Santa Ana Valley of the Scottish Rite
Scottish Rite News
Volume 34 Issue 9
Newsletter Date September 2012
Personal Representative’s Message
Greetings to all, I hope this message finds you in good spirits.
I wish to thank you for the reception you gave to me as Grand Pursuivant of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of California and as Grand Master of the Most Illustrious Grand Council of Cryptic Masons of
California. The food and fellowships was wonderful.
Our special events for September are:
- Feast of Tishri to be held on the traditional date of September 15 th at the El Bekal Shrine Center. Our special guest
that evening will be Most Worshipful and Illustrious William F Stovall 33°, Sovereign Grand Inspector General. This
will be his final visit to us as Sovereign Grand Inspector General as he will retire from that office on December 31,
2012. Please join me in welcoming our esteemed Brother that evening.
- Super Breakfast to be held Sunday morning the 16 th at the DeMolay Center. The hours are from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
Come on out and visit with your friends and maybe even make new ones while supporting the operating cost of the
Valley.
My Brothers and Friends, September is a special month in the history of our great nation. Each of the original thirteen states
in the United States was invited to ratify the Constitution created in Philadelphia in 1787. The Constitution specified that nine
ratifications would be sufficient to consider the Constitution accepted. Some states ratified quickly, others had to hold several
conventions to accept the Constitution - though all eventually did. You might be surprised to learn that it was not unanimous!
September 17, 1787: The Constitutional Convention adjourns.
September 28, 1787: The Congress agrees to send the Constitution to the states for debate and ratification.
December 7, 1787: Delaware ratifies. Vote: 30 for, 0 against.
December 12, 1787: Pennsylvania ratifies. Vote: 46
for, 23 against.
December 18, 1787: New Jersey ratifies. Vote: 38
for, 0 against.
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Santa Ana Scottish Rite Officers for 2012
Ill. William F. Stovall, 33º
Sovereign Grand Inspector General
Ill. Ronald A. Seale, 33º
Sovereign Grand Commander
Ill. Raymond D. Godeke 33°
IGH Santa Ana Valley
Personal Representative Of the
S.G.I.G.
(714) 345-2223
[email protected]
Richard Wood, 33º IGH
Bob McNamara, 32º KCCH
Asst. Personal Representative
Asst. Personal Representative
(909) 861-3329
Venerable Master
[email protected]
(714) 970-6555
[email protected]
Frankie Rosario, 32º
Wise Master
[email protected]
Waine Richey, 32º
Scott Davis, 32º
Commander of Kadosh
Master of Kadosh
[email protected]
[email protected]
SERVING ALL BODIES
Arthur L. Salazar Jr., 32° KCCH Treasurer
Daniel R. Willerton, 32° …….…..Secretary
Ill. J. Lloyd Clayton, 33°. …….… Almoner
Jack Allastuey, 32° KCCH…..……….Tiler
George Morton, 32° KCCH Dir. Stagecraft
Ill. James L. Quinnelly, 33°….…….Chaplain
Ill. Bob Hjorth, 33°. …….…..….Dir. of Work
Steve Bass, 32° KCCH…..Classroom Director
Bob Schmidt, 32° KCCH ……….… Organist
Larry Griffin, 32º……..………...Photographer
Santa Ana Valley Scottish Rite office 801 N. French Street Santa Ana, CA 92701
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Scottish Rite News is a publication of the Valley of Santa Ana. Editor is Daniel Willerton, 32° 714 718-3418,
email: [email protected].
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Ana, CA 92701, publishes the Scottish Rite News monthly. No Subscription Price.
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Scottish Rite News
From the Venerable Master
My Brothers,
I hope everyone had a wonderful summer and that all is well. September is going to
be a special month for the Valley. We are resurrecting the Scottish Rite tradition of celebrating the Feast of Tishri on the 15th of this month (the 15th of the Hebrew month of
Tishri) at the Shrine Center. This is a Saturday night and a RSVP is requested. The Feast is
the historic dedication of King Solomon’s Temple. Ill. William F. Stovall, 33° SGIG will be
the guest speaker.
