El Minya Ct # 46

El Paso , TX

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Membership Drive

Beacon News

News to Soar with

Aloha News

First Ceremonial

2nd Ceremonial

Calendar Order
form

El Minya Fashion
Show

Mushroom No More

Happiest When Im
Singing

Greeting from the

clowns

An Anniversary
that was out of this
world

Concession TimeDel Norte Gun Show

Lets Pack the House

Colander of Events
and Contact Info

On the Sunny
Side

Volume 1, Issue 1
August 2015

Welcome Back

Membership Drive

We have many great things coming

this year. Keep up with our events
throughout the year in our
newsletter. If you have an article or
special story you would like to share,
contact Lady Arlene Perez, High
Priestess, and she will help get your
story out.
ENJOY THE YEAR AND WELCOME BACK

As an organization, we would love to Increase our

membership. We want more women to see what
wonderful things we do and how much fun we
have.

Lets Bring in New Members

We have a new goal this year. Let us initiate at
least 25 wonderful ladies into our court, more
would be wonderful. Help us meet our Goal by
bringing in a great lady into our organization.
The Greeters Unit will be hosting a membership
drive on Sunday September 13, at 5 pm to introduce a potential member into our great Court. It
will be held in the LOS room at the El Maida Shrine,
bring finger foods and a friend, and lets have some
fun showing off our court.

Hope to see you there.

TOGETHER WE CAN INTRODUCE MORE

LADIES IN HELPING OUR SHRINE
CHILDREN
Membership Drive September 13,
5pm
See Calendar on the back page for
more events

Follow the
Beacon
High Priestess
News
Welcome back ladies, I am excited to start the
next part of our year with me at the helms. We
are back from the Summer. I hope it was great
and relaxing, and enjoyed with family and
friends.
We had a great time in Orlando Florida for
Grand Counsel and as usual, our Dancers did a
fantastic job showing everyone that we in the
Sun City can dance.
There are a few things I want to try, such as a
new format for our newsletter. Hope you find
it fresh and informative. If you have any suggestions on what else you would like to see on the
newsletter please let me know. Remember this
newsletter is for you.
I am also working with our new Greeters Unit,
to work on our membership. We have such a
great group that we want more people to see
what we are all about. Make sure you read the
Membership Drive article on page 1.

Follow the Beacon

This year the Grand High Priestess will visit our
wonderful court in December. It will be during
our regular stated meeting which is December
20th at 7pm. Let pack the house. I will include
more details on future Newsletters.

El Minyas
the One
I want to remind everyone that I am here to
serve you. So if there is
anything that you would
like to discuss with me,
please dont hesitate to
call, text or email me I
only want us to be the
best we can. Lets have a great 20152016 year. Best of luck to all the officers
on their year and I CANT WAIT TO
MAKE EL MINYA THE ONE.
Arlene Perez
High Priestess
El Minya Court #46

El Minyas the one that looks out

from the Sun in El Paso the
Shriners Agree..

News to Soar With From the Princess Table

Ladies: Welcome back from summer
fun and relaxation! Now, it is back to
work! After much consideration and
thought about how practical a calendar
is, I opted to give the publishing of the
2016 calendar a try. Imagine how
convenient it is to have your birthday
and wedding anniversary dates, as well
as those of your family members, listed
on this calendar. The 2016 Calendar
form is attached. Please make checks
or money orders payable to:

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El Minya Court No. 46 and mail both

form and payment to: Barbara Muir,
3225 Pagosa Court, El Paso, TX 79924.
If you know of any businesses or companies that may be interested in placing
an advertisement in this calendar,
please contact me at:
(915) 474-2079 or at:

Thank you so much in advance!

Soaring Eagle Hugs and Chocolate Strawberry Kisses,
Connie Pantoja

capantoja39@ yahoo.com

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Aloha News from the Associate

Princess
First, let me welcome everyone back from the
dark! There are a lot of
plans for this years
A.S.K. events, so keep an
eye out for updates.
On Friday, September
18th, we will have a
Grapes and Vines event
from 6 8pm in the
Lounge. Please bring a
bottle or box of a vine
ripened beverage. There

will be contests , a silent

auction and an opportunity-to-win drawing. Entry
is $5. The proceeds go
directly to the patients
(Shrine Kids) at the
Shriners Hospitals for
Children. So join us for
food, beverages and fun!
If you would like to invite
friends and family, you
are more than welcome.

