Scottish RiteBULLETIN

FRESNO, CALIFORNIA

Volume 62 AuGuST 2012 Number 8

Fresno Scottish Rite Language Clinic only exists because of your continued support.

See you at the Dinner Auction August 11.

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ILL. RONALD A. SEALE, 33°Sovereign Grand

Commander

RICHARD PARIS, 33°Personal Representative

WILLIAM F. STOVALL, 33°Sovereign Grand Inspector

General in California

The deadline for submissions is third Monday of the month. Permission is granted to Masonic Publications to copy.

All bRethRen whoSe nAmeS APPeAR In thIS bulletIn ARe of the 32° unleSS otheRwISe Iden-tIfIed.

ALLEGIANCEthe bodies of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite, sitting in the Valley of fres-no, orient of California, acknowledge the authority of and yield allegiance to the Supreme Council (mother Council of the world) of the Inspectors General, Knights Commander of the house of the temple of Solomon of the thirty-third degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of freemasonry for the Southern Juris-diction of the united States of America.

Official publication of the Fresno Bodies Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Free masonry. Published monthly at the Center, 1455 L Street, Fresno, CA 93721.

(559) 268-9631 FAX (559) 268-0261

WEB SITE: http://www.fresnoscottishrite.comE-Mail: fresnosr@sbcglobal.net

Editor: Office Staff Asst. Editor: Bernard R. Hollenbeck, 33°

JAMES WILSON II, 32° KCCHVenerable Master

fresno lodge of Perfection

DALE HAMMEL, 32°wise master fresnoChapter Rose Croix

BILL PFISTER, 32° KCCH Commander

fresno Council Kadosh

DAVID KELLEY, 32°master of Kadoshfresno Consistory

DAVID COLEMAN, 32°orator

JAMES H. CLARK, 33° Almoner

LOUIS W. JELINEK, JR., 33°Secretary

C. RAY WHITAKER, 33°treasurer

BULLETINScottish Rite

FRESNO, CALIFORNIA

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From the Venerable Master

From the Wise Master

August!! What happend to July? Have you noticed how fast time seems to go by when it’s summer time and you are supposed to find time to just relax and do what you want. Between the 20 Year Celebration, the Fishing Derby and now the Dinner Auction; the next thing you know the kids will be back in school, Thanksgiving, Christmas. Oh my, the year will be gone!

Let’s not think so far ahead. Lets go back to August 11, 2012; 5:00 PM, our 20th Annual Dinner Auction at the

International Catering Copany. Our major fund raiser for the Scottish Rite Childhood Language Disorders Center.If you are unable to join us at the Dinner , I hope you can help any way you can. If not for the Dinner Auction, but all through the year.

You can support the Center through individual donations, Legacy POrogram or with Memorials. Many of our members sup-port the Center in these ways. You can see them in the back of this Bulletin. Call the office and we will tell you how.

Jim Wilson Venerable Master

By the time this bulletin is dis-tributed the large part of summer will be over. I hope you all have made your reservations for the Language Center Dinner Auction on August 11. This is the most important fund raising event of the year. Please try to contribute in any way you can: at-tend the dinner, bid on the silent and live auction items, purchase hours for the clinic and have a great time. This month’s stated meeting will be

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From The Commander, Council Kadosh

in Merced and the officers of the Chapter of Rose Croix will ad-vance to their new positions at that meeting, please try to be there. Then in a blink of the eye, it will be September and our normal meetings return to our Fresno Lodge. We will be organiz-ing our Fall Class for membership. Yes there is always something to do that we need your help, we never have enough manpower. Please set aside the time, money and interest for your Scottish Rite Lodge this year. DO IT NOW!

Dale Hammel

Brethren In last month’s message I talked

about the members who wear the red cap. This month I would like to talk about the members wearing the white cap of the 33rd degree or Inspector Gen-eral Honorary. These candidates are selected from the ranks of the Knight Commander of the Court of Honor af-ter a minimum waiting period of forty-six months (but usually much longer) in the same manner as for the KCCH. The criterion for this honor is outstand-

ing service to the Scottish Rite or the Community. Only 1.5 ° of our members will ever receive this honor. In 2011 our valley was allowed only two members to be elevated to this degree. Remem-ber the Supreme Council meets only every two years to consider candidates for the KCCH and the Inspector General Honorary. The thirty-three governing members of the Supreme Council are selected from the ranks of the Inspector General Honorary.

