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jane bradfield

Wed, Jan 25, 4:41 PM (18 hours ago)

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Hello everyone,
Thank you to all who attended our meeting yesterday. Before our meeting we enjoyed a wonderful pot roast dinner, complete with homemade dinner rolls, lovingly prepared by our Associate Matron Sister Dawn. Sister Betty brought wine and nibbles to share, and for dessert, Sister Cec treated us to individual cheesecakes and pineapple upside down cake, which were delicious.

We enjoyed the company of Karl and Kathy Cox who visited from Upland Chapter. We also welcomed one of our Masonic Brothers who brought his wife and adorable kiddos to join us.

We had a brief presentation by Mickey Reed from Woman’s Club of Indio. She spoke about an opportunity for Coachella Valley OES to participate in a special project benefitting children in Foster Care. We would donate women’s gift items, such as bath and body care products, scented candles, and gently used costume jewelry. The donated items would then be displayed for the children in Foster Care to come ‘shop’ for gifts to give to their foster mom, biological moms, or other mother figures in their lives for Mother’s Day. We agreed to participate in this project, with Sister Dawn Gummer taking the lead on coordinating our effort. She will provide further details shortly for everyone. If you would like specific details, you may reach out to Sister Dawn directly at missdawn01@aol.com, or by phone at 760-799-4943.

We also discussed putting on a Fashion Show on May 20, 2023, at Heritage Palms Club. Sisters Cec Speaker and Raelene Qualls are taking the lead on this fun event. We discussed additional ways to raise money through a silent auction during the Fashion Show. Some great suggestions included creating gift baskets and other items such as restaurant gift certificates, event tickets, hotel stays. Do you have a favorite restaurant you eat at frequently? Please approach the management to ask if they would consider donating a gift certificate for our charity. Do you enjoy wine? Think of ideas to gather a wine lovers gift basket, with some cute glasses, a bottle of your favorite libation, and maybe some snacks or unique bottle opener. Movie lover? Make up a basket with movie tickets and some yummy candy snacks! Same for Theater Tickets. Do you have a timeshare? Why not donate a stay at your time share? Do you have season tickets for an event you would like to donate? These items would be part of a silent auction benefitting our chapter. The event will be open to all members of our community, so invite your friends, neighbors, etc. More information will be provided shortly.

Brother Mert extended an invitation to the ladies for the Mason’s Sweetheart Dinner, 6:30 pm Feb 2, at Coachella Lodge. There is no charge for the ladies of our chapter. Please RSVP to Mert Gayler at mgayler@aol.com.

Brother Mert reminded us of the monthly Scottish Rite dinners that take place at Coachella Lodge. The dinners are served at 6 pm the 4th Wednesday of every month. This is a wonderful opportunity to network with the Masonic organizations meeting in our area. For details or to register and pre-pay for the dinners, you may go to their website, psscottishrite.org. We usually have several of our Eastern Star group in attendance every month. Join us, the food is great!

Sister Sandra Curtis has created a webpage for our chapter. Please go to coachellaeasternstar.com. When you pull up the page, a pop up box will ask you to register your email. This allows you to be notified of any updates and events posted to our page.

As you can see, we have been busy, and our year is well underway with lots of events.

Have a wonderful rest of your week.
Star Love,
Jane Bradfield, Worthy Matron

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bookmark_borderOfficial Visit

Visitation Nite 2023

Jane Bradfield

AttachmentsJan 21, 2023, 1:25 PM (19 hours ago)

to Gayler, Dawn, Rodney, Isabella, Crystal, Raelene, Cec, Lorelei, Jeanne, Jayne, Tracey, me, Lucille, Nancy, Susan, Cynthia, Nicole, Marlene, Donna, Diane, Jean, JayLynn
Hello there all,
Here is the flyer for our district’s Official Visit. It will be at our chapter on Sunday, March 12th. Lunch begins at 11 am, and the meeting begins at 1 pm. This is an extremely important event for the chapters in our district and is for all members, not just installed officers.
Please plan to attend!  We will discuss the details during our next meeting.
Happy weekend everyone.
Star love,
Jane Bradfield, Worthy Matron

bookmark_borderStated Meeting – January 24th

Jane Bradfield

7:18 AM (6 hours ago)

Greetings to all,
Hope you are all staying warm with the chill we’ve been having in the desert, brrr.

Safe travels to those of you attending the AMIs this weekend - we would love to hear about it during our meeting on Tuesday!

This a reminder that our next meeting is Tuesday, January 24th. Sister Betty will be bringing wine, Sister Cec will provide a yummy dessert, and Sister Dawn is planning a warming winter dinner.

Those of you who were unable to attend our last meeting, please note we missed you.

Also, if you have a friend or family member you would like to invite to our dinners, please let me know about a day or two in advance. We welcome all visitors to join us for dinner!

