Trinity Commandery #44 Knights Templar

Christmas Dinner

2008-12-17T11:02:00.001-05:00

The Sir Knights and Ladies of Trinity Commandery are invited to a celebration of this most Holy of Seasons. On Thursday, December 18th, we will have Christmas Dinner and brief celebration of Christmas.
We are inviting all of you to join us, but we need to hear from you to know how much food to prepare.

Dinner will be at 7:00 PM.
Dress is casual—no uniforms

Ladies, we are inviting you to come and enjoy the evening, but we will do all the work. Now, how often can you get an offer like that?

Following dinner, we will have a brief celebration of this Holy Season led by SK and Rev. Robert Keely, our Excellent Prelate.

It wouldn't be a Masonic function without a meeting and yes we will hold a very brief meeting following this celebration. We will keep it short!

So, mark your calendar right now and plan on joining us. We need to hear from you no later than Monday, December 15th to plan for enough food.

Please call, SK William O. Swift, Recorder and let him know that you're coming. He can be reached at 513-732-6365.
Why wait? Call today!

Message from E.C. Ron Hart

2008-07-25T09:49:00.001-04:00

Sir Knights:
First, I want to thank everyone that came out last Thursday for practice. We have some work to do, but it was a great start.

Our next practice will be Thursday, August 28 at 7:30 PM at Norwood Masonic Temple. We will open a conclave using the short form opening, we will then walk through the entire Full Form Opening, and then close our conclave as we prepare for our first conclave in September. We will not use our rituals for the Short Form Opening and Closing. We will have prompters to assist us wherever needed.

If you are unable to make it, please either call me (253-7570, cell) or respond to this message and let me know.

Important note, we will be informal so no uniform is required. Please bring sword and either chapeau or an alternate hat.

As a reminder, I am attaching the schedule for the coming year below.

Thanks and see you next month.
ron

Trinity Calendar
2008

August 28 - Full Form Opening Practice (walk through of entire opening)
[4th Thursday, confirmed at Norwood Temple]

September 18 - Stated Conclave; practice part of Full Form Opening; Kick off and
review the program for the year; [practice of Preparation of Asylum, Reception
of IO, Rehearsal, and Inspection]

October 10-11 - Grand Commandery (Columbus)

October 16 - Stated Conclave; practice part of Full Form Opening; celebration of
Veterans Day; [practice of Review, Triangle, Presentation of Flag, and Rehearsal
of Duties]

October 30 - Practice Order of Temple; [OT through Pilgrim Warrior's 3 years of
Warfare]

November 20 - Stated Conclave; practice part of Full Form Opening; celebration
of Thanksgiving; [practice of Preparation of Asylum, Reception of IO, Rehearsal,
and Inspection]

December 18 - Short Stated Conclave and Carry In Dinner; Family celebration of
Christmas and Hanukkah with donations to go to Knight Templar Eye Foundation;
[recruit for Inspection Tea support]

December 25 - Christmas

2009

January 6 - Epiphany

January 15 - Stated Conclave; practice part of Full Form Opening; [practice of
Review, Triangle, Presentation of Flag, and Rehearsal of Duties]

January 29 - Practice Order of Temple; [OT from Pilgrim Warrior's entrance to
Triangle]

February 19 - Stated Conclave; practice part of Full Form Opening or Order of
Temple (decision based on other practices)

February 21 - Trinity Commandery No. 44 Inspection

March 19 - Stated Conclave; program to be determined

April 4 – York Rite Festival SE OH – Chapter Degrees

April 5 - Palm Sunday

April 10 - Good Friday

April 12 - Easter

April 16 - Short Stated Conclave and celebration of Easter and resurrection with
donations to go to DeMolay Ivanhoe Chapter and Jobs Daughters Bethel No. 12.

April 25 – York Rite Festival SE OH – Council Degrees/ Commandery Orders

May 21 - Ascension Day

May 21 - Stated Conclave; celebrate Ascension Day and hold elections

June 18 - Stated Conclave; Past Commanders Program and installation of officers

Other activities:
Flag Postings and Funeral Observances as requested
Additional practices as deemed necessary
Degrees as required

C.T.A. Picnic

2008-06-18T11:40:00.002-04:00

Here is an update on the C.T.A Picnic for this year. Trinity Members will need to be at the Temple at 2:00pm to help man the grills. The business meeting starts at 3:00pm. and the Picnic begins at 4:30pm. Everyone is to bring a dish to share. We hope to see you at this exciting event!

Trinity is hosting the C.T.A. Picnic

2008-06-10T09:43:00.001-04:00

WhenJun 22, 2008

WhereNorwood Masonic Temple ()

DescriptionJune 22, 2008 Trinity #44 will host the picnic for the Annual Meeting of the C.T.A. at 3:00 Casual Attire - No uniforms required please join us for a great time

Need a new Uniform?

