Here we are at February. Only one month left. This month was an exciting one none the less! I was able to attend the Miss BC Tea, the Grand Bethel Ball, the Grand Bethel Mystery Trip, a Demolay Installation in Washington, a Demolay Installation here in BC and I was able to preside as Honoured Queen for 22.

Let’s begin this month with the Miss BC Job’s Daughters Honour Tea. The afternoon was filled with dinosaur decor galore and many lovely words about my partner in crime, Miss Maia. The turnout and the enthusiasm in the room was evidence of just what an incredible job you’ve done representing this jurisdiction Maia. I told you that day, but you have truly made an incredible impact on this jurisdiction. There were kind words shared by all and I this event was able to show you just how much we all truly care and appreciate everything you have done for all of us. Later that evening it was time for the Grand Bethel Ball! A huge thank you goes out to everyone who attended and helped prepare for this event. I am so proud of each and every one of you Grand Bethel Girls and I was so excited to get to have your hard work recognized by the jurisdiction and to celebrate you all that night. It was truly a magical evening (true to the “Enchanted Forest theme!). The next morning it was our Grand Bethel Mystery Trip! We started off with a morning trip to Starbucks. Then it was over to a local playground for a bit of fooling around! We stopped back at the Poco hall for a minute to play a few quick games of Uno and Cheat and then we were off to the Poco Community Centre to do some skating! Thank you so much to our chaperones and to the girls for coming on an adventure around Port Coquitlam.

On February 8th, we headed down to Washington to see the Installation of Chuckanut Chapter of Demolay. It was an incredibly well done ceremony and I am so grateful I was able to attend. The next Saturday I was able to attend another Demolay Installation, this time for Beaver Chapter here in BC. It was an extra special night as we were also able to witness the institution of the Vancouver Northern Lights Alumni Chapter. I was so blown away by seeing the amount of senior Demolay in the room that night. What an amazing experience to see this defining moment in the lives of not only the current members of BC Demolay but also their senior members. Lastly this month I was able to attend an initiation at Bethel 22. Not only was I able to attend, but I was able to preside as HQ over the ceremony, where we initiated 2 new girls. Welcome to the newest members of Bethel 22, you are going to make incredible friends and memories to last a lifetime!

This month has allowed me to finally start thinking about Grand Session and the close of my term. I don’t know if I’m ready for this experience to be over, but I am ready to sit with all of these new memories and just reflect on the opportunity I’ve been given. I am so grateful for everything that has come my way this year, the good and the bad. I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world. And I am so incredibly excited to finish this year off with a bang at Grand Session and to see who is going to start the adventure of a lifetime as the next Grand Bethel Honoured Queen. Till next time!

Jobie Love,
GBHQ Abbey Macey

Another Installation season has passed by so quickly! It’s hard to believe January is already over. Before I go any further, I would like to say a huge congratulations to all of BC’s newly installed officers! You girls are all going to do phenomenal work and I know that you will do a stellar job in your new stations. You will all grow so much over the next 6 months, and I hope you enjoy your time!

