The Valley of Syracuse, Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, will mark its 150th Anniversary with a Gala Celebration on the weekend of April 27-28, 2012. The Valley has certainly gone through many changes during the course of its existence but the one thing that hasn’t changed is our commitment to the community and all the Brethren that belong to Lodges within its membership area. As part of the April 2012 celebration, the Valley of Syracuse will be producing an Ad Journal and we would like your organization (or individual members or their businesses) to consider placing an ad. The Journal will be made available to all those in attendance that weekend and will reach a very diverse audience. Rates are as follows: Inside Covers (8.5" x 5.5") - SOLD OUT; Gold Page (8.5" x 5.5") - $100; Silver Page (8.5" x 5.5") - $75; Full Page (8.5" x 5.5") - $60; Half Page (4.25" x 5.5") -$30; Quarter Page (4.25" x 2.75") - $15 and Boosters $10. Deadline is March 16, 2012. Make checks out to "Central City Bodies, AASR" and mail, along with your ad to Valley of Syracuse, AASR, Attn: 150th Anniversary, Masonic Memorial Center, 648 Centerville Pl., N. Syracuse, NY 13212 Add Comment February 11th - 9:am Executive Board 24th - G. Washington Dinner (5:30 Social / 6:30 Dinner) 26th - Secretaries/Membership Roundtable for Blue Lodges March 10th – Executive Board Meeting at 9:am and BEACON newsletter deadline 18th –Valley of Binghamton sponsored Secretaries/Membership Round Table Conference 25th - Children’s Fun Day Zoo Mobile, Vets, pets, Fire Safety, Games, Car Safety, Music, Home Safety, Free Child ID and more… $2 entry donation per person . Hours are 11:am – 4:pm. Tasty snacks and Food available at a nominal fee. April 1st - Feast of the Paschal Lamb 8th – Happy Easter 14th - Executive Board Meeting at 9:am 28th - Stated Business Meeting - Spring Reunion – presentation of 5th, 16th, 17th, 31st/32nd degrees - Welcome to the Binghamton Reunion Alternative Program (During Reunion until Dinner) - Dinner (5:30 Social Hour/6:30 Dinner) May 12th - Executive Board Meeting at 9:am 18th - Stated Annual Meeting/Dinner/Installation with Ladies Program (5:30 Social Hour/6:30 Start) 20th - Valley of Binghamton sponsored Secretaries/Membership Round Table Conference June 9th -Executive Board Meeting at 9:am and BEACON newsletter Deadline Knights of St. Andrew Burns Supper 02/06/2012
On Saturday, January 28th, the Syracuse Knights of St. Andrew held their first Burns Supper at Coleman's Irish Pub. There were 43 in attendance, including Past Grand Master & Deputy for NY, M.'.W.'. & Ill.'. Bruce Widger, 33°. Folks arrived from all corners of the Valley of Syracuse area including from the north as far as Norwood and south form Cortland. The weather held out for us for the entire night! V.'.M.'. George Laird welcomed everyone and poems & toast were made by Marian Powell, Ill.'. Craig Cobb, 33°, Ill.'. Bruce Widger, 33°, Bro. Jack Dombrowski, 32° & his wife Betty, Rev. Bro. Stephen Maddox, 32° and Ill.'. Richard Powell, 33°. The Immortal Memory was done by D.B. Garret Wikoff, 32°, MSA and the music was provided by Rev. Bro. Allan Ferguson, 32°, DSA. All the haggis was eaten and every went home looking forward to next year's event. Valley of Syracuse News 01/31/2012
Thanks and congratulations go out to all the Brothers who made January’s membership kickoff (and 150th anniversary kickoff) a success. We cannot do the work of this Valley without the people share an idea, do a job and lend a hand for every task before us. We are celebrating our 150th anniversary as a Valley this year. We will soon share in the 200th anniversary of Scottish Rite Freemasonry in the Northern Jurisdiction. That is a lot of history, and all that history belongs to us as Scottish Rite Masons. Now I ask you to do something you have not done. Look at the back of your dues card. What does your card say about our history? It does not say a word about the past because it challenges us to look at the future. We find three building blocks that Supreme Council reminds us are the working tools for building the future: inspiration, convenience and enjoyment. They make up a code word for our leaders: ICE. The Valley of Syracuse is used to ice, mostly the kind to be aware of on the highway or to put in a glass for a beverage. We tried to remember inspiration, convenience and enjoyment as we planned this year’s celebration–but only you, the members of this Valley, can tell us when we inspire you, make our events convenient and fill you with enjoyment. We will achieve our best success when you talk with the officers, and that means all of them. Remember, we have four presiding officers: Thrice Potent Master, Sovereign Prince, Most Wise Master and Commander in Chief. Each officer needs to hear from you to help this Valley move into the future. Keep talking with us–all of us–so we can start work on our next 150 years. That will be the best way to celebrate our first 150 years! Ill. Lynwood Bennerson, 33° Commander-in- Chief For more news from the Valley of Syracuse http://www.syr-aasr.org/1/post/2012/01/february-news.html New Jersey Reunion 01/31/2012
