Souther n Califor nia Jurisdiction June 2014 T HE P R E C E P T O R T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S SCJ MC SCJ DMC 1 Around SCJ 2 League Reports 3-6 SCJ Calendar 4/5 Priory 7 Sweetheart and Princess Congress Secretary 9 Jurisdiction Dad 10 Jurisdtiction Mom 10 8 SCJ EO 11 New Executives + Relay SCJ Sweetheart & SCJ Princess 12 12 Zero Tolerance Policy 13 SCJ Congress Secretary 13 Jurisdiction Dad 14 Jurisdiction Mom 14 SCJ E.O. 15 Membership Stats 16/17 Philanthropy Drives 18 Relay for Life 18 S C J M A S T E R C O U N C I L O R My brothers of SCJ, We are in the final stretch of this Jurisdiction year and I hope you all have had as much fun as I have had. We have a couple events coming up that you need to be aware of. On June 14 th is our Jurisdiction Sports Day at Pearson Park in Anaheim. We will also be having our League Vs. League Jurisdiction Ultimate Frisbee tournament that day so make sure to bring out the guys from your league to make a team! That day is also when we will be announcing the candidates for next year. Also coming up on July 19 th is our Jurisdiction Sweethearts Ball. It will be at the Long Beach Scottish Rite. Cost is $10 per person. I hope to see all of you there supporting the Jurisdiction and League Sweethearts. There are installations going on all over the jurisdiction and I hope you all are going out to those to show support to your brothers. A few of the Jurisdiction Officer's receptions are also coming up and I hope you go out to those and show the Officers how much you appreciate the work they have put in this year. My brothers, our enthusiasm and participation for events has severely plummeted this year. I challenge each of you to go out and support chapters around the jurisdiction and support your brothers at their meetings, their fundraisers, and their installations. We need to show our brothers how much they mean to us. Remember guys you get out of DeMolay what you put in, so go out their and get as active as you possibly can and get as much out of DeMolay as possible. Thank you, Michael Hannum Hello SCJ, S C J D E P U T Y MASTER C O U N C I L O R Installation Season has just concluded in SCJ, and summer is about to begin! For this year, Southern California Jurisdiction will be experiencing 123 majorities. To attain positive growth, we need to initiate 124 members. Seeing as we initiated 169 young men last year, I strongly believe that we can attain a sixth consecutive year of positive growth!remember to have your Chapter Chairman submit the form 10 of each new initiate to DeMolay International, so that they can count towards our membership goal. As of April25 th, 2014, SCJ has initiated 44 young men into our order. That is a fair number, but I know that we can help more young men experience what DeMolay has to offer. So talk to your friends, cousins, neighbors, or anyone else that you think would be a good fit in DeMolay. Congratulations to the Chapters that had Installations in the month of May! I look forward to working with all of the new officers. This summer is packed full of activities, so make sure to have as much fun as possible. Fraternally, Tyler Davis
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The Preceptor Diamond League League Discussions No article was submitted for the month of June. Page 3 Highland League Greetings, from Highland League! Highland League just held their Murder Mystery Dinner! Thank you to the entire cast and advisors that helped. It was a great success and it couldn t have been done without you. Highland and Sonora just held their Brotherhood Camp. It went off very well and it was an amazing weekend of brotherhood and memories. I would like to thank all of the advisors that came up and volunteered their time. Without them Brotherhood Camp would never have happened. Highland League also held its annual Relay for Life at Horse Thief Canyon Park. It was a very long day, but besides that it was nice to see everyone there. Coming up in Highland League is our League Visitation to George Washington Chapter on June 18th. Their meeting is at 7:30 and it is DeMolay Dress. Also, Foothill is holding a Parent s Day Picnic at Rancho Summit Park on June 21 st. Hope to see you all around the Jurisdiction! Yours truly, Jesus Martinez Highland League President 2013-2014 Titan League Greetings from Titan League! Installation season has nearly come to a close. Congratulations to all the newly installed officers. Come on out to Titan League's Relay for Life on June 28th at Brea Olinda High School in Brea. This will be Titan's only Relay this year. It's always a blast seeing everyone around the Jurisdiction and hopefully we'll see you at some of Titan's upcoming events in June and July! Christopher Baker Titan League President
Page 4 June 2014 Neo-Trital League Hello SCJ, Thank you very much to everyone who helped to make the NFL Sweetheart Ball happen, and thank you to all who attended. It was a blast and a great night to honor our amazing League Sweetheart. Also, thank you to everyone who supported the league through Relay for Life as well as painting the Palmdale Masonic Lodge. Congratulations to Antelope Valley Chapter and Hollywood chapter on their installations. They are both looking forward to outstanding terms. June is a very busy month for our league. On June 4th Old West is hosting an iniation. Also coming up we have NTL Over the Line. The first day is Sunday June 8, followed by June 15th, and other leagues and their teams are invited on June 23rd for our full team softball games as well as our league meeting. Conejo Valley's Installation at 6 pm at Thousand Oaks