How Far From Scottish Rite Hospital Atlanta to Patricks Feed and Seed Covington
Two members from the Valley of Atlanta have been recognized as Sovereign Grand Commander Fellows this year. Brothers Jim Robinson, 32ยบ, and Sudhanshu Shukla, 32ยบ, attended the Fellows Workshop at the House of the Temple in Washington, D.C., this August and helped represent the Orient of Georgia.
The Fellows Program, established by Past Sovereign Grand Commander C. Fred Kleinknecht, 33°, is intended to expand education and communication within the Scottish Rite. Thus far, twelve hundred Scottish Rite members have become Fellows, including these two Brothers.
The 244th Reunion and Class is upon us, and the one-day class is scheduled for Saturday, November 5th, honoring the memories and service of Samuel C. Barnett, 33ยบ, and William H. McDaniel, 33ยบ.
Interested in joining the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry? Please review these qualifications:
Ready to petition? Click here to fill out the online form.
Freemasonry welcomes members from all races, ethnicities, and backgrounds. Before joining the Scottish Rite, you must first become a Master Mason in a Lodge, a part of a Grand Lodge recognized by the Conference of Grand Masters in North America (COGMINA).
For further information, visit The Grand Lodge of Georgia.
If You Are a Blue Lodge Mason in Georgia
To join the Scottish Rite, you must:
- Be a Master Mason in good standing in a COGMINA lodge;
- Complete a petition and include the appropriate fee; and
- Attend a "Reunion" where the Scottish Rite Degrees are conferred.
The cost is $125, and the fee will provide for:
32° Cap
Patent
Bridge to Light (Book)
Available for Purchase
14th Degree Ring $30
Morals & Dogma $30
Class Photo $25
Cap Box $35
Master Craftsman Course $40
Masonic Bible $45 (Brothers usually sign)
Click here to fill out the online form.
When the Valley of Atlanta reaches out to our community and Members, they answer the call! Our dinner and auction saw a fantastic amount of success, with over 70 Tickets sold and many additional Donations.
RiteCare helps children overcome the obstacles created by communications disorders. Communications challenges may result from Autism, Hearing Loss, Cleft Pallet, Dyslexia, Traumatic Events, etc. The list is endless.
Guests heard from Janet Kelley, Ed.S., the Comprehensive Community Clinic coordinator, College of Education at the University of West Georgia. After reading several testimonials from parents of children who have or are being helped, Ms. Kelley spoke of the satellite clinics which help families that cannot travel to the Campus in Carrollton, GA.
Through its RiteCare efforts, the Valley of Atlanta has been helping to fund one of the clinics by providing funding for the supervisor. Without the supervisor, the Students, who are the clinicians, would not be able to give the children's clinical services, which is the Ultimate Goal of RiteCare. Also introduced were Dr. Laura Smith – Director of the Comprehensive Community Clinic, Interim Dean of COE, and Jenny Gordon- 1st Year Clinical Coordinator and Instructor
Following Mr. Kelley's Message 2 students Lauren Adams and Angela Head related their experiences helping children. Sonya Hines spoke of her daughter, Kennedy, who benefits from Clear Speech, LLC at Conyers. She introduced Clinic owner Erica Wilson, M.ED, CCC-SLP. RiteCare assists her clinic with funds that make clinical services possible for families with limited financial resources.
Jonathan James spoke of his communications challenges as a child. The limits were so great that a family member asked him not to talk because he could not be understood. Today he is a City Councilman and works at the University of West Ga. He is a Proud Member of the Scottish Rite and a District Deputy to the Grand Master.
Add an auction to all of the above. You have outstanding success with everyone seeing and hearing from the people who provide the services and the beneficiaries of those services.
The Master, Wardens, and Brethren of Fraternal Lodge No. 37 in McDonough welcomed the Valley of Atlanta's Third Degree Team to confer the Master's Degree upon three worthy candidates on April 23rd. For two of these Brothers, it's been a long and rugged road on their journey.
The candidates were interviewed for the Grand Lodge of Georgia's TikTok channel before they took their oaths as Master Masons and reflected on what they hoped to learn.
Brother Richie Mobley's journey to becoming a Master Mason was impacted slightly due in part to the pandemic. And Brother William Gilmer, who also abided his time in patience, spoke about his late father, who was a member of Fraternal Lodge No. 37 and had many bitter-sweet moments before and after the Degree. We congratulate these newly obligated Brothers!
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Catered Dinner
Tickets $50 – Purchase Dinner Tickets Online
Tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law
| Silent Auction | 5 PM |
| Dinner (Catered) | 6 PM |
| Program | Following Dinner |
Guest Speakers
Help the Valley of Atlanta in its ongoing effort to help children unable to communicate. Without the ability to communicate they are left in isolation with a grim outlook for the future. RiteCare helps with financial assistance to families that cannot afford treatment and helps fund hospitals, clinics, and universities. Funding may help with the education of future clinicians as well.
Auction Items Needed
Consider donating items to be Auctioned at the dinner.
Donations may be in the form of:
• Collectibles
• Services
• Vouchers for Dinning or Spa services, etc
• Residential Services.
Please contact Walter Waddell if you have any questions.
