Brethren,

I can't tell you how wonderful it is to be the Personal Representative of Orange County,

to see 40 to 50 sideliners every meeting is just incredible. I thank each and every one of you for

your support of our great Valley.

Thank you to our First Knight Brother McCallion, 32° for attending our meetings in his full

regalia (kilt and all), you look fantastic and I understand there are more of the Knights who will

also be in full regalia soon. It has brought so much pride back to the Knights, congratulations

and keep up the good work. The Knighting Ceremony at our last Stated Meeting was very spe-

cial, and we hope to see another one soon.

Thanks to all of the Officers for the good job of opening and closing of the meetings. The dedication and devotion is

greatly appreciated. A big kudo goes to our Sr. Warden Dave Price 32° KCCH, for getting his job done so well and

for all of his hard work at the Language Center. Speaking of hard work, thank you to our Jr. Warden Frankie Ro-

sario 32°, President of the Language Center, for taking over the job of working closely with our caterer to manage

our Stated Meeting dinners.

Thanks to Ills. Bob McNamara and Ills. Lloyd Clayton for all of their hard work and dedication in the SR office,

they have it running like a fine tuned top fuel dragster. Also to, Ill. Bob Hjorth and Hon. Gene Harp ensure our

Lodge room and dining room are setup and always ready, it’s great know they will get the job done.

Our new Venerable Master, Hon. John Rider, 32°KCCH, did an outstanding job at his first meeting and we are

looking forward to the next eleven meetings.

In March we will have El Bekal and Al Malaikah Shrines attending our Stated Meeting, PLEASE call and make

reservations for dinner that night so we will know how many dinners to order and no one will go without dinner.

Call 714-543-7277 Don't forget your green it is St. Patrick's Month.

REMEMBER, MY BROTHERS, GET INVOLVED, YOU DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!!!!!

Fraternally,

Rick Wood, 33°

Personal Representative

Personal Representative’s Message

Newsletter Date March 2015 Volume 1 Issue 3

Scottish Rite News

Be sure to visit our new Scottish Rite web site

at OCSCOTTISHRITE.ORG!

We need your email address so we can

electronically send you the Scottish Rite

News. Call the office at 714 543-7277 and give

it to our Secretary or leave a message. Thanks!

Orange County Valley of the Scottish Rite

Orange County Scottish Rite Officers for 2015

The Valley of Orange County, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry of the Southern

Jurisdiction of the United States of America, 801 N. French Street, Santa Ana, CA 92701, publishes

the Scottish Rite News monthly. No Subscription Price.

Mike Selix, 32º

Wise Master

mgsunlimited@gmail.com

Ill. Bob McNamara, 33º

Asst. Personal Rep. Admin.

General Secretary

(714) 970-6555

Macsquest@aol.com

James McCallion, 32º

Master of Kadosh

(949) 547-5459

james@leadaudit.com

Raymond D. Godeke, 33°………. ……..Treasurer

David J. Kussman, 32⁰ KCCH.……...….Chaplain

Mark S. Hoage, 32° …….………...Asst. Secretary

J. Lloyd Clayton, 33°. …….……………. Almoner

Bob Hjorth, 33°…...…………..Assistant Almoner

Orange County Valley Scottish Rite office 801 N. French Street Santa Ana, CA 92701

Voice (714) 543-7277, Fax (714) 543-9754

James Cervantes, 32°………....….Dir. of Work

James McCallion, 32° ….....Classroom Director

Mark S. Hoage, 32° ………..….Dir. Stagecraft

Larry Griffin, 32º……..………...Photographer

Jack Allastuey, 32° KCCH…..………......Tiler

Neil Simmons, 32º

Commander of Kadosh

simmonspad@aol.com

Ill. Rick Wood, 33°

Personal Representative of the

SGIG of the Orient of California

(909) 861-3329

richardbwood33@gmail.com

Ill. Frank Loui, 33º

SGIG of the Orient of California

Scottish Rite News is a publication of the Valley of Orange County. Editor is Mark Hoage, 32°

(951) 898-9335, email: mshusaac@charter.net or sasrnewsbulletin@gmail.com

All articles must be submitted prior to the 10th of the month previous to the published.

