A PUBLICATION OF THE STOCKTON SCOTTISH RITE BODIES

Volume 63/2 Valley of Stockton, California FEBUARY 2011

Valley of Stockton

Scottish Rite Officers 2011

Lodge of Perfection John Bolt, 33°. . . . . . . Venerable Master

Bill Hasenbuhler,32°KCCH . . Sr. Warden

John Patronas,32° . . . . . . . . ..Jr. Warden

Chapter of Rose Croix Albert Pike,32° . . . . . . Wise Master

Rodney Owen,32° . . . . Sr. Warden

Bill Eychaner, 33° . . . . .Jr. Warden

Council of Kadosh Brian Wilson, 32° . . . . . . . . . Commander

Jim Allen, 32°KCCH . . 1st Lt. Commander

Miguel Gomez, 32° . 2nd Lt. Commander

Consistory Bruce Babcock, 32° . . . . . . . Master

Gary Ricafrente,32° . . . . . . . . .Prior

Christ Fredrickson,32°. . Preceptor

Elected Officers Edwin McClenton ,32° . . . . Personal Representative

John Baker 32° KCCH . . . . . . . . ..General Secretary

Craig Santos 33° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Treasurer

Del Davis, 33° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Almoner

Ken Evans, 32° KCCH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Orator Richard Garcia, 32° KCCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Expert

Alex Llanera,32° . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Asst. Expert

Ed Johnson, 32° KCCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tiler

Richard Timmons, 32° KCCH . . . . . . . . . . . Organist

Jim Allen, 32° KCCH . . . . . . . . .Editor & Librarian

Appointed Officers All 4 Bodies

Installation Officers Ron Coale, 33° Installing Master . . . . . Julian Girouard, 32° Installing Chaplin . . . . . Jairo Gomez, 32° Installing Master of Ceremonies

Standing Boards and Committees

Building Facilities Committee

2011

Chairman Clive Moss P.R. Ed McClenton Secretary John Baker Treasurer Craig Santos

Investment Committee

2011

Chairman Robert Friedberger P.R. Ed McClenton Secretary John Baker Treasurer Craig Santos Jairo Gomez Ken Evans

Language Center Board

2011

Chairman Robert Snyder

P.R. Ed McClenton

Secretary John Baker

Treasurer Craig Santos

Jairo Gomez Bill DuBois

Patrick O’Hern Jim Smith

Ron Coale Bob Breckenbridge

From the Personal Representative . . . Welcome to 2011. This should be a

very exciting year for our Scottish

Rite. Since the last newsletter we have re-

viewed many areas and have had the

opportunity to revise and restructure some of our boards and committees.

Contained within this newsletter you

will find a list of the current committee

members. I would like to thank all of you for your input and support. For

those of you who are not presently on a

committee I want you to know that we still need your help and support. The

boards alone can only recommend ac-

tions, it takes the members to institute programs and create success within the

Rite.

The S.G.I.G. has impressed upon me

that the primary focus of our charitable efforts has and will continue to be the

Scottish Rite Language Centers. To

this end we will develop long range plans to help support the cooperative

efforts between the University of the

Pacific and the Scottish Rite. You can expect to begin hearing about upcom-

ing functions and fundraisers in sup-

port of our language center.

Each month I will focus on an individ-

ual program or brother who may have

something of particular interest to our

members. I will start with a program

that has been around for a short time.

This month I would like to introduce,

or re-introduce, the Master Craftsman

program. In this study program you

read an informative history of the Rite

and its ceremonies. Assignments are

accompanied by a short quiz and when

you have completed the studies you are

awarded a certificate and a lapel pin

signifying your accomplishment. The

assignments are not complicated and

you will find you enjoy the content as

you progress. The Studies are flexible

and you may study in groups or as an

individual. There is always someone

available to assist you if need be. If

you think you might be interested

please contact the general secretary for

more information. I am looking forward

to seeing all of you at the stated meet-

ing and dinner. .

Ed McClenton, 32° PR

The Rite News is the official publication

of the Stockton Bodies, Ancient &

Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry.