Star Love,
Jane

bookmark_borderOur Golden Chain – From Diane Reed

Rememberance of me

Celebration of Life of Susan Kathleen Massey

Date:           January 27, 2023 6:30 PM

Place;         Evergreen Masonic Center, 5801 Chicago Ave., Riverside, CA

 

We will have

Eastern Star Memorial Service

Ladies of the Oriental Shrine of North America Memorial Service

Current and Former Grand Warders

Remembrances’

Light Dinner and Snacks

 

This will be a business casual event.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to SLC in memory of Susan.  The family appreciates your consideration.

Just so we have an idea of attendance numbers, please RSVP to Barbara Dudeck at (951)486-9623 or bdudeck@aol.com or Barbara Johnson at (951) 544-5574 or bjjbrj@yahoo.com).

bookmark_borderOES: Southern California OES “Purple Elephant Project Event”

OES: Southern California OES "Purple Elephant Project Event"

Dear Sisters and Brothers,

Please join us on Saturday, March 11, 2023 to support our WGM and WGP Service Project "The Purple Elephant"  benefiting Alzheimer's International.   We hope you will join us for dinner and participate in the fun activities that are planned.   Please see the attached flyer for further information.

Tammy Kinzy

Grand Secretary

20230311 Purple Elephant Southern CA 2023 (2)

bookmark_borderEastern Star Meeting, January 10th

2023

jane bradfield

Sat, Jan 7, 11:18 AM (21 hours ago)

Greetings,
Who is ready to start our New Year! We have our first meeting of 2023 this Tuesday, January 10th. Mert and Joleen have volunteered to bring wine for us to enjoy, and Dawn is providing dinner, which begins at 6 pm. Jeanne Lawson will be treating us to a yummy dessert as well!

The theme for this meeting will be Happy New Year 🎊. Please wear something you would wear to a New Year’s party - dress slacks and blouse, glittery top or dress for the ladies, and men please wear a suit or slacks and tie! Let’s make it a celebration to kick off the New Year!

See you Tuesday.

As always, please let me know if you are not able to attend.

Jane Bradfield, Worthy Matron
630-605-0896

bookmark_borderAMI Schedule

Elephant never forgets

An elephant never forgets…But sometimes WE need some help!!

Join us for the 2023 All Members’ Instructionals (AMIs)

 

Refresh your knowledge of the Order.
Learn tips for doing a GREAT job in your 2023 office.
Have FUN with the Grand Officers and your local OES members.

 

ALL AMIs begin at 10:00 a.m. and will end by 5:00 p.m.

Lunch is by reservation. $10.00 per person. Contact the local coordinator for special meal consideration.

R.S.V.P. to your local coordinator, by the date they request, please.

BRING: Current dues card (or on phone). Note paper/pen or other note-taking method.
Wear your name badge, if you have one. Dress is business casual.
OVERALL SCHEDULE (Watch for each venue’s flier with registration information.)

 

December 10, 2022 Saturday Redding MC 195 Masonic Ave

December 11, 2022 Sunday Roseville MC 235 Vernon St

January 7, 2023 Saturday Richmond MC 5050 El Portal Dr

January 8, 2023 Sunday Salinas MC 48 E San Joaquin St

January 21, 2023 Saturday Escondido MC 1331 S Escondido Blvd

January 22, 2023 Sunday Norwalk MC 12345 Rosecrans Ave

January 28, 2023 Saturday Palmdale MC 2231 E Ave Q

January 29, 2023 Sunday Las Palmas MC 2992 E Clinton Ave, Fresno

 

We hope to see you there!

bookmark_borderScottish Rite Installations Dinner

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Happy New Year to all !!!!
It's time to get back into the swing of things after the holidays.  The monthly Scottish Rite dinners will resume beginning with the Installation of its officers on Wednesday, January 25, 2023 (flyer attached).  The time etc. is indicated.  The dinner is $35.00 and you need to make reservations in advance at:  psscottishrite.org/simple-e-schedule .  No, I do not know what is being served!
We need to make a great effort in supporting our Coachella Valley Masonic family this year.  The last couple of years have taken a toll on all of us and it would be wonderful if we could all come together as a 'family' and lend support where needed.  Our wonderful Chef Hector will be installed as Venerable Master of Palm Springs Scottish Rite.  This is the spot Jim Ridley had before his passing.  We all know Chef Hector for his fabulous cooking!  If the next question is, what should we wear, I would say 'dressy casual'.  Please read through the list of officers.  I'm sure you will recognize several.
As of now, Jayne Woods and I plan to attend.  We hope to see you there........
Any questions, send me an e-mail or my cell 760-668-6328 (txt).
Donna Tucker
Hector Minon, 32°
Venerable Master
Valley of Palm Springs Scottish Rite