I look forward to seeing everyone there!

First Ceremonial Lady

BACK TO SCHOOL!
Wear your sunscreen

As the kiddos
head back to
school, be careful driving
through school
zones and be
mindful of post-

even if it is cloudy out!

Life is inherently risky. There is

only one big risk you should
avoid at all costs, and that is
the risk of doing nothing.
Denis Waitley

It always a good idea to have water

and blankets in your vehicle in case
of an emergency, thank you.
Lady Laura Whitley
1st Ceremonial Lady

ed speed limits.

Greetings from the 2nd Ceremonial Lady

Hello Everyone,
As our summer comes to an end, I
would like to welcome everyone back.
Want to remind everyone to continue
to send me information for anyone
who is in need of a sunshine greeting..

shine greetings please send me a

message via my email

Sending sunshine
greetings

2nd Ceremonial Lady

Thank you everyone for continuing to

let me know who is in need of a card.
If you would like me to send out a sun-

mrsbednarczyk@gmail.com
Thank you all,
Megan Bednarczyk

Calendar Ad Form
EL MINYA COURT NO. 46 2016 CALENDAR
BIRTHDAY AND ANNIVERSARY SIGN UP
$2.00 PER NAME
NAME

BIRTHDAY

TOTAL AMOUNT

ANNIVERSARY

AMT PAID

CONGRATULATORY AD 1x4 $10.00

BUSINESS CARD $30.00

EL PASO FASHION WEEK EXPOSED AND EL MINYA COURT #46,

LADIES ORIENTAL SHRINE OF NORTH AMERICA PRESENT
CHARITY AND MEDIA NIGHT, OCTOBER 2, 2015
EL MAIDA SHRINE AUDITORIUM
6331 ALABAMA, 7:00 P.M.
Dinner 8:00 to 9:00 P.M.

VIP seating $50 or General admission $30

Tickets can be purchased online at Eventbrite.com
Table Sponsor for eight

$300, $400 or $500

FASHION, DINNER, SILENT AUCTION AND MORE

EVENING WEAR PLEASE
Contact Toni Patino 915-494-4016
All proceeds to benefit El Minya Court #46, LOSNA
Payments are not deductible as Charitable Contributions

Fashion Show Time

Its that time again, your best to help sell
Facebook all your our $500.00 to
friends and have
$300.00 tables. We
them share with
are also in need of
everyone they
silent auction items
Thank you,
know. We need
medium to high dollar
your help to do

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items. Our event is

so close to happening. Only a month.
We so excited! The
El Paso Media have

been invited to cover this

event. Imagine El Paso
Media all over the Shrine.
What more could they ask
for the Children being
represented, the ball room
decorated, us women in
cocktail (after 5 dresses),

and beautiful models.

So let's put our best
efforts out there.
Thank you,
Fashion Show
Committee
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A Mushroom No More,
Getting to know the 2nd
Ceremonial Lady
As we all know, the Second
Ceremonial Lady is called a
mushroom up to the point in
Grand Counsel when they
meet their Grand Officer and
she announces to the class
their name and
symbols.
Megan Bednarczyk, our 2nd
Ceremonial Lady is no longer
a Mushroom. Her Class name
is Lyndas Phantoms of the
North. Her Grand officer is
Lady Lynda Stone and she is
from Bokhara Court #22,
Toronto, Ont., Canada. The
Great Grey Owl, also known as
the Phantom of the North is

the class
Symbol. The class
colors are Amethyst,

Sapphire, Ruby, Gold,

Silver, periwinkle, and
navy. The class flowers
are Trillium, water lily,
roses, tulips, holly &
ivy, all varieties of
orchids. The Egyptian
symbol is the pyramid
and her fun symbols
are bullfrogs and
Bambi.
Congratulations
Megan. We all wish you
well and know you will
make a great
of-

Happiest when Im Singing The Chorus

Our Chorus Leader, takes the

field
Arazelia Perez, from our new Chorus
Unit performed the National Anthem
this summer at the Chihuahuas baseball game. On July 12, Arazelia Perez
was chosen to sing the National Anthem before the game. As usual she
did a wonderful job and we here at El

Minya Court #46 would like to

take this time to recognize her
and tell her congratulations on a job well
done. You make us proud.
If anyone is interested in joining the Chorus unit, please let Arazelia Perez know.
We will be announcing meeting dates at
our next stated meeting in September.

