The Workman - June 2014

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THE WORKMAN

Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons of California Jon Humphreys, GHP

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June 2014 Vol. VI No. 1

GHP MESSAGE 1

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT SEMINARS 2

LEADERSHIP 2

MEET YOUR GRAND OFFICERS 2

TWENTY-ONE FOR 42 3

RECEPTIONS, FESTIVALS & DEGREES 3

GRAND LECTURER’S COMMENTS 3

ROYAL ARCH HISTORY, VOL IV 3

RAM INTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER 4

THE CLOTHES LINE 4

ENCOMPASSER 4

GRAND CHAPTER SCHOLARSHIPS 4

GOLDEN STATE RESEARCH CHAPTER 4

GRAND HIGH PRIEST’S CALENDAR 5

CONTACT INFORMATION 5

COMPTCHE 42ND

ANNUAL FESTIVAL 6

RECEPTIONS, FESTIVALS, DEGREES 7 - 22

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT FLYER 23

GHP MESSAGE

Be the Change You Want to See

(The following comments are a portion of those made

by our new Grand High Priest, the Most Excellent

Jon D. Humphreys, at his installation on May 20,

2014.)

Each Companion who approaches the office I now

occupy has to ask himself what message he will bring

to his Companions during his relatively brief one-

year term in office. My answer to that question is

summarized in the motto for the term – “Be the

Change You Want to See.”

This is intended as a challenge to every Companion –

a challenge to be part of a renewal of Royal Arch

Masonry in his own Royal Arch Chapter. However,

it is not as simple as it may appear. For, to “Be the

Change You Want to See” requires that you have a

vision of change for your chapter. To be a leader in

your chapter, I believe you must develop, or already

have, a vision of a future for your chapter that is

better than the present.

Whatever it is that you wish your chapter to be, that

is your vision for your chapter. And I challenge each

Companion this evening – to sharpen and expand his

vision for his chapter – to see it clearly, as though it

were a living reality – and then to personally accept

the task of making that vision a reality by his work –

his own time, patience and perseverance – in short, to

“Be the Change You Want to See.”

My Companions, I know I ask a lot of you – you who

have already “born the heat of the day.” Why, some

of you may ask, should you accept a challenge to take

on yet again the task of improving your chapter?

In answer, I remind you that we are engaged in

important, indeed, magnificent work. We, as Royal

Arch Masons, are a vital part of a great Masonic

Fraternity. We are a part of an institution that has its

own roots in that period of European Enlightenment

that developed and established our own national

values of liberty, democracy and religious tolerance

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These are values and ways of government conduct

we often take for granted in our nation – but which

are rare or non-existent in many parts of our troubled

world. And we each have the great honor of being

part of an institution that historically has been largely

responsible for their very creation and expansion.

We as Royal Arch Masons, are, indeed, the heirs of a

great heritage; we are, indeed, the trustees of

priceless things.

This is why I have asked our Grand Chapter Officers

and ritual staff to wear ties with our national colors

this coming year – to honor the values we

Freemasons share with our beloved nation. This is

why I do not hesitate to ask you to renew your

commitment to improving your Chapters. The values

our fraternity has helped perpetuate deserve our best

efforts. This is why I challenge you to “Be the

Change You Want to See.”

I promise, in the coming year, to live by the charge I

now give you. Let us all strive together to develop a

cleaner and clearer vision of what our chapters can be

– a vision of the difference between what they are

and what we wish them to be – and then let us strive

together to “Be the Change We Want to See.”

Sincerely and Fraternally,

Jon Humphreys

Grand High Priest

YORK RITE LEADERSHIP SEMINAR

SCHEDULED IN BELLFLOWER

Our second combined York Rite Leadership Seminar

for California will be held at the Bellflower Masonic

Center on Saturday, June 28th, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The Center is at 9813 Beach Street, in Bellflower.

This seminar, and the several to follow at various

locations throughout the state, are jointly sponsored

by the Grand Chapter, Grand Council and Grand

Commandery. They will provide current and future

leaders with tools and information designed to

improve leadership skills and strengthen our York

Rite management.

All Chapter members are invited and encouraged to

attend one of these seminars this year. All seminars

are free, and a free lunch will be provided.

