{"id":13,"date":"2022-07-21T06:10:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-21T06:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moamaranth.org.dream.website\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-06-25T16:10:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T16:10:33","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/moamaranth.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to the Grand Court of Missouri"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"col-1\">\n<p>The Order of the Amaranth is a fraternal, social and charitable organization which endeavors to develop the moral character of its members through the teachings of Truth, Faith, Wisdom and Charity.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"customize-unpreviewable\" href=\"https:\/\/moamaranth.org.dream.website\/about-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more about The Order of the Amaranth<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-545\" src=https:\/\/moamaranth.org.dream.website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2026-Gr-Ct-MO.png alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"145\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-89\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grand Court of Missouri<\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-89\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Grand Royal Matron, H.L. Lorraine Matthews and Grand Royal Patron, S.K. Philip Wood<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-2\">\n<div class=\"documents\">\n<p><!--\n\n\n<h3 style=\"background-color: #f3cc37; text-align: center;\"><strong>2025-2026 Grand Court Flyers<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 200; text-align: center; line-height: 80%;\"><strong><b>Aug. 9, 2025<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 200; text-align: center; line-height: 80%;\"><strong><b>School of Instruction\/Leadership Training\/Ways &amp; Means\/ PRM &amp; PRP Club<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 200; text-align: center; line-height: 80%;\">at Jefferson City Masonic Lodge<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 200; text-align: center; line-height: 80%;\"><strong><b>Lunch Reservations to HL Terri Polette<\/b><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moamaranth.org.dream.website\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Aug-9-flyer.pdf\">Aug 9 flyer<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n--!>\n<!--\n\n\n<h3 style=\"background-color: #52C47F; text-align: center;\"><strong>2025 Holiday Greetings<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/moamaranth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-MO-Holiday-Greeting.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"732\" height=\"923\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/moamaranth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-MO-Holiday-Greeting.jpg 732w, https:\/\/moamaranth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-MO-Holiday-Greeting-238x300.jpg 238w, https:\/\/moamaranth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-MO-Holiday-Greeting-250x315.jpg 250w, https:\/\/moamaranth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-MO-Holiday-Greeting-550x694.jpg 550w, https:\/\/moamaranth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-MO-Holiday-Greeting-143x180.jpg 143w, https:\/\/moamaranth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/2025-MO-Holiday-Greeting-397x500.jpg 397w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/>\n--><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"background-color: #f3cc37; text-align: center;\"><strong>2027 Grand Court<\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"background-color: #f3cc37; text-align: center;\"><strong>&#8220;Under the Big Top&#8221; Session<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 200; text-align: center; Line-height: 70%;\"><strong>April 1-3, 2027 at Stoney Creek Hotel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 200; text-align: center; line-height: 70%;\"><strong>2601 S. Providence Rd.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 200; text-align: center; line-height: 70%;\"><strong>Columbia, MO<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 200; text-align: center; line-height: 80%;\"> <><><> <\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 200; text-align: center; line-height: 80%;\">April 1 &#8211; Evening &#8211; Informal Opening<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 200; text-align: center; line-height: 80%;\">April 3 &#8211; Evening &#8211; Installation<\/p>\n<p><!--\n\n\n<h3 style=\"background-color: #f3cc37; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/moamaranth.org\/2026-grand-court-information-and-forms\/\">Grand Court Session Forms<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 200; text-align: center; line-height: 80%;\"><strong>Venue<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 200; text-align: center; line-height: 80%;\">Harrah\u2019s Kansas City<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 200; text-align: center; line-height: 80%;\">One Riverboat Drive<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 200; text-align: center; line-height: 80%;\">North Kansas City, Missouri, 64116<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 200; text-align: center; line-height: 80%;\">April 23 - Evening - Informal Opening<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-weight: 200; text-align: center; line-height: 80%;\">April 25 - Evening - Installation<\/p>\n\n\n--><\/p>\n<div data-attrid=\"kc:\/location\/location:address\" data-md=\"1002\" data-hveid=\"CA8QAQ\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiCj_Wiw6bjAhWKDHwKHZ3HCa4QkCkwEXoECA8QAQ\" lang=\"en-US\">\n<div data-dtype=\"d3ifr\" data-local-attribute=\"d3adr\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiCj_Wiw6bjAhWKDHwKHZ3HCa4QghwoADARegQIDxAC\">\n<div data-attrid=\"kc:\/location\/location:address\" data-md=\"1002\" data-hveid=\"CA8QAQ\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiCj_Wiw6bjAhWKDHwKHZ3HCa4QkCkwEXoECA8QAQ\" lang=\"en-US\">\n<div data-dtype=\"d3ifr\" data-local-attribute=\"d3adr\" data-ved=\"2ahUKEwiCj_Wiw6bjAhWKDHwKHZ3HCa4QghwoADARegQIDxAC\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The &#8220;Order of the Amaranth&#8221; Means Many Things To Many People<\/h2>\n<p>To its early members it meant the opportunity to build upon the strong foundation of TRUTH, FAITH, WISDOM and CHARITY. A fraternal Order having for its purpose, service to humanity, set to the music of fraternal love.<\/p>\n<p>To its present members, the <em>&#8220;Order of the Amaranth&#8221;<\/em> means a challenge to build higher and stronger upon these foundations of fraternal love and service. It means the hand of fraternal friendship to those in distress. It means thinking and remembering about its members in their hours of sorrow and sickness. Most of all, it means the opportunity to serve our fellow human beings, to enjoy the close fraternal ties of mutual respect and understanding to enrich our lives with friendship worth far more than gold or silver.<\/p>\n<h2>Amaranth Fights Diabetes<\/h2>\n<p>In 1979, the Amaranth Diabetes Foundation was formally adopted and diabetes became the primary philanthropic project through which the Order of the Amaranth works for the betterment of mankind. The Order of the Amaranth has mobilized the efforts of its membership to prevent and cure diabetes and to help improve the lives of all people affected by diabetes. Thanks to the dedicated support of our members worldwide we have raised over $7.5 million in the fight against diabetes.<\/p>\n<p>Read More about how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.diabetes.org\/about-us\/research\/research-foundation\/amaranth-diabetes-foundation\">Amaranth Fights Diabetes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-251\" src=\"https:\/\/moamaranth.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/ADA-logo.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"218\" height=\"67\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Order of the Amaranth is a fraternal, social and charitable organization which endeavors to develop the moral character of its members through the teachings of Truth, Faith, Wisdom and Charity. 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