Who Me?????
ficer . You have all
our support as you
move your way up as
High Priestess. Your
going to be great.

Really? Clowning Around!

Greetings from the Clowns
Hello,

I hope that your summer went well. To our new members welcome to El Minya Court No. 46. I hope
that you consider joining the dancers unit and perhaps

become clown. Our meetings are held

the second Monday of the week. Clowns put a smile on the faces of children and we participate in
the Thanksgiving and Easter Parades. We also try to go to places that ask our clowns to be there.
One year we went to Ascarate Elementary and walked with the students and teachers in their end
of the year parade to celebrate their achievements.

STAY CALM
AND
CLOWN AROUND

So come and have clown fun

Mickey Hugs and Minnie Kisses
Clown Coordinator
Michele Taylor, PHP
Clown Coordinator

An Anniversary that Was Out of This World

The El Minya Anniversary Party was

held on July 25, 2015. It was out of
this world. The theme this year
was An Alien Invasion. As usual
we recognized our Past Highs and
our Life Members. It was a wonderful event., filled with great food,
Karaoke, and games for the little
earthlings as well.
To the members who were not
able to attend, Happy Anniversary

and we wish you all a great year. For

our Past Highs and other life members who were unable to attend, we
thank you for your service and know
that you are always in our heart and
mind. This of course goes to all our
members.
Hope to see everyone at our
meetings and other events
and let have a great 20152016 year.

Happy
Anniversary
El Minya Court
# 46

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Concession Time
The Del Norte Gun Show is a popular event at the El Maida shrine.
El Minya Court No. 46 has the concession for this show and future shows if all goes
well. This is a fund raiser for the court. We will need volunteers for Saturday and
Sunday. Friday afternoon we will need to have coffee available. Vendors get free
coffee.
You do need to have your food handlers to work the concessions. There are many
online food handler courses you can take. If you need more information you can
contact Lady Arlene Perez or Lady Barbara Muir.
Signup sheets will be available at our stated meeting September 15 but make plans
now to assist. Thank you in advance.

Lets Pack The House

Welcome Back Ladies,

Our next stated meeting is September 15, at 7pm, We would really like to pack the house. I would like to
invite everyone to attend. We are going to take court pictures before our meeting. I would like a large
picture of everyone in the court. So please come to the meeting so we can have a great family portrait.
I also thought this would be a great time to show our charity. If you can please bring a small toy to the
meeting. We will be donating it to the transportation unit of the El Maida Shrine for clinics.

Calendar of Events

September 2015

Sun

Mon

Tue

Wed

Thu

Fri

Sat

30

31

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

Grapes and
Vines ASK 18
Event

LOS
Membership
Drive

LOS
Stated
Meeting

Paso Del Norte

Gun Show

20

21

22

23

27

28

29

30

Paso
Del Norte
Gun Show

24

Paso
Del Norte
Gun Show

25

26

Contact Us
Lady Arlene Perez
High Priestess
9007 Mercury St.
El Paso, TX 79904
915-479-1338
enelrazerep@hotmail.com
Lady Barbara Muir, PHP
Recorder
3225 Pagosa Court
El Paso, TX 79904
915-751-6116
muirb36@gmail.com
Lady Debi Grady, PHP
Treasurer
8316 Hopewell Dr.
El Paso, TX 79925
915-274-0195
debigrady@gmail.com

Event
LOS Membership
Drive

Date/Time

Location

September 13

LOS Room

5 pm

El Maida Shrine
Temple

LOS

September 15

Stated Meeting

7pm

LOS Room
El Maida Shrine
Temple

Paso Del Norte

Gun Showconcessions

September 18 to 20

El Maida Shrine
Temple

September 18

El Maida Shrine

6pm to 8pm

Temple

A.S.K. Grapes and

Vines

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