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Important Messages Message Date: 5/15/2023 PLEASE CHECK DUES PAYMENTS To all of you who reported that payments were not displaying in Sentinel, please spot-check the payments. You should see them posted to their records now. If not, please email sccs@scottishrite.org Thank you! Your Sentinel Team Message Date: 5/11/2023 DUES PAYMENTS STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION We have received reports that dues payments are still not displaying in Sentinel. Therefore, we are still working on it. Please check back here for updates. Thanks again for your continued patience! Your Sentinel Team Message Date: 5/10/2023 ISSUES RESOLVED! The dues payments are now displaying and the Valley Details page is editable. However, the dues Batch Report is still undergoing maintenance. We hope to have this remaining issue resolved today. Thank you for your patience. Your Sentinel Team Message Date: 5/9/2023 MAINTENANCE TO DUES PAYMENTS AND THE VALLEY DETAILS PAGE Maintenance performed on or about May 2 has caused dues payments not to display properly in Sentinel. The payments are stored in the system, so this is a display issue only, and we expect it to be resolved soon. Also, there is an issue with the Valley Details page causing it to display an error message when saving entries to the page. We expect this issue to be resolved soon as well. Please check here for further updates. We greatly regret the inconvenience caused by these issues. Supreme Council Computer Services Message Date: 4/6/2023 A FEW ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR APRIL 2023 First: There is a revised version of the House of the Temple Staff, Programs, and Services document in the Document Library in Sentinel. Second: Computer Services has received multiple inquiries on when the Valleys will receive the annual Dues Documentation Form used to prepare for the 2024 dues year. We will email the form to each Valley within the next week. Full instructions will accompany the form. All the Best! Supreme Council Computer Services Message Date: 1/31/2023 PER-CAPITA ASSESSMENT AND 2022 ANNUAL REPORT The 2022 statistical processing year will end at midnight tonight, EST, January 31, 2023. The 100% per-capita assessment will be calculated on the year-ending totals minus any of the usual exemptions (Grand Cross, Emeritus, A&D, Seniors). Computer Services will begin processing the 2022 Annual Reports on February 1. It may take up to ten days to complete the reports. Updates will be posted here. Supreme Council Computer Services Message Date: 1/25/2023 SENTINEL OFFLINE FOR A SHORT TIME ON THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 2023 Due to renovations in the House of the Temple, Sentinel will be offline beginning at noon, EST. We expect the system to be down approximately one hour. We regret the short notice and any inconvenience. Supreme Council Computer Services Message Date: 1/21/2023 Virtual Scottish Rite Leadership Workshops What Are These Workshops? This program started in 2021 with the purpose of informing and training Valley leadership and staff, as well as improving the operations of our Valleys in the Scottish Rite, Southern Jurisdiction, USA. Who Should Attend? We ask that all Valley Secretaries, Office staff, Personal Representatives, and Valley Treasurers attend at least one of these workshops. Additionally, we ask that you please share this information with anyone you deem an essential part of your leadership. When Are They? Saturday, January 28, 2023 – 3–6 p.m. EST Friday, February 24, 2023 – 9–12 Midnight EST Saturday, March 18, 2023 – 12–3 p.m. EST How Long Will They Last? Each virtual workshop is scheduled to last 3 hours with breaks built in along the way. How Do I Participate? Click Here to Sign Up Now for a Virtual Workshop What Subjects Will These Workshops Cover? Presentations will address such topics as:>p> Membership Fundraising Finance Education Philanthropy At the close of each session, there will be a question and answer session with Sovereign Grand Commander James D. Cole, 33°. This also is an opportunity to open discussion on any topic related to the operations of our fraternity. I have other questions. Whom Should I Ask? Please contact the Membership Services team at membership@scottishrite.org. Message Date: 12/14/2022 UPDATED SUPREME COUNCIL DIRECTORY The Office of the Executive Director updates The Supreme Council Directory of Orient and Valley contact information as needed. The last updated version is dated 12/12/2022 and was placed in the Document Library in Sentinel today. Your Sentinel Team Message Date: 12/6/2022 EMAIL BLAST FEATURE The maintenance on the email feature in Sentinel is complete, and it is back up and running. If you experience any issues with it, please contact Computer Services at sccs@scottishrite.org Your Sentinel Team Message Date: 12/5/2022 2022 YEAREND DEADLINES As we approach the end of 2022, please keep these processes and important dates in mind. 1. Use Sentinel to submit end-of-year suspensions and other losses by January 15, 2022. This will give your SGIG or Deputy ample time to review them before we close the books on January 31, 2023. 2. During January, use an effective date of 12/31/2022 or earlier when reporting end-of-year losses. Please do not submit status changes during January with a 2023 effective date unless you are reporting a death. Reporting suspensions with a 2023 effective date would make these members subject to the 2022 per-capita assessment. 