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New Scholarship Honors Tar Heel SGIG Bill Brunk, 33°
This article originally appeared in the Jan./Feb. 2021 Scottish Rite Journal.
By Speed Hallman, 33°
Valley of Greensboro, North Carolina
In November, brethren in the Orient of North Carolina surprised retiring Sovereign Grand Inspector General William B. Brunk, 33°, with the creation of an endowed college scholarship named in his honor. Scottish Rite Masons from across the state gave generously to fund the scholarship through a short, secret, and wildly successful fund-raising campaign.
The William B. Brunk Scholarship was announced [...]
This article originally appeared in the Jan./Feb. 2021 Scottish Rite Journal.
By Speed Hallman, 33°
Valley of Greensboro, North Carolina
In November, brethren in the Orient of North Carolina surprised retiring Sovereign Grand Inspector General William B. Brunk, 33°, with the creation of an endowed college scholarship named in his honor. Scottish Rite Masons from across the state gave generously to fund the scholarship through a short, secret, and wildly successful fund-raising campaign.
The William B. Brunk Scholarship was announced [...]
A Different Kind of Gift
This article appears in the November/December 2020 Scottish Rite Journal.
By Matthew T. Szramoski, 33°
Director of Development
Despite the pandemic, the holiday season is approaching us and with it the excitement of seeing family and friends, eating wonderful meals, and giving and receiving exciting gifts. Perhaps most importantly, there is a feeling of goodwill and hope for all. It is especially a time for making memories and creating family traditions.
The holiday season has always been my favorite time [...]
This article appears in the November/December 2020 Scottish Rite Journal.
By Matthew T. Szramoski, 33°
Director of Development
Despite the pandemic, the holiday season is approaching us and with it the excitement of seeing family and friends, eating wonderful meals, and giving and receiving exciting gifts. Perhaps most importantly, there is a feeling of goodwill and hope for all. It is especially a time for making memories and creating family traditions.
The holiday season has always been my favorite time [...]
Master Craftsman Is Now ONLINE!
This article appears in the July/August 2020 Scottish Rite Journal.
By Stuart Pool, 32°
Master Craftsman Program Manager
That’s right: Master Craftsman is now ONLINE! Since its inception in 2009, the Scottish Rite Master Craftsman education program has been a leading source for Masonic education, not only here in the Southern Jurisdiction, but also across the globe. There are currently three components under the Master Craftsman banner along with a Valley Education Tool. For the last decade, the programs have operated [...]
This article appears in the July/August 2020 Scottish Rite Journal.
By Stuart Pool, 32°
Master Craftsman Program Manager
That’s right: Master Craftsman is now ONLINE! Since its inception in 2009, the Scottish Rite Master Craftsman education program has been a leading source for Masonic education, not only here in the Southern Jurisdiction, but also across the globe. There are currently three components under the Master Craftsman banner along with a Valley Education Tool. For the last decade, the programs have operated [...]
Family of Freemasonry Exhibit Adds Shriners and Scottish Rite Displays
This article originally appeared in Vol. 26, no. 1 (2020) of the Light of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial magazine and is reprinted here with permission.
The Memorial is pleased to announce that The Family of Freemasonry Exhibit has been completed by the recent addition of displays relating the purpose and history of both Shriners International and the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. The Sovereign Grand Commanders from both Scottish Rite jurisdictions in the United States, [...]
This article originally appeared in Vol. 26, no. 1 (2020) of the Light of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial magazine and is reprinted here with permission.
The Memorial is pleased to announce that The Family of Freemasonry Exhibit has been completed by the recent addition of displays relating the purpose and history of both Shriners International and the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry. The Sovereign Grand Commanders from both Scottish Rite jurisdictions in the United States, [...]
Valley of Atlanta Honors First Responders with Arthur M. Kaplan Awards
By Valley of Atlanta Brethren
On September 5, 2019, the Scottish Rite Freemasonry Valley of Atlanta Presented the Arthur M. Kaplan Awards at the Atlanta Masonic Center. These awards are named for Judge Arthur M. Kaplan, a World War II veteran who, serving as a Navy Frogman, assisted medics on the ship on which he served that was struck 13 times. While serving as a judge, he rescued wounded police officers while under fire on several occasions. Bro. Kaplan [...]
