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TEMPLAR NEWS - OMSDT• M A R C H 2 0 2 6 • V O L U M E 5 • I S S U E 3 • P A G E 2 O F 7 •The ceremony was held via Zoom, led by GrandPrior Derek Nordio and spanned three Prioriesfrom the U.S. - St. Joan of Arc, St. Michael theArchangel, St. Sebastian, and also theInternational of St. Militiades which servesAfrica.Along with Priory leaders participating in theknighting of their own Priory members, GrandSecretary Reneé Nordio and Grand ChaplainKelmy Rodriquez also performed ceremonialduties.CONGRATULATIONS TO:Sir Louis Steyn (above left), from SouthAfrica, and the Priory of St. Militiades, wasknighted by his Priory leader, Grand PriorDerek Nordio.Lady Susan Mans (bottom left), also fromSouth Africa, and the Priory of St. Militiades,was knighted by her Priory leader, Grand PriorDerek Nordio.A R I S E A K N I G H T !On, Saturday, February 7, 2026, the Order wasblessed to have five members receive theirAccolade of Knighthood.
TEMPLAR NEWS - OMSDT• M A R C H 2 0 2 6 • V O L U M E 5 • I S S U E 3 • P A G E 3 O F 7 •A R I S E A K N I G H T !CONGRATULATIONS TO:Sir David Watson (at left), from Colorado,and the Priory of St. Joan of Arc, wasknighted by his Priory leader, Grand PriorDerek Nordio.Sir Joseph Boyd (bottom left), from Illinois,and the Priory of St. Sebastian was knightedby his Priory leader, Prior Bruce Bennett.Sir Richard Roller (bottom right), fromPennsylvania, and the Priory of St. Michael theArchangel was knighted by his Priory leader,Master Commander Paul Aguilar.
TEMPLAR NEWS - OMSDT• M A R C H 2 0 2 6 • V O L U M E 5 • I S S U E 3 • P A G E 4 O F 7 •With the blessing of the Grand Master, Grand Prior Derek Nordio waspleased to make a leadership announcement in February 2026.LEADE R SHIP NEWSFor the past four months, GrandPrior has been temporarily leadingthe Priory of St. Joan of Arc dueto its previous Prior steppingdown.So, on Sunday, February 22, 2026,Grand Prior was pleased andproud to promote Sir DavidWatson from Colorado to therank of Master Commander and tobe the Priory leader for the Prioryof St. Joan of Arc.MC David has displayed leadershipqualities during the course of hismembership by being fullyengaged on BeliefBook and havinggreat interactions with membersof the Order.Grand Prior has the utmostconfidence in him to lead the St.Joan Priory. He will serve at therank of Master Commander for aperiod of one year working towarda promotion to the rank of Prior.Thank you, MC David for yourdedication to the Order.Congratulations,MC David!
TEMPLAR NEWS - OMSDT• M A R C H 2 0 2 6 • V O L U M E 5 • I S S U E 3 • P A G E 5 O F 7 •ORDER LEADERSHI P PRIORY LEADERSHI POMSDT LEADERSHI PPriory of St. LukeGrand Seneschal (GS)Mark SnurrPriory of King DavidGrand Secretary (GSY)Reneé NordioPriory of St. SebastianPrior Bruce BennettPriory of St. Michael the ArchangelMaster Commander (MC)Paul AguilarPriory of Joan of ArcMaster Commander (MC)David WatsonPriory of St. HelenaMaster Commander (MC)Amanda MorenoPriory of the Calvary CrossMaster Commander (MC)Michael DynakPriory of the Holy TrinityMaster Commander (MC)Nicholis AhikAll International PrioriesGrand Prior (GP) Derek NordioGrand Master (GM)Rick TrujilloGrand Prior (GP)Derek NordioGrand Seneschal (GS)Mark SnurrGrand Secretary (GSY)Reneé NordioGrand Turco (GT)Marc BlaydoeGrand Chaplain (GC)Fr. (John) Kelmy Rodriquez
“When we read Christian posts on other media, it always amazes me howmany atheists try to convince others of their intellectual superiority. Not tomention, fail to have vision enough to see they do the work of satan. All ofthe smartest people that have lived have come to the conclusion that Godis real. Why? Because you can't ignore that what exists is statisticalimpossibility at random.Atheists fully believe I could take all the pieces necessary for a remotecontrolled car, stick it in a tumble dryer, and eventually it would haveassembled itself into a working RC car. Perfect creation with a specificpurpose, happened by accident.A crude example of randomness, but in line with that is the eye. Have youever thought about it? Creatures have had eyes since the beginning.Trillions of photo receptors, nerves and cells that produce the ability tocapture a visible image, the ability to focus at different ranges, then relaythat to a brain that can process those electrical signals. That happened atrandom?”F E A T U R E D B E L I E F B O O K P O S TTEMPLAR NEWS - OMSDT• M A R C H 2 0 2 6 • V O L U M E 5 • I S S U E 3 • P A G E 6 O F 7 •Thank you, CAA Robert Swancey from the Priory of the HolyTrinity, for the post you penned on February 11, 2026. I trulyenjoyed it, and a portion reminded me of a meme I’ve sharedon social media for years, which I’ve included with yourwriting. God bless you. ~GSY Renee’ Nordiocontinued
F E A T U R E D B E L I E F B O O K P O S TTEMPLAR NEWS - OMSDT• M A R C H 2 0 2 6 • V O L U M E 5 • I S S U E 3 • P A G E 7 O F 7 •C A ARobert SwanceyPriory of the Holy CrossDieu Avec Nous“Along with the brain being created at random that can store that energyas memory, control the heart and organs, deduce complex problems, andthat happened at random too? Specific purpose happened at random?And for all that to happen, we needed that immensely powerful black holeat the center of the galaxy, which holds our solar system in place, whichcauses the gravity that makes our planet revolve around our star, causingseasons and days, etc. So taking the purpose of all of these things neededto make the rest possible, now we're compounding statistical probabilitythat can't even be measured. All without mentioning the flaws in so calledevolution, which they claim is inevitable but also we have sharks and suchwhich didn't evolve and we can't find any hybrids species to support it.I could go on and on but I won't. My conclusion is that I just don't havenearly the amount of faith required to be an atheist. It really is no wonderthat the most brilliant men had to conclude the Creator exists.Glory to God!”