Valley of Freeport - Scottish Rite Bodies

09/11/2024

09/11/2024

A recent ceremony honored Brother George Fox who has been memorialized in the 23rd Degree.

08/23/2024

Congratulations to the Valley of Freeports very own Michael Kuniej very well deserved!

We would like to congratulate our very own Membership Director, Michael Kuniej, on his joining of the DeMolay Legion of Honor!

08/22/2024

Brethren of the Valley of Freeport:

Here is a brief list of upcoming activities in / at the Valley of Freeport. Please do your best to attend and participate at these and if you have any questions please call the Office at 815-233-0513.

-Special Temple Board / Scottish Rite Meeting Monday August 26th – Monday August 26th at 6:00pm – Crystal Room. This Special Meeting is to discuss open slots on the Temple Board and the open Officer Spots for the Scottish Rite. *** Please do your best to attend this Special Meeting.***

-Stated Meeting Thursday September 12th . The September Stated Meeting will be hosted by Most Wise Master William Farris and the Rose Croix Line. The Temple Board Meeting is at 6pm, Dinner at 7pm and the Scottish Rite Stated Meeting is at 7:30. There will be an afterglow once the meeting concludes.

*** Our monthly meeting attendance has been very, very low the last 6 months. Please if possible start attending the monthly meetings. It is a great chance to catch up with Brethren and for you to help us as move forward as a Valley and Temple. Please call the Office if you are going to be joining for dinner so we can get a count for food ***

-Stated Meeting Thursday October 10th. ****The 4th Degree will be presented LIVE at the October Stated Meeting. If you have candidates please bring them! The Valley absolutely needs new members if we are to survive. Please come see the 4th Degree LIVE. Watch for more infromation on the meeting ****

-2024 Fall Reunion – The Fall 2024 Reunion will be a State Wide Joint Reunion. It will be held November 8th and 9th at the Valley of Chicago. The theme for the Fall Reunion will be WW2 to coincide with the 80th Anniversary of some of the major campaigns of the War and to Honor the Brethren who served. The evening of November 8th will be the kickoff party and live degrees will be presented all day November 9th concluding with a live presentation of the 32°! This will be a very special reunion you won’t want to miss. More information will be forthcoming. We would like to have 10 candidates from the Valley of Freeport so please talk to your Brethren at your Lodges and please let the Office know if you have a candidate or a perspective candidate who is interested in joining. We can bring the 4th degree to your Lodge to help in getting any interested Brother started on his Scottish Rite Journey. Watch for more information on the Fall Reunion!!

**** Brethren we know you are all busy but we hope you can find time in your busy schedule to attend these upcoming events. We need participation and members if we are to survive as a Valley. Please consider attending and brining your ideas to the meetings as well as it is a great opportunity to catch up with your fellow Scottish Rite Brethren and to enjoy time in our beautiful and historic Temple. We hope to see you there! ****

08/01/2024

Brethren. Start making your plans for the Fall Statewide Reunion! The theme is WW2 and honoring those Brethren from our Valleys that served.

There will be two reunions. For the southern half of the State at the Valley of Springfield Saturday October 26th.

For us. We will be at the Valley of Chicago. The banquet and welcome party will be Friday Nov 8th and the Degrees Saturday Nov 9th. Start planning now! We need candidates so please talk to your lodges and let the Office know we are here to help! We will see you there!! This will be a reunion you won’t want to miss!!

06/06/2024

Today June 6th 2024 we remeber the 80th Anniversary of D-Day. The starting point of the Crusade to save the world. We are grateful for all the men who gave so much in WW2. We are especially grateful for our Masonic brothers who fought and died to give us the freedoms we have. Please take a moment today to rember these valiant warriors on this hallowed day.

05/07/2024

This photos was from the Freeport HS prom last weekend. Two kids showed up in George Washington attire..not sure why but…hey fun. The photo was taken by the RR Star. It showcases the incredible and architecturally beautiful Temple we have and should be a reminder why we as a fraternity need to fight hard..very hard to keep it and preserve it. Enjoy Brethren.

05/01/2024

Save the Dates!! More information to come!!

04/17/2024

More reasons to come to the Valley of Freeport! The Valley’s Dyslexic Learning Center is having their annual Pig Roast! Come enjoy an afternoon of amazing food and music as this is a main fundraiser for The Children’s Dyslexic Center of Northern Illinois!! Please come out and support our Learning Center and help raise funds which go directly to support the kids in our area. This is a joint effort between the Learning Center and the incredible Elks Lodge in Freeport.

