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- Important Notice
It is with sadness that I report that our General Secretary, Jim Allen, KCCH, fell victim to an apparent stroke on Friday, February 6th.
Happily, Brother Jim has been moved from the intensive care unit at St. Joseph’s Hospital to a normal room and as such can now have visitors and calls.
I had the privilege of talking to brother Jim this Sunday, and he has asked me to express his and his family’s gratitude for all of the calls and visits he has.
He has now began that long road to rehabilitation.
We are in contact with the family and they are keeping us up to date on his progress. Or as Jim told me, Just call Saint Josephs Hospital direct.
Please contact the office for updated information.
Dennis Jackson 32° - Knowledge is Power!
How Much Do You Know about the Scottish Rite
Introducing the Scottish Rite Master Craftsman Correspondence Program . . .
Increase and test your knowledge of the Scottish Rite while you learn about its structure and organization, its rich history, and its deeply philosophic Masonic teachings
Six reading assignments and six open book quizzes—work at your own pace
Ideal for individual study or for group discussion at the Valley level
Course texts: A Bridge to Light (Hutchens) and Scottish Rite Ritual Monitor and Guide (de Hoyos)
Mail completed quizzes to the Supreme Council—receive feedback and positive comments from Supreme Council staff
Low cost: entire course and text—$35.00, plus shipping & handling
Handsome lapel pin and personalized certificate of completion
For more information about this program, please email mc@scottishrite.org or visitwww.scottishrite.org/mastercraftsman.html. - Remember Those Who Have Served
The Supreme Council, 33rd and the congressionally appointed White House Commission on Remembrance are partnering to remember America’s fallen this Memorial Day by designating a “Moment” for remembrance on May 26th. The “Moment” is to be observed in a fashion you deem appropriate at 3:00 pm local time.
Examples of past activities have ranged from simply pausing for a moment of silence, to hosting a barbecue and singing the Star Spangled Banner.
For more information on the National Moment of Remembrance please visit http://www.remember.gov or contact Chris Mullaney at cmullaney@remember.gov. - Membership
Consider a Life Membership
Effective the first of the year, Ill. Wm. F. Stovall, 33°, S.G.I.G.,
authorized a new life membership program.
Based on annual dues of $95 for 2008.
Age 49 or less:
21 times annual dues $1,995
Age 50-54:
19 times annual dues $1,805
Age 55-59:
17 times annual dues $1,615
Age 60-64:
14 times annual dues $1,330
Age 65 and over:
11 times annual dues $1,045 - Lunch Anyone!
There was once a bunch of guys that would bring their own lunch on Wednesdays and eat with their friends at the Rite! All they needed was something to eat. The Rite provided everything else.
It can happen again if you want. Let us know your interest.
Office number 466-3391