My goal was to try and attend all of the installations that I wasn’t able to attend last term. Unfortunately due to weather, scheduling and  life I wasn’t able to fulfill my goal. I want to send an apology out to all the Bethels who installations I wasn’t able to attend. Please know that I am so proud of you girls and although I was not able to physically be there, I was there in spirit cheering you all on! On Saturday January 11, I had the privilege to preside as Installing Officer at Bethel 48’s Installation! What an honour it was to crown my good friend Regan as Honoured Queen. HQ Regan, I’ve told you many times, but you have done such tremendous work for your Bethel and your devotion to this order is admired by everyone who loves you. On Saturday January 18th, I was able to preside as Installing Officer again for Bethel 22’s Installation. I am so grateful to have gotten to spend this afternoon with you girls and to see your Bethel growing. It warms my heart to see you taking on new responsibilities and to see 3 girls in you line! Later that evening it was off to Bethel 37’s Installation in Surrey. IPHQ Seren, I am so proud of you for all of your hard work over this term. I know you will do absolutely incredible things in your future and I wish you the best of luck in all of your future endeavours! HQ Evie, this will be an amazing experience for you and I am so excited to see what your term has in store! I know you will be a phenomenal Honoured Queen. The next day was Bethel 52’s Installation in Langley. IPHQ Jeanne, you were an amazing Honoured Queen and have been a tremendous role model for your girls. HQ Jazz, you are going to have an incredible time as Honoured Queen and I know you will fo amazing things for your Bethel. I can’t wait to see what activities you have planned for your term! On January 25, the Grand Team and I went back to the Island for Bethel 29’s Installation. Once again, the ferry did not want us to arrive on time for some reason, so I thank you all again for patiently waiting for us. It was an absolute honour to serve as your Installing Marshal and to see you girls take on your new responsibilities and stations! I love coming to visit you girls and I  know you will learn so much and make so many new memories over the next six months. January 28th was a big day for me. It was my home Bethel 63’s Installation. It was also my last meeting as a daughter of Bethel 63. I can’t say enough about this incredible day. I cannot thank you all enough for coming through the weather and the traffic. It was one of the most touching moments of my life and I will remember the kind words and the tears shared for the rest of my days. To my girls, I am so incredibly proud of you. You are all the inspiration I need in my life and you keep me going. I can’t wait to see what you do with your new stations. Last installation of the month was at Bethel 21 in Chiliwack. IPHQ Emma, you have done an amazing job this term and I was so happy to be able to attend my Big’s last installation. Thank you for all you do! HQ Robyn, you are a seasoned pro at this and I know that you are going to do amazing work! You bring such an incredible energy and passion to your Bethel and it makes you irreplaceable as a leader! 

As this next month begins, I am trying to enter it without thinking that in a couple short months, I will be passing this crown onto the next lucky girl. I have so enjoyed this experience and I plan on continuing to make the most out of these next months. Here’s to whatever comes next!

Jobie Love,

GBHQ Abbey Macey

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ChTUmopsVqw

I hope everyone had a Happy Holiday season full of love and relaxation! This month I was able to spend time with my family as well as my masonic family and I am so grateful. This month I attended a Christmas tea and Bazaar, the Grand Bethel Santa Breakfast, Maple Ridge Santa Parade, my bethel’s Mystery Trip and Kidnap Breakfast and a majority ceremony in Washington.

This month started with my Bethel’s Christmas Tea on December 1. It’s become a tradition for us to host a Christmas tea and bazaar in our community. We had lots of vendors come and some Christmas music blasting through the event, which I was a HUGE fan of. Thank you to everyone who came out and supported my bethel’s fundraiser! On December 7 was the Grand Bethel Santa Breakfast! I have been waiting for this even this whole year! It’s always a highlight for me. I am so thankful to everyone who came out and joined us for breakfast and of course to all the Grand Bethel girls who helped serve, decorate and plan. You girls never cease to amaze me! Thank you to our cooks and to the Grand Bethel committee for making sure this event went smoothly, and of course, thank you to Santa for coming and adding some more Christmas cheer to this event! Later that night, I went to Maple Ridge to walk in the Santa Parade. We had an awesome car decorated like a Santa hat, and I heard lots of people talking about as we walked! Tons of people came out for that chilly night and we handed out quite a few cards with our information. Parades are one of my personal favourite ways to promote Job’s Daughters! A couple of weeks later it was time for my Bethel’s mystery trip! If you don’t know what a mystery trip is, it’s when the Honoured Queen will choose a special activity for the Bethel Daughters, but she won’t tell the girls where they’re going and surprise them with a fun outing! This term we went to the Canadian Pacific Railway Holiday Train. It was incredible! Port Coquitlam was the very last stop on their ride and it was great to be with the girls and listen to some Christmas carols and then go out for Hot Chocolate! On December 28, Mrs Peatman, Mrs Purych, Miss