By Valley of Atlanta Brethren
On September 5, 2019, the Scottish Rite Freemasonry Valley of Atlanta Presented the Arthur M. Kaplan Awards at the Atlanta Masonic Center. These awards are named for Judge Arthur M. Kaplan, a World War II veteran who, serving as a Navy Frogman, assisted medics on the ship on which he served that was struck 13 times. While serving as a judge, he rescued wounded police officers while under fire on several occasions. Bro. Kaplan [...]
Be Kind to Your Wallet—Use Your Digital Membership Card!
“Are you really walking around with a four-inch thick wallet, stuffed with 27 membership cards,” my wife asked as I plunked my wallet down on the dresser.
“Are you really walking around with a four-inch thick wallet, stuffed with 27 membership cards,” my wife asked as I plunked my wallet down on the dresser.
From Destruction Comes Creation
Above: A block of cedar branded with seal of the Valley of Panama City, FL
On October 10, 2018, Hurricane Michael caused devastating damage to the Florida Panhandle, including severe damage to the Panama City Scottish Rite Masonic Center. Brought down during the storm were more than 20 large trees on the Valley grounds. As outside cleanup efforts by Valley Brothers were on-going, KSA Venerable Master Chuck Cluxton, 32°, ever the optimist, took limbs large and small of downed [...]
Above: A block of cedar branded with seal of the Valley of Panama City, FL
On October 10, 2018, Hurricane Michael caused devastating damage to the Florida Panhandle, including severe damage to the Panama City Scottish Rite Masonic Center. Brought down during the storm were more than 20 large trees on the Valley grounds. As outside cleanup efforts by Valley Brothers were on-going, KSA Venerable Master Chuck Cluxton, 32°, ever the optimist, took limbs large and small of downed [...]
The Three Rings of Lessing: A Representation of the Masonic Ideal of Tolerance
By Mark Dreisonstok, 32° • Staff Writer/Editor
An important figure in German Freemasonry is Gotthold Ephriam Lessing (1729–1781). Though today remembered more as an essayist, critic, and theorist, Lessing was by profession a dramatist whose works are performed in German-speaking countries even today. Lessing is best known within Masonic literature for his authorship of Ernst und Falk, a philosophical dialogue between Falk, a Mason, and Ernst, a non-Mason. There Lessing writes lines often quoted in German Masonic circles: “Freemasonry [...]
By Mark Dreisonstok, 32° • Staff Writer/Editor
An important figure in German Freemasonry is Gotthold Ephriam Lessing (1729–1781). Though today remembered more as an essayist, critic, and theorist, Lessing was by profession a dramatist whose works are performed in German-speaking countries even today. Lessing is best known within Masonic literature for his authorship of Ernst und Falk, a philosophical dialogue between Falk, a Mason, and Ernst, a non-Mason. There Lessing writes lines often quoted in German Masonic circles: “Freemasonry [...]
Looking Sharp! Masonic Straight Razors
By James Ferguson, KCCH • House of the Temple Museum Intern
With the growing rise in popularity for traditional “wet shaving,” as it is called at the Museum of the House of the Temple, there are several unique and fascinating Masonic-themed straight razors which we would like to highlight. According to the November 20, 2014, article in the New York Times entitled “Shaving on the Edge (Both of Them)” by Courtney Rubin, the popularity of straight razors has grown [...]
By James Ferguson, KCCH • House of the Temple Museum Intern
With the growing rise in popularity for traditional “wet shaving,” as it is called at the Museum of the House of the Temple, there are several unique and fascinating Masonic-themed straight razors which we would like to highlight. According to the November 20, 2014, article in the New York Times entitled “Shaving on the Edge (Both of Them)” by Courtney Rubin, the popularity of straight razors has grown [...]
What Started in Afghanistan Finished in Nebraska
Two sailors and a soldier who took the first of three steps to become Master Masons in the Afghanistan war zone completed their membership requirements on Veterans Day weekend 2019 at Bellevue Masonic Lodge No. 325, in Nebraska.
Two sailors and a soldier who took the first of three steps to become Master Masons in the Afghanistan war zone completed their membership requirements on Veterans Day weekend 2019 at Bellevue Masonic Lodge No. 325, in Nebraska.
