Consistro Bistro (Ladies Night)

Scottish Rite on Tuesday, February 16th.

6:30 Social

7:30 Dinner

Our Consistro Bistro is designed to be a night where you and your lady just come enjoy the fellowship of Freemasonry. No speeches, degree work, or program, just a nice leisurely dinner of good food and great company. It will be held in our Tapestry Lounge, which will be decorated as your favorite Italian Bistro.

There will be a choice of several different pastas on the menu, along with fresh baked breads, two salad choices, and spumoni ice cream complete the meal. But your evening is not limited to just good food; Italian Bistro music, anti-pasto appetizers, and a selection of wines will complete the affair.

The cost is $13 per person and we need your reservation by February 12th. Feel free to invite your friends and family as this event is open to all.

Pictures from the Annual Meeting

Annual Meeting

The annual meeting of the Des Moines Consistory will take place on February 10th at 7:30 pm. There will be a light dinner preceding the meeting beginning at 6:30 pm. There will be an election for the position of 2nd Lt. Commander for the Council of Kadosh in addition to the annual meeting business.

Scottish Rite Giving

Jay Simser, 32°KCCH presents a check to Roberta Milinsky, Associate Chief Executive Officer of the Youth and Shelter Services in Ames. Youth & Shelter Services says that "Together we can make this a better world." They strive to make that difference by being

"in the business of changing lives, giving hope and improving odds by ensuring that youth have access to safety, guidance and caring adults. Each year, more than 7,000 youth are impacted through the opportunities YSS offers. More importantly, YSS is helping to instill values in these young people that they will carry with them for their entire lives; values like self-reliance, forgiveness and respect for others and themselves.'

Additional charitable donations are being made to the following organizations:

Food Bank of Iowa
World Food Prize
and the Good Brotherhood Fund of Scottish Rite Park.

The Scottish Rite is pleased to support these charities in the work they do in our communities.

A very impressive ceremony was held this evening to Knight the sixteen new members of the Knights of St. Andrew.

The Knighting Ceremony was written by Brother Kurt Hoffman, 32° who is the Secretary of the Group. Steve Hall, 32° is the Commander and those wishing to join and participate should contact him at Scoopcoater@yahoo.com, or you can contact the Scottish Rite Office.

The Knights of Saint Andrew was first organized in Oklahoma at the Tulsa Valley. It is an organization composed of "Black Hats" (32° Masons)

The Mission is tentatively:

To serve as a leadership development tool for our membership

To provide opportunities for 32° Members to become more involved in the Rite.

To become a visible, viable entity of the Des Moines Scottish Rite.

The Knights of St. Andrew (KSA) is an organization exclusively for 32° SR Masons with the mission of advancing the mission of the Scottish Rite. SR Valleys across the United States have formed their own KSA organizations and have had a great deal of success.