The Atlanta Scottish Rite Third Degree Team conferred the Sublime Degree of Master Mason upon three worthy candidates. Roswell Lodge No. 165 hosted the team and is grateful for their work in raising newly obligated Brothers Rex Dwayne Wilson, Ronald Lynn Lambdin, and John Evan Solomon.
If you read the description of this degree below, you will find a certain irony. The degree uses "masked brothers" as an important symbol, and discusses the idea that journalism should be fair, just, and responsible.In the era of conflicting news and masking mandates, this degree perhaps offers us some truly useful wisdom!
I spent over 20 years in the radio and TV industry as an on-air host and producer. I started right out of high school and behind the mic until my youngest daughter was born. Whether I was doing comedy radio, news talk, or a TV stand-up, the job was the same: talking about what is happening in the world. Most days, I was in the air for 4-5 hours, which is a long time to talk.
One rule I tried to set for myself then, and I live by it now, is to always try to "call the balls and strikes fairly" as my friend Tom used to say. That is, even if I don't like a story or a person in a story, I still need to discuss it fairly and acknowledge my own biases.
We ALL have biases. I certainly do; so many I couldn't list them all. To have a bias about something is human and reasonable. But to allow that bias to have you act unfairly towards others is not reasonable at all. But unless you take some time to police yourself, it is likely your personal biases are influencing your treatment of others.
As 21st degree Prussian Knights, we are honor-bound to identify and acknowledge our biases- whatever they may- and to make sure those biases do not cause us to act unfairly towards our Brothers or the world at large.
As we chip away at the proverbial rough ashlar, take a moment this week and think of a time when you may have acted unfairly. Why did you act that way? What excuses did you make for yourself in those moments? Did you make amends? And most importantly, how can you prevent this in the future so that you may act as a just and upright Mason?
Difficult question to ponder, Brother, but a worthwhile meditation for the week. Drop me an email and share it with me if you get a moment, and I hope you have a great week ahead!
Fraternally,
Maynard Edwards, 32° KCCH
PS: Don't forget to say Happy Valentines Day to that special someone in life! We all have those special people. Take a moment to make the day special for someone!
The Valley of Atlanta is preparing for an exciting event and needs your help! This "flash mob" type event will occur at The Peach Shopping Center, and participants will be in costume!
An hour before the event, members will be walking through stores at the shopping center in Colonial costume. At the appointed time, the Spirit of 76 Drum, Fife, and Flag team will begin to march along with the stores to the tune of Yankee Doodle, eventually turning and marching toward the presentation stage. At the same time, the actors in the stores will exit the stores to walk toward the stage. Once everyone is at the stage, the MC will introduce the reading, and the Reading will begin. Following the reading, Br. Ken Theobald will present "Proud to be an American" followed by "God Bless America."
Would you like to participate? Here's what we need:
- Piccolo Player – This could be a family member, including children or grandchildren.
- Readers – We anticipate 8 Readers who will read alternating sections of the Declaration of Independence.
- Photographers – We need stills and videos captured of the crowd's reaction. You don't need an expensive, high-end camera. A good quality smartphone will do the trick.
Hosts
- Brothers in Colonial Costume to pass out literature during the event.
- Ladies are invited (Ladies must provide their own colonial costume).
Requirements:
A sincere desire to make this event successful and have fun at the same time.
Member of Scottish Rite or a Family Member.
Readers & Spirit of 76 Team agree:
- Rehearse via several online practice readings to be scheduled.
- Attend the Dress Rehearsal Sunday, July 3rd from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM at the Atlanta Masonic Center.
Special Requirement
- Generator – Low Noise Generator to power the audio system. A Honda Inverter Generator would be ideal.
Email us if you'd like to participate and share what part interests you.
Readers will be provided with a sample script and asked to record themselves for audition purposes.
We had an overwhelming response for our 242nd class and our images are ready for you to enjoy!
Click here to see all photos captured during the cap and ring ceremony. View, download, and share them! We are looking forward to seeing another amazing turnout in March for our next reunion.
19° Grand Pontiff
In this degree, you assume the title of19° Grand Pontiff.While the word pontiff is often associated with the Catholic Church, in this case, we are taking its literal meaning: Bridge Builder. When considered with the lecture and lessons of the degree, it is clear that we as Scottish Rite 19° Grand Pontiffs are to build bridges between this life and the next AND build bridges from the past to the future.
Our Scottish Rite teachings inform us that one certain way to build a bridge between this life and the next is to focus on service to others. As Pike says "What we do for ourselves dies with us, but what we do for others remains and is immortal."
If you take a look at the video below, you will meet our Brother Chris. It was his desire to help others that actually led him to freemasonry. To me, his story is a lesson in making sure we are always living our Masonic ideals because we never know when someone may see us as the example of what Freemasonry is all about. That can be good and bad (and is why some of us should reconsider keeping a masonic badge on our cars!).
What about you? How did you come to the craft? Who was, and who remains your example of what a Mason really is? Odds are the very mention of this question has brought a name to mind. What does this Brother teach you as a Mason? Are you living up to his example?
Think about this, and if you have a few minutes, share a story or two with me. I am always eager to know more Brothers.
Have a great week
Fraternally,
Maynard Edwards, 32° KCCH
Source: https://www.atlantascottishrite.org/index.php/tag/scottish-rite/
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