Please join officers of the Chapter of Rose Croix for the Mystic Banquet and the Ceremony of Remembrance and Renewal at the April Stated Meeting on April 5, at 6:30 p.m.
The Collegium Ecossaise will meet in the auditorium at 5:30 p.m. for a presentation on the 29th degree by a founding member of the Austin Order of the Knight’s of St. Andrew, Brother Keith Orrison.
A delicious meal featuring traditional menu items will be prepared by Brother Chef Sentell and the Order of the Garde Manger. The meal referred to as the Mystic Banquet will be served in the Scottish Rite Temple dining room at 6:30 p.m.
The Stated Meeting begin at 7:30 p.m. in the auditorium. The Ceremony of Remembrance and Renewal will be conducted by Wise Master James Baker and the officers of the Philip C. Tucker Chapter of Rose Croix during the meeting.
Please join the Austin Valley for the April stated meeting where we will celebrate the Ceremony of Remembrance and Renewal.
The Ceremony of Remembrance and Renewal, including the extinguishing and relighting of the lights is, in its simplest terms, a celebration of the gift of life.
Chapters of Rose Croix traditionally observe the celebration of the Mystic Banquet as a memorial service honoring the Knights of the Chapter who have passed on during the preceding year. This observance strengthens the ties of brotherly love, past and present. We meet to break the bread of fraternity, to reconcile ourselves with those we may have offended, and to drink the wine of refreshment and renewal. Thus, we celebrate the lives of our departed Brethren and promise to abide by the precept of friendship and respect with our present Brethren and all mankind.
Masonry is duty, and its practice, often fraught with personal sacrifice, requires the performance of duty for the good of humanity. ” — Forms and Traditions of the Scottish Rite.
Sincerely and Fraternally,
Don Eames
General Secretary
Austin Scottish Rite
