Brothers, On Tuesday October 28th, The Portland Valley held it’s Setting Maul Dinner. The event was a huge success with approximately 60 participants.
The event was notable due to the efforts of: Bryan Witt, MC; Eric Gazow, Clarke Trust Fund Representative; Bob Fountain, Assistant PR; Nate Neff and Michael Shebora event managers; Stephen Gunti and Andrea Botwinick representing the Scottish Rite Language Clinics and the Cast of the 30th Degree.
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The Portland Valley lecture series continues on Tues, November 3rd. The lecture will feature Ill. E. David Granum who will lecture on ritual presentation.
Social Hour will be held at 5:30 followed by Dinner at approximately 6:00 pm. The lecture will start at approximately 6:15 pm. The meeting of the “33rds” will start at approximately 6:45 pm.
The Dinner will be catered by Bridges Catering of Portland. They will be serving Chicken & Dumplings; roasted potatoes; green salad and desert.
Dinner Reservations are required. Please Call the Portland Valley Office to make reservations (503) 226-782.
11/04 – Scottish Rite Lecture “White Hat” Meeting
11/14 – 2014 Fall Reunion
11/15 – 2014 Fall Reunion
11/04 – To Be Announced
11/11 – Shepard’s Pie
11/14 – Lasagna
11/15 – Club Sandwiches (Lunch)
My Brethren, the roll of the workmen has been called, and one Master Mason, David E. Granum, 32°, has not answered to his name. He has laid down the working tools of the Craft and with them he has left that mortal part for which he no longer has use. Brother David passed on 10/23/2014 at the age of 92. A private ceremony has been planned for the immediate family.
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Remember to make reservations for dinners by calling the office (By 10 am on the Friday before the event) (503)226-7827 or e-mailing Officemanager@PortlandSR.com
Dear Brothers, please take note of the new email addresses for the Portland Valley Business Workgroup.
Here are some pictures of the Baker Valley Fall Reunion.
A great reunion and a great time was had by all.
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On Tuesday, Oct. 28th The Portland Valley will host The Setting Maul Dinner.
Social Hour will be held from 5:30 to 6:30 pm. A building tour will follow and Dinner will start at approximately 7:15 pm. Meat loaf will be catered by Bridges Catering of Portland.
Dinner Reservations are required. Please Call the Portland Valley Office to make reservations (503) 226-782.
0/28 – Setting Maul Dinner
11/04 – Scottish Rite Lecture “White Hat” Meeting
11/14 – 2014 Fall Reunion
11/15 – 2014 Fall Reunion
10/28 – Meat Loaf
11/04 – To Be Announced
11/11 – Shepard’s Pie
11/14 – Lasagna
11/15 – Club Sandwiches (Lunch)
Fraternal greetings from the Portland Valley Membership Committee.
We are delighted to announce that as of October 16th, we have received 14 petitions for our upcoming Fall Reunion in November, and anticipate 2-3 more before the end of this month. We are also conferring courtesy degrees for at least 7 petitioners from Vancouver, Salem and Eugene Valleys. This should be the largest reunion class we’ve had in several years.
Our membership committee has attended 12 Blue Lodge visitations and have handed out several petitions and spoke with countless brothers about the benefits of membership at the Portland Valley. Our visitations have renewed interest in the Scottish Rite among new brothers as well as existing Scottish Rite brethren.
We are having a Setting Maul Dinner on Tuesday October 28th. Please join us at 5:30PM for social hour in the members lounge, followed by dinner, speakers and a presentation from our flagship charity, the Oregon Speech and Language Clinics. (KidTalk) This is a great opportunity to meet the new petitioners and welcome them into the Scottish Rite. I really hope to see as many of you as possible both at the Setting Maul Dinner and the Fall Reunion.
I want to personally thank the following brothers who have devoted time and energy to the Membership Committee to ensure our success.
I also want to thank the many brothers who have given advice, recommendations and suggestions on how to strengthen our valley and promote the Scottish Rite to ensure our vitality. Please feel free to reach out to me or any of the brothers on the Membership Committee, as we are always looking for assistance with the promotion of our beloved Scottish Rite.
It’s truly a pleasure to serve our valley in this capacity.
Fraternal Regards,
Bryan Witt 32°
Membership Committee Chairman
Portland Valley Scottish Rite
503-226-7827
membership@portlandsr.com
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Remember to make reservations for dinners by calling the office (By 10 am on the Friday before the event) (503)226-7827 or e-mailing Officemanager@PortlandSR.com
Dear Brothers, please take note of the new email addresses for the Portland Valley Business Workgroup.
On Tuesday, Oct. 21st The Portland Valley will present the 21st Degree.
