THE SCOTTISH RITE REPORTER Vol.XXXX No. 3 Published Quarterly July, August, September 2015 Highlights This Quarter Stated Meeting 2nd Tuesday of Each Month Long Class Has Been Canceled This Year Friday/Saturday - 3rd & 4th of July Office Closed for Weekend Thursday - July 16, 2015 LBPD & SHPD Appreciation Night Friday/Saturday - September 18th & 19th Honors in San Diego See Complete Calendar on Page 6 for additional details 855 Elm Ave., Long Beach, CA 90813 Telephone: (562) 436-3983 Email: info@lbscottishrite.org Web: www.lbscottishrite.org
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America Ill. Ronald A. Seale, 33⁰ Sovereign Grand Commander, Supreme Council Ill. Frank Loui, 33⁰ SGIG Sovereign Grand Inspector General of the Supreme Council in California Ill. Timothy Cable, 33⁰ Personal Representative of the Sovereign Grand Inspector General of the Orient of California 2015 Officers of the Long Beach Bodies of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonr y Lodge of Perfection Kenneth Dilley, 32⁰ Venerable Master Chapter of Rose Croix Ill. Art Meigs, 33⁰ Wise Master Council of Kadosh Hon. Sandy Rogoff, 32⁰, KCCH Commander Consistory Fred Cook, 32⁰ Master of Kadosh Serving All Scottish Rite Bodies Ill. Chuck Bruggeman, 33⁰ General Secretary secretary@lbscottishrite.org Hon. Jonathan Dilley, 32⁰, KCCH, Almoner Cathedral Staff Ill. Don Fishering, 33⁰ Chief Purveyor Position Vacant Librarian Ill. Aldo Zanier, 33⁰ General Prod. Manager Hon. Florian Zukas, 32⁰, KCCH Lighting Director Carmen Alvarado, Office / Event Manager Support Organizations Chuck Schubert, 32⁰, Acting Chieftain KSA Ricky Sullivan, 32⁰, Tiler Degree Staff Ill. Jim Sunseri, 33⁰ Classroom Director Ill. Ellsworth Chan, 33⁰ Classroom Staff Hon. Harold Kennedy, 32⁰, KCCH, Classroom Staff Richard Schott, 32⁰ Classroom Staff Interm Ill. Jim Sunseri, 33⁰ Director of the Work Scottish Rite Reporter Frances Simpson, Editor 2 THE SCOTTISH RITE REPORTER
Brethren, Notes From the Personal Representative Ill. Timothy Cable, 33⁰ Personal Representative of the Sovereign Grand Inspector General in California As we enter the summer months I hope you all have a great and relaxing time. On a positive note I m excited to say we are having a bang up year in our event center bookings. We have many great entertaining shows coming our way as the Ernest Borgnine Theatre continues to grow in its popularity. As I ve said in the past, these shows are here for your family enjoyment and I would hope you will come down and support them. On a sad note, I must say that something has happened to the programs we have historically supported in the past. Case in point, I thought Masons supported public schools. We used to but when we host a teachers appreciation night to honor high school level teachers here at the Rite, I was extremely disappointed in our turn out. On our last night in May there were less than 10 Masons present. This was extremely embarrassing to me as we, as a Fraternity, started the public school night in this state. I m at a loss as to what the answer is and how to bring you in for a dinner, entertainment and the award presentations we do for public schools and Law Enforcement. So much so, that I ve decided to try something new in the future. From now on all dinners will be absolutely FREE to all in attendance. I m aware that many Blue Lodge conflicts exist which prevent some of you from attending so I will schedule these future dinners on Friday nights. I ask all of you to please try and attend our up-coming Law Enforcement appreciation night on July 16th. By the time you read this we will have had our reunion class and then we go basically dark for the summer except for the musical plays we have coming up. These include a one day performance of Carmen, the opera, Into the Woods, Shout the musical, The Rock for Vets show just to name a few. These and more are all listed on our web site at a minimal cost. Thanks to all who came down and helped clean out our stage and prop room. They look great, but we still have a little more to clean out ahead. Also, thanks to all those who came down to assist Chuck in changing the several hundred 7 watt light bulbs which are more energy efficient and cost effective. This also included the theatre which was no easy task. Next year we will try again to schedule a long class. Please encourage new members to take the long class and remind those who have not seen the many other degrees to come on down and reach for the gold card. Our new honorees are: Harold Kennedy, 33 and those receiving K.C.C.H. honors are: Fred Cook, 32, Gilbert Cuevas, 32 and Michael Wittig, 32. That ceremony will be in San Diego in September. Here s wishing you once again a very happy, healthy and safe summer. God Bless. Fraternally, Tim JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER 2015 3
