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1 16 Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Officers of the Pasadena Bodies Lodge of Perfection D. Edward Griffiths, 33º Venerable Master Chapter of Rose Croix Jim Hörricks, 32º KCCH Wise Master Council of Kadosh Arthur Zabounian, 32º KCCH Commander Consistory Michael J. Max McGuire, 32º Master of Kadosh All Bodies Lawrence L. Mountjoy, 32º Almoner Jack R. Carlson, 32º Assistant Almoner Gregory J. Gabriel, 32º Assistant Almoner W. Joseph Ryland, 33º Treasurer Henry H.P. Wilkins, 33º G. C. Secretary William Rook, 33º Ass t. Secretary Stephen R. Miller, 32º KCCH Organist Jose Baldonado, 33º Tiler aaaaaaaaaaaaaa Time dated material Pasadena Lodge of Perfection 150 North Madison Avenue Pasadena, CA Periodical Postage PAID Pasadena, CA aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Scottish Rite Calendar Keep Friday Nights for Scottish Rite MAY Friday, May 4 Consistory 6:30 P.M. Dinner 8:00 P.M. Stated Meeting Friday, May 11 5:30pm Class registration & photographs 6:30pm Dinner 7:30pm 4th Degree 8:30pm 5th Degree Saturday, May 12 7:30am Continental Breakfast 8:15am 6th 13th Degree 9:30am 14th Degree 11:00am Lunch 12:00pm 15th 17th Degree 12:30pm 18th Degree 2:00pm 19th 26th Degree Friday, May 18 6:30pm Dinner 7:30pm 27th Degree 9:15pm KSA Knighting Ceremony Saturday, May 19 7:30am Continental Breakfast 8:30am 28th 29th Degree 9:30am 30th Degree 11:00am Lunch 12:00pm 31st Degree 12:30pm 32nd Degree Monday, May 14 & 21 Band Rehearsal 7:00 P.M. Downbeat 9:00 P.M. Lastbeat Vol. 75 Pasadena Scottish Rite Valley of Pasadena - May 2012 Light is where you find it. No. 4

2 2 15 (USPS ) Pasadena, CA Fax: Reservations: Official publication of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Free Masonry Second Class Postage Paid at Pasadena, California No Subscription Price Published Monthly Except July/August Combined Editorial Staff Jim Hörricks, 32, K.C.C.H. Editor Ramon Figueroa, 33º Mail Manager Walter Ralston, Jr., 32º, K.C.C.H. Circulation Change of Address Please notify the Secretary s Office of your correct mailing address including ZIP CODE when moving. We will notify the Scottish Rite Journal. Allegiance The Bodies of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite sitting in the Valley of Pasadena, Orient of California acknowledge and yield allegiance to the Supreme Council (Mother Council of the World) of the Inspector General Knights Commander of the House of the Temple of Solomon of the Thirty- Third and last degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of the United States of America. Ronald A. Seale, 33 Sovereign Grand Commander D. Edward Griffiths, 33 Venerable Master, Lodge of Perfection Pasadena, CA Ph Jim Hörricks, 32 KCCH Wise Master, Chapter of Rose Croix Pasadena, CA Ph Arthur Zabounian, 32 KCCH Commander, Council of Kadosh Pasadena, CA Ph News of Note Records for the traditional Chinese calendar go back to at least the Fourteenth century BCE. The Chinese New Year is based upon a lunar calendar and the cycles of the moon which is why that date fluctuates every year. In China this holiday is referred to as the spring festival. The largest celebration of the traditional holiday outside of China exists in San Francisco which dates back to the 1860 gold rush. Chinese immigrants celebrated the New Year after they settled in San Francisco to work for mines and railroads. Food and a family feast are most important aspects of the holiday. The entire family gathers on New Year s eve to eat a huge meal all night long. Eating long noodles is a sign of longevity as the noodles aren t cut. Serving a fish as the final course is symbolic of prosperity and the fish is not eaten. The original Chinese New Year celebration lasted fifteen days. The date for new year begins the day after the new moon and continues until it is full. This is symbolic of gaining prosperity as the moon gets bigger and brighter each night. The color red symbolizes many things in China. For New Year celebrations a red envelope containing money is given to young people to guarantee prosperity. Anyone who has a job or is married gives money to someone younger and isn t working. Fireworks are set off to scare away evil spirits. Moon cakes are traditional food served on the final day at the full moon. They are round, white dumplings which symbolize completeness and wholeness of the family. William F. Stovall, 33 Sovereign Grand Inspector General in California Henry H. P. Wilkins, 33 G. C. Personal Representative of The Sovereign Grand Inspector General in California Michael J. Bess, 33º Asst. Personal Representative Michael J. Max McGuire, 32 Master of Kadosh, Consistory Pasadena, CA Ph Sun Neen Fie Law Gung Hay Fat Choy Courtesy of San Francisco Scottish Rite