John Rider, 32° KCCH

Venerable Master

jbrider@yahoo.com

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Dave Price, 32º KCCH

Asst. Personal Rep. Operations

(714) 454-8265

dpriceless@att.net

Ill. Ronald A. Seale, 33º

Sovereign Grand Commander

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From the Assistant Personal Representative

Scottish Rite News

Brethren,

Once a year, the Valley of Guthrie in the Orient of Oklahoma, exemplifies all 29

of the Scottish Rite degrees. This year it will start on Friday, April 10th, at 7am and

conclude on Sunday, April 12th at 3 pm. The setting is beautiful and the days are

somewhat long but worth it. There are dorm rooms in the building as well as a restau-

rant so it is very convenient.

Directions to Guthrie are via an airline to Oklahoma City, rent a car, and take

short drive to Guthrie. A number of Brothers have already shown interest so we antici-

pate renting transportation together to reduce the cost. Two years ago, twelve members of the Valley of

Orange County made the trip—seven members and five candidates. Costs are minimal for the candidates

and the Degrees are presented in an excellent manner at no charge to Scottish Rite Masons.

For further information contact the Valley of Guthrie: (405) 282-1281 or www.guthriescottishrite.org

or gsrite@sbcglobal.net . Also contact us at the General Secretary’s office (714) 381-2949.

Fraternally,

Bob McNamara, 33º

Asst. Personal Rep. and General Secretary

From the Editor

Greetings,

As you can see the Leprechauns have had their way with our March edition of

the OC Scottish Rite News.

Please remember that I have decided that while I will still use our sasrnewsbul-

letin@yahoo.com email address for our electronic distribution, I am going to request

that ALL incoming emails be sent to my personal email at mshusaac@charter.net .

Finally a very important notice:

If you have an email address and do not receive the OC Scottish Rite News by email please let us

know. This will assist us in saving a great deal of money by not printing and mailing out a hard copy.

Please help the Valley save money by updating your email address.

Please remember the deadline for publication is still the 10th of the prior month.

Fraternally,

Mark Hoage, 32° KoSA

Editor

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Language Center News

For Information Please Contact

OC Childhood Language Center

Office: 714-972-2646

Email: info@oclanguagecenter.org

Scottish Rite News

Did You Know

Donations to The

Orange County Childhood Language Center

Are Income Tax Deductible?

Please Make Yours Today!

By visiting our Web Site

http://www.oclanguagecenter.org/donate/

Or

Make check payable

To: CA SR Foundation

In The Memo Area Write: OC CLC

Send Check To:

801 N. French Street

Santa Ana, CA 92701

A Community Program of the Scottish Rite Foundation for Children

with Speech and Language Challenges

Executive Director:

Dr. Judy Montgomery, Chapman University

Speech Language Pathologies:

Leslie Sierra-Guzman, MA CCC-SLP Chris Switzer, MA CCC-SLP

Laura Garcia-Maxey, MA CCC-SLP

www.OCLanguageCenter.org

Please support your Orange County Childhood Language Center by making

an individual, group, or company donation.

