On Friday, May 4th, Katie, Sami, Batu, Zoey and I worked at a Lodge dinner at Manassas Lodge.  When Zoey, Batu and I got there, we learned Mom Robin was cooking ham and cheesy potatoes! We helped put out all of the yummy desserts and after we served, we had a lot of leftover food!  We had dessert and then began to clean up.  We requested a $7.00 donation and I believe we all made money for our banks. Over all, the dinner was a huge success and extremely yummy!

In Rainbow Love & Service,
M’Balu
Manassas Assembly #13

On April 8th, our Assembly had a really big Rainbow Sunday celebration that included the Initiation of two new Rainbow Girls. We met up at Grace United Methodist Church in Manassas for the 11 am service with many of our parents and Masonic family.

After the service, we went back to the Lodge for an Initiation of two new Rainbow Girls, Grace and Eliza. After the initiation we all had a cookout.  Dad Wyatt and Dad Stan kept the hamburgers and hot dogs coming from a fire pit outside. We had veggie burgers for the vegetarians. Everyone brought tons of food.  There were lots of side dishes and chips and drinks. We toasted marshmallows over the fire and made s’mores. We had so many desserts we almost couldn’t eat them all! We also played kickball outside for a couple of hours. It was a long day and we kept going until almost dinner time, but no one could eat any more, so we cleaned up and went home.

It was a really fun day, and I look forward to next year.  

In Rainbow Love & Service,
Kate
Manassas Assembly #13

On Friday May 11th, Sara, Kensley, Reagan, Aubrianna, Caitlyn, and Lauren attended the Grand Master’s Dinner in Williamsburg. The Advisors present were Mom Kim and our Mother Advisor, Mom Julie. We joined Tidewater Chapter and Bethel 39 in helping to serve and then clean up after the dinner. They had delicious cheesecake for dessert and we all got pins from the Grand Master’s wife. They are blue ovals with gold detailing and we are so happy to have a piece of their time in office. Hampton is always so happy to serve and enjoy the company of the other youth groups. 

With RL&S,
Sara

On April 28th, after the MCHQWA Ball, Manassas Assembly #13 held a sleepover at the Lodge. The Girls there were Katie, Mackenzie, Sami, Allison, Eliza, Ashley, Jessica, Zoey, Joella, Dalanie, Gigi, Jazmyn, myself, and I brought a prospect; my friend Grace. Grace and I rode back to the Lodge with Mom Ange and Joella, and we listened to BTS, Hamilton, and Dear Evan Hansen, but mostly BTS. During the night, we did some scrapbooking, ate lots of snacks, and played a bunch of games. Mom Ange and Mom Jean helped everyone out and volunteered to chaperone us.

I was glad I got rid of almost all the 5 packages of cookies I brought, because for a while I thought I might’ve gotten too many, but it turned out to be a perfect amount. During one of the games we played, I can’t quite recall the name, Allison, Sami, and I hid together, and my whispering gave us away, and it was funny to me but also saddening because our hiding spot was given away. Most of us went to sleep at 3 or so, but Allison, Grace, Jessica and I were up at 4:30 playing exploding kittens. Mom Jean told us that we had to go to sleep by 5, and the rest of us awake did just that. I woke up at 8, and was surprisingly not cranky in the morning. After Grace and I left, I felt tired, but not too tired, so we went to Starbucks and grabbed some coffee. I surprisingly was able to get through the whole morning just fine on 3 hours of sleep, but when nighttime came around, I crashed, but was perfectly fine for school the next day. Overall, the sleepover was very fun, and I now know not to whisper when I’m hiding somewhere because I’m a very loud whisperer. We also need to give a big thank you to Dad Clancy for supplying the Chips and Water, and another big thank you to Mom Jean and Ange for putting up with us as we stayed up through the night.
 
In Rainbow Love & Service,
Akshita
Manassas Assembly #13