Maia and Provincial Master Councillor Rover all took a road trip down to visit our friends in Washington! I absolutely love road trips! We headed down to Tacoma to be a part of Past GBHQ of Washington Abby’s majority. Thank you so, so much for allowing us to be a part of your ceremony and another huge congratulation goes out to all the girls who received their majority that day. It’s been a long time since I saw a Bethel room as full as that day. It was also lovely to see WGBHQ Ashley and Miss WJD Tori again and to catch up with Past Miss WJD Chloe. Such a treat to see you all again! I finished this month with my Bethel’s Church Parade and Kidnap Breakfast! For anyone who doesn’t know, a kidnap breakfast isn’t quite as intimidating as it sounds: one morning during the term, the girls will get woken up and taken out to breakfast! You can brush your teeth and then off we go in our PJ’s to enjoy a delicious meal together in the morning! I switched it up a bit on us this term. After we all attended a church service, we went to the Honeybee Centre in Cloverdale and had a Kidnap High Tea! It was truly wonderful! Lots of fun had by all and we all got to share some delicious honey flavoured treats! I highly recommend their bee-stro” if you haven’t gone yet!

Time seems to be slipping right through my fingers as we enter into January. I’m so excited to take every opportunity these next 3 months give me and to continue to make lasting memories.

I have been so blessed to get to experience this rollercoaster year with all of you. Here’s to another few months of absolute joy <3

Jobie love,
GBHQ Abbey Macey

Here is my December Video Recap:

Another month has come and gone. It’s hard to believe we’re already moving into December!

November was another month full of fun, friends and travel. This month I was able to go back to the island for Bethel 2 and 36’s Official Visits, I was able to lay wreath for Remembrance Day, visit 37 for their Official visit, help 48 with an exemplification, visit 48 for their Official Visit and help out at the Daughters of the Nile Tea.

Starting this month was Bethel 2’s Official Visit. I met the Grand Team at Mrs Peatman’s house and off we went to the ferry. After we checked into our hotel, it was off to Fisgard Hall. This hall never ceases to amaze me. It is truly amazing and full of so much masonic history. Bethel 2 performed a majority ceremony for Evangeline and it was amazing to watch! HQ Amelia, I am always inspired by your determination and your willingness to push yourself! You girls were fantastic and I always love coming to visit. After the meeting, Maia and I went walking around downtown Victoria with Mrs and Mr Calhoun. We even got to stop by my favourite Bubble Tea place (appropriately titled The Bubble Tea Place). Then the Grand Team met up again and we all had a lovely dinner together. It’s the little moments like these that really stick in my memory and make this year so incredible. The next morning we made our way over to Bethel 36 for their
official visit. I felt so privileged to be able to attend this ceremony as one of my closest Jobie sisters was receiving her majority ceremony. I felt so lucky to see each of the girls receive their majority and move on to the next chapter in their Jobie Career. HQ Kayleigh, you should be so proud of your work and what a treat to be able to give your sister her majority. I love to see how each Bethel decides who will give the majority gifts out to their members, it’s one of my favourite parts of the ceremony! After the meeting, it was back to the mainland. Thank you Bethels 2 and 36 for your hospitality and for being your amazing selves!

On November 11, my Bethel hosted our annual Remembrance Day Breakfast. It was so incredible to get to share this tradition with our new members. Then we went over to the Cenotaph for the Remembrance Day Ceremony held by our city. For the first time, I had the absolute privilege to lay a Wreath on behalf of my Bethel at the Cenotaph. What an honour it was and I was so happy to come home and see how many other Bethels had done the same and honoured the brave men and women who serve our country. Next was Bethel 37’s Official Visit. The girls performed a terrific Initiation ceremony, but I wouldn’t expect anything less from Bethel 37. You are all absolute rockstars! Congratulations to Megann on becoming a Jobie, you picked a terrific group of girls. HQ Seren, you did a phenomenal job and I am so impressed with everything you have accomplished this term. A few days later, I went over to White Rock to help Bethel 48 with an exemplification of the Story of the Robe. After our exemplification, we opened the floor up to the Masons to see if anyone had any
questions. What a treat it was to speak to them all and to see their curiosity and excitement when it came to Jobies! Thank you so much 48 for letting me help!

