Fresno Scottish Rite Volume 67 Number 10 October 2014 Bulletin You are invited to The Feast of Tishri on October 20, 2014. In 1866 the Supreme council selected the 15th Day of the Hebrew month of tishri as the official feast day. A Day of dedication of the first temple, the temple of Solomon.
Fresno Scot tish R ite Bulletin Fresno Scottish Rite Fresno, Official publication California of the Fresno Bodies Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. Published monthly at the Center, 1455 L Street, Fresno CA 93721 Phone (559) 268-9631 FAX (559) 268-0261 email: fresnosr@sbcglobal.net WEB PAGE: http://www.fresnoscottishrite.com Web Master: Karl Wenn, 32 Editor: Juliet Vitz Asst. Editor: Bernard R Hollenbeck, 33 Office Secretary Assistant to the Personal Representative Pete Clark, 32 KCCH Venerable Master Fresno Lodge of Perfection E. Jack Westmoreland, 32 Wise Master Fresno Chapter of Rose Croix Gordon Keeton, 32 KCCH Commander Fresno Council of Kadosh James W. Wilson II, 32 KCCH Master of Kadosh Fresno Consistory David Coleman, 32 KCCH Orator James H. Clark, 33 Almoner Louis W. Jelinek Jr., 33 Secretary C. Ray Whitaker, 33 Treasurer The deadline for submissions is the third Monday of the month. Permission is granted to Masonic Publications to copy. ALL BRETHREN WHOSE NAMES APPEAR IN THIS BULLETIN ARE OF THE 32 UNLESS OTHERWISE IDEN- TIFIED. Allegiance: The Bodies of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, sitting in The Valley of Fresno, Orient of California, acknowledge the authority of and yield allegiance to the Supreme Council (Mother Council of the World) of the Inspectors General, Knights Commander of The House of the Temple of Solomon of the Thirty-Third Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America. Ill. Frank Loui, 33 Sovereign Grand Inspector General in California ILL. Ronald A. Seale, 33 Sovereign Grand Commander Washington D.C. ILL. Richard Paris, 33 Personal Representative of the SGIG Advisory Conference
NOTE: This is a brief overview of our Fall Reunion. A detailed schedule for each day is available in the office. The schedule is for all candidates on each day: FALL REUNION 2014 THREE SATURDAYS, NOVEMBER 1 st, 8 th AND 15 th All three Saturdays will begin as follows: 7:30 A. M. Registration in the Lounge - Breakfast Banquet Room 8:15 A. M. Degree work, lunch, and complete each day by 5:00 P. M.(or sooner) FIRST SATURDAY 1 ST DAY - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2014 Degrees portrayed on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 1 st will be the 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14 The 6 th, 7 th and 8 th degrees will be communicated. SECOND SATURDAY 2 nd DAY - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8 th, 2014 Degree portrayed on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8th is the 18 The 15 th through the 17 th degrees and the 19 th through the 26 th degrees will be communicated. THIRD SATURDAY 3 rd DAY - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2014 Degrees portrayed on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15 th will be the 29, 30 and 32 The 27 th, 28 th, and 31 st degrees will be communicated. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17 th : STATED DINNER MEETING - NEW SCOTTISH RITE MEMBERS AND THEIR LADIES WILL BE THE GUESTS OF SCOTTISH RITE. FOLLOWING DINNER:ADJOURN TO THE LODGE ROOM: RING, ROSE AND CAP CEREMONY TO FOLLOW IN THE LODGE ROOM FOR OUR NEW MEMBERS. TIME SCHEDULE FOR THE EVENING: 6:00 P. M. SOCIAL - Hors d oeuvres in Banquet Room 6:30 P. M. Dinner - Candidates and wives/lady will be dinner guests of Scottish Rite 7:30 P. M. Adjourn to Lodge Room for: RING, ROSE AND CAP CEREMONY IN LODGE ROOM
Brethren, As we begin the last quarter of 2014 it feels like this year has flown by. This month we celebrate the Feast of Tishri Rededication at our stated meeting, Monday, October 20 th. We hope you all can join us at the Rededication. On September 15, 2014, Brother Andrew Miller, 32 Master Mason, was presented with the Unsung Hero Award for unrecognized and substantial contributions to Scottish Rite and has assisted many 32 Master Masons. Congratulations Brother Miller! Our Fall Class is just around the corner. We will be convening the Degrees on November 1 st, with 4 th thru the 14 th Degrees, November 8 th with the 15 th thru the 26 th Degree and ending up on November 15 th, with the 27 th thru the 32 nd Degrees. Monday, November 17th will be the Ring, Rose and Cap Ceremony