Annual Report Form 2008

Ordo Templi Orientis USA Annual Report Form

Horizon Oasis 2008

Master

Shellay M.

Deputy Master

Neal D.

Treasurer

Ken B.

Secretary

Egypt R.

Initiation Secretary

Neal D.

EGC Secretary

Cristin W.

General Information

Does your local body have these:

Financial records

Yes

EIN

Yes

Bank account in body's name

Yes

Additional savings or secondary account

No

Inventory of body equipment

Yes

Were these offices filled for all of last year?

Master

Yes

Deputy Master

Yes

Treasurer

Yes

Secretary

Yes

Are any officers members of any other local bodies?:

Yes

Do you have a successor for Mastership in mind?

Yes

Is this person aware?

Yes

Did you hold regular business meetings?

Yes

If so, how often?

Monthly officers meeting, quarterly community meeting

Does the body collect local dues and/or fees?

Yes

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.

How often?

Monthly or Annually

Total funds collected last year:

$17,999.95

Does the body hold fundraisers?

Yes

If yes, please describe:

Seminars, workshops and rituals with entrance fees. We held a regional campout in cooperation with SekhetMaat and Vortex, and shared the profits. We also ask for donations at most free events such as mass or classes, although we don't require a donation to get in

How much money did you raise in fundraisers last year?

$100  

How much money did you receive in donations last year?

$3,488.74

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.

We rent our own 24/7 temple space in a commercial building. We have 3 rooms; a library/foyer, a storage/robing room, and a temple room. In addition we share a large common room and kitchen with the other building tenants where we have gatherings and feasts.

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.

Temple space, above.

Were there other venues used for local body functions? What were they?

Private residence for study groups. Retreat Center for campout.

Which of the above venues are covered by liability insurance?

All.

Please indicate approximately what percentage of local body events took place at each venue you have named.

95%.

IV. Outreach

Does your local body have a website link on the USGL website?

Yes

Does the body have a contact email that is easily located?

Yes

Does the local body publish a journal or newsletter?

Yes

If yes: Name of publication:

Sky's Embrace

Frequency of publication:

Monthly

Means of distribution:

Electronically & print

Is it available at any commercial venues? If so, what are they?

Yes, Edge of the Circle bookstore

Was a copy of each print publication sent to the USGL Publications Secretary? (Yes/No)

Yes

Does the body have a library?

Yes

If yes: where is it located?

Horizon Temple

Who owns the books?

Horizon Oasis

How many books are in the library?

Approximately 350

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.

How do you ensure that all members of the body are informed about local events?

Member elist, announcement prior to Mass,& Sky's Embrace

EGC Activity

Does the local body have all of the Mass equipment needed for performance of Mass?

Yes

If not, please explain what is missing:

To whom does the Mass equipment belong?

Horizon Oasis

Number of EGC Masses performed last year:

28

Number of Baptisms:

2

Number of Confirmations:

3

How many body members acted in the following Mass roles last year?

Priest

8

Priestess

8

Deacon

22

Children

18

Of these, how many are ordained?

Priest

6

Priestess

6

Deacon

11

Initiation Activity

Number of active initiators in the body:

11

Are there initiators from other local bodies who regularly initiate for your body?

No

If yes, how many?

n/a

How much of the requisite equipment do you have in order to perform each of these degrees?

Minerval

All

First

All

Second

All

Third

All

Fourth

All

P.I.

All

Is there any initiation equipment that the local body uses that does not belong to the body?

No

How many initiations were performed last year?

Minerval

7

First

 6

Second

4 

Third

2

Fourth

0

PI

0

Total initiations

12

Were any of these performed cooperatively with another local body?

We performed Minerval degrees at ROTOcamp under the auspices of Horizon, but we worked with Sekhet-Maat Lodge.

How many people traveled to take initiation with the body last year?

One - four if we include 3 ROTOcamp candidates from Sekhet-Maat Lodge

Other Activity

How many classes, lectures, or discussion groups did the body host last year?

50

Please list up to 15 of the topics covered:

Novitiate Training (EGC Training), Degree Symbolism (0-3rd), Drum Circle, Intro to Goetia, Enochian, Initiator Training,  First Aid Training, Leah Hirsig, Pastoral Counseling, Thoth, LBRP & GBRP, Stele of Revealing, Book Study Groups, Seshet.  Study Groups: Garden of Pomagranets, Magick in Theory and Practice. Workshop on  Qabbalah & Tarot with Lon Duquette.

How many seasonal rituals, holy day celebrations, Rites of Eleusis, or other rituals did the body celebrate last year?

