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From the Union City York Rite Secretary
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Union City York Rite Secretary Bob McCain
Telephone at (510) 493-8805 or email
"Bob McCain" bjm262@gmail.com
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Notes from the Secretary
We are still in a holding pattern regarding in person meetings. Nothing has changed and it is now possible to predict when it will change. With that in mind, continue to keep up to speed on your memory work and in due time we be back to whatever normal is going to be.
We do have some good news. Grand Chapter and Grand Council have both issued directives to allow Chapters and Councils to ballot on candidates via Zoom. The applications being held by the Secretary/Recorder office have now been balloted upon. To avoid any further delay, all our candidates awaiting degree work have been scheduled for the East Bay Fall Pilgrimage. Christopher Ray Boggess was exalted to the Degree of Royal Arch Mason September 25, 2021 and is our first new member since the beginning of the pandemic.
If you know of a Master Mason who could be interested in becoming a York Rite Mason, let the Secretary/Recorder know so that we can get them an application.
Bobby J. Mc Cain KYCH
Secretary/Recorder
Union City York Rite Bodies
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"The Absence of Harmony in a Royal Arch Chapter"
by Bruce Rick PHP
Companions we are obligated to maintain harmony in our Chapters and if we do not, there is a severe impact from our failure to keep harmony.
In our "Constitution of The Most Excellent Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of the State of California" it is clearly stated as to the dear payment required of now maintaining harmony in our Chapters.
§126. Revocation of Charter.
The Charter of a Chapter may be revoked…
Regulations: (a) Where there is no hope for harmony, the Chapter should cease to exist.
I encourage all Companions to heed this admonition and do strive to maintain harmony in our Chapters.
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Siminoff Daylight Chapter No. 163
Officers
High Priest Lyman Penning
King Robert Pinkerton
Scribe Michael Solomon
Treasurer Charles Grech KYCH
Secretary Bobby McCain KYCH
Chaplain Bruce Rick PHP
Captain of the Host Dinesh Chhabra
Principal Sojourner Marty Cusing PHP
Royal Arch Captain Jonathan Prestage PHP
Master 3rd Veil Chris Trueblood PHP
Master 2nd Veil Richard Fiechtner PHP
Master 1st Veil Michael Ramos PHP
Sentinel Bill Stringfellow
Inspector Michael Ramos, PHP
Department No. 1 Tom Chavez KYCH,
Grand Officer Grand Captain of the Host
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SIMINOFF DAYLIGHT CHAPTER NO. 163 ROYAL ARCH MASONS
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High Priest Lyman Penning
I would like to welcome Chris Boggess into Siminoff Daylight Chapter #163. Chris took the degrees in Royal Arch Chapter at the Alameda Masonic Center on Saturday, September 25, 2021.
There were a total of 32 candidates in the East Bay Class along with the presiding officers in the Grand York Rite. I even had an active part as Junior Deacon in the Most Excellent Master Degree. It was a long day (we finished around 4:30 PM), but it was very productive.
The Council Degrees will be held in Alameda on Saturday, October 2, 2021 and the Commandery Orders on Saturday, October 23, 2021. Both events will start at 8:30 AM.
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The next Chapter meeting will be held on Saturday, December 11, 2021 at 9:00 AM. One of our business issues for this meeting is to get our officers for 2022 elected . Another matter that members will need to take care of is to get our 2022 Dues paid. Bob McCain, our Secretary, will give us more details on our dues.
Again, we are still waiting for word as to when we can resume in-person meetings. All I can say is "Stand By For The Latest And Greatest".
Finally, October is the month for Harmony as our theme. We hear the word Harmony in our ritual and to me, this means that we want to be able to get along and work together in order to have results that everyone can be proud of.
Take care and stay safe everyone.
Kind regards,
Lyman C. Penning
High Priest
Siminoff Daylight Chapter #163
lymanpenning@gmail.com
510-441-3901
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to Go to the Grand Council of California Website
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"Harmony in our Councils"
By Bruce Rick
Rob McClure, of the Harmony Helper, defines musical harmony as “the combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce chords and chord progressions having a pleasing effect”.
So musical harmony doesn’t mean that every musician is sounding the same note at the same time. But harmony means that different musicians play different notes and yet produce a pleasing end result when all the notes are played together. In effect, each musician must understand what the other musicians are doing if the group is to play in harmony.
In our Councils, harmony isn’t the state of full agreement by all parties on every detail. As Freemasons, we are taught to strive for harmony in all things. We are to work together to produce a pleasing end result.
But harmony doesn’t mean we are to stay silent about important issues for fear of offending someone, nor does it mean that maintaining harmony requires us to stay silent when someone says or does something we believe is detrimental to the Council, to another Companion, or to the speaker himself. In fact, as Freemasons we are required to speak up in those situations.
With deference to our great Grand Soloists (read Right Illustrious Companion Floyd Griffin) and Organists, harmony is the ability to speak, to listen, and to disagree without being disagreeable.
When we speak, let's try to temper our words as much as possible. Let's be be clear in our speech, avoiding inflammatory language. When we listen let's pay attention to the content of the speech, and do our best to ignore harsh words. It is better to ask for clarification than to assume ill intent.
Companions, let us stop and think, and measure the situation and the intent before we stop and think, and then measure our response.
