The Potentate's Column

Onward and Upward!

Yes, it’s an old saying, but it describes Moslah to a T. We have many activities in full swing, as the meter on
this year is running at full speed.

Our Membership Committee has already moved upward by raising the bar with the February Sweetheart Dance. If you missed this event, you missed a GREAT party. Good food, a great new band, and one of the biggest crowds I’ve ever seen at a Moslah Shrine Dance. Kudos to High Priest and Prophet Steve Jones and his Lady Deb, and Membership Chairman Jim Godsey and his Lady Tammey for a successful event.

Assistant Rabban Pat Bobbitt and his Lady Mary Lou have our Gala preparations in full swing. Pat and Mary Lou say that they could use any donations of items you might be able to secure for the live and silent auctions at the Gala. Keep in mind that our Gala supports our Shriners Hospitals for Children. Let’s remember to do both parts of
“Having fun and helping kids”. Moslah is having a lot of fun right now, and the helping kids should come naturally with that. Don’t forget our Storefront Collection Day on April 30, and our Street Corner Collection Day on
May 1.

As I write this, our Oriental Guide Robert Lee and his Lady Linda are in Tampa for the Oriental Guide Seminar, or “OG School”. Robert and Linda have been a great addition to the Moslah Divan. Robert has taken the bull by the horns with the 100 Million Dollar Club, Blood Drive, and Bingo. Please support him with his efforts with these tasks.

By now, most of our units have had their Mid-Winters, and I can tell you that Your Divan had a great time attending these with you. We were pretty well split up the first weekend in March, as there were six Mid-Winters then, but everyone came back telling stories of what a great time they had. Thanks to all of our Moslah units for the hospitality you showed your Divan members. As always, you treat each of us as if we were one of your own, and it allows us to relax, enjoy and have a great time (with the exception of relaxing around the Moslah Directors… never do that :-) ).

Preparations are in full swing for the Texas Shrine Association Ceremonial session in Fort Worth from June 2 to June 5. TSA Director General Illustrious Sir Bob
Cuykendall, his trusty assistant Illustrious Sir Ray Moyer and committee have preparations well under way for this event. Let me say that with the help of our Moslah Nobles and their Ladies, we are going to show the rest of Texas how a TSA Ceremonial should be done. Look for more information on this at a later date.

I’ll close with what I intend to close with each month this year, membership. It doesn’t matter if you adhere to the cliché “everybody just bring one”, or if you just invite your friends and family to Moslah Shrine events like our dances or Games Night, we MUST keep membership at the forefront of our thoughts and actions. Let’s show our friends and family why we are Shriners. Let’s show them how much fun it is to be a Shriner. Let’s show them what we do for our kids.
Let’s make this year the year we turn our membership around.

Yours in the Faith,
Steve O'Neal

 

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