Valley News

The latest "goings on" in the Valley of Hartford.

Links to Our Newsletters

Our newsletter, View of the Valley, is available in PDF format for download and viewing.

This has several benefits. The printed version is in black and white, however, the PDF version is in color. Also, viewing this on-line will probably save a few trees, and help the planet.


General Valley News Items

THEATRE NEWINGTON-ON STAGE To Present Winter Production

Only two weeks remain until the opening of TNOS's winter production PLAY ON!, a comedy in three acts.

Two shows are being presented on Friday, December 11, 2009 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 8 p.m. Doors open both evenings at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices are $15 for adults and $13 for student (18 and under) and seniors (62 and over). Tickets are available at the door. For general information and questions you may call (860) 202-9793.

This will be TNOS's third production since they found a new home in our auditorium. Please come out and support their efforts (and have a few hearty laughs in the process!). You won't be disappointed.

Connecticut's Newest 33rd Degree Masons

An article has been posted, with photo, about our 2009 Class of Sovereign Grand Inspectors General.

2010 Road Race Set, Sponsors Needed

The date has been locked in for the 2nd Annual Scottish Rite 5K Run/Walk for Children with Dyslexia. The race will be held on Saturday, July 24, 2010. Please see the Road Race page for more information and forms.

2009-2010 Valley Directory On-Line

The Valley of Hartford Directory for 2009-2010 is now available on-line in PDF format. The directory has gone out in the US Mail as well. It was late this year because the Valley is using a new printer, the same printer that handles the View of the Valley, and there was some additional set-up time for the job. However, until the Directory arrives in the mail, feel free to download our on-line copy.

Newton Buckner III Nominated for Election to Receive 33°

The Valley of Hartford congratulates Brother Newton "Bud" Buckner III who has been nominated for election to receive the 33°, Sovereign Grand Inspector General, Honorary Member of the Supreme Council, in Philadelphia, PA in August, 2010. Brother Buckner currently serves the Valley as the 2nd Lieutenant Commander in Nathan Hale Consistory. Congratulations Bud!

View of the Valley Wins Benjamin Franklin Award

On Monday, August 24, 2009, at the Annual Session of the Supreme Council, AASR, NMJ, the winners of the Benjamin Franklin Awards, for best Valley newsletters, were announced.

The Valley of Hartford's publication View of the Valley won the Benjamin Franklin Award in the category "Valleys with between 800 and 1500 members". The View of the Valley is edited by Illustrious Brother Francis G. Way, MSA, 33°

The Valley of Bridgeport's newsletter received an Honorable Mention as well.

"Scottish Rite for the 21st Century" DVDs Now Available

Our shipment of "Scottish Rite for the 21st Century" DVDs has arrived.

These DVDs, wonderfully designed and produced by the Supreme Council, are intended to provide information to interested blue lodge brethren, or any man who might be interested in the Scottish Rite. They are an excellent recruiting tool and can be viewed on a DVD player or on a personal computer. The packaging is also quite informative.

They are available to give to interested brethren, and may be obtained from the Valley Secretary.

Supreme Council Dues Reduction Program

Wouldn't it be great if something you did on a regular basis helped you reduce the amount of your Scottish Rite dues? Well, now it can!

The Supreme Council has begun a program to allow individual Scottish Rite masons to reduce their dues by shopping through OneCause. With OneCause, you register on their site, associate with your cause (in our case the "Scottish Rite Freemasonry, NMJ" cause), and purchases made through participating online merchants, begun via the OneCause website, will apply a percentage of the transaction amount to your dues. The maximum percentage is 20%, although the average percent is between 2% and 6%.

To sign up, you need an email address, and must specify your cause. A link on the Supreme Council Membership Services web page will take you right to the appropriate OneCause page, or you may follow this link directly.

Once on the OneCause page, if you click "Shop to Support This Cause" in the left hand navigation area, you'll be taken to a page to register. If you select the "Help" link in the upper left, you can read a list of Frequently Asked Question. There are other helpful links on the front page, including a short flash video to explain to you how the program works.

If you shop regularly online with merchants like Amazon, Staples and many others, a percentage of your purchase is applied to your dues. The only requirement is that you start the shopping experience from the OneCause page, by clicking on that merchant's link.

Help Needed

We need help in robes, make-up, lighting, backstage and in the Scottish Rite Choir. If you are interested, please contact the Secretary, either by phone or by email.