On Saturday December 11^th, 2021, Kena had a Christmas event! Some of the girls and I from Manassas Assembly got to be Santa’s little helpers, we dressed up in costumes like “Frosty the Snowman”, “Christmas Moose”, “Rudolph the Red-nosed Reindeer” and “The Jingle Bull”.  It was a blast! Getting to see how happy the little kids were to give us hugs and sit on Santa’s lap was absolutely adorable.  We got to cheer on the kids when they played games and had a really great time making them happy.  Those who weren’t in costumes got to help by passing out food and got to be the guide for people in suits so we wouldn’t run into things! I would love to do this again next year.

In Rainbow Love & Service,

–Samantha

Manassas Assembly #13

On December 10th, Manasseh Lodge #182 had their yearly “Holiday Party”.  We played games, read stories, and had lots of fun!  The party began with an intense game of musical chairs which eventually came to an end with a tie, two little boys who got prizes.  After musical chairs was finished, we had our tradition of Dad Bill Costis reading to the kids “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas”.  He made it very entertaining by interacting with the children while reading the story.  Once the story had finished, Santa came out and greeted everybody!! He passed out presents to everyone, gave hugs, and got pictures with families.  We also had an ugly sweater contest with prizes!! Overall, we all had a great time at the party and I always love it every year!

In Rainbow Love & Service,

–Samantha M

Manassas Assembly #13

On December 10^th, Manassas Assembly #13 had a lodge sleepover.  Earlier that day Manasseh Lodge #182 had their annual holiday party, so we all just stayed after the party.  We had a blast! We played games like “sardines”, “werewolves”, “Apples to Apples”, made bracelets, watched shows like OBX, and did lots of Christmas, Hamilton, and Disney karaoke! I had a great time hanging out with everyone, it was a great way to get to bond with the newer girls and get to know everyone a little better.  I could tell everyone was having a great time and it made me happy seeing that the newer girls were having fun!  We got only a little sleep….but it was worth the hours of fun! Can’t wait for the next sleepover.

In Rainbow Love & Service,

–Samantha M

Manassas Assembly #13

On November 20^th, 2021, we had the MCHQWA ball from 7:30 – 11:30pm at Kena Shrine Center.  We had so much fun! We danced to line dance songs such as “Cotton Eye Joe”, “Cha-cha slide”, and more! Jobies, DeMolay, and Rainbow all got to interact with each other and reunite with friends. It was amazing and really fun to be able to see some people I hadn’t seen in a while! I can’t wait until next year’s MCHQWA ball, really looking forward to it.

In Rainbow Love & Service,

-Samantha M

Manassas Assembly #13