Fellow Officers and Ladies of the Household,

I hope everyone is having a great summer. Mine started by going to the 103rd Supreme
Session of Daughters of the Nile. For some reason I was dreading it, but by the time I
was ready to leave I was excited. It was fun and very informative.

Pr. Royal Casey Wonders and I attended a Daughters of the Nile Foundation reception
for major donors. Isis Temple No. 41 donated $20,865.00 to the foundation in 2018. The reception was very nice, and we received a lovely plaque.

Isis Temple was awarded a certificate for initiating 13 members in 2018 and another certificate for our census remaining the same. We did not grow our total membership
in 2018, but we didn’t shrink either.

There were five candidates this year running for Supreme Princess Badoura. Vickie Hill,
PQ, from Waco, TX, was elected. Check out Princess Badoura Kathy Stewart’s article in
this newsletter for more information.

The Princeton Nile Club held their White Elephant Auction on June 18. Lots of prizes
were brought. Shirley Sheets, PQ, was the auctioneer, and they made good money. It
was a lot of fun, and the food was good as always.

My husband and I attended the Shriners Imperial Session in Nashville, TN, in July.
Daughters of the Nile had an “Imperial Ceremonial.” It was awesome! Elim Temple
No. 76 in Tampa, FL, took in 2 members from Guatemala. It took 13 temples to put
on this event. Past Supreme Queens, Past Queens, and several Ladies of the
Household served as officers and password attendants.

On July 7, I traveled to Madisonville, KY, for the Supreme Queen’s visit to Neith Temple
No. 80. I was accompanied by Sue Layman, PSQ; Sharon Norvell, PQ; Tina Dobbs, PQ;
Krista Williams, PQ; and Pr. Royal Casey.

We had our official visit from the Supreme Queen the next day, on Monday, July 8. Everyone did a great job. I had to move the microphone every time I stood up, and then I
would forget to move it back to use it! Supreme Queen Dale was very down to earth. She loved her suite at the Tropicana Hotel and used the jacuzzi tub after our ceremonial was over. Krista Williams, PQ, and I took her to Indianapolis the next day for the ceremonial at Koran Temple No. 30.

Everyone has been telling me that now the Supreme Queen’s visit is over I can sit back and enjoy the rest of the year. I sure hope it’s true. My Ceremonial Assistants this year have been invaluable. I’m sure they will be glad when my year is over so I will quit bothering them with so many questions! Ha ha!

Nile Love and Sparkle On,
Cheryl Stader, Queen
812‐424‐4611
jbtav@att.net

Fellow Officers and Ladies of the Household,

Well, another year has begun. I cannot believe I’m Queen already! It’s very nerve-wracking, but I’m sure I’ll survive…everyone else has. (LOL) First, I want to thank all my
officers for being at Installation. It was a beautiful ceremony, and everyone was gorgeous.

The Installation ceremony was held March 23, 2019, at Hadi Temple. It is a day I will never forget. My daughter came in from Colorado to surprise me, and boy, did she ever! Second, I would like to thank my Installing Officers. They did such a great job. I especially want to thank PSQ Sue for investing me with the crown. She will never know how very much that meant to me.

Thanks go out to the Patrol, Egyptian Band, and Dancers and Pageantry for their performances. They did a great job, and everyone enjoyed them. I heard several guests talking about how good they all were. You all made me proud. Also, thanks to Nancy, Sylvia, and Millie for the reception. Guests were talking about how delicious the food was. You three always do such a great job.

Our first Stated Session of the Nile year was held April 1 at Hadi Temple, where the unit officers were installed. On April 9, I will be traveling to Princeton Nile Club for their installation of officers. If you would like to attend, contact Pr. Royal about carpooling.

​Our SQ visitation is early this year. It is Monday, July 8, at 7 pm at Hadi Temple. The banquet will be at 5:30 pm in the Red Fez. I hope you will plan on being there if at all possible. To the officers, let’s try to memorize our parts. That goes for me too.

My theme for this year: Good listeners, like precious gems, are to be treasured. —Walter Anderson

My motto: Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope. —Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi

My scripture: Proverbs 16:9 “In their hearts humans plan their course, but the Lord establishes their steps.”

Nile Love,
Cheryl Stader, Queen
812‐424‐4611
jbtav@att.net

Fellow Officers and Ladies of the Household,

As this will be my last newsletter under my reign as Queen, I wanted to let all of you know what an honor it has been to serve as your Queen. Our temple has made me feel so special and loved! Serving Isis Temple has been one of the best experiences of my life, and I want to thank each and every one of you for supporting me and helping me throughout the year. You are all so special to me!

In October, I had the honor of working at the West Side Nut Club Fall Festival in both of our unit booths. I spent my first shift working in The Band Box with the Egyptian Band. I have worked several shifts in this booth in the past, and like every year it was full of hard work, fun, and laughter. I was honored to serve my second shift with the Isis Temple Patrol. This was my first time working in the Brain Booth, and it was an experience. It was a lot of hard work but we had so much fun serving brains after brains to the hungry people at the Fall Festival.