Support our Center by becoming a member:

President’s Circle: A donation of $500 or more each year

365 Club: A donation of $365 each year

Center Club: A donation of $100 each year

Supporters of the OC Childhood Language Center for 2015

President’s Circle Members

Ill. Rick Wood, 33° Ill. Ray Godeke, 33°

Ill. Pete Jantz, ,33° Frankie & Cristi Rosario

Ted Segerstrom, 32° Robert & Kathy Olsen

Ted & Elaine Olsen Cynthia Olsen & Michele Bakkila

Ill. Donald Tapia, 33° Ill. Bob McNamara, 33°

Jim Andronaco, Sidepath Inc. Nick Villasenor, 32° Ron Anderson Anne Hertz

Dr. Judy Montgomery Tom Olsen, 32° David Price, 32° Andrew & Palmera Todd

Mike Selix, 32° Joe Manning Family

Sylvia & Jim Garrett David & Deni Frias

John R. Rider, 32° Michael Jordan

David Kussman, 32° Valassis Giving Committee

Ladera Angels Inc. Charles & Carol Crusinberry

John Kahvedjian, 32°

Center Club Members

Anthony & Renne Guinane Stephen & Cara Larkin

Gary & Carrie Miranda Joel Horsager

Mark & Jemileth Dipko Renee R. Gerken

Kenneth & Robyn McDonald Brian & Jennifer Varca

Ali & Sanaz Alahmad James & Briana Vartanian

Kyle Rl Reele Karen B. Sauers

Ryan & Shannon Sauers OC Mortgage Group

James & Vimy Nesmith Linell Mathisen

For Information Please Contact - President

Frankie Rosario, 32°

Cell: 714-600-6914 - Email: president@oclanguagecenter.org

OC CLC Event Coming Soon

All About the Classics

Enjoy a private, rare and extensive collection of automo-

biles along with “one of a kind” Mustangs owned by our

great supporter Mr. Ted Segerstrom while listening to the

sounds of classical guitarist Mr. Flavio Apro.

Date and time to be announced soon!

Remember, all proceeds go towards the support of the

Orange County Childhood Language Center

Scottish Rite News Page 5

Language Center News

Measuring success

There are many ways to measure the effectiveness of

a program and the individuals it serves.

Sometimes organizations look at how many hours

they are open to the public; how many people walk in the

door in a day; or how many phone calls, emails, tweets or

blogs they have! These are all forms of measuring productiv-

ity. They are appropriate in one situation or another.

At the OC Childhood Language Center we also use

numbers to measure our worth. We have one speech language

pathologist (SLP) as a licensed supervisor of 4 SLP Interns,

and one Graduate Assistant who handles the reception desk,

phone calls, emails, welcomes families, prepares materials,

and makes appointments. Our Center is open 5 days a week, 7

hours a day. Currently, there are 87 children receiving ser-

vices at the Center, 1 or 2 times per week, depending on their

home or school schedules. The children receive 1 hour of

individual or small group therapy designed to meet their indi-

vidual communication needs. So you might wonder, if they

bring their children on a regular basis, are we improving their

chances for success?

This is a good question, in fact, the most important

measurement of all those listed. At The Center we compute

the "numbers" every month, and we are proud to share with

you that we have an 89.6% attendance rate. This is incredibly

high. Very few speech and language centers in the county,

perhaps the whole state, come close to this figure.

So, yes, we are assured that the families and the chil-

dren value this community center. And we know it makes a

difference in their lives. Perhaps that is why our photos al-

ways show smiling faces and joyful communicators at 801

French St. Thanks for making it happen in our community!

Come on over and visit us sometime.

By the way, get ready for our upcoming fund raising

event, “All About the Classics”, taking place at the Seger-

strom’s Private Car Museum, where we will admire a rare

collection of automobiles while listening to the sounds of

classical guitarist Mr. Flavio Apro. The date will be an-

nounced soon!

It is now time for me to say until next month, but

before I do, I want to sincerely Thank You for helping us

make a big difference at the Orange County Childhood Lan-

guage Center. Remember, together we bring the gift of voice

to our children.

Sincerely yours,

Frankie Rosario, 32°

President of the Board of Directors

Hello from the Orange County Childhood Language Center.

February is the beginning of our season, as we welcome back

our kids and our clinicians from Chapman University.

