissant Sovereign:
Em. Kt. Comp James Walker
Recorder:
Kt. Comp. Doug Morton
Knights of the York Cross of Honour was established as an Honour Group for York Rite Masons. The requirements for membership are that each proposed Candidate for membership must have presided over a Lodge as a Worshipful Master, over a Chapter as Excellent First Principal, over a Council as Thrice Illustrious Master and over a Preceptory as Preceptor for at least one entire year. Knights of the York Rite Cross of Honour are York Rite Masons who are dedicated to serving the Masonic Fraternity as a Labor of Love. A Priory of KYCH exists in Nova Scotia and there have been steps to also establish one in New Brunswick.
