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Click Here to download September/October 2018 Portland Valley Sentinel

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

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

Greetings Brethren,

You are hereby and herewith given notice that the Portland Valley will be having our Annual Election of Officers at 7:00 o’clock pm on Tuesday May 1st, 2018.

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

The Bodies will be opening in short form for the purposes of holding elections for all the elected offices of each of the four Bodies followed by the joint Installation Ceremony for all four Bodies.
It is requested that all individuals running for election have their selections for their appointed officer lines available to present in advance, assuming the outcome of the elections will be in their favor.

To that end the Sovereign Grand Inspector General in Oregon, Illustrious Brother Gary W. Kuney, 33° Active, has issued the following edict regarding the process to be eligible to run for election to an Elected Office in the Portland Valley;

Subject: Election of Officers
March 10, 2018
Effective Date: March 12, 2018
Ordered by: Ill. Brother Gary Kuney, S.G.I.G. in Oregon.

All Brothers who wish to run for an elected office in the Portland Valley’s annual elections, must turn in a resume to the Sovereign Grand Inspector General, or Deputy of the Supreme Council in Oregon, two weeks prior to the election. This includes any officers nominated from the floor. The Sovereign Grand Inspector General or Deputy of the Supreme Council in Oregon must give his approval before a Brother can be eligible to run for office.

Every Brother who submits a resume will be notified by the Sovereign Grand Inspector General or Deputy of the Supreme Council, or the Personal Representative to the Portland Valley, if they are eligible to run for an office.

Ill. Gary W. Kuney, 33º
S.G.I.G. in Oregon
Grand Chamberlain of Supreme Council
Original Edict at: http://portlandscottishrite.org/assets/imagelib/SGIG.pdf

Schedule
6:30 pm Dinner [Taco Tuesday]
7:00 pm Election [Ballroom]
7:30 pm Installation of Officers [YTBD]
Following the Meetings there will be a Social in the Membership Lounge.

All Scottish Rite members are welcome to attend, as with all our events this is not open to the public. Please contact officemanager@portlandsr.com or call the Valley office to RSVP for dinner.

2018 9^th Annual Southern Oregon Spring Reunion

Pre-Registration Attendance Form

Those attending the Spring Reunion in Medford on May 18 & 19, 2018, are requested to fill in this form with the names of valley members, candidates.

The Friday evening’s events will include a gourmet buffet dinner at 5:30 pm Friday the 18^th includes:

(3) Chicken Cacciatore w, homemade marinara sauce w, Sweet Onions & tri-colored bell peppers, or (4) Poached Salmon with a lemon and fresh dill cream sauce.

Both dinners will have an Oregon salad – with pears, crumbled bleu cheese and walnuts with a balsamic vinaigrette, a vegetable, starch and dessert.

(If any in your party requires a vegetarian dinner or is allergic to nuts, cheese products, or other, there is a space provided on this form)

(Saturday morning’s Continental Breakfast is free and will begin at 7:00 am)

 

There will be no dinner or lunch tickets sold at the door

 

Fridays’ Dinner – Candidates x ______ Valley Members x _______ Which Valley__________

 

Total Attending________ x $ 15.00     $ __________

 

Saturdays’ Lunch – Candidates x ______Valley Members x _______

 

Total Attending________ x $ 10.00     $ ___________

 

Total >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>       $ ___________

 

Please send your check with this form to be received by May 10^th, 2018 To;

 

Medford Valley Scottish Rite

3581 Lear Way

Medford, Or. 97504

541-772-2205 Fax 866-906-0266

Medfordscottishrite.org

 

In the spaces provided below please list (print) the candidates and valley members by name and check off their meal preference 1,2,3, or 4 with # 1 for Vegetarian or # 2 for allergic in the box provided.

 

Candidates:                                                                 Valley Members

 

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Please make a note, this reunion is a men’s only event

 

9th ANNUAL SOUTHERN OREGON SPRING REUNION SCHEDULE

 

MEDFORD VALLEY SCOTTISH RITE

May 18^th and 19^th 2018

 

Friday

1:30 – 2:30 pm            Registration – Check-in – Snacks in Dining Room

2:30 – 3:15                  4^th Degree Conferral – Medford

3:15 – 3:30                  Communicate 5^th Degree

3:30 – 4:00                  6^th Degree Conferral – Medford

4:00 – 4:15                  Communicate 7th degree

4:15 – 5:00                   8^th Degree Conferral – Medford

5:00 – 5:30                   Communicate 9^th through 13^th degree

5:30                             Banquet Dinner

 

Saturday

7:00 –  8:30 am           Continental breakfast

8:45 –  9:45                14^th Degree Conferral – Medford

9:45- 10:00                Communicate 15^th – 17^th Degree

10:00 -11:15               18^th Degree Conferral – Eugene

11:15 -12:30 pm         Lunch

12:30 – 1:15                Communicate 19^th – 29^th Degree

1:15 –  2:15                30^th Degree Conferral – Roseburg

2:15 –  2:30                Communicate 31^st degree

2:30 –  3:30                32^nd Degree Conferral – Medford

3:30 –  4:00                Sovereign Grand Inspector General, Closing remarks and

Capping Ceremony

Click Here to download form S. Oregon reunion registration 2018

Tuesday the 20th of February, at 7:30 o’clock pm, the Portland Valley Scottish Rite will confer the 21st Degree of the Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry of the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America, “Noachite, or Prussian Knight”.

All Scottish Rite Members of the 20th° 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 Degree are; “Be humble and modest, trusting in God. Be steadfast and courageous in the face of adversity”
The Lesson of the Degree is; “The downfall of evil is certain. A free and independent judiciary is necessary to human progress. Journalism should be fair, just and responsible.”

Schedule
6:45 pm Dinner [Meatloaf and mashed potatoes]
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 the Monday before the event. Any requests that come in after the cut off will go on the standby list.

Please join us for the…
2018 Sweetheart’s Dinner at the Portland Scottish Rite on February 6th

The Dress Code is Semi-formal, with a 1950’s flair. We’ll have raffle prizes, presentations, a themed photo booth and live music from the “Voice” of Frank Sinatra, John English!

6:00pm Cocktails and photo booth in the banquet hall
7:00pm Officers and ladies introductions
7:05pm Buffet opens & Live Music starts
7:45pm Valentines presentation
7:55pm Raffle winners announced
8:00pm Live Music continues
9:00pm Closing Remarks

Dinner is $20 per person and features:

Braised Brisket & Brown Mushroom Gravy, roasted parsnip and squash with chipollini onion confit with waldorf salad (apple, raisin, celery, walnut)

RSVP today: officemanager@portlandsr.com