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The Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Speech and Language Clinic at Portland State University is in full operation and the results of our support for this academic year are in.  The number of young children and the type of assistance they are receiving in addressing their communication issues are:

Number of children                         Assistance                      

2,500———————  completed hearing screenings

150———————  completed language screenings

17———————-  full diagnostic assessments completed

10———————-  pre-school (3 to 5 year old’s) with speech sound disorders.   Each child receives one therapy session per week.

20———————- children (5 to 14 years old) with speech language and literacy disorders.  Each child receives one to two sessions per week.

10———————  Children with stuttering issues are receiving are receiving their therapy thru tele-practice.

At the University of Oregon summer camps, funded by Scottish Rite are over and free speech therapy sessions are underway.  Remember your contributions to the Scottish Rite Speech & Language Charity are tax deductible and you might consider including us in your estate planning.  All of your contribution stays in Oregon helping Oregon children.

If anyone would like a tour of the Scottish Rite Clinic at PSU please contact Bill Anton to make arrangements.  charity@orientsr.com

Have you as a Master Mason ever wondered about joining the Scottish Rite? Good News!
The Portland Valley Reunion and New Member Initiation this Spring is being held on Friday April 19th & Saturday April 20th, 2019. As a reminder this year we will not have a Fall Reunion due to Honors on November 2nd.

The Scottish Rite in Oregon began in Portland in 1870 headed by the first Sovereign Grand Inspector General, John C. Ainsworth, 33°, who has been followed by eleven other Honorable Masons holding that office up to the present S.G.I.G. Illustrious Brother Gary Kuney, 33º Active, appointed in 2009.

The Scottish Rite is often called the College of Masonry and this Spring we will be having a Class of new Candidates to join us in the quest for further Masonic Light. The ritual of the Scottish Rite comprises twenty-nine degrees, the fourth through the thirty-second, each of which, in the dramatic form of a vaudeville era Shakespearean style moral play, presents lessons of high purpose developing the moral character of the individual.

The theater here was built expressly for these degree presentations. Our Temple in the Historic Goose Hollow Neighborhood is the first building exclusively designed and built for the Scottish Rite Degrees and was used as a model for other Scottish Rite buildings throughout the world. It was the great architectural vision of Brother Richard H Martin, Jr., 33º, who designed several other Fraternal Buildings in downtown. It is unique in still having over ninety hand painted stage drops available for the degree presentations. They were painted in the early 1900’s and are known for their outstanding perspective. The drops and fly system accompanying them are some of the best preserved in the country of their type and age. Our Temple, along with being the last vaudeville era stage still in active use in Oregon, is also the oldest building in downtown Portland still occupied by its original inhabitants, the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.

Click here to download application: full-page-petition

Baker Valley is tentatively planning a two day Reunion February 16th and 17th, which is Presidents Day weekend. Registration will begin at 7:30 am Saturday and the Degrees will begin at 9:15am. We are only putting on the five mandatory degrees and should be done by Noon on Sunday. If any Valley has anyone who desires to become a Scottish Rite member but cannot take off three days of work this could be the answer. We are looking for “Courtesy candidates”. They are requiring a minimum of three candidates and we have one, and possibly one other. 

If anyone knows of a candidate, the petition and money has to be in the hands of the secretary by no later than the morning of January 8th. The address of the secretary for a petition is:

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Portland Valley Scottish Rite will be dark in June, July and August. We will be returning on September 4th with a celebration to honor our Grand Master.  Please add it to your calendar.

Will however, will likely be having a few educational classes which we will announce here on the blog so stay tuned.

Have a fantastic summer brothers and I look forward to seeing you all in September.

Spes mea in Deo est
Larry Roberts 32° KCCH
Personal Representative
Portland Valley Scottish Rite

On May 24^th the Oregon Scottish Rite and Portland State University will host the opening of the Oregon Scottish Rite Speech & Language Clinic.  Come take a tour of the Clinic, enjoy light hors d’oeuvres, beer, wine and learn how the Oregon Scottish Rite Charity has made this possible.

The clinic will provide speech and language assistance to hundreds of children every year, plus help to train new Speech Language Pathologists, and conduct research on new methodologies of treatment.   This partnership is a first in Oregon and perhaps in the nation.

The Oregon Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Speech & Language Clinic will serve all of Oregon and we can all point with pride to this impactful accomplishment.

The celebration is May 24^th, from 4 – 7 pm at the University Center Building, 4^th Floor.  The University Center Building is located at 527 SW Hall St., Portland, 97201.

You must RSVP to Toni Loveland 503 752-3070 or toni3@pdx.edu.

Parking is free just bring a copy of your invitation or print the one accompanying this correspondence.  When you leave the event, print #21306 on the invitation and present it to the attendant.  If the parking structure is full you will be directed to another lot.  Take a ticket as you enter and when you depart, write #21306 on it and give it to the attendant.

This is a special one time event don’t miss it.   Join your brothers; bring a friend or significant other.  Be sure to RSVP.

In Brotherhood,

Bill Anton 33°
President
Oregon Orient Speech & Language Charity

President

Portland State University’s Speech and Hearing Sciences Department and the Oregon Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Speech and Language Clinic have moved! After 53 years in the basement of Neuberger Hall, the Speech and Hearing Sciences Department and the newly named Oregon Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Speech and Language Clinic have moved to heart of the Portland State University campus! To celebrate this momentous occasion we are hosting an open house at our new location! Thursday, May 24, 2018 4:00pm – 7:00pm   University Center Building, 4th Floor 527 SW Hall St, Portland, OR 97201   Parking available Light hors d’oeuvres, beer & wine will be served. 〈 PLEASE RSVP TO 〉 Toni Loveland, SPHR Office Specialist toni3@pdx.edu (503) 725-3070 Home | Privacy Policy | Email Preferences PSU Foundation 1600 SW Fourth Avenue Suite 730 Portland, Oregon 97201 503-725-4478

Rite Movie Night!
Tuesday, May 15th at 7:00 pm the Portland Valley Scottish Rite will have a movie night in the Ballroom.

The feature for the evening will be the full length documentary film 33 & Beyond: The Royal Art of Freemasonry.

In 2010, Writer and Director Johnny Royal, embarked on a 7 year journey to document and tell the story of American Freemasonry. Inspired by his own progression through the degrees of Master Mason, Knight Templar, and the 32nd Degree of the Scottish Rite, Royal gathered over 140 hours of footage consisting of interviews with prominent Freemasons, and never before seen footage from the insider’s perspective.

This is an excellent new film produced by an amazing young Brother including interviews with some of the current great minds in the Craft; it is certainly not to be missed.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5265492/videoplayer/vi2716580121

Schedule
Doors open at 6:00 pm for a social.
The feature will start at 7:00 pm and the run time is 2 hours and 11 minutes. .

This event is open to all Masons and their Families and Friends. As with all our events this is not open to the general public.

NOTE: There will be snacks but no meal for this event; make sure you dine before arrival. Dress is casual.

www.theroyalartmovie.com