A copy of the Leadership Seminar information sheet,

with more information, is attached to this publication.

Please note it asks for an RSVP to Bud Ramsey, so

lunch and materials can be provided for the right

number of attendees. Bud’s phone and email are on

the bottom of the information sheet.

If you are closer to Bellflower than any of the other

seminar locations, please let Bud know you are

coming – and attend this Bellflower seminar.

The Importance of Influence

The second part of the definition mentioned in last

month’s article on leadership is influence. In his New

York Time Best Selling Book on Leadership John C.

Maxwell says that “the true measure of leadership is

influence – nothing more, nothing less.” To be sure,

being elevated to a position of significance is

important. It implies a position that has associated

with it power which in turn provides a person with

the opportunity to demonstrate leadership.

Consequently, power is effective for a short period of

time in terms of establishing yourself as an effective

leader.

You can have a successful year as High Priest of a

Chapter by conducting the meetings correctly, seeing

that you secretary gets all the reports in, in a timely

manner, and making sure that degrees are timely and

proficient. That is good management of the Lodge.

The Leader goes beyond management and explores

what might be, considers new directions, explores

new ways of using the resources of a lodge and,

through his influence, moves the members in a new

direction. Position can lead to a solid year. But,

influencing your members to set a new path defines

an individual as a leader.

Fraternally, Arthur H. Walton

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MEET YOUR GRAND OFFICERS

(For the next several months we will be printing

biographies of our Grand Officers. We hope you

enjoy them. The first is this, on our new Grand High

Priest.)

JON D. HUMPHREYS

Grand High Priest

Most Excellent Companion Jon D. Humphreys was

born in Riverside, California, on March 21, 1942.

He attended public schools in Riverside, and holds a

B.A. Degree in Political Science from U.C.

Riverside. He worked for the California Department

of Transportation for just over 40 years, in various

cities around the state. During that time he worked

primarily in human resources and labor relations

activities, retiring in 2004.

Our Grand High Priest married Sylvia Galloway in

1964. They have three children, Eric, Elizabeth and

Sharon, and 5 grandchildren. The couple celebrated

their 50th anniversary on March 21

st of this year.

Jon was raised a Master Mason in Riverside Lodge

No. 635 in 1964, and is a Past Master of Elk Grove

Lodge No. 173 in Elk Grove. He is a member of

Sacramento Chapter, Council and Commandery,

York Rite, San Francisco Priory, K.Y.C.H.; Saint

Francis Conclave, Red Cross of Constantine;

Siminoff Council No. 485, A.M.D.; Golden State

College, S.R.I.C.F., Ben Ali Shrine Temple, and Elk

Grove Chapter No. 109, O.E.S. He is also a Past

Bethel Guardian, Bethel No. 347, Job’s Daughters.,

and a Past Master Councilor of DeMolay

International, and has been invested with the Degree

of Chevalier and the DeMolay Legion of Honor.

TWENTY-ONE FOR FORTY-TWO!

The 2014 Capitular Festival in Comptche will be held

on Saturday, June 28th

. It’s an all day affair, so come

early (Friday night if at all possible) and stay late, at

least for the BBQ afterwards. Twenty-one candidates

is the goal this year, as we have learned in prior years

that that is pretty near the maximum we can handle!

Many Chapters will be contributing ritualis to the

degree conferrals, so this will be a great year to bring

candidates from far and wide! See the flyer at the

end of this newsletter.

RECEPTIONS, FESTIVALS & DEGREES

At the very end of this Newsletter you will find

copies of flyers for many of the activities throughout

the year – some, but not all, Receptions as well as

Degree conferrals, whether individual or part of a

Festival. For other events not included here, refer to

the Grand High Priest Calendar at the Grand York

Rite website:

http://yorkriteofcalifornia.org/royalarch/g

hpcalendar.html

GRAND LECTURER COMMENTS

As your new Grand Lecturer, please let me thank the

Grand Chapter for electing me and putting their trust

in my ability to perform in this role. I will do my

best to bring to the position some new ideas, and

perhaps some new products that will assist with ritual

and administration of the Chapter. I do not bring to

the position the knowledge and wisdom of my

predecessor, so we all owe Fred Kleyn a debt of

thanks for his ritual stewardship over the last five

years.

