Grand Encampment Knights Templar USA

06/01/2026

05/25/2026

Home of the free because of the brave. Today, we honor the heroes who gave their lives defending our nation and our freedom. Their courage and sacrifice will forever be remembered. Happy Memorial Day.

This is a perfect opportunity to serve our local communities by participating in activities such as wreath-laying ceremonies and parades. It is also a chance to demonstrate who the Knights Templar are and what we stand for through our service, honor, and commitment to the community.

Patriotic& Civic Activities committee

05/25/2026

On Memorial Day, we remember and honor the fallen who sacrificed for our freedom.

05/23/2026

05/22/2026

The Grand Chapter, Grand Council, and Grand Commandery are meeting in St. Louis June 11-14, 2026. The last time the Grand York Rite of Missouri met in St. Louis was in 1995 - 31 Years Ago!

The Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the State Missouri held it's first meeting in 1846 in St. Louis and continued meeting in that city for the next 50 years. Join us in June where we will also commemorate the 250th signing of the Declaration of Independence.

All Grand Session information can be found on moyorkrite.org, under the 2026 GRAND SESSIONS menu.

Reserve your hotels and meals by May 18th!

05/22/2026

“At first, I thought the man was insane."

What this stranger did in a public restroom completely changed my understanding of honor.

I was standing in a public restroom next to a man in a dark suit.
Clean shoes. Expensive watch. Perfect posture.
The kind of man who looked like he had important meetings waiting for him.

At first glance, he seemed like someone who would never waste a second on anything unnecessary.

After washing his hands, I expected him to leave immediately.

But he didn’t.

Instead, he looked around quietly for a moment.

Then he started cleaning the sink.

He wiped away the water stains around the faucet.
Picked paper towels up from the floor.
Used soap to clean parts of the counter that were already dirty before we even arrived.

Slowly. Carefully. Almost respectfully.

Not like an employee.
Not like someone trying to impress others.
More like a man following a personal principle.

There was nobody else in the room except me.

No cameras.
No audience.
No reason to do any of it.

And somehow, that made it even more powerful.

I kept watching him, trying to understand why a man dressed like that would care so much about a public restroom he would probably never see again.

Finally, I asked him:

“Why are you doing this?”

He looked at me for a second, still holding the paper towels in his hand, and calmly replied:

“Because I believe a person should leave every place a little better than they found it.”

That sentence stayed with me.

Because in a world where most people ask what they can take…
very few still think about what they leave behind.

And in that exact moment, I understood something:

True honor is not shown by what a man owns.
But by what he leaves behind.

Maybe true greatness begins exactly where nobody is watching.

When was the last time you left a place better than you found it?

12/25/2025

Sir Knights and Friends wherever dispersed, May You and your families have a Merry Christmas 🎄