2008-06-10T09:32:00.002-04:00

Rev. Jan L. Beaderstadt leads an outreach ministry and provides custom clothing related to masonic activities. He can be reached at the email address: beaderstadts@juno.com or by phone (989) 867-4770. Also, you can try his web site: http://www.usamason.com/ where under new items he now has the Knight Templar Short Coat with pants for $189. No one is going to beat his prices. I have spoken to him at the suggestion of E.C. Ron Hart and it has been thoroughly pleasant experience.My new Uniform will be hand tailored and will arrive in August.

SW Jeffrey Neal

Practices for Wardens

2008-06-10T09:30:00.001-04:00

For the Wardens of Trinity and those of you whom wish to learn.

Sir Knights:
Congratulations on being elected to serve as a Warden for Trinity Commandery. You can expect to hear from SK Bill Swift about Warden practices. I'm not sure when he will start, but he will hold several over the coming months to help you prepare for the coming year. He has agreed to serve as Captain of the Wardens and guide you through your duties in both the Full Form Opening and the Order of the Temple. As he has done in past years, he will have the Junior and Senior Wardens from both Trinity and Covert work together. He does a great job and is good a preparing for the inspections. Let me know if you have any questions.

E.C. Ron Hart

Note from our new Eminent Commander

2008-06-10T09:15:00.001-04:00

Sir Knights:
I will do my best to serve Trinity Commandery in the coming year and will endeavor, with humility and vigor, to continue the proud tradition established by my predecessors. My most ardent desire is that in twelve months, you will not regret the decision you have just made.

We have a fine corps of officers and many fine Sir Knights in Trinity. There is nothing we can not accomplish, if we set our minds to it as well as work for it. In June, I will provide a Commandery Calendar for the coming year so everyone will be informed of the known dates. We will meet in July and August to "kick start" the year.

I call on all the Sir Knights of Trinity to be active and attend as regularly as you can. It is my firm expectation that every Trinity Officer will be at every Conclave, as that is the obligation you owe to those that have voted and thus entrusted Trinity to you. Obviously, we all succumb to illness or an occasional conflict with our occupations or families, but with the annual calendar I expect any conflicts to be minimized. Please arrive at all meetings so that you are dressed and ready to step out for the opening by 7:15 PM. In my discussions with all of you, I have stressed the need for punctual and regular attendance. If any officers feels that this commitment is too much for them, we should discuss whether you have the right commitment to your position - before the year begins

Knights Templar are a uniformed organization. Our Quartermaster Corps is available to assist Sir Knights in being uniformed. Each officer must come to our Conclaves in full uniform, unless alternative instructions are provided (for example in July and August). Many of us have come to our Conclave right from our place of employment. If that happens or if it might happen, think ahead and put your uniform bag and gear into your car before you go to work (or even the night before). There is no excuse, we must think ahead.

Ritual sets Masonry aside from clubs and programs. It is very important to learn our parts, correctly, and to do them well, so that each candidate receives a quality Order. We will use the program time in our Stated Conclaves, as well as additional nights, to rehearse so that we can provide the candidates with what they truly deserve and what we owe in the way of respect for those that came before us. All Third and Fifth Thursdays will be focused on the Full Form Opening and Order of the Temple. The Ritual Committee that I am appointing will be in charge of using the First Thursday to assist us in developing a competency over the coming year in the Red Cross and Malta. It will be a big challenge this year, but it is my ardent desire that my successors will have teams ready to put on each of the Orders. Then we will be able to focus our efforts on developing a Trinity Drill Team.

I look forward to having fun this year and we will try to start in June. The installation will be at our June Stated Conclave and we will have refreshments following the meeting. We will have some activities this year to include the Ladies as they serve a very important part of our function and are critical to having a good inspection. Please encourage your Lady to join us at these activities and be sure she will be available to assist on our inspection date of February 21st.

Thank you all for the assistance you have provided me I and know that I will need in the coming year. I, in turn, assure you of my assistance to you as we prepare for a big year ahead.

In the name of our Eternal Exemplar,
Ron

The passing of WB Al Johnson

2008-04-01T21:14:00.002-04:00

It is my sad duty to inform you of the passing of WB Al Johnson. Al was a mentor of mine and I will miss him dearly. Masonry lost a great friend, Heaven gained a new Star.

Jeffrey Neal

WM Goshen Masonic Lodge

SW Trinity 44

Dep. Master Henry Weeks

Merry Christmas

2007-12-24T17:30:00.001-05:00

– Each year, 30-35 million real Christmas trees are sold in the United States alone. There are 21,000 Christmas tree growers in the United States, and trees usually grow for about 15 years before they are sold.