Notes From the General Secretary Ill. Chuck Bruggeman, 33⁰ THE AUTHORITY OF THE OLD CHARGES PUBLISHED IN THE PHILALETHES IN 1954 Little was known about the history of Masonry until late in the nineteenth century, for our oldest document, known as the Regius Manuscript, was not discovered until A.D. 1838, and was not published until 1840. That manuscript was probably written in A.D. 1390, and was thought to be a document which had been compiled about 1350 but had become lost. It is true, however, that the information contained within the written record of the Regius Manuscript has existed in the form of Masonic Tradition for many years previous to A.D. 1350. After that time, we have evidence to show, Lodges based their authority on written documents which we now refer to as the old Charges. In the Masonic Edition of the Holy Bible, published by the Masonic History Company of Chicago, Brother H.L. Haywood writes about the Old Charges as follows: A body of men in the Middle Ages could not legally exist or work unmolested unless it had a charter or some similar document of authorization given and sealed by the authorities of the borough or else by the King or one of his officers. The Freemasons claimed that they belonged to a Fraternity which had received a royal charter from Prince Edwin at York in Athelstan s time, and held that this was sufficient authorization for holding a permanent Lodge. This claim was made in the middle of the Fourteenth Century. In substance the Old Charges consist of three parts: first, a statement of the grounds on which a charter had originally been issued; second, the claim to a written charter from Prince Edwin, said to have been a son of King Athelstan; third, a set of rules and regulations, called points, under which Lodge members were governed. Fraternally, Chuck Bruggeman 4 THE SCOTTISH RITE REPORTER
DONATIONS Scottish Rite and Language Center donations are very important to operations and are considered in their annual budgets. We honor our donors with a sign of gratitude by listing their names in the Reporter. Your donations may be made in cash, by check, or credit card. We accept credit card donations via telephone at: (562) 436-3983. LANGUAGE CENTER DONATIONS James B. Allen Michael W Clark Ganemar Lazo John J. Bauer Richard A. Darrow John Mc Kenzie William F. Beckham Robert B. Espinoza Steven M. Murphy Kenneth Bennett Suong Fernandez Roger C. Peterson Andrew C. Berni Rosendo A. Hernandez Thomas W. Ruddiman Howard E. Bleakley Michael T. Herron Jonas E. Sills Angelito D. Cadiente Eugene Jamin Neil F. Simmons Joseph Casaletti, III Bill Jarjour David G. Swanston, III David A. Chernik Ann Kim William E. Woolard Connie L. Jarvis - In Memory of Mrs. Valerie "Helen" Shumate Connie L. Jarvis - In Memory of James "Jim" Smith, P.M. Freda S. Tyler - In Memory of Mrs. Betty Beiter DONATIONS CONTINUED ON PAGE 8 JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER 2015 5
QUARTERLY CALENDAR Date Day Time Event JULY 3rd & 4th Friday & Saturday OFFICE CLOSED 4th of JULY Dinner Appreciation Night for 16th Thursday 5:30 pm - 9:00 pm the LBPD & SHPD AUGUST 8th Saturday Long Class Canceled SEPTEMBER 8th Tuesday 5:00 pm-8:30 pm Stated Meeting 12th Saturday Long Class Canceled 18th & 19th Friday & Saturday Time Unknown Honors in San Diego Law Enforcement Appreciation Night Thursday, July 16, 2015 Social Hour: 5:30 p.m. Dinner: 6:30 p.m. Presentations to follow Join us in honoring two of our local law enforcement officers from Long Beach Police Department and Signal Hill Police Department. This event is FREE to attend!! Please RSVP - 562-436-3983 Long Beach Scottish Rite 855 Elm Avenue Long Beach, CA 90813 6 THE SCOTTISH RITE REPORTER