The day had finally come for our last official visit. Bethel 48, I cannot thank you enough for making this evening so special. We started the evening off with a wacky utensil dinner. Thank you so much HQ Regan for blessing me with a potato masher as my “fork” for the dinner (*A Tip for everyone, DO NOT forget your bib when going to a Jobie Dinner, you’ll thank me later). During the meeting the girls performed a lovely Love Is Our Parents ceremony. It was the first time I’d ever seen it done and you girls did an absolutely beautiful job. HQ Regan, you never cease to amaze me. You’ve been holding your position for so long, and you only improve every time I see you preside. The Official Visits have been such an amazing treat and while I’m sad their over, that doesn’t mean you’ll stop seeing me! I’ll be back to visit you all soon!
Lastly this month was the Daughters Of The Nile Tea and Bazaar. Thank you so much to the Daughters of the Nile for once again including us and asking us to serve at your event. It is so important that we all stay connected as a Masonic Family and I know we all appreciate this
event and the connection we share.

This month has really shown me the lasting impact that Job’ Daughters leaves on us all. I loved being able to see so many majority ceremonies and to see that Daughters who were making the transition from Daughter to Adult. It is so incredible to also see so many majority members coming back to help out with meetings, on council and with majority ceremonies. To see these Majority Members who have made such a big impact on these Daughters lives to jump in and give them the gifts of the majority ceremony truly warms my heart. This shows me that this organization has lasting effects. The lessons we learn are carried with us throughout the rest of our lives and continue to inspire us well into adulthood. I think there are few places where many of us will find this kind of impact and I am so happy to have found this one. Here’s to the next few months!

Jobie Love,
GBHQ Abbey Macey

Here is my November Recap Video:

One of my favourite parts about this year has been sitting down to write these blog posts. Getting of my adventures with all of you is truly incredible. I’ve loved being able to have time each month to sit down and really reminisce about all of the experiences this position has given me. Without further ado, let’s get started going over this month!

This month I was able to attend my own bethel’s official visit and glow meeting, Bethel 22’s 65th Birthday celebration, Bethel 37’s Halloween Party and All Jobie Weekend.

Beginning on October 8th, my Bethel hosted our Official Visit. What a treat it was to preside as HQ for my Grand Team and all our lovely Grand Officers. This meeting helped to show me that we are all constantly learning and helping each other. I am so grateful to everyone who came out to support my Bethel as our new girls really start to come into their own. On October 19th, Bethel 22 hosted a lunch and open meeting to celebrate their 65th birthday. Let me just say how amazing it was to see a Bethel celebrate this milestone. There was so much history and so many mementos on display in that room. The meeting was absolutely wonderful and the girls performed a lovely Ribbon Ceremony (one of my favourites) with Miss BC Maia presiding as their Honoured Queen. Here’s to at least another 65 years of success for Bethel 22. The next day I made my way over to Bethel 37 for their Jack-O-Party. You girls are so incredibly creative and I loved making my way around the room to see all of the fun activities you had thought up. I was so happy I was able to attend and I left with a tummy full of candy, a face covered in face paint and a heart full of love and friends. On October 22, my own Bethel 63 hosted our second Glow Meeting! If you’ve never tried it, our HQ last year Bethea thought it would be a really cool idea to dim the lights during the meeting and cover ourselves in glow sticks of every shape size and colour. It looks incredible and can really bring a sense of fun and halloween spirit into your meetings!

Here is the big even this month: All Jobie Weekend. Most jurisdictions have an event of this nature, but there is truly something special about All Jobie Weekend (I say, completely unbiased). At All Jobie Weekend, the BC Grand Bethel plans, you guessed it, a weekend full of all sorts of different Jobie activities. We’ve been planning this years event since May, and it did not disappoint. I’ve said it many times to the girls, but I am so proud to be your GBHQ this year. You all did an absolutely phenomenal job planning and running this years activities. Our workshops included Ritual Trivia, Sign Language, Music, Adult-Daughter Communication, Line Dancing and much more. We also learned some camp songs, played some games with the masons and developed friendships that will hopefully last for years to come. It is such a treat to have these events where we can all come together and honour this organization that we all love and just spend time together as friends. I cannot thank the daughters and adults of BC enough for everything you all put into this incredible weekend!

This month has been a whirlwind! This jurisdiction never ceases to amaze me when it comes to our ability to offer support and guidance to each other. You girls are always ready to jump in and help your friends and to join in on the fun. I am so proud to call this place my home and to have each of you in my jobie family.

