Hello Everyone!
It was wonderful getting to see you all at Charity’s Official Visit in Summerville! Both Ashley and I fell in love with the decorations, and definitely borrowed some to reuse at Grand Assembly! We loved being able to paint before the OV, and took lots of pictures of everyone’s stunning creations! We are so proud of everyone’s ritual work— especially the girls who were initiated this year are doing amazing jobs!! Thank you to everyone who made this OV possible.
This month, Ashley and I had the honour to visit the Sojourners, a group of Masons who are also veterans and servicemen! We had the chance to have dinner with them and talk a little bit about Rainbow and how our orders are entwined!
Our Colour Run for CureSarcoma is coming up, so make sure to tell your friends as the event is open to folks outside of Rainbow!
Our honour stations for the year are the Faith and the Bow stations! The lessons of the bow are fundamental to both what Rainbow is, and to the individual Rainbow Girl. Sometimes these lessons are difficult to understand and make sense of, especially when we don’t have experience with said lessons! It may be a struggle to connect with lessons like Immortality, or Patriotism, or Religion. The lesson of Religion is something I know Ashley and I have struggled with in the past— but there is always a way to find a connection in these beautiful lessons! Our ritual has the verse James 1:27, “Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this: To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.” Religion, both in the Bible and our ritual, is not described as belief— but instead as Charity to others, and to do so without expecting praise.
It may be difficult to always believe and trust in God, especially when we are struggling in our personal lives, just as it may be difficult to connect with the lesson of Religion and what scripture tries to teach us. However, both our ritual and scripture agree, that as long as you show Love, Service, and Charity towards others— you will not falter.
Remember, you are God’s Masterpiece!
~Atlas and Ashley <3
Hello South Carolina Rainbow Family!
We are well into spring and all of the activity that the season brings. Many of you are involved in sports and other school activities. Some of you are preparing to graduate, while others will soon be celebrating promotion to the next level of school. I look forward to honoring our high school graduates at our Scholarship Tea on May 18. I hope that many of you will be there to support Grand Worthy Associate Advisor Annabell in her fundraising efforts.
Spring is also the time when we begin gearing up for our Grand Assembly Session. Competition forms have been sent to the Advisory Boards. Changes have been made to the Talent Showcase Competition in keeping with Grand Worthy Advisor Ashley’s theme and to encourage greater participation. We will introduce Rainbow Roundup to determine how quickly and accurately our members can set up an Assembly Room. Of course, I always look forward to the reports written by our Grand Representatives, and their creative way of representing their jurisdictions in their competition.
Charity District hosted a fun Official Visit on Saturday, April 20. The decorations, favors, and courtesy fit the Grand Worthy Advisor’s theme perfectly. In fact, you may be seeing some of those things again at our Grand Assembly Session. The officers and protems did a wonderful job presenting our lessons to three new members. In fact, several Masons on the sidelines made very favorable comments about our initiation. There were 87 people present, including 4 visitors from North Carolina Rainbow.
Did you know that we have welcomed 10 new Rainbow Sisters since the beginning of 2024? I’ve been told that there will be more to initiate at our Grand Assembly Session in June. I appreciate the girls and adults who invite girls to be a part of our organization. As Grand Worthy Advisor Ashley stated in a recent speech to the Ft. Jackson Chapter of Sojourners, “Not only does Rainbow get girls ready for life by teaching us leadership and service, it gives us a sisterhood, a family, a place to belong.” Sisterhood, family, and belonging are important to girls today. Let’s share that with them and their parents.
Inspired by your enthusiasm and growth,
Mrs. Dedra
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We had so much fun in California, traveling to the Supreme Temple, and going to Tennessee's homecoming! And the Charity District Official Visit was amazing! We had a wonderful time painting with all of the girls! So now I am headed to Goose Creek with Savannah.
Hope to see you soon!
<3 Waldo
SCAMM is in the beginning stages of a project to assist with funds for scholarships. SCAMM is asking for donations of men’s button-down shirts that can be turned into aprons to keep food off of the young ladies' beautiful gowns. If you have a shirt from someone special, just let us know when the shirt is turned in so we can get that specific apron back to them. We will be gladly accepting men’s button-down shirts at the next few jurisdictional get-togethers like the school of instruction. The aprons will go on sale as soon as the finished products have been created. Please feel free to reach out to Lynn Carter or Heather Kamphaus for any questions or concerns.
Editor and Publisher: Michelle Lusk
Supreme Charity and Supreme Inspector: Dedra Hart
This publication acknowledges allegiance to the Supreme Assembly, International Order of the Rainbow for Girls, whose seat of authority is in McAlester, Oklahoma, USA; of which the late Reverend W. Mark Sexson was the founder; of which Mrs. Kay Letterman is the Supreme Worthy Advisor; and to the Grand Jurisdiction of South Carolina of which Ashley Lusk is Grand Worthy Advisor and Mrs. Dedra A. Hart is Supreme Inspector