DECEM COLLEGIUM (10 Members Club) The Decem Collegium lists L.B. Scottish Rite members who raised the interest of at least 10 worthy Master Masons enough that they joined the ranks of our Valley. Open up a conversation with your brethren explaining why you joined. Navarro, Benjamin E., 32, KCCH..29 Anderson, Ian, 32, KCCH.28 Over 200 Main, Lewis Jr., 33 203 Over 50 Hernandez, Gani, 32, KCCH.54 Over 30 Sunseri, James, 33...31 Over 25 Over 15 Bodnar, Bart, 33..26 Sargent, Terry T., 33⁰ 17 Schowengerdt, Richard, 33⁰..17 Over 10 Boyadjian, Sarkis, 32, KCCH 13 Cook, Fred, 32 13 Wallace, John, 33 13 Chan, Ellsworth, 33 12 Dukellis, Arthur F., 32 12 Hull, Donald, 33 12 Van De Weghe, Bill, 32 12 Garcia, Danny, 33 10 Kallas, Christ, 32 10 Lopez, John C., 32, KCCH 10 Reynolds, John H., 33 10 Thagard, Raymond, 33 10 No man is an island., We all need each other and Scottish Rite Masonry can be the glue that binds us all. Do you know a man who should be a Scottish Rite Mason? If so, bring him in for a tour of our historic building.call (562) 436-3983 for an appointment. JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER 2015 7
DONATIONS - Con t BUILDING DONATIONS Michael W. Clark Bill Jarjour Roger C. Peterson Ganemar Lazo Steven M. Murphy Michael T. Herron William F. Beckham John Mc Kenzie ALMONER S DONATIONS William F. Beckham Bill Jarjour John Mc Kenzie Michael W. Clark Ganemar Lazo Steven M. Murphy Michael T. Herron Roger C. Peterson Note: Donations are recorded at the time they are received and depending on the amount, they are acknowledged by a special letter to the donors. Due to REPORTER deadlines donors may be listed in the next quarterly issue. We DO appreciate your donations, and if your name does not appear, it will be in the next issue. The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable. Joseph, his father's favorite son, is a boy blessed with prophetic dreams. When he is sold into slavery by his jealous brothers and taken to Egypt, Joseph endures a series of adventures in which his spirit and humanity are continually challenged. Set to an engaging cornucopia of musical styles, from country-western and calypso to bubblegum pop and rock 'n' roll, this Old Testament tale emerges both timely and timeless. Show Dates: 8:00 pm: Aug. 14th, 21st 2:00 pm: Aug. 15th, 16th, 22nd, 23rd 8 THE SCOTTISH RITE REPORTER Tickets go on sale June 19th For Tickets go to: http://artrelation.com Presented at: Ernest Borgnine Theatre
Philanthropic Announcements CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY In Memoriam Wilbur C. Baker Irv Geller Robert M. Murphy Fred O. Bender, Jr. Robert G. Grommisch Charles N. Richter Riley B. Buck Franklin Handler Philip B. Robinson Thomas A. Carsten Lynn R. Hayes Carl E. Seedborg Bobby Ray Chaney Gayle W. Jones Theodore F. Smith Donald L. Dilsaver Davis B. Leonard LaRue C. Thomas Don C. Eaton Byron Nels Linden Melvin W. Umphenour Paul H. Fields Allen F. Manley Wilson Woodburn James J. Mueller Almighty Father, into Thy hands we commend the souls of our Beloved Brethren JULY, AUGUST, SEPTEMBER 2015 9
Presented by Andi Jones Music, SHOUT! flips through the years like a musical magazine and takes you back to the music, the fashion and the freedom of the 60's! This smashing revue tracks five groovy gals as they come of age during those liberating days that made England swing! Join this non-stop journey through the infectious and soulful pop anthems and ballads that made household names of stars like Petula Clark, Dusty Springfield and Lulu. SHOUT! uses letters to an advice columnist, true confessions, quizzes and advertisements as a frame for terrific new arrangements of such chart-topping hits as "To Sir With Love," "Downtown," "You Don't Have to Say You Love Me," "Son of A Preacher Man," and "Goldfinger." With its irresistible blend of hip-swiveling hits, eye-popping fashions and psychedelic dances from the 60's, this fun-filled musical will make you want to throw your head back and SHOUT! Show Dates: 7:00 pm: July 10th, 17th, 24th 1:00 pm: July 11th, 18th, 25th 2:00 pm: July 12th, 26th Visit www.ernestborgninetheatre.org for ticket information. Presented at: Ernest Borgnine Theatre 855 Elm Avenue Long Beach, CA 90813 Subsidize the Long Beach Scottish Rite Reporter For a reasonable fee LBSR Masons may place one or more ads advertising your business or personal notice for members to see. Birthday s, Anniversaries, and other declarations are acceptable. Ad space is rented on a quarterly basis. See below for pricing. Credit Card payments are accepted over the phone. Contact the LB Scottish Rite: (562) 436-3983 10 THE SCOTTISH RITE REPORTER
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