Title: SW Hackett 3rd Degree
Location: San Diego Scottish Rite Heald Room
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Description: Third Degree for Eric MacDonald
Start Time: 19:15
Date: 2011-03-22
End Time: 21:30

Title: SW Hackett Officers Practice
Location: San Diego Scottish Rite Heald Room
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Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2011-03-15
End Time: 20:30

Title: SW Hackett Officers Practice
Location: San Diego Scottish Rite Heald Room
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Description: 2nd Section, 3rd Degree
Start Time: 17:00
Date: 2011-03-08
End Time: 20:30

Title: SW Hackett 574 Stated Meeting Dinner & Inspectors Official Visit
Location: San Diego Scottish Rite Heald Room
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Start Time: 18:30
Date: 2011-03-01
End Time: 21:30

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Ever since the catholicisation of South America by the Conquistadores the church has played a huge part in everyday life for most Mexicans. That’s no less true at the beginning of November when many families celebrate Dias De La Muerte or Day Of The Dead where the families of the deceased celebrate their lives on the night before All Saints Day. A festival we commonly know as Halloween.

During the celebrations there are fireworks, sweets and cakes, temporary shrines are built and decorated with sugar skulls and marigolds while families come with the deads’ favourite food and drinks. Although the rituals now occur during a festival assigned by the Christian church as All Saints’ Day the practice of visiting the dead goes back thousands of years to an Aztec celebration dedicated to a goddess named Mictecacihuatl, queen of the underworld and afterlife. In Brazil the festivities are known as Dia de Fiados where, as in Mexico, Spain and other strongly catholic countries there are costumes and parades which lead to cemeteries and churches in order to pray for their dead loved ones. However these rituals aren’t just limited to countries and societies which have adopted Christianity, in many non Christian cultures days set aside for venerating the dead exist. The idea of building a shrine with the deads’ favourite things is intended to call the soul in order for it to hear the prayers and comments that the living have for the dead. These might include “prestamos inmediatos” and “Tanda”.

While the dead adults receive tequila, mescal and atole, dead children, known as los Angelitos, are brought toys. Living relatives will also leave other gifts and sweets for the dead on their graves. Ofrendas or offerings are also put in homes and include pan de muerto and candied pumpkin which are intended to make the dead feel welcome. The living eat the food after the ceremony however, because the dead don’t have a corporeal body they enjoy the spiritual essence of the food leaving the food with little nutritional value but still full of deliciousness.

Title: SW Hackett 3rd Degree/Escort Practice
Location: Heald Room
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Start Time: 19:00
Date: 2011-02-22

Title: SW Hackett Tentative First Degree
Location: Heald Room
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Start Time: 19:15
Date: 2011-02-15

Title: SW Hackett Tentative First Degree
Location: Heald Room
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Start Time: 0715
Date: 20110208

Title: “Q&A Discussion with the Past Grand Master" The Masonic Education Lecture Series
Location: Ionic Composite Lodge 1122 S. La Cienega Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90035
Description: Presented by: Most Worshipful R. Stephen Doan PGM
(tiled on the first degree)
Please RSVP to Joseph Esshaghian at shahriare@hotmail.com or 310-447-4202 so we can approximate
attendance for parking and refreshment purposes. RSVPs are not necessary for attendance however.
***Business casual attire required. Please bring dues cards.***
Start Time: 19:30
Date: 2011-08-31