MN York Rite

One Day to Royal Arch
2025-02-01 07:30 - 15:00 (America/Chicago) | Minneapolis Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 2011 Dupont Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United States
2025 One Day to Royal Arch Festival – Saturday, February 1, 2025. 7:30AM
IMPORTANT NOTE – ADVANCED REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!!!
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!!!
Join Royal Arch Companions from across Minnesota for the 2025 Grand Chapter of Minnesota One Day to Royal Arch Masonry Festival on Saturday, February 1, 2025. The recent One Day to Royal Arch Masonry Events have been tremendously successful, including 2024 when 24 Master Masons were welcomed into their Royal Arch Chapters. And 2025 promises to be even better. The annual Festival is a memorable opportunity for Companions to engage in our gentle craft and welcome new Candidates to Royal Arch Masonry.
The Royal Arch Degrees on Feb. 1st will be presented by Companions and Chapters from across Minnesota. The moving and compelling Royal Arch Degrees will be portrayed in their full form with no abbreviations or short cuts. The dramatic Royal Arch Degrees fill in the history, stories and legends that were hinted at but not fully discussed in the Degrees of the Blue Lodge.
The 2025 Festival will be presented at the historic Minneapolis Scottish Rite Masonic Center – perhaps the premier Masonic venue in Minnesota, located at 2011 Dupont Avenue South in Minneapolis.
As in past years, candidates will participate in a Grand Chapter of Minnesota Royal Arch Masonry education program in conjunction with the degrees, making for a memorable and rewarding Masonic experience for all the candidates.
If you are a Master Mason and wish to continue your journey in our gentle craft, reach out to a Royal Arch Mason and he can get you started with a petition to join a Royal Arch Chapter. You must submit a petition to a Royal Arch Chapter before you can attend the One Day event on Feb 1st. The closing date for petitions varies depending upon the Chapter you wish to join, so act now!!
The event starts with registration at 7:30AM on Saturday, February 1st. The schedule for the day includes:

7:30AM – Candidate and Companion Check-in begins at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center.
8:15AM – Official Chapter Opening by the Sponsoring Chapter (for all Companions).
8:15AM – Candidate Education Session begins in the Education Room (for all Candidates)
8:45AM – Mark Master Degree
10:00AM – Past Master Degree
11:15AM – Most Excellent Master Degree
12:15PM – Lunch – Preregistration for lunch is required.
2:00PM – Royal Arch Degree.

ADVANCED REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED for all Candidates and Companions attending the event. If you wish to enjoy lunch with other Companions and Candidates, a lunch option is available for an additional $15.00 per person on the registration page. Payment is available via credit card on the registration web site or at the door in cash or personal check. (Candidates, your registration is completed by your Chapter Secretary in advance of the event and the lunch cost is typically paid by your Chapter. Check with your Chapter Sponsor or your Chapter Secretary).
A large crowd of Companions and Candidates is anticipated and parking is limited at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center. Carpooling is encouraged. The suggested attire for Companions and Candidates is a coat and a tie.
Register now for this exciting Festival and join your fellow Companions in welcoming our newest Royal Arch Companions!! Advance Registration closes on January 30, 2025, so register now!!

Grand Commandery Special Conclave
2025-02-15 10:00 - 12:00 | MN
Grand Commandery Special Conclave
February 15, 2025
1000 hrs. via ZOOM
Prior Registration is Required
Registration will close February 12th at Noon.
CALL TO CONCLAVE – Special Legislative Conclave
You are hereby notified of a special Legislative Conclave of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Minnesota. The sole business of this Special Legislative Conclave is to consider Resolutions to the Constitutions, Statutes and Disciplinary Rules of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Minnesota. The meeting will take place via Zoom on Saturday, February 15, 2025, at 10:00 Central.
The Resolutions to be considered are hereby attached, and include the following:
3 – Incumbent officer – Reinstallation not required
4 – Sojourner
5 – Uniform Code Changes – 1 Coat
6 – Uniform Code Changes – 2 KYCH and Vet Bar
7 – Uniform Fund – Strike provision
8 – Uniform Code Changes – 3 – Clerical variant
9 – Committee Reporting
10 – Grand Officer Reporting
12 – Remove milage
14 – Knighting Fees
15 – KTEF Lifetime Sponsorship
16 – Same day voting
CONCLAVES Section 4. The Conclaves of this Grand Commandery shall be: Stated, which shall convene during the last full week of June that ends with a Saturday and Sunday of each year, at such place as may be designated at the previous Stated Conclave. The date of such Conclave may be changed by action of the four principal officers of the Grand Commandery for such reason as they may deem sufficient. Special, which may be called by the Grand Commander, and which he shall call upon written request of a majority of the constituent Commanderies. No business shall be transacted at such Conclaves save as specified by the Grand Commander or set out in the request and which shall be stated in the call. All activities set forth in this Constitution for action during the Stated Conclaves shall be eligible for action during a Special Conclave.

