In the words of the Four Seasons… Oh What A Night!! (I know most of you don’t even know who the Four Seasons are). But none the less our July meeting was a fantastic night of celebration, patriotism, learning and great music. Our salute to the Nation’s 250th anniversary was a fabulous success thanks to Brothers Terry Lewis, 320KCCH – Commander of the Council of Kadosh and Howard Chase, 320 KCCH – Master of Kadosh for the Consistory. The lead a team of Brothers who poured their hearts into an all American dinner and program for the Valley. Our thanks go out to each one to had a role in it.

This month, August 28 is a tiled meeting conducted by the Chapter of Rose Croix and will be lead by the those officers.

Everyone is focused on October 10 & 11 as we lead up to the Fall Reunion. Be sure to encourage your Brothers in the Blue Lodges to sign up and come become a part of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite. All of you with a part in a Fall degree start gearing up for presenting your best work for those coming to learn from you as they participate in the degrees. We hope to have all those to joined in the Spring to come back and enjoy seeing the other half of the 29 degrees.

We hope everyone had a fun filled summer and are now ready to get back to the grind of the real world as we finish out 2026. This is a great time to be a Scottish Rite Mason and we look forward to see each of you at this month’s meeting.

Fraternally,

Ill. Ricky Ricks, Valley of Orlando Personal Representative