Tulsa York Rite Bodies

Sir Sknights, ATTENTION!

This Monday evening, February 23, is our first Stated Conclave of the year. Our Eminent Commander will be cooking homemade chili with beans and all the fixings. The weather is going to be nice, so come out and enjoy a big bowl of chili! Our Eminent Commander will also announce his practice schedule for the upcoming inspection. We should have some new Sir Knights with us, so come out and help us welcome them.

DRESS CODE: Business Casual. No shorts or t-shirts.

Dinner will be served at 6:00 p.m., and the Commandery will open at 7:00 p.m.

Companions,

Great things are happening at the Tulsa York Rite. Tonight, Monday, February 16, 2026, is the Stated Convocation of Tulsa Chapter 52 and the Stated Assembly of Tulsa Council 22. We will have a great dinner starting at 6:00 pm. The Chapter Convocation will start at 7, and the Council Assembly should start about 8. If you are a new Companion, we will have a School if Instruction to go over the signs as we open.

In the Chapter meeting, our High Priest, Excellent Companion Larry Straining, will present an educational piece for us. Also, in the Council meeting, our Illustrious Master, Illustrious Companion Dewey Thompson, will present an educational piece.

If you haven't attended a meeting in a while, this will be a great opportunity to do so.

Now, to quote our ritual, "Your regular attendance at our Stated Communications is earnestly solicited."

Our meeting location is the Eastgate Masonic Center, 5925 East 9th Street, Tulsa, OK 74112.

Companions and Sir Knights,

Mark your calendars. The Northeast Oklahoma Chapter & Council Festival will be held on​ ​Saturday, February 7, 2026, at the Eastgate Masonic Center, 5925 East 9th Street, in Tulsa.​

The Northeast Oklahoma Commandery Festival will be held on Saturday, February 21, 2026, at the Muskogee Masonic Temple, 121 S 6th St. in Muskogee.

Please start talking to those Brothers in your Lodges who are not yet York Rite Masons. This is a perfect opportunity for them to receive the True Word of a Master Mason and to fulfill the second Landmark in Masonry.

​Petitions can be found athttps://okyorkrite.org/docs/2022_Petition.pdf

February 7, 2026
Chapter​ & Council Festival
07:00 AM – 08:00 AM – Registration
07:15 AM – 07:30 AM – Open Chapter
07:30 AM – 07:45 AM – Open Council
08:00 AM – 09:15 AM – Mark Master Degree
09:15 AM – 09:30 AM – Break
09:30 AM – 10:05 AM – Past Master Degree
10:05 AM – 10:35 AM – Most Excellent Master Degree
10:35 AM – 10:55 AM – Break
10:55 AM – 12:00 PM – Royal Arch Degree 1st & 2nd Section
12:00 PM – 12:45 PM – Lunch
12:45 PM – 1:45 PM – Royal Arch Degree 3rd Section
1:45 PM – 2:00 PM – Most Excellent Grand High Priest Comments and Close Chapter
2:00 PM – 2:30 PM – Break
2:30 PM – 3:15 PM – Royal Master Degree
3:15 PM – 3:45 PM – Break
3:45 PM – 4:30 PM – Select Master Degree
4:30 PM – 4:45 PM – Most Illustrious Grand Master Comments and Close Council
4:45 PM – End of Day

Dress for the day will be a coat and a tie.

February 21, 2026
Commandery Festival
09:00 AM - 10:00 AM - Registration
09:30 AM - 09:55 AM - Open Commandery
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM - Order of Red Cross
11:15 AM - 11:35 AM - Break
11:35 AM - 12:10 PM - Order of Malta
12:10 PM - 1:10 PM - Lunch
1:10 PM - 1:40 PM - Chamber of Reflection
1:40 PM - 2:10 PM - Break
2:10 PM - 4:10 PM - Order of Temple
4:10 PM - 4:30 PM - Right Eminent Grand Commander Comments
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM - Close Commandery
4:45 PM - End of Day

Dress for the day will be a coat and a tie.

In Chapter, we discover the True Word, in Council, we preserve the True Word, and in Commandery, we protect the True Word.

okyorkrite.org

Companions and Sir Knights,
This is going to be a busy month for the Tulsa York Rite Bodies.
Starting this evening, July 21, is our Stated Chapter Convocation and Council Assembly.
Next Monday, July 28, is Trinity Commanderies Inspection and Reception of the Grand Commander and his staff. Our Commandery Officers have been working hard all year for this event. Please come out and support our Officers.

Remember, Dinner is at 6, with our meetings starting at 7

Companions and Sir Knights,
The deadline for the Oklahoma Department Knight Templar Education Foundation has been extended to Friday, February 21, 2025. Please share with your Lodges, Chapters, Councils, and Commanderies.

The Knights Templar Education Foundation awards up to four (2 Male and 2 Female) $1,500 scholarships yearly. In 1922, the Grand Encampment of Knights Templar of the United States launched the Knight Templar Education Foundation to establish a plan to provide educational advantages for the youth of our beloved country. Initially, the Foundation was funded by each Sir Knight paying $1.00 annually for a period of nine years beginning in July 1924 to create a fund from which student loans could be made to deserving students.

The Application form can be found on our website:https://okyorkrite.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/KTScholarshipForm_2025-f.pdf

MISSION STATEMENT
The Knights Templar Educational Foundation Committee shall consider all applicants for scholarships or grants without regard to age, race, religion, national origin, gender, or Masonic ties or affiliation. Applicant must be a United States citizen and is open to all students regardless of their financial circumstances.

Recently, the Oklahoma Division of the Knight Templar Education Foundation ended its loan program and now grants scholarships to deserving students who meet these requirements:
Applicant must be a graduating high school senior, college undergraduate, post-graduate, or vocational student.
Scholarships apply to any accredited college or university within or outside of Oklahoma. State accredited Trade or Vocational schools are eligible.
All applications must be filled out completely! Applications and letters will not be returned.
Applications must be emailed to [email protected] by February 21, 2025. No applications will be accepted that are sent to the PO Box.
Subsequent scholarship applications may be submitted.
G.P.A. of 2.5 on a 4.0 scale must be maintained for subsequent scholarship applications.
Scholarships awarded will be deposited with the applicant’s school of choice. It may be drawn on for tuition, books, supplies, and other educational costs. The scholarship amount may be adjusted for students with less than a full-time schedule.
Please pass this along to all you know who are graduating seniors, college, university, or trade and vocational school students.

okyorkrite.org

The Stated Chapter & Council business meetings and the Special Conferral of the Mark Master and Past Master Degrees, scheduled in Tulsa on Monday, January 15, 2024, have been canceled due to inclement weather.

Companions,

What's the difference between an Oakland A's Home Game and a Tulsa Chapter 52 and Tulsa Council 22 Stated Meeting? Attendance, of course!

The first is a picture is of a recent A's home game. The other picture was the crowd to see E∴C∴ Bob McLeod speak at our last Chapter Convocation. That same crowd is expected to hear M∴E∴C∴ Matthew Turner, Most Excellent Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons, speak at our next Stated Convocation, on Monday, August 15, 2022. Dinner will be at 6 PM with the Tulsa Chapter 52 starting at 7 PM.

NOTE: Dress Code: Dress for the evening is business casual. With the summertime heat, please dress comfortably.

Wishing you the best for 2022!