One Day to Cryptic Council
2025-02-22 08:30 - 15:00 | Minneapolis Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 2011 Dupont Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United States
One Day to Cryptic Council Festival – Saturday, February 22, 2025. 8:30AM
IMPORTANT NOTE – ADVANCED REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!!
Join Cryptic Council Companions from across Minnesota for the 2025 Grand Cryptic Council of Minnesota One Day to Cryptic Council Festival on Saturday, February 22, 2025. The One Day to Cryptic Council Festivals in 2023 and 2024 were tremendous successes. And 2025 promises to be even better. The annual Festival is a memorable opportunity for Companions to engage in our gentle craft and welcome new Candidates as they continue their journey in York Rite Masonry.
The Cryptic Council Degrees on February 22nd will be presented in full form by Companions and Councils from across Minnesota. This will be a full presentation of the moving and compelling Council Degrees with no abbreviations or short cuts. As with the Royal Arch Degrees, the Council Degrees explore the history, stories and legends that were hinted at but not discussed in the Degrees of our Blue Lodge. The significance of the Cryptic Council Degrees is further highlighted when we are reminded that the order in which events happen is seldom the order in which we learn about them in our Masonic Degrees.
The exciting Degree work will be presented at the Minneapolis Scottish Rite Masonic Center located at 2011 Dupont Avenue South in Minneapolis and is hosted by Minneapolis Council #2 Cryptic Masons and the Grand Council of Cryptic Masons in Minnesota.
If you are a Companion in Cryptic Council, set aside Saturday, February 22nd and join your fellow Companions and our candidates for an exciting day of fellowship in our gentle craft of Freemasonry.
If you are a Royal Arch Mason and wish to continue your journey in York Rite Masonry, reach out to a Companion of the Cryptic Council and he can get you started with a petition join to a Council. You must submit a petition to a Cryptic Council before you can attend the One Day event on Feb 22nd. The closing date for petitions varies depending upon the Council you wish to join, so act now!!
The event starts with check-in at 8:30AM on February 22nd. The schedule for the day includes:
8:30AM – Candidate and Companion Check-in begins at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center.
9:30 AM – Official Council Opening by Minneapolis Council #2 Cryptic Masons
9:30AM – Candidate Education Session begins in the Education Room
10:00AM – Royal Master Degree
11:15AM – Select Master Degree
12:15PM – Lunch – Preregistration for lunch is required.
1:30PM – Super Excellent Master Degree.
ADVANCED REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED for all Candidates and Companions attending the event. A lunch option is available via the registration page if attendees desire to enjoy lunch with other Companions and Candidates. If you do not register on line you will have to wait until all who have registered on line to be served and then you will served if there is enough extra food prepared.
The cost for lunch / credit card fee / morning donuts and coffee is $19.00 per person. Payment is available via credit card on the registration web site or $20.00 at the door in cash or personal check. (Candidates, your registration is completed by your Council Recorder in advance of the event and the lunch cost is typically paid by your Council. Check with your Council Sponsor or your Council Recorder).
A large crowd of Companions and Candidates is anticipated, and parking is limited at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center. Carpooling is encouraged. The suggested attire for Companions and Candidates is a coat and a tie.
Register now for this exciting event and join your fellow Companions in welcoming our newest Cryptic Council Companions!! Advance Registration closes on February 19th at MIDNIGHT, so register now!!