At our November Stated Session, we celebrated Founder’s Day. Thank you to PQ Nancy Markham for sharing some of our history. As always it was a wonderful and informative lesson about our temple and how we came to be our present day Isis Temple.

December was so much fun for me and the temple. The month began with our December Stated Session followed by our Christmas party hosted by the Dancers and Pageantry. We enjoyed tasty cookies and refreshments. We also had fun with an ornament exchange, and I received beautiful gifts from my officers. My month continued the next evening where I joined the Egyptian Band at their Christmas party held at the Log Inn. We had a wonderful time with laughter and friendship. I also joined the Patrol for their Christmas party. Their party was held at the Kennel Club, where we enjoyed fun games, fellowship, and an ornament exchange. My last Christmas party was celebrated with the Dancers and Pageantry unit at TGI Fridays. We had a wonderful meal filled with fellowship, and I was showered with beautiful gifts and love. Thank you to all who contributed to our Christmas celebrations.

Princess Chaplain Della, PQ Jean Rickard, Pr. Royal Cheryl Stader, Pr. Lori Barnett, and I all visited our members who are shut-ins on Dec. 6th. We stopped for lunch at Hacienda, which was so much fun. It was a special day, and we all benefited from the experience.

Thank you to all who helped wrap gifts for the Hadi Hospital Staff’s Children’s Christmas Party! I appreciate it so much! The party was so much fun, and I enjoyed being a part of it. It is always special to see the patients from the Shriners Hospitals for Children®. They remind me why we work so hard and what is most important. The children were all so amazingly sweet, and it was truly a joyful day.

I really enjoyed the Princeton Nile Club’s annual cookie exchange! I think this will be an event I have to attend from here on out! The laughter and fun at this event is wonderful.

Our January Stated Session was a very special evening with our annual Memorial Service. It was an evening for remembrance of those who came before us and have passed on to a better life. You will all be missed always from our temple family. God bless!

On February 4 at 6:30 p.m., we have a very special Stated Session. It will be our last ceremonial for this Nile year. Please join us to see our beautiful ceremonial ritual and welcome our new Princesses to our beautiful order.

Casino Night is quickly approaching and is an exciting night for our temple. We need many volunteers for the evening. If you or someone you know would like to volunteer, please contact PQ Tina Dobbs. Casino Night will take place on Sat., March 16, at Hadi Temple. Doors open at 6 p.m. If you would like to purchase tickets or help sell tickets, please contact PQ Tina, any member of the Ways & Means Committee, or me. We hope to see everyone there!

March 4 will be our annual Election of Officers, so please plan to attend. Per the Supreme Temple Bylaws, Article V, Section 4 (b): Campaigning for or against any Candidate shall not be permitted and could result in suspension or expulsion. Please contact Pr. Royal Cheryl Stader or myself if you are interested in being an officer or on a committee next Nile year. We would love to answer any questions you may have.

I can’t believe this year is quickly coming to an end. My journey to becoming Queen of Isis Temple No. 41 has been nothing short of life-changing. I have had the opportunity to learn so much more about our beautiful order. The selfless and caring women I’ve met and come to love have been amazing! I want to thank all the women I have served with as officers while being in line for Queen. You all have become as close as my family and are lifelong friends that I will cherish forever. In closing, I would like to thank each and every one of you for your love and support this year. It has been a great honor and pleasure serving as your Queen.

​Nile Love and HoneyBee Hugs,
Robbi Strawbridge, Queen
Isis Temple No. 41

Fellow Officers and Ladies of the Household,

We have had such an exciting time with finishing up our summer and bringing in fall. I got the chance to attend several Supreme Queen visitations around the area. JPQ Krista Williams and I traveled together to visit the temples in Indianapolis and Lexington. This was an amazing experience I will not soon forget. I was also blessed enough to travel with several Isis Temple members to Neith Temple in Madisonville, KY. Pr. Royal Cheryl Stader and I traveled along with SQ Shirley Henley to St. Louis for their official visit as well. There were a lot of fun and laughs to say the least.

She stated that our memory work was the BEST, so I would like to thank everyone who worked so very hard to make all of this happen!

At our official visit and ceremonial, we welcomed four new members to Isis Temple. They are Jeanette Bullock, Christian Weaver, Brenda Vincent, and Jennifer Cross. Welcome to our new princesses! We are so very excited for you to join this wonderful organization!

Thank you to everyone who helped with the 4-H Fair concessions, worked or attended our annual Fall Card Party, and supported our annual BBQ sale. All were successful fundraisers. We are doing excellent in our fundraising endeavors this year!

Remember, we have another ceremonial scheduled for the evening of our February Stated Session. Who do you know that you’d like to propose for membership? Let’s get our membership goals surpassed this year!

It was great to see so many smiling faces at our September Stated Session. We were happy to honor our Past Queens. In November, we honor Founders Day with a history lesson from PQ Nancy Markham. We will also be honoring our 50-year members and recognizing our members who have become legacy members.

I would like to thank my receptions committee: Pr. Nancy Clem, Pr. Millie Rumble, and Pr. Sylvia Pharris for all of their hard work with making the reception décor beautiful for the Supreme Queen official visit banquet. I was truly impressed! You all outdid yourselves! Thank you for all that you do.