3 14 3 News of Note We have the need for a couple of good dedicated members of our Scottish Rite to help with the mail. We only do about four or five mailings during the whole year, so you are going to be really tied up. We normally work on Tuesdays or Thursdays, but if Wednesday is more convenient for you, so be it. It s always in the mornings. We are very adaptable and the world will not stop turning if we change the days. So if you are willing to help, please give me a call at Ramon Figueroa Thank you to all who attended last month s Aebelskiver Breakfast. It was a fun morning and a great fund raiser for the Language Center! This month we celebrate Better Hearing and Speech Month, an annual event that provides opportunities to raise awareness about communication disorders and to promote treatment that can improve the quality of life for those who experience problems with speaking, understanding, or hearing. Stop by and check out our informative bulletin board, complements of our own Joan Mamey. This month the Language Center evaluated one child and completed hours of therapy for the thirty children on our case load. Thank you all for your continued support! The Language Center Staff Michael J. Max McGuire, 32 Master of Kadosh Consistory Greetings brethren, and welcome to Springtime. The upcoming class is knocking at the door, so let us welcome them as only we in Pasadena can. I thought I d share an observation or two with all about that journey in Masonry. As we all ask life s big questions, I have noticed that Masonry will not give you the answers. Rather what it will do, is show you where to find them. We only ask those questions which we already intuitively know the answer to, but don t realize it. I ll give you an example. Have you ever wondered around your residences looking in frustration for your car keys? You look in every drawer, nook and cranny to no avail, when suddenly a glimmer of light catches your eye. You look down to see that you have had them in your hand the whole time! Masonry is like that glimmer of light. For the new class, a great place to start is our library, or any brother in Pasadena. (this can save you a lot of time...there is always a brother that sees the keys in your hand) I would like to thank you brothers for electing me master of Kadosh, and if there is anything any of us in the Consistory can do for you, please let us know. Moving? If you are moving of have moved, please call the Office and give Mary your new address and new phone number. The number to call is We thank you and the postman thanks you. The word Kadosh is Hebrew, and signifies holy or consecrated. It is thus intended to denote the elevated character of the Degree and the sublimity of the truths which distinguish it and its possessors from the other Degrees. Pluche says that in the East, a person preferred to honors bore a scepter, and sometimes a plate of gold on the forehead, called a Kadosh, to apprise the people that the bearer of this mark or rod was a public person, who possessed the privilege of entering into hostile camps without the fear of losing his personal liberty.

4 4 13 The Scottish Rite Comes to America In 1761, the year before Frederick the Great was said to have taken under patronage all Masonry in Germany, Stephen Morin of France was commissioned Inspector General for the New World by the Grand Consistory of Sublime Princes of the Royal Secret in Paris to introduce the Rite in America. Morin established bodies in Santo Domingo and Jamaica, but he did not enter the continent. He did, however, commission Henry Andrew Francken who had come to Jamaica to establish the Rite in American Colonies. Francken reached Now York in 1767 and established a Lodge of Perfection in Albany, the first in continental America. Francken bought a copy of the Grand Constitutions of 1762 with him, which he left at Albany. Both Morin and Francken were given authority to establish Lodges and to appoint Inspectors possessing powers equivalent to their own. Records of many established Lodges of Perfection seem to have been lost, but some accounts are still extant. A Lodge of Perfection was established at Philadelphia in In 1783, one was organized at Charleston, South Carolina, by Isaac DeCosta. A Lodge was established at Baltimore in 1796 by Henry Wilmans, a Prussian, but the source of his authority is not definitely determined. The Lodges of Perfection from the beginning were in full harmony with the Symbolic Lodges, assuming no authority over them and invariably beginning their work with the Fourth Degree. Agreeable to the Constitution in 1786 the United States was divided into two Jurisdictions of the Rite. The Northern Jurisdiction now consists of fifteen states, and the Southern Jurisdiction of Thirty three states. Since 1845, each jurisdiction, In deference to the Constitution of the York Rite practiced in this country, waives its rights of privileges, so far they relate to the first Three Degrees of Ancient Craft Masonry. Dinner Reservations Stated Meeting Dinners Friday, May 4, 2012 Cinco de Mayo Fiesta Number of Reservations at $8.00 Per Person... Last Day for reservations: Wednesday, May 2 mary@pasadenascottishrite.org or Fish available if requested when making your reservation. Dinner Reservations Stated Meeting Dinners Friday, June 1, 2012 Roasted Cornish Game Hen Number of Reservations at $8.00 Per Person... Last Day for reservations: Wednesday, May 30 mary@pasadenascottishrite.org or Fish available if requested when making your reservation. Broached Thurnel? It is the symbol which is still to be found, with precisely the same form, in all French tracing boards, under the name of the pierre cubique, or cubical stone, and which has been replaced in English and American tracing boards and rituals by the Perfect Ashlar.

