Tuesday the 23rd of May, at 7:30 pm, the Portland Valley Scottish Rite will confer the 16th Degree of the Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry of the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America, “Prince of Jerusalem”.
All Scottish Rite Members of the 15th° or higher are welcome to attend. Visiting Brethren will need current dues card showing membership in the Scottish Rite. Attendance is exclusively for members of the Scottish Rite, as with all of our events, this is not open to the public.
The Duties of the 16th Degree are “To direct and aid those who labor to build the Symbolic Temple. Judge equitably and fairly. Provide aid of whatever kind to fellow Princes of Jerusalem. Keep faith in the justice and beneficence of God. Press forward with hope for the persecuted and oppressed.” The Lessons of the degree teaches “Build Temples of the Living God in our Hearts by following Masonic Truth – justice, equality, morality, wisdom, labor, fidelity, brotherhood – to achieve immortality.”
Schedule
5:30 pm Body Head Meeting
6:30 pm Dinner [Smoked Pulled Pork]
7:30 pm Scottish Rite University Intro
7:45 pm Degree
After the degree there will be a cast party and social in the Members Lounge.
Confirmations on Facebook of attendance will not be counted for dinner. Please RSVP by email to officemanager@portlandsr.com for dinner reservations by no later than 11:00 am on Monday the 24th. Any requests that come in after the cut off will go on the standby list.
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