masonic lodge.bakersfield field Chapter is have a "Degree Under the Stars" contact any officer/advisor from NTL if interested. Get your acts ready because our league talent show is only a month away on July 26th! We are allowing acts from other leagues so please contact me if you are interested. Also don't forget the lovely Miss Amber Frieling, SCJ Princess, is having her reception at Hollywood Masonic Lodge on July 25th, so please support our former NTLady. Yours Truly, Matthew Higginbotham Neo-Trital League President June Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Highland League Relay Sonora League beach blast 2 3 LC Kelley Visitation 4 5 Old West Visitation/Initiation 6 7 Keith Lee Seals Installation Phoenix League LCC + Leadership day 8 NTL Over the Line 9 10 11 12 Conejo Valley Installation 13 Hollywood Visitation 14 SCJ Sports Day 15 NTL Over the line 16 Downey Installation 17 18 Start of ISC GWC Visitation 19 Old West Laser tag TLD Meeting 20 TLD Bowling PDL Meeting 21 Atwater Visitation Sonora SH Ball 22 NTL Softball Invitational 23 Antelope Valley Visitation 24 25 26 Start of Grand Bethel 27 28 TLD Lock in 29 30
The Preceptor Page 5 July Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 2 3 4 5 PDL Car Rally Priory Beach Trip 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Highland League SH Ball 13 Priory Meeting TLD Honors night 14 15 16 17 TLD Meeting 18 PDL Honors Night 19 New Valley Squire Investiture/Installation SCJ SH Ball 20 Highland League Beach trip 21 22 23 24 25 SCJ Princess Reception 26 TLD Dodge ball NTL Talent Show Downey Installation 27 SCJ Sweetheart s reception 28 29 30 31 Sonora League Greetings to all Sonora Brothers, Sisters, Mothers, and Fathers! Congrats on a great May! With Corona Installing their new corps of officers, and the biggest event of the year, Brotherhood Camp, a huge success as it is every year, we are moving full force into the summer! In June, we definitely have action that you will not want to miss. On Saturday June 21 st, the League will be hosting their annual Sweetheart s Ball. It will be taking place at the Corona Masonic Lodge and will be starting at 8pm, with tickets costing $7 each. Also, we anticipate new leaders beginning their search for office starting at SCJ Sports Day, so let s make sure Sonora is well represented! Also, the league is selling 66er s ticket vouchers, good for any game for the rest of the season for only $11 each. This fundraiser enables the league to support the chapters and the members, so please help us meet the goal of selling the tickets. Have a great June everybody, enjoy a safe and fun first month of summer, and we hope to see you soon at the events coming up in the chapters, league, and jurisdiction.if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions, feel free to contact me at demolaytj@yahoo.com. Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort. Franklin Delano Roosevelt Thomas Jefferson (T.J.) Elliott Sonora League President
The Preceptor Page 6 Hey SCJ, I would like to say thank you to everyone who came out to our Sweetheart's Ball it Paradise League was Amazing, and a big thank you to the committee who put it all together. I'm also looking forward to seeing all the campers from DDL/PDL Brotherhood Camp use all of the knowledge they learned. Everyone had a blast and it would not had been a success without everyone's support. We have a couple big events coming up in Paradise we have our League meeting on June 20th, it will be at the Bellflower Masonic Lodge and will start at 7:30. It will also be DeMolay Dress. July 5th is the Paradise league Car Rally. The ending location is not a secret. Our car rally will be ending at the Priory's Beach Party. Friday July 18this going to be Paradise League Honors Night. it will be starting at 7:00 pm and will be at the Bellflower Masonic Lodge.Come out and join us as we celebrate those who have received Chevalier, Cross of Honor and League level awards. There will be a reception and dance to follow. Remember Summer is our best time to bring in new members so Come Out to as much Events as you can and invite all of your friends. Bring them to the PDL/DDL Conclave Kick-off Dance and then initiate them at Conclave and achieve our Membership Goal. Support your Sweetheart program, And buy your 2014 DeMolay Calendar/Planner Today! For the low, low price of only 3$! Find your nearest Sweetheart to purchase, or contact Ms. Galba- Bright or Ms. Frieling for more information! Want to see more? Check out our Youtube profile for videos of our adventures, Facebook profile for more videos and pictures of our endeavors and our website for calendared events and resources to make your chapter better than before Youtube: Search: SCJDeMolay Facebook: Search: Southern California Jurisdiction DeMolay Jurisdiction Website: SCJDeMolay.org
The Preceptor Page 7 SCJ Brotherhood! St. Bernard s Priory Greetings SCJ on behalf of St Bernard Priory It is June and it is the start of campaign season so watch for your brethren running for positions with SCJ priory and league. Good luck to all the candidates running for your offices! Starting June 1st is our Priory Meeting at 10 am at the DeMolay Center. On June 14th, sports day, is the announcements of the candidates running. June is a quiet month but July we are having a Priory Beach Trip on the 5th and a meeting and practice on the 13th at the DeMolay Center. Knights go over your ritual for this coming Conclave and as always go out and support your brethren. We are dedicated to spreading brotherhood and excellence, make your make and show our brethren that we are Knights of SCJ.
