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Brethren,

Join us for Universal Brotherhood Celebration events on June 15 and 16, 2012!

We will showcase the Craft diversity in the District of Columbia at the following events:

Friday, June 15 from noon to 2:00 p.m. at the Scottish Rite Center – A seminar "Seeing Beyond the Fog", organized by Justice-Columbia Lodge No. 3 is focused on providing a deeper understanding of matters of international impact that will be shaping the world in the years to come.

The speakers at the event:  
Dr. Mark Lowenthal, an author and adjunct professor at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University who has retired from a prolific career with the United States Intelligence Community;
 
Dr. John Duke Anthony, the Founding President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations who currently serves on the United States Department of State Advisory Committee on International Economic Policy and its subcommittees on Sanctions and Trade and Investment.

The event is open to everyone and lunch will be provided.

Friday, June 15 at 7:00 p.m. – At the Almas Shrine Temple (1315 K Street, NW), we will hold a Festive Board to celebrate the anniversaries of chartering three DC lodges – 1st Anniversary of Maynilad Lodge No. 1521, and the 20th Anniversaries of Alianza Fraternal Americana Lodge No. 92 and La France Lodge No. 93.

Bring your lady or a prospective Mason to this event for a memorable evening of great food, toasting, and entertainment!  The seating is very limited – reserve your tickets ($50 each) by contacting Roman Volsky at rvolsky@dcgrandlodge.org or 410-499-0580.

Saturday, June 16 at 10:00 a.m. – Universal Lodge meeting at the Scottish Rite Center.  Open to Masons only.  Lunch will be provided.

Come and participate or observe the diversity of the Craft in the District of Columbia practicing Masonry in different tongues, but speaking in one language.

For more information on any of these events, please contact Roman Volsky at rvolsky@dcgrandlodge.org or 410-499-0580.
 
 
Celebration of the Craft:   May 19th, 2012 at 6:00 pm - 12:00 am, EDT

This celebration of the Scottish Rite will be similar to a telethon but broadcast over the internet on May 19th. Our Web Event will pay tribute to Freemasonry with entertainment, celebrities, humor, and educational programming.  Our host will be Ill. Norm Crosby, 33°.  It will be broadcast through the Scottish Rite web site at www.scottishrite.org.

For donations made online or called in during the Web Event, 50% of the net proceeds will benefit the Rebuilding the Temple Campaign to restore the House of the Temple and 50% will benefit Orient and/or Valley 501(c)3 organizations.

What can you do?:

1.       Mark May 19th on your calendar.

2.       Plan on watching with your Valley or at home.

3.       Let all of your Masonic friends know about the Web Event and its importance.

4.       Plan on making a gift to help us preserve and restore the House of the Temple and also benefit your Orient.

5.       Donations can be made online, by text, by phone, and on Facebook. Throughout the broadcast we will give up to the minute updates.  If every member made just a $5 contribution we would hit our goal of $1 million.
 
 
The DC Scottish Rite, with the DC College of Masonic Rosicrucians  invite you to participate in a seminar on The Tree of Life and the Evolution of Enlightenment.  The seminar will be presented in eight sessions, each focusing on the path to Enlightenment according to one mystical tradition, including Kabbalah, Yoga, Sufism, Buddhism, and Esoteric Christianity.  Each session will be presented by an internationally-recognized expert in the respective tradition.

Admission is $25 per session, or $90 for the series of eight session.  Early subscribers may purchase admission to the series for $75.  You may attend in person at the DC Scottish Rite, or at your computer, via web conference (webinar).

Proceeds will benefit the Scottish Rite Center for Childhood Language Disorders, in Washington DC, and may be tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.

For more information about the seminar, the topics, schedule, and presenters, and to purchase admission to the event, please visit:  http://dcsr.org/seminar/
 
 
Illustrious Leonard Proden, 33˚, S.G.I.G. of the Supreme Council in D.C and Past Grand Master of Masons in D.C is pleased to announce that the Valley of Washington, Orient of the District of Columbia, will celebrate the 200th Anniversary of the founding of the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the District of Columbia on Tuesday, November 15, 2011.  All brethren, their family, and friends are invited to participate in this festive evening which will include: 

·        The world premier screening of “Laying the Cornerstone: A Two Hundred Year Legacy”, a film commissioned by the Grand Lodge and produced by Worshipful Brother Austin Curtis to commemorate the Grand Lodge’s Bicentennial. 
·        A special viewing of “The Initiated Eye”, the heralded collection of D.C. Masonic-themed paintings, on exhibition in Washington, D.C. again for the first time in over five years.  The artist, Peter Waddell, will be on hand to present his latest addition to the collection, a celebratory painting commemorating the Bicentennial of the Grand Lodge of D.C.
·        A “Bicentennial Celebration Program” to recognize our two centuries of Brotherhood in the nation’s capital and launch us forward into the next century.
·        A “Fraternity, Family, and Friends Buffet Reception” to feed our bodies with nourishment and our souls with good fellowship.

Event: Scottish Rite’s Salute to the Grand Lodge of D.C.
Date:          Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Time:          6:30 PM – reception in Refectory 
                  7:30 PM program in Auditorium
Location:     DC Scottish Rite Center, 2800 – 16th St, NW, Washington DC
Attendance:  Masons, family and friends
Attire: Business attire, Scottish Rite Masons to wear caps
R.S.V.P.:     Kindly contact JD Holt at jdholt@dcsr.org or (202) 232-8155