The ring of this degree is a triple band of gold with a triangu-lar plate on it enclosing the number 33. The jewel that accompa-nies this degree is suspended from a white ribbon. Because the jewel is so detailed, I will defer to Brother Jim Tresner, author of the definitive book on Scottish Rite regalia, Vested in Glory.

“The basis of the jewel is a Teutonic Cross. On that is a nine-

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From The Master Of Kadosh

pointed star, composed of three gold triangles, interlaced. The design also forms nine small triangles, and in each of these is one of the letters … ‘S.A.P.I.E.N.T.I.A.,’ the Latin word for wis-dom. A sword extends from the lower part of the left side of the jewel to the upper part of the right side. Crossing that is … a ‘Hand of Justice.’ This forms a scepter, terminating in a carving of a hand…. On top of the cross, triangles, crossed sword, and Hand of Justice is a circular plate, and on the plate is a shield with a crowned double-headed eagle. To the right of the eagle is a balance and to the left is a Square and Compasses. Around the design are the Latin words Ordo ab Chao, Order out of Chaos, enclosed by two serpents, each biting its tail.”

As with the wearer of the red cap of the KCCH, the white cap, Inspector General Honorary criterion is that of service. At the next dinner look at the brother serving you your dinner or desert it is very likely, he will be wearing a white cap. The honor of the 33rd degree does not stop these brothers from being too proud to provide that service to the rest of us.

Bill Pfister 32º KCCH Commander of the Council of Kadosh

Our fundraising event of summer is here and we have about half the do-nations we had last year. This fund-raiser has provided 50% of the annual funds needed for the Children’s Lan-guage Disorders Center. Please help by getting the information out to the community. We need items donated for the live and silent auction (or) you can give a cash donation so items can be purchased.

Our Children’s Language Disor-ders Center is consistently providing quality service to the chil-dren of our community. We need 1,000 hours of donations in ad-dition to our fundraising efforts to maintain our current level of

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THANK YOU!!!!Thank you to Richard and Orine

Paris, Allan Miller, James & Pamela Wilson and Mike Nella for their generous support toward

the Dinner Auction Programs.

Building a Scholarship FundraiserAs a Scholarship Fundraiser we have Masonic Magnetic red white & blue car remembrance ribbons and circles with Relief, Truth and Brotherly Love and the Masonic emblem in the center, available at the Scottish Rite Office for $5.00. Please stop by and pick one up today.

treatment for the children. Every $50 donated to the Clinic di-rectly affects a child’s future. Please help as much as you can and don’t be afraid to ask your friends and family for a tax-deductible donation.

Plan ahead for our fall fundraising event – 2nd Annual Bicy-cle Ride on September 29th. Corporate/Individual Sponsorships available for $250. We have an easy 2 mile kid/family ride, a 10 mile & 20 mile ride for the novice/intermediate athletes, and then the metric century ride (62 miles) for the elite athletes. You can register online at - www.wepay.com/cldc2012 or contact Alan Burnham for more information at 559.841.8743.

In closing, I am truly grateful and extremely thankful for the opportunity to make a difference in the lives of the children within our community. I am proud to be a Scottish Rite Mason, knowing my efforts help make the world (and myself) better, one child at a time.

Fraternally, David S. Kelley, 32°

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MEMBERSHIP

The life blood of any organization is it’s membership. Mi-chael Lewis, 32° KCCH, Chairman of our Membership Com-mittee along with his committee men have on many occasions visited the local lodges and have been successful in inviting the brethren to join Scottish Rite. We have endeavored to invite each new Master Mason to be our guest at one of our Stated Dinner Meetings and several have attended. Letters have been written to approximately 45 new Master Masons inviting them to join Scottish Rite. Our next Class will be held on the first three Sat-urdays in November - the 3, 10 and 17. If you know of a Master Masons who are not a member of Scottish Rite please ask them to join. Then let me know and I will get a personal letter out to them post haste. A schedule of our November Fall Class is in-cluded in this bulletin.

