Ascension Day Service

Joint Ascension Day Service

May 12, 2010

Scottish Rite Masonic Center

Dinner - 6:45 PM
Service following dinner
Desert after the Ascension Service.

The York and Scottish Rites will hold a joint Ascension Day Service. This is an open event and friends and spouses are welcome. If you plan on attending please RSVP with the Scottish Rite Office at 515-288-8927 or e-mail. The Scottish Rite Quarterly meeting will begin at 6:00 PM.

Pictures from the Gala

Big Band at the Gala from Jay Simser on Vimeo.

Reunion Schedule

The Master of Kadosh and the Advisory conference have approved a special condensed reunion to be added to our existing Spring reunion.

This condensed reunion will take place on Friday, April 16, 2010 and Saturday, April 17th.

Friday evening will consist of the mandatory degrees (4^th, 14^th, 18^th). On Saturday these new members will join the existing class members and receive degrees (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 32). These candidates will be members of the Hertzberg class.

Should you know of a Brother who is interested in joining Scottish Rite please contact him as soon as possible. We will ballot on petitions on April 14^th but we would like to have the petitions in house as soon as possible. The fees remain the same. ($200 initiation fee + $100 dues = $300). Please note any candidate who completes the 32^nd degree prior to turning 31 can join for $250.

Please note this does not cancel or change the degree work scheduled for this Saturday, April 10^th in any regard.

Should you have any questions or concerns please contact me.

Also, if you have not made your Double Eagle Gala reservations, please do so.

GROVER R. HERTZBERG 33° MEMORIAL CLASS

Condensed Reunion Schedule

FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2010

5:00 PM LIGHT DINNER ($5)

5:45 PM CLASS ASSEMBLES

CLASS ORIENTATION

LODGE OF PERFECTION DEGREES

6:15 PM The 4th Degree-Secret Master

7:00 PM The 14th Degree-Perfect Elu

CHAPTER OF ROSE CROIX DEGREE

7:55 PM The 18th Degree-Knight Rose Croix

SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2010

8:00 AM HERTZBERG CLASS ASSEMBLES

COUNCIL OF KADOSH

8:15 AM The 27th Degree - Knight of the Sun

9:15 AM The 28th Degree - Knight Commander of the Temple

10:25 AM The 29thDegree - Scottish Knight of St. Andrew

11:30 AM The 30th Degree - Knight Kadosh

12:20 PM LUNCH

1:25 PM The 31st Degree - Inspector Inquisitor

2:50 PM The 32nd Degree - The Royal Secret (1st Section)

4:00 PM The 32nd Degree - The Royal Secret (2nd Section)

5:30 PM SOCIAL HOUR

6:30 PM DOUBLE EAGLE GALA

8:00 PM “The Bob Weast Swingn’ Big Band”

Meet and Greet this Wednesday

Meet & Greet

The Des Moines Consistory will be hosting a “Meet and Greet” this Wednesday, April 14 from 4:30 pm to 7 pm. Please stop in for a few minutes or stay for awhile. If you have someone who might be interested in Scottish Rite this is a great way to introduce them to other Scottish Rite Masons in a casual relaxed environment.

This will also be a chance to bring in petitions for the Special Condensed Class

as they will be balloted on at the Officers Meeting that evening.

APRIL 10, 2010 - SPRING REUNION PICTURES

The Double Eagle Chorus
The Rose

April10, 2010 - Spring Reunion from Jay Simser on Vimeo.

Hosannah

Double Eagle Chorus from Jay Simser on Vimeo.

Special Condensed Reunion

The Master of Kadosh and the Advisory conference have approved a special condensed reunion to be added to our existing Spring reunion.

This condensed reunion will take place on Friday, April 16, 2010 and Saturday, April 17th.

Friday evening will consist of the mandatory degrees (4^th, 14^th, 18^th). On Saturday these new members will join the existing class members and receive degrees (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 32). These candidates will be members of the Hertzberg class.

Should you know of a Brother who is interested in joining Scottish Rite please contact him as soon as possible. We will ballot on petitions on April 14^th but we would like to have the petitions in house as soon as possible. The fees remain the same. ($200 initiation fee + $100 dues = $300). Please note any candidate who completes the 32^nd degree prior to turning 31 can join for $250.

Please note this does not cancel or change the degree work scheduled for this Saturday, April 10^th in any regard.

