Yesterday has slipped away –

God has tomorrow –

Only today is ours.

Sister Ellen donated the chains for the Assembly Regalia  in loving memory of

 her sister, Betty Lewis. 

PROGRAM

Emblem

The Mustard Seed

If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed nothing shall be impossible unto you

Traveling Emblem

The Bell – Alpha & Omega

The bell symbolizes the beginning and the end, let’s ring it loud and clear, a new awakening for Oddfellowship.

Watchwords

Devotion

Devotion to God must always be 

first and foremost in our daily lives.

Service

Service to others is one of the teachings in 

our degree to our church, to our family, 

to the youth and in community affairs.

Unity

Unity with our fellow man – 

within our Lodges and with

 all branches of our Order.

Guides

The Holy Bible, Ritual, Constitution and the Code of Laws.

Prayer

The 23^rd Psalm

The Lord is my Shepard – and are we

 not all children in the care of God.

Aim

To promote unity between all branches of our Order, better communications with our youth and increase our membership.

Songs

Patriotic

America The Beautiful

Sacred

Faith Can Move Mountains

The Place Where I Worship

My Song

Try A Little Kindness

Colors

Pink & Green

The colors or our beloved Order.

Gold

Symbolic of the Golden Rule also in honor of my own Lodge, Gold Nugget No. 119.

White

In honor of my sisters – 

The Ladies Auxiliary Patriarch Militant.

Flowers

Carnation & Baby’s Breath

The carnation, steadfast friendship and the baby’s breath, gentle love.

Biblical Character

I have not picked any one Biblical character, for they are the women of our degree 

who’s characters we should 

emulate in our daily lives.

President’s Project

I am asking each Lodge to donate whatever you can.  We will continue to use this money for furnishings in the new wing at he I.O.O.F. Home.  If there is any money left it will go 

to the ground beautification program.

Awards

1.1.     1.  To the lodge securing the most new members in the Rebekah Funeral Aid Association.

    2.  To the Lodge with the largest gain in membership and the fewest dropped for non-payment of dues.

    3.  To the Rebekah Lodge having the most joint activities with or Brother Odd Fellows and Theta Rho Girls – 

         These do not include money-making projects.

Dedication

I dedicate my program to my husband John and my loving family.  Also to the sisters of Gold Nugget No. 119 and the sisters of White Pine No. 60, who have supported and encouraged me all the way.

I am asking that you continue to support the following:

The Funeral Aid Program

Visitations to other Lodges

Help in Community Work –

Advertise our Order

Visual Research &

The Eye Bank

The Educational Foundation

Our Theta Rho Girls