Category: Grand Commander’s Message

Unto God give the glory!

Grand Commander’s Message (March 2023)

Greetings Sir Knights, “Into each life some rain must fall”, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 1842 poem “The Rainy Day.” In this poem, Longfellow is telling us that for the cycle of life to continue, death must occur. Because through death, life is renewed. This lesson can also be applied to the coming to an end of…
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Registration for 2024 Holy Land Pilgrimage

Sir Knight Justin Bauer, Eminent Grand Generalissimo, cordially invites you to join in on the 2024 Holy Land Pilgrimage! You can find more info at the registration link!

Grand Commander’s Message (February 2023)

Greetings Sir Knights, Two and half months until Grand Conclave in Grapevine, Texas! Have you gone online to register? Made your hotel reservation? Everything is filling up fast, get in as soon as you can. We have added some fun things this year. A First Time Attendee’s function, a Social Hour with cash bar prior…
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Grand Commander’s Message (January 2023)

Greetings Sir Knights, Christmas is now behind us. Or is it? Christmas shouldn’t just be a day. Christmas is a state of mind. Let us vow to try and keep that Christmas state of mind all year. Now I don’t make New Year’s Resolutions but maybe we should make one this year. Maybe resolve to…
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Greetings Sir Knights, December already. Hard to believe we are only five months away from the Grand Conclave. Our Very Eminent Deputy Grand Commander, Sir Knight Chance Chapman, is hard at work preparing for his eventual election to the position of Right Eminent Grand Commander. His organizational and leadership skills will soon make my time…
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Grand Commander’s Message (November 2022)

Greetings Sir Knights, Is it just coincidence that Inspection Season occurs during Halloween Season? I remember when I served Worth Commandery as Eminent Commander I was certainly scared at the prospect of being inspected by a Grand Officer. I got through it, just as all of you will. When it is over you will realize…
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Grand Commander’s Message (October 2022)

Greetings Sir Knights, When your memories exceed your dreams, the end is near. When an organization is more about the accomplishments of the past than its vision for the future, that organization is near its end. We should not strive to be experts on what we’ve accomplished over the past 100 years, we should be…
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Grand Commander’s Message (September 2022)

Greetings Sir Knights, We are having such a great time visiting with the Sir Knights of Texas. You guys never cease to amaze me with your dedication, your comradery, your love for each other and Jesus Christ. You make the Grand Commandery Knights Templar of Texas what it is, a great organization dedicated to helping…
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