Welcome To Ventura Valley,
Ancient & Accepted Scottish
Rite
Latest
Newsletter (Sep 2022)
Latest
News From The Valley
The
New England Summer Picnic is now history. We
had a very fine turnout and everybody seemed
to have a great time. A big thank-you to
everyone who worked to make this event
successful, and to all of our many
supporters. See Pictures
We regret to report
that Sir Knight Jim Daniels has passed
from this earthly realm. Jim had a great
influence on our Valley and on our community.
There will be a service for Jim on Thursday,
August 4, 2022, at First Presbyterian Church
of Oxnard, 850 Ivywood Drive, Oxnard. Viewing
will be at 10:00 am and the service will be at
11:00 am. This will be followed by a
graveside service and reception at Conejo
Mountain Memorial Park, 2052 Howard Rd in
Camarillo at 1:00 pm.
Jim's obituary can be read in the Ventura
County Star.
We are DARK for the
month of August. Our next stated meeting will
be on September 12th.
Please start thinking
about potential candidates for our Fall Class.
Grand
Commander's Statement on Grand Lodges
Grand
Commander's Statement on Visitation
Memorial
Service for James Craig
Mission
Statement
It is the mission of the
Ventura Valley of the Scottish Rite of
Freemasonry to improve its members and
enhance our community by teaching and
emulating the principles of Brotherly Love,
Relief, and Truth while actively embracing
high social, moral, and spiritual values
including fellowship, compassion, and
dedication to God, family and country.
We achieve this mission by providing further
enlightenment to our members through
educational opportunities, our philanthropic
efforts, and our involvement with the
brethren of our Masonic lodges.
House of The Temple
The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of
Freemasonry is commonly known as the Scottish
Rite. It is one of several appendant groups of the
worldwide fraternity known as Freemasonry. Each
Valley has up to four Scottish Rite bodies, and
each body confers a set of degrees. In the
Southern Jurisdiction these are the Lodge of
Perfection (4° - 14°), Chapter of Rose Croix
(15°-18°), Council of Kadosh (19°-30°), and the
Consistory (31°-32°). The Supreme Council confers
the 33rd Degree of Sovereign Grand Inspector
General.
The Scottish Rite is
one of the two major branches of higher-degree
Freemasonry in which a Master Mason may proceed
after he has completed the three degrees of
Symbolic or Blue Lodge Masonry. The other branch
is known as the York Rite, consisting of Royal
Arch Masons, Royal and Select Masters and the
Knights Templar.
The Scottish Rite
Creed - "Human progress is
our cause, liberty of thought our supreme wish,
freedom of conscience our mission, and the
guarantee of equal rights to all people
everywhere our ultimate goal."
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Contact
Valley of Ventura
Scottish Rite
Oxnard
Masonic Center
341
S. K Street
Oxnard,
California
Secretary's Office
Newsletters and
Correspondence
W. Andrew "Andy"
Little, 33°
487 Appletree
Avenue
Camarillo
California
93012-5148
Tel: (805)
415-3776
Or (805) 484-5222
Email: vcscottishrite@gmail.com
Stated
Meeting
Second
Monday of Each
Month
(except
July and August)
5:30
P.M., Social
Hour
6:30
P.M., Dinner
7:15
P.M., Program
8:00
P.M., Stated
Meeting