The Rite News is published monthly at:

33 W. Alpine Ave.

Stockton, CA 95204. (209) 466-3391 Fax (209) 547-7414

Ed McClenton, 32° . . . . . . . . . Publisher

Jim Allen, 32° KCCH . . . . . . . . . . . Editor

Lodge of Perfection

John Bolt, 33° . . . . . . Venerable Master

Chapter Rose Croix

Albert Pike, 32° . . . . . . . . Wise Master

Council of Kadosh

Brian Wilson, 32° . . . … . . . Commander

Consistory

Bruce Babcock, 32°. . . .Master of Kadosh

Officers of All Four Bodies

John Baker, 32°KCCH .General Secretary

Craig Santos, 33° . . . . . . . . . . . Treasurer

Del Davis, 33°. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Almoner

Ed Johnson, 32°KCCH . . . . . . . . . . Tiler

Richard Timmins, 32°KCCH . . Organist

Jim Allen, 32° KCCH . . . . . . . . Librarian

The views expressed in the Rite News are not

necessarily those of the Scottish Rite Bodies.

Submission of articles are welcome and due by the

15th of the month preceding the publication. All

articles or ads will be placed in the Rite News at the

discretion of the Editor or Pers. Rep. due to space

limitations and/or content. Articles may be

submitted by email, disk or CD (MS Word or

compatible format), or typewritten. The Rite News

accepts no responsibility for typos and, if accepted,

articles will be published as received. Only articles

of two or less columns will be considered and may be split into two publications. For more information

contact the Editor or General Secretary,209 466 3391

The Bodies of the Ancient & Accepted Scottish

Rite, sitting in the Valley of Stockton, Orient of

California, acknowledge and yield allegiance to the

Supreme Council (Mother Council of the World) of

the Inspector General Knights of Commander of the

House of the Temple of Solomon of the Thirty Third

Degree of the Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite of

Freemasonry of the Southern Jurisdiction of the

United States of America, whose See is at the Grand

Orient of Charleston, in the state of South Carolina.

Ronald A. Seale, 33° Sovereign Grand Commander

William F. Stovall, 33°

Sovereign Grand Inspector General

Ed McClenton, 32° Personal Representative

of the S.G.I.G. in California

DONATIONS

BUILDING FUND- Balbir Johl Marcia Price-Lair Sean Blasy Harry Hughes Samuel Bayle Edwin Massey LANGUAGE CENTER - Balbir Johl Joe Sciabica Sean Blasy Harry Hughes Sidney Lieb Charles Lewis Samuel Bayle Edwin Massey Gulbrand Miranda Pelton Shepherd Industries ALMONER - Balbir Johl Sean Blasy Harry Hughes Raymond Johnson Edwin Massey Samuel Bayle

Our Thanks for

Your Generosity

BUS TRIP

San Francisco Scottish Rite

Chinese Night Dinner & Entertainment

February, 23rd- $32 per person Includes Bus, Food & Entertainment

Leave Stockton Scottish Rite at 3Pm Arrive

back about 11 PM

Tickets must be prepaid Reservations may be made by calling

Del Davis 209 537 5643

Office 209 466 3301

First come first serve-

Make your reservations now!

A FRIENDLY REMINDER

Whenever food is served at a Scottish Rite Event, a reservation can

be made by calling 209 466 3391 or by going on the Scottish Rite

website gensec@stocktonscottishrite.org.

Please help us make our events as enjoyable for you as possible by

remembering to make reservations.

As a courtesy, if you make reservations and later find you cannot

attend, please let us know.

Page 3 The Rite News

Good News!

No deceased Brothers

to report this month

IN MEMORIUM Scottish Rite Petition for Degrees

I respectfully petition Stockton Valley for membership. Personal Information (Please Print)

My full name is ; —————————————————————— I am commonly called ; ———————————————————— Date of Birth ; Place of Birth; ———————— —————————- Contact Information

Mailing Address ; —————————————————————— City/State/Zip ; ———————————————————————- Email Address; ———————————————————————- Employment Information

My occupation is/was ; ———————————————————— My employer ; Retired ; YES / NO —————————————— Voice Contact Information