Should you have any questions or concerns please contact me.

Also, if you have not made your Double Eagle Gala reservations, please do so.

GROVER R. HERTZBERG 33° MEMORIAL CLASS

Condensed Reunion Schedule

FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 2010

5:00 PM LIGHT DINNER ($5)

5:45 PM CLASS ASSEMBLES

CLASS ORIENTATION

LODGE OF PERFECTION DEGREES

6:15 PM The 4th Degree-Secret Master

7:00 PM The 14th Degree-Perfect Elu

CHAPTER OF ROSE CROIX DEGREE

7:55 PM The 18th Degree-Knight Rose Croix

SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 2010

8:00 AM HERTZBERG CLASS ASSEMBLES

COUNCIL OF KADOSH

8:15 AM The 27th Degree - Knight of the Sun

9:15 AM The 28th Degree - Knight Commander of the Temple

10:25 AM The 29thDegree - Scottish Knight of St. Andrew

11:30 AM The 30th Degree - Knight Kadosh

12:20 PM LUNCH

1:25 PM The 31st Degree - Inspector Inquisitor

2:50 PM The 32nd Degree - The Royal Secret (1st Section)

4:00 PM The 32nd Degree - The Royal Secret (2nd Section)

5:30 PM SOCIAL HOUR

6:30 PM DOUBLE EAGLE GALA

8:00 PM “The Bob Weast Swingn’ Big Band”

Join us for a Springtime Evening in Paris at the Double Eagle Gala

Enjoy cocktails near the Eiffel Tower at 5:30

Dinner will be served in a sidewalk café at 6:30.

The Menu:

Cornish Game Hen or Grilled Beef Tenderloin Filet

Potatoes croquette

Asparagus

Baby wedge salad

Dessert chosen by our Master of Kadosh:

Decadent chocolate-filled Napoleon pastries befitting the occassion!

After dinner, we will be introduced to the family of honoree Grover Hertzberg 33° and the members of his memorial class

The Bob Weast "swing'n" Big Band will begin at 8:00

If you haven't sent in your RSVP please do so by April 10th. Cost is $35 per person. While some of our members will be in tuxedo from the degree work, this is "Springtime in Paris" so feel free to dress accordingly.
If you plan to attend please contact the office (515-288-8927 or rsvp@dmscottishrite.org)

Grover Robert Hertzberg 33°

Grover was born in Des Moines in 1928. He attended Roosevelt High School and attended Iowa State University where he earned a BS Degree and MS Degree in forestry in 1954.

After Iowa State he entered Officer Candidate School for the US Navy. In 1954 he was commissioned an Ensign in USNR. In 1957 he joined the family business, Library Binding Service, Inc. and retired as Vice President in 1982. In 1991 he was named Chairman of the Iowa
State University Foundation Board of Directors where he served for two years.

Masonically, Grover was raised in Waveland Park Lodge #654 on October 2, 1961. He became a
Master of the Royal Secret in 1962. He was honored with the rank of Knight Commander Court of Honor in 1979 and was coroneted a 33° Inspector General Honorary in 1999. He served the Des Moines Valley of Scottish Rite as Wise Master Chapter Rose Croix 1995-1997 and Master of Kadosh in 1998. He was also a member of the York Rite, High 12, Waveland Park Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star and Za-Ga-Zig Shrine.

Grover passed to the Grand Lodge above on July 4, 2003.

Reunion Schedule

For Schedule see Post below.

Schedule for April 10

APRIL 10, 2010

8:00 AM HERTZBERG CLASS ASSEMBLES

CHAPTER OF ROSE CROIX DEGREES

8:30 AM The 15th Degree Knight of the East
9:30 AM The 16th Degree Prince of Jerusalem
10:30 AM The 17th Degree Knight of the East & West
11:30 AM LUNCH
12:30 PM The 18th Degree Knight Rose Croix

COUNCIL OF KADOSH DEGREES

2:05 PM The 20th Degree Master of the Symbolic Lodge
3:15 PM The 21st Degree Noachite or Prussian Knight
4:45 PM The 22nd Degree Knight of the Royal Axe
5:30 PM SOCIAL HOUR

Maundy Thursday Pictures

Cecil Goettsch singing always enhances the event. Not much of a picture but you can hear the hymn.

Maundy Thursday - Des Moines Scottish Rite from Jay Simser on Vimeo.