04/17/2024

More activity at the Temple! The Friends of the Freeport Masonic which are a saving grace for our Temple are hosting the best party in the area on Saturday April 27th! This is a massive fundraiser for our Temple and one heck of a great time as well. Please come out and support and enjoy a night of awesome music!

04/17/2024

Need something to do this weekend?? Come over to the Temple and enjoy live Blues. This is a joint effort with the Temple So it’s a fundraiser for our building. Please come out and support this awesome concert. There will be beer sales and food trucks!!

03/31/2024

The Executive Board, Officers and Temple Board Members of the Valley of Freeport wish all members and their families a wonderful and blessed Easter.

03/07/2024

One way to help save our Historic Temple is to attend and support events there. Our Building Manager Roy Grobe and The Friends of the Freeport Masonic are constantly working to host events and generate revenue to help us. Look at all these events!!! Come out or call the office to help financially support our building. Please check out new website at

www.masoniceventcenter.com

Hope to see you at the Temple!

03/01/2024

Brethren come out to our building tomorrow and support a fellow Fraternity and have a great breakfast in the process! Better yet come out and volunteer a couple hours to help. Either way we will see you tomorrow!

02/27/2024

Brethren a great article. Please take a read.

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02/12/2024

Love the 80’s and 80’s Rock? Then come see Free Fall this Saturday the 17th in the ballroom of the Historic Freeport Masonic Temple.
7p to 10p. Cash Bar by Rafters. $15 at the door. There’s nothing else going so come on out for a evening of great music!

02/12/2024

01/18/2024

Members of the Valley of Freeport if you don’t have the link to ICOD (Illinois Council of Deliberation) here it is with the QR Code.

Also ICOD will be held this June 29th at the Abraham Lincoln Hotel in Springfield. More information to come. Plan your calendars now.

01/11/2024

Reminder that tonight is our monthy stated meeting:
Temple Board @ 6pm
Dinner @ 7pm
Stated Meeting @7:30 pm

There will be an afterglow at the conclusion of the stated meeting and we hope to see you all there! Please call the office with any questions! Have a great Thursday!

01/05/2024

Bro and President Roosevelt was absolutely correct. Start your new year by cultivating relationships at the Valley monthy meetings! We need you to attend. Next stated meeting: Thursday January 11th. Temple Board at 6p, Dinner at 7p, Stdte Meeting at 7:30. Hope to see you there!

01/03/2024

****STATED MEETING***

Next Stated Meeting: Thursday January 11th. Temple Board at 6p, Dinner at 7p, Stated Meeting at 7:30. Hope to see you all there.
Please call the Office at 815-233-0513 to make reservations so we have a count for food! After glow in the billiard room immediately following the close of the Stated Meeting. Hopemto see you all there!!

01/01/2024

Let’s start 2024! Here is the schedule for the Thursday Night at the Rite. Starting in February. These count towards your passbook stamps. Please plan on viewing and watch for more information on viewing parties at the Temple!

01/01/2024

Happy New Year 2024 from the Members of the Valley of Freeport AASR! Have a wonderful year.

12/29/2023

Happening now! And it’s awesome please go check it out.

12/27/2023

Brethren you should have received and email from NMJ on this amazing event. If not here are the details. Please sign up even if you can only view part of the event.

The Scottish Rite of Missouri is proud to present a most triumphant cinematic adventure of Freemasonry through a visionary new lens of exaltation and glory. The Scottish Rite of Missouri premiered the Cinematic Reunions the Winter of 2020 and has continued with multiple online events for the conveni...

12/27/2023

Brethren \ Members of the Valley of Freeport. Please check your emails for this special online experience with the NMJ and SMJ. If you did not get an emailnon this please let us know so we can forward the link for registration. Something you don’t want to miss!

This is "Cinematic Reunion Testimonial Trailer.mp4" by The Scottish Rite of Missouri on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

12/25/2023

To all the Members and their Families we wish you a Merry Christmas. From the Valley of Freeport AASR.

12/21/2023

Christmas Greetings from our Sovereign Grand Commander.

Holiday Greetings to you my Brother, from Sovereign Grand Commander, Walt Wheeler!