Home phone ; Cell phone ; ————————— —————————- Other information

Spouses Name ; ———————————————————————- Blue Lodge Name; # ————————————————- ————- Blue Lodge City/State; ————————————————————-- I am recommended by ; Please Print Your Name # 1 ——————————————————— # 2 ———————————————————- I certify the above to be true to the best of my knowledge. Signature ; —————————————————————————

Spring Classes 2011 March (Friday & Saturday) 18 & 19 - March (Saturday) 26,2011

Friday is evening only. Detailed schedule will be supplied to applicant

Application Fee is $200. Please attach to Petition If you need more information, please call the General Secretary

209 466 3391 ————————————————————————————

Return this petition along with check for fees to;

Stockton Scottish Rite Attn; General Secretary

33 W. Alpine Ave. Stockton, CA 95204.

From the Editor . . . . . At the request of the Per-

sonal Representative I am returning

to the position of Editor of the Rite

News. I feel privileged to be able to

serve our members in this endeavor.

In an attempt to make the

News more interesting, we will be

changing some of the things that

have become habit in the last few

years. The most important thing I

need to say to start with is; This is

your news letter!.

Please feel free to comment,

criticize or submit your own articles

for publication. Your opinion is im-

portant. This is your organization.

We, like all organizations have

elected and appointed members to

do the day to day work, but you, as

the membership, are the most impor-

tant part of the of the structure.

Without the input of the members

we have a a mob, not a structured

group that accomplishes our goals.

Your input and ideas are important.

Please feel free to let us know. All

suggestions, within budget limita-

tions and physical abilities, will be

considered. The office is open every

work day from 9 am to 5 pm for

your benefit.

Jim Allen, Editor

Volunteers Needed

To Present the

Scottish Rite

JROTC Awards

At local High Schools this spring . Call

209 466 3391 for details

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DATED MATERIAL — PLEASE DO NOT HOLD

Request to the family of the member whose name appears below:

Please notify us (address above) if our member is in a hospital or

nursing home, deceased, or is incapacitated in any way.

Scottish Rite CalendarScottish Rite Calendar FEBRUARY COUNCIL OF KADOSH DARK SUITS

Feb. 2 – Stated Meeting/Valentine’s Day Dinner *

Feb. 15 – Cigar Nite at Stockton Scottish Rite 5:30 pm * Feb 16 - Master Craftsman Work shop- Library – 4-6

Feb 16 - Cathedral Board 6 pm/ Officers Conference 7 pm

Feb. 21 – Office Closed – President’s Day

Feb 23– San Francisco Chinese Night Bus Trip *

*Reservations Required for Food Service

STATED DINNER

($10.00 PER PERSON)

Meatloaf

Mashed Potatoes

Steamed Vegetables

Desert

PLEASE CALL

(209) 466-3391 TO PLACE

YOUR RESERVATIONS BY

FEBURARY 1st, 2011

CRAB FEED Jo-Rai-De

Jobs Daughters–Rainbow- DeMolay

Crab & Pasta Dinner Tri-Tip may be substituted on request

$40 per person RAFFLE & NO HOST BAR

For info & Tickets Call

470 5101– 956 6227– 915 2910 Saturday, Feb. 5th - 6 PM Stockton Masonic Center

Our Thanks to, Bob Watson,32° of

CASAGRANDE

CATERING Stockton, California

FOR DONATING

January Stated Meeting Dinner

From the General Secretary . . . . . . . . Brethren,

The hard fact of life is that it is once again the beginning of the year and dues

are payable. As with most Masonic organizations, the Scottish Rite dues for

2011 became delinquent if not paid by January first.. Many members who

rely on their memories to get the dues paid on time find that one or more of

their commitments has not been met. How you check if you are current is

easy. Open your wallet and look at the cards within.. If the card says, "Paid

through 12/31/2011" then you have nothing else to do. You are good for the

year. If, on the other hand, you are not current, please contact the Secretary

of that organization. Aren't sure who to call? Call me and I will give you the

name and phone number to contact for most any Masonic group I am in the

office Monday thru Friday 9 to 5 and welcome your visit. Or, just phone

209/466-3391

Fraternally,

John L. Baker, 32° KCCH,

General Secretary

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SCOTTISH RITE

LANGUAGE CENTER