Page 8 June 2014 SCJ Sweetheart Greetings SCJ! Wow! Can you believe that it is June already? Well you know what that means it is almost summer; but most importantly it is almostcampaign season. Good luck to everyone who will be running for a jurisdiction office and have fun traveling. SCJ Sports Day is coming up on June 14 th and we will be having a league vs. league Ultimate Frisbee Tournament. It is $75 per team and teams can be made up of any members in the league. At Sports Day we will also be announcing who is running for Jurisdiction offices for the ensuing term. The league and jurisdiction sweethearts will also be beginning their garter sales. All you have to do is buy a piece of candy for 25 cents and you will receive a raffle ticket to write your name on. Then give it back to the sweetheart you bought the candy from and you will have a chance at winning her garter during the raffle at the Jurisdiction Sweethearts Ball on July 19 th at the Long Beach Scottish Rite. In the month of June we have one upcoming Sweethearts Ball which is Sonora Leagues on June 22, 2014. It will be located at the Temescal Palms Masonic Lodge in Corona. 2313 S. Main Street at 7:00 p.m. Please come out and support Sonora League as they honor their young ladies. Also coming up from June 26-29 th is Grand Bethel. On Saturday the 28 th is the installation and dance. Just a reminder to any DeMolay who wish to attend Grand Bethel please let our Executive Officer Dad Key know before you go. To conclude, registration for SCJ Conclave 2014 is up on the Jurisdiction website. For anyone who registers and pays in full by the August deadline will receive a free themed conclave shirt designed by the winner of our design contest Richard Patterson from George Washington Chapter. To help ease the cost of conclave we will be continuing with the advertisement sales the forms can also be found on the jurisdiction website. I ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO GO AND REGISTER! Thank you and I look forward to seeing you in the coming months. Sweetheart Love, Lerina M. Galba-Bright SCJ Princess Hey guys, I hope y all are having a lot of fun. This upcoming weekend is going to be a lot of fun. We have a couple events coming up. We have Hollywood, and Gardengrove s installations on Friday and Saturday. Also on Saturday we have highland s relay for life. I hope everyone has fun at the different events and I hope to see you all at some of them. Just a reminder that we have receptions coming up, on July 27 th there is a reception honoring our Jurisdiction sweetheart Miss Lerina Galba-Bright and it would be great to see you all there, and also on Saturday August 2 nd is Mr. Michael Hannum s reception and we hope to see you at sweetheart s ball on July 19 th. And again I hope to see you all there. Remember that the sweetheart s and princesses are still selling lollipops and calendars. So please feel free to come up and ask any of us for them. I hope everyone has a great month and I will see you all around. With all my anchor love, Amber Frieling SCJ Princess 2014 Follow Updates 4 Events On SCJ Today!!!!
