FALL REUNION #2 - NOVEMBER 17, 2023
JOIN US AT THE NOVEMBER 17, 2023 REUNION FOR THE PRESENTATION OF THE 11th, and 32ND DEGREES.
THE FALL 2023 CLASS HONOREE IS ILL. YASSER AL-KHATIB 33°, MSA, HGA AND PAST COMMANDER-IN -CHIEF!
During dinner, we will also recognize our most recent recipients of the Supreme Council, NMJ 33rds and the Meritorious Service Award.
All of our Brothers and their Ladies/Significant Others are invited to attend. There will be a post-dinner Tarot Card Reading for the guests!
There will also be charity collections of school supplies for the "Called to Serve CDC" (Kilwinning Chapter Rose Croix charity) in support of the schools of North Philadelphia, as well as gently used or new coats for "One Warm Coat" (KSA charity). So please help these charities.
Dinner will be served at 6:30PM (check-in will open at 5:30PM)
Our buffet menu for the evening is scheduled to be:
Venetian House Salad
Buttered Green Beans
Mashed Potatoes
Meatloaf in Savory Brown Gravy
Chicken Marsala
Penne Ala Vodka
Desert: Carrot Cake
Iced Tea, Lemonade, Coffee
Dinner Cost is $45/person (plus credit card fee)
Pre-Paid Parking Vouchers are $5/each (plus credit card fee). Vouchers are for parking at the Convention Center Parking Facility, 1324 Arch Street.
This pricing is for Visitors. Members of the Valley have been sent an email to recieve reduced pricing for their reservations.
ALL RESERVATIONS MUST BE MADE PAID "IN-ADVANCE" BY 11/10 (click on button at bottom)!
PAYMENT method is by credit card via PAYPAL (using an account or credit card as guest). If there are any issues with this payment method, please contact the Valley office.
TICKETS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE AT THE DOOR.
Dress code is: Jacket & Tie for Brothers, Short Tux for Valley Officers, White-Pique/Tux for all Valley 33°, Kilt uniform optional for KSA.
TAKE NOTE: If you make a reservation for Dinner or Pre-Paid Parking and do not attend, you will be responsible for the cost. Purchases are NON-REFUNDABLE after 11/10.
When:
Friday, November 17, 2023,
6:30PM to 10:00PM
(Check-in- opens @ 5:30PM)
Where:
PA Grand Lodge Masonic Temple - Gothic Hall
1 North Broad Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Contact:
Ill. Joseph W. Calabrese, 33°, MSA (Valley Secretary)
Valley of Philadelphia
215-563-1814
valleyofphiladelphia@outlook.com
DONATE TO THESE CHARITIES DURING THE NOVEMBER 17TH REUNION!
Rite-On-The-Roads
FALL RITE-ON-THE-ROAD (ROTR) EVENT #1
WHEN:
November 4th, 9:00 AM-12:00PM
(9AM - Registration; 9:30AM - Degrees, 11:00 Lunch)
WHERE:
Tacony Lodge
4400 Magee Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19135
We will show the following degrees: 4th, 12th & 26th
(Witnessing these degrees allow new members attend the November 17th Reunion and have the 32nd degree conferred.)
Dress is Jacket & Tie.
Petitions can be submitted electronically to the Valley of Philadelphia prior to the event at scottishritenmj.org. Petitions will also be available at the event, but must be accompanied with a current Blue Lodge dues card.
The Application Fee for candidates of $150 must be paid before witnessing the 4th degree. Checks should be made payable to "Scottish Rite Bodies".
To register, send email to nvettese@gmail.com
Please show up on time.
"WHAT IS A RITE-ON-THE-ROAD (ROTR)?
This is a new tool available to the Valley of Philadelphia where we can hold remote “mini-Reunions” to show Video Degrees or perform Live Degrees to our members and new valid petitioners. They may be held after a Blue Lodge meeting, a Lodge or other venues. All of these events include the 4th degree which is the degree at which a Brother Master Mason can become a member or the Valley of Philadelphia!
How can someone become a member of the Valley of Philadelphia?
First, they must be a Master Mason and a "member in good standing" of a Blue Lodge. Their application must be submitted either electronically at scottishritenmj.org or in paper form and accompanied with an initiation fee of $150.00 PRIOR to witnessing the 4th Degree. A completed/signed paper application and associated fee may be presented at the Rite-On-The-Road event.
