York Rite Festival
Schedule
Fri, 20 Feb, 2026 at 06:00 pm to Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 05:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
Kirksville Masonic Temple | Kirksville, MO
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📣 The Companions and Sir Knights of Caldwell Chapter No. 53 R.A.M., Kirksville Council No. 44 R. & S.M., and Ely Commandery No. 22 K.T. – the York Rite of Kirksville, Missouri – invite you to join them for the conferral of the capitular, cryptic, and chivalric degrees and orders during a York Rite Festival, Friday and Saturday, February 20th and 21st, 2026 A.D., at the Masonic Temple, 217 E. Harrison St., Kirksville, MO.📆 Friday, February 20th, 2026
🕕 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM: Conferral of the degrees of Mark Master, Past Master (virtual), and Most Excellent Master (the first, second, and third capitular degrees).
📆 Saturday, February 21st, 2026
🕖 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM: Breakfast & fellowship.
🕗 8:00 AM – 10:00 AM: Conferral of the degree of the Royal Arch (the final capitular degree), and introductions and remarks by the Most Excellent Grand High Priest (or his representative).
🕙 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Conferral of the degrees of Royal Master and Select Master (the first and second cryptic degrees).
🕛 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM: Lunch, fellowship, & presentation on the principal charities of the York Rite.
🕐 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Conferral of the degree of Super Excellent Master (short form) (the final cryptic degree) and introductions and remarks by the Most Illustrious Grand Master (or his representative).
🕑 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM: Conferral of the Illustrious Order of the Red Cross (short form), the Degree of Knight of St. Paul or the Mediterranean Pass and the Order of Malta (short form), and the Order of the Temple (the chivalric, or commandery, orders), and introductions and remarks by the Right Eminent Grand Commander (or his representative).
📧 To register a candidate from your chapter, council, or commandery for the purpose of courtesy work, please contact Secretary / Recorder William J. King at [email protected]. To assist with the Festival, please contact Director of the Work, Ashley W. Young, at [email protected]. #MOMason #Freemason #Freemasons #Freemasonry #MOYorkRite #RoyalArch #RoyalArchMasonry #CrypticMasons #CrypticMasonry #KnightsTemplar
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Kirksville Masonic Temple, 217 E Harrison St,Kirksville, Missouri, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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