Dinner will start at 6 pm. Chicken Marsala will be catered by Bridges Catering of Portland. The Degree will begin at approximately 7pm.
Dinner Reservations are required. Please Call the Portland Valley Office to make reservations (503) 226-782.
10/20 – 21st Degree Dress Rehearsal – 7 pm
10/21 – 21st Degree Conferral
10/28 – Setting Maul Dinner
11/04 – Scottish Rite Lecture
11/14 – 2014 Fall Reunion
11/15 – 2014 Fall Reunion
Illustrious Brother Walt Johnson is recovering at home after undergoing heart bypass surgery. The surgery was performed without any complications and Walt is expected to make a complete recovery.
10/21 – Chicken Marsala
10/28 – Meat Loaf
11/04 – To Be Announced
11/11 – Shepard’s Pie
11/14 – Lasagna
11/15 – Club Sandwiches (Lunch)
21° – Noachite or Prussian Knight
In the 21st Degree we are admonished to be modest and humble, speaking only of the good in mankind and forgetting the evil. Slander is the exact opposite to mercy, for “Mercy blesseth him that gives and him that takes” while slander curses him that speaks it, and to say the least, does no good to the other. Our ancient brethren met to redress wrongs and defend the helpless. Masonry today has the same great mission and woe to him who would attempt to destroy it.
The apron is yellow, and contains an arm holding a sword, and a winged figure holding a key in the left hand, and the right forefinger on the lips (the “Egyptian figure of Silence”). The jewel is an point-up triangle, with an arrow, point downward, an arm holding a sword, and the motto “Fiat Justitia, Ruat Coelum.”
Click here to download petition: Scottish Rite Petition
Remember to make reservations for dinners by calling the office (By 10 am on the Friday before the event) (503)226-7827 or e-mailing Officemanager@PortlandSR.com
Dear Brothers, please take note of the new email addresses for the Portland Valley Business Workgroup.
Brothers,
On Tuesday Sept. Oct. 7th The Oregon Consistory of The Portland Valley will host a lecture by WB John Laws.
The lounge will be open at 5:30pm for refreshment. Dinner will start at 6 pm. Lasagna will be catered by Bridges Catering of Portland The lecture will begin at 7pm.
Dinner Reservations are required. Please Call the Portland Valley Office for to make reservations (503) 226-782.
10/07 – Lecture WB John Laws
10/14 – Clarke Trust Fund Meeting – 5:30 PM
Body Head Meeting – 6 PM
10/20 – 21st Degree Dress Rehearsal – 7 pm
10/21 – 21st Degree Conferral
11/14 – 2014 Fall Reunion
11/15 – 2014 Fall Reunion
Illustrious Brother Steve Gatton was admitted to Providence St. Vincent Medical Center on Friday. Details are not currently available on his status. Information will be released when more is known about his condition.
The Scottish Rite Oregon Consistory presents a Lecture by Worshipful Bro. John Laws, MPS from Washington #4 in our sister state of Washington. Worshipful Brother Laws will be doing a lecture on the Origins of Freemasonry In Germany.
This is a great topic that Bro. Laws has researched with plenty of insight for the speculative mind to contemplate on the foundation of modern Freemasonry. Bro. Laws is a founding member of the Lewis & Clark chapter of the Philalethes Masonic Research Society in Oregon and will be presenting as a representative on their behalf. For anyone not in the know, the Philalethes Society is the world’s oldest and largest Masonic Research Society.
21° – Noachite or Prussian Knight
In the 21st Degree we are admonished to be modest and humble, speaking only of the good in mankind and forgetting the evil. Slander is the exact opposite to mercy, for “Mercy blesseth him that gives and him that takes” while slander curses him that speaks it, and to say the least, does no good to the other. Our ancient brethren met to redress wrongs and defend the helpless. Masonry today has the same great mission and woe to him who would attempt to destroy it.
The apron is yellow, and contains an arm holding a sword, and a winged figure holding a key in the left hand, and the right forefinger on the lips (the “Egyptian figure of Silence”). The jewel is an point-up triangle, with an arrow, point downward, an arm holding a sword, and the motto “Fiat Justitia, Ruat Coelum.”
Click here to download petition: Scottish Rite Petition
Remember to make reservations for dinners by calling the office (By 10 am on the Friday before the event) (503)226-7827 or e-mailing Officemanager@PortlandSR.com
Dear Brothers, please take note of the new email addresses for the Portland Valley Business Workgroup.
Brothers,
On Tuesday Sept. 30th The Portland Valley will host a grand Opening of the new Member’s Lounge.
The event starts at 5:30 PM. We will have a demonstration of the new Valley website and a 50/50 raffle. The bar will be open and heavy hor d’oeuvres will be served. Casual Dress is suggested.
