At the end of January, True Fellowship 52 was pleased to welcome 4 new Odd Fellows to the Degree of Truth, in a ceremony that helped convey the deep teachings of our Order through the use of symbols. Receiving the degree were Tatiana Kuvaldina and Victor Gonsalves of Mountain View 244, Joey Bennett of Livermore 219, and Alberto Garcia of Mission Peak 114.
The Third Degree is very different from the other degrees. It is a ritual that demands serious attention, and the candidates who receive it have always seemed to understand that. Allegory and hidden meaning are pulled back, and candidates are taught not merely the what, but the why, behind the patchwork of symbols we use throughout our Order. After receiving these teachings, candidates are able to move up through the Order and hold offices. Wasting no time at all, Tatiana is now the Vice Grand of Mountain View 244, and Victor is Warden.
Conferring the degree this time were Zandria Elbert, Noble Grand; Andrew Crockett, Past Grand; Debbie Shuler, Chaplain; Jane Beckman, Vice Grand; Megan O’Neil, Warden; Terrance Seddon, Conductor; Kat Powell, Inside Guardian; Mason Wolf, Right Supporter to the Noble Grand; Ron Myres, Left Supporter to the Noble Grand; Sara Bruce, Right Supporter to the Vice Grand; Lisa Harrigan, Left Supporter to the Vice Grand.
