Valley of Houston News and Updates

Reunion 410 and Feast of TishriBusy time ahead in the month of October at the Valley of Houston Scottish Rite.  Both the annual Feast of Tishri and Fall Reunion 419 are on tap for this month.
The Feast of Tishri, to be held on Thursday, October 24th, annually celebrates the Jewish holiday Sukkot - also known as the Feast of Tabernacles by the Jewish people.  A time of celebration after 40 years of wandering in the dessert following their escape from Egypt and the gathering of the fall harvest.  It is celebrated as the final of four feasts of the Scottish Rite  Southern Jurisdiction during the calendar year.
Reunion 419, which opened on September 21st, resumes on Saturday, October 19th with the conferral of Degrees 18 through 29 and closes out on Saturday, the 26th, with Terminal Degrees 4, 14, 18, 30, an 32 as well as Degree 31.  
There is still time to turn in Reunion Petitions and pay Degree Fees for those blue lodge Master Masons wishing to become full-fledged 32nd Degree members of the Scottish Rite.  Use the links below to download Petitions and prepay Degree Fees.  Otherwise, fees may be paid at the door by cash, check, or credit card.  
Note article below on the Forgotten Gateway:  Coming to America Through Galveston Island and remember to participate in your home lodge's efforts to gather items for the Valley of Houston Toy Drive benefiting Scottish Rite Hospitals in Dallas.  All lodge's will get these toys and money donations to the Valley in late November.  Valley members are invited to join in the caravan headed to Dallas to transfer the gifts in person to hospital personnel.  More on how to participate in that effort later. 
The Board of Trustees will meet in the Board Room prior to the Feast at 6 p.m. 


6 p.m.         Board of Trustees
7 p.m.         Feast of Tishri

Feast of Tishri 
Reunion 419 Continues in October
FIfteen candidates participated in the September 21st opening day of Reunion 419.  There is still time to notify members of your blue lodges that they can sign up and participate in the Reunion during the final two Saturdays; October 19th and 26th.  
Second and third Reunion dates are listed below.  Each session's activities complete around 9:30 p.m.  Breakfast and Registration begin each morning from 7 - 8 a.m. Breakfast, lunch, and snacks are available to candidates and participating Valley members.  Degrees 18 through 29 are scheduled for the October 19th session.  
Those members who joined in the Spring Session of 2024 are encouraged to come out and see any Degrees they missed during the Spring. Terminal Degrees 4, 14,18, 30, and 32 as well as Degree 31 will be conferred on the final day of the Reunion, October 26th.  This gives any new members coming into the Valley a chance to receive all Terminal Degrees on the 26th.
Fees of the Reunion are set at $275 and can be paid via PayPal or Credit Card on internet site via link below or by contacting the Valley via telephone at  713-432-1980 prior to the event.  Credit Card, check, or cash are acceptable at the door.  Please download a copy of the Petition on link below.  A link for the Petition is also listed below.
Remember, if you are not active in Reunions to this point, you are encouraged to join one of the many committees responsible for Reunion activities.  Come out, observe, and get involved.  There's always a place to help.
Candidates can look forward to more in depth knowledge, comrodarity, and opportunities to serve the general public through the many Scottish Rite charity organizations by getting involved now.   


                                     419th Reunion Schedule
Saturday, October 19, 2024
7:00 – 8:00        a.m.     Breakfast                                2:15 – 2:30   p.m.      Classroom  
8:00 - 8:15         a.m.     Classroom                              2:30 – 3:15 p.m.       24° Conferred
8:15 – 9:30        a.m.     18° Conferred                         3:15 – 3:30   p.m.      Break
9:30 – 9:45        a.m.     Classroom                              3:30 – 4:00   p.m.      25° Conferred
9:45 – 10:15      a.m.     19° Conferred                         4:00 – 4:15   p.m.      Classroom
10:15 – 10:30    a.m.     Break                                      4:15 – 4:45   p.m.      26° Conferred
10:30 – 11:15    a.m.     20° Conferred                         4:45 – 5:00   p.m.      Classroom
11:15 – 11:30    a.m.     Classroom                              5:00 – 5:45   p.m.      27° Conferred
11:30 – 12:15    a.m.     21° Conferred                         5:45 – 6:00   p.m.      Break
12:15 – 1:00      p.m.     Lunch                                      6:00 – 6:45   p.m.     28° Conferred
1:00 – 1:30        p.m.     22° Conferred                          6:45 – 7:00   p.m.     Classroom
1:30 – 1:45        p.m.     Classroom                               7:00 – 7:30   p.m.     29° Conferred
1:45 – 2:15        p.m.     23° Conferred                                     
Saturday, October 26, 2024
7:00 – 8:00        a.m.     Registration / Breakfast          1:00 – 2:00   p.m.      Lunch & Portraits  
8:00 - 8:45         a.m.     Classroom                              2:00 – 3:00   p.m.      30° Conferred
8:45 – 9:00        a.m.     Reunion Prologue                   3:00 – 3:30   p.m.      Classroom
9:00 – 9:45        a.m.     4° Conferred                           3:30 – 4:15   p.m.      31° Conferred
9:45 – 10:15      a.m.     Classroom                              4:15 – 4:45   p.m.      Classroom
10:15 – 11:15    a.m.     14° Conferred                         4:45 – 6:15   p.m.      32° Conferred
11:15 – 11:45    a.m.     Classroom                              6:15 – 6:45   p.m.      Cap Presentation
11:45 – 1:00      p.m.     18° Conferred                        
Fellowship and Refreshments in Double Eagle Lounge following Reunion

Reunion 419 Petition 
Reunion 419 Degree Fees 
2025 Dues 
​Galveston - Forgotten GatewayThe Library and Museum of the Houston Scottish Rite Forgotten Gateway:  Coming to America Through Galveston Island exhibit is underway.  The exhibition is available to the public through October 24, 2024.  For more information about viewing hours, or to arrange group visits, contact the Valley of Houston Scottish Rite at 713-432-1980.
School of Instruction The Valley of Houston School of Instruction next meets Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 10 a.m. in the Valley Board Room.  Fresh Coffee will be available for all participants. 
Twice-monthly practices are held on second and fourth Saturday mornings of each month - when the building is not otherwise scheduled - to go over Blue Lodge esoteric work including: esoteric studies of Entered Apprentice, Fellowcraft, and Master Mason as well as lodge openings and closing of all four lodges, conferral of degrees, and the reception of Grand Lodge Officers.   
UpComing Events 

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October 19, 2024          REUNION 419 (18th – 29th Degree Conferrals) 
October 24, 2024          Feast of Tishri – Executive Committee – KStA Stated Meeting
October 26, 2024          REUNION 419 (Terminal Degree 4th, 14th, 18th, 30th, 32nd –                                               Plus 31th - Conferrals)
November 21, 2024      Stated Meeting – Board of Trustees
December 19, 2024      Election / Installation of Officers – Executive Committee
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