February Message, 2011

February 1st: Past Queens, 12:30 PM
February 3rd - 7th: Saginaw Circus
February 5th: Saginaw Circus Walkthrough
February 8th: Stated Session, 7:30 PM
February 14th: Happy Valentine's Day
February 15th: Sponsorship Committee Meeting
March 1st: Past Queens, 12:30 PM

I hope everybody had a wonderful and relaxing holiday season. I also hope you all are rested and prepared for the fund-raising work we have coming up.

We worked at the Flint Shrine Circus this year. This was a first, and we hope it is successful. If we do it every year, it hopefully it will become as big as the Saginaw Circus for us.

We have the Saginaw Circus coming up the first weekend of February. We will need help in the kitchen; please contact Sharon Pequignot for more information about times. The crew for down at the Dow Center is pretty much set. The walkthrough for the Saginaw Circus is on the fifth. We hope to see the ladies supporting their nobles at this fun event.

I would like to thank everyone who helped with the Circus, whether in the kitchen, at the event centers, transporting the food, or at the walkthroughs. We really appreciate the help with this fundraiser; it's our largest one that we have every year, and to keep our temple going, it takes everyone to lend a helping hand.

Sickness and Distress:

Lila Butler fell right before Christmas, and is bruised badly and Mary Young will be having back surgery soon. Please keep these ladies in your thoughts and prayers for their speedy recovery. We also know that several of our members have had colds and the flu. We hope everyone is feeling better, and if they aren't, they will soon.

Call for Officers

I'm issuing a formal call for officers. I currently need people to serve as the following:

• Pr. Zenobia
• Pr. Zora
• Pr. Badaura
• Lady of the Keys (if our current Lady of the Keys decides to retire)

The first two are crescent ladies, and as such, don't do much walking. All you have to worry about is the work in the opening and the work for the ceremonial.

Lady of the Keys works in conjunction with the Lady of the Gates to deal with intrusion and members coming in and out of the Temple while it's in session.

Pr. Badoura's part is the start of the line. It's a five year commitment (Pr. Badoura, Pr. Tirzah, Pr. Royal, Queen, Jr. Past Queen) and requires the ability to walk the candidate(s) around the room for the ceremonial.

If you are interested in any of these parts, what they require, or have any other questions, feel free to contact me at 989-793-8316 or rpgirl1981@gmail.com.