Brenham Commandery 2024, A Working Agenda

This brief article reports on the election and plans for the Brenham Commandery for 2024.  Check this web page each month for updates and plans.

The elected officers for 2024 are: 

Commander:         Chris Dalrymple

Generalissimo:     BJ Moody

Capt. General:      Jerry Jackson

Secretary:             David Rice

Treasurer:             Gary Mossmeyer

SW:                        Gary Adams

JW:                         Chance Crane

Prelate:                  Hardy Nevill

Warder:                  Mike Cohen

Standard Bearer:   Alex Courts

Sword Bearer:        Barry Bennet

Sentry:                    Pro temp

What will be Brenham Commandery's chief form of routine communication?

• General News via web site: https://brenhamyork.blogspot.com/  Check it before a meeting to review the latest general news of interest.

• Announced News via Remind: Remind will remind you of routine meetings, special events and special announcements to ensure that we distribute news as effectively as possible. To join, text “@yorkrite” to 81010 if you are not already a member, or check this website: https://help.remind.com/hc/en-us/articles/203179887-How-do-I-join-a-class- 

• Current members of this class Bennett, Dalrymple, Rice, Mosmeyer, Rogers, Jackson, Cohen, Yates.  Others may join at the above website.

Tentative Calendar Plans for 2024

✅ December 6, 2023: Called meeting at Anderson, TX for the purposes of investigating whether Brenham Commandery desires to seek a dispensation to meet in Anderson.

✅  December 21,2023: (Chappell Hill): Installation of officers with educational program.

🔜 January 18, 2024:  Templar history program, a 10 minute original presentation on the historical Templars.  Dalrymple presents Paraphrase of “In Praise of a New Knighthood”.

• February 15, 2024: Tactical program for general education:  sword, station, marching and asylum etiquette.

• March 21, 2024:  EASTER PROGRAM

• April 18, 2024:  Tactical program on escorting the Prelate to the altar.

• May 16, 2024: ASCENSION PROGRAM, what the ascension scene in the OT teaches us.

• June 20, 2024: PATRIOTIC PROGRAM, 

• July 18, 2024: Tactical program in preparation for Inspection.

• August 15, 2024: What the Hermits parts in the Order of the Temple teach us.  We hope to plan for inspection early in the Fall: August, September or October?

• September 19, 2024:  Templar history program a 10 minute original presentation on the historical Templars.

• October 17, 2024: Templar history program a 10 minute original presentation on the historical Templars.

• November 21, 2024: Giving Thanks Program and election of officers.

• December 19, 2024: CHRISTMAS PROGRAM as a part of an installation program for 2025.