Monday, Dec. 3, we will have a Christmas party after our Stated Session, hosted by the Dancers and Pageantry unit.

The Princeton Nile Club Cookie Exchange will be held Tuesday, Dec. 11, at R’Z in Ft. Branch. We will meet at 12 p.m. for lunch and to exchange our cookies. If you are able to attend, please bring three dozen cookies to trade. If you wish to carpool, we meet at the Holiday Inn Airport on Hwy 41 around 11:30 a.m. Please contact Pr. Royal Cheryl Stader at 812-453-2450.

I hope each and every one of you have a very happy and safe holiday season. I look forward to sharing this season of love and good cheer with you.

Nile Love and HoneyBee Hugs,
Robbi Redman, Queen
Isis Temple No. 41
812-589-2508
robbiredman@yahoo.com

Fellow Officers and Ladies of the Household,

I attended the 102nd Supreme Session in Cincinnati, OH, as Queen along with 18 other members from Isis Temple. We had a great time with fellowship and fun with members from our temple as well as other temples from all over the U.S. and Canada. I want to send out a big thanks to the Past Queens, Line Officers, Delegates, and Patrol members for making my week so fun and special. I had escorts and banner bearers made up of members of our designated unit, the Isis Temple Patrol. I was showered with love, support, and beautiful gifts throughout the week. I was in awe of the amount of support everyone gave to me, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart.
 
Headquarters for Supreme Session was at the Millennium hotel, which was attached to the Duke Convention Center in downtown Cincinnati. Our week was filled with lots of legislation and reports from numerous committees. There was a total of 1,043 voting delegates present this year. I was so proud to stand with the reigning queens—“Shirley’s HoneyBees”—as we shared in the installation of officers. Shirley Henley was installed as Supreme Queen and arrived on a boat representing the theme of Where the Nile Meets the Ohio. She was brought in to the Garth Brooks song “The River,” which was so fitting for the week. She was accompanied by her grandchildren, who were dressed as honeybees. Also installed were Supreme Princess Royal Dale Obernolte from Fresno, CA;
Supreme Princess Tirzah Heather Krastins Lambert from Minneapolis, MN; and
Supreme Princess Badoura Donna Kramer from Edmonton, Alberta.

One of my favorite moments in Cincinnati was representing our temple as I watched the Isis Temple Patrol perform. They did an amazing new routine to the song “Funkytown” while they sported Nile green fros. They were a huge hit and had people talking about the great routine the rest of the week. The routine was so much fun and perfect! Thank you, Patrol, for all the hard work you do.

In total, Daughters of the Nile contributed $2,814,879.33 to the Shriners Hospitals for Children last year. I am proud to report that Isis Temple gave $19,826 to the Foundation last year. Way to go, ladies! This is amazing! JPQ Krista Williams and I were invited to the Foundation Club private reception, which recognizes all temples who gave $10,000 or more to the Foundation. The reception was full of celebration and congratulations for the efforts given by these major donor temples. We were presented with a beautiful plaque, and we were congratulated and given big hugs by Imperial Potentate Gary Bergenske. What an amazing experience and honor for our temple. Let’s keep up the good work so that we may continue to attend this in years to come. The Foundation Club temples alone donated a collective amount of $821,015.99. Wow!

I am happy to report that, not only did we do an amazing job with monetary donations, we celebrated our membership efforts last year as well. During JPQ Krista’s reign we initiated 18 new Princesses, for which we were presented with a certificate for being one of the top temples in membership as well. I hope to continue our trend in membership each year. I have some exciting new ideas for membership this year that I will be sharing with you at our September Stated Session. I hope that you will all give yourselves a pat on the back for a job well done.

Special congratulations to Past Supreme Queen Sue Layman on being appointed Chair of the Supreme Temple Finance Committee and to the Supreme Publications Committee. We are also honored to have appointments for the following: Membership and Public Relations Committee – Nancy Markham, PQ; Website Committee – Krista Williams, JPQ; Supreme Goodwill Ambassador to the Central Area – Jennifer Nance, PQ; and Supreme Temple Banner Escort – Karla Goff, PQ. I’m so proud! Congratulations to all of you for your well-earned appointments.

The 2019 Supreme Session will be held in Reno, NV, June 9 – 13, 2019. We are allowed five Lady of the Household voting delegates. I encourage you to submit your name for consideration next year to represent Isis Temple as a delegate. Supreme Session is a wonderful place to make new friendships outside of our temple and to really learn more about Daughters of the Nile. Getting involved and making your voice heard is the best way to really have a full “Nile experience.” If you have any questions on how to submit your request for consideration, please contact Pr. Recorder Joyce Giolitto.

I hope you are all having as much fun this summer as I am. We have so many exciting things happening this summer for our temple. Our Nile Family Picnic is going to be held Sunday, July 15, at 2 p.m. This will be held at Audubon State Park just across the river in Henderson, KY. Thank you to the Isis Temple Egyptian Band for helping to organize this. Please RSVP to Pr. Barbara Sinnett ASAP if you plan to attend (bsinnett53@gmail.com or 812-449-6752). Please bring a covered dish or dessert; meat, water, and lemonade will be provided. Family members and friends are welcome. Be sure to bring any prospective members as well to show them our wonderful fellowship at our temple.

