Portland Valley Scottish Rite Sentinel July-August 2019
News
Orient of Oregon Leadership Symposium July 13th
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.
Portland Valley Scottish Rite’s 2019 Elected and Installed Officers
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!
The 1927 Event: Part 6 by Michael D. Robinson 32° KCCH
About the author:
Michael D. Robinson 32° KCCH, earned his degree in History at Colorado State University. He was the second Master Mason Raised in Esoterika Lodge #227, and the first member Raised in that Lodge to serve as Worshipful Master. He was presented with the Hiram Award by Esoterika Lodge in 2012, and was elected Master in 2013 and 2014. He served as District Deputy for District #13 in 2016-17 and 2017-18, and was appointed Grand Historian for 2018-19. He is also serving as Historian for Research Lodge #198 and Eugene Lodge #11. Brother Robinson received the Scottish Rite degrees in 2010 and was the recipient of the “Novus Astorum” from the Portland Valley Scottish Rite that year. He was appointed Historian of the Scottish Rite Orient of Oregon in December of 2014. In March of 2015 he was made Secretary of the Eugene Valley, and Director of the Work for that Valley in January of 2017.
Portland Valley 2019 Officer Elections, Installation & Budget
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!
Oregon Scottish Rite Speech & Language Charity has a new Benefit for Scottish Rite members and family
709 SW 15th Avenue
Portland, OR 97205
Brothers,
The Scottish Rite Speech and Language Charity board has developed a program to
provide assistance exclusively for the young family members of Oregon Scottish Rite
brothers in good standing. The children, who must reside in Oregon and require
speech communication assistance form a licensed Speech Language Pathologist
(SLP). The child’s family can apply for financial support by completing the boards
application for aid.
The form is available on the Scottish Rite Blog and/or from your Valley PR. The
application is self-explaining and must be completed in full for consideration.
The Oregon Scottish Rite Speech and Language Charity is a 501(c)(3) tax deductible
origination funded entirely by your donations. It’s funds are used entirely within
Oregon. We are also proud that less than 3% of our funds are used for non-charitable
work, including accounting, equipment rent, and insurance.
We hope you will consider us when doing your estate planning.
In brotherhood,
Bill Anton 33°
President
pdf Application for aid to Masonic Children
Medford Valley Barking Party (Woof Woof)
Medford Valley Barking Party
Some of the Medford Valley Brothers got together last Friday to improve the “Curb Appeal” of the Medford Scottish Rite Center. Our project was to remove some old and dying shrubbery on the parkway in front of our Centers parking lot and bark the area to present a neat and clean appearance. The weather in Southern Oregon can be brutal around this time of year and, it lived up to its reputation. However, the scorching temperature and the hot sun, did not deter us from the task at hand.
Brothers Ed Davis and Don Wetzel joined me in the initial clearing out and cleanup of the old and dead shrubbery as well as leveling out of the area preparatory to the barking. We were later joined by Illustrious Brother Jim Westerfield and Brother Chuck Fustish for the barking phase of the project.
While waiting for the bark to be delivered, we enjoyed a delicious Abby’s Pizza and much needed cold drinks to cool off after an exhausting morning of rototilling, pulling, chopping, raking and bagging.
After lunch everyone got busy distributing and raking the bark to finish the area.
A much appreciated “Thank You” to all the Brothers involved in this project and for their enduring the harsh elements to make the Medford Scottish Rite Center an attractive venue for present and potential tenants and renters.
By the end of the day everyone was totally exhausted but, the result in the end was well worth it! Well done my Brothers, you were awesome!
Fraternally,
Bruce A. Kundert, K.C.C.H.
Personal Representative
Medford Valley Scottish Rite
The 1927 Event: Part 5 by Michael D. Robinson 32° KCCH
About the author:
Michael D. Robinson 32° KCCH, earned his degree in History at Colorado State University. He was the second Master Mason Raised in Esoterika Lodge #227, and the first member Raised in that Lodge to serve as Worshipful Master. He was presented with the Hiram Award by Esoterika Lodge in 2012, and was elected Master in 2013 and 2014. He served as District Deputy for District #13 in 2016-17 and 2017-18, and was appointed Grand Historian for 2018-19. He is also serving as Historian for Research Lodge #198 and Eugene Lodge #11. Brother Robinson received the Scottish Rite degrees in 2010 and was the recipient of the “Novus Astorum” from the Portland Valley Scottish Rite that year. He was appointed Historian of the Scottish Rite Orient of Oregon in December of 2014. In March of 2015 he was made Secretary of the Eugene Valley, and Director of the Work for that Valley in January of 2017.
Congratulations to Medford Valley
On Monday June 3rd the Medford Valley 4th Degree Cast and supporting crew successfully completed their qualification review for this degree.
Congratulations to our Director of the Work, Honorable Roland Kari and the Degree Director, Illustrious Robert Stark for their leadership and direction to bring this hard-working casts’ goal to fruition. Special thanks and appreciation to the cast members who have spent many nights working to perfect their parts. To all involved; a hardy well done!
The Medford Valley had the honor of being the first Valley in the Orient of Oregon to pass the 4th degree required testing and we are working on additional degree qualifications in the near future. Excellent work my Brethren; it does make a difference to the new candidates who are seeking more light in Masonry through the degrees offered by the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. The 4th degree is the first of the degree experiences they will receive and a properly done and inspirationally presented degree experience will inspire them to continue their journey of personal development throughout their remaining journey to excellence of character.
We were pleased to receive and appreciated the support of our SGIG Illustrious Gary Kuney, Orient PR Illustrious Bill Anton and PR of Portland Valley Honorable Larry Roberts for their efforts to review our Valleys work. On behalf of the Medford Brethren; thank you all!
Fraternally yours,
Bruce A. Kundert, 32° K.C.C.H.
Personal Representative
Medford Valley Scottish Rite
Roland W. Lakey, 32°, K.S.A has Passed to the Celestial Lodge Above
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.