after our Stated Meeting. Every Scottish Rite Mason should make an attempt to attend as many of the degree presentations as possible. We are asking Fresno Scottish Rite Master Masons to assist with the presentation of our November Class Degrees. We need help in all aspects of the degrees, stage work, makeup, actors and readers, you name it, we need it. So please assist where possible. I want to thank Brother James Green, 32, for his dedication and knowledge in bringing the Scottish Rite sound system up to the 21 st century. Veterans remember that November is Veterans month. You are requested to wear your military service uniforms to demonstrate your pride and devotion to the United States and your branch of service. Peter F. Clark, 32 KCCH, Venerable Master, Lodge of Perfection
Brethren, October is the start of the fourth quarter and the last quarter of the year. Where has this year gone? We are now back to having our Stated meetings at Fresno Scottish Rite on the third Monday of the month. I would love to see you there. The Friends of the Center Guild had their Bike Ride on the on the 27th of September with more riders than they have had for this event in the past. It keeps growing, bringing more information about the Clinic to more people. Our fall class for the degrees is coming in November, so there is still time for a brother mason to join the class. This year is coming to a fast close so we are working on planning for next year. The Fishing Derby will be June 20, 2015. The Dinner Auction will be on August 1, 2015 at the Sunnyside Country Club. There are lots of things being put on the calendar for Fresno Scottish Rite. We are also looking for people who would like to be part of all the things we do on the Clinic Board. The Friends of the Center Guild is also looking for people who would help support our Fresno Scottish Rite Children s Language Disorder Center. GIVE US A CALL WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! Jim Wilson, 32 KCCH, Master of Kadosh, Council of Kadosh NEW CHECK WRITING POLICY NOTICE FROM THE CLINIC FOUNDATION PLEASE NOTE: The Clinic Foundation has notified all the Scottish Rite Bodies that in the future when checks are made out for our Childhood Language Center they must be made payable to: California Scottish Rite Foundation. A notation in the memo section of the check (lower left corner of the check) write in Fresno Clinic. The Bank of America now considers a check made out to - California Scottish Rite Foundation - Fresno Clinic on the pay to line as a third party check and it must be rejected from the deposit. If you have any question about this new policy please call me at 268-9631. Louis Jelinek, 33 Secretary Page 5
Hello Brothers; Summer is over and we are now into fall, soon the temperature will cool and the trees will start to drop their leaves, hopefully we will get some much needed rain. It is not just a change of weather, but a change in the Lodges too. The Brothers who will be the leaders of our Lodges next year are planning their year in hope of strengthening our Valley. I wish them much success in their endeavors and will give them my support. At the September Stated Meeting we enjoyed a dinner created by Allen Miller, 33 rd and his gang of culinary adventurers. After dinner the 16th President of the United States, (Mr. Scott portraying President Lincoln) reminisced about his Presidency. Not bad for a guy 205 years old. After that we quickly went to work on the business of the Lodge. At the meeting I had my first experience with our new sound equipment. I was impressed with how well it worked and am looking forward to using it during the degrees. Speaking of degrees, in just a little over a month from now, we will be holding our class for our incoming Brothers. We are still looking for more candidates for our class, so if you know someone who would make a good Scottish Rite Brother give him a petition. The October meeting will be the last meeting to turn in petitions for the 2014 Class. Fraternally, Gordon Keeton, KCCH Commander of Kadosh Scholarship Fund Donations Thank you for your continuing support of our Scholarship Fund Allan Miller & C. David Jenkins