Our 4H fundraiser will take place July 23 – 28. Karla Goff, PQ, is chairing this fundraiser and still looking for a few volunteers so please contact her to let her know if you can help. This is one of our biggest fundraisers of the year and needs a lot of help from all of us. Please get involved if your time allows.

Our annual BBQ sale is back again next month! Please let JPQ Krista Williams know if you would like an order form to collect orders, or you may contact her to place an order for yourself. The deadline for orders is August 9, and pickup will be August 18 in the Hadi parking lot. Sell! Sell! Sell!

Our next Stated Session is Tuesday, September 4, at 7 p.m. Remember that this will not be on Monday due to the Labor Day holiday. We will honor our Past Queens and any 50-year members with a reception to follow. Past Queens, I encourage you to attend and bring your memory book to share with our members.
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Our Supreme Queen Official Visitation will be Saturday, September 15, at 2 p.m. at Hadi Temple with banquet to follow. I would like to see as many of you there as possible to give Supreme Queen Shirley Henley a wonderful Isis Temple welcome. Officer rehearsals will start August 16 and will be every Thursday (tentatively) until the Supreme Queen Visit. We will have a final rehearsal for Units and Officers Thursday, September 13, starting at 5:30 p.m. Please let me know if you won’t be able to make it.

The next Princeton Nile Club meeting will be held at Noon on September 11 at R’Z Café in Ft Branch. Please contact Pr. Royal Cheryl Stader if you would like to carpool. The carpool meets at 11:45 a.m. at the Holiday Inn Airport on Hwy 41.

We have so many exciting things happening at our temple. I have collected a lot of new and exciting ideas while at Supreme Session. If you have any questions, concerns, or new ideas for our temple, please let me know. Let’s have an amazing year filled with fun, fellowship, and, as always, raising money for the children. Keep buzzing for kids!

Nile Love and HoneyBee Hugs,

Robbi Redman, Queen
Isis Temple No. 41
812-589-2508
robbiredman@yahoo.com

Fellow Officers and Ladies of the Household,

I am so excited and honored to become your Queen. I can’t believe how quickly the past three years have gone by, but it’s been an amazing journey so far. The support and love I have received has been astounding!

I am so blessed to be a part of our temple and especially blessed to serve as Queen this year. The honor that has been given to me as Queen is the greatest honor I’ve ever known, and I will do my best to serve our temple with dignity and love.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Installation of Officers on March 24, 2018, at Hadi Temple.
 
The day was absolutely beautiful and will forever be one of my best memories in Nile. Special thanks to the Installing Officers, Units, and designated helpers who made sure the day was perfect! I couldn’t do it without each and every one of you.

This year is going to be so much fun! I hope that you can all join the fun in some way. There will be meetings, fundraisers, social gatherings, and plenty of fellowship. There is a calendar available in this newsletter and on our website for all planned events and meetings. Please let me know if you have any questions about any of the calendar items.

At our April Stated Session, I had the honor of installing the Unit Officers and Princess Royal-Elect, as she wasn’t able to attend Installation. On April 10, Pr. Royal Cheryl Stader traveled to Ft. Branch for the Princeton Nile Club meeting. Thank you for standing in for me, Cheryl!

 Our next Stated Session will be May 7 at 7 p.m. at Hadi Shrine. I hope to see many of you there. We will also have a Social Night at 6 p.m. on May 17 at Hacienda on Green River Rd.—guests and families are welcome!

The 102nd Annual Supreme Session in Cincinnati, OH, will be held June 24 – June 28, 2018. This is an amazing experience, so please attend this if your time allows. We always have a great time, and the love and fellowship is remarkable!

Our Supreme Queen Official Visit will be September 15, 2018, at 2 pm at Hadi Temple with banquet to follow. I look forward to Supreme Princess Royal Shirley Henley’s visit to our temple. We always do such a great job showcasing our amazing temple.

Our Sickness & Distress committee is being co-chaired by Pr. Della Kokomoor and PQ Jean Rickard this year. They also have two other members assisting them on the committee this year. Please contact either one of these ladies, anyone on the committee, or myself if you know of a sickness or distress report.

My theme for the year is a Ralph Waldo Emerson quote: “Bee Silly, Bee Honest, Bee Kind”

My motto is: “We need to do what we can do and let God do what we cannot.”

My scripture is: “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” Philippians 4:13

I am looking forward to this year so much, and I hope that you all are too! Remember that no one in our temple is any more important that the other. We are all “worker bees” working toward the same common goal. We all need to “Keep Buzzing for the Children.” My goal this year is to raise money, raise membership, and to HAVE FUN!!!! You can always reach me by email or phone with any comments, suggestions, and/or questions you may have.