5 12 5 In Memoriam Raymond B. Huey, 32º, January 1, 2012 Glendale #368 Albert B. Klise, 32º, February 18, 2012 Arcadia San Gabriel #278 Donald J. Marston, 32º, March 5, 2012 Old West #813 Guy Gammon, 32º, September 11, 2011 Arcadia-San Gabriel #278 Music Notes Your Pasadena Scottish Rite Concert Band musicians would like to thank our General Secretary, Ill. Herb Wilkins, 330 G.C., and Sir Knight Steve Pashby, 320 KCCH, for the purchase of a four-wheel music stand cart (holding 20 stands) for our concert band. Our Concert Band s Conductor, Sir Knight David Senf, 320 KCCH, invites any/all new members of the Rite to join with the Band at their rehearsals with their instruments. The dates and times are listed on the back page of the Bulletin. Good news; the Band has commitments of two French Horn players to join us in the near future. May Almighty God, in his infinite mercy, Grant that we may meet again, to part no more. Good Cheer Report April 6, 2012 Michael Bess, 33º, Hospital Steven Pashby, KCCH, Pneumonia Please take a moment to call upon your distressed brethren. Save the Date As many of you know, we will be dedicating our Library after one of our late members, John Zubrick, 32º, KCCH, who was the Librarian before I took on that responsibility. On July 6th, 2012, right before our Stated Meeting, we will be entertaining several guests as we hold a special ceremony at our Library. YOU ARE ALL INVITED. In addition, I would like to thank the Cathedral Board for dedicating the proper funds to refurbish and repair several (50 or so) of our older books. - Arthur H. Zabounian, 32º, KCCH, Librarian

6 6 11 The P.R. s Corner Ill. Henry H. P. Herb Wilkins, 33º G.C. The Pasadena Knights of St Andrew Present The 1 st Annual Middle East Feast Fundraiser Dinner Saturday, June 23, PM $35 A Feast of Kingly Proportions, Belly Dancers, Hookah Lounge, No Corkage Fee & More! wahib s middle eastern restaurant 910 e main st alhambra Family, Friends & Children Welcome! for reservations Contact Seb@Badoyan.com or simon.mcilroy@gmail.com All Profits Benefit the Pasadena Childhood Language Center A group of your Officers and prominent members attended the Supreme Council Leadership Conference in San Diego the second weekend of March. Scottish Rite Valleys representing 12 western States were present. The Grand Commander, Ill. Ronald A Seale, 33º delivered an inspirational message at the closing session late Saturday afternoon which sent us home with great hopes and aspirations for the future of the Valley of Pasadena. The weekend of meetings, messages and commitments was well worth the time spent. Our representatives all remarked upon the merit of the exercise and their overall understanding of the our Supreme Council staff and their professional leadership. On June 15 at 6:30 P.M. we will have dinner and again welcome Sharpo and his Mystery Dinner show. Last years show was terrific and enjoyed by all present. This year a new murder mystery will be presented. Be sure and make your dinner/show reservations. You ll be glad you did. It s a real fun evening, well worth your attendance s Support our Language Center. The Los Angeles 2nd Circle Presents The Masonic Society Dinner & Symposium Saturday, July 28, PM $40 A Very Special Evening With Most Worshipful R Stephen Doan Brothers & Sisters in Light: Female Masons & Co-Masonry for reservations Contact simon.mcilroy@gmail.com or

