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Ordo Templi Orientis USA Annual Report Form |
Horizon Oasis 2007 |
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Master |
Shellay Maughan |
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Deputy Master |
Jon S. |
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Treasurer |
Ken B. |
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Secretary |
Cristin W. |
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Initiation Secretary |
Courtney L. |
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EGC Secretary |
Melissa H. |
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General Information |
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Does your local body have these: |
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Financial records |
Yes |
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EIN |
Yes |
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Bank account in body's name |
Yes |
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Additional savings or secondary account |
No |
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Inventory of body equipment |
No |
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Were these offices filled for all of last year? |
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Master |
Yes |
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Deputy Master |
Yes |
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Treasurer |
Yes |
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Secretary |
Yes |
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Additional offices filled for all of last year: |
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Initiation Secretary |
Yes |
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EGC Secretary |
Yes |
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Librarian |
Yes |
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Webmaster |
Yes |
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Are any officers members of any other local bodies?: |
Yes |
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Do you have a successor for Mastership in mind? |
Yes |
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Is this person aware? |
Yes |
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Did you hold regular business meetings? |
Yes |
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If so, how often? |
Monthly officers meeting, quarterly community meeting |
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Does the body collect local dues and/or fees? |
Yes |
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If Yes: How much? |
1% of members income (self declared), $10.00 a month min. We give hardship waivers if asked. Associates are encouraged to pay member level dues but can choose to pay $10.00 a month. |
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How often? |
Monthly or Annually |
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Total funds collected last year: |
$14,160.06 |
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Does the body hold fundraisers? |
Yes |
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If yes, please describe: |
Lectures, workshops and rituals with entrance fees, annual festival that includes wine or beer tasting, auctions of various kinds, sometimes vendors. We also ask for donations at most free events such as mass or classes, although we don't require a donation to get in. |
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How much money did you raise in fundraisers last year? |
$2,017.10 |
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How much money did you receive in donations last year? |
$1,886.18 |
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Please describe the facility or facilities you have used for Mass in the last year. Was the venue rented or donated? Please be as detailed as possible. |
January through July we rented from the Queen Anne Masonic Temple, as we have in previous years. We also used free space at Edge of the Circle, an occult bookstore. In July we started renting our own 24/7 temple space in a commercial building. We have a temple room, a living room/library, and storage. We also share a common area with a couch and chairs, a kitchen, and two bathrooms with other building tenants. |
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Please describe the facility or facilities you have used for MOE initiations in the last year. Was the venue rented or donated? Please be as detailed as possible. |
See mass facility, above. |
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Were there other venues used for local body functions? What were they? |
Yes, 2 initiations and 1 community meeting held at Little Red Studio. |
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Which of the above venues are covered by liability insurance? |
All. At Queen Anne and EoC we were covered by the owners insurance. At our own temple we share building insurance costs with the other tenants and carry our own liability and theft insurance. |
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Please indicate approximately what percentage of local body events took place at each venue you have named. |
January through July: Queen Anne, 40%. Edge of the Circle, 55%, LRS 5%. August through December: Horizon Temple, 100%. |
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IV. Outreach |
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Does your local body have a website link on the USGL website? |
Yes |
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Does the body have a contact email that is easily located? |
Yes |
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Does the local body publish a journal or newsletter? |
No |
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Does the body have a library? |
Yes |
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If yes: where is it located? |
Horizon Temple |
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Who owns the books? |
Horizon Oasis |
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How many books are in the library? |
Approximately 320 |
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Is there a protocol for allowing the public access to the body's library? Explain, if so. |
Checkout is restricted to dues-paying members only. The Library is open during public events and books are checked out by sign-out. |
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How do you ensure that all members of the body are informed about local events? |
Announcements at Events, Local EList, Hard Copy Calendar, Online Calendar |
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EGC Activity |
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Does the local body have all of the Mass equipment needed for performance of Mass? |
Yes |
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If not, please explain what is missing: |
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To whom does the Mass equipment belong? |
Horizon Oasis |
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Number of EGC Masses performed last year: |
25 |
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Number of Baptisms: |
3 |
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Number of Confirmations: |
3 |
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How many body members acted in the following Mass roles last year? |
27 individuals: |
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Priest |
7 |
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Priestess |
7 |
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Deacon |
14 |
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Children |
19 |
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Of these, how many are ordained? |
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Priest |
5 |
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Priestess |
4 |
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Deacon |
12 |
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Please describe any other functions fulfilled by the local Clergy in the last year (ex. Consecration of Oil, Last Rites, Feast for Fire/Water, etc.) |
Two ordained clergy performed wedding ceremonies in 2007. |
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Initiation Activity |
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Number of active initiators in the body: |
9 |
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Are there initiators from other local bodies who regularly initiate for your body? |
