Scottish Rite News - Scottish Rite of Orange County

Orange County Valley of the Scottish Rite
Scottish Rite News
Volume 2 Issue 1
Newsletter Date January 2016
Personal Representative’s Message
Brethren,
Kristi and I hope you had a wonderful Christmas and a delightful New Year. I
am looking forward to 2016 with great enthusiasm with the new line of officers, the new
members and the old members working together making another successful year. We
will get down in the trenches and bring in new members to build our Valley.
To those who missed our annual Christmas party with the Language Center, it
was attended by over two hundred people and one jolly man in a red suit and the children loved it all. We found out Orange County Scottish Rite can throw one heck of a good party. My
thanks to everyone who was there before the party, setting up and getting things ready, and to those who
stayed and helped clean up. Cristi Rosario decorated all of the tables and made everything look very festive. Thanks (once again) to Honorable Dave Price, Honorable Frankie Rosario, Mark Hoage, David Frias, Ills. Bob Hjorth and Ills. Gene Harp for all you did on that special night.
January 4, 2016 will be our Stated Meeting and it will be our last meeting with the 2015 Officers so
please come out and support those Officers for a job well done. January 10, 2016 will be our Installation
of Officers. The Officers need to be at the DeMolay Center by 1:00pm for pictures and the Installation of
Officers will begin at 2:00pm. This is an open ceremony and all are invited so bring your family and
friends. The dress for the event will be tux for the Line Officers and dark suits for all others. Dresses and
pant suits for the ladies. We have the honor of having MW Ills. Frank Loui 33° as our Installing Officer
and MW Ills. Dave Decker 33° as our Chaplin. Please come and attend this event and support these two
Past Grand Masters and the members of your Valley. Refreshments will be served following the Installation.
REMEMBER, MY BROTHERS, DO GET INVOLVED, YOU DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!!!!!
Fraternally,
Rick Wood, 33°
Personal Representative
Be sure to visit our new Scottish Rite web site
at OCSCOTTISHRITE.ORG!
We need your email address so we can
electronically send you the Scottish Rite News.
Call the office at 714 543-7277 and give it to
our Secretary or leave a message. Thanks!
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Orange County Scottish Rite Officers for 2016
Ill. Ronald A. Seale, 33º
Sovereign Grand Commander
Ill. Frank Loui, 33º
SGIG
Orient of California
Ill. Rick Wood, 33°
Personal Representative of the
SGIG of the Orient of California
(909) 861-3329
[email protected]
Ill. Bob McNamara, 33º
David Price, 32º KCCH
Venerable Master (elect)
Asst. Personal Rep.
General Secretary
(714) 454-8265
[email protected]
(714) 970-6555
[email protected]
Kory Levoy, 32º
Wise Master (elect)
Mark Hoage, 32º
Master of Kadosh
(elect)
(951) 898-9335
[email protected]
James Cervantes, 32º
Commander of Kadosh
(elect)
Shawn Smith, 32° ……….……….……..Treasurer
David J. Kussman, 32⁰ KCCH.……...….Chaplain
Mark S. Hoage, 32° …….………...Asst. Secretary
J. Lloyd Clayton, 33°. …….……………. Almoner
Bob Hjorth, 33°…...……......Director of the Work
James Cervantes, 32°…………........Dir. of Ritual
James McCallion, 32° ……......Classroom Director
Mark S. Hoage, 32° …….……..….Dir. Stagecraft
Larry Griffin, 32º……..……….…...Photographer
Jack Allastuey, 32° KCCH…..………..…......Tiler
Orange County Valley Scottish Rite office 801 N. French Street Santa Ana, CA 92701
Voice (714) 543-7277, Fax (714) 543-9754
Scottish Rite News is a publication of the Valley of Orange County.
Editor is Mark Hoage, 32° (951) 898-9335, email: [email protected] or [email protected]
All articles must be submitted prior to the 10th of the month previous to the published.