Jobie love,

GBHQ Abbey Macey

Here is my October Recap Video

https://youtu.be/NCgIYXSTRgg

This has been an incredible summer! Usually, my summers are quite lacking when it comes to
Jobies, since my Bethel only has a few events throughout the 2 months off. This summer was
an AMAZING exception. Not only was I able to help out at Promo Booth at the Poco Farmer’s
Market with my bethel, something that has become one of my favourite summer traditions, but
this summer I was able to attend my very first Supreme Session! The whole experience is
honestly a bit of a blur, but I hope I can try and relay some of it back to you all! I’m going to
focus on the major events, but if you want to hear about some of the finer details, ASK ME! I
don’t think I’ll ever get tired of talking about my time at Supreme! On August 5th at 5am, I made
my way to the Vancouver Airport to go over the rainbow to Kansas! It was a long, long travel
day, with a layover in Salt Lake City, Utah but I made it to Kansas City, Missouri and then off to
Overland Park, Kansas we went! I’ve never seen so many US States in one day! The next
morning I was able to perform the Story of Job at Ritual Competition. While I wasn’t actually
able to compete due to my age (20 is the new 80 it seems) it felt so incredible to perform the
story at a Supreme level! A huge thank you to Suzanne Stark for giving me pointers and helping
me work on my story! The rest of the day was spent checking out some of the sights in
Overland Park and meeting girls from all over the jobie world. That was my biggest takeaway
from this incredible experience. No matter where I went at Supreme, there was always someone
there, with a swappy, a joke, a fun fact, an introduction or even just a smile. I’ve never felt so
comfortable in a room full of strangers! Only they weren’t strangers for very long! I hope to keep
all of the connections I made and hopefully we can all reunite at Supreme’s in the future! The
next day was our Formal Opening! I had the pleasure of walking in the Honoured Queens
parade with BC’s own Amelia! What an incredible sight to see and cheer on all of the girls who
are giving their all to this organization as Honoured Queens! You’ll hear the words Incredible,
Amazing and Phenomenal a lot in this post, but they’re accurate! Bright and early the next
morning was the Supreme Bethel Meeting! A huge round of applause goes out to Casey for her
amazing (see I told you) term as SBHQ. The Jobie world is so proud of everything you have
done for us over the last year Casey. You have led your Supreme Bethel with dignity and grace
and have really shown us all what it means to be a true jobie! A congratulations is also in order
for Gabrielle on her new role! You are going to do great things this year and I can’t wait for you
to come visit us in BC! One more big congratulations to all of the girls who were chosen as
Supreme Bethel Officers (Especially to BC’s Julia and Gia on your positions and to Tori from
Washington on being selected as our BC Rep!). The day was all leading up to the Miss
International Pageant that night! I had the absolute privilege to escort our Miss BC Maia into the
pageant. I already told her most of what I wanted to say in person, but to our Miss Maia, I could
not be prouder of you. BC could not have asked for a better representative this year. You have
worked so hard for the last 2 years and all of your hard work paid off when you were announced
as FIRST RUNNER UP! I could hear the cheers from all the way back home! You should be so
incredibly proud of all of your work! To our IPMIJD Kayleigh, thank you for your work this year.
You have inspired so many of our girls and been an absolutely phenomenal role model for our
future jobies! To our new Miss International Maia Garcia, you will do so much for this
organization, I know it. I’m so incredibly happy for you and can’t wait to see all that your year will
teach and give to you (I also can’t wait to have you visit Canada!). You are a lovely
representative and I know you will bring everything you have into this role. Our next big event
was the Supreme Bethel Installation the next night. BC’s own Maia was the Installing Marshal.
One more huge round of applause to Julia and Gia for being installed as Supreme Bethel 5th
Messenger and Supreme Bethel Representative to Michigan! We are so incredibly proud of you
girls. After the Installation, it was off to the Dance! The next day was full of excitement as well!
We were all able to attend the Installation of the Supreme Officers. I know all of BC was
incredibly proud to see our very own Corinne Alexander installed as Supreme 2nd Messenger. I