Fraternally Louis Jelinek, 33° Secretary

FresnoScottishRiteMenu

AtMerced

Monday,20,2012

Pulledporkw/bbqsauceontheside

ColeSlaw,cornmuffins&cornbread

DesertisLimeadepie

MeetatFresnoScottishRiteat5:00tocarpooltoMercedLodge

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Fresno Scottish Rite Childhood Language Disorders Center

2012

Indoor Garden Party

Dinner

Live and Silent Auctions August 11 , 2012

International Catering Co. 4277 N. West Ave., Fresno, CA 93705

(By the corner of N West Ave and Ashlan)

Dress is Casual

Master of Ceremonies

Matt Otstot KSEE 24 News Person

Music by Lew Coles Trio

Wine Tasting & Silent Auction start at 5:00 pm

Tickets $50.00 Per person

Tables of 8 Choice of entre & 2 bottles of wine per table

• Tri Tip Roast Beef • Lemon Marinated Chicken

• Vegetarian Plate

Yes, I am coming to the Party Saturday August 11 , 2012

Mail in registration form to: Fresno Scottish Rite●1455 “L” Street●Fresno, CA 93721● (559) 268-9631

Name:________________________________(b) (ch) (v)

Address:______________________________

City: ________________ST:____Zip:______

Phone: ______________________________ _

2.____________________________________(b) (ch) (v)

3.____________________________________(b) (ch) (v)

4.____________________________________(b) (ch) (v)

5.____________________________________(b) (ch) (v)

6.____________________________________(b) (ch) (v)

7.____________________________________(b) (ch) (v)

8.____________________________________(b) (ch) (v)

Total Dinners ordered ________

Last day to order tickets August 1st

Please circle menu choices next to names: (b) Tri Tip Roast Beef (ch) Lemon Marinated Chicken (v) Vegetarian

ALL SEATING IS RESERVED All tickets must be purchased prior to the event

Dinner Tickets (seating of 8 per table) $50.00 per person.

Amount enclosed $______________

Please make checks payable to Fresno Scottish Rite Clinic Visa or Master Card also accepted

Call the office to charge your tickets

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Fresno Scottish Rite Childhood Language Disorders Center

2012

Indoor Garden Party

Dinner

Live and Silent Auctions August 11 , 2012

International Catering Co. 4277 N. West Ave., Fresno, CA 93705

(By the corner of N West Ave and Ashlan)

Dress is Casual

Master of Ceremonies

Matt Otstot KSEE 24 News Person

Music by Lew Coles Trio

Wine Tasting & Silent Auction start at 5:00 pm

Tickets $50.00 Per person

Tables of 8 Choice of entre & 2 bottles of wine per table

• Tri Tip Roast Beef • Lemon Marinated Chicken

• Vegetarian Plate

Yes, I am coming to the Party Saturday August 11 , 2012

Mail in registration form to: Fresno Scottish Rite●1455 “L” Street●Fresno, CA 93721● (559) 268-9631

Name:________________________________(b) (ch) (v)

Address:______________________________

City: ________________ST:____Zip:______

Phone: ______________________________ _

2.____________________________________(b) (ch) (v)

3.____________________________________(b) (ch) (v)

4.____________________________________(b) (ch) (v)

5.____________________________________(b) (ch) (v)

6.____________________________________(b) (ch) (v)

7.____________________________________(b) (ch) (v)

8.____________________________________(b) (ch) (v)

Total Dinners ordered ________

Last day to order tickets August 1st

Please circle menu choices next to names: (b) Tri Tip Roast Beef (ch) Lemon Marinated Chicken (v) Vegetarian

ALL SEATING IS RESERVED All tickets must be purchased prior to the event

Dinner Tickets (seating of 8 per table) $50.00 per person.

Amount enclosed $______________

Please make checks payable to Fresno Scottish Rite Clinic Visa or Master Card also accepted

Call the office to charge your tickets

6th

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POKER BIKE

RIDE

REGISTRATION

September 29, 2012

7:00 START

COKE HALLOWELL RIVER CENTER

2 MILE FAMILY RIDE

10 MILE (15K) ~ 16 MILE (25K)

30 MILE(50K) ~ 60 MILE(100K) AFriendsoftheCentereventbenefittingtheScottishRiteChildhood

LanguageDisordersCenterservinglearningchallengedchildrenforfree

since1991.

