Several Sir Knights from Damascus Commandery No. 2, Knights Templar in Jacksonville joined Masonic Brothers from Ribault Lodge No. 272, their families and hundreds of other worshipers at the annual outdoor Easter Sunrise Service at Jacksonville Beach on Sunday, April 12, 2009.

The Brothers from Ribault Lodge with assistance from the DeMolay, Rainbow, the Boy Scouts, Sea Scouts and their leaders provided hot coffee and donuts to the residents and visitors arriving as early as 45 minutes ahead of the 6:30 A.M. start time to get a place and listen to the music. It was an ecumenical service conducted jointly by the Ponte Vedra United Methodist Church, Community Presbyterian Church, St. Paul’s Catholic Church, and Sunrise Worship Center of Jacksonville Beach, through the Beaches Ministerial Association.

Eight stalwart Sir Knights in uniform assisted other ushers in handing out programs and taking up the offertory collection. Following the beautiful service as the sun rose over the beach, many gathered at Ribault Lodge just five or six blocks away for breakfast.

Pictured here were six Sir Knights assembled before the service began. Shown, left to right, were Corey D. Kosciuszko, Sentinel, Damascus Commandery No. 2; Corbin P. Elliott, KYCH, KCT, DDGC District 7, Grand Commandery of Florida; Samuel D. Hope, Commander, Damascus Commandery No. 2; C. Robert Cooper, PC, PDDGC, DDI, Grand Commandery of Florida; Lewis E. Duffey, Generalissimo, Damascus Commandery No. 2; and Leland E. Stanford, III, PC, PDDGC, Grand Commandery, K.T. of Florida.

Other Sir Knights present in uniform, but not pictured here were William H. McClean, PC, Prelate of Damascus Commandery No. 2, and S.K. Dwight Hambosky.

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