This summer we will be having an Orient of Oregon Leadership Workshop on Saturday, July 15th, 2023, at 10am, hosted at the Portland Valley Scottish Rite Temple. Attendance by all Valley Leadership is requested, most especially for each of the Valleys’ Body Heads, their Officers, VMAP Chairmen, Membership Chairmen, Directors of the Work, and also Personal Representatives, General Secretaries, and Treasurers. A Zoom registration option is being provided for those who are unable to attend in person, please register if you plan to attend either way.
The theme this year for the Workshop, Retooling the Rite, centers around the idea of equipping the Leadership of each Valley with ideas and best practices for how to adapt our operation and make the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry in Oregon more useful and suitable to what Masons want to be a part of and stay actively involved.
Topics thus far include:
- Membership
- The Orient Demographics, membership trends, and generations
- Scottish Rite Charities and fundraising
- Using Technology in your Valley
- Leadership
- History of the Scottish Rite in Oregon
- Good Stewardship of your Valley
- Ritual around the orient
If you have ideas for topics you would like covered or if you have a presentation related to Scottish Rite that fits the theme please contact the Orient General Secretary, Commander Nate Neff, 32°, KCCH, at secretary@portlandsr.com, or the Orient Deputy, Illustrious Rick Komraus, 33°, at deputy@orientsr.com.