Phil Hardiman, PGHP

ROYAL ARCH HISTORY

Of particular interest to all Companions and Sir

Knights is the new addition to the History of the

Royal Arch – Volume 4 is now available, which

takes the history through 1996. This is the

supplement to the original 3 Volume set prepared by

Everett R. Turnbull and Ray V. Denslow. The 4th

Volume can be purchased for $25. Volumes 1, 2, 3

& 4 of the History of Royal Arch Masonry have been

reprinted. These books are hardbound and

approximately 500 pages each. The cost is $ 100.00

for all 4 books plus $ 15.00 shipping and handling in

USA. Foreign shipping could cost more. Payment

by check or credit card. Contact the General Grand

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Secretary to order books.

[email protected]

RAM INTERNATIONAL NEWSLETTER

As you know, our Grand Chapter is associated with

the General Grand Chapter RAM International. The

General Grand Chapter is now publishing a

newsletter with international scope. Issue number 31

for May 2014 has been forwarded to local Chapter

officers, and can be accessed directly at:

http://eepurl.com/TOV8n. Please share as

appropriate with your companions. In the new

format, scroll down in the message to find the state-

specific entries for California. Prior editions from

March 2012 can also be found under the Library tab

at the Research Chapter website:

www.goldenstatechapter.org

THE CLOTHES LINE

A line of Jackets for our York Rite bodies continues

to be available at MP. ENTERPRISES. The price for

red and blue is great -- $75.00 plus tax and shipping,

for sizes 34 to 49 in short, regular and tall; and

$87.00 plus tax and shipping for sizes 50 to 60, also

in short, regular, and tall. Purple Jackets are little

more expensive at $95.00 for the smaller and $107.00

for the larger. Also available are Men’s and ladies’

vests, tuxedos and shirts, pins, patches, and flags, and

OES T-Shirts. Contact Max Luy at (510) 502-3224;

or at his website: www.mpenterprises.weebly.com;

or directly to his email at [email protected].

ENCOMPASSER

The April 2014 edition of the Encompasser is now

available on the website. Go to

http://www.yorkriteofcalifornia.org and click on

The Encompasser on the left hand toolbar. You can

help us control cost by letting us know you are

willing to take the Encompasser by email only.

Check out the new format available – you can now

read the Encompasser online! No need to even

print it out. Many thanks to our web-master,

Excellent Companion Richard Thornton, for his

efforts in applying this technology to our needs!

GRAND CHAPTER SCHOLARSHIPS

For info about Scholarships, go to the following

website:

http://www.yorkriteofcalifornia.org/royalarch/rara.ht

ml

If you have the resources, please consider making

a significant donation on behalf of our Masonic

Youth. Send any excess cash (!) to the Grand

Chapter Scholarship Program at 11428 E. Artesia

Blvd, #13, Artesia, CA 90701-3872

Remember that all donations to the Scholarship

Program are Tax Deductible, so keep this in mind

as you plan your annual giving and when you pay

your dues.

GOLDEN STATE RESEARCH CHAPTER

The website located at

www.goldenstatechapter.org now contains a copy

of the 2010, 2011 and 2012 Grand Orations

booklets. Also included is a copy of “The Royal

Arch Path,” by MEC Phil Hardiman, KYGCH.

The meeting at Grand Sessions on Monday, May

19th, was well-attended – 34 Companions, in fact.

Copies of the Grand Orations 2013 were available

to attendees; and 9 new members were balloted

upon. Casey Latham, our outgoing HP, gave a

mailto:[email protected]

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paper on researching the Royal Arch, which was

followed by a talk by our Scribe, Companion Paul

Clark, on the relationship between the Kaballah

and Freemasonry.

After the presentations, elections were held, with

former officers moving up, except for the HP, who

was elected the new Secretary! Bob Morrison was

elected the new Scribe.

