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Scottish Rite Scholarships

Our Scholarship links have been updated. Click HERE to go to our Scholarships link page.

Supporting Students in the Pursuit of Knowledge.

Donating to the Illinois Scottish Rite Scholarship Fund helps financially support
those students seeking to continue their education. Scholarships are for full-time
undergraduate students enrolled at an accredited college or university and
continue for four years or graduation; a 3.0 GPA is maintained.
Help support our future leaders with an online donation:
Donate to the Illinois Scottish Rite Scholarship Fund

To read the latest edition of the Chimes (Winter 2024), click HERE.

Petition the Scottish Rite by clicking HERE!

The next stated meeting will be held May 13, 2024. The Consistory will be in charge of the meeting. This is the Annual Meeting and Election/Installation of Officers. The Board meeting will begin at 6:30pm followed by the Fraternal meeting at 7:30pm. The Board meeting be at refreshment at 7:30pm and will resume following the Fraternal meeting to elect Board Officers. We hope to see you there!

Congratulations to Bro. Lyle Watters for being selected as the 2024 MSA recipient from the Valley of Moline!

Congratulations to Bro. Logan Crawford on being selected to receive the Moline Cross Award at the Spring 2024 Reunion!

Bro. John W. Miller has been named to be crowned a 33° Sovereign Grand Inspector General and honorary member of the Supreme Council in August of 2025 in Indianapolis, IN! When you see him, be sure to congratulate him. He has worked tirelessly for Masonry and will continue to do so.

The Illinois Council of Deliberation will meet on June 29, 2024 at the Abraham Lincoln Hotel in Springfield. Registration information will be posted when it becomes available. Check back for more information.

The Illinois Council of Deliberation announced a new website this year. Go to: ilscottishrite.org to check it out!

Congratulations to Bro. Frank Lucas on completing his first path in the Pathfinder program! Are you interested? Do you have questions? It’s an educational program wrapped in a scavenger hunt. Setting up your dashboard/profile on the Supreme Council website is just the beginning. Click HERE to get started.

Do you have an article to submit for the next issue of the Chimes? Get it to our editor, Russ Hoeper, ASAP!

We have a new link to make donations directly to the ICOD scholarships! The Illinois Scottish Rite has given over $5 Million in scholarships over the last 15 years,
awarded to individuals of all ages, allowing them to pursue or continue their education, knowing education is the stimulus for individual growth and improvement of our society.
With your financial support, we can increase the scholarship amounts and the number of scholarships awarded.
The Illinois Scottish Rite Scholarship Fund is a 501(c)3 charity, and upon completion of your donation, a printable receipt for your tax records is generated. Click HERE to make your donation by credit card today.

Are you interested, (maybe even a little excited), in the new “Pathfinder: The Journey of a Lifetime” Program? Log in on the 2nd Wednesday of each month this year, just before 6pm, to your member’s center on the Supreme Council website and watch a webinar that should answer many of your questions. You should have received a mailing from the Supreme Council with your “Field Book”. For more information, click HERE! This is gonna be fun!

Brethren, the Supreme Council has released a new campaign titled “Journey On”. The premier of this program has been well received. Here is the replay link. Share this with Master Masons you know who you believe would be interested, and if they’re moved by it, ask them to fill out the online petition.

The Valley’s address for meetings and mail is: 409 2nd Avenue E., Milan, IL on the 2nd Monday of each month – Board meeting at 6:30pm, Stated meeting at 7:30pm