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Sir Knights,
As hard as it may seem, summer is over and your Commandery is ready to start another year. All KYCH members remember that the fall meeting will be in our lodge September 9th . 2:30pm with dinner before hand at 1pm. The drill team has been practicing every Monday during the summer in preparation for the drill competition at Grand Commandery October 7-8th . I’d like to see a good turnout of Findlay Sir Knights at the Grand session on October 7th. Sir Knights, as I mentioned in the summer news, your Commandery meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday, with a family potluck dinner before the 1st meeting starting at 6:30pm. The meetings start at 7:30pm. All Sir Knights are encouraged to attend each and every meeting. Only the officers are the required to wear their uniforms at the 2nd monthly meeting. Some dates to remember for October thru December;
How much do you know about the Original Knights Templar? I discovered some interesting information in my own search for more light. First some background: the military brotherhood of the Knights Templar was founded in the aftermath of the first Crusade. Privileges for these first knights were granted by Pope Innocent the 2nd in 1139. Initially these knights were tasked to protect pilgrims on the road between the Port of Jaffa and the Holy City. Do you know?
Please help your Commandery and get involved in an organization that has a very interesting past. Your Eminent Commander, Stephen E. Roth Sir Knights,
Lucky #7, Steve Roth serving as your Eminent Commander. I want to thank the officers that are taking positions for this next year. We had 3 knighted during the York Rite Festival (YEAH!). Anyone who is interested in joining the commandery line or know of someone who would like to become a member, please contact me. Remember, Every Christian Mason should be a Knights Templar. Summer is upon us and though we may go dark for the summer we will not sit idle. Our State Ranked drill team will be practicing again this summer on the parking lot Sunday or Monday nights. Contact me or Rick Eakin for details. June 24th will be our 2nd annual family fun night at Axe Ventura, 4pm with dinner after. Please call me ASAP so we can reserve enough space at Axe Ventura. Please join us on June 28th for the Installation of Officers at 7:30 pm with refreshments to follow. The CRA meeting on July 15th will be held at the Findlay Masonic Lodge. The picnic will be at 12 pm with a 1 pm meeting. In August I am planning a medieval themed event, details to follow. September will begin the new Commandery year. September 13th is the first meeting, potluck dinner with family and friends welcome at 6:30 with the meeting to follow at 7:30 pm. Please attend. Green coats. A special note for those Sir Knights who are proud members of Ohio Priory #18: Please join us in Findlay on September 9th. Sir Knights, our inspection for 2024 will be February 10th with a 12 pm banquet. There are several small or non-speaking parts which can be filled by any Sir Knight. Please mark the date on your 2024 calendars NOW! Sir Knights- have a great summer, remember your commandery, and join us for a good time. IN HOC SIGNO VINCES Steve Roth, Eminent Commander Greetings Sir Knights, Happy New Year,
I hope you all had an enjoyable Holiday Season and I wish you a Joyous and Prosperous New Year. The start of the New Year means the start of Inspection season. Sir Knights, Findlay Commandery will be inspected in the Order of the Temple this year. We have a new Candidate who is excited to be a knight. We also have the privilege of having the Very Eminent Deputy Grand Commander, Richard Gannon, visiting our Commandery. Please, Sir Knights, help support your commandery and attend our inspection on February 11th. I do plan to shake things up this year. We will start at 2PM with the Full Form Opening then move into the Order of the Temple and finish the day with the Banquet around 5:30PM. As always, we need sir knights to help form the lines. Also, please invite your ladies to attend. My Lady Traci has a great activity planned for the ladies. Please, Sir Knights, come out and support your Commandery. Our Easter Observance will be April 12th. Please join us in praising our Lord and Savior. I am planning to keep the momentum rolling. We have another family fun night and a Community project in the coming months. Stay tuned. Practice dates for the inspection will be announced at our regular meetings, so please attend. The division inspections are: January 2023: 7th Norwalk 18 1:30 pm 14th Shawnee 14-2:00pm 21st Fremont 56 1:30pm 28th Eu-tah 66 2:00pm February: 4th DeMolay 9 1:30pm 11th Findlay 49 2:00pm 18th Defiance 30 1:30pm 25th Toledo 7 1:30pm March: 4th St. Omer 1:30pm 18th Bryan 74 1:30pm 25th Ivan Hoe 54 2:00pm April: 1st Marion 36 1:30pm Our meetings are the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays each month with a carry-in dinner on the first meeting of each month. Please, Sir Knights, help support your Commandery and attend when you can. We need you. All KYCH please join us March 4th in Zanesville when Sir Knight Tom DeFrieze will receive his cords. “Every Christian Mason should be a Knight Templar” Stephen E. Roth, EC, DC, 1st District Deputy Prior-KYCH As hard as it may seem, summer is over and your Commandery is ready to start another year.
