Volume 69 No. 04
July- August 2022
Adversity Pg 8
Builders
Petition
150th Dinner
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Scottish Rite Communicator Valley of Seattle
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SCOTTISH RITE OFFICERS Ill. James D. Cole, 33° Sovereign Grand Commander Ill. Alvin W. Jorgensen, 33° S:.G:.I:.G:, Orient of Washington Ill. Greg Goodrich, 33° Personal Rep. of S:.G:.I:.G:. greg@seattle-scottishrite.org Daniel Southerland, 32° KCCH General Secretary Communicator Editor secretary@seattle-scottishrite.org Gene Ulrich, 32° KCCH Treasurer Ill. Tom Lamb, 33° Almoner PRESIDING OFFICERS Jaime Speicher 32° Master of Kadosh, Consistory Gerry O’Brien 32° Commander, Council of Kadosh Bryan Reagan 32° Wise Master, Chapter of Rose Croix Anthony Brandt 32° Venerable Master, Lodge of Perfection Seattle Scottish Rite Center 1207 N 152nd St. Seattle, WA 98133-6213 206 324-3330 voice 206 324-3332 fax
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We are Builders We are all agreed that Freemasonry is a splendid Fraternity; that it is steeped in tradition; that it numbers many great men of the past and present as its Members; that it has a beautiful ritual; and that it is, indeed, a great honor to be a Freemason. However, in the final analysis the future of Freemasonry depends not on these things but on the influence it exerts in the life of each one of us. If society is to be successful and everlasting, it must live and breathe the principles on which it is founded. It must be workable, and this means that the individual Members must live in the spirit of real Brotherhood, we must be a doer of the Word, not just a hearer only. To assume obligations of friendship, morality, and brotherly love; to reaffirm love for the dependence on an Eternal Father, are but empty words lost forever in the restless air if they are not practiced in our daily life. In this sense, we as present-day Masons could very well classify ourselves as “Operative Masons.” Our Lodge is not just a room. It is not merely a place in which to enjoy fraternal fellowship. It is not an organization which replaces the Church. It is not the means of promoting one’s self in business. What our Lodge really is, is a group of men, a group of Brothers, who have dedicated themselves to a common task, and that is to build. A Freemason is a builder; a builder of character; a builder of a better community; a better nation; a better world in which to live; a builder of an Eternal Temple for the indwelling of God. Such should be the real meaning of Freemasonry to each of us. If not, we should re-dedicate our lives right now to those principles of Freemasonry to which we have obligated ourselves to accept, to learn, to keep and to exemplify.
We are brought to Light in order that we may let our Light so shine before our fellowmen, that they may see our good works and join us in glorifying The Great Architect of the Universe.
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News from the Personal Representative Brethren,
As you will see in this issue, we have a date for our 150th Anniversary celebration set. This will be a momentous occasion and I strongly encourage everyone to attend as this will truly be a once in a life-time event for our Valley. In addition, we are lucky enough to have our Sovereign Grand Commander attend. As you know, our dining room can only hold about 150 people. Because of this, we also made the decision to start off registration for our members first. If we have seats left, we will invite other Valleys to attend, but once again, priority for registration will go to our members first. I hope to see you at our Anniversary Celebration! Fraternally, Greg Goodrich, 33° Personal Representative of the S:.G:.I:.G:.
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Greetings Brethren, Looks like summer weather has finally arrived so I hope you all are able to get out and enjoy it. We have been busy here at Seattle Valley welcoming new members as we continue to confer the degrees. I want to thank you all who helped with the recent Rose Croix degrees. I know the new members really enjoyed the day. We look forward to having their Kadosh degrees on August 27th. If you are looking to be involved please let me know and I will see how we can get you involved. Even if its coming out to support the brothers. The date for our black tie dinner event for our 150th Anniversary celebration is September 24th so be sure to get your tickets while they last. We have limited the tickets to 150 and they are selling fast. Currently we have limited the sales to our members, so you are able to go onto our website and buy them. Just look for the 150 pull down at the top. If you cannot do it that way feel free to call me here at the valley and I will assist you. The sales will open up to all on August 1st. Just a reminder that we are dark in the months of July and August but we do have the excom, degrees and a picnic in the month of august so be sure to look at the calendar and watch for emails along with facebook to keep informed. The picnic we will be having on August 27th will be after the degrees. This is open to all our members and their families. We look forward to some nice fellowship shared by all. So come on down and enjoy the time. We will start the BBQ about 1:00. We hope you all can make it. We are in the process of welcoming quite a few mew members to Seattle Valley but we also need to think of the next class of great brothers. I have inserted the petition for membership in this issue so if you find a worthy brother let them in on what you so enjoy with a petition. We are growing and always love inviting brothers to the valley. I would also like to let everyone know that our building manager Brian Lorton will be leaving us at the end of August. He has been with Seattle Valley for over 25 years and will certainly be missed by all. We are currently trying to find his replacement so if you know of anyone who may be interested please have them contact me as we are looking to have them start as soon as possible so they can learn from Brian.