One Day to Knights Templar
2025-03-15 08:30 - 15:00 | Minneapolis Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 2011 Dupont Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United States
One Day to Commandery Festival – Saturday, March 15, 2024. 7:30AM Check In
IMPORTANT NOTE – ADVANCED REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!!!
Join Sir Knights from across Minnesota for the 2025 One Day to Knights Templar Festival hosted by Zion Commandery No. 2 on Saturday, March 15, 2025.
The 2025 One Day to Royal Arch Chapter and One Day to Cryptic Council Festivals are in the books as perhaps the best York Rite One Day events ever! And the Commandery One Day Festival is sure to enter the record books along with the remarkable Chapter and Council events.
The Commandery Orders on March 15th will be presented in full form by Sir Knights and Commanderys from across Minnesota. This will be a full presentation of the stirring and compelling Commandery Orders which stand alone in our Fraternity as perhaps the most moving and chivalric presentations in all of Masonry.
The Knights Templar Orders sponsored by Zion Commandery #2 will be presented at the historic Minneapolis Scottish Rite Masonic Center (SRMC). The Minneapolis SRMC is perhaps the premier Masonic venue in Minnesota and this year has already hosted Grand Lodge of Minnesota Degrees, York Rite and Scottish Rite ritual and virtually every other Masonic Appendant Body. The Minneapolis SRMC is located at 2011 Dupont Avenue South in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
If you are a Cryptic Council Mason and wish to embark upon an exciting journey in York Rite Masonry, reach out to a Sir Knight of a Commandery near you and he can get you started with a petition to become a Knights Templar. You must submit a petition to a Commandery before you can attend the One Day event on March 15th. The closing date for petitions varies depending upon the Commandery you wish to join, so act now!! There will be no voting on petitions at the event.
The event starts with check-in at 8:00 AM. The schedule for the day includes:
7:30 AM – Candidate and Sir Knight Check-in begins at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center.
8:30 AM – Official Commandery Opening by Zion Commandery No. 2
8:30 AM – Candidate Education Session begins in the Education Room
9:00 AM – The Illustrious Order of the Red Cross begins in the Main Auditorium.
10:15 AM – The Order of the Mediterranean Pass and the Order of Malta begin: Burns Room / Red Room
12:00 PM – The Chamber of Reflection (Candidates only) 3rd Floor Burns Room.
12:00 PM – Lunch in the Dining Hall – Preregistration for lunch is required.
1:30 PM – Order of the Temple begins in the Main Auditorium, followed by introductions and closing.
ADVANCED REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED for all Candidates and Sir Knights attending the event. A lunch reservation is required.
The cost for lunch / credit card fee / morning donuts and coffee is $19.00 per person for online credit or $20.00 at the door in cash or personal check. Candidates, please note – your lunch cost is typically paid by your Commandery. Check with your Commandery Sponsor or your Commandery Recorder.
PARKING: A large crowd of Sir Knights and Candidates is anticipated, and parking is limited at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center. Carpooling is encouraged.
The suggested attire for Candidates is a coat and a tie. Sir Knights should be attired in accordance with your Commandery uniform regulations.
Register now for this exciting event and join your fellow Sir Knights in welcoming our newest Sir Knights!! Advance Registration closes on March 13 at Noon, so register now!!

2025 Grand York Rite Session
2025-06-25 - 2025-06-28 | Best Western Plus Kelly Inn, 100 Fourth Avenue South, St Cloud, MN, 56301, United States
The three presiding officers, M. E. C. Micheal Hilgert, Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of Minnesota, M. I. C. R. James Luchsinger, Most Illustrious Grand Master of the Grand Council of Cryptic Masons of Minnesota, and S. K. Gerald Zierdt, Right Eminent Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery of Knights Templar of Minnesota, cordially invite you to attend the Annual Grand York Rite Session. The Annual Session of the Grand York Rite Bodies of Minnesota are being held at the Best Western Plus Kelly Inn in St Cloud, MN on June 26-28, 2025.

2026 One Day to Royal Arch
2026-02-07 07:30 - 15:00 | Minneapolis Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 2011 Dupont Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United States
2026 One Day to Royal Arch Festival – Saturday, February 7, 2026. 8:45AM
IMPORTANT NOTE – ADVANCED REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!!!
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!!!
Join Royal Arch Companions from across Minnesota for the 2026 Grand Chapter of Minnesota One Day to Royal Arch Masonry Festival on Saturday, February 7, 2026. The annual Festival is a memorable opportunity for Companions to engage in our gentle craft and welcome new Candidates to Royal Arch Masonry.
The Royal Arch Degrees will be presented by Companions and Chapters from across Minnesota. The moving and compelling Royal Arch Degrees will be portrayed in their full form with no abbreviations or short cuts. The dramatic Royal Arch Degrees fill in the history, stories and legends that were hinted at but not fully discussed in the Degrees of the Blue Lodge.
The Festival will be presented at the historic Minneapolis Scottish Rite Masonic Center – perhaps the premier Masonic venue in Minnesota, located at 2011 Dupont Avenue South in Minneapolis.
As in past years, candidates will participate in a Grand Chapter of Minnesota Royal Arch Masonry education program in conjunction with the degrees, making for a memorable and rewarding Masonic experience for all the candidates.
If you are a Master Mason and wish to continue your journey in our gentle craft, reach out to a Royal Arch Mason and he can get you started with a petition to join a Royal Arch Chapter. You must submit a petition to a Royal Arch Chapter before you can attend the One Day event. The closing date for petitions varies depending upon the Chapter you wish to join, so act now!!
The event starts with registration at 7:30AM on Saturday, February 7th. The schedule for the day includes:

7:30AM – Candidate and Companion Check-in begins at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center.
8:15AM – Official Chapter Opening by the Sponsoring Chapter (for all Companions).
8:15AM – Candidate Education Session begins in the Education Room (for all Candidates)
8:45AM – Mark Master Degree
10:00AM – Past Master Degree
11:15AM – Most Excellent Master Degree
12:15PM – Lunch – Preregistration for lunch is required.
2:00PM – Royal Arch Degree.

ADVANCED REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED for all Candidates and Companions attending the event. If you wish to enjoy lunch with other Companions and Candidates, a lunch option is available for an additional $20.00 per person on the registration page. Payment is available via credit card on the registration web site or at the door in cash or personal check. (Candidates, your registration is completed by your Chapter Secretary in advance of the event and the lunch cost is typically paid by your Chapter. Check with your Chapter Sponsor or your Chapter Secretary).
A large crowd of Companions and Candidates is anticipated and parking is limited at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center. Carpooling is encouraged. The suggested attire for Companions and Candidates is a coat and a tie.
Register now for this exciting Festival and join your fellow Companions in welcoming our newest Royal Arch Companions!! Advance Registration closes on February 5, 2026, so register now!!

2026 One Day to Knights Templar
2026-03-07 08:30 - 15:00 | Minneapolis Scottish Rite Masonic Center, 2011 Dupont Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN, United States
One Day to Commandery Festival – Saturday, March 7, 2026. 7:30AM Check In
IMPORTANT NOTE – ADVANCED REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED!!!
Join Sir Knights from across Minnesota for the One Day to Knights Templar Festival hosted by Zion Commandery No. 2 on Saturday, March 7, 2026.
The Commandery Orders on March 7th will be presented in full form by Sir Knights and Commanderys from across Minnesota. This will be a full presentation of the stirring and compelling Commandery Orders which stand alone in our Fraternity as perhaps the most moving and chivalric presentations in all of Masonry.
The Knights Templar Orders sponsored by Zion Commandery #2 will be presented at the historic Minneapolis Scottish Rite Masonic Center (SRMC). The Minneapolis SRMC is perhaps the premier Masonic venue in Minnesota and this year has already hosted Grand Lodge of Minnesota Degrees, York Rite and Scottish Rite ritual and virtually every other Masonic Appendant Body. The Minneapolis SRMC is located at 2011 Dupont Avenue South in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
If you are a Cryptic Council Mason and wish to embark upon an exciting journey in York Rite Masonry, reach out to a Sir Knight of a Commandery near you and he can get you started with a petition to become a Knights Templar. You must submit a petition to a Commandery before you can attend the One Day event on March 7th. The closing date for petitions varies depending upon the Commandery you wish to join, so act now!! There will be no voting on petitions at the event.
The event starts with check-in at 8:00 AM. The schedule for the day includes:
7:30 AM – Candidate and Sir Knight Check-in begins at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center.
8:30 AM – Official Commandery Opening by Zion Commandery No. 2
8:30 AM – Candidate Education Session begins in the Education Room
9:00 AM – The Illustrious Order of the Red Cross begins in the Main Auditorium.
10:15 AM – The Order of the Mediterranean Pass and the Order of Malta begin: Burns Room / Red Room
12:00 PM – The Chamber of Reflection (Candidates only) 3rd Floor Burns Room.
12:00 PM – Lunch in the Dining Hall – Preregistration for lunch is required.
1:30 PM – Order of the Temple begins in the Main Auditorium, followed by introductions and closing.
ADVANCED REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED for all Candidates and Sir Knights attending the event. A lunch reservation is required.
The cost for lunch / credit card fee / morning donuts and coffee is $20.00 per person for online credit or $25.00 at the door in cash or personal check. Candidates, please note – your lunch cost is typically paid by your Commandery. Check with your Commandery Sponsor or your Commandery Recorder.
PARKING: A large crowd of Sir Knights and Candidates is anticipated, and parking is limited at the Scottish Rite Masonic Center. Carpooling is encouraged.
The suggested attire for Candidates is a coat and a tie. Sir Knights should be attired in accordance with your Commandery uniform regulations.
Register now for this exciting event and join your fellow Sir Knights in welcoming our newest Sir Knights!! Advance Registration closes on March 5 at Noon, so register now!!