MORALS AND DOGMA Annotated Edition Reviewed by Mike Hall, 32, KCCH After being out of print for over 20 years, there is finally a new edition of Albert Pike's great work Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. The Supreme Council has produced a wonderful annotated edition. Arturo de Hoyos, 33 GC KYCH, Grand Archivist, has added thousands of footnotes. They trace sources of quotations, explain unusual words, discuss Pike's other works and his inconsistencies, and help to trace his ideas and arguments through the winding paths of this work. Morals and Dogma consists of lectures on all the degrees of the Scottish Rite, from the first to the thirty-third. It was written in the mid-19th century by Albert Pike, a former Confederate general and a great scholar. He was fluent in many ancient languages and extremely well read. This fact, and his tendency to quote other authors without attribution, as well as typical 19th century long-windedness, makes the book a difficult thing for modern readers. Many a Mason has said to me, "I tried to read Morals and Dogma but couldn't get through it." Believe it or not, I actually read the old edition through twice before the annotated edition came out. Now, reading through it again with the annotations to guide me, it is finally becoming clear. It is still not easy to read, but de Hoyos has cast a great deal of light on formerly obscure places. Pike's discussion of the name Hiram, for example, receives no less than 27 annotations. They identify sources quoted, ranging from Josephus in antiquity to anthropologist Maury writing in a textbook just published as Pike was composing this section. The notes identify such obscure words as Cushites and Krishna, as well as translating from the Hebrew and Egyptian alphabets. Indeed de Hoyos has done a magnificent job in deciphering Pike's often unusual language and word usage. (Continued on page 13) Page 7
THE FEAST OF TISHRI MONDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2014 SOCIAL AT 6:00 P.M. DINNER AT 6:30 P.M. PROGRAM Officers of the Lodge of Perfection Presiding Presiding/Welcome Pete Clark, 32 KCCH Venerable Master Invocation Mike Hall, 32 KCCH Junior Warden Master of Ceremonies Andrew Miller, 32 Master or Ceremonies Pledge of Allegiance David Pitts, 32 KCCH Standard Bearer TOAST OF OBLIGATION First Toast: To the Government of the United States Ill. Allan Miller, 33 Second Toast: To the Supreme Council Ill. Jack Farson, 33 Third Toast: To the Sovereign Grand Commander the Ill. Ronald A. Seale, 33 Ill. Bernard Hollenbeck, 33 Fourth Toast: To the Grand Lodge of California and our Grand Master, Russell E. Charvonia Ill. Arthur G. Carlson, 33 Fifth Toast: To the Sovereign Grand Inspector General in
California, Ill. Frank Loui, 33 Ill. Richard A. Paris, 33 Sixth Toast: To other Grand Bodies of the Jurisdiction Ill. C. Ray Whitaker, 33 Seventh Toast: To the memory of all Brethren of the Degrees who have passed from their realm of earthly labor during the present Masonic year. Ill. James H. Clark, 33 Eighth Toast: To all Masons and Masonic Bodies, of all Rites and Degrees, over the surface of the earth; honors and laurels to the worthy; health to the sick; comfort to the needy and succor to the oppressed, everywhere. Ill. James Sperlich, 33 Ninth Toast: To our Masonic Ladies Ill. Alan B Burnham, 33 Introduction of Speaker Venerable Master Pete Clark, 32 KCCH SPEAKER David Coleman, 32 KCCH Orator of All Bodies Ceremonies of Rededication - In Lodge Room Obligation of Rededication Ill. Louis W. Jelinek, 33
Tom s Talks Sarah came into my office smiling a devilish smile. Today was going to be her last day of therapy. In just the three months of summer we had unlocked her potential by solving her very specific learning challenge. She had poor vigilance which means she had very good memory and intelligence but, just did not know when or how to finish things. Sarah went from testing at a fourth grade level to her actual seventh grade level. In THREE months! As a part of therapy we did word, logic and problem solving games. Her devilish smile had become a smirk as she said "I got YOU this time". I gulped, swallowing my pride and said "go for it". Here is Sarah's word problem. You have been placed in a steel box with only a table and a mirror. Your job is to escape. Now think for a couple of minutes; do not jump to the answer that follows. It will make you enjoy the answer even more if you try to solve it. Remember that is what Sarah lacked, vigilance not intelligence. Here is the answer. I hope you solved it - I did not - devilish frown. It really is quite easy. giggled Sarah. You look in the mirror, you see what you saw, you use the saw to cut the table in half, two halves make a whole, so you crawl out the hole. Sarah will be a success in life thanks to the Scottish Rite's help.