6

Please briefly describe some of these other rituals:

Vespers of Nuit, Officer installation, Stele Ritual, 3 days of the Writing of the Book of the Law, Liber Nu with reading, Liber Had with reading, divination dance with reading

Membership:

How many local body members are there right now?

34

What is the average number of members over the past year?

32

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.

On average, how many people attended:

Gnostic Mass

15

An average class

5 - 10

An average seasonal ritual

20 -25

Approximately how many OTO initiates from other areas attended local body events?

10

Approximately how many non-OTO EGC members attended events?

none

Approximately how many people who are neither OTO nor EGC members attended events?

40

Do body members regularly attend events at another local body in your area? If so, which body(ies)?

Vortex, Sekhet Maat

Facility and Facility Plans

Existing Facility:

Is this facility directly connected to a residence?

No

Is this facility on the same physical property as a private residence?

No

Is the facility used for purposes other than OTO events?

Sublet facilities to other organizations.

If yes, describe:

We have rented our space for Golden Dawn rituals, a belly dancing class, and a series of magical classes.

In whose name is the facility rented, leased or owned?

Shellay L Maughan

In the event that the lessee changed residences, would the local body still have access to that space?

Yes

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.

How is the facility paid for?

Dues and donations.

What is the approximate square footage of the facility?

1000

Is the facility under OTO regulations at all times, or only during OTO events?

At all times, including non-OTO renters.

 Achievements and Goals

Business:

EIN

Achieved  

Body Bank Account

Achieved  

Secondary Bank Account

Goal

Inventory of Body Equipment

Achieved  

Liability Insurance

Achieved  

Regular Business Meetings

Achieved  

Finances:

Institute local dues

Achieved  

Institute temple pledges

No Plans This Year

Institute fundraising activities

Achieved  

Increase fundraising activities

Goal r

Other (specify)

Achieved  Goal from last year - Financial transparency and accountability to our membership; posting of monthly and quarterly financial reports and ARF statistics to our web site.

Officers:

Deputy Master

Achieved  

Treasurer

Achieved  

Secretary

Achieved  

Implementation of other Offices

Achieved  

Transition of an Officer other than Master

Achieved  

Transition of Master

No

Temple Facility:

Transfer to a new space

No

Improve existing space

Goal

Outreach:

Establish a website

Achieved  

Improve website

Goal

Create a local e-list

Achieved  

Publish a journal

Achieved  

EGC Activity

Obtain Gnostic Mass equipment

Achieved  

Improve Gnostic Mass equipment

Achieved , Goal of further improvements

Perform Gnostic Mass

Achieved  

Increase Frequency of Gnostic Mass performance

Achieved  

Increase performance quality of Gnostic Mass

Goal

Offer Baptisms and/or Confirmations

Achieved  

Offer EGC training

Achieved  

Other (specify)

Goal: Family Friendly Mass, (welcome to baby’s noises, quarterly)

Achieved  Goal from last year - Mentorship program to augment our EGC/Novitiate training program.

MMM Initiation

Obtain equipment for 0*

Achieved  

Obtain equipment for I*

Achieved  

Obtain equipment for II*

Achieved  

Obtain equipment for III*

Achieved  

Obtain equipment for IV*

Achieved  

Obtain equipment for PI*

Achieved  

Improve equipment for 0*

Goal

Improve equipment for I*

Goal T

Improve equipment for II*

No

Improve equipment for III*

No

Improve equipment for IV*

 Goal

Improve equipment for PI*

 Goal

Affiliate with an initiator outside the body

 No

Get a chartered initiator within the body

Achieved  

Offer initiation training

Achieved & Goal

Other (specify)

 Advanced initiator training

Ritual Performance

Begin magical/dramatic rituals

Achieved  

Increase magical/dramatic ritual frequency

Goal

Increase magical/dramatic ritual quality

Goal

Classes, Discussion Groups, & Lectures

Offer classes, discussion groups, or lectures

Achieved  

Increase the frequency of classes, discussion groups, or lectures

Achieved

Increase the quality of classes, discussion groups, or lectures

Goal

Increase the variety of classes, discussion groups, or lectures

Goal

 Other (specify)

 Goal - Series of Initiation Degree Lectures

Order Related

How do you keep up with Order regulations and policy changes?

Through official e-lists and discussions with GL officers, esp my mentor and my bishop. Agape is also helpful.

Do you proactively contact the EC, Grand Lodge Officers, or other responsible officers if you have questions regarding policy?

Yes

Please indicate the revision year of the following documents in your possession, or write "Don't have" if you don't have them:

The Camp, Oasis and Lodge Master's Handbook

2001

The EGC Manual

2004

Bylaws of OTO USA

2000

Do you have a Mentor?

Yes