“Be helpful. When you see a person without a smile, give them yours.” – Zig Ziglar

Robbi Redman, Queen
Isis Temple No. 41
812-589-2508
robbiredman@yahoo.com

Fellow Officers and Ladies of the Household,
 
Fall has been quite a whirlwind! PQ Sharon Norvell and I had the pleasure of attending six Supreme Queen visits around the region and were also joined by PQ Marian Trapp, PQ Judy Peak, and Pr. Royal Robbi Redman for some of them. It is always such a joy to visit other temples, see old friends, and make new friends. PQ Sharon and I also visited the new Lexington Shriners Hospitals for Children Medical Center, adjacent to the University of Kentucky Medical Center. Not only is this new facility on the cutting edge of technology and research, it is a warm, cheery, and welcoming environment in which to treat these special kids.
 
Thank you to everyone who helped with the 4-H Fair Concessions, worked or attended our annual Fall Card Party, and supported our Wine and Whiskey Tasting events and annual BBQ sale. All were successful fundraisers. We are on track to surpass our previous year’s temple fundraising efforts!
 
At our August ceremonial, we welcomed eight new Princesses to Isis Temple, and it’s been so exciting to see several of them getting involved quickly in our activities and sessions. On October 28, we were honored to welcome Supreme Queen Karen L. Keuther to her official visit to Isis Temple. We initiated seven more new Princesses that day! Our 15 new members are Sandra Andrews, Melissa Brenner, Penny Campbell, Sharon Carpenter, Deb Cissna, Theresa Cravener, Megan Davis, Heather Johnson, Kris Kaelin, Toni Klueg, Heather Laflen, Connie Mabee, Donna Redden, Jamie Tackett, and Amy Word-Smith. Please say hello to these ladies when you see them and encourage them to get involved in any way they can. Remember, we have another ceremonial scheduled for the evening of our February Stated Session. Who do you know that you’d like to propose for membership?
 
It was great to see so many smiling faces at our September Stated Session. We were happy to honor our Past Queens and 50-Year Members. In November, we honored Founders Day with a fun bit of history about our sewing club from PQ Nancy Markham. I’d like to extend a special thank you to PQ Jean Rickard and PSQ Sue Layman for making our fall receptions and Supreme Queen visitation banquet so lovely. And thank you to the entire SQ Visit Committee for all your hard work and preparations for SQ Karen’s visit.
 
Monday, Dec. 4, we will have a Christmas party after our Stated Session, hosted by the Egyptian Band. The Princeton Nile Club Cookie Exchange (my favorite meeting of the year!) will be held Tuesday, Dec. 12, at R’Z Restaurant in Ft. Branch. We will meet at 12 p.m. for lunch and to exchange our cookies. If you are able to attend, please bring 3 dozen cookies to trade. If you wish to carpool, we meet at the Holiday Inn Airport on Hwy 41 around 11:30 a.m. Please contact Pr. Royal Robbi Redman: 812-589-2508.
 
Trivia Night is back in January! Join us on Monday, Jan. 15, at 6 p.m. for Tacos & Trivia. Bring your own team of four to compete for prizes, or join together with other attendees to form a team that evening. Non-members are welcome. RSVP by email at isis41rsvp@gmail.com or by phone to JPQ Jennifer Nance at 812-449-2405. Watch for more info soon. I can’t believe we’re already talking about the new year!
 
I hope each and every one of you have a very happy and safe holiday season. I look forward to sharing this season of love and good cheer with you.
 
Nile Love and Pixie Dust,
 
Krista Williams
Queen
Isis Temple No. 41

Fellow Officers and Ladies of the Household,

I hope you are all having a wonderful summer. The 101st Supreme Session held in Niagara Falls, NY, was attended by several of our members. Thank you to all the Past Queens, Line Officers, Delegates, Dancers & Pageantry members, Patrol members and Ladies of the Household who attended with me. My special thanks go to my escorts and banner bearers from the Dancers & Pageantry, our designated unit, and the Patrol. And I cherish the lovely gifts, laughs, presentations and “pranks.”

The week was very busy with new legislation, election of Supreme Officers, fun and moving unit performances, new friendships and reconnecting with friends from near and far. There was a total of 1,112 voting delegates present this year. Karen Keuther was installed as Supreme Queen – arriving on a “boat” as the legendary “Maid of the Mist.” Also installed were Supreme Princess Royal Shirley Henley from Cincinnati, OH, Supreme Princess Tirzah Dale Obernolte from Fresno, CA, and Supreme Princess Badoura Heather Krastins Lambert from Minneapolis, MN.

I was incredibly honored to represent Isis Temple No. 41 in Niagara Falls. How wonderful it was to see our outstanding units perform and to be present to accept numerous accolades for our efforts throughout last year. The Dancers & Pageantry performed an “angelic” new routine with perfection. I can’t wait for the rest of our members to get to see it at our next Ceremonial. The Patrol didn’t miss a step in their fun marching routine, and they also participated in honor guards and marched in the mass patrol formations during opening and closing sessions.