Fraternally, Daniel J. Southerland, 32° KCCH General Secretary
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APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP
Valley of Seattle
Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America 1207 N 152nd St. Shoreline, WA 98133 Telephone (206) 324-3330 ___________________________, 20______ Today's Date
TO THE OFFICERS AND MEMBERS OF: SEATTLE LODGE OF PERFECTION
SEATTLE CHAPTER OF ROSE CROIX
SEATTLE COUNCIL OF KADOSH
SEATTLE CONSISTORY
I THE UNDERSIGNED, DO CERTIFY THE FOLLOWING TO BE TRUE AND CORRECT: MY FULL NAME IS ____________________________________________________________. MY AGE IS ______ YEARS. MY DATE OF BIRTH IS ________ ________ ________. I WAS BORN AT ________________________________________. STATE OF _____. I CURRENTLY RESIDE AT _______________________________________________________________. Address, City and State I HAVE RESIDED THERE FOR ____________ YEARS. MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS _________________________________________________________________________________. MY MAILING ADDRESS IS_______________________________________________________________________________. Street address or Post Office Box City, State, & ZIP MY CURRENT TELEPHONE NUMBER IS (____)_______________________. SPOUSE NAME_______________________. Area Code MY OCCUPATION IS _____________________________. I AM EMPLOYED BY __________________________________. If retired, state previous occupation If retired, enter “Retired” I AM A MASTER MASON IN GOOD STANDING IN _________________________ LODGE NO. ___________ LOCATED AT ___________________________________ , UNDER THE JURISDICTION OF THE GRAND LODGE OF____________. I WAS RAISED TO THE DEGREE OF MASTER MASON ON __________________________________________________. Date you received third degree PLEASE ENTER YOUR CAP SIZE (IF KNOWN) __________. PLEASE ENTER YOUR RING SIZE (IF KNOWN) __________.
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6 Seattle Scottish Rite What motivated you to join the Scottish Rite?
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Please indicate your interest in the following subjects.
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SEATTLE SCOTTISH RITE
150th ! s t e ick T ed
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
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September 24, 2022 Tickets are available at Seattle-ScottishRite.org
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ENCOUNTERS WITH ADVERSITY by Harry E. Grant 33 degree
THE NEW AGE - MAY 1948 Encounters with adversity should not crush out life nor destroy its purposeful intent - happiness. In these encounters men should learn the lessons of adversity, recognize their import and, through them, eventually win. It is not necessary under adversity to go down to defeat. Adversity is not an absence of but should reveal opportunity. Adversities are not a greased skid to oblivion but, with a knowledge of their instructional value and of the available powers for their mastery, constitute highways to happiness and to success. Opposition can be made to aid accomplishment. If you have planted in the wrong soil, have failed to water or otherwise ignored the essentials to a successful crop, you do not rail at fate, repine, nor remain idle. You benefit by past mistakes, comply with the requirements of all that is really controlling and, ignoring whatever is erroneous, live and work for the future expectant of success. Save as it contributes to the future, the past is dead. Adversity, although ugly, is useful. For men to desire only the good is normal but strive as they may for achievement of their concept of good, adversity does appear - and betimes so persistently that they wonder wherein it has its uses. Adversity is unwanted but, in a world of experiences in which all is in reality only good, that which is even temporarily general cannot be an unmixed evil. When in the midst of adversities, thought may, therefore, be profitably directed to their uses to the end of good. Attempts to delineate adversity generally present only its ugliest aspects, emphasize that it is useless and not to be desired. Into this ugly and venomous setting, poesy, tearing aside the veil of limitation and ignorance, presents adversity to the beholding eye as a precious jewel made not only more beautiful by the contrast, but useful as a symbol of victory drawn from the environs of defeat. Adversity is not necessarily evil nor an adversary. It calls not so much for combat with a superior power of evil as it does for greater cooperation with the omnipotence of good. Encounters with adversity are intended to be helpful, not hurtful. They are valuable for the lessons they inculcate, and principal among these is that the only assured advance toward success, whatever that concept may be, is in accord with controlling law or right order. Instead of complaining at adversity, resignedly and inert through hopelessness, the time may be more profitably spent in an endeavour to determine solutions in accordance with right. This is one way wisely to forget seeming grievances and troubles for to remove the causes of adversity is to open channels to prosperity. Loss, viewed aright, is gain. A right concept of adversity is essential to success, otherwise unsound thinking will result in misdoing, or, worse still, in an idleness wherein the apathy of defeatism will displace the energies that properly should be utilized in accomplishment. It is seen that whatever opposes establishment of the utmost right must be destroyed, and that in this process are developed individual ability, reliability, endurance, and that constructive activity essential to success.