NAME__________________________________________________________________

PHONE___________________________EMAIL___________________________+_____

ADDRESS________________________________________________________________

EMERGENCYCONTACTNAME__________________________PHONE_______________

ENTRY$35POKERPLAYS$5EACHNOMAXIMUM/MINIMUM–PLAYIS5CARDSTUDWITH

50/50PRIZE/DONATIONFIRSTPLACE25%SECONDPLACE10%THIRDPLACE7%FOURTHPLACE

5%FIFTH3%PLACEENTRYFEEINCLUDESLUNCH

RIDERINTRAININGSHIRTTOTHEFIRST75REGISTRANTS

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RIDE$35____TSHIRTSIZE_____POKERHANDS$5EACH_____TOTAL$______

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Tulare County Scottish Rite Club

A Warm Greeting to all Tulare, Porterville, Visa-lia, Corcoran and adjacent South Valley Scottish Rite brethren. It would be nice to see each one of you at our board meeting this month being held at Ryan’s at 6:30 on Friday, 17 August 2012 .Ryan’s is located at 3103 S. Mooney Blvd. As always, All interested Scottish Rite members are always welcome. Our Fall meeting will also be in Visalia. We will be dining at the Olive Gar-den Restaurant at 4110 S. Mooney Blvd on 9 September.

A number of our brethren were very prominent in the success of the Scottish Rite Fishing derby at Shaver Lake. Thank you again for your support and hard work.

Our next fundraiser for the Scottish Rite Chil-dren’s Language Disorder Clinic in Fresno is the Auc-tion dinner on August 11, 2012. The Indoor Garden Party Dinner Live and Silent Auctions at the Interna-tional Catering Co., 4277 N. West Ave., Fresno, CA 93705

Dress is Casual Master of Ceremonies -Matt Otstot “KSEE 24 News Person” Music by “Lew Coles Trio”. Wine Tasting & Silent Auction start at 5:00 pm Tickets $50.00 Per person Choice of entre & 2 bottles of wine per table of eight. The menu is • Tri Tip Roast Beef • Lemon Marinated Chicken or Vegetarian Plate

See you there......Jim Sperlich, PresidentTulare Co. Scottish Rite

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KNOWLEDGE IS POWERTHE MASTER CRAFTSMAN WAY

Salve Frater!AUGUST QUIZ. These five (5) easy questions are pertaining to

“THE CONSISTORY OF MASTERS OF THE ROYAL SECRET”Good Luck have fun

1. Which of the following Egyptian deities represents Truth?

a. Osirisb. Atumc. Maatd. Thothe. Anubis

2. The five pointed star of the 32° represents:a. Orders of architectureb. Ahura and the four male Emanationsc. Mercury, Venus, Jupiter, Saturn, Marsd. The constellation Ursa Majore. None of the above

3. The most recognizable symbol of the 32° is the?a. Triple interlaced trianglesb. Greater Tetractysc. Seven pointed stard. The Campe. None of the above

4. Frederic the Great is said to have established the A.A.S.R. in:a. 1722b. 1717c. 1725d. 1786e. 1730

5. The Lustration is a symbol of:a. Cleansing of past sinsb. Devotion to practice “pure religion”c. Lighting the abyss of ignoranced. Purity of faith in Gode. None of the above

AUGUST QUIZ ANSWERS:

Pete Clark, 32°, KCCH 1-C, 2-B, 3-D, 4-D, 5-B

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FALL REUNION 2012NOVEMBER 3, 10 AND 17

1ST DAY - SATURDAY - NOVEMBER 3, 20127:30 A. M. Registration in the Lounge - Class orientation, breakfast and lunch will be served Degrees portrayed: 4°, 7°, 9°, 10°, 11°, 12°, 13° and 14° The 5°, 6° and 8° degrees will be communicated

5:00 P. M. Dismiss

2nd DAY - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2012 7:30 A. M. Registration, Individual Pictures, breakfast and lunch will be served Class meeting, election of officers Tour - Childhood Language Center Class enters Lodge Room Degrees portrayed: 18° The 15°, 16°, 17° and 19° through the 26° degrees will be communicated

5:00 P. M. Dismiss 3rd DAY - SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17 , 2012 7:30 A. M. Registration, Group Picture, breakfast and lunch will be served Class enters Lodge Room

Degrees portrayed: 29°, 30° and 32° The 27°, 28° and 31° degree will be communicated

5:00 P. M. Dismiss

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2012 - STATED DINNER MEETING - RING, ROSE AND CAP CEREMONY

FOLLOWING DINNER IN THE LODGE ROOM: RING, ROSE AND CAP CEREMONY. NEW MEMBERS AND THEIR LADIES WILL BE THE GUESTS OF SCOTTISH RITE FOR DINNER.