The clinicians behind the scene

Who are the Chapman University graduate students

who are providing evaluations and therapy for the children at

the Orange County Childhood Language Center? They are

Erickson, Jessica, Cindy and Danna. In this photo they are

four first year graduate students who are going through the

speech and language files of the children who have been as-

signed to them for therapy. First, these new students come to

the Center to watch other,

more experienced stu-

dents work with the chil-

dren who have speech and

language problems.

Some children

have trouble making the

sounds of words; some

repeat words over and over; some know very few words; and

some are quiet- too quiet- all the time; shy and fearful.

These student clinicians learn what to do by watch-

ing, reading the files, and learning the communication goals

for each child. They plan interesting and fun activities for the

children to reach their goals. They create games, crafts, and

competitions for the child to practice a sound, a word, a sen-

tence, or retelling a story, until they lose their fear and shy-

ness. Some take longer than others, but they all make signifi-

cant progress! They all learn to be more accomplished com-

municators. They all improve their speech and language

skills.

These busy clinicians are planning the future for

their young charges; creating the activities that will make

them laugh, try again, want to succeed, and eventually do

so. Along the way, they will meet new friends, experiment

with previously unknown words and sentences, and then

proudly show their parents what they now can do.

SLP Interns in the OCCLC do this every day, five

days a week. They become skilled clinicians and children

graduate from our center with the confidence of new skills,

more friends, meaningful communication, and brighter

smiles. We owe them a lot! Say hello to them the next time

you stop by at the OCCLC in Santa Ana. We'll be there!

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Lodge of Perfection

Hi everyone,

What an honor this is to serve as your Venerable Master, my first meeting went very well. We

had over 40 members in attendance including Past Grand Master Ill. Dave Decker 33°.

At our monthly planning meeting, we had a discussion on who writes our monthly news articles

and it was suggested that we need some guidelines on which topics each person should write about. So

with Editor Mark’s suggestion, the Personal Rep. will cover past events and recognize those who assisted

with them. The Venerable Master will cover upcoming events and the Senior Warden will cover mem-

bership. It was also discussed that each of the heads of bodies should submit an article every month

since they all have different responsibilities to their position. As an example, the Commander of Kadosh

has the two “Super Breakfasts” he is responsible for. This includes advance ticket sales, preparing for

the meals and informing the members about the event. The “Super Breakfast” is an event that takes 3-4 months advance

work if it is going to be successful. I am requesting all heads of bodies to write a short article every month. When our mem-

bers are informed, your Valley will grow from your efforts.

For the month of March we have three events to attend, the first is the stated meeting on Monday, March 2, 2015.

This meeting will be the annual Shrine POV where we will have Shriners from Al Malaikah and El Bekal Shrine. The Poten-

tate from El Bekal Shrine, Ill. Sir John Kahvedjian, is member of our Valley so let’s all get out and show our support for Ill.

John and the other Divan members. The entertainment will be provided by the El Bekal Steel Band, this Steel Band travels

all over entertaining, this is an event you don’t want to miss. Our own Ill. Robert McNamara, 33°, General Secretary, peti-

tioning member Ill. Don Sorsabal, 33, Mike Williams, 32°, Ron Schemm, 32° and Charles Mendiola, 32°all play in this band.

On Sunday, March 8, 2015 will be the annual Grand Masters’ Breakfast and Lunch. The breakfast starts at 7AM at

the LA Airport Hilton on Century Blvd. The Grand Masters’ Luncheon will be the same day and begins at 12 noon at the Ana-

heim DeMolay center. Hope to see everyone at these events.

Mark your Calendar for Monday, April 6, 2015, this stated meeting will be conducted by our Past Venerable Masters,

this should be a fun meeting and evening.

Remember Brethren “Change is for the Good but no change can be Fatal”.

John R. Rider, 32° KCCH

Venerable Master 2015

Chapter of Rose Croix

Scottish Rite News

Brethren,

It makes me proud to see how are Orange County Valley of the Scottish Rite is grow-

ing! Have you asked yourself what can I do? Thinking to yourself, I just don’t have the time!

