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                                    Palo Alto York Rite Calendar
                            June, July, August, September 2010

Thur. June 3rd Council 7:30 pm

Thur. June 10th Chapter
Dinner                                6:30 pm
Convocation                    7:30pm

Thur. June 17th Commandery
Conclave                           7:30pm
Refreshments following

Thur. June 24th OAM Meeeting DARK

                                      July-August. All Bodies Dark.

Thur. Sep. 2nd Council
Advanced Stations Practice 7:30pm
Refreshments following

Thur. Sep. 9th Chapter
Dinner                                        6:30pm
Convocation                            7:30pm

Thur. Sep. 16th Commandery
Conclave                                   7:30pm
Refreshments following

Thur. Sep. 16th Commandery
Conclave                                    7:30pm
Refreshments following

Thur. Sep. 23rd Commandery
Conclave                                    7:30pm
Refreshments following

Thur. Sep. 30th Planning Meeting 7:30pm
Refreshments following.

"Further Light In Masonry"

No Rite of Freemasonry covers the world so much as does Royal Arch Masonry. In every country of the earth; on every continent and on many isles of the sea, will be found Royal Arch Chapters, eager and willing to receive their companions from other parts of the world into that full fellowship that characterizes Royal Arch Masonry. In Asia, in Africa, in Europe, in the Americas, and on the Continent of Australia will be found hundreds of Royal Arch Chapters into whose halls you will ever be a welcome visitor. In our own country we find upwards of three quarter million members in 3,000 chapters.

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 Palo Alto York Rite

• Bulletin:  We have five bulletins per year.  The bulletin input is due the first Thursday of the Preceding month.  Bill Ellison writes and edits the bulletin, Norm Tinkham publishes the bulletin. 

A Brief History of the Palo Alto Council no. 50

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                                                                           What is Cryptic Masons

Councils of Cryptic Masons form the center body of the York Rite of Freemasonry. A Master Mason may join a Chapter of Royal Arch Masons and receive the four degrees of that organization. After which he may seek further knowledge in Freemasonry and join a Council of Cryptic Masons.
CRYPTIC RITE
No rite of Freemasonry has come into its own so much as the series of degrees known as the Cryptic Rite, also known as the Cryptic Masons. Its popularity is well deserved for there are no more beautiful or meaningful degrees in all Freemasonry that those conferred in the Council of Cryptic Masons.

One reason for its popularity is that it completes a story, a Masonic allegory. Freemasonry is very philosophical and teaches its ideals by allegory or story. This philosophy is moralistic and religious however Freemasonry is not a religion., nor a substitute for one. 

Ancient Cryptic Masonry centers around the story of the preservation, loss and recovery of the Word. The Word represents man's search for life's purpose and the nature of GOD. Symbolic Freemasonry, as in the Lodge, teaches of the loss of the Word and hope for its recovery. Royal Arch Masonry, as in the Chapter, teaches its recovery. Cryptic Masonry, as in the Council, completes this story by teaching of the Word's initial preservation.

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                                                                             Knights Templar

The Knights Templar is a Christian-oriented fraternal organization that is based on the history and mythos surrounding the medieval crusading order of  warrior monks, known as the Knights Templar, which existed from the 12th to the 14th century.
Originally, the Knights Templar were laymen who protected and defended Christians traveling to Jerusalem. These men took vows of poverty, chastity and obedience, and were renowned for their fierceness and courage in battle.

Today, the Knights Templar display their courage and goodwill in other ways. They organize fund-raising activities such as breakfasts, dinners, dances, and flea markets. They support Masonic-related youth groups and they raise millions of dollars for medical research and educational assistance.

Currently, Templar membership consists of people from all walks of life, including doctors, lawyers, clergy, businessmen and entertainment personalities, all of whom profess a belief in the Christian Religion.

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