Grand Assembly Tentative Schedule
Friday, June 25, 2021
- 9:00 am – 7:00 pm Registration (short dress)
- 9:00 am – 10:15 am Grand Cross of Color practice (short dress)
- 10:00 am – 11:00 am Grand Officer practice (short dress)
- 11:30 am – 1:15 pm Grand Cross of Color Luncheon and Investiture (white dress preferred)
- 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Lunch (all others) (short dress)
- 1:15 pm – 3:45 pm Grand Officer practice (short dress)
- 3:30 pm – 4:00 pm Grand Flag Bearers practice (short dress)
- 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm Grand Representatives practice (short dress)
- 5:00 pm – 5:30 pm Distinguished Guests Reception
- 5:30 pm Dinner (short dress)
- 7:00 pm Opening Session (formal)
- Call to Order
- Entrance and Introductions – Grand Flag Tributes, Grand Representatives, Grand Officers
- Greetings of Distinguished Guests
- Announcement of Competition Winners
- Grand Officers Retire
- Non-affiliated guests will retire
- Formal Ritualistic Opening
- Formal Introductions
- Remarks of Visiting Supreme Guests, Visiting Grand Worthy Advisors, and Visiting Grand Representatives to Virginia
- Announcements
- Grand Officers Retire
- 10:00 pm – 11:30 pm Fun Activity
- Midnight LIGHTS OUT AND QUIET
Saturday, June 26, 2021
- 7:30 am – 8:30 am Breakfast
- 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Registration
- 9:00 am Morning Session (formal)
- Call to Order
- Entrance of Flags
- Entrance of Grand Officers
- Ritualistic Initiation
- Rose Lecture
- Dad Speech
- Memorial Service
- Introductions (of those not previously introduced)
- Remarks of Visiting Grand Worthy Advisors and Visiting Grand Representatives to Virginia
- Remarks of the Past Supreme Worthy Advisor
- Announcements
- Grand Officers Retire
- Grand Family Photographs (Grand Officers, Grand Representatives, and ALL Virginia Rainbow Girls)
- 11:30 am – 12:30 pm 2020-2021 Virginia Grand Officers Luncheon (by invitation only)
- 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Lunch (all others)
- 1:00 pm Afternoon Session (formal)
- Call to Order
- Entrance of Grand Officers
- Introductions (of those not previously introduced)
- Remarks of Visiting Grand Worthy Advisors and Visiting Grand Representatives to Virginia
- Remarks of Virginia’s Supreme Inspector
- Minutes
- Treasurer’s Report
- Announcements
- Formal Closing – Ritualistic Closing
- Baby Dedication (open ceremony)
- Announcement of the Grand Worthy Advisor 2021-2022 (open ceremony)
- Majority Service (open ceremony)
- Remarks of Virginia’s Grand Worthy Advisor (open ceremony)
- Book of Memories (open ceremony)
- 6:15 pm Grand Banquet (formal)
- Remarks of Visiting Grand Worthy Advisors and Visiting Grand Representatives to Virginia
- Announcement of Scholarship Winners
- Announcement of Competition Winners
- Announcement of Grand Officers and Representatives 2021-2022
- 9:30 pm – 11:30 pm Fun Activity
- Midnight LIGHTS OUT AND QUIET
Sunday, June 21, 2021
- 8:00 am Grand Installation Practice for Installing Officers
- 8:30 am Devotional (formal)
- 9:00 am Installation of 2021-2022 Grand Officers (formal)
- Registration Report
- Floral Collection
- 11:00 am Hotel Check Out (casual)