Wednesday, January 29, 2025

An Anniversary for Acon in America

On this date in 2015, the Grand Master’s Council for the United States of America for the Commemorative Order of St. Thomas of Acon was formed in Reston, VA, during Masonic Week.

The history of the Commemorative Order of St. Thomas of Acon in the United States dates back to October 1999, when a large group of Masons, under the leadership of Reese Harrison, traveled to England and were initiated. At the 2000 Masonic Week, Pilgrim Chapel No. 11 (now No. 1) and Trinity Chapel No. 12 (now No. 2) were constituted, and for four years, they remained the only two Chapels in the United States. By 2015, the number of Chapels in the United States had grown to 25.

Sir André of Byron, who had served as the first Grand Preceptor in the United States under the Grand Master’s Council in England, became our first Grand Master. Today, Sir Terry of Chattanooga serves as Grand Master and is the seventh to hold that office. Sir Aaron of Muhlenberg has been elected as the next Grand Master and will be installed on February 6, 2025, at the next Grand Master’s Council meeting.

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