This evening it was the meeting of Valle Crucis Chapter.
It was a very enjoyable evening, with two new candidates along with two joining members. Our Chapter is growing at a great speed at the moment, and I hope we can keep it up.
The meeting itself went well, even though we did have new people in all the roles, and we were doing a double perfection. Twice the Candidates, twice the work. But the Officers of the Chapter all pulled together (we even had two on the nigh substitutions, which is getting easier to do with our new membership numbers) .
I will admit it was one of the best meetings I have been to in a while, and it is a shame the year is now over apart from two final meetings.
Oh, the title came from my telling a friend I had to pop back to the Maesgwyn Hall to put stuff away because we had left Swords, Wine and Roses all over the place.
Update Count:- Attended/Total
30/32 – Meetings
10/10 – Visits
16/21 – Rehearsals
8/8 – Committee
1/1 – Group Meeting
4/5 – AGM’s
2/2 – Special
Masonic Halls – 13
The Ancient and Accepted Rite (Rose Croix)
The Ancient and Accepted Rite originated in France in 1754 and worked in the USA where a Supreme Council was formed in 1801.
The Supreme Council for England and Wales was established in 1845 under a patent from the Supreme Council of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of America. The Rite consists of its own 33 Degrees entirely separate and distinct from any other Order.
The three Craft Degrees are accepted as equivalent to the first 3 Degrees of this Rite. Candidates for Perfection are taken from the 4º to 17º Degrees by name only, prior to being made Excellent and Perfect Princes Rose Croix in a detailed and beautiful 18º Degree ceremony. This is the only degree permitted to be worked in a private Rose Croix Chapter. Degrees above the 18º are awarded on merit after a brother has passed the Chair of his Chapter.
For more information on the Order of The Ancient and Accepted Rite, please click on the link to the Supreme Council website.