York Rite Bodies of Meriden, CT

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The York Rite Bodies of Meriden, CT consist of Keystone Chapter No. 6 of Royal Arch Masons, Hamilton

10/29/2026

At the Stated Conclave of Cyrene Commandery #8 Knights Templar, the Illustrious Order of the Red Cross was conferred for two Companions. The Right Eminent Grand Commander of Connecticut Kenneth Roach and his suite of officers were on hand for the festivities.

10/16/2026

Hamilton Council #9 Royal & Select Masters put on a "double-header" at the Stated Assembly on October 13th. Thrice Illustrious Master Mark Orsini fielded casts to portray both the Royal Master and Select Master Degrees ("the little jewels of Masonry"). 8 Companions are now ready to begin their Commandery Orders including 4 of our Eastern Connecticut Companions! PTIM Hal Elwell performed the beautiful soliloquy and MPPGM's Kayser and Eppler wonderfully delivered the historical lectures to compliment the outstanding degree work!

10/15/2026

Keystone Chapter #6 Royal Arch Masons conferred the Mark Master Mason Degree at the Stated Convocation on October 6, 2026. The cast did a wonderful job and were happy to have the Most Excellent Grand High Priest looking on. A new Brother has begun his York Rite journey!

09/17/2026

Sir Knight John Kovach is presented with his Knight Templar ritual book by Eminent Commander Francis “Nick” Barnes.

09/04/2026

Another special group of the York Rite, Nutmeg Chapel #29, Commemorative Order of St Thomas of Acon met on August 29th and welcomed 2 new Knights into the Order! Membership into this English Order of Chivalry so entwined with history, is by invitation only. A Master Mason that is also a Royal Arch Mason and a Knight Templar can be eligible for consideration.

09/03/2026

The Stated Convocation of Keystone Chapter #6 Royal Arch Masons was held on Tuesday September 1st. Excellent Companion Vince Cowie presented a fascinating historical sketch of Washington Chapter #6 dating back to 1783. Vince also let all the Companions view the original Charter of Washington and turned over a framed copy for display. In addition, Companion Cowie submitted a historical scrap book of sorts as well as a flash drive containing thousands of digitized records and historial documents; a labor of love that Vince devoted countless hours to. Secretary Jasoon Rieger followed with a historical sketch of Keystone Chapter as a sequel in the 243 year old story.
Keystone Excellent High Priest Phil Sharkey also took a moment to pose with the R.A.R.A. Championship belt which Keystone won for the most contributions during the Capitular year!

08/23/2026

At a Special Convocation on Saturday August 22nd, KEYSTONE CHAPTER #6 conferred the Most Excellent Master Degree on 6 Brothers and then after a recess for breakfast, conferred the Royal Arch and Exalted TEN Companions! Of the ten Companions, 6 were from Keystone, 3 from Union, and 1 from Trinity. EHP Phil Sharkey and his team did an outstanding job in every aspect - Coordination and Ex*****on! It was a wonderful event and a great winfall for York Rite Masonry!

07/13/2026

On June 16th, St Elmo Commandery 9 conferred The Order of the Temple and welcomed 4 Sir Knights into the ranks of Connecticut Templary. Three of the new Sir Knights were from Palestine Commandery 6 in Preston, CT.

02/26/2026

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10/08/2025

We just exalted 3 new Royal Arch Masons.

Address

35 Pleasant Street
Meriden, CT
06450

Website

http://www.yorkritect.org/

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