A Brief History of the Order

Tradition informs us that the medieval Order of the Knights of Saint Andrew was formed in 1314 by King Robert the Bruce of Scotland, to honor sixty-three Templar Knights who upon the fields of Bannockburn, and with no prior notice, charged to the rescue of a faltering Scottish army. With bravery and discipline, they quickly turned the tide of battle and defeated the superior English forces. Our modern Order was fashioned on the noble example of those sixty-three Knights who came to the service of Scotland in her most dire time of need.  

Personal Requirements

Ill. Weldon J. Good, 33°, of the Valley of Tulsa, Oklahoma, developed the first Chapter of the Knights of Saint Andrew in 1993 as a service organization comprised of "Black Hat" or 32° Scottish Rite Masons.  Its goal is to help them become more active in the Temple as a whole and to provide selfless dedication to and the promotion of our Masonic Fraternity within the Scottish Rite, our community, our Jurisdiction, and the Orient.  

As a member of the Order of the Knights of Saint Andrew, it is important that you take with you a heightened sense of your own Honor, Virtue, Value and Integrity and you must commit to serving both Blue Lodge and Scottish Rite Temple and you must also choose to educate each other in the lessons of Freemasonry.  Any member who receives the honor of KCCH subsequent to joining the KSA can no longer hold office or vote but they may still participate in the works and assist as Emeritus members; mentoring junior Brother Knights.  We turn away no Master of the Royal Secret who are committed to our cause of "Service & Leadership".


Mission

The mission of this Knights of St. Andrew Chapter is to bring together 32° Master Masons for the purpose of supporting the Valley of Richmond in all the functions and activities of the Temple and to give focus to the moral applications of every Scottish Rite degree in order to put its members on the path to knowledge and leadership.


Vision

To teach its members how to inspire others through unwavering values and a devotion to the stewardship of the Richmond Temple, thus become the example for others to follow based on the integrity of their person.  All 32° Master Masons who are willing to live by our Rule & Measure are welcomed into our Order as a Brother Knight.


The Rule & Measure

 With support from Saint Bernard de Clairvaux, Templar Grandmaster Hugh de Payen created the Latin Rule, the code of behavior to which all knights of the Order lived by.  Here now is the Rule & Measure of our Order:


 · You are to be virtuous, chaste, humble, merciful, tolerant, generous, and charitable; for only those who wish to bind themselves to these qualities of a good man and Mason are welcomed here.

 
 · Your word must never hereafter be broken; less your sword hand too be shattered; as well as the bones which has given your Life rectitude.  To this end you should renew yourself.
 
· Never to attack a submissive foe, nor harm the helpless, nor subjugate the weak.
 
· Treat all good men of virtue as a brother, all good ladies with the respect of a sister, and all poor and destitute orphans as your children.
 
· Be not idle as a Mason, but industrious in your endeavors; support your Blue Lodge and the Scottish Rite bodies with the fervor that ennobles a knight.  Be ever the steward to your Brother.
 
· The pursuit of knowledge and faith is not exclusive to the Professor and Priest, the Good Samaritan is not exclusive to the Workers and Warriors.  Embrace all these qualities, for a Knight of Saint Andrew is a driven man and is relentless in these pursuits if no other.


KSA Chapter Services

Audit - Willem Hacken

Communications - Shelby Chandler

JROTC - Nelson Trinkle


By-Laws - David Smith

Degree - Shelby Chandler

Quartermaster - Dan Freye


Chapter - Gary Bonner

Education - Terry Hilton

Reunion - Jeff St.Onge

            • Audit Services - Annually evaluates the financial books and records of the Chapter.  Committee head must be Knight Warden. 
            • By-Laws Services - Interprets / research questions and evaluate changes in the By-Laws. Committee head must be Knight Captain.
            • Chapter Services - Coordinate chapter needs/requirements amongst the members during Temple functions, various duties.
            • Communication Services - Website & Internet contacts, Inter-KSA correspondence, Publications & External Relations.
            • Degree Services - Exemplification of the 29th Degree: The Knight of Saint Andrew. Coordinated by the Degree Master.
            • Education Services - Coordinate & Track Master Craftsmen students, and provide means to educate on the Scottish Rite degrees.
            • JROTC Award Services - Coordinates the presentation of the Scottish Rite JROTC Award throughout the Valley.
            • Quartermaster Services - Design / research material needs of the Chapter. Establish / document fundamental uniform principals.
            • Reunion Services - Coordinate all KSA support and functions during the Scottish Rite Spring & Fall Reunions.

 
Temple Contact
Ill. Bob Carpenter, 33º
Office: (804) 264-2050
Fax: (804) 261-0071
 
Send Petitions and
Correspondence to:
PO Box 9136
Richmond, VA
23227-0136
 
Office Hours
9:00 A.M. – 3:30 P.M.
Monday - Thursday
 
9:00 A.M. – Noon
Friday
 
 






 



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