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The Santa Barbara Valley meets the Second Wednesday of the month with 6:00pm social, followed up with Dinner at 6:30pm and the Stated Meeting and Program at 7:30.
Brief History of the Santa Barbara Scottish Rite
Freemasonry came to Santa Barbara in 1868 when Santa Barbara Lodge No. 192 was chartered, followed by Magnolia Lodge No. 242 in 1875. In later years Magnolia Lodge consolidated with La Cumbre Lodge No. 142, chartered in 1926, to become Magnolia La Cumbre Lodge No. 242.
Scottish Rite clubs were formed by Masons living in Santa Barbara and Ventura with the intention of forming a Scottish Rite Valley. Occasionally members of Los Angeles Scottish Rite would come to Santa Barbara to confer degrees.
The last meeting of the Scottish Rite Club and the first meeting of Santa Barbara Lodge of Perfection was held jointly on July 24, 1931, and received its charter in July 1931. By 1937 charters had been issued for Chapter of Rose Croix, Council of Kadosh, and Santa Barbara Consistory in 1947.
Since the Masonic lodge rooms in Santa Barbara were not equipped for the Scottish Rite degrees, new lights, scenery, stage props and costumes were purchased to enhance the presentation of degrees. Membership grew so that by 1954 the facilities in Masonic Temple were unable to handle the Maundy Thursdays observance except in three shifts. In 1999, one lodge room in the Masonic Temple in Santa Barbara, now designated Masonic Center, was renovated for the Scottish Rite with new seating, a stage, and scenery, making it one of the most attractive settings for the presentation of degree work between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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What is Scottish Rite?
The Scottish Rite provides the venue for the Mason who wishes to expand his associations with and learning of Freemasonry. The Rite is a continuation of a man's search for Masonic Light and requires backing away from details and concerns itself with the larger picture.
Our Mission
Through lessons in morality and peer associations, the 32 degrees in the Scottish Rite promote the behaviors which civilized the men and strengthened their society.
The Scottish Rite is the champion of individual freedoms and citizenship rights and responsibilities. Good men from all religions, Christians, Jews, Moslems, Hindus, and more, may become Scottish Rite Masons, the only requirement being that they have first become members of a Masonic lodge.
Scottish Rite Masons are urged to take an active leadership role in the promotion and protection of individual rights, government by democracy, free speech and press, equal treatment before the law, freedom of religion and the individual and separation of church and state.
Contributed by the late Ralph Head, 33rd Degree, Editor, California Freemason
To become a Scottish Rite Mason you only need to be a member of a regular Masonic lodge and sign a petition to join the Santa Barbara Scottish Rite Bodies. You may call 805-965-6100. After signing your petition and a short meeting with one or two of our members your petition will be considered at a meeting of the Bodies. Shortly thereafter you will take the degrees of the Scottish Rite and join the great fellowship of the Scottish Rite.
Call Maurice Sourmany, Membership Chairman, to receive more information about the Scottish Rite. Why not make that telephone call now?
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Multiple DatesWed, Apr 027:00 PM ZOOM Meeting ID is:885 3552 3612 Pa
Sat, Apr 05Santa Barbara Scottish Rite
2025
OFFICERS
Personal Representative
Ill. Maurice Sourmany, 33°
Secretary
Ill. E. Floyd Griffin, 33°
Treasurer
Hon. Paul S. Main, 32° KCCH
Prelate
Robert A. Burtness, 32°
Almoner
Hon. Raul Anon, 32° KCCH
Orator
Hon. Robert M. Sachs, 32° KCCH
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PHILANTHROPY
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.
RITECARE CHILDHOOD LANGUAGE CENTER SANTA BARBARA
In operation since 1984, the center is a philanthropy of the Scottish Rite, a concordant body of the Freemasons. One of 170 RiteCare Centers across the U.S., our Center is located in downtown Santa Barbara on the 4th floor of the Masonic Center.
Improving your child’s speech and language communication is our ultimate goal and it all starts with providing individual therapy services each week. This type of therapy is a vital element of your child’s weekly program and allows your child maximum opportunity to work on his/her communication goals.
More importantly, it provides parents all the tools and essentials necessary for carrying out the skills learned in therapy each week. Each of our therapy sessions is also dedicated to speaking with parents and demonstrating specific strategies that are crucial to each child’s progress. Parents will be provided an opportunity to sit in on each session with their child or to observe through a two-way mirror and listen in on their child’s session through a speaker system. In either case, we encourage parent involvement in order to ensure steady progress and success.
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Office: +1 (805) 965-6100
Santa Barbara Scottish Rite
16 East Carrillo Street
Santa Barbara, CA 93101
To become a Scottish Rite Mason you only need to be a member of a regular Masonic lodge and sign a petition to join the Santa Barbara Scottish Rite Bodies. You may call 805-965-6100. After signing your petition and a short meeting with one or two of our members your petition will be considered at a meeting of the Bodies. Shortly thereafter you will take the degrees of the Scottish Rite and join the great fellowship of the Scottish Rite.