Incoming Master's Message

I am honored to be chosen to serve as master of the Mountain Rose Pronaos for the year 3367. I will endeavor to help steer the pronaos well during the year, with the help of all the members. The pronaos is the result of the participation and efforts of all it's members. I will be looking for the input of members and trying to make the pronaos serve them. Members can help by serving on committees and just by participating in the activities. I am relatively new to this pronaos so I will be relying on the help of those of you who have been around for some time.

Since few members know much about me, I will explain that I was born and raised in Greeley, then, after serving 4 years in the U.S. Navy, I came back to CO and earned my BA (with a major in Asian studies) at CU in Boulder. While in Boulder I joined the Order in 1965 and became a member of the Rocky Mountain Chapter in Denver where I served as Inner Guardian for a year. I then went to the Univ. of Indiana and earned a Master of Library Science, following which I took a position as an analyst in an agency within the U.S. Dept of Defense and settled in Maryland for the ensuing 40 years. In Maryland I was active in Rosicrucian affiliated bodies in MD and DC, serving in numerous ritualistic and administrative positions, including the Washington, D.C. Heptad of the TMO. After retiring in 2010, I fulfilled a long-held desire and returned to CO. I hope that my long experience in the Order and in AB's will be of use in my service here at MRP.

With all good wishes for peace profound,

Bill Bacher,

Master,

Mountain Rose Pronaos