Scottish Rite Reunion Saturday, May 12, 2012 All Three (3) Valleys in New Jersey Location: Valley of Central Jersey, Bordentown Honoring New Jersey Past Grand Master’s 8:00 AM Registration will open (coffee, juice and Danish)8:50 AM All Three (3) Valleys Open each of the Four Bodies9:00 AM 4º - Master Traveler – Supreme Council Video 9º - Master of the Temple – Central Valley 8º - Intendant of the Building – Southern Valley Break – Question & Answers with Candidates 18º - Knights of Rose Croix of HRDM – Central Valley 19º - Brothers of the Trail – Northern Valley Lunch – Dining Room Past Grand Master’s Honored – Auditorium 32º - Sublime Princes of the Royal Secret – Southern Valley With assistance of Northern and Central Valleys 31º - Knight Aspirant – Northern Valley (2008 ritual) Closing Declaration Passport stamping – Dining Room Valley of Buffalo Events 01/12/2012
PLEASE Mark your calendars Upcoming from the Valley of Buffalo. Friday April 27, 2012 Following the 6:29 Dinner, Honoring Illustrious Harold L. Aldrich, 33°, Active Member Supreme Council Illustrious Brother Aldrich was awarded the Medal of Honor by the Sovereign Grand Commander. Past Grand Minister of StatePast Deputy for New York State. A remarkable leader and Organizer. Served for many years and commended for his work as a member of the Masonic Education Committee, the program Development Committee, Special Committee on Membership Development, Dispensations and Charters, Finance and Nominating Committees. A board member of the Scottish Rite Masonic Museum and Library. Past Commander-in-Chief Valley of Buffalo. Past Thrice Potent Master Details to be announced Please save this dateFor this special day Fraternally, Phillip G. Beith Executive Secretary Valley of Buffalo Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Table Settings - Winter 2011 Edition 01/07/2012
This issue will focus on those areas that seem to need a little more help during the cold winter months. As a reminder of Table Settings four goals are to: 1) Reach out to our membership and ensure we are taking care of them. “THE FIRST MISSION OF OUR MEMBERSHIP is to ensure that we RETAIN those members that we already have…” 2) Develop ICE initiatives. 3) Develop new membership. And; 4) Collect and exchange ideas on how to do all of the above. Sometime during the last quarter century or so, it became the fashion for organizations to develop mission statements or visions. Good mission statements or visions will accomplish three goals: 1) focus on what is really important to that organization; 2) be easy for its members to remember and 3) resonate with those who are not members. Our Supreme Council recently announced their new Vision Statement: “We will strive to be a fraternity that fulfills our Masonic obligation to care for our members” How does this new vision statement stack up against those goals? 1) Does it focus on what is really important to the organization? Our focus could not be clearer. 2) Is it easy for our members to remember? It certainly should be. Caring for each other should be a part of each and every one of us. 3) Does it resonate with non-members of the organization? It will for those men who we would welcome as new friends and Brothers. So does this mean we can all sit back and say – “Vision in place; My work is done?” No. This is the time when we need to get busy. It is not the organization that makes any mission statement or vision work; it is the members of that organization. We all took the same obligation -- to care for each other and each others widows and orphans. It is up to us to make this vision more than just words. During this time of year and with our new vision in hand, what can we do during these cold winter months when many of us would rather stay in a warm home instead of traveling? Click below to download the Winter 2011 Edition of the NY CoD newsletter "Table Settings". 
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