To: New York DeMolay
Fr: “Dad” Peter Brusoe, Executive Officer
Re: Re-activation of The Chivalric Knights of the Holy Order of the Fellow Soldiers of Jacques DeMolay
When the Grand Council approved the creation of The Chivalric Knights of the Holy Order of the Fellow Soldiers of Jacques DeMolay it was envisioned by “Dad” Frank Sherman Land to be a way that older DeMolays could serve the Order of DeMolay. From time to time, New York DeMolay has had the presence of The Chivalric Knights of the Holy Order of the Fellow Soldiers of Jacques DeMolay. It has laid dormant for the past several years and COVID19 has not helped it. This is not an honor, rather it is a working body of dedicated DeMolays leaders and the time has come for them to resume labor.
Internationally, membership is open to DeMolays aged 17-21. The Executive Officer is afforded the ability to approve an invitational program for Priory. (207.4,f). Reflecting on the important role that Invitational bodies play in the York Rite, such as the Allied Masonic Degrees or the York Rite College, we are modeling the program after that.
Therefore, in New York, to be invited to join Priory a DeMolay must:
(A) Be aged 17-21
(B) Have earned his obligations card
(C) Earned his Representative DeMolay
(D) Earned his Lamp of Knowledge
And have had one of the following indicators of their commitment to DeMolay:
(A) Earned the Founder’s Membership Award OR
(B) Earned the Past Master Councilor’s Meritorious Service Award OR
(C) Earned the Medal of Heroism or the Medal for Saving a Human Life OR
(D) Be a finalist for Representative DeMolay of the Year or the International DeMolay of the Year OR
(E) Earned a Zerubbabel Key
A meeting of qualified DeMolays who have received the degrees of The Chivalric Knights of the Holy Order of the Fellow Soldiers of Jacques DeMolay was held at Winterfest. Elected as our Jurisdictional Illustrious Knight Commander was Br. Michael Jordan and elected as our Jurisdictional Squire Commander was Br. Austin T. Altman.
I have asked that the priory help with our ritual program and to promote a high level of performance. The priory will hold a business meeting at our State Convention at a time to be determined. DeMolays who are interested in joining priory should reach out to me directly.