cannot thank you enough for asking me to escort you and I know I speak for all of BC when I
say it’ll be hard to share you with the rest of the Jobie world, but we cannot wait to see all that
you do with this new position! The next morning was an early one for most of us. I was at the
Kansa City Airport once again (with some pretty awesome travel buddies) at 4am to head back
up north. While I was happy to be home, I am still so touched by the incredible experience that
was Supreme Session 2019. Thank you to all the BC girls and adults who went to Supreme this
year for making my first Supreme one I will always cherish in my heart. You all made the trip so
incredible, whether it was coming together for group meals, exploring Kansas, taking pictures
(so, so many pictures) or just sitting all together, you are all responsible for one of my new
favourite Jobie memories! Thank you to everyone out there in the Jobie world for being so kind
and welcoming and for making me feel so at home, even when I was far away from my home.
This International event and the camaraderie it made me feel are truly what Job’s Daughters is
all about and why we all put so much of our time and energy into this organization. There is
nothing quite like Job’s Daughters and I hope this isn’t the last time I get to see you all! I hope to
see you all again in Nebraska!

Jobie Love,
GBHQ Abbey Macey

Here is the link to the video I made while at Supreme Session! I was going to make a video
covering the whole summer, but I was only able to attend one other event this summer due to
other commitments

Installation season has come and gone! Before I talk about the rest of this month, I want to send out a huge congratulations to all of BC’s newly installed officers! This will be an absolutely incredible term and I can’t wait to see what you all accomplish. Let’s get started!

I’ll start with the installations. I wasn’t able to attend as many installations as I would have liked, but I promise I will be back soon to catch up with all of you! First I was able to attend Bethel 20’s Installation on June 15th. HQ Gabby, I loved your stellar decor and I can’t wait to see everything you have planned this term! IPHQ Chloe, I am so incredibly proud of everything you have accomplished this term! (A bittersweet congratulations also goes out to my Miss Maia on her last installation as a daughter, I know how you feel and I’m so happy I was able to be there. Next was Bethel 21’s Installation on June 22. I had the absolute privilege to fill in as Installing Officer and I cannot thank you girls enough for letting me help you out on your special day. HQ Emma, I’m so excited to be HQ buddies with my Big! IPHQ Robyn, thank you so much for everything you have done for your Bethel and for taking on the position of HQ for so long, I know your Bethel is incredibly grateful! Later that same day I made my way over to Bethel 37. HQ Seren, I remember when you joined and I knew you were going to go on to do great things! IPHQ Hannah, you blew my mind this term! You’ve done great things and should be very proud.

On June 23rd, I was able to make it to Bethel 52’s Installation. HQ Jeanne, you are going to have an incredible term and I want you to take every opportunity these next 6 months throw at you! IPHQ Andrea, you took on a huge responsibility this term to help your Bethel and you did phenomenally! Thank you! Immediately after, I ran back to my own Bethel 63 for our installation. It was a bittersweet ceremony as it was my last installation as a daughter and IPHQ Bethea’s last event as a daughter, but I couldn’t have asked for a better ceremony! Thank you so much to everyone who came, to all the girls for their hard work, to all of our adults for ALL of their help and especially to Bethea for everything she did for us over this last term. I cannot thank you all enough!

I’ll quickly go over a few more events I was able to attend this month! On June 1st, my Bethel hosted a Princess Party. We didn’t have a huge turnout, but we had so much fun I’d say the event was a roaring success! On June 21st, the grand team and I were able to go and visit Grand Lodge in Burnaby. Congratulations to Mr Barry Burych on your term as Grand Master. You have made a lasting impact on all of the masonic youth this year and we cannot thank you enough! Miss BC Maia delivered an inspiring speech in front of the crowd and she did an incredible job! Lastly, at the end of this month I was able to travel down to Washington with the Grand Team to attend their Grand Session. What an experience! I am so grateful to all the daughters and adults of Washington for their welcoming atmosphere and their hospitality. To Chloe and Abby, you girls should be so incredibly proud of everything you’ve done for your jurisdiction and for Job’s Daughters in general. You two are prime examples of what this organizations does for girls and have been absolutely incredible role models. To Ashley and Tori, I can’t wait to get to know you girls and for with you at International Day! Thank you again Washington for an unforgettable weekend!