No |
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If yes, how many? |
n/a |
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How much of the requisite equipment do you have in order to perform each of these degrees? |
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Minerval |
All |
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First |
All |
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Second |
All |
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Third |
All |
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Fourth |
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P.I. |
All |
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Is there any initiation equipment that the local body uses that does not belong to the body? |
No |
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How many initiations were performed last year? |
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Minerval |
6 |
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First |
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Second |
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Third |
2 |
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Fourth |
2 |
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PI |
2 |
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Total initiations |
12 |
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Were any of these performed cooperatively with another local body? |
No |
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How many people traveled to take initiation with the body last year? |
2 |
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Other Activity |
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How many classes, lectures, or discussion groups did the body host last year? |
27 |
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Please list up to 15 of the topics covered: |
Thelemic Discussion: topics include Love, Will, Thelemic Ethics, Thelema in Daily Life. Classes: Women in Thelema, Sacred Geometry, Middle Pillar, Novitiate Training. Study Groups: Garden of Pomegranates, Magick in Theory and Practice. Workshop on Enochian Ritual with Lon Duquette. |
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How many seasonal rituals, holy day celebrations, Rites of Eleusis, or other rituals did the body celebrate last year? |
5 |
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Please briefly describe some of these other rituals: |
Solstice Feast, Celebrations for all 3 day of the Writing of the Book of the Law, officer installation. |
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Membership: |
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How many local body members are there right now? |
31 |
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What is the average number of members over the past year? |
22 |
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Please describe the metric you use to define membership: |
An EGC member or an OTO initiate in good standing of 0 degree or above, who is either local dues current or has asked for a hardship waiver. |
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On average, how many people attended: |
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Gnostic Mass |
15 |
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An average class |
5 to 20 |
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An average seasonal ritual |
25 to 30 |
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Approximately how many OTO initiates from other areas attended local body events? |
16 |
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Approximately how many non-OTO EGC members attended events? |
none |
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Approximately how many people who are neither OTO nor EGC members attended events? |
140 |
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Do body members regularly attend events at another local body in your area? If so, which body(ies)? |
Members regularly attend events at Vortex, and help out with initiations and mass when invited. Horizon members also attend events at Sekhet Maat quite often, and occasionally visit Blue Horizon and the lodges in British Columbia. |
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Facility and Facility Plans |
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Existing Facility: |
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Is this facility directly connected to a residence? |
No |
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Is this facility on the same physical property as a private residence? |
No |
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Is the facility used for purposes other than OTO events? |
In part - our temple can rented by members of Horizon for non-OTO events. |
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If yes, describe: |
We have rented our space for Golden Dawn rituals, a belly dancing class, and a series of magical classes. |
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In whose name is the facility rented, leased or owned? |
Shellay L Maughan |
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In the event that the lessee changed residences, would the local body still have access to that space? |
Yes |
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Does the body have a contingency plan in the event that the body were to lose its facility? If so, please explain: |
We would try to find a comparable space to rent. In the interim we could hold mass and other events at Edge of the Circle bookstore and/or Queen Anne Temple as we have in the past. |
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How is the facility paid for? |
Dues and donations. We also have savings for emergencies, and part of these savings funded fixing up the temple. |
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What is the approximate square footage of the facility? |
1000 |
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Is the facility under OTO regulations at all times, or only during OTO events? |
At all times, including non-OTO renters. |
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Achievements and Goals |
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Business: |
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EIN |
Attained |
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Body Bank Account |
Attained |
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Secondary Bank Account |
Goal This Year |
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Inventory of Body Equipment |
Goal This Year |
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Liability Insurance |
Attained |
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Regular Business Meetings |
Attained |
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Finances: |
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Institute local dues |
Attained |
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Institute temple pledges |
No Plans This Year |
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Institute fundraising activities |
Attained |
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Increase fundraising activities |
Goal This Year |
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Other (specify) |
Goal This Year - Financial transparency and accountability to our membership; posting of monthly and quarterly financial reports and ARF statistics to our web site. |
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Officers: |
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Deputy Master |
Attained |
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Treasurer |
Attained |
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Secretary |
Attained |
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Implementation of other Offices |
Goal This Year |
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Transition of an Officer other than Master |
Attained |
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Transition of Master |
Attained |
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Temple Facility: |
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Transfer to a new space |
Attained |
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Improve existing space |
Goal This Year |
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Outreach: |
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Establish a website |
Attained |