6:00 P. M. SOCIAL - Hors d’oeuvres in Banquet Room6:30 P. M. Dinner - Candidates and wives guests will be dinner guests of Scottish Rite7:30 P. M. RING, ROSE AND CAP CEREMONY IN LODGE ROOM

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Contributions to the Fresno Scottish Rite Childhood Language Disorders Clinic

MEMORIALS

Peggy DunlavyAdele Avant

Donald A DurbahnKen & Onedra BratcherLouis & Lisa JelinekRichard & Orine ParisGordon & Gwen Vaughan

Dave GennoeRuth Avakian

Wanda LockieAdele Avant

Harold MamasianElbert & Evelyn Petersian

Marion MurphyRobert & Jeannette FraleyLouis & Lisa Jelinek

Charles “Dusty” RhodesAdele Avant

Marjorie TaylorAdele Avant

Jim HamanVince & Gail Carter

Pat WilliamsonRichard & Orine Paris

DonationsWayne TowneSal KaufmanEsther SullivanRichard & Judi Hopper in honor of Luke Ferguson

LegacyDavid & Louise ColemanJerry & Billie Tabor

REGIONAL ORIENT MEMBERSHIP AMBASSADOR’S MESSAGE - AUGUST 2012

Freemasonry is said to be a “peculiar system of morality”. It does not profess to teach mere human morality because all human morality is of itself imperfect. Instead the morality of Freemasonry is founded on the Di-vine law of the Great Architect of the Universe and is designed to make good men better. This betterment is achieved by an ongoing process of refinement.

The basis of Freemasonry is the work ethic and it is by fruitful deeds that Freemasons should be recognized as such. However, these deeds should not be solely confined to Masonic endeavors, but rather demonstrated through-out one’s daily life, so that the wider world in which we live may be made better as a result.

Therefore, it is incumbent upon each of us to find worthy candidates who may be made even better by initiation into the practices of both the Blue Lodge and the Scottish Rite. Let each of us pledge to bring in at least one worthy and well-qualified member this year. Have you found your can-didate yet?

Durward C. Ayredurward C. Ayre 32° KCCh / mCRegional Orient Membership Ambassador for the Valleys of San Jose, fresno and San francisco in California

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SUMMER SCHEDULEFOR 2012

AUGUST 11 SAT LAnGUAGE CEnTER - DinnER/AUCTiOn AUGUST 20: MERCED LODGE. (CHAPTER ADVAnCES) 5:00 P. M. LEAVE SCOTTiSH RiTE - CALL iF YOU nEED A RiDE 6:00 P. M. REFRESHMEnTS BY MERCED LODGE 7:00 P. M. ADViSORY COnFEREnCE in BAnQUET ROOM 7:45 P. M. ASSEMBLE in LODGE FOR STATED MEETinG. CHAPTER

ADVAnCES. 8:30 P. M. DEPART

AUGUT 21 TUES CLiniC BOARD -5:30 P.M. - SCOTTiSH RiTE

SEPTEMBER - BACK TO FRESnO FOR OUR MEETinGS.SEPT. 3 MOn LABOR DAY (OFFiCE CLOSED)

SEPTEMBER 10: EXECUTiVE COMMiTTEE AT 5:00 P. M. ADViSORY COnFEREnCE AT 6:30 P. M.

SEPTEMBER 17: STATED MEETinG 6:00 P. M. SOCiAL, 6:30 DinnER, 8:00 STATED (COUnCiL HOSTS)SEPTEMBER 18 TUES CLiniC BOARD -5:30 P.M. - SCOTTiSH RiTE

memorIAlSAs one by one, the autumn leaves fade in the forest deep,

So one by one, in each of you must come the touch of sleep;As one by one, the roses burst into the morning light,

So one by one, your souls shall wake againbeyond the night.

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http://www.fresnoscottishrite.com .

Donald Arthur Burbahn

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