On May 30, 2026, Portsmouth Chapter had their installation of officers at Churchland Lodge. Sheldon went in as Master Councilor for his third term to help show those leadership qualities to the young men who are starting to make their way through the line. His continued support for the chapter shows and does not go unnoticed. This term, Sheldon was focusing on the theme “Built on Honor”. A main goal that he has for the term is to bring in more boys to the order and build relationships with the surrounding Chapters, Bethels, and Assemblies to further enhance our youth relationship. Congratulations, Portsmouth Chapter and Sheldon, on an amazing installation. 

This installation was especially entertaining to watch! My favorite part was when entertaining jokes were being made during the ceremony to keep the audience engaged and laughing! The best part was for sure when we were all playing with balloons downstairs after eating. There was so much laughter and smiles from everyone! I love supporting Portsmouth Chapter and cannot wait to see all the boys grow into amazing men.

Macie R. Norfolk Assembly #15 

On April 19, 2026, Tidewater Chapter hosted a game night at Portsmouth Lodge, from 4pm-8pm. It was a lot of fun and there were so many people in attendance! They had support from Kempsville and Portsmouth chapter as well. I decided to come along with one of my friends. For food, there was pizza, soda, and chips; the greatest game night buffet! For game options, these included video games, and various board and card games. 

I am glad I was able to go to this event. I was happy to come out and support our brothers, along with introducing my friend to our amazing youth groups! We played uno, Poker, and mostly hung out with our DeMolay brothers. I had so much fun and cannot wait for the next game night event!

Macie R. Norfolk Assembly #15

The evening of July 24th, I attended the Conclave Dance. Personally, I prefer to sit on the sides at a dance, but I still had an absolute blast! It was so much fun to watch everyone dancing and seeing all the real moments that would be later captured by Mom Erin’s pictures! It was a great time to meet new people, catch up with friends, and make new memories!

Allison – Manassas #13

Following the Installation earlier that day, my assembly did some more driving to the DeMolay Conclave Dance. We got a chance to sit and socialize, and to have fun dancing and seeing our friends. Some of the moms were having so much fun that we were the ones that had to drag them off the dance floor! We also made sure to sign in with Sarah R. since it was the first event of the “Countdown to Midnight” challenge for the Grand year.

In Rainbow Love and Service,

Zoe