Category: Portland Valley Scottish Rite

There will be an Orient-wide Oregon Leadership Symposium Saturday, July 13th at 10:00 am at the Portland Valley Scottish Rite Temple.

Several presenters will be giving talks on various topics regarding Freemasonry and best practices for leadership goals for the Scottish Rite in Oregon.

This is open to all Members of the Scottish Rite in Oregon but is closed to the general public. The current and future leadership of the various Valleys in the Orient are requested to attend. There is no fee to attend this year.

Please RSVP by email to officemanager@portlandsr.com for lunch arrangements or if you have any questions.

Attn: Any presenters who have not yet submitted powerpoints or slide presentation to accompany their talks are required to do so at this time.

Above are the list of elected and appointed Officers that were installed this past Tuesday for the 2019 Scottish Rite year. Be sure to congratulate and thank them for their service to your Valley in the year to come. I am sure we all look forward to their Leadership and Support in continuing to uphold the traditions of our Fraternity for future generations of Scottish Rite Masons! 

Greetings Brethren,

You are hereby and herewith given notice that the Portland Valley will be holding a Special Communication for our Annual Election of Officers at 7:00 o’clock pm on Tuesday June 25th, 2019.

All Valley Members are requested to attend to determine the Leadership of the Valley for the ensuing Scottish Rite Masonic year.

The Bodies will be opening for the purposes of holding elections for each of the four Bodies, and approval of the 2019/2020 Valley Budget followed by the joint Installation Ceremony for all four Bodies. Please contact one of the current Body Heads about the opportunity to hold an elected or appointed position.

All Scottish Rite members are welcome to attend, as with all our events this is not open to the public.
Please remember our temporary parking location at 617 SW 17th Ave. and keep in mind it is limited but street parking at 7pm is free.

Parking:
We have a temporary parking nearby provided by the A.R.T. located at 617 SW 17th Ave., Portland, OR 97205. This is within two blocks of the Temple and is only 611 feet away from the front door.

Alternatively;
Street parking is free at 7pm! There is also a bus stop in front of the main Morrison St. entrance. The Stop ID is #9613 and it is serviced regularly by two bus lines, the #15 and the #51.
Also the MAX line train stops are close by at the Providence Park MAX Stations.  The Blue Line and Red Line trains run to these stops about every 15-30 minutes depending on the time of day; the eastbound station ID is #9758 & the westbound station ID is #9757, the stops are each just two blocks away from the Temple. Click here for Trimet’s website for schedules and stops. [https://trimet.org/schedules/index.htm]

Or;
You can dine at either the Driftwood Room or Gracie’s at the Hotel deLuxe for a parking validation for 2 hours free parking in their lot just across the street from the hotel. Check out https://www.hoteldeluxeportland.com/food-drink/ for more info.

We look forward to seeing all members attend this event to support the upcoming Leadership of the Portland Valley Scottish Rite of Freemasonry!

Brethren,
The roll of the workmen has been called, and one Master Mason, Brother Roland W. Lakey, 32°, K.S.A. has not answered to his name. He has laid down the working tools of life and with them has left that mortal part for which he no longer has use. His labors here below have taught him to divest his heart and conscience of the vices and superfluity of life, thereby fitting his mind as a living stone for that spiritual building, that house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. Strengthened in his labors here by faith in God, and confident of expectation of immortality, he has been granted admission to the Celestial Lodge above. His Brethren mourn the passing of a great man and Mason.

Brother Roland William Lakey was born on September 19th, 1949 in London, England and passed to the Celestial Lodge on Friday, June 7th, 2019 in Portland, Oregon. He was a 5 year member of Portland Valley Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, a Knight of the Portland Chapter of the Knights of Saint Andrew, and a Blue Lodge member of Washington Lodge No. 46, A.F. & A.M. of Oregon.

He expressed a final wish for a funeral pyre as his sendoff but as that may be difficult to fulfill information on memorial and funeral arrangements will be sent when available.

Arrangements have been made for free parking during the PSU Speech & Language Clinic tour;  Use parking structure 2, located on Montgomery between SW 6th and Broadway.  Go to the electronic pay station and enter code 22841 and your license plate number.

Brethren,

The roll of the workmen has been called, and one Master Mason, Brother Donald H. Cameron, 32°, has not answered to his name. He has laid down the working tools of life and with them has left that mortal part for which he no longer has use. His labors here below have taught him to divest his heart and conscience of the vices and superfluity of life, thereby fitting his mind as a living stone for that spiritual building, that house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. Strengthened in his labors here by faith in God, and confident of expectation of immortality, he has been granted admission to the Celestial Lodge above. His Brethren mourn the passing of a great man and Mason.

Brother Donald Hugh Cameron was born in Portland, Oregon on March 11, 1926 to Donald and Doris (Webster) Cameron.  Don passed away in Nehalem, Oregon on April 20, 2019 at the age of 93. He was a 64 year member of Portland Valley Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, and a Blue Lodge member of Sherwood-Midday Lodge No. 164, A.F. & A.M. of Oregon. Br. Don was the founder of Hollywood Lights, Inc., a theatrical stage lighting company he owned and operated for over 30 years and that was responsible for the most recent upgrade of the theater lighting in the Scottish Rite auditorium in the 1990s.

More info & obituary at; https://www.tillamookheadlightherald.com/obituaries/donald-hugh-cameron/article_bfb855ac-6c33-11e9-8593-c3941a0c0118.html

You are invited to join Multnomah #1 AF & AM on June 15th @ 1:30pm for a guided tour of the Portland State University Scottish Rite Speech & Language Clinic. The lodge will provide light snacks after the tour. This a family event and an opportunity to bring prospective members.

Time: June 15th, 2019 @ 1:30pm

Place: 527 SW Hall St.
Portland, Or. 97201
4th, Floor

This is a great opportunity for any Scottish Rite Brothers to visit our Scottish Rite Clinic. Bring your family and see one of the activities your Charity is supporting.

Brethren,

The roll of the workmen has been called, and one Master Mason, Brother William C. Phillips, 32°, has not answered to his name. He has laid down the working tools of life and with them has left that mortal part for which he no longer has use. His labors here below have taught him to divest his heart and conscience of the vices and superfluity of life, thereby fitting his mind as a living stone for that spiritual building, that house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. Strengthened in his labors here by faith in God, and confident of expectation of immortality, he has been granted admission to the Celestial Lodge above. His Brethren mourn the passing of a great man and Mason.

Brother William Claude Phillips was born on November 7^th, 1951 in Portland, Oregon and passed to the Celestial Lodge on Thursday, May 30^th, 2019. He was a 14 year member of Portland Valley Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Noble of Al Kader Mystic Shrine and a Blue Lodge member and Past Master of Tigard-Orenomah Lodge No. 207, A.F. & A.M.