SESSION:
“LET THERE BE LIGHT”
May 8, 9, 10, 2012
Pershing Auditorium, Lincoln, Nebraska
Grand Chapter Session Information
AIM & GOAL:
To promote cooperation and unity among the members of our combined Masonic Family.
MOTTO:
It is better to one little candle than to curse the darkness.
WATCHWORDS:
Faith: “Fear knocked at the door. Faith answered. There was no one there.” -
Laughter: “A big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, “Ain’t that the
truth.” -
Light: “I saw no Temple therein; for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb, are the
Temple of it. The city had no need of the sun nor the moon to shine in it, for the
Glory of God did lighten it, and the Lam is the light thereof.” -
SCRIPTURES:
Proverbs 3:5-
2 Cor. 4:7 “We now have this light shining in our hearts but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing the great treasure.”
Rev. 21:10,21 “I saw...the holy city of Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from God. It had a great high wall with twelve gates...And the twelve gates were twelve pearls...and the street of the city was pure gold, transparent of glass.”
COLORS:
Gold, Crystal and Pearl
FLOWERS:
White tulips and yellow roses
FUN EMBLEMS:
Dragons and Frogs:
Dragons are a symbol of Wisdom and conquest. From the Greek words “to see clearly.”
F.R.O.G. -
HONORED STATIONS:
Associate Matron and Esther
GRAND COMPANIONS:
GRAND OFFICERS:
“Candle Lighters”
“Sunbeams”
PROJECTS:
ESTARL, General Grand Chapter Projects,
Masonic Eastern Star Home for Children,
DeMolay, Job’s Daughters, Rainbow Girls,
Masonic Home in Plattsmouth
SONGS:
“If Everyone Lit Just One Little Candle”
“May You Always Walk in Sunshine”
“The Impossible Dream”
SPECIAL PROJECTS:
Heart Association, Breast Cancer Awareness
TO BENEFIT OUR PROJECTS:
Candle pins, OES shirts, OES fans, Note cards,
Pens, OES ties
We will also be selling “tulips” to support our
special projects. Let’s “lick” heart
disease and
breast cancer.
JEWELRY:
Candle / Star Pin