Daughters of the Nile temples collectively contributed nearly $3 million to the Shriners Hospitals for Children last year. Isis Temple gave roughly $16,000 to the Daughters of the Nile Foundation last year, which once again earned us a spot in the “Foundation Club,” which recognizes temples who contributed more than $10,000 during the year. Junior Past Queen Jennifer Nance and I had the honor of attending a private reception with snacks and champagne, where we were presented with a new plaque and had our photo taken with Imperial Potentate Chris Smith. Great effort, ladies! The new plaque will be placed in the display case on the second floor at Hadi alongside the one we received last year as a founding member of the Foundation Club. Let us keep up the momentum for 2017! What a joy it would be to continue to find ourselves among the major donors each year! In all, 28 temples were recognized by the Foundation with our collective donations totaling $483,076.29.

In addition to the recognition we received for our monetary donations, I was so proud to get to accept awards for Isis Temple’s membership efforts last year. Isis Temple is currently the third largest temple in North America. During JPQ Jennifer’s reign, we initiated 14 new Princesses and had a net gain in membership of 3. Last year was the first year since 2002 we have seen growth in our membership numbers. It is my goal to continue that trend this year. If we each just proposed ONE lady for membership, it would have a massive positive impact on our temple.

We have a wonderful fraternal organization and do so much great work for the patients at Shriners Hospitals for Children. Who will you choose to share the Nile experience with? Remember, any lady proposed at the September Stated Session will be voted on in October and able to join during the Supreme Queen Visit and Ceremonial at the end of that month. Please bring a signed proposal for membership with you to the September Stated Session. I will hold a drawing for a door prize that evening. In order to be eligible for the drawing, all you have to do is be one of the two signers of a proposal submitted that evening!

Special congratulations to Past Supreme Queen Sue Layman on again being appointed Chair of the Supreme Temple Finance Committee and on her new appointment to the Supreme Publications Committee. We are also honored to have five Supreme Appointees: Membership Committee and Public Relations – Nancy Markham, PQ; Supreme Goodwill Ambassador to the Central Area – Marian Trapp, PQ; Supreme Temple American Flag Escort – Sharon Norvell, PQ; Supreme Temple Canadian Flag Escort – Jennifer Emsweller, PQ; and Supreme Temple Banner Escort – Jan Akers-Du
Bois, PQ. Congratulations, ladies!

The 2018 Supreme Session will be held in Cincinnati, OH, June 24-28, 2018. As we now are allowed five Lady of the Household delegates – and as next year’s Supreme Session is such an easy distance to travel – I strongly encourage you to submit your name for consideration next year to represent Isis Temple as a delegate. I cannot describe how exciting and educational it is to attend a Supreme Session. The first one I attended was in 2009 when my mother, Sharon Norvell, was Queen. What an awesome week! I was completely hooked after that and have not missed one since! If you have any questions on how to submit your request for consideration, please contact Princess Recorder Joyce Giolitto.

We have a busy summer already underway. Our Nile Family Picnic will be Sunday, July 16, at 1 p.m. Many thanks to the Isis Temple Patrol for helping organize this family event. This year the picnic will be held at Audubon State Park in Henderson, KY. Fried chicken and drinks will be provided. Please bring a covered dish or dessert. Family members and friends are welcome – especially prospective members! Some of our guests at last year’s picnic became Princesses themselves in the months that followed. Showing the women in our lives how much friendship there is to be found in Nile can often be the strongest enticement to membership.

Our 4-H Fundraiser will be taking place July 24-29, 2017. PQ Karla Goff has a few time slots left to fill. Please contact her if you’re available to help. If you’ve never worked this fundraiser, you’re missing out on a great time.

We will hold a Ceremony of Initiation on Monday, August 7, at 6:30 p.m. at Hadi Temple, second floor. I would love to see as many of you as are able to attend and welcome our new Princesses. Unit performances and a small reception will follow.

• Officer Practice: Monday, July 31, at 6:30 p.m.
• Unit and Officer Practice: Thursday, August 3, starting at 5:30 p.m. Units have 15 minutes each to practice.
• Officers begin at 6:30 p.m.

Our annual BBQ sale returns in August. Contact PQ Penny McDonald or any Ways & Means committee member for tickets. The deadline for orders is August 10, and pickup will be August 19 in the Hadi parking lot. Please share with your friends, co-workers, neighbors and families!

The next Stated Session will be Tuesday, September 5, at 7 p.m., due to the Labor Day holiday. We will honor our Past Queens and any 50-year members with a reception following Session. Past Queens, I encourage you to attend and bring your memory book to share with our members. I love seeing the history of our temple and sharing stories of
wonderful members. We will hold an Officer practice on Thursday, August 31, at 6:30 p.m. for this Stated Session.

The next Princeton Nile Club meeting will be held at Noon on September 12 at R’Z Café in Ft. Branch. Please contact Pr. Royal Robbi Redman if you would like to carpool. The carpool meets at 11:45 a.m. at the Holiday Inn Airport on Hwy. 41. Later that week we will have a Nile 101 session at 6:30 p.m. on September 14 on the second floor of Hadi Shrine. This informative session will offer our newest members the opportunity to learn everything they need to know to be a Princess. This class can be a benefit to our tenured members as well! So whether you’ve been in Nile a few months or a few decades, you are welcome to join us to learn and maybe even share your own wisdom and experiences.

I’m looking forward to seeing many of you throughout this summer and the coming fall at as many events as your time and other duties will permit. We have much to offer as an organization. With the variety of activities on the calendar this year, there is sure to be something of interest for everyone!

