Herndon DeMolay Installation – April 11, 2020

On Saturday, April 11, Herndon Assembly had a zoom installation due to COVID-19. This was very out of the ordinary for sure!  The lodge room was set up as it normally would be, however, all the DeMolay members and installing officers were in different places.  Installing officers were not all in Virginia, and there were some impressive visitors too!  Some guests were from as far away as South America. I could see a couple VA Rainbow members as well.  I’m sure this will be a very interesting term.

Isabella C.

Grand Court Order of Amaranth Installation

On February 15^th, 2020, Grand Court Order of the Amaranth had their installation of officers. Manassas Assembly came to support Mom Sherry Whidden, who was installed as Grand Royal Matron and Dad Richard Whidden, who was installed as Grand Royal Patron. The girls in attendance were Dalanie, Gigi, and Vanessa. Mom Priscilla and Dad Tom were both installed Grand Officers. Mom Sherry requested that Rainbow do the pledge ribbon ceremony for her, so her gavel could be encircled with the colors of the rainbow.   Gigi, Sara, Dalanie, Reagan and Lorkin preformed the ceremony. Since Mom Sherry is so close to the masonic youth orders, she had Noah, Mary and Gigi speak during her speech, to give a small description of what their orders do. Past Grand Worthy Advisor Katie Whidden escorted Mom Sherry and Dad Richard, along with her brothers, for the signing of the Bible. Overall, it was a beautiful installation, and we are all very proud of Mom Sherry and Dad Richard for their work in the Order of the Amaranth.

In Rainbow Love and Service,

Gigi – Manassas Assembly

Norfolk Installation

This was such a fun installation! I got to ride down all the way to Norfolk with my mom and mom J! The installation theme was based on Mama Mia, which for sure meant that the music was amazing for the whole event. Phoenix went in as Worthy Advisor, which was super exciting because the installation also took place on her birthday. After the installation we had baked potatoes and those really hit the spot. After the installation, on the journey back home, we stopped in Richmond for their assembly’s snowflake ball. Taylor was hosting this fundraiser which was decorated like a beautiful winter wonderland and there was awesome ice cream. All in all, this was a super fun and adventurous trip.

Vanessa

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