We appreciate the fact that you are taking the time and, attending our stated meeting each

month, and I’m sure you are doing your best to attend your Blue Lodge! Speaking from expe-

rience I have learned how time has a funny way of changing things! It seems the longer you are

involved in Masonry, the more you want to get involved. I have a way for you to help our val-

ley grow, If you are attending your Blue lodge on a regular basis already, you can become a

Lodge Ambassador for your lodge. All that is required is for you to attend your Blue lodge de-

grees, and present a pin to each Entered Apprentice, Fellow Craft, and Master Mason. Say a

few words about the, Orange County Valley of the Scottish Rite. Write down there contact information, and the

date the pin was presented. If you think this job is for you please contact me at mgsunlimited@gmail.com or give

me a call at 714 322-5950

Fraternally,

Mike Selix, 32° KSA

Wise Master

Scottish Rite News Page 7

Coming to Our Valley

Senior Warden

Greetings my Brothers !

Wow…Spring is knocking on the door…and Spring is a time of renewal. Let’s

all get behind the renewal of our Valley’s memberships…be it a new Brother, or one

that has been away for a while. During my year as Sr. Warden, I’d like to follow VM

John Rider’s fine lead and set a new Brother goal of 30 new initiates…15 per reunion

class.

Brother Selix is actively nurturing our Ambassador Program. Each Blue Lodge,

within OCSR sphere of influence, will have an OCSR “Point of Contact” Brother who will present our Val-

ley’s activities to the membership of that lodge. Always carry a few OCSR Applications with you…Well

Done, Mike !

My Brothers, decide to be counted…YOU make a difference…

David P. Price

Sr. Warden

Asst. Personal Rep., Operations

VMAP Valley Membership Achievement Project

VMAP or Valley Membership Achievement Project is a new program to assist Valleys with activities to improve the

participation and retention of their members. The following Q&A is to give you a quick overview of this new and exciting pro-

gram.

Q: If I have questions about the VMAP program, whom should I contact?

A: A special email address, VMAP@scottichirite.org has been setup just for this purpose. Emails to that address with ques-

tions, comment, or concerns will be answered by members of the committee charged with administration of VMAP.

Q: What is the purpose of VMAP?

A: VMAP was developed by a grassroots committee based on the ideas and best practices for membership engagement and

involved information collected at the regional workshops held in 2014. The goal of VMAP is to provide Valleys with a list

of implemental activities to increase the engagement and involvement of their members.

Continued on page 9

Page 8

March 2nd—OCSR Stated Meeting—6:30pm

Shrine Night with Al Malaikah and El Bekal

April 6th—OCSR Stated Meeting—6:30pm

Past Venerable Master Night

26th—Spring Super Breakfast—9-12pm

May 4th—OCSR Stated Meeting—6:30pm

Past Personal Representative’s Night

29th—Spring Reunion Class—6:30pm

30th—Spring Reunion Class—7:00am

OCSR 2015 Calendar

March Dinner Menu

Corned Beef and Cabbage

Irish Potatoes

House Salad

with choice of dressing

Warm Irish bread

Irish Bread Pudding

Scottish Rite News

Orange County Valley Membership

As of December 30th 454

Affiliations 0

Initiations 0

Reinstatements 0

Total gains 0

Suspensions 0

Demits 0

Deceased 0

Total losses 0

As of Jan. 31, 2015 454

Page 9 Scottish Rite News

Coming to Our Valley (continued from page 7)

Q: What time frame does VMAP covers?

A: The VMAP achievement period covers one calendar year, from January 1st until December 31. All activities must take

place during that time frame to court for achievement. The Enrollment period for VMAP is open until February 28th each year,

and the final submission of each Valley’s report must be done by December 31st of the current year.

Q: What if my Valley does not submit our pledge to participate by February 28th, 2015? Does this mean we have to wait until

February of 2016 to participate?