The Valley of Orange County, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry of the Southern Jurisdiction
of the United States of America, 801 N. French Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701,
publishes the Scottish Rite News monthly. No Subscription Price.
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General Secretary
Secretary Says,
Happy New Year to all of my Orange County Valley Brothers! It is a
new year and we have new officers to continue our Valley’s excellence. There
are some Brothers, however, that have not paid their 2016 dues. Please check
you wallets and see if your membership card/sticker says 2016. If not, please
send in your dues to our Scottish Rite office. If you have any questions, please feel free to
call the office at (714) 543-7277.
Also, check to see if your membership card is plastic and has the name Valley of Orange County on it. There was some confusion at Supreme when we changed our name
from Valley of Santa Ana to the Valley of Orange County. We didn’t get all of our new
“Orange County” membership cards and have be trying to catch up ever since. If you
have paid your 2016 dues and don’t have an “Orange County” plastic membership card let
us know and we will order it for you.
Fraternally,
Bob McNamara, 33°
General Secretary
Asst. Personal Representative
From the Editor
Greetings All,
Well, this coming year will no doubt prove to be a bit of a challenge for
me. As some of you may have noted, I will be serving as the Master of Kadosh as well as my roles as Assistant Secretary and newsletter publisher/
editor. If things get delayed, please be assured that I am still working hard to
keep things moving during this busy year.
As always, I am looking for any additional submissions from any of our readers.
Last year I only received 1 submission from the Brothers at large. Please consider contributing to our publication. Please make your submissions to [email protected] prior
to the 10th of the month.
Fraternally,
Mark Hoage, 32° KoSA
Editor
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Language Center News
Did You Know
Donations to The
Orange County Childhood Language Center
Are Income Tax Deductible?
A Community Program of the Scottish Rite Foundation for Children
with Speech and Language Challenges
Executive Director:
Dr. Judy Montgomery, Chapman University
Speech Language Pathologies:
Leslie Sierra-Guzman, MA CCC-SLP
Chris Switzer, MA CCC-SLP
Laura Garcia-Maxey, MA CCC-SLP
www.OCLanguageCenter.org
Please support your Orange County Childhood Language Center by making
an individual, group, or company donation.
Support our Center by becoming a member:
President’s Circle:
365 Club:
Center Club:
A donation of $500 or more each year
A donation of $365 each year
A donation of $100 each year
Supporters of the OC Childhood Language Center for 2016
President’s Circle Members
Ill. Rick Wood, 33°
Ill. Bob McNamara, 33°
Ill. Donald Tapia, 33°
Ill. Pete Jantz, 33°
Ill. Ray Godeke, 33°
Robert & Kathy Olsen
Jim Andronaco, Sidepath Inc.
Andrew & Palmera Todd
Frankie & Cristi Rosario
Sylvia & Jim Garrett
Dr. Judy Montgomery
Joe Manning
Ted Segerstrom, 32°
Samuel Brandes, 32°
Mike Selix, 32° KCCH
Kory Levoy, 32°
Tom Olsen, 32°
Art Salazar, 32° KCCH
Nick Villasenor, 32°
Anne Hertz
David & Deni Frias
Charles & Carol Crusinberry
Cynthia Olsen & Michele Bakkila
Ted & Elaine Olsen
Please Make Yours Today!
By visiting our Web Site
http://www.oclanguagecenter.org/donate/
Or
Make check payable
To: Orange County CLC
Send Check To:
801 N. French Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
OC CLC Board
Please remember that our Center will
be closed late December and early
January to celebrate Christmas.
For more information on our Center
please visit our web site:
www.OCLanguageCenter.Org
We wish everyone a Merry Christmas
and best wishes for a joyful new year.
See you in 2016!
For Information Please Contact - President
Frankie Rosario, 32°
Cell: 714-600-6914 - Email: [email protected]
OC Childhood Language Center
Office: 714-972-2646
Email: [email protected]
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Language Center News
Hello from the Orange County Childhood Language Center. We continue to have a very productive life at the center, so I am excited to share our
news!