7 10 7 Women s Association News Hope you all had a wonderful Easter and Passover celebration. Our meeting in April was very special. We had a brief business report then practiced folding napkins for our High Tea Sunday May 6th. We sang Happy Birthday to our April birthday ladies, whether present or absent: Marie Holm, Lillian Knoeff, Marian Klusmann, Zenaida Malcolm, M. Delores Pashby, Gloria Villalon, Judy Barnes, and Margaret Dandridge. We will fold napkins for real at our May meeting for the Tea, which is two days after that. We will have a lovely lunch with several opportunities and vendors with attractive items for sale. By now, you should have received the invitation in the mail. At the bottom please complete your RSVP and enclose your check made out to Scottish Rite Women s Association of Pasadena. This is a great opportunity to have a fun afternoon with your friends, daughters, granddaughters, husbands, significant others etc. There will be opportunity drawings for the men also, but they do have to be present. Don t miss out of the fun; be sure to get your reservation in! We will also be honoring our Charter Members and Past Presidents of the Women s Association downstairs in the dining room and at our meeting upstairs after dinner. Mission Statement Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, USA It is the mission of the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, USA, to improve its members and enhance the communities in which they live by teaching and emulating the principles of Brotherly Love, Tolerance, Charity, and Truth while actively embracing high social, moral, and spiritual values including fellowship, compassion, and dedication to God, family and country. Pasadena Scottish Rite Childhood Language Center Proudly Presents Friday Evening, June 15, 2012 Reception 6:00 PM Dinner 7:00 PM The Pasadena Scottish Rite Cathedral 150 North Madison Avenue Pasadena, California Donation $50 Paid Reservations Only Please make your pre-paid reservations. Your tickets will be held in your name at the door. Make checks payable to Pasadena Scottish Rite. Send to: Pasadena Scottish Rite,, Pasadena, CA Name: Number of tickets requested: Check for $ enclosed. ($50.00 per person) Home Phone Number Address

8 Welcome to our Candidates Man is different from all other animals, in that he is endowed with the power to reason and think. The universe is filled with Mysteries; Nature speaks a language of its own and God wanted that Man should know the mysteries of the Universe and understand the languages of nature, wherein are hidden great and fundamental principles of life and death. It is within the reach of man to fathom the mysteries of the Universe and unlock the Secret of Nature and learn there from the why and wherefore many things. Nature is the written thoughts of God. Do you want to understand nature and read God s thoughts? Have you a longing to know? Have you seriously thought about God; about His greatest work of creation-man? Have you wondered about the Soul and its immortality? The mission of the Scottish Rite is to awaken in you the desire for knowledge, an eagerness to know and to place your feet in the path that will lead you, unafraid, to the foundation of knowledge where each for himself may taste and know that it is good. Each one for himself must interpret the Holy Doctrine and find the Royal Secret, and therein is infinite joy. The Scottish Rite is a rite of instruction. It interprets the symbols and allegories of Masonry in the light of history and philosophy, using the words of the supreme prophets of humanity, ceremonies of the great religions of the world, and significant episodes from history. It is the foe of intolerance, bigotry, and ignorance. It is the prayerful hope of the Masters and other members of these Bodies that your experience in receiving these Degrees may rich, significant and profitable, and that you will go forth from this Cathedral thoroughly imbued with ideals and purposes of these Degrees a fellow soldier in the cause of Truth, Justice, Equality and Fraternity. Every Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite from the Fourth through the Thirty-second, reaches by its ceremonials as well as by its instruction, that the noblest purpose of life and the highest duty of man are to strive incessantly and vigorously to win the master of everything of that which in him is spiritual and divine over that which is material and sensual; so that in him also, as in the Universe which God governs, harmony and beauty may be the result of just equilibrium. Albert Pike, 33º Scottish Rite Women s Association of Pasadena invites you to High Tea at Noon to benefit the Pasadena Childhood Language Center Sunday, May 6, 2012 Doors Open 11:00 AM Luncheon Served 12:00 PM The Pasadena Scottish Rite Cathedral 150 North Madison Avenue Pasadena, California Donation $25 All Ladies Must Wear Hats Pasadena Scottish Rite Women s Association High Tea at Noon RSVP By May 1, Make checks payable to Scottish Rite Women s Association of Pasadena. Send to: Pasadena Scottish Rite,, Pasadena, CA [ ] Yes, I will attend. Enclosed is my check for $ for lunches at $25.00 per person [ ] No, I am unable to attend. Please accept this check as a donation. Name: Home Phone Number Address