Dinner Reservations are not require. Call the Portland Valley Office for information: (503) 226-782.
Illustrious Brother Roland Davis 33° is currently in the hospital in Roseburg. Details are not currently available. Please remember him and his wife Barbara in your prayers.
The family can be contacted via: 1965 NW Calkins Avenue/Roseburg, Oregon 9741-1880
21° – Noachite or Prussian Knight
In the 21st Degree we are admonished to be modest and humble, speaking only of the good in mankind and forgetting the evil. Slander is the exact opposite to mercy, for “Mercy blesseth him that gives and him that takes” while slander curses him that speaks it, and to say the least, does no good to the other. Our ancient brethren met to redress wrongs and defend the helpless. Masonry today has the same great mission and woe to him who would attempt to destroy it.
The apron is yellow, and contains an arm holding a sword, and a winged figure holding a key in the left hand, and the right forefinger on the lips (the “Egyptian figure of Silence”). The jewel is an point-up triangle, with an arrow, point downward, an arm holding a sword, and the motto “Fiat Justitia, Ruat Coelum.”
Remember to make reservations for dinners by calling the office (By 10 am on the Friday before the event) (503)226-7827 or e-mailing Officemanager@PortlandSR.com
Dear Brothers, please take note of the new email addresses for the Portland Valley Business Workgroup.
October, 2014
Please RSVP by October 1st, (503) 363-9240 or… SalemScottishRite@gmail.com
Remember – the good time and fellowship are automatic!!
Brothers,
Tuesday, Sept. 23rd the Portland Valley will celebrate the Feast of Tishri. Under the Statutes of the Supreme Council, the feast is considered an obligatory observance, a sharing of our fraternal spirit.
The menu for the Feast of Tishri
Beef brisket braised with pomegranate onion confit,
Israeli cous-cous with tomatoes, zucchini and smoked paprika
Roasted root vegetables
Spinach salad with citrus vinaigrette, almonds and dates.
Apple strudel with vanilla ice cream.
Be sure to call the Portland Valley Office for Dinner Reservations (503) 226-7827.
As the children of Israel were led through the wilderness, God decreed the celebration of a seven-day feast in the Jewish month of Tishri, during which they were to live in “sukkahs'” (shelters or Booths) – He decreed that this feast be celebrated annually to forever remind the Israelites that He had rescued them from Egypt. This “Feast of Tishri” (or “Feast of Succoth”) is thus a symbol of freedom.
Some 450 years after its origin, the Feast of Tishri was utilized in dedicating the newly completed King Solomon’s Temple, and this association led to its adoption by Scottish Rite Masonry to symbolize our dedication to brotherly love and human accord in a peaceful world.
This adaptation is evidenced in lessons taught by the Third Degree lecture (Blue Lodge), wherein we learn that David, King of Israel, was denied the privilege of building the Temple of God due to the “many wars and much bloodshed” associated with his reign. On his death, Solomon (his son) ascended the throne and brought peace and tranquility in the world through wisdom and righteousness – God thus chose him to perform “so great and glorious an undertaking” as that denied David. And so it was that through Solomon, construction of the Temple was seemingly guided by the hand of God – for indeed it was. Association of the Feast of Tishri with the dedication of the Temple of Solomon led to its third name – the “Feast of the Tabernacle”. The Feast of Tishri thus epitomizes the character, principles and purposes of Scottish Rite Masonry, all being consistent with the dictates of the God who spoke it into existence.
Click here to download petition: Scottish Rite Petition
Remember to make reservations for dinners by calling the office (By 10 am on the Friday before the event) (503)226-7827 or e-mailing Officemanager@PortlandSR.com
Dear Brothers, please take note of the new email addresses for the Portland Valley Business Workgroup.
Brothers,
Tomorrow, the Portland Valley will confer the 20th Degree. Don’t miss this great performance from a veteran cast.
Be sure to call the Portland Valley Office for Dinner Reservations (503) 226-7827
20th degree – Master of the Symbolic Lodge: This degree shows us Liberty, Fraternity and Equality. These teach moral, religious and philosophical understanding. This degree helps one to comprehend Deity, forces of nature, good and evil.
The apron is yellow, bordered in blue, with three concentric point-down triangles, with the Tetragrammaton (horizontal) and “Fiat Lux” (vertical) at the center, forming a cross. Its triangular shape relates to the “fourth great light, which reminds us of the Deity and his attributes.” The jewel is gold, with the same three concentric triangles.
Click here to download petition: Scottish Rite Petition
Remember to make reservations for dinners by calling the office (By 10 am on the Friday before the event) (503)226-7827 or e-mailing Officemanager@PortlandSR.com
Dear Brothers, please take note of the new email addresses for the Portland Valley Business Workgroup.
