Personal Representative of the Sovereign Grand Inspector General in California, Orange County Scottish Rite Valley
Ill. Ralph C. Shelton II, 33°
Venerable Master, Dir. of Education, Classroom & Music, VMAP Chairman
James McCallion, KCCH
2023
OFFICERS
- Be a Master Mason in good standing in a regular lodge; - Complete a petition and include the appropriate fee; - Attend a “Reunion” where the Scottish Rite Degrees are conferred. The governing body of the Scottish Rite is the Supreme Council. It is composed of active and deputy members of the 35 states and several overseas jurisdictions that make up the Southern Jurisdiction. Each state or jurisdiction that belongs to the Southern Jurisdiction is called an Orient. The local Scottish Rite body is called a Valley. Each Valley has up to four Scottish Rite bodies, and each body confers a set of degrees.In the Southern Jurisdiction these are: Chapter of Rose Croix (15 - –18) Council of Kadosh (19– - 30) Consistory (31– - 32) Call: (650) 344-4841 or Email srinfo@burlingamesr.com
HOW TO JOIN
If You Are Not a Mason
Before you can join the Scottish Rite, you first must become a Master Mason in a Lodge under a Grand Lodge that belongs to the Conference of Grand Masters in North America (COGMINA) or to a Grand Lodge recognized by a COGMINA Grand Lodge. Contact us at the number or email below, and we will assist you in finding the Masonic lodge nearest you.
If You Are a Blue Lodge Mason
Interested in Learning about More Light in Masonry?
The Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry is commonly known as the Scottish Rite. It is one of several groups that are part of the worldwide fraternity known as Freemasonry. The Scottish Rite is the largest and most widely practiced Masonic Rite in the world and employs a Lodge system.
It is our mission to improve its members and enhance the communities in which they live by teaching and emulating the principles of Brotherly Love, Tolerance, Charity, and Truth while actively embracing high social, moral, and spiritual values including fellowship, compassion, and dedication to God, family and country.
While there is no Masonic degree more important than that of Master Mason, there is a long tradition, —almost as old as Freemasonry—of “high degrees” that expand upon and elaborate the teachings and lessons of the first three degrees. The Scottish Rite degrees teach a series of moral lessons culminating in the 32, Master of the Royal Secret. The Scottish Rite continues a Master Mason’s education in many ways:
4 - 32 Degree work
Speakers at meetings
Leadership conferences
Scottish Rite Journal
Publishing Masonic books
Scottish Rite Research Society
Leadership conferences
Scottish Rite Journal
Publishing Masonic books
Scottish Rite Research Society
To join the Scottish Rite you must:
What are Supreme Council, Orients, and Valleys?
Lodge of Perfection (4– - 14)
The Supreme Council confers the 33rd Degree of Sovereign Grand Inspector General.
Contact Us For More Information about Joining the Burlingame Scottish Rite
Burlingame Bodies of the Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, sitting in the Valley of Burlingame, Orient of California, derive their charters from the Supreme Council; Mother Council of the World of the Inspectors-General, Knights-Commander of the Temple of Solomon; of the 33rd and last degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry for the Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America, whose See is at Charleston, in the state of South Carolina. Unto said Supreme Council and its duly constituted officers, these bodies acknowledge and yield allegiance.
Meetings are held the Last Monday of the month at 6:30pm
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Programs
Established in 2021, the RiteCare Childhood Language Center of Burlingame has made a lasting difference in the lives of children in Burlingame and the surrounding communities. The RiteCare Childhood Language Center provides life-changing speech, language, and literacy treatment of childhood language disorders free of charge. Services are provided to children ranging from 18 months to 18 years of age.
The RiteCare Childhood Language Center of Burlingame, a program of the California Scottish Rite Foundation, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, totally reliant on philanthropy from individuals, foundations and corporate partners. We do not receive any state or federal funding.
RITECARE CHILDHOOD LANGUAGE CENTER
BURLINGAME
The California Scottish Rite Foundation is dedicated to support and assist children in California by providing childhood speech-language, literacy and education programs for a lifetime of improved communication and confidence.
