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Filed under Actions
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2019/12/01
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2019/12/01
The office formerly known as the U.S. Grand Lodge Ombudsman has been renamed to Ombuds. The purpose of this office remains as described on the U.S.G.L. Government Contacts page:
The office of the U.S. Grand Lodge Ombuds serves as an official liaison between the general membership of O.T.O. within the United States and the various governing and administrative bodies of U.S. Grand Lodge. This office facilitates communication between members, officers, and governing and administrative bodies, assisting with resolution of problems and grievances.
There are two officers in this office, one male and one female. Any member is welcome to contact either or both of these officers as they see fit. Email sent to ombuds@oto-usa.org will be forwarded to both officers.
The email addresses of the female and male Ombuds officers are ombuds_f@oto-usa.org and ombuds_m@oto-usa.org respectively.
Permanent link to this article: https://oto-usa.org/2019/12/ombudsman-office-renamed-to-ombuds/
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Filed under Report
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2019/09/09
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2019/09/09
The U.S. Grand Lodge annual report for fiscal year 2018 has been published. This and all prior annual reports since 2006 are available here.
Permanent link to this article: https://oto-usa.org/2019/09/annual-report-for-fiscal-year-2018-published/
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Filed under Policy
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2019/08/22
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2019/08/22
During his keynote address at NOTOCON in August 2019, the Grand Master Sabazius announced a new office in Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica within U.S. Grand Lodge: the Deacon-Sacerdote. A set of policy clarifications pertaining to this office has now been issued. Note that this office and the policies pertaining to it are specific to U.S. Grand Lodge.
Permanent link to this article: https://oto-usa.org/2019/08/deacon-sacerdote-policy/
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Filed under Policy
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2019/08/06
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2019/08/06
In his keynote address at NOTOCON XII, the Grand Master Sabazius announced a new clerical status in Ecclesia Gnostica Catholica, the Deacon-Sacerdote. See his blog post on the topic for details. In brief, an ordained Deacon who has been initiated as a Knight of East and West may serve as a Deacon-Sacerdote, giving them the authority to confer baptism, confirmation, marriage, and other sacraments under the supervision of their Bishop.
Permanent link to this article: https://oto-usa.org/2019/08/new-egc-status-announced-deacon-sacerdote/
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Filed under NOTOCON
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2019/04/18
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2019/04/18
Registration is open for the twelfth biennial National O.T.O. Conference, NOTOCON XII, being held August 2-4 2019 in Cleveland, Ohio. Register and reserve your room today! Speakers and FAQs will be posted soon, so please stay tuned.
Permanent link to this article: https://oto-usa.org/2019/04/registration-open-for-notocon-xii/
We have always been strong advocates for personal choice in terms of one’s own private affairs, in accordance with the precepts of Liber Oz. HOWEVER, there is now a nationwide epidemic of deaths due to unsupervised use of a specific drug (the synthetic opioid known as Fentanyl), or mixtures containing this drug. This epidemic has already tragically claimed the lives of several Order members. The extremely dangerous nature of this drug is now widely-known; therefore, knowingly and illegally providing this drug to another Order member will be considered by us to be willingly putting the lives of your Brothers and Sisters in grave danger. Those who do so will, accordingly, be subject to appropriate disciplinary action, which may include expulsion from membership.
Permanent link to this article: https://oto-usa.org/2019/03/fentanyl/
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Filed under Policy
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2019/01/30
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2019/01/30
When the Master of a local body becomes incapacitated, the Electoral College must be notified immediately; and the local body’s charter is automatically suspended until the Electoral College appoints a new Master.
The Electoral College may appoint an Acting Master to maintain the local body during the period of suspension. The one duty of the Deputy Master of a local body is to be ready for appointment by the Electoral College to serve as Acting Master, to allow the Secretary and Treasurer to continue to perform their assigned duties.
When an orderly succession of mastership is being considered, it will usually be the Secretary (the officer most versed in local body operations), rather than the Deputy Master, who is recommended to the Electoral College for appointment as the new Master.
Permanent link to this article: https://oto-usa.org/2019/01/role-of-the-deputy-master/
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Filed under Events
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2018/12/05
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2018/12/05
A Women’s Leadership Retreat sponsored by Kaaba Colloquium will be held March 9-10 2019 in Dallas. Registration is limited to 30, so please register soon if you would like to attend.
Permanent link to this article: https://oto-usa.org/2018/12/womens-leadership-retreat/
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Filed under Agape
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2018/11/24
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2018/11/24
The most recent issue of the official U.S. Grand Lodge periodical Agapé (vol. 17 #2, Spring 2018) is now available online, along with three older issues which had not yet been added to the archive. Agapé solicits submissions from O.T.O. members.
Permanent link to this article: https://oto-usa.org/2018/11/four-issues-of-agape-available-online/
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Filed under Media
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2018/08/16
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2018/08/16
As most have noticed, a variety of groups or forums have been established on Facebook for the discussion of Thelema from various perspectives. Aside from a number of small groups established for conducting local body business, none of these general Thelemic discussion groups are currently controlled, managed, or officially sanctioned by OTO International or by USGL, even though individual OTO members may participate in them and may be involved in their moderation.
Permanent link to this article: https://oto-usa.org/2018/08/discussion-groups-on-facebook/
