2025 Fall Convent & Investiture

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Prior Dennis Chamberland and Prior Howard Giraldo request your presence at A Knight with Team Florida! Our two Priories are excited and honored to co-host our joint Autumnal Convent and Investiture for the Priory of The Temple Church and the newest Priory in GPUSA, the Priory of The Holy Trinity. This historic and solemn C&I, officiated by our Deputy Grand Prior for Region III, Chev. Frederick A. Cassidy, GOTJ, will take place in Cape Canaveral, Florida, October 3-5, 2025.

Festivities include a Friday evening Priors’ Reception and dinner (pay as you go) introducing six Postulants at the “Best Restaurant on the Planet” – Zarrella’s Italian Restaurant, AKA a well-known NASA Astronaut watering hole (in fact, among the many photos festooning the walls is one autographed by Apollo 15 Astronaut Al Worden that declares, “The best restaurant on the planet!”); a Saturday Fellowship Breakfast, waterfront at Grills Seafood Deck Portside (pay as you go); the Convent & Investiture ceremony with Awards and Promotions on site at the Radisson; a Formal Gala and Banquet, including silent and live auctions; an Order of the White Ash gathering; and, concludes with a Sunday Ecumenical Service.

To help your wallet, the C&I Registration Fee is only $105 – a significant decrease from the registration fees for the last four local C&Is! (March 2025 @ $139, April 2024 @ $130, October 2022 @ $120, and October 2019 @ $115)

Our host hotel is the Radisson Resort at the Port, 8701 Astronaut Blvd., Cape Canaveral, FL 32920.

C&I Rooms are $189.00, plus taxes, and parking is free for everyone registering with the “Temple Church Room Block.” YOU MUST USE THIS LINK TO RECEIVE THE GROUP RATE: https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/IM60N1. You may also call the hotel directly at 321-406-5615 to book your stay, mention “Temple Church Room Block,” to receive the group rate.

To receive the group rate, reservations must be booked by September 3rd, 2025!

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BANQUET

We will enjoy a delicious buffet dinner at the Radisson Resort at the Port.

The menu will include ALL of the following:

Classic Caesar Salad
Tropical Fruit Salad
Herb Roasted Rose Potatoes
Mixed Steamed Vegetables
Penne Alfredo
Flame Grilled London Broil with Red Wine Demi-Glace
Grilled Mahi-Mahi with Key Lime Butter Sauce
Chef’s Choice of Assorted Desserts
Coffee and Tea

Vegetarian, Gluten Free, Dairy Free, etc. options are available. Please indicate on registration form.

Cash Bar Available


2025 Fall Convent & Investiture Agenda

 

Agenda subject to change

FRIDAY
12:00 PM – 4:00 PM Registration
Radisson Front Lobby
Radisson Resort at the Port
3:15 PM – 4:45 PM Mandatory Postulant Training (Postulants Only)
(TBD)
Radisson Resort at the Port
5:00 PM Prior’s Reception & Welcome Dinner
Zarella’s Italian Restaurant (pay as you go, cash bar)
8801 Astronaut Blvd, Cape Canaveral, FL 32920
SATURDAY
7:00 AM Fellowship Breakfast (optional) Please join us for coffee, captivating scenery, and charming comradarie, even if you don’t enjoy breakfast!
Grills Seafood Deck Portside (pay as you go)
500 Glen Cheek Dr, Cape Canaveral, FL 32920
9:00 AM – 11:00 AM Auction Items Drop Off
Montego Room
Radisson Resort at the Port
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM Postulant Vigil (Postulants Only)
(TBD)
Radisson Resort at the Port
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM Lunch (on your own)
1:00 PM – 1:30 PM C&I Participant & Processional Practice
Jamaica Room
Radisson Resort at the Port
1:30 PM – 1:55 PM C&I General Seating
Jamaica Room
Radisson Resort at the Port
2:00 PM 2025 Spring Convent & Investiture
Jamaica Room
Radisson Resort at the Port
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Cocktail Reception & Silent Auction Open
Montego Room – Cash Bar
Radisson Resort at the Port
6:30 PM – 8:15 PM Banquet
Jamaica Room
Radisson Resort at the Port
8:15 PM – 10:00 PM Silent and Live Auctions
Jamaica/Montego Rooms
Radisson Resort at the Port
10:00 PM Order of the White Ash
Radisson Resort Poolside
Radisson Resort at the Port
SUNDAY
9:00 AM Ecumenical Worship Service
(TBD)
Radisson Resort at the Port
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HOTEL RECOMMENDATIONS

C&I Hotel

Radisson Resort at the Port
8701 Astronaut Blvd, Cape Canaveral, FL 32920
321-868-6573 (mention “Temple Church” when making reservations for $189 room rate)