Yes we can
I am pleased to announce that our center is
currently providing services to 89 children. We are
just inches away from hitting the 100 mark once
again. This month we provided 225 hours of therapy services, so our kids are truly getting the time
they so desperately need. I am just so proud of the
great work our staff is doing at the Center!
New President’s Circle Members
This month we had four individuals join the
President’s Circle. It is my pleasure to present to
you Mr. Mike Selix, Mr. Arthur Salazar, Mr. Samuel Brandes and Mr. Kory Levoy. Joining the President’s Circle is a commitment for a yearly contribution of $500.00. It guarantees our ability to help
a child overcome speech challenges for a year, so
we are thankful for their donations and participation in this special program. It is a great Christmas
gift for the Center! Gentleman, thanks for your
support, your funds will make a significant impact
in the lives of our children.
Festivities for all
On December 7th the OC Scottish Rite
Valley hosted the OC CLC Christmas dinner at the
DeMolay center. The event which was attended by
more than 210 people was a total success. It was
great to see the families celebrating this wonderful
season with us, as together we have been instrumental in the growth and success of the Center.
Jingle bells
The Chapman team did a wonderful job getting the children to perform for the audience.
It was very rewarding to hear our children sing Jingle Bells, because as you know, they come to us
facing a great number of speech challenges.
When we see them on stage and hear them
singing, it is one of the most wonderful gifts we
could receive. We are so thankful to everyone who
is supporting us and especially to the staff who are
making this possible at the Center for our kids.
Christmas just doesn’t get any better!
What would this season be without Santa?
Yes, Kris Kringle took center stage and distributed
gifts to all the children present during dinner as he
does every year.
I would like to once again thank the OC Scottish
Rite and Hon. Dave Price for
making this evening memorable for all of us.
I wish you all a safe, healthy
and rewarding holiday season
and a prosperous new year.
Sincerely yours,
Frankie Rosario, 32° KCCH
President, Board of Directors
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Lodge of Perfection
Hi Everyone,
I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday, it is always great to see family and friends that
we haven’t seen for a while.
It is with sadness I write this article for it will be the last as your Venerable Master. This
has been a great year, as have all the years that I travel thru the chairs of our Valley. There are so
many people in our Valley who helped me get to this final position. I am not going to try to list all
of them so thanks to everyone of you who were a part. I do want to thank our Personal Representative, Ill. Rick Wood 33° for my appointment to the line, his mentoring, support and most of all his friendship.
I want to congratulate Honorable Dave Price, 32° KCCH on his election as Venerable Master for this coming year along with all the other members of our Valley who were elected and appointed.
Just a reminder on some dates for your calendars: Monday, January 4, 2016 at 6:30 pm is our stated meeting and my last as your Venerable Master. Sunday, January 10th is our Installation with pictures at 1 pm and the
Installation following at 2 pm.
Finally, I want to thank the members of our Valley for the outstanding job they did with membership this
year. Our Valley is in the black in terms of membership and this is the second year in a row we have accomplished
this. Without membership we won’t have a Valley.
Remember, “Change is for the Good, but no change is fatal”
John R. Rider, 32° KCCH
Venerable Master
Senior Warden
Greetings My Brothers !
On November 14th I attended the 67th Annual Meeting of the California Scottish Rite Foundation in Visalia, CA hosted by the Visalia-Mineral King Lodge. It was well attended by CSRF
Board Members and Directors from the 20 Scottish Rite Valleys in CA. The event was Chaired by
Board President, Ill. Frank Loui 33° and capably supported by EVP/Treasurer Ill. Ray Godeke 33°
and his staff of Steven Foeller, Mario Lopez and Randi Lopez. Our Valley was additionally represented by Hon. Frankie Rosario 32° KCCH, Member; Hon. Art Salazar 32° KCCH, Ill. Rick Wood
33° and Ill. Bob McNamara 33°.
