{"id":2,"date":"2023-06-13T22:30:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T05:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yorkriteca.org\/royal-arch\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2026-02-17T16:52:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T00:52:23","slug":"grand-chapter","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/yorkriteca.org\/royal-arch\/","title":{"rendered":"Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons of California"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1102\" height=\"954\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-56\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/yorkriteca.org\/royal-arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/MarkMasterDegree.jpg\" style=\"object-position:45% 78%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"45% 78%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkriteca.org\/royal-arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/MarkMasterDegree.jpg 1102w, https:\/\/yorkriteca.org\/royal-arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/MarkMasterDegree-300x260.jpg 300w, https:\/\/yorkriteca.org\/royal-arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/MarkMasterDegree-1024x886.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/yorkriteca.org\/royal-arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/MarkMasterDegree-768x665.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1102px) 100vw, 1102px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-base-2-color has-text-color has-large-font-size\">WILL YOU FIND THE TRUE WORD?<br><br>DISCOVER THE CAPITULAR RITE AND THE HOLY ROYAL ARCH<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/yorkriteca.org\/royal-arch\/what-is-royal-arch\/\"><strong>LEARN MORE<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-center wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/yorkriteca.org\/royal-arch\/locations\/\"><strong>FIND A CHAPTER<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/yorkriteca.org\/royal-arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/CYR-CHAPTER-W-BG-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"Grand Chapter Royal Arch Masons California\" class=\"wp-image-59\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:300px;height:300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/yorkriteca.org\/royal-arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/CYR-CHAPTER-W-BG-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/yorkriteca.org\/royal-arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/CYR-CHAPTER-W-BG-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/yorkriteca.org\/royal-arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/CYR-CHAPTER-W-BG-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/yorkriteca.org\/royal-arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/CYR-CHAPTER-W-BG-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/yorkriteca.org\/royal-arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/CYR-CHAPTER-W-BG.png 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Welcome to the California York Rite of Freemasonry<br>and the<br>Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\">Freemasonry is the world&#8217;s oldest and largest fraternal organization. The York Rite is a system of degrees practiced mainly in America for Master Masons who desire further knowledge and experience in the craft of Freemasonry. The York Rite creates deeper meaning and relationships while examining the fundamental lessons taught in Freemasonry. It provides additional tools to help answer the questions: What is my relationship with God? What is my relationship with other people? What is my purpose? We discover, preserve, and defend the truest principles of time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/yorkriteca.org\/royal-arch\/what-is-royal-arch\/\">      <strong>WHAT IS THE CAPITULAR RITE?<\/strong>      <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/yorkriteca.org\/royal-arch\/connect-with-a-chapter\/\">     <strong>REQUEST INFORMATION<\/strong>     <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"widget wpsl-search-widget\"><h2 class=\"widgettitle\">Search for Locations<\/h2><form action=\"https:\/\/yorkriteca.org\/royal-arch\/locations\/\" method=\"post\" id=\"wpsl-widget-form\">\n        <p>\n        <label for=\"wpsl-widget-search\"> <\/label>\n        <input type=\"text\" name=\"wpsl-widget-search\" placeholder=\"zipcode\" id=\"wpsl-widget-search\" value=\"\" >\n\n    <\/p>\n        <p>\n        <input id=\"wpsl-widget-submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Search\">\n                    <span class=\"wpsl-icon-direction\" title=\"Use your current location\">&#xe800;<\/span>\n            <\/p>\n<\/form><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>SCHOLARSHIP INFO<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Fred DeBarrow &amp; Jerrold Wohlfarth<br>Scholarship Fund<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Helping members of our<br>California Masonic Youth Orders<br>as they pursue their college education<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Rainbow for Girls &#8211; Job&#8217;s Daughters &#8211; DeMolay for Boys<br>Please &#8220;click&#8221; &amp; download (pdf)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"301\" href=\"https:\/\/yorkriteca.org\/royal-arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/Final_Scholarship_Policy_2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Policy<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/yorkriteca.org\/royal-arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/12\/Scholarship-App-GRAM-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Application<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/yorkriteca.org\/royal-arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/RAM-Scholarship-Renewal-Application-2026.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Renewal Application<\/a><br><br><a href=\"https:\/\/yorkriteca.org\/royal-arch\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/03\/Grand-Chapter-RAM-Scholarship-Application-2025-fillable.pdf\">Application PDF-fillable<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the California York Rite of Freemasonryand theGrand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons Freemasonry is the world&#8217;s oldest and largest fraternal organization. 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