2014 FIFTY YEAR MEMBERS The Personal Representative will honor the following 50 year members at our October 20 th Stated Dinner Meeting. The following received their 14 th degree on January 6, 1964: Norman C. Bitter, Russell M. Boozer, Marion A. Sassano and George M. Pavlovich. He will also honor the Following who received their 14 th Degree on April 18, 1964: Robert B. Bower, Clarence A. Davis and Harvey O. Pontius. At our November 17 th Stated Dinner Meeting, The Personal Representative will honor Jordan C. Morse who received his 14 th Degree on October 24, 1964 and at our December 15 th Stated Dinner Meeting, he will honor James E. Casaccia and Garrett Rickman. Both received their 14 th Degree on December 7, 1964. Fresno Scottish Rite Menu Feast of Tishri Monday, October 20, 2014 Orange Chicken With rice noodles Salad Dessert Appetizers at 6:00 pm Dinner at 6:30 pm Reservations Required Page 11
Masonic Youth Groups around the Valley: State Center Chapter, DeMolay Thank you to Fresno Scottish Rite members for allowing us to hold our Installation of Officers in your Center this last month. October 6th Meeting: Fresno Masonic Lodge, 7p.m. (Youth accepting donations of rice & beans for "Bread of Life" program in Dinuba), Meeting October 20th at 7 p.m. October 24th Halloween Costume Party & Dance. Contact information for Chapter Dad: Brad Becerra (559)259-6923 Lemoore DeMolay We will have a very busy month of October, after just finishing a visit to State Center Installation on Sept 27th, and having breakfast with the Lemoore Job's Daughters that morning for their pancake breakfast. We start with visits to Turlock for the Delta Division Dinner Dance. Grand Masters class is on the 18th and we will be taking Dad McKillip's motor home for this event. What fun that will be! Not to forget, our meetings are now on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month. We had a great turnout for our new officers first meeting in September. Our installation was great and we installed nine young men into offices. Our new Master Councilor is Adam Hodson, PMC, Senior Councilor is Atticus Lynn, and Junior Councilor is Cecil Venturella. Heart of the Valley Rainbow Assembly Thank you to the Scottish Rite members who donated and bought fundraiser cards for Jamba Juice! October 1st Installation of Officers, 7p.m. Clovis Masonic Center (Youth accepting donations of rice & beans for "Bread of Life" program in Dinuba) October 8th: Stated Meeting, Clovis Masonic Center, 7 p.m. October 22nd: Stated Meeting, Clovis Masonic Center, 7 p.m. October 30th: Take-Out dinner at the Clovis Masonic Center to benefit Grand Service 6 p.m. Please contact Mother Advisor for info, or to purchase a dinner or make a donation: Chandra Blasquez (559)862-4152 Page 12
SAVE THE DATE: Our Annual Dinner Auction is changing! The new date is Saturday, August 1st, 2015 The new venue will be at Sunnyside Country Club. Please mark your calendars now. Continued from page 7 The book also contains many illustrations from a variety of sources, even going so far as to have pictures of the original Egyptian art from which Pike took some of his ideas. There is an extensive glossary prepared by another noted Masonic scholar, Rex Hutchins, 33 GC. One of the most amazing parts of the book is the Bibliography. It begins with several hundred listings of "Works Used By Albert Pike in Creating Morals and Dogma" and adds