– Today, in the Greek and Russian orthodox churches, Christmas is celebrated 13 days after the 25th, which is also referred to as the Epiphany or Three Kings Day. This is the day it is believed that the three wise men finally found Jesus in the manger.

– In the Middle Ages, Christmas celebrations were rowdy and raucous—a lot like today's Mardi Grasparties.

Here are a few fun Christmas facts, I hope you have a Merry Christmas

Sir Knight Jeff Neal

– From 1659 to 1681, the celebration of Christmas was outlawed in Boston, and law-breakers were fined five shillings.

– Christmas wasn't a holiday in early America—in fact Congress was in session on December 25, 1789, the country's first Christmas under the new constitution.

– Christmas was declared a federal holiday in the United States on June 26, 1870.

– The first eggnog made in the United States was consumed in Captain John Smith's 1607Jamestown settlement.

– Poinsettia plants are named after Joel R. Poinsett, an American minister to Mexico, who brought the red-and-green plant from Mexico to America in 1828.

– The Salvation Army has been sending Santa Claus-clad donation collectors into the streets since the 1890s.

– Rudolph, "the most famous reindeer of all," was the product of Robert L. May's imagination in 1939. The copywriter wrote a poem about the reindeer to help lure customers into the Montgomery Ward department store.

– Construction workers started the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree tradition in 1931.

Order of the Red Cross

2007-10-28T21:02:00.000-04:00

Trinity will be Having an Order of the Red Cross on November 15 @7:00pm as part of our stated meeting for November. All candidates should be there by 6:30pm and all members are encouraged to attend. We will be in preparation for our Order of the Temple over the next several meetings. I hope to see everyone there.

Trinity Practice

2007-08-30T16:34:00.000-04:00

There will be a practice on Thursday Aug 30 at 7:00 pm. We will be practicing the Order of the Temple so remember to bring your ritual

Trinity Practice

2007-07-19T22:31:00.000-04:00

The Officers of Trinity had a great practice on the Duties and Tactics this evening. We would like to thank all of those who attended. We look forward to seeing everyone at our next meeting on the 3rd Thursday of August.

Royal Arch Four Degree Day Update

2007-07-16T21:44:00.000-04:00

Here is a tenative schedule for the Four Degree Day for the Royal Arch being held at Norwood Masonic Temple on Sept.15

8:00 donuts

9:00 Degree's start

4:30 Estimated finish time

As more information becomes available I will update the site
Jeff

Note from our E.C.

2007-07-14T09:27:00.000-04:00

Reminder that Trinity Commandery will have a practice meeting on Thursday, July 18 at 7:00 p.m. (Note earlier starting time!)

We will rehearse full form opening from the beginning up to where all inspecting officer's staff have been introduced and escorted through the lines. We will also rehearse the Rehearsal of Duties.

If you haven't been studying, now is the time! Please come prepared, having at least familiarized yourself with your part for what we are going to rehearse.

Are there others than this email list that need to be informed? Please let me know, or take it upon yourself to notify others that should and can be there. Perhaps our recorder can make sure all officers have been notified.

The dress is casual, the meeting is informal. Bring sword and hat. (Any kind of hat, a ball cap, will do.) I will provide some sort of light snacks and beverages.
Don

Four Royal Arch Degree Day

2007-07-13T16:10:00.000-04:00

In an effort to increase our membership we need to get any candidate who has not taken their Royal Arch Degrees to the four degree day on September 15 at Norwood Masonic Temple. We need Sir Knights to be available that day to inform the new members of our Order and give them petitions. To help fan the fire of interest while it is hot. Email me if your available and I will see that you have petitions at hand
Jeff

Stated Meeting

2007-07-13T16:00:00.000-04:00

Our next meeting will be Thursday at 7:30 be sure to attend.

We are updating our files

2007-07-13T15:09:00.000-04:00

In an effort to update our files, all Sir Knights of Trinity #44 will be receiving a mailing asking for updated personal information. This is to ensure that we have all information necessary to help contact you about all of the exciting things to come from Trinity Commandery. Please fill out the form and send it in promptly so we can update the files. Thank you for your participation and I look forward to receiving your letter soon.

Welcome

2007-07-13T13:32:00.000-04:00

Welcome to the Offical Site for Trinity Commandery #44 Knights Templar in Cincinnati Ohio. We will be adding up to date information about Orders to be conferred, upcoming meetings, Any and all information relating to our Commandery. There will be a calander added as well. I will update and improve the site over the next several months. All members are encouraged to send ideas, pictures, and information often as possible. Email them to me at jeffreylneal@gmail.com and feel free to call me at 513 289 2386. I hope to be of service to the Commandery in this function and look forward to hearing from you.

Jeff