A: In order to be eligible for VMAP achievement awards for the year 2015 each Valley must submit its participation pledge by

February 28th, 2015. If you do not submit the participation pledge by then, you are certainly still welcome to utilize the VMAP

workbook and resources to benefit your Valley. The enrollment for 2016 will open on October 1st 2015 and continue until Feb-

ruary 28th 2016.

Q: If my Valley is unable to complete enough objectives for the achievement award, do we still have to turn in our workbook?

A: Yes! The grassroots VMAP committee feels like feedback, including work of all completion levels, is an essential part of the

yearly evaluation of the project. If your Valley pledges to participate in VMAP, part of that pledge is to return the workbook

detailing your Valley’s progress at the end of the year.

Q: If my Valley has a successful program that is not included VMAP can we have some credit for it?

A: Yes! If you look in Section 10 there are several blank lines for filling in things that your Valley does that may not have

been included in the regional workshop discussions, and since VMAP will be evaluated several times each year and continually

modified annually to remain a cutting edge list of best practices from across the Southern Jurisdiction the VMAP committee

strongly encourages Valleys with alternative programs to submit them via VMAP@scottishrite.org for potential future inclu-

sion in the project.

Q: What happens after year 1? Does my Valley have to re-certify each year, or does out previous certification count?

A: VMAP will be modified and updated each year, so each year each Valley will need to re-certify to meet the updated stand-

ards of achievement. The goal of the program is to move the needle of membership engagement and participation in a positive

direction, and thus will be an ever evolving journey.

Q: Are there different levels of achievement if my Valley goes beyond the required levels in implementing VMAP items?

A: At this time, there is only one level of achievement, however, the committee will reevaluate VMAP each year based on feed-

back from the membership and this is a future possibility.

Q: If plaques and lapel pins are given for this first year of achievement, will the second year offer the same or different incentives?

A: The plaques given will be multi-year perpetual plaques for each Valley to track its years of reaching the achievement goals.

The lapel pins will be year specific.

Q: Who are the official champions of the program at the local level?

A: While the participation pledge requires the signature of the Valley Secretary and Personal Rep., the champions of the

VMAP program are each and every member of the valley. The success of VMAP rests on engaging the membership of the Val-

ley toward a common goal and thus the responsibility lies with every one of us.

Reprinted from: “The Voice” published by the Palm Springs A&A Scottish Rite

Master Craftsman Program

Page 10 Scottish Rite News

Century Club

CENTURY CLUB UPDATE

The Century Club was started as a support group to help the Valley with expenses

and to date membership in the group has provided $13,300 to the Valley. The membership

is $100 per year. There is a bronze “100” pin that is awarded for the first $100. When the

cumulative total reaches $500, a silver “500”pin is awarded and when the cumulative total

reaches $1,000, a gold “1000” pin is awarded.

We are off to a great start in 2015 with the following individuals donating: Ray

Godeke, Pete Jantz, Bob McNamara, John Rider, David Kussman , Glen Woody, McNamara

and Anonymous.

Brethren,

The Scottish Rite was introduced into the United States in 1783.

Charleston, South Carolina was the location of the first Supreme Council

which governed the Scottish Rite in the United States, until a Northern

Supreme Council was established in New York City in 1813. The bounda-

ry between the Northern and Southern Councils remain so today.

The Degrees of the Scottish Rite were revised by Albert Pike who separated

the instructional lectures and printed them as a book entitled "Morals and Dogma," Pikes

view was that " No one was invested with any Degree of our Rite until he has read and in-

deed, studied the whole Lecture of the Degree."

Albert Pike's Morals and Dogma, has been edited and annotated by Arturo de

Hoyos, 2011 and is available for the price of $75.00 from the Scottish Rite Research Socie-

ty and elsewhere.

Charles E. Reeves 32°

Master Craftsman Program

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