Page 9 June 2014 Southern California Jurisdiction Order of DeMolay Enforces a Zero Tolerance Policy Southern California Jurisdiction maintains a philosophy of zero tolerance with regard to the possession or use of alcohol, inhalants, drugs (both illegal and those without a prescription), weapons (other than certain firearms and other weapons used at DeMolay sponsored events), and hazing by any person at any kind at any DeMolay sponsored activity, meeting or event. Violations of this policy or any similar policy set forth in Risk Management, Youth Protection, or prohibited substance policies may result in suspension or expulsion from DeMolay International. The specifics of the policies may be found in the published materials of DeMolay International and Southern California Jurisdiction. Policies of the jurisdiction may be amended, altered or changed by the Executive Officer from time to time at his sole discretion. SCJ Sports day!!! June 14 @ Pearson Park! SCJ CONGRESS SECRETA RY SCJ! As we move into June I could not be more proud of this Jurisdiction. We as a unit are growing stronger by the day, and continuing this great youth movement of DeMolay! Keep up the good work, and lets boost our enthusiasm as we push forward to attain positive growth, and an amazing final stretch of this SCJ Year. I look forward to seeing everyone throughout the Jurisdiction, and as always. If YOU have anything you would like to see in the Preceptor, or posted on the website, please don't hesitate to send it to me at chemoboy18@gmail.com!! We are looking to make significant changes to this Jurisdictions media sources, so stay tuned for Videos and changes to the website! Ted Baker Southern California Jurisdiction Congress Secretary
Page 10 From The Jurisdiction Dad... June 2014 Greetings, SCJ! It s hard to believe that the deadline for Letters of Intent to run for League, Priory, and Jurisdiction office has come and gone. The first 3 months of this term passed relatively slowly for me. But ever since the first of the year it has flown by. While 2014 is not quite half way through, the term is 75 percent complete. I had the honor of attending the Grand York Rite Banquet on May 17 th. Ryan Tondares, Illustrious Knight Commander for St. Bernard Priory, gave a great speech updating the York Rite on SCJ and the Priories success. Jacob Hanson, Squire Commander, did an outstanding job performing the Flower Talk. As we get ready for the summer to start, I would like to remind everyone that some of the greatest memories you can make in DeMolay is when you travel. You ll meet new people, make new friends and brothers and maybe even go someplace for the first time. Friendships are strengthened because you learn more about the people traveling with you, and they learn more about you. As campaigning starts, you should ask one (or more) of the candidates if they would like some company while they journey throughout the jurisdiction. Try it. It s a unique experience. Summer means that Sports Day is fast approaching on Sunday, June 14 th starting at 8:30 at Pearson Park in Anaheim. Of course, it also means that candidate announcements will be made on that day, too. I hope to see all of you there on this important day. Obviously there are many other events coming up for SCJ at which I hope to see everyone, Sweethearts Balls, Honors Nights, Conclave, Softball, Over the Line, just to name a few. Bring prospects, family and friends. All are welcome. Speaking of Conclave, you can register online at the SCJ website. Registering early and paying for Conclave in full (before the first deadline) will get you a T-shirt designed specifically for Conclave. Does anyone know where we stand at membership for the year, so far? All of us should be ready to answer that question. How about, does everyone know how many new members we need to achieve positive growth? Or, how close are we to getting to the 1,000 members mark? As we get closer to end of the term, and the year, we ll be speaking more and more about this very important topic. It s up to all of us to work together to ensure the continued growth and success of Southern California DeMolay. You may be asking What can I do?. The answer is simple: A lot, even if it is simply showing your enthusiasm for the Order. That can be a powerful tool to show friends how you feel about the fraternity. When they see how much fun you re having, how much good you re doing for the community, and for charity, they ll want to be a part of it. I want to wish all candidates the best of luck over the next few weeks. Be safe. Leave early to ensure you arrive on time. Get your rest, remember this is a marathon, not a sprint. And most importantly, when you re behind the wheel, keep your concentration there. Don t text, don t talk on the phone (without a hands free), drive in shifts and stop if you get tired. Your safety is our top priority! Lastly, in case some of you did not know, Traci Brown Austin, a past SCJ Princess, passed away a few days ago from a lingering illness. She fought courageously and quietly and showed all around her what the true definition of strength and dignity are. Although I did not know her as well as some, we were friends. And I will miss her. Who are we? We are DeMolay! Let s Go! From The Jurisdiction Mom Hello SCJ: First of all I would like to congratulate all the Leagues that have already had their Sweethearts Ball, as very successful events. I m looking forward to the last few and then SCJ will wrap up with ours as the end of the season. On that note, we need to finish up with all the SCJ fundraiser projects. We need your calendar money and sucker money turned in. We will also start our Garter Sales on Sports Day, so make sure you have your baskets, candy, and garters ready to go. I will provide all of your tickets, so you do not need to buy any. If you or your leage already have some, that will work as well. I would like to offer my Good Luck Wishes to all the Candidates who are running for an office this year. Whether it is for League, Priory, or even Jurisdiction. Remember, you are still DeMolay s, and it is for the good of the order. As we are quickly coming up upon Honors Night, all material need to be turned into me by June 15 th, is order to receive on your League Honors Night. Anything received after that date, will be awarded next year Honors Night 2015. We are not going to hand out any awards at Conclave this year. Remember that the Jurisdiction next P.S.A. will be at the Covina Masonic Homes, on June 7 th, at 11:00 am in the training room. If you plan on attending the Grand Master s Pinic, you will need to bring $5.00 for lunch. Hope to see everyone soon, Safe travels in your campaigning, and travel with a buddy. DeMolay Hugs and Sweetheart Love Mom Harlan
