Lyndhurst York Rite Festival

Today, Saturday 4.7, I was off to Lyndhurst for a York Rite festival.   The 16th District does it a little bit different.   They do the Chapter and Council degrees one weekend and then the Commandery Orders the next weekend.   There was coffee and donuts from 7:30 AM to 8:30 AM with the Mark Master degree starting at 8:30.  

The Mark Master and Past Master Degrees were done in the basement social room and the Most Excellent and Royal Arch Degrees in the 1st floor lodge room.   By doing this it let the Chapter have everything set up for the degrees and they only at about 15 minute breaks between the degrees.  I've probably been to this building a dozen times but today was the first time I've ever been in the basement social area.  

It is a nice room and worked really well for both degrees.   Both degrees were done very well

After the Past Master went we upstairs and the Most Excellent Master was conferred on the four Candidates.  This degree was done in a fine manner just like the first two.

After the MEM I had to leave do to family commitment in the afternoon. l have no doubt that the Royal Arch Degree was done in a fine manner and regret that I did not get to see it done.

The District had hoped for more Candidates but the four that they had received excellent work and the District should be quite happy with its festival.   Hopefully next weekend the Commandery section goes as well for their division.

"til the next time.