Nile love and pixie dust,
Krista Williams, Queen
Isis Temple No. 41
812-484-8860
krwilliams53@gmail.com
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“Keep shining, beautiful one. The world needs your light.” –Unknown

Fellow Officers and Ladies of the Household,

I am so grateful for the honor of serving as your Queen for the ensuing year. Thank you for your confidence in me. The love and support that has been shown to me over the past days, weeks, and months has been a blessing. I feel so fortunate to be part of a strong temple with such an active and collaborative membership. I look forward to working with each of you this year to continue to grow and strengthen our temple so that we can help the patients of Shriners Hospitals for Children even more.

Thank you to all who attended and participated in the Installation of Officers on March 25, 2017, at the Masonic Temple. It is a day I will always remember, filled with emotion and symbolism. Special thanks to the Installing Officers, Units, designated helpers, and Ladies of the Household who attended. You all did such a beautiful job and helped provide a very impressive event for our visitors. I’ve received many compliments from our guests on what a memorable experience it was.

This year will be filled with meetings, fun socials, new and exciting fundraising events, and friendship. Please participate as much as your other duties will allow. A calendar is included in this newsletter.

Our first Stated Session will be held Monday, April 3, 2017, at 7:00 p.m. at Hadi Temple, on the second floor. I will have the honor of installing the Unit Officers as well as an Officer who was unable to attend Installation.

On April 11, I will be traveling to Princeton Nile Club, where I will have another great honor – installing the Princeton Nile Club Officers. If you would like to attend, please contact Pr. Royal Robbi Redman about carpooling.

Our first fundraiser/social event will be Saturday, April 29, at 4:30 p.m., at Bethel UCC on N. Green River Rd. We’re having a Pancake Supper! Please invite your family, friends, and prospective members to join us. RSVP requested no later than April 23 so we have enough food for all. You may email isis41RSVP@gmail.com (preferred) or call me at 812-484-8860.

Our first Ceremonial will be held Monday, August 7, at 6:30 p.m., on the second floor of Hadi Temple. Your attendance and support is appreciated, as the more active we show ourselves to be as a temple, the more it will inspire our new Princesses to participate as well.

The 101st Supreme Session will be held June 11-15, 2017, in Niagara Falls, NY. I hope that many of you are planning to attend. In preparation for Supreme, we will hold a Nile 101 class on Thursday, May 18, at 6:30 p.m., at Hadi Temple to discuss the proposed legislation, Supreme Officer candidates, and general information about the Supreme Session. If you’re a voting delegate or attending Supreme for the first time this year, please attend this important meeting. If weather permits, we might sit on the patio outside the Red Fez.

Our Sickness and Distress committee is chaired by Princess Chaplain Della Kokomoor. Della has five additional committee members to assist her this year. Please contact Pr. Della, anyone on that committee, myself, or an Isis Temple officer if you know of a sickness or distress report. A full list of our 2017-2018 committees is included in this newsletter.

My theme for this year is: “All you need is faith, trust, and a little pixie dust.”

My motto is a quote from Mother Teresa: “The fruit of Silence is prayer. The fruit of Prayer is faith. The fruit of Faith is love. The fruit of Love is service. The fruit of Service is peace.”

My scripture is: “Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering God’s grace in its various forms.”  1 Peter 4:10

I am excited to announce the establishment of a new committee this year – the Isis Temple Ambassadors. The job of our Ambassadors will be to greet members as they arrive for Stated Session and other events, introducing them to other ladies if they don’t know anyone and ensuring they find someone to sit and converse with. It can be a little intimidating for our new Princesses or Ladies of the Household who haven’t attended in a while to enter a room full of strangers and find their “place.” They may not know the password or remember protocol. Our Ambassadors can assist these ladies, making them feel comfortable, welcomed, and appreciated. I will be reaching out to several of you in the coming weeks about this new committee. If this sounds like something you’d like to be part of, please let me know.

Please remember that Isis Temple needs the support of every member. I hope to see many of you at Stated Session as well as our social events and fundraisers. I am just an email, text, or phone call away for anyone who has comments, suggestions, and/or questions.

“Reach as high as you can, and then reach a little higher. There you will find magic and possibility. And maybe even cookies.” –Marc Johns
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Nile love and pixie dust,
Krista Williams, Queen
Isis Temple No. 41
812-484-8860
krwilliams53@gmail.com

​Fellow Officers and Ladies of the Household,

I continually feel so honored to be your Queen!

We have been very busy as a temple, working on numerous events and activities. I feel very fortunate to be a member of an organization where our cause is so inspiring and our members are so hard working!

We started October with the West Side Nut Club Fall Festival, for which the Egyptian Band and Patrol ran food booths. I had the honor of spending a day with the Patrol, selling brain sandwiches at the window. It was a hot, but rewarding day, as was the week! I appreciate all who came to the Stated Session that month as well. I know that makes for a really long day.

At our November Stated Session, we celebrated Founder’s Day. Thank you to PQ Nancy Markham for sharing about our beautiful Isis Temple. I love hearing about the special women who began our beautiful order and our temple’s history!

