On the GPUSA Calendar

Please email Grand Secretary Chev. Ian Cloudman Good , GOTJ, to make
corrections or updates to the GPUSA calendar.

The events listed below will not be "in person" events. If your Priory will postpone until 2021, please be sure to make notification to GPUSA. If your Priory plans to proceed with a virtual event on the same day as listed, you will find a script for a virtual event useful.

Date Event
Sep-20 Priory of Lady of Sorrows of the West C & A  -  Saturday 05 September 2020 
Priory of the Holy Rood C & A   -  Saturday 12 September 2020 
World Week of Peace in Palestine and Israel   -  13-21 September 2020 
Priory of St. Clair Convent and Banquet  -  Friday 18 September 2020 
Priory of St. Michael C & A  -  Saturday 26 September 2020 
Priory of St. Mother Theodore Guerin C & A  -  Saturday 26 September 2020 
Priory of St. Norbert C & A  -  Saturday 26 September 2020 
Oct-20 Priory of the Holy Grail C & A  -  Saturday 03 October 2020 
Priory of St. Louis Crusader C & A   -  Saturday 03 October 2020 
Commandery of St. Mary the Virgin elevated to Priory  -  Saturday 03 October 2020 
Priory of St. Mathew - Convent only  -  Saturday 03 October 2020 
Priory of Thomas a Becket Autumnal C & A CANCELLED  -  Saturday 10 October 2020 
Priory of St. Bernard de Clairvaux C & A  -  Saturday 10 October 2020 
Priory of Temple Church Fall C & A  -  Saturday 17 October 2020 
Priory Church of our Savior C & A  -  Saturday 17 October 2020 
Priory Temple Church C & A  -  Saturday 17 October 2020 
Priory of St. George C & A  -  Saturday 24 October 2020 
Priory of St. Vincent C & I  -  Saturday 24 October 2020 
Priory of the Holy Sepulchre C & A  -  Saturday 24 October 2020 
Priory of St. Francis C & A  -  Saturday 24 October 2020 
Priory of the Holy Isle C & A   -  Saturday 31 October 2020 
Priory of Christian Soldier C & A  -  Saturday 31 October 2020 
Priory of the Holy Isle, Fall C & A  -  Saturday 31 October 2020 
Nov-20 Priory of St. Michael & St. George C & A  -  Saturday 07 November 2020 
Priory of St Andrew C & A   -  Saturday 07 November 2020 
Priory of the Monitor & Merrimack, C & A  -  Saturday 14 November 2020 
Priory of the Light C & A  -  Saturday 14 November 2020 
Priory of St John the Baptist C & A  -  Saturday 14 November 2020 
Priory of St. David of Wales C & A  -  Saturday 14 November 2020 
Priory of Philadelphia C & A   -  Sunday 15 November 2020 
Dec-20 Priory of St. Patrick, Fall C & A  -  Saturday 05 December 2020 
Priory of the Delaware C & A  -  Saturday 12 December 2020 
Grand Croix Submission Deadline  -  Thursday 31 December 2020 

OSMTH Poetry Contest
Chvse. Kathleen Watson
Grand Inspector

An OSMTH Poetry Contest was announced in the Spring issue of the OSMTH Carpe Diem. The contest is open to all members of OSMTH Grand Priories. The Grand Prior of France recently reminded all the Grand Priors of the contest. Take the time to read the announcement and then put your poetry thinking cap on and enter the contest. GPUSA can be well-represented with our talented poets!

 

July/August 2020
Regular publication of SMOTJ GPUSA

In This Issue

  Words from the Grand Prior

  World Week of Peace

  Grand Chirurgeon: An Introduction

  Royal Patron Significance

  Augusta Victoria Hospital

  True Templar Giving

  OSMTH Bridge Building

  Hagia Sophia Concern

  Support Holy Land Christians: How?

  Always Forward

  In Disguise

  GPUSA Calendar

  Calling All Templar Poets


Knights and Dames, according to various googled sources about open rates and click-through rates, what SMOTJ experiences is "outstanding" at close to 48% of recipients opening the Templar Times email. Industry trend for non-profits for open rate is 25.13%. So, here are the stats from the email distribution tool for 2020 emails:

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  • the highest read was the 2020 Grand Convent at 59.01% of recipients who opened the email. Recipients reopened a total of 3,856 times
  • Unusual statistic for unusual times!

According to the website statistics (where the Templar Times resides), for first six months of 2020, there were 2,552 unique visitors who visited 4,045 times and opened 6,452 pages, making the Templar Times a great PR vehicle for SMOTJ members! Keep reading and be sure to share your issue with Priory postulants or interested parties!

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