The Preceptor FROM THE E.O... To My DeMolay Family, It s hard to believe that Sport s day is upon us, which is when we get the entire Jurisdiction together for a GREAT Day of Fun, Food and Brotherhood! We ll also be announcing the candidates that will be running for elected office; and officially begins the campaigning season for the 2014-2015 SCJ Officers. I invite every DeMolay, Advisor, Family and Friends to come out and enjoy this special day with us. Page 11 On the membership front, We are presently in 3rd place in all of ISC and one third of the way to reaching positive membership growth for the sixth year in a row, We still need an additional 81 new members to make it happen. Overall the Jurisdiction has been slowing down, this in itself is not good, but I m hoping that our present Jurisdiction Officers, with a little encouragement, will work extra hard during the Summer months in order to get SCJ back on top of membership where it belongs!! The Summer months is also the start of the Relay For Life Season! Let s make sure that every Chapter or League in SCJ works together to participate in and assist in raising money to combat Cancer. Also during those hot days, when we re outdoors having fun enjoying Barbequing and spending time with family and friends; let s remember those that are less fortunate than ourselves and offer your services at places like the Red Cross, the Midnight Mission, Senior Centers, etc Videos wanted: If you have video clips from any Jurisdiction, League or Chapter function, that reflects what SCJ De- Molay is all about, please share it with us. We need video clips and articles for the Website. We want to create a 1 minute high quality video that shows who we are to the entire world, but especially to all of our local schools. I like to take this opportunity to say thank you to the Officers of the Grand Lodge of California, for allowing the assistant Grand Secretary, worshipful James Banta, to give our SCJ Senior Staff a tour of all of the tools available with the use of the professional WebEx conferencing platform. Brother Banta, spent 2 hours of his own time on a show & tell demonstration, explaining most of the capabilities & possible uses of this powerful business tool. We were amazed by all of the Training and meeting possibilities that this service would place into our hands. I m always making the statement, we have the technology, so let s use it! Well, this video conferencing platform will certainly take SCJ well into the 21 st Century! With real Face to Face specialized Training, either privately or in large groups. In closing, let s all remember that as the campaigning season starts, we ll have several of our young folks driving around the southland at night. Please, make sure that when they visit your Chapter they get something to eat and drink. I want to thank you in advance for helping our youth. Please remember, as always, NEVER TEXT while DRIVING!!! Fraternally, Just Dad Key
The Preceptor Page 12 New Executives in SCJ! Visit us on the web At SCJDeMolay.org SCJ Mission Statement: To assist and support the DeMolay chapters and the Jurisdiction of Southern California in providing the best DeMolay experience to their members. Send suggestions, articles, and digital pictures to: CS@SCJDeMolay.org When submitting an article, be sure it is submitted by the 15th of each month. For event announcements, keep in mind that The Preceptor will not be distributed until the first of every month. Southern California Jurisdiction acknowledges the authority and yields allegiance to the International Supreme Council of the Order of DeMolay, of which Frank S. Land is the founder. Relay For Life sign up step by step for first time Relayers. (if you already have a location picked) Your League President/or Chapter Master Councilor will tell you what Relay they have chosen for step 1 # 1st step - Go to: www.relayforlife.org/ (Brea ca) or your city name with ca (Brea ca) # 2nd step - Click on sign up Relay For Life # 3rd step - Scroll down a bit and find, "Join a team", and click on that # 4th step - Now in the box next to Team name type in," SCJ-Titan League DeMolay"(or you league), & and then the box directly below it find the group DeMolay International and click that. Please use this format for team names; SCJ-League-Chapter # 5th step - Then click on the purple box that says, "Search for team". # 6th step - Then find the one result that will come up, and look to the right and click, Join # 7th step - There should be a list of types of options you can pick. Click on the bubble next to the option Team Captain pays, and then scroll down and if the Box that says, "Prefer not to make a donation at this time." Is not clicked, then click it and then click next step at the bottom (otherwise you will be asked to donate before you can finish registering) # 8th step - Click the bubble next to, "New online participant." then click next step. (if you have signed up before you may click past participant and use last years user name and password.) # 9th step - On the next page fill out the info at your discretion then click next step (only questions with the * need to be answered) # 10th step - Then read the terms if you like and then click I agree to the terms # 11th step - And well done you are now registered If you have any problems just ask one of your league officers.