This month has really solidified the idea of sisterhood for me. I’ve traveled all over this month and no matter where I go, there is always a smiling face and a conversation at the ready. This organization never ceases to amaze me. You girls have made the long road trips so worth it and you make me want to get right back in the car to come and visit again! I can’t wait for the next adventure!

Here is a link to my June recap video!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPK-v_YYhIM

Jobie Love,

GBHQ Abbey Macey

This has been a very busy month! I’ll try to go through it all as quickly as I can, but this may be a long post. Alright, let’s jump straight into it!

Parades were a huge part of this month. We started off parade season at my hometown Mayday Parade. It was an insanely hot day, but it was well worth it! Tons of smiling faces greeted us as
we made our way down the route. The next weekend, we were off to Surrey for the Cloverdale Parade. It was an absolutely gorgeous day and we had a great time blowing bubbles, sending
out high-fives and promoting our organization! A few days later we made our way to Victoria for the Victoria Day Parade. This was the first time I’ve ever seen the Victoria Day Parade and it did
not disappoint! The parade itself took almost an hour and there were SO many people out that day, despite the not so nice weather. It was an absolute joy to get to participate in the parade
that day and we even managed to get a photo in the paper! Finally, to wrap up this month, we mad our way over to New Westminster for the Hyack Parade. Despite another not so gorgeous
day, this parade was another rousing success! Thank you so much to all the girls and adults who took the time out of their days to walk in these parades and promote our organization!

Now that I’ve covered the parades, here are a few of the other events I had the privilege to attend this month. I had the privilege to fill in at Bethel 48’s Deputy Visit. You girls are always so
welcoming and make my day exponentially better! HQ Regan, you are a seasoned pro! The weekend of the Cloverdale Parade was a busy one. Right after the parade was our annual
Grand Bethel Retreat. We all discussed our vision for the upcoming year and it was incredible! We’ve got lots planned so keep your eyes and ears open! The girls had a night full of laughs,
sweets and lots of memories &lt;3. The next morning a few of us headed to the ferry terminal and made our way over to Victoria. We had a nice walk around the city and then went over to
Fisgard Hall. What an absolutely breathtaking building! The friendship meeting hosted by Bethel #2 was incredible to be a part of. After dinner, we headed off to another sleepover. Thank you so
much to Bethel 2 for your hospitality and your smiling faces! The next morning was the Victoria Day Parade. I definitely had a nice, long sleep after this weekend!

A couple of days later was 22’s Official Visit. Props to Bethel 22 for an amazing dinner full of clever Oz themed food puns! The girls performed a beautiful majority ceremony for Mrs. Conrad which I had the privilege to participate in! Thank you so much to HQ Quincy for filling in and becoming a member of 22’s Provincial HQ Team! The next day was Bethel 20’s Official Visit. HQ Chloe, you ran an absolutely phenomenal meeting and a huge congratulations to all of you guys on your memory work and especially to your newest member, Sophia! Thank you so much for letting me
participate!

To close off the month, we made our way up to Vernon for the Order of the Eastern Star Grand Chapter. I love road trips and this one did not disappoint! The ride up was full of
discussion and camaraderie with our new Provincial Master Councillor River Peatman. An enormous thank you to Mrs. Lyons for taking us in for the night and keeping us entertained (we
took a very nice walk with a GORGEOUS view and a great trip around Vernon). This was the first Eastern Star Event I’ve been able to attend in quite a while and I was overjoyed! I loved
being able to see your ceremony and then you so much for allowing me to bring remarks! Quickly after the ceremony, we made our way back home. Thank you so much to Mrs. Peatman
for taking us up!

May was absolutely astounding! Once again the support from this jurisdiction just warmed my heart! Thank you for your hospitality, your donations and your love, it means the world to me
and I cannot thank you all enough! Time to take on June!