The CSRF is a non-profit, California Corporation whose purpose is to support and assist the children of
California though speech & language services, scholarships and other charitable programs. Some of the 2015 highlights were: Language Centers – 14 CLC throughout the state, over 32,000 therapy hours to over 2400 clients and
an annual cost of almost $3m. Scholarships- 66 scholarships were awarded totaling over $262k. Americanism – The
program now includes support of Veterans groups of US Armed Forces. Your CSRF is doing good things for the
youth and vets of California, for which we all can be very proud.
Please remember to support our Foundation with your donations. Feel free to direct your questions or
comments to me anytime.
Kind Fraternal Regards
David Price 32° KCCH
Venerable Master (elect)
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Wise Master
Greetings Brethren,
It has been an honor to serve as your Wise Master for our Chapter of Rose Croix and I want
to personally thank each of you for your outstanding support of our Orange County Scottish Rite
Valley throughout this past year. We’ve had a very successful year and when measured by the results of our reunion classes, it was even more amazing. I encourage you all to help support my successor Brother Kory Levoy, 32° and make it a great 2016 as well.
Remember my Brothers, you are our future leaders. I would once again encourage you to get involved in
some small way in our Valley. Any assistance you provide will make a difference! How can you make that difference? We have a Lodge Ambassador Program, which you can join. If you regularly attend your Blue Lodge, you
can be the first to present a pin to your new Enter Apprentices, Fellow Crafts, and Master Masons. Tell them a little about our Valley, and its charities. Share with them the amazing work the Childhood Language Center is doing.
Talk to them about our Master Craftsman Programs spreading light on our Blue Lodges. Please don’t hesitate to
give me a call at (714) 322-5950 or email me at [email protected] to request your Lodge Ambassador kit,
and get started helping our Valley grow.
Bro. Mike Selix, 32º KCCH
Wise Master 2015
Master of Kadosh / Knights of St. Andrew
My Dear Brothers,
2015 has been an excellent year filled with much excitement from new degrees, new
members to new programs ie: Academy of Reflection. It has also been marked by major
health scares for several of our members. I have been very fortunate for the blessings our
Beneficent Creator has provided and I am grateful to have served you as Master of Kadosh.
Although I may have sometimes been out of sight, you all were never out of my mind or
heart.
With this, I wish you all well as I pass the torch of Master of Kadosh over to Brother Mark Hoage,
32° KSA. Through his constant personal sacrifice and passion for the craft, I know will bring great honor
to the Orange County Consistory.
On another note, we are continuing to seek additional members for our Academy of Reflection.
We need a total of 9 members to comply with our Charter. Please help us meet this number so we can be
the ONLY Valley outside of Guthrie, OK to have our own AOR chapter! Please contact Bro. James Cervantes, Ill. Bob McNamara, or myself. (949) 547-5459 / [email protected]—Remember membership is free!
James McCallion, 32°
Master of Kadosh
1st Knight, OCSR KSA
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OCSR 2016 Calendar
2016
January
4th—OCSR Stated Meeting—6:30pm
10th—Officer Installation—2:00pm
February
1st—OCSR Stated Meeting—6:30pm
March
7th—OCSR Stated Meeting—6:30pm
January Dinner Menu
Roast Pork
Mashed Potatoes
Steamed Vegetables
Tossed Salad
Dinner Rolls
German Chocolate Cake
In Memorium
Thankfully, we
have No deaths
Orange County Valley Membership
As of November 1st
461
to report
Total gains
29
this month.
Total losses
28
As of November 30
462
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Scottish Rite News
News Around the Valley
ATTENTION FALL REUNION
BROTHERS
Please make sure to attend the January Stated Meeting in order to receive your
Patent (Certificate) of your Scottish Rite
membership. These patents are based on
Old English style Patents and are suitable
for framing. These documents are large
and do not lend themselves to mailing so
please be sure to be there to receive this
beautiful certificate from the Supreme
Council.
FINAL REMINDER
We have been announcing for several
months that beginning in February 2016
we will no longer mail out the OC Scottish
Rite Newsletter in a paper format. The
only exception to this policy will be for
members who do not have computer or internet access. If you fall into this category,
please notify Ill. Bob McNamara at the
Rite office to make arrangements for a paper copy. This change stands to save the
Valley a great deal of money that can be
put to more urgent needs and to help keep
our dues costs down.
Installation
A final reminder that our Installation of our 2016 Officers will take place on January 10, 2016 at
the Anaheim DeMolay Center. All Officers are requested to arrive at 1:00pm for pictures with the ceremony beginning at 2:00pm. This is an open event so please invite your wives and families to this program.
If you have an interest in attending any of the nearby Scottish Rite installations this year they are
as follows:
Long Beach Scottish Rite
January 9th @ 5:30pm
Long Beach Scottish Rite Cathedral
855 Elm Ave
Long Beach, CA 90813
San Diego Scottish Rite
January 13th @ 6:00pm
San Diego Scottish Rite Event Ctr.
1895 Camino Del Rio So.
San Diego, CA 92108
Pasadena Scottish Rite
January 22nd @ 6:00pm
Pasadena Scottish Rite Cathedral
150 N Madison Ave
Pasadena, CA 91104
San Bernardino Scottish Rite
January 24th @ 2:00
San Bernardino Scottish Rite Ctr.
4400 N Varsity Ave
San Bernardino, CA 92407
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Orange County Scottish Rite 2016 Officers
LODGE OF PERFECTION
Venerable Master
Senior Warden
Junior Warden
Orator
Prelate
Master of Ceremonies
Expert
David P. Price, 32° KCCH
Francisco Rosario, 32° KCCH
Scott E. Davis, 32° KCCH
Michael Gowder, 32° KCCH
Jerad M. Schulte, 32° KCCH
Mike Selix, 32° KCCH
James F. McCallion, 32°
COUNCIL OF KADOSH
Commander
1st Lt. Commander
2nd Lt. Commander
Chancellor
James A. Cervantes, 32°
Jamie Hopkins, 32°
Lindsey Shortland, 32°
David Branch, 32°
OFFICERS SERVING ALL BODIES
Personal Rep.
Asst. Personal Rep.
General Secretary
Asst. Secretary
Treasurer
Almoner
Asst. Almoner
Chaplain
Tiler
Historian
Richard B. Wood, 33°
Robert W. McNamara, 33°
Robert W. McNamara, 33°
Mark S. Hoage, 32°
Shawn Smith, 32°
J. Lloyd Clayton, 33°
Robert Hjorth, 33°
David G. Kussman, 32° KCCH
Jack Alastuey, 32°
James Segerstrom, 32°
CHAPTER OF ROSE CROIX
Wise Master
Senior Warden
Junior Warden
Orator
Prelate
Kory Levoy, 32°
Jay Webb, 32°
Alejo Velarde, 32°
Mike Gowder, 32° KCCH
Phillip Liu, 32°
Master of Ceremonies Shawn McCuen, 32°
CONSISTORY
Master of Kadosh
Prior
Preceptor
Chancellor
Mark S. Hoage, 32°
Shawn Smith, 32°
Brian Cooke, 32°
Jeff Kimble, 32°
KNIGHTS OF ST. ANDREW
First Knight
Second Knight
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Allegiance: The bodies of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, sitting in the Valley of Orange County, Orient of California,
acknowledge and yield allegiance to the Supreme Council (Mother Council of the World) of the Inspectors General, Knight
Commander of the House of the Temple of Solomon, Thirty-third Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry of the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America.
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Of Interest to our Brethren
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Dues Cards will be checked at Each Stated Meeting
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Visit our website at OCSCOTTISHRITE.ORG
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Want to get involved with our degree work contact
Bob Hjorth 33°[email protected].
Request to the Family of the Scottish Rite Member whose name appears on the label ABOVE: Please notify us (address
above left) if our member is in a hospital or nursing home, or is incapacitated in any way - thank you