This way, like the musicians, we can speak and act in harmony in our Councils in our lives.
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Sword and Trowel No. 65
Officers
Illustrious Master Michael Ramos
Deputy Master Dinesh Chhabra
Principal Conductor of the Work
Marty Cusing
Treasurer Charles Grech KYCH
Recorder Bobby McCain KYCH
Chaplain Christopher Trueblood IPM
Captain of the Guard Bruce Rick
Conductor of the Council Robert Pinkerton
Steward Michael Solomon
Sentinel Jonathan Prestage
Inspector Marion Rogers KYCH
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SWORD AND TROWEL CHAPTER NO. 65 CRYPTIC MASONS
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Illustrious Master
Michael Ramos
Companions and Friends,
I hope I hope with the passing of last month’s presentation that all who had the opportunity to attend enjoyed our year’s speaker series. I wish to thank Adam Kendall, Jonathan Prestage, and Ben Williams for their contributions, and especially Bobby McCain and Bruce Rick for their aid in promoting the series.
I am very proud to be a part of such a wonderful group of masonic units who were capable of creatively collaborating to aid our membership during the down time of the past year.
And on a note of education, I cannot promote enough the annual publication of Quatuor Coronati Lodge No. 2076, it’s Ars Quatuor Coronatorum, of which you can become a member of the Quatuor Coronati Correspondence Circle and subscribe to receive said publication at the following link:
https://www.mymagazinesub.co.uk/qccc/
Be well and stay safe!
Warmest Fraternal Regards,
Mike Ramos
Illustrious Master
Sword and Trowel R&SM Council No. 65
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Morris Siminoff Commandery No. 80
Officers
Eminent Commander Austin Ashmore
Generalissimo Jonathan Prestage
Captain General Michael Ramos
Sr. Warden Robert Pinkerton
Jr. Warden Michael Solomon
Treasurer Chris Trueblood PC
Recorder Bobby McCain KYCH
Prelate Charles Grech KYCH
Standard Bearer Bruce Rick PC
Sword Bearer Dinesh Chhabra
Warder Marty Cusing PC
Sentinel
Dept. Commander Jordan Yelinek KYCH Adjutant Marty Cusing PC Inspector Bill Bermudez PC
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MORRIS SIMINOFF COMANDERY NO. 80 KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
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Eminent Commander
W. Austin Ashmore
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Sir Knights:
The theme of this month’s newsletter is Harmony. Besides musical chords, harmony also means forming a pleasing or consistent whole, or agreement and concord. These last two definitions are applicable to Masonry. In opening the three Blue Lodge degrees the Sr. Warden explains that that harmony is essential in all societies, but it is especially important in Masonry.
When the Master explains the working tools in the Second Degree, he says that we are united into “one sacred band, or society of friends and brothers, among whom no contention should ever exist but that noble contention, or rather emulation of who best can work and best agree.” That is the definition of Masonic harmony.
Harmony is no less important is our York Rite bodies. Harmony is a kind of gestalt state where together the unified whole is greater than the sum of its parts. We are Brothers first, then Companions and Sir Knights. In every instance we need to work harmoniously with all members of our great fraternity, thereby making it even greater.
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I would like to remind everyone of the East Bay York Rite Pilgrimage. The Commandery Orders will be conferred on October 23rd in Alameda. There will be many candidates. If you do not have a part in the festival, show your support by being in attendance.
IN HOC SIGNO VINCES
Austin Ashmore, Commander
Morris Siminoff Commandery No. 80
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Knights Templar - Two Edged Blade
Sir Knights,
All Knights Templar swords have a two edged blade.
The two edged blade represents the dualistic principles of the positive and negative sides of life or the good and the bad. It stands for the balance arrived at through continual study where a Sir Knight searches out harmony by cutting forward and backward with his sword thus negating the swings of the pendulum of life.
He is then one living in harmony and holding the material universe in check.
IN HOC SIGNO VINCES
Sir Knight Bruce A. Rick, PC
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A Templar Ritualist is one has successfully completed the Templar Education and Devel as the Templar education course. See the course information HERE.
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East Bay York Rite MASON
Published By
EAST BAY YORK RITE ASSOCIATION
Meets 2nd Monday at 7:30 pm
925 Moraga Road, Lafayette CA 94589
Ted Wisse, 2021 President
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SIMINOFF COUNCIL NO. 465
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CLANNA RUID RUIDE COUNCIL NO. 58
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Columbus Day!
October 11th
Did you know...
We have been celebrating Columbus Day since 1792. That year, New York City held the first Columbus Day celebration commemorating the 500th anniversary of Columbus landing in 1492.
Columbus Day became a federal holiday in 1937.
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Dictionary Day!
October 16th
Did you know...
This day is named in honor of Noah Webster, considered the Father of the American Dictionary.
Noah Webster was born on October 16, 1758.
The objective of this day is to emphasize the importance of dictionary skills, and seeks to improve vocabulary.
Webster began to write his dictionary at the age of 43. It took him 27 years to finish it!
In addition to traditional English vocabulary, it contained uniquely American words.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary (Spanish-English) is the current the best seller in the USA.
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Halloween!
October 31st
Did you know...
About 9 out of 10 parents admit to sneaking a treat from their kids treat bag.
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to go to the General Grand Sites
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