For information about membership, contact:

Ex. Comp Joseph Dongo, High Priest

[email protected]

Paul Arthur Clark, King

[email protected]

Ex. Companion Bob Morrison, Scribe

[email protected]

Ex. Comp Casey Latham, Secretary

[email protected]

GRAND HIGH PRIEST’S CALENDAR

Date Event Location June 8-10

Nevada Grand Sessions

Fallon, Nevada

June 12 Y-R Reception Bellflower

June 13 Y-R Reception Pomona

June 14 Y-R Reception Ventura

June 20 Y-R Reception Redding

June 21 Y-R Reception Yuba City

June 22 Y-R Reception Quincy

June 25 Y-R Reception San Jose

June 26 Grand Bethel, Job’s Daughters

Visalia

June 28 Y-R Leadership Seminar

Bellflower

July 4 Parade and BBQ Newhall

July 5 Reception Van Nuys

July 6 Ice Cream Social San Luis Obispo

July 12 Reception Wofford Heights

July 13 Jr. Grand Steward’s Reception

Redlands

July 26 Elk Grove Lodge Sesquicentennial

Elk Grove

For the latest schedule details, check the GHP's

calendar at www.yorkriteofcalifornia.org

CONTACT INFORMATION

Grand High Priest:

Jon D. Humphreys, KYGCH

580 Village Drive

Galt, CA 95632-8156

(209) 745-9193 (H)

(916) 205-8104 (C)

[email protected]

Grand Secretary:

Ken Hope

11428 E. Artesia Blvd, #13

Artesia, CA 90701-3872

(562) 924-6500 (W)

(562) 484-1611(C)

[email protected]

Editor:

Phil Hardiman, KYGCH

2713 Hoffman Woods Lane

Carmichael, CA 95608

(916) 712-4814(C)

[email protected]

Website:

WWW.YORKRITEOFCALIFORNIA.ORG

GOLDEN STATE CHAPTER OF RESEARCH

Website

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Grand York Rite Reception Most Excellent Companion

Jon D. Humphreys, KYGCH Grand High Priest of the Grand Chapter

Royal Arch Masons of California

Most Illustrious Companion David L. Chesebro, KYGCH

Most Illustrious Grand Master of the Grand Council Cryptic Masons of California

Sir Knight Carlos H. Gonzalez, KTCH, KYGCH

Right Eminent Grand Commander of the Grand Commandery Knights Templar of California

Date: Friday, June 20, 2014 Location: Redding Masonic Family Center Address: 160 Masonic Dr

Redding, CA 96003 Time: Social 6:00 pm

Dinner 6:30 pm - Dinner Cost $18.00 Reception 7:30 pm Attendees: Companions, Knights, Ladies and Guests Reception Reservations: Myron A Tisdel, KYGCH 30520 100 Road Shingletown, CA 96088-9651 Phone: 530-474-4669 Dress: G.O. Standard Dress Code Chapter Officers Red Council Officers Purple Commanders Uniform Ladies and Guests: Informal Attire Business Suit\Sports Coat Host Chapters: Shasta #9, Red Bluff #40, Humboldt #52 Host Councils: Shasta #6, Pacific #37 Host Commanderies: Red Bluff #17, Eureka #35, Redding #50

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Napa / Solano York Rite Bodies

Napa Chapter #30 / Naval Chapter #35 / Solano Chapter #43

King Solomon Council #29 of Cryptic Masons,

Vacaville Commandery #38 Knights Templar

Invite you to attend a

Grand York Rite Reception Honoring

Jon D. Humphreys Most Excellent Grand High Priest

David L. Chesebro Most Illustrious Grand Master

Sir Knight Carlos H. Gonzales Right Eminent Grand Commander

Friday, August 1, 2014 Fairfield Masonic Lodge

412 Travis Blvd. Fairfield, California

Social Hour at 6:30 PM

Dinner 7:30 PM

Program to follow

Seating is limited; please make your reservation with

Randy Billingsley (707) 344-1685 [email protected]

David Anderson (707) 421-8054 [email protected]

RSVP NO LATER THAN JULY 25, 2014

NOTE: No Tickets Sold At the Door

Dinner Catered by

Cost for dinner is $15 with all proceeds supporting

Vacaville Assembly #29 International Order of Rainbow Girls

RSVP: The Checks Payable to Solano Chapter #43 RAM

Dress is Suit or York Rite Coat and tie for men and dress or pant suit for ladies.

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