3. Report new senior member per-capita exemptions on Form 80 no later than January 15. Remember! To be eligible for senior per-capita exemption, a member must be 80 years or older and in financial need or a 50-year member and in financial need. Thank you! Supreme Council Computer Services Message Date: 11/30/2022 Computer Services is in the process of upgrading the email service for the House of the Temple staff. As a result, the email blast feature in Sentinel is currently offline while we make this transition. We will post a notice here when this feature is back up and running. Your Sentinel Team Message Date: 10/26/2022 2022 PER-CAPITA 90% INVOICE AND NOVEMBER FOLLOW-UP DUES REMINDERS The 90% per-capita invoices will be available in Sentinel on or about November 1. The dues file for the November follow-up dues reminders will be sent to the printer on November 4. The reminders will go out to unpaid members only and are scheduled to all be mailed by November 16. Supreme Council Computer Services Message Date: 9/8/2022 2023 RENEWALS AND MEMBER CARDS The 2023 membership renewal statements were all mailed the week of August 29. Valley Secretaries shoud check their email for additional information. All the Best! Supreme Council Computer Services Message Date: 8/4/2022 ADDING MEMBER AND NONMEMBER REGISTRANTS TO EVENTS IN SENTINEL The Lookup feature that auto populates a member record in the Event registration module in Sentinel is now working properly for registering members in your Valley as well as visiting members from other Valleys. Your Sentinel Team Message Date: 6/24/2022 AUTO RENEWAL CREDIT CARDS DEBITED FOR 2023 DUES On Thursday afternoon, June 23, the credit cards for members enrolled in automatic membership renewal were debited. The print file for all other membership renewal notices goes to the printer on Monday, June 27. Please direct questions or concerns to sccs@scottishrite.org. Supreme Council Computer Services Message Date: 6/16/2022 INSERTION OF 2023 BALANCES IS COMPLETE IN SENTINEL! The rollover to 2023 is complete. Please spot-check member dues records for accuracy and report any issues to Computer Services. Thank you! Message Date: 6/15/2022 INSERTION OF 2023 DUES BALANCES IN SENTINEL The conversion or “rollover” of dues to the 2023 balances is scheduled for this Thursday, June 16. As soon as the rollover is confirmed correct, we will debit the credit cards for members enrolled in automatic dues payments, and all others may begin paying 2023 dues online. Message Date: 5/31/2022 ROLLOVER to 2023 DUES YEAR The insertion of the 2023 balance due amount into each member record will occur on or about June 15, as we are still reviewing the JotForm Dues Documentation Forms submitted by each Valley. Check back here for ongoing updates. Supreme Council Computer Services Message Date: 5/12/2022 2023 DUES SCHEDULE AND INSTRUCTIONS Thank you to all who joined Computer Services and Membership Services on May 11 for the 2023 Dues Year Seminar. We hope that you found it beneficial. As a follow up, we have placed an instructional document from the event in the Document Library. On the Document Type menu choose Unified Valley Billing System. The document is called 2023 PowerPoint with Processing Schedule. We recommend that everyone review this short document as we get ready for the 2023 Dues Billing Cycle. There are other useful instructions regarding the dues cycle stored there as well. Additionally, the seminar was recorded and will be made available to you soon. Check back here for updates. Your Sentinel Team Message Date: 4/4/2022 JOINT MEMORANDUM FROM THE OFFICES OF THE SOVEREIGN GRAND COMMANDERS OF THE SUPREME COUNCILS, 33°, U.S.A Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, NMJ Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, SJ To All Scottish Rite Masons of the Northern and Southern Jurisdictions, U.S.A: Greetings! For more than two centuries, our members have benefited from the close ties enjoyed between our Supreme Councils. Our Brethren, during the past two years, have often been constrained by the restrictions of the pandemic and unable to fully enjoy the benefits of our in-person meetings and fraternal events. As Sovereign Grand Commanders, we stand united in strongly encouraging our members, wheresoever dispersed, to once again partake of opportunities to meet with their Brethren. We emphasize that the doors of every Valley in both of our jurisdictions are open to Scottish Rite members in good standing, regardless of their jurisdictional affiliation. Therefore, members of any Southern Jurisdiction Valley are encouraged to enjoy the fellowship and programs offered by any Valley event in the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction. Likewise, members of any Valley winthin the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction are encouraged to enjoy the fellowship and programs offered by any Valley event in the Southern Jurisdiction. Should you receive an invitation from a Valley outside your jurisdiction, feel free to take advantage of any opportunity to attend an upcoming meeting or program. Our fraternity thrives on a longstanding tradition of reciprocal travel and visitation. We think the time is right for the Brethren of the Scottish Rite to take full advantage of any inter-jurisdictional opportunities to share the Brotherly love and affection we cherish. Enjoy some time with your Brethren with our blessing. Regardless of where your Masonic journey began, remember, we are all fellow travelers upon the same level of time. Enrich your journey by enjoying Masonic light from another source whenever you can. Sincerely and fraternally, Peter J. Samiec, Sovereign Grand Commander, Northern Masonic Jurisdiction, U.S.A. James D. Cole, Sovereign Grand Commander, Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A

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