another extensive listing of "Works Used for This Annotated Edition". The extent of the research both of these authors accomplished is incredible. Taken all together these aids cast a great deal of light on formerly obscure passages, and help to trace Pike's main ideas through the book. His concept of Masonic moral and ethical values is still a very important one and has much to say to the modern Mason. Even today following the path outlined by Albert Pike so long ago is likely to help a good man become a better man, and lead any Mason to seek to be surely known as a true and upright Mason. Memorials As one by one, the autumn leaves fade in the forest deep, So one by one, in each of you must come the touch of sleep; As one by one, the roses burst into the morning light, So one by one, your souls shall wake again beyond the night. Allyn K. Gerard William F. Hardy Horace T. Sullivan Jr. Richard E. Warnock
Contributions to the Fresno Scottish Rite Childhood Language Disorder Clinic Volunteer Hours Robert Bailey Vince Carter Dale Hammel David Kelley John Scott John Tracy James Wilson II Donations SAF-T-CAB Wayne Towne Family Foundation Legacy David & Louise Coleman Richard & Judi Hopper In honor of Luke Ferguson Jack & Betty Farson In honor of their 62nd Wedding Anniversary Memorials John Herring Jr. Lena Cook Charles & Betty Royse Thomas MacNicol Robert & Denise Crossland Jane Madden Richard & Orine Paris Louise Meseke Louis & Lisa Jelinek Richard & Orine Paris Roger Miller Sandra Miller Joanne Morse Mildred Sharer Phyllis Nygaard Ken & Onedra Bratcher David Rose Sandra Miller Ted Tartaglia Robert & Denise Crossland Richard & Orine Paris Ross & Joycelyn Simonet Your Fresno Scottish Rite Library needs your help! Reorganization is being implemented by your Librarian and he needs volunteers to help. We only have three names on the volunteer list at this time. Eight people are needed for one or two Saturday morning organization sessions. Ladies are more than welcome to volunteer. You don t need to be a librarian to help, just willing. Please call the office to put your name on the list of members who are willing to help maintain this beautiful under utilized resource.
Coming Events October 13 Monday Advisory Conference 6:30 p.m. (Lodge Practice) 20 Monday Stated Meeting (Lodge Host) Feast of Tishri Rededication 6:00 p.m. Hors d oeuvres 6:30 p.m. Dinner 21 Tuesday Rededication Services 6:30 p..m. Merced 22 Wednesday Clinic Board 6:00 p.m. Scottish Rite November 1 Saturday Fall Class: 4-14 Registration 7:30 a.m. 8 Saturday Fall Class: 15-26 Registration 7:30 a.m. 10 Monday Advisory Conference 6:30 p.m. (Council Practice) 15 Saturday Fall Class: 27-32 Registration 7:30 a.m. 17 Monday Stated Meeting (Council Host) Veterans please wear Military attire. Ring, Rose & Cap Ceremony 19 Wednesday Clinic Board 6:00 p.m. Fresno Scottish Rite 27 Thursday Thanksgiving Office Closed 28 Friday Office Closed December 1 Monday Installation Practice 6:30 p.m. 7 Sunday Installation of Officers 1:00 p.m. Lunch to follow. 8 Monday Executive Committee 5:30 p.m. Advisory Conference 6:30 p.m. (Consistory Practice) 13 Saturday Children s Christmas Party 15 Monday Stated Meeting (Consistory Host) 6:00 p.m. Hors d oeuvres 6:30 p.m. 17 Wednesday Clinic Board 6:00 p.m. 24-25 Wed & Thu Christmas Office Closed 31 Wednesday New Years Office Closed
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