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Those who have experienced great adversities, if they be not self-indulgently crushed by their experiences but instead cultivate an aptitude to cope with them, become the more capable to readily contend with still more acute circumstances and conditions if such should accumulate a preparation through adversity which is not infrequently a boon. Not to go down before adversity in defeat is a proof of right and of power, the right which is might. From the vicissitudes of adversities may be evolved victory. Adversity is not of itself good, but may indicate to those who have strayed or who otherwise have valuable lessons to learn the way to the good. Even to attempt the impossible under adversity may develop better methods that shall prove the previous concept of impossible to have been fallacious and that which is then strenuously and rightly endeavoured becomes an accomplished fact. One of the lessons of adversity is that men should endeavour at all times to build more securely - to advantage experience fully. When that which was to have been our roof is torn away and our shelter mercilessly exposed to opposing elements it is at the time but small consolation, as mayhap we shiver in the wet and cold and helplessly perceive the deterioration of our most treasured possessions, to know that the roof that will replace the one destroyed will be made the more secure for this experience but it would be imbecilic to fail to benefit by this encounter with that which seemed so adverse, nor properly reroof because the first attempt had failed. Deportment under success may be a good indication of character, but the way men act during and toward those in adversity is of greater import. Encounters with adversity disclose not only the false and true in experience but also of those looked upon as friends. An unexpected absence of genuine friends may indicate a need for greater self-reliance or of being oneself more friendly but, if a pupil in the school of adversity has flunked, none should consider himself a willow in the hand of fate to inflict further castigation. It is the bounden duty of all to aid in every possible manner any who have flunked. None should be made needlessly to suffer because he is down merely upon the somewhat sanctimonious assumption that, if he will but view his adversities philosophically and thus extract from the lees of life the sweet wines of experience, it will ultimately contribute to his individual success and probably to that of others. Opportunity to aid should ever be advantaged, for lessons are learned in many ways and in diverse manner. Adversity is no respecter of persons, of position, or of place. If adversities outstrip earning power and old age finds its lessons still unlearned, this does not constitute grounds for further suffering. Punishment in this particular is not a human prerogative. This condition demands from humanity compassion and the helpful aid of adequate social benefits. All, no matter how well-intentioned, cannot so arise above adverse circumstances that they are assured graduation in this schooling in life lessons. Let us be compassionate and so avoid some of our needless encounters with group adversity. Adversity advantaged may reveal individual injustices, the removal of which will make for greater social security for all. Adversities direct attention to lowering skies which cloud our clear title to the all of good. When the Supreme Grand Architect of the Universe drew the great designs for Creation upon His infinite trestleboard, He looked upon the work which He had done and declared that it was very good and very good is infinitely good. So, during periods of adversity, we should see ourselves and others not as they mayhap see us nor as we all too frequently and so falsely see ourselves, but as our Creator first saw us and as we must always have remained on the retina of the Eye of His Mind, not as failures in any sense, but the perfection of His image and likeness. It is largely our own and the lessons of others not learned aright nor properly advantaged that make things appear awry.
Failure of our plans, our encounters with adversity, is but hope deferred and never should prove a rock upon which we make shipwreck of our common sense. Failure, in any sense in which it can then be called fail ure, should be but the basis of a more assured progress toward a better goal that we have previously failed to perceive. Do these thoughts help? You will uncover further advantages from them as you direct your thought constructively toward your encounters with adversity.
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Messages Happy Birthday!
Congratulations from all your Scottish Rite Brethren To our members over 90 who have reached a very important birthday!
July
August
Marvin Jackson 07/18/1920 Russell Rogers 07/10/1923 John Jones 07/22/1923 Harold Kusulos 07/01/1924 Robert Baker 07/09/1926 Richard Geissler 07/17/1927 William Rangle 07/28/1927 Johan Dillan 07/03/1929 William Jones 07/12/1930 Howard Wilson 07/28/1930 Ralph Olson 07/04/1931 George Serpanos 07/29/1931 Gerald Ward 07/07/1932
William Broadhead 08/28/1922 Charles Draper 08/06/1925 Eugene Snyder 08/11/1926 Raymond Colby 08/28/1927 Frank Jodszuweit 08/02/1928 Verle Bleese 08/06/1930 Frank Devlin 08/27/1930
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MONTH TIME EVENT August 9:00 am ExCom August 27 10:00 am Kadosh Degree conferral August 27
1:00 pm
Family BBQ
All dates are subject to change
Jackets $40.00 looks great
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