The Portland Valley premiere of the Ainsworth Chapter of Knights Rose Croix Ceremony of Remembrance and Renewal for 2022 will air tonight on our Valley’s YouTube channel.
Your online viewing attendance is encouraged as we honor our dear departed Scottish Rite Brethren of the preceding year and usher in hope for increasing light in the year to come.
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Brethren,
Time is almost up for students to apply for the Oregon Scottish Rite Scholarship. So far we have received 14 applications from various parts of the state, but it would be fantastic if we could get even more!
Once again, all you need to do is direct any student to the new website https://orsrscholarships.com and have them apply! It’s that easy!
Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions.
Fraternally yours,
Nicholas Johns, 32°, K.S.A.
President Orient of Oregon Scottish Rite Educational Charity
Brethren,
Just a reminder that our Stated meeting for February will be this
Monday, the 14th at 7:00pm.
There is an executive meeting starting at 5:30pm.
See you all there.
Ed Davis
Secretary
The 16th Degree February 15th, at 7pm.
Rehearsals
Ainsworth Chapter of Rose Croix No. 1
16th Degree
Prince of Jerusalem
Brethren,
The roll of the workmen has been called, and Worshipful Brother David B. Fambro, 32°, born May 4th, 1963, at Portland, Oregon, has not answered to his name. He was Initiated on February 23rd, 1995, Passed on March 30th, 1995, and Raised to the Sublime Degree of Master Mason on May 19th, 1995, in Portland Lodge No. 55, A.F.&A.M. of Oregon, he was Invested as Master or Sublime Prince of the Royal Secret of the 32° of the A.&A. Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, S.J., U.S.A., on November 4th, 1995, in the Oregon Consistory No. 1 of the Portland Valley in the Orient of Oregon. He served as Worshipful Master of Portland Lodge No. 55 in 2000 and served as Wise Master of the Portland Valley’s Ainsworth Chapter of Knights Rose Croix No. 1, from 2002 to 2004. On January 18th, 2022, the Great Architect of the Universe smiled upon him and taking him by the hand, gently led him to that “house not made with hands, eternal in the Heavens.” There is no death. All that is beautiful and good and true in human life is no more affected by the shadow called death than by the darkness that divides today from tomorrow. In this, our Brother’s hour of victory, we should rejoice that we can see far enough into the future to know that all is well with him. He is but a step-in advance of us and we thank our Creator that we had known and loved him for a while.
Rehearsals
Valley Stated Meeting, This Tuesday, January 25, 2022
Parking available at
1737 SW Morrison St.,
Portland, OR 97205
Brethren,
As you are all aware every year your Valley submits applications from students to receive scholarships from the Orient of Oregon Scottish Rite Education fund. In the past the process has been cumbersome, and at times confusing for all involved. This year we have launched a new website that will help streamline the application process for you and most importantly, the students. The website can be found here: https://orsrscholarships.com
Another change is that we have partnered with ASPIRE Oregon. The ASPIRE program helps students plan for their postsecondary education and future career. Trained volunteer mentors consisting of counselors, teachers, and parents work with middle and high school students to explore colleges, research career training options, and apply for financial aid. It is a program operated by the Office of Student Access and Completion, which is a department in the State of Oregon’s Higher Education Coordinating Commission.
I want to assure you the process is essentially still the same. As in the past, students will fill out their application with the difference the application process is now done completely online. Once we receive their application we will forward it to the proper Valley for review and approval. Once the Valley has made their decision, they will forward their top pics to us, and we will award out the scholarships.
My hope is that with the changes we will see an increase in students applying for our scholarships, and a lot less work for all of us on the back end.
If you have any questions, comments, or concerns please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Fraternally yours,
Nicholas Johns 32° KSA
President Orient of Oregon Scottish Rite Educational Charity
The 16th Degree has been moved to February 15th, at 7pm.
Due to the size of the cast required for this degree the Valley Body Heads & Director of the Work have determined that moving the conferral of this degree back one month will provide the additional time needed to fill the five remaining cast parts and add additional rehearsals to give the performance of this entertaining degree the justice it is due.
This month on January 18th we will be screening Matrix Resurrections (2021), Rated R, Runtime 2h35m. All members and accompanied guests welcome. Doors at 6pm, feature screening at 6:30pm.