The drill team has been practicing every Monday evening during the summer in preparation for the drill competition at Grand Commandery October 8th. I’d Like to see a good turnout of Findlay Sir Knights at the Grand Session on October 7th. If you cannot attend the Grand Session on Friday, please come up Saturday October 8th to support our drill team and have fun watching the competitions and visiting other Ohio Sir Knights! Kalahari Resort and Convention Center 7000 Kalahari Drive, Sandusky, Ohio 44870. Sir Knights, as I mentioned in the summer newsletter, your Commandery meets the 2nd and 4th Wednesday, with a family potluck dinner before the 1st meeting starting at 6:30pm. The meetings start at 7:30 pm. All Sir Knights are encouraged to attend each and every meeting. Only the officers are required to wear their uniforms at the 2nd monthly meeting. Some dates to remember for October thru December: Meeting Dates: Oct 12th, Oct 26th, Nov 9th, Nov 23rd (also Thanksgiving Eve), Dec 14th, and Dec 28th. Grand Commandery October 7th and 8th Kalahari Oct. 29th, Reception for the Rt. Eminent Commander Dale Olsen - Radisson Dayton, 33 E. 5th St Dayton, Ohio 45402 Practice dates for the Inspection on February 11th 2023 will be announced later. December 3rd Reception for MI Companion Michael Terry Grand Council, NW Div. to post Colors Hilton Garden Inn in Findlay Ohio. Sir Knights, the inspection for Findlay Commandery is Saturday, Feb. 11th 2023. Please keep this date available and try to attend your inspection (with or without a uniform). Our Inspection will be in the Full Form Order of the Temple. We will be starting at 2pm with the Full Form opening, then move on to the Order of the Temple, which will be followed by the Banquet. Our Inspecting Officer will be the Deputy Grand Commander for Ohio, Sir Knight Richard Gannon accompanied by His Lady Debbie. I look forward to a good Commandery year. We have a few new Knights in the officers line, but we are still looking for a sir knight to Volunteer for Senior Warden. In the previous Newsletter I mentioned that I want you Sir Knights and Our Commandery to live out our Motto “feed the hungry, cloth the naked, inculcate the what duties of charity and Hospitality”. What I would like are ideas on how we can do this; i.e. Soup kitchen, collect supplies for food pantry, donations... Please think and pray on this and bring your ideas to myself or one of the Commandery officers. IN HOC SIGNO VINCES; By this sign thou shalt conquer. By remembering this Motto we will conquer and have a great year. Please support your Commandery. “WE NEED YOU” ‘Every Christian Mason should be a Knights Templar’ Your Sixth Time Eminent Commander, Steve Roth Sir Knights, it is my pleasure to again serve as Eminent Commander of Findlay #49.
I would like to thank the Officers who have agreed to serve for this year. We do need someone to help as Senior Warden as that position is still open. Your Drill team is actively practicing each Monday night at 6:30pm in the parking lot behind the lodge. If you would like to join and learn how to drill come out and fill a spot. Dates and activities to note: Drill practice 6:30pm Mondays thru September. July 23rd: CTA meeting 1pm Findlay Lodge (picnic lunch at 12 noon): All Sir Knights Welcome to attend. September 14th: First meeting for the New Year dinner at 6:30pm ladies welcomed. Meeting at 7pm. Green Coats. September 28th: Second meeting Practice Full Form Opening. (Class A Uniform). October 7th: Ohio Grand Commandery Session 8am at the Sandusky Ohio Kalahari resort. October 8th: Drill Competition Sandusky Ohio Kalahari resort. Sir Knights, please consider helping and attending your Commandery. This year I would like to challenge the knights of Findlay Commandery to practice what we profess. Feed the Hungry, Cloth the Naked, bind up the wounds of the afflicted. Inculcate the duties of charity and Hospitality. Thank You and have a safe Summer. Steve Roth Eminent Commander To join a ZOOM meeting on 5/25/22 for Findlay Commandery #49:
Join Zoom Meeting https://us05web.zoom.us/j/8812488467?pwd=cUl2YXF1bU51MFdML3loTnBCeDh5Zz09 Meeting ID: 881 248 8467 Passcode: JbJyE5 Greetings Sir Knights,
With our inspection completed, the pressure has been lifted. Thank you Sir Knights for all your hard work to make the inspection go well. For the remainder of our Templar year, I would like to run through the full Red Cross and full Malta, just as practice and to get credit for our records. Our April 13th meeting will be in conjunction with the Valley of Toledo’s Scottish Rite, for the annual Maundy service in Findlay. Findlay 49 will still need to be there to maintain a quorum, though we will not have a regular meeting. Our second meeting of May will be the election of officers. The installation of new officers will be in June. Timothy Roth Eminent Commander Greetings Sir Knights,
The New Year has arrived and here is hoping it brings better times. We will continue with Full Form Practice on the first meeting in January (12th). If need be, we will practice the second meeting as well (26th). There will be Order of the Temple January 9th and 23rd, as well as February 6th and 13th. Our Annual Inspection is Sunday, February 19th, 2022. We will have a carry-in lunch at noon prior to inspection. The inspection will begin at 2:30pm starting with the Order of the Temple. After which will be a Full Form Opening and then a Banquet to follow. We will suspend the full uniform for both meetings in March. March 23rd will be the Scottish Rite Maunday service in Findlay. Timothy Roth Eminent Commander Greetings Sir Knights,
Now that Fall is here, we look forward to Grand Commandery. Since COVID did not allow for any Grand Sessions last year, we are all looking forward to this year’s Grand Conclave. Grand Commandery will be October 7,8,and 9. Drill competition on Saturday the 9th. wish our Drill Team good luck. We will continue with full form practice on the first meeting in October and November. The second meeting being business with dinner before. December’s first meeting will be our Christmas Observance. Findlay 49’s inspection is in February, so all Knights please study your parts for Order of the temple. Timothy Roth Eminent Commander Greetings Sir Knights,
I hope you all are doing well. Now that the mask mandate has been lifted in Ohio and a large portion of the community has received the vaccine, Findlay Commandery No. 49 should be able to resume normal meetings for the 2021-2022 year. With that I would like to remind all Sir Knights that Findlay Commandery does meet in the summer months, but will start back up in September (9-8-21). Our first meeting will be in full uniform. This year we have changed the schedule for our dinners and practices in full uniform. The first meeting of the month will be for practice of full form opening (uniform), with only a short business meeting. The second meeting will be a dinner before and business after (Green Coat). The Findlay 49 Drill Team will meet this summer for practices. We will meet every Monday @ 6:30 pm. Any Sir Knights wishing to join the drill team, please come. Have a great summer Sir Knights and we will see you in September. Timothy Roth Eminent Commander |
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