Also in November, we were honored to host our Supreme Queen, Cathy Carol Rose at our Official Visit, held at the Masonic Lodge in Evansville. From the Banquet to the Ceremonial to the unit performances, the evening was simply beautiful! We welcomed 10 new Princesses into our beautiful order: Andrea Byers, Ashley Coomes, Crystal Day, Taylor Gatewood, Rachel Gollaher, Airaka Hooper, Wendy Morris, Rebecca Poe, Lisa Raben, and Brandi Staples. Ladies, we were so honored to have you all with us and hope you felt the closeness and love we share! Please know you made our day very special with your attentiveness and excitement. We look so forward to seeing you at meetings and hope you find your niche and get involved. The more you work together for the precious Shriners Hospitals for Children®, the stronger the bonds you create.

I wish to thank PQ Kathy Widick for our rooms at the Tropicana and to her and Princess Marshall Brandi Rickard-Curry for the table favors at the banquet. Ladies of the Household, I thank you for your love & support! Officers, Thank you so much for your hard work on the ritual and setup. Princess Musician Jane Harmon, thank you so much for your beautiful music. Supreme Queen Official Visit Committee - PQ Linda Trible, JPQ Tina Dobbs, and Princess Royal Krista Williams, thank you for a beautiful day! I would also like to additionally thank Tina, Krista and PQ Sharon Norvell for the Chocolate Truffles at the Banquet - they were perfection! Reception Committee: Princess Chaplain Sharon Harbison, Princesses Jinny Parsons and Sandy Mock, along with PQ Jean Rickard, thank you for the banquet decorations!

Thank you also to the units for your beautiful performances! I would also like to say a special “Thank You” to Princess Royal Krista Williams for taking such good care of me! And finally, thank you to my amazing Ceremonial Assistants: PSQ Sue Layman, PQ’s Margaret Coomer and Penny McDonald for all your help and guidance!

At the December Stated Session, we had a great meeting, filled with fun, laughter and a few tears. There were so many ugly sweaters to enjoy; the room was filled with warmth and love! It was lovely to see so many of our new Princesses in attendance and having a great time. We really do “have fun so the kids can run!” Thank you to the Patrol for hosting our annual Christmas Party. The decorations were beautiful, the food was delicious, and the gift exchange game was so much fun! I lost total track of time (that is how you know you really enjoyed something)! Thank you to the Officers, Ceremonial Assistants, Princeton Nile Club, Past Queen’s, Quilters, and Units for the gifts and all your love! Love really does make the world go ‘round, I have no doubt.

Princess Royal Krista Williams, Princess Chaplain Sharon Harbison, Past Queen Judy Peak, and Princess Sandy Mock all visited our members who are shut-ins or in rehabilitation. JPQ Tina joined us for lunch at the Red Fez and we headed out. I truly enjoyed meeting members and seeing members I have not seen in a while. It was a special day and we all benefited from the experience!

Thank you to all who helped wrap gifts for the Hadi Hospital Staff’s Children’s Christmas Party! I appreciate it so much! The party was so much fun and I enjoyed being a part of it. I honored to bring my students from McGary Middle School to sing for the families and children! Giving back is such a rewarding experience for us all!

I really enjoyed the Princeton Nile Club’s annual Cookie Exchange! I think this will be an event I have to attend from here on out!

On January 2nd, we have a very special meeting. We have scheduled our third Ceremonial that will also include our Memorial Service. I feel it will be so beautiful and poignant to have our new Princesses see us honor our dearly departed members. Please come and help us welcome new members and memorialize those we have lost. It will be a special evening and one we will not soon forget!

We will also have a wonderful Social Event in January! Mark your calendars! January 16th at 6pm at Bethel United Church of Christ on N. Greenriver Rd. We will have a Spaghetti Dinner with salad, bread (baked by our resident Baker Phenom, Princess Royal Krista Williams), and assorted desserts. We ask for a $5 donation per plate. Come enjoy fellowship and great food for a great cause!

Be on the lookout for another social event in February! These events are my favorites; I just love spending time with you all! Our amazing Casino Night will happen on Saturday, March 4th this year! Be on the lookout for tickets and information. You will not want to miss the fun, food, and fellowship!

March 6th at 7pm at Hadi Temple on the 2nd floor will be our annual Election of Officers, so please plan to attend. Per the Supreme Temple Bylaws, Article V, Section 4 (b): Campaigning for or against any Candidate shall not be permitted and could result in suspension or expulsion.

I know my year is certainly far from over, and yet I feel the time just flying by so quickly! This is my last newsletter to you and I really want to take this opportunity to express what cannot really be expressed in words. I feel such humility that I have been able to serve Isis Temple as Queen this year. Thank you all for your support, wisdom, compassion, understanding, engagement, and love. I believe that God is best described as pure love and yet love is so indescribable. That is how I feel for you all as well, the love is just indescribable. I wish you all blessings, love, and prosperity throughout the New Year!

Cleo Love and Hugs,
Jennifer Nance, Queen
Isis Temple No. 41
(812) 449-2405
jennifernance.nile@gmail.com