Grand Encampment of Knights Templar
APARTMENTSOF OF THE PRELATE THE THE APARTMENTS THEGRAND GRAND PRELATE
and THE RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE and Year of Our Lord 2020 to all valiant and magnanimous Knights of the Temple, wheresoever dispersed throughout Christendom ~ Salutations and Knightly Greetings: THE RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES COMMITTEE A TOAST TO OUR MOST EMINENT GRAND MASTER CHRISTMAS 2020
Year of Our Lord 2020 to all valiant and magnanimous Knights of the Temple, wheresoever dispersed We propose this toast to you, Sir Knight Jeffrey N. Nelson,and our Knightly Most Eminent Grand Master and to your bethroughout Christendom ~ Salutations Greetings: loved partner and helpmate, Lisa, at this most unusual and stressful Christmastide, applauding your dedicated leadership of our Order through the travails and perils of these most recent months.
A TOAST TO OUR MOST EMINENT GRAND MASTER
During this Christmas season our festivities may be more circumscribed, and our hilarity modified, but our CHRISTMAS spiritual reflections are all the more heightened by the needs of2020 neighbors, the cries of the stranger, the entreaties of the ill, and the loneliness of the lost. We think of the baby born in a manger, surrounded by ox and ass and ministered to by Mary, the mother who delivered him and Joseph who would raise him. We meditate upon their escape from Herod’s of might upon Jeffrey their exileN.as Nelson, strangers our in a strange land, until Grand the newsMaster of a death We propose this toastmen to you, Sir and Knight Most Eminent andwould to your beloved be good news We think of their the gifts of strangers from theyour East and of the angelic artner and helpmate, Lisa,ofata return. this most unusual andsustenance stressfulbyChristmastide, applauding dedicated leadership of our of heavenly reported by shepherds in rags redolent of field and flock. With these stories of Jesus’ birth rder through tales the travails andsongs perils of these most recent months. on our hearts, we, as Knights Templar, renew our vows to welcome the poor and weary pilgrim, feed the hungry, During thisclothe Christmas season ourupfestivities more circumscribed, and our hilarity modified, but our spiritual the naked ,and bind the woundsmay of thebe afflicted.
flections are allGrand the more heightened bythat thethis; needs of neighbors, the cries of the the and entreaties of the ill, and the Master, we are aware the ultimate year of your term, has beenstranger, a year of trial testing. Plans neliness of the think ofbeen the set baby born a been manger, surrounded byinox andofass ministered to by Mary, the we lost. made We together have aside. We in have scattered and isolated many our and jurisdictions and have other who delivered and who would raise We meditate upon their escape from yet no set him time to joinJoseph in glad reunion. Indeed, this him. very Christmas Libation Service will be virtual for Herod’s many of us.men of might know you, dear Knight Jeffrey, hopes goals you will not achieve. Yetnews by your nd upon theirWe exile as that strangers inSir a strange land, had until the and news of that a death would be good ofleadership, a return. We think of ourby unity maintained. By yourfrom example, our hearts arethe filled with resolve hope that we will soon be ableby to shepherds in eir sustenance theisgifts of strangers the East and of angelic tales and of heavenly songs reported more our holy and stories charitable your on words, have been reassured andTemplar, empowered to gs redolent ofenlist field andfratres flock.in With these of quest. Jesus’Bybirth our we hearts, we, as Knights renew our vows continue working for the ministries and charities of our order. By your patience, energy, wisdom, creativity, and welcome the poor and weary pilgrim, feed the hungry, clothe the naked ,and bind up the wounds of the afflicted. love for all Masons, wheresoever dispersed, you have been an outstanding example of servant leadership.
Grand Master, we are aware that thecups ultimate year your term, has a year of We trial and totesting. Plans we To you, Grand Master, we this; raise our and unite our of voices in fraternal lovebeen and admiration. pledge you ade together and have been We have been andofisolated in many our head jurisdictions and have yet no set Lady Lisaset ouraside. unwavering support for scattered the remainder your service as our of earthly and our friendship me to join inand glad reunion. Indeed, thismay veryfollow. Christmas Service and willthebeperils virtual formonths manyahead, of us.may We know that honor for all the years that As you Libation face the challenges of the be ledJeffrey, by the example of the Immaculate died that not we might live. We toast and Lady Lisa and our unity is ou, dear Sir you Knight had hopes and goalsJesus thatwho you will achieve. Yet byyou your leadership, you a Merry Christmas andare blessed, and prosperous New Year. aintained. Bywish your example, our hearts filledhealthy, with resolve and hope that we will soon be able to enlist more fratres in ur holy and charitable ByEminent your words, we have been reassured and empowered to continue working for the A toast to quest. you, Most Grand Master! inistries and charities of our order. By your patience,Inenergy, wisdom, creativity, and love for all Masons, wheresoever His Name, spersed, you have been an outstanding example of servant leadership. The Reverend Sir Knight Kenneth D. Fuller, P.G.C., Chairman,
Religious Activities To you, Grand Master, we raise our cups and uniteThe ourCommittee voices inonfraternal love and admiration. We pledge to you and The Reverend Sir Knight Arthur F. Hebbeler, III, Grand Prelate ady Lisa our unwavering support for the remainder ofThe your service as our earthly head and our friendship and honor for Reverend Sir Knight Terry L. Hensley, P.G.C. l the years that may follow. As you face the challenges and the theK. months The Reverend Sirperils Knightof Paul Reckamp,ahead, P.G.C. may you be led by the xample of the Immaculate Jesus who died that we The might live. Sir WeKnight toastPaul youD.and LadyKCT Lisa and wish you a Merry Reverend Erickson, hristmas and blessed, healthy, and prosperous New Year. The Reverend Sir Knight E. Jeffrey Craig, KCT
A toast to you, Most Eminent Grand Master! In His Name, 2020 34 The Reverend Sir Knight Kenneth D. Fuller, december P.G.C., Chairman, The Committee on Religious Activities The Reverend Sir Knight Arthur F. Hebbeler, III, Grand Prelate The Reverend Sir Knight Terry L. Hensley, P.G.C. The Reverend Sir Knight Paul K. Reckamp, P.G.C.
