Chapter · Council · Commandery
The York Rite in Lubbock, Texas
The noble heritage of York Masonry is yours to take.
Our three bodies
The York Rite is a family of Masonic bodies, not a single organization. The Royal Arch Chapter, the Council of Royal and Select Masters, and the Commandery of Knights Templar each have their own officers, their own Grand body, and their own degrees or orders. What ties them together is a story. Their ceremonies pick up the legend of King Solomon’s Temple that every Master Mason first meets in the Lodge, and follow it through the Temple’s completion, its destruction, and its rebuilding.
A Master Mason begins with the Chapter, where the Royal Arch degrees tell of something lost and found again. Next comes the Council, whose Cryptic degrees go back to show what was kept hidden in the meantime. With both behind him, a Companion may go on to the Commandery and its orders of Christian knighthood. Each body stands on its own, but each means the most when taken alongside the others.
Chapter #248
Royal Arch Masons
Every Degree conferred in a Chapter of Royal Arch Masons has a familiar connection to, and greatly expands, the lessons first introduced in the Blue Lodge.
Council #183
Royal & Select Masters
The Cryptic Degrees take their name from the secret vault at the heart of their lessons, and are conferred by the Council of Royal and Select Masters.
Commandery #60
Knights Templar
The Commandery confers Orders, not Degrees, drawn from the ideals and practices of ancient chivalry and the Christian faith.
Upcoming meetings
York Rite and Lodge meetings across District 93. Every visiting Brother is welcome.
Your next step after the Lodge
New to the York Rite?
Any Master Mason in good standing may petition the Royal Arch Chapter, the first step on the York Rite path. Have questions? We have answers.
Quick answers
- Must I be a Christian? Only for the Commandery. Chapter and Council welcome Master Masons of every faith.
- Is there memory work? Not in Texas. No proficiencies are required.
- How much time? About the same as belonging to a second Lodge.
- November 13, 2026
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Lubbock #1392 Stated Meeting
November 13, 2026 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
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- November 14, 2026
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MWSA Guest Speaker
November 14, 2026 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
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- November 16, 2026
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Crosbyton #1020 Stated Meeting
November 16, 2026 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM -
South Plains Shrine Club Stated Meeting
November 16, 2026 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
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- November 17, 2026
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Wolfforth-Frenship #1447 Floor Practice
November 17, 2026 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM -
Yellowhouse #841 Floor Practice
November 17, 2026 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM -
Mackenzie #1327 Stated Meeting
November 17, 2026 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
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- November 18, 2026
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Lubbock #1392 Floor Practice
November 18, 2026 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
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- November 19, 2026
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Slaton Lodge November Meeting (Open House & Thanksgiving Meal)
November 19, 2026 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM -
Mackenzie #1327 Floor Practice
November 19, 2026 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM -
Slaton #1094 Stated Meeting
November 19, 2026 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM -
Freedom Chapter No. 898 – Order of the Eastern Star
November 19, 2026 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
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- November 20, 2026
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Grotto Meeting
November 20, 2026 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
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- November 21, 2026
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South Plains Daylight #1443 Stated Meeting
November 21, 2026 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM -
Council degrees
November 21, 2026 8:30 AM – 11:00 AM -
Red Cross of Constantine
November 21, 2026 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM -
Lone Star DeMolay Meeting
November 21, 2026 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
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- November 24, 2026
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Wolfforth-Frenship #1447 Floor Practice
November 24, 2026 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM -
Wolfforth-Frenship #1447 Floor Practice
November 24, 2026 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM -
Yellowhouse #841 Floor Practice
November 24, 2026 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
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- November 25, 2026
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Scottish Rite Board Meeting
November 25, 2026 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM -
Lubbock Scottish Rite Consistory
November 25, 2026 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
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- November 26, 2026
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Horizon Assembly #384 Rainbow Meeting
November 26, 2026 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM -
Mackenzie #1327 Floor Practice
November 26, 2026 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
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- December 1, 2026
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Yellowhouse #841 Floor Practice
December 1, 2026 6:30 PM – 7:00 PM -
Wolfforth-Frenship #1447 Stated Meeting
December 1, 2026 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM
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- December 2, 2026
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Lubbock #1392 Floor Practice
December 2, 2026 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM -
KOB Stated Meeting
December 2, 2026 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM
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- December 3, 2026
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Mackenzie #1327 Floor Practice
December 3, 2026 6:30 PM – 7:30 PM
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- December 4, 2026
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Yellowhouse #841 Stated Meeting
December 4, 2026 7:30 PM – 8:00 PM
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- December 5, 2026
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Lone Star DeMolay Meeting
December 5, 2026 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM
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- December 7, 2026
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Shriners Kart Patrol Meeting
December 7, 2026 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM
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Interested in the York Rite?
One must be a Master Mason of a lodge to advance to the Royal Arch (Chapter). A Royal Arch Mason may then advance to the Council, and a Royal and Select Master may petition for the chivalric Orders of the Commandery.
Not yet a Master Mason? Start with Lubbock Masonic Lodge No. 1392, which meets in our building.