Here is another video summary of this jam-packed month! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_yHL9xNBFV8

Jobie Love,
GBHQ Abbey Macey

This has been an absolutely incredible first month. Before I even start, I would like to extend an ENOURMOUS thank you to Bethels 52, 11 and 29 for their hospitality. You girls have made us all feel so incredibly welcomed and loved over the last month. This month was packed with tons of fun, and I don’t think I can properly tell you about it all in one blog post, but I’ll try my best.

This month was full of official visits, the Daughters of the Nile Tea, my home Bethel’s Spring Tea Easter Face Painting, an Easter Egg Hunt and our provincial fundraiser for HIKE (The Hearing Impaired Kids Equipment Fund). I’d love to go into detail about each and every one of these events, but I’ll keep this entry short.

We had our first official visit out in Langley. I wasn’t able to attend the dinner beforehand due to my last day of classes, but you girls blew me away during your meeting. Your memory work was incredible and HQ Andrea you ran a fantastic meeting. My highlight of the meeting was seeing you girls roll out the red carpet (or in this case, the yellow brick road) for Mr Gilmore and Mrs Peatman as they were being introduced. You girls have all gotten so incredibly creative with their theme this year and I’m on the edge of my seat to see what you come up with next.

On April 17th, it was time for our first Grand Team road trip! We met at Mrs Peatman’s house and then we were off to the ferry. After a nice ferry ride (and a nice Pirate Pak lunch ;) ) we made our way over to Bethel 11 for their Official Visit. I could not believe how many people had come out to support the members of Bethel 11. They had to bring another row of chairs out there were so many people! The girls performed an impeccable majority ceremony for Max. Congratulations girls on a phenomenal job and HQ Hailey on an incredibly run meeting. After the meeting was a lovely social, and then we had to call it a night. We made our way back over to the mainland, had some delicious ice cream on the ferry and went our separate ways. It was a long day, but so worth it <3

Our last official visit this month was to Campbell River. Unfortunately, despite our early start the weather was not very happy with us. We had to catch a later ferry than we wanted because of the wind, but after a rocky ferry ride we made it to Bethel 29 (Thank you so much again girls for waiting for us to start the meeting). It was incredible to see Bethel 29 perform the Majority Ceremony for Mrs Lake and to see so many of you working so hard to be the best you can be! You are all truly inspiring. Thank you so much to Julia for filing in as HQ, you did an amazing job! After a lovely dinner, it was time for us to make our way back home. The ferry was much smoother on the way home and after we all got back, it was time for a good nights rest.

My biggest take away from this month was seeing the amount of support around this jurisdiction. Whether it was from concordant bodies, family members or Jobies, I saw such an overwhelming amount of support this month that truly warmed my heart. This jurisdiction never ceases to amaze me. I can’t wait to see what the rest of the year brings and to experience this crazy year with all of you! Keep up the phenomenal work ladies!

Here is a short video I made in summary of this first month as the Grand Team! Can’t wait to see what May has in store!

*Apologies to Bethels 52 and 29, I didn’t get many clips of your two official visits, but I’ll be back soon to capture some of your magic on tape <3

Jobie Love,

GBHQ Abbey Macey

Wow! Wow! Wow! This last week has been a whirlwind. To tell you the truth, it hasn’t totally set in what an adventure I’m about to start. My mind has yet to catch up with all this new information. When my name was called at Grand Session, it was an out of body experience. I couldn’t believe that this was real. Words seemingly can’t describe how I’m feeling, but I’ll try my best. I AM SO INCREDIBLY EXCITED! I am so honoured to be able to represent the Grand Bethel of BC this year and bring my own personality
and spunk to the position. I have lots of ideas that I hope I can accomplish during this next year, so buckle up everyone!

I am beyond excited to see this beautiful jurisdiction in a whole new light. I cannot wait to take on this new challenge! To the Grand Bethel Girls, let’s take this year by storm! I can’t wait to see how we all grow together.

To Mrs Peatman and Mr Gilmore, I’m so excited to travel with you this year and get to know you both better. To MissBCJD Maia, I couldn’t have picked a better partner to take on this incredible experience with. And finally, to the phenomenal girls and adults of our jurisdiction, I cannot wait to travel and get to know you all better over the next year!

Here’s to the next year, let’s see what lies at the end of our yellow brick roads!

Jobie love,
GBHQ Abbey Macey