The next morning, September 16th, our outstanding Super Breakfast will be served at
the DeMolay Center, 303 W. Lincoln Ave., Anaheim CA 92806. Service will be from 9 to 1
and will have the usual excellent choices. The nearest cross streets are Lincoln Avenue and
Harbor Boulevard. Tickets will be available at the door and are $10 per adult and $5 per
children.
Our program for September will be a power point presentation on membership by
our Lodge of Perfection Senior Warden, Honorable Steve Bass, 32° KCCH.
This should be information and of interest to all the brothers. Remember,
membership is the lifeline of our Valley.
Starting in October, we will move to the DeMolay Center for our Stated
Meeting and other Valley activities. There is a map to the DeMolay Center on
the back of the Newsletter. Remember, our Stated Meeting on October 1st will
be at the DeMolay Center.
See you frequently,
Bob McNamara, 32° KCCH
Venerable Master
September Menu: Salisbury Steak, Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Spinach Salad, Grilled
Zucchini, Rolls & Butter, Desert Bars. Make your reservations today!
Call The Scottish Rite Office at 1-714-543-7277
Volume 34 Issue 9
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Personal Representative’s Message Cont.
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January 2, 1788: Georgia ratifies. Vote: 26 for, 0 against.
January 9, 1788: Connecticut ratifies. Vote: 128 for, 40 against.
February 6, 1788: Massachusetts ratifies. Vote: 187 for, 168 against.
March 24, 1788: Rhode Island popular referendum rejects. Vote: 237 for, 2708 against.
April 28, 1788: Maryland ratifies. Vote: 63 for, 11 against.
May 23, 1788: South Carolina ratifies. Vote: 149 for, 73 against.
June 21, 1788: New Hampshire ratifies. Vote: 57 for, 47 against.
June 25, 1788: Virginia ratifies. Vote: 89 for, 79 against.
July 26, 1788: New York ratifies. Vote: 30 for, 27 against.
August 2, 1788: North Carolina convention adjourns without ratifying by a vote of 185 in favor of adjournment, 84
opposed.
November 21, 1789: North Carolina ratifies. Vote: 194 for, 77 against.
May 29, 1790: Rhode Island ratifies. Vote: 34 for, 32 against.
On a more somber note, September 11th is the anniversary of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center Towers in New
York City. Let us not forget that date and pledge ourselves to hold this wonderful county of ours up as an example unto the
world. An example that says “We may bend but we will not break at the hands of those who wish us ill will”.
Get involved, my Brother, you can make a difference.
Ray Godeke
"You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.
What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.
The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.
When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work because the other half is going to take care of them, and when
the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that my dear
friend, is the beginning of the end of any nation..
You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it."
Attributed to Adrian Rogers, 1931
If any brother knows
of another brother
that is ailing, please
let us know by
calling our Almoner
Illustrious Lloyd
Clayton 33° at
714-998-7773
Scottish Rite News
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Feast of Tishri
Saturday Evening September 15th
Shrine Center
Special Guest Speaker
Ill. William F. Stoval, 33⁰ SGIG
Supreme Grand Inspector General
6:30 pm Program Introduction
7:00 pm Dinner with Toasts
7:45 Special Guest Speaker
Dinner will be honey glazed ham, scalloped potatoes, glazed carrots, garden salad, roll and butter and
desert bars. The toasts will be given by the officers and will be with wine or grape juice.
Cost is $10 and RSVP is requested. Call the office at 714 543-7277.
Scottish Rite Award Medals to ROTC and JROTC Students
Santa Ana Valley awarded medals to ROTC and JROTC
students in Orange County. Kermit Rosenthal, 32° , a
USMC Retired Captain is the committee chairman and coordinated the awarding of the medals. All of the High
Schools that have JROTC programs participated in this
program. These are special Scottish Rite medals and can
be worn on the recipients uniforms. They come with a certificate suitable for framing. Ill. Rick Wood, 33° IGH is
shown presenting CDT Robert Ruiz with his medal and
certificate at the ROTC Ceremony at Cal State University
Fullerton in May.
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Volume 34 Issue 6
Scottish Rite Golf Tournament
We all know that the Language Center is our Scottish Rite Philanthropy. I'm sure you also
know that the major source of funding for the Center is our Annual Scottish Rite Golf
Tournament, which is coming up again this October! The Tournament will be held October 29, 2012, at Aliso Viejo Golf Club, and will be the same format as in previous years - a
shotgun start, scramble (best ball) tournament. As always, there will be plenty of prizes,
and many opportunities to win great gifts!
We do hear, each year, folks saying that can't help because they don't golf - but nothing
could be further from the truth! Yes, you can help without golfing - come on down and
help, volunteer, participate, meet the many guests. We have a great dinner afterward, and
you can participate by attending that, and participating in the silent auction and opportunity drawing! So yes, you can be an important part of supporting our Center!
Also, do you own a business? Have a friend who does? Do you do business with a business? Well, get them on board, to help support this important charity! We'll have a number of participating restaurants, and we can always use more donors... so do your part and
recruit supporters and sponsors, as well as golfers!
Here's the details:
October 29, 2012
Aliso Viejo Golf Club
10:00 am check in
$185 per golfer
(that includes green fees, lunch, dinner, range balls and cart, as well as tee gifts and more
food & beverage on the course!)
Dinner will follow - and if you have questions, ask any Center board member - Pete Jantz,
Bob MacNamara, Dave Price, or Ralph Shelton. You can always email Ralph
at [email protected]
We look forward to another fabulous tournament, and another great year for our Center!
Ralph Shelton, 32°KCCH
President
Scottish Rite News
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Language Center
The “Barry the Pig” project for the Language Center headed by Dave Price, 32° KCCH is
becoming very successful. So far, over a thousand dollars have been collected and deposited. It really is a simple concept. Everyone has change that they need to put somewhere
and Berry the Pig is a perfect place.
Our Language Center has Barry placed in many areas and the kids and their parents
donate generously. The kids especially like to put coins in Barry to see his tail wag. Two of
our kids wanted to contribute to the Language Center as a thank you for their training and
went home and emptied their personal piggy banks into Barry the Pig. They are Logan
and Miguel and are pictured below.
These two kids really gave all they had. We hope this will be an example to our Valley members to give some as the work the Language Center provides is exceptional.
Logan with Ruth
Miguel with Gina
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Volume 34 Issue 6
Scottish Rite Calendar
2012 Calendar
September
10th —September Stated Meeting —Program: Membership by Hon. Steve Bass
15th —SGIG Visit—Feast of Tishri
16th—Super Breakfast at DeMolay Center in Anaheim—9:00 am to 12:00 pm
October
1st—October Stated Meeting—Salute to the Childhood Language Center.
13th—Advisory Council Meeting—El Bekal Oasis Room—9:00 am
19th and 20th—Fall Reunion Class
November
5th—November Stated Meeting—Cap and Ring Ceremony and first reading of
Officers for 2013
December
3rd—December Stated Meeting—Annual SA Language Center Holiday Party
Second reading of officers for 2013 and elections.
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Scottish Rite News
Operation: The Rite Backpacks
My Brothers,
Masonry’s cornerstone is charity and in the Scottish Rite, this charitable energy is focused in the
support of our Language Center. It is our privilege to provide for this organization and we are always
looking for new ways to help our children. We want to show how much we truly care about their development, their quality of life, but most importantly, about their happiness.
This brings me to our first event this year, Operation “The Rite Backpacks”. Thanks to generous
contributions from brothers in our Valley, we have secured funding to provide each child attending the
Language Center with a nice backpack, full of the “right” grade-appropriate education supplies, in order to
achieve academically.
To make this event fun, brothers and ladies contributing to this operation will be invited to an
evening event, where together, we will work on getting all these backpacks assembled for formal presentation to the Language Center. All backpacks will be distributed to children receiving assistance from organization. Many of the supplies needed for success will be found inside each of these backpacks, all except
for a trowel, as that implement is for us to keep, so we can continue to spread our brotherly love and affection towards this great center.
If you missed out on this opportunity to give, hang on tight, future “Rite” events will be announced soon.
Yes, the “Rite” is here to stay!
The Language Center is our Philanthropy, our duty, but most importantly